The Axis off McDowell is a 72-unit garden-style apartment complex located in Phoenix, Arizona. The property features a swimming pool, a laundry facility, and controlled access on a 2.22 acre site with six (6) buildings. Built in 1986, the property offers a balanced mix of four (4) studio, twenty-eight (28) one bed/one bath, twenty-eight (28) two bed/one bath, eight (8) two bed/two bath, four (4) three bed/one bath unit types. The unit sizes average approximately 655 SF. All apartments include individual HVAC and water heaters.

The borrower purchased the property in September of 2016 and has since completed an exterior facelift and rebrand, and interior renovations in many of the units.

A recent pullback in production from both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has forced borrowers to seek alternative sources of high leverage, non-recourse, permanent financing for multifamily properties. One of Tower Capital’s capital partners is currently offering a “Private Label” conduit product where they are both the originator, servicer, and B-piece buyer, offering a high level of execution certainty. The 10-year fixed rate loan provides a competitive 4.06% coupon and 3 years of interest only payments. The $5,625,000 loan provided significant cash out to the borrower.