Granby Oaks and The Vale: $33.856M financing secured for multifamily communities

MORRISTOWN, N.J., Aug. 26, 2025 – JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has secured a $19.82 million financing for Granby Oaks in West Columbia, South Carolina and a $14.04 million loan for The Vale in Nashville, Tennessee.

JLL represented the borrower, PAM Associates, LLC, in arranging both loans through Freddie Mac. The loan will be serviced by JLL Real Estate Capital, LLC, a Freddie Mac Optigo Lender.

Granby Oaks, located at 800 State St. in West Columbia, South Carolina, is a 148-unit garden-style community offering convenient access to downtown Columbia and major employment centers. Built in 1973, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments with an average unit size of 1,030 square feet. Since acquiring the property in 2022, the Sponsor has invested over $2.1MM in capital improvements, completing substantial upgrades to 100% of the unit interiors.

The Vale, located at 570 McMurray Dr. in Nashville, Tennessee, consists of 158 one- and two-bedroom units across 11 garden-style buildings. Built in 1967, the property has undergone significant renovations with $3.5 million in capital improvements since 2019.

Both properties feature modern amenities including swimming pools, playgrounds and upgraded unit interiors with contemporary finishes. Residents benefit from professionally managed communities in growing metropolitan areas with strong employment bases and quality of life advantages.

JLL Capital Market’s Debt Advisory team representing the borrower was led by Senior Managing Director Tom Didio Sr., Managing Director Tom Didio Jr., Directors Gerard Quinn, Brad Woolard and Anthony Sansone, and Associates Michael Mataras.

“PAM Associates has done an excellent job operating and upgrading these assets since they were acquired,” said Didio, Jr. “JLL is very pleased to secure an accretive fixed-rate refinance with Freddie Mac on behalf of the borrower.”

PAM Associates, LLC is a New Jersey based family-owned real estate investment company with a focus on multifamily properties in established and emerging markets. Led by Paul Celler and Michael Celler, the company has completed nearly $150 million in acquisitions investing its own money over the past five years.

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PAM Associates, LLC is a New Jersey based family owned real estate investment company. Combining over 50 years of experience, PAM operates with a true to its roots focus on core multifamily in established markets, and opportunistic multifamily in emerging markets. PAM has recently completed Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in transactions and is actively expanding its footprint with hundreds of units in various stages of the rehabilitation and development pipeline.