ELIZABETH, NJ-Harold D. Baker & Co., a New York-based firm, has arranged $5.25 million in first mortgage financing for Elizabeth Tower, a 13-story senior-housing complex. Built in 1975 and comprising 193 units, the asset is owned by an affiliate of Marshall & Moran, Inc of Morristown, NJ.
The loan was placed for a 10-year-term with 30-year amortization with a major commercial bank. The conventional refinancing was arranged under recent HUD regulations allowing Section 236 decoupling, which enables the owner to retain the original HUD interest rate reduction payment. The proceeds were used to refinance taxable housing agency bonds issued to build the project.