AUSTIN, TX—The Triangle, a mixed-use multifamily and retail complex, features 529 units. In addition, there are more than 35 on-site retailers, a city park, three pools with hot tubs, a 24-hour fitness zone, theater room and resident lounge located at 4600 West Guadalupe St.
A $78 million seven-year floating-rate refinance loan with a three-year interest-only feature was recently facilitated for the property by CBRE's Brian Eisendrath, Brandon Smith and Annie Rice. The team represented the owner, Houston-based residential investor and developer, The Dinerstein Companies, which purchased the property in 2017. There were complicated negotiations with the state and the lender throughout the transaction, according to CBRE.
“Since Dinerstein closed the acquisition last year, they have legally separated the retail and residential portions of the property, creating tremendous value,” said Eisendrath. “However, the separation of parcels and the three phases that are on ground leases held by the state of Texas added layers of complexity to this refinance. Our relationship with the lender allowed us to hold pricing and sizing for over three months, giving Dinerstein the time to successfully navigate the complicated ownership structure.”
The Triangle benefits from its location in a high-growth market. Austin has recorded continued apartment demand, with its 12th consecutive quarter of positive net absorption, according to CBRE research. Central Austin is a high barrier-to-entry submarket due to lack of developable land, resulting in annual average rent growth of 6.3% since 2010.
“Austin is continuing to see strong apartment demand from investors. This has led to less available developable land and when land is available, a more expensive overall process,” Smith tells GlobeSt.com. “By splitting the retail and multifamily portions of The Triangle, each piece can be valued separately leading to more diversified investment opportunities for the company.”
This kind of deal creativity is increasingly necessary in markets such as Austin, where real estate values and building costs continue to increase, Smith observes.
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Lisa Brown
Lisa Brown is an editor for the south and west regions of GlobeSt.com. She has 25-plus years of real estate experience, with a regional PR role at Grubb & Ellis and a national communications position at MMI. Brown also spent 10 years as executive director at NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area chapter, where she led the organization to achieving its first national award honors and recognition on Capitol Hill. She has written extensively on commercial real estate topics and edited numerous pieces on the subject.
