Holliday Fenoglio Fowler secures $18.4m in land acquisition financing for 280 units

The New York office of Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF) has secured land acquisition financing totaling $18.4 million for The Vineyards at Blue Point, a to-be-developed, 280-unit senior living project. Working exclusively on behalf of Garden City-based Ornstein Leyton Company, HFF managing director Evan Pariser and senior real estate analyst Michael McGovern placed a $6.9 million, adjustable-rate senior loan with M&T Bank and an $11.5 million mezzanine loan with Square Mile Capital Management LLC & Latus Partners LLC. Proceeds are being used to acquire the land and complete site plan approval. The Vineyards at Blue Point site is 65 acres on the south side of Sunrise Highway close to the south shore beaches of Long Island and Great South Bay in Blue Point. Upon completion, the property will have 44 buildings with townhomes and single-level flats. The units will all be two-bedroom/two-baths with nine-foot ceilings, oversized master bathrooms, in-unit washer/dryers and attached garages. Community amenities will include an outdoor swimming pool, tennis court, boccie court and clubhouse with fitness center and meeting rooms. The first units are expected to be delivered by late 2008/early 2009.