Washington Trust provides $13.5 million financing to Uniglobe Investment

Mansfield, CT Washington Trust’s Commercial Real Estate Group provided $13.5 million in financing to Uniglobe Investment, LLC, for an off-campus student-housing complex near the University of Connecticut (UCONN) campus.

The complex, Meadowbrook Garden Apartments, is separated into two parcels, located at 73 and 91 Meadowbrook Ln. The first phase of the project consisted of 50 new townhouse-style apartments, each with three bedrooms, an attached garage and 1,500 s/f of space finished with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and other amenities. Each of the 50-units are currently leased to UCONN students. The second phase of the project will consist of 36 flat-style apartments, including 12 one-bedroom units and 24 two-bedroom units. The property will also include a center green, gazebo and walking trail.

Meadowbrook Garden Apartments, 73 and 91 Meadowbrook Lane - Mansfield, CT

“Uniglobe Investment did a fantastic job of identifying both the need for student housing and a location to meet that need,” said Julia Anne Slom, senior vice president & team leader of Washington Trust’s Commercial Real Estate Group. “The project was ready to meet the incoming students last August and has been well received. Washington Trust is pleased to begin a relationship with this committed team.”

“It’s been a great pleasure working with the Washington Trust team to finance our development of the Meadowbrook Gardens Apartments,” said Jack Yang, president of Uniglobe Investment. “We are very impressed by the professionalism, patience, cooperation and thorough understanding of the market demonstrated by the lending team.”

Uniglobe Investment is a CT limited liability company owned by Yang.

Washington Trust’s Commercial Real Estate Group provides commercial real estate mortgages for the construction, refinancing, or purchasing of investment real estate projects. Financing ranges in size from several hundred thousand dollars up to multi-million dollar projects.

Founded in 1800, Washington Trust is the oldest community bank in the nation and one of the Northeast’s premier financial services companies. Washington Trust offers a full range of financial services, including commercial banking, mortgage banking, personal banking and wealth management and trust servicesthrough its offices located in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts. The Washington Trust Company is a subsidiary of Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.