REDDING, CALIF. — Merrill Commercial Real Estate has arranged the sale of a two-property portfolio made up of 151 units of assisted living and memory care in Redding. The properties went under contract pre-pandemic. Since that time, the occupancy dropped nearly 20 percent as a COVID outbreak in one of the locations took a toll. Despite this, the buyers stuck with the deal. A private equity group looking to expand in California acquired the properties from an independent owner-operator for $18 million. Tyler Merrill arranged the transaction.
MARIETTA, GA. — Vista Realty Partners has sold Marketplace Vista Apartments, a 298-unit luxury multifamily community in Marietta. The buyer, Ohio-based White Oak Partners, purchased the property for $87 million. White Oak Partners also has sold two apartment communities in metro Atlanta recently. The Marketplace Vista Apartments is the residential component of Marketplace at Terrell Mill, a mixed-use development that Eden Rock Real Estate Partners and Connolly Development are co-developing. Marketplace Vista Apartments is located at 1486 Terrell Mill Road SE, close to Interstate 75 and Truist Park, the home ballpark of the Atlanta Braves. Marketplace Vista’s units have been open since August 2020 and were 82 percent occupied at the time of sale. Construction on Marketplace at Terrell Mill started in 2018 and is still currently under development. At full buildout, the tenants at Marketplace at Terrell Mill will include Chick-fil-A, Wendy’s, Panera Bread, Regions Bank, Los Abuelos, Lush Nail Salon, Extra Space Storage and a Kroger store. The new grocery store is a replacement of a nearby Kroger situated a half-mile north along Powers Ferry Road. Synovus Bank provided an undisclosed amount of construction financing for Marketplace Vista. Nationwide Insurance Co., The Radco Cos., Blue Vista Asset Management …
TAMPA, FLA. — Westmount Realty Capital LLC has bought Interstate Business Park, a seven-building suburban office/flex property in Tampa. The Class B, 12.5-acre business park is close to Interstates 75 and 4, U.S. Highway 301 and State Roads 60 and 618. The acquisition is Westmount’s first office purchase in Florida. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Interstate Business Park, which also has a small portion of warehouse space with grade-level access, is 73 percent occupied with more than 32,000 square feet of vacancy. National credit, government and construction tenants at the property include Kissinger Campo & Associates, Cohen Veterans Network, Ferguson Enterprises, Flatwoods Consulting Group, Nova Engineering & Environmental and the Florida Department of Agriculture. Most current leases expire between 2023 to 2026, according to Westmount. The property has five two-story buildings and two one-story buildings. The seller, an institutional owner and operator, invested over $1.6 million dollars on capital improvements. Renovations in 2020 totaled more than $340,000 including exterior painting, window replacements, awning replacements, parking lot updates and an elevator remodel. Westmount Realty Capital is a Dallas-based commercial real estate company that specializes in value add and big opportunity investments within the U.S.
GULF SHORES, ALA. — An affiliate of OG Capital has purchased Marbella Luxury Apartments, a 96-unit luxury apartment community situated on 4.8 acres at 1910 E. First St. in Gulf Shores. The buyer, an entity doing business as OG Marbella LLC, purchased the property from Marbella Gulf Shores LLC for $15 million. Troy Wilson and Frank Malone of Bellator Real Estate & Development brokered the transaction. ServisFirst Bank provided acquisition financing. Marbella Luxury Apartments features 99,600 square feet of rentable space including one- and two-bedroom residences. OG Capital plans to improve the community’s clubhouse and pool areas and install washers and dryers in each unit, as well as add grill stations and outdoor gathering spaces. The Mitchell Co., a Mobile-based multifamily operator led by Chris Sylvester, will manage the community. The property is situated close to Gulf Shores Elementary School, a Rouse’s Market and is located less than two miles to the Gulf Shores Beach. OG Capital is a Birmingham, Ala.-based multifamily real estate investment firm. In addition to its latest acquisition of Marbella, the firm has holdings in markets from Chattanooga, Tenn., to south Alabama.
TUCKER AND DULUTH, GA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Carrington Chase and Carrington Court, two apartment communities located in the Atlanta suburbs of Tucker and Duluth, respectively. Carrington Chase has a total of 410 units and is located at 6280 S. Norcross Tucker Road in Tucker. Carrington Court has a total of 446 units and is located at 3800 Club Drive in Duluth. Both apartments offer community amenities such as car care centers, cyber cafés, fitness centers, grilling/picnic areas, laundry facilities, business centers, lounges, soccer fields, sports courts and swimming pools with fountains. Carrington Chase was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale, and Carrington Court was 96 percent occupied. Nathan Swenson and Travis Presnell of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Ohio-based White Oak Partners, in the transaction. Charleston-based Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC was the buyer of the two properties. The sales price was not disclosed.
WYLIE, TEXAS — Greystone has brokered the sale of Villas at Wylie, a 303-unit apartment community in Wylie, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. Alliance Residential originally developed the property in 2008. The community features one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, game room and outdoor grilling areas. Zac Thomas and Sean Reynolds of Greystone represented the seller, Oregon-based Hayden Properties, and procured the buyer, Utah-based Lionel Partners. The sales price was not disclosed.
BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $93.5 million sale of Riverstone Apartments, a 789-unit affordable housing community in the southwest Chicago suburb of Bolingbrook. The property underwent a significant redevelopment between 2005 and 2007 using low-income housing tax credit equity. Amenities include a clubhouse, two outdoor pools, two fitness centers, volleyball and soccer courts, a media center, playground, business center and dog park. Doug Childers, Marty O’Connell and Michael Fox of JLL represented the seller, Jackson Square Properties. Paul Smith and CW Early of JLL secured a $60.8 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan on behalf of the buyers, Alliant Strategic Investments and Nuveen Real Estate. JLL Real Estate Capital LLC provided the loan. The buyers will maintain the affordability requirements on all units through 2036.
MINNEAPOLIS — Ryan Cos. US Inc. has acquired the commercial property management, property engineering and construction management business of The Excelsior Group (TEG). The transaction, which closed April 29, grows Ryan’s real estate management portfolio by eight office buildings totaling 1.4 million square feet. Minneapolis-based Ryan now manages more than 16 million square feet across the country, including 9 million square feet in Minnesota. TEG is based in St. Louis Park, Minn.
ATLANTA AND NASHVILLE, TENN. — Piedmont Healthcare has signed a purchase agreement with HCA Healthcare Inc. (NYSE: HCA) for the acquisition of four Georgia hospitals and one clinic for a purchase price of $950 million. The two parties are targeting a closing date of July 31. Pending regulatory approval, Piedmont will acquire the 310-bed Eastside Medical Center in Snellville and the 119-bed Cartersville Medical Center in Cartersville, which are both located in metro Atlanta. The acquisition will also include three facilities in Macon: the 310-bed Coliseum Medical Center, the 103-bed Coliseum Northside and the 40-bed Coliseum Center for Behavioral Health. With the acquisition, Piedmont Healthcare is continuing to expand its footprint in metro Atlanta as well as strengthen its portfolio of best-in-class hospitals. Nonprofit watchdog organization Leapfrog Group rated HCA’s Coliseum Medical Centers, Coliseum Northside and Cartersville Medical Center as “A” hospitals in its spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades report released last week. “HCA Healthcare has instilled a high standard of care into these facilities, and we are proud that they have trusted Piedmont to continue this legacy,” says Kevin Brown, president and CEO of Piedmont Healthcare. For HCA, the transaction increases the Nashville-based company’s financial flexibility for investments …
MIAMI — Transcendent Electra, a joint venture between single-family rental (SFR) platform Transcendent Investment Management (TIM) and multifamily owner/operator Electra America, has purchased 1,889 new single-family homes. The company has $496 million in contract process and closing and another $1 billion in the pipeline. This acquisition marks Transcendent Electra’s first significant acquisition since launching in February. The properties are new single-family homes and townhomes that are purchased directly from homebuilders throughout the following markets: Birmingham and Huntsville, Ala.; Florida; Savannah and Atlanta, Ga.; North Carolina; South Carolina; Nashville, Tenn.; and Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Austin in Texas. Transcendent Electra aims to acquire or develop approximately $3 billion in SFR housing over the next three years, with a focus on new-build homes in the $175,000 to $300,000 price range, where average rent will be $1,500 to $2,800 per month.