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Berkadia, Berkshire Hathaway’s joint venture with Jefferies Financial Group, has secured in $235 million financing for The Woods, a 1,841-unit garden-style multifamily property located in San Jose, California.
Managing Director Andy Ahlers of Berkadia San Francisco secured the $235 million in permanent refinancing on behalf of the borrower, The Woods of San Jose LLC. The deal closed on June 6.
The long-term fixed-rate loan was financed through Freddie Mac.
“Berkadia worked with our lending partners at Freddie Mac to lock this loan’s interest rate back in March, well in advance of the required closing date in June,” said Ahlers. “Given the run-up in rates since March, this offered incredible value to the borrower in terms of interest rate risk mitigation.”
Located at 4300 The Woods Drive, The Woods features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with private patios or balconies. Community amenities include six swimming pools, multiple fitness centers and a basketball court. Residents are afforded convenient access to Los Lagos Golf Course, Raging Waters San Jose and the shops and restaurants along Monterey Road and East Capital Expressway.
About Berkadia
Founded in 2009 as a 50/50 joint venture between Berkshire Hathaway and Leucadia National Corporation (now known as Jefferies Financial Group), Berkadia is a third-party commercial mortgage servicer, as well as an approved lender for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and HUD/FHA.
The company is among the top Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae multifamily lenders.
Berkadia owes its origins to GMAC Commercial Mortgage Corporation, which was acquired in 2009 by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Five Mile Capital Partners LLC, and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners. Christened Capmark Financial, the company had $10 billion of originations in 2008 and a servicing portfolio of more than $360 billion before running into bankruptcy in October 2009.
In a deal approved by the bankruptcy court, Capmark sold its mortgage loan and servicing to the newly formed Berkadia in a deal worth $515 million.
The deal brought Berkshire into the heart of the commercial loan serving business, and the company has one of the largest commercial real estate servicing portfolios.
© 2022 David Mazor
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