YPSILANTI, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $74.9 million HUD-insured loan for the refinancing of a multifamily property in Ypsilanti. The loan is the largest 223(f) HUD loan in over 30 years, according to Southfield-based Bernard Financial. The borrower was LITW LLC. Dennis Bernard and Dan Duggan of Bernard Financial arranged the loan with Gershman Mortgage. Further loan terms and property details were undisclosed.
LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Northcap Commercial has arranged the sale of Hilltop Villas and Stewart Villas, two multifamily properties in Las Vegas. Hilltop LLC sold the assets to an undisclosed buyer for $22.1 million, or $98,009 per unit. Located at 600 N. 12th St., 600 N. 13th St., 601 N. 13th St., 2640 Marlin Ave and 2601 Stewart Ave., the properties offer a total of 226 units. The communities were built in 1963. Robin Willett, Devin Lee, Jerad Roberts and Jason Dittenber of Northcap Commercial represented the seller in the deal.
FAIRFAX, VA. — The Virginian Retirement Community, a senior living community in Fairfax, will break ground on an 18-month renovation schedule. Development costs are estimated at $56.5 million. The Virginian project is a collaboration between Focus Healthcare Partners LLC, Life Care Services and Allied Partners. The Virginian Retirement Community will be located at 9229 Arlington Blvd., about 17 miles from Washington, D.C. The seven-story, 367,000-square-foot building will include four wings featuring 155 independent living apartments, 56 assisted living units and 38 memory care residences. The property is located on a 32-acre wooded campus near downtown Fairfax, and was acquired by an affiliate of Focus Healthcare Partners LLC in 2019. The Virginian will offer a fitness center with trainers, as well as daily exercise classes including aerobics, Tai Chi, balance and strength training and yoga. Other activities include a high-tech Golf Simulator, new indoor swimming pool with water aerobics classes and a water exercise program. The property will also include a new theater, virtual entertainment room, tech lounge, three full-service salons and four restaurants.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — CareTrust REIT Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRE) has acquired Buena Vista Care Center, a 150-bed skilled nursing facility in the Southern California community of Santa Barbara. California-based Covenant Care Inc. will continue to operate the property under a long-term lease that CareTrust assumed in the off-market transaction. It represents the eighth property that CareTrust owns and Covenant operates. CareTrust’s total investment was approximately $15.9 million, inclusive of transaction costs. The acquisition was funded using CareTrust’s $600 million unsecured revolving credit facility. Covenant Care has approximately four years left on its existing lease term, with two five-year renewal options. The lease currently carries approximately $1.5 million in annual cash rent with 3 percent annual escalators.
HOUSTON — Berkadia has added a new multifamily investment sales team to its Houston office with the hiring of Chris Curry, Todd Marix, Joey Rippel and Chris Young, all of whom are joining the company from JLL. The team works with a diverse client base, including institutions, private capital, developers, special servicers and government institutions across all multifamily asset classes. Berkadia’s hiring of a new Houston multifamily investment sales team from JLL follows the departure of a longstanding, eight-member team to Walker & Dunlop earlier this month.
SAN ANTONIO — Arizona-based PEM Real Estate Group has purchased Edge & Stone, a 335-unit, newly built apartment community in north-central San Antonio. The property sits on 22 acres and features studio, one- and two-bedroom units with quartz or granite countertops and private balconies or patios. Amenities include a pool with cabanas, outdoor grilling stations, fitness center and a dog park. Will Balthrope and Drew Garza of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller, a partnership between Thompson Realty Capital and Trez Capital, in the transaction. The duo also procured PEM Real Estate as the buyer.
AMARILLO, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged a bridge loan of an undisclosed amount for the acquisition of a 415-unit multifamily property in Amarillo. Jamie Safier of MMCC arranged the nonrecourse, floating-rate loan. The undisclosed borrower will use a portion of the proceeds to fund capital improvements. The direct lender and property name were also not disclosed.
TRUMBULL, CONN. — CBRE has negotiated the $82 million sale of The Royce at Trumbull, a 340-unit apartment community located in Connecticut’s Fairfield County. The property was built in 1998 and offers amenities such as a pool, fitness center, outdoor grilling areas, an indoor basketball court and an outdoor lounge. Jeffrey Dunne, Gene Pride, Jeremy Neuer, Steve Bardsley, David Gavin and Stuart MacKenzie of CBRE represented the seller, a joint venture between Paredim Partners and LEM Capital, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, Connecticut-based Sym Investments, which will implement a value-add program.
TAUNTON, MASS. — Cornerstone Realty Capital has arranged a $3.4 million acquisition loan for a 30-unit multifamily asset in Taunton, located south of Boston. The property was built in 1987 and offers an equal mix of one- and two-bedroom units. Patrick Brady of Cornerstone arranged the loan, which was structured with a fixed interest rate, 24 months of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. The undisclosed borrower is planning a capital improvement program.
DENVER — Crescent Communities has started development of NOVEL RiNo, a $181 million apartment project in Denver’s River North (RiNo) Art District and Cole neighborhood. Located at 1300 40th St., the community will feature 483 multifamily units, 15,800 square feet of retail space with a 2,702-square-foot rooftop cocktail lounge. The property will feature a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, with a portion of the units designated as affordable housing. Community amenities will include a sixth-floor pool deck, three outdoor courtyards, a covered outdoor pavilion and a food truck reserved for resident use. The project will embrace the artistic and industrial history of the neighborhood through art installations by local artists and industrial-inspired architecture, according to the developer. Crescent and its equity partner, Dart Interests, acquired the development site in February from EXDO Development. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. is providing project financing. “Denver is a place we identified years ago for its long-term potential, and we are excited to find an opportunity that matches our investment criteria,” says Jonathan Winson, senior vice president of investments for Dart. The first residences are slated to open in spring 2023. JLL is managing the retail leasing, additional details of which will …
