REDLANDS, CA-Commercial real estate investment banking firmGeorge Smith Partners has successfully arranged $12.8 million inFreddie Mac financing and a $16.6 million sale for a 198-unitclass-B multifamily property here. The 198-unit multifamilycomplex, Citrus Grove Apartments, is adjacent to the University ofRedlands, and has historically seen strong performance, oftenoutperforming other similar properties within its own market.
According to David Rifkind, a principal and managing director ofGSP, “George Smith Partners was able to utilize their correspondentrelationships with Freddie Mac to provide the financing, despitethe fact that some lenders and investors view the Inland Empire asa market full of distressed and undesirable property.” The interestrate was 5.18% fixed for 10 years with 2 years of interest only,then a 30 year amortization.
“The investor had great foresight to understand the microdynamics of not only the Redlands market, but also of thisproperty’s position within that market,” adds Steve Bram, aprincipal and managing director at GSP. “And they worked around theclock to review the due diligence to commit to move forward.”
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