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Capital One Furnishes Freddie Mac SBL on Wicker Park Rentals 

Capital One  provided a $7.5 million Freddie Mac Optigo Small Balance Loan (SBL) to refinance a 17-unit mixed-use apartment complex in the North Side’s Wicker Park neighborhood. The borrower, Saxony Capital, has purchased and refurbished a series of properties in the neighborhood.

VP Vincent Punzi (pictured) with Capital One Multifamily Finance originated the transaction. It’s the fifth Freddie Mac SBL that Saxony has secured through Capital One.

The 20-year hybrid-rate loan has a fixed rate for the initial five years, and a floating rate thereafter. Interest-only payments will be made during the first five years, followed by amortization on a 30-year schedule.

“Saxony’s commitment to the neighborhood, its pride of ownership and its history of transforming and renovating vintage real estate into profitable properties combined to make this a very appealing transaction for us,” Punzi said. The borrower purchased the unidentified property in January 2018 and embarked on a gut renovation.

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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