Wichita State University student housing community secures $11.8M in financing

CHICAGO, Jan. 29, 2024 – JLL announced today that it has arranged the $11.8 million refinancing of 2909 Oliver, a 192-unit / 504-bed student housing community located at Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas.

JLL represented the borrower, Calidus to secure the five-year, fixed-rate loan through through Freddie Mac Multifamily. The loan will be serviced by JLL Real Estate Capital, LLC., a Freddie Mac Optigo℠ lender.

Managed by The Preiss Company, the 2008-built property features two-bedroom and three-bedroom units with bed-bath parity, walk-in closets, spacious kitchens, faux wood flooring and in-unit washers and dryers. Community amenities include a pool, a 24-hour fitness center, a game room lounge, a study library, a volleyball court, a basketball court and picnic areas.

Situated at 2909 N Oliver St., the community is located less than a mile from Wichita State University’s campus and its approximately 17,018 students. Additionally, the property is six miles to downtown Wichita.

“This is a property that has consistently performed well with strong on-site management and a focused ownership group," commented Calidus’ CEO Jonathan Cameron-Hayes, “We are committed to investing additional capital expenditures to give our residents a good experience at 2909 and all our other properties.”

The JLL Capital Markets Debt Advisory team was led by Senior Director Dan Kearns, Closer Patricia Heminger and Analysts Dave Hunter and Katia Novi.

“As a result of the strong sponsorship and incredible property performance since 2909 Oliver was acquired by Calidus 10 years ago, Freddie Mac was able to provide very compelling five-year, fixed-rate financing,” said Kearns.

JLL delivers multi-housing investors a full range of solutions through one diverse, integrated platform. The division employs approximately 400 professionals who provide comprehensive investment sales and disposition services with access to thousands of domestic and foreign investors. JLL is also one of the nation’s largest affordable and conventional multi-housing and seniors housing lenders with comprehensive loan underwriting, asset management and loan servicing capabilities. Agency/GSE lending and loan servicing are performed by JLL Real Estate Capital, LLC, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. Loans made or arranged in California are pursuant to a California Financing Law license.

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Calidus is a managing partner and operator of commercial real estate assets in the United States. Calidus and its principals have operated in the real estate market since 1983 and have owned and managed a $300 million office portfolio in excess of 2.5 million square feet of primarily office, throughout the Southeast. Since 2013, Calidus with its partners have closed $140 million of purpose built student housing properties and $100 million of self storage facilities.