FORT SMITH, ARK. — Vanguard Real Estate Advisors (Vanguard REA) has completed the sale of a two-property multifamily portfolio in Fort Smith. A Dallas-based private investor acquired the asset from Fort Smith-based Fairway FSM Properties LLC and Southbrook Properties of Fort Smith LLC for an undisclosed price. The portfolio includes the 128-unit Southbrooke Apartments and the 77-unit The Fairway at Fianna Hills. The properties are located less than two miles from each other. Jordan Cortez of Vanguard REA, along with Flake & Kelley Commercial, represented the sellers. Vanguard REA also helped procure the buyer in the deal.
PLAINFIELD, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Lincolnshire Court Apartments in Plainfield for $7.5 million. The property consists of four buildings on South Wood Farm Road. Built in 2002, the property features balconies, in-unit washers and dryers, garage parking and off-street parking. Andrean Angelov and Ryan Engle of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. The team also procured the California-based buyer.
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CALIF. — Bend, Oregon-based Sunshine Retirement Living has announced plans for Park View Estates, a 100,000-square-foot assisted living and memory care community in Fountain Valley, located approximately 35 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles. The property will sit on 3.5 acres and feature 150 units adjacent to Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center. Construction is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2020. The memory care neighborhood will total 44 units, all located on the first floor. The assisted living neighborhood will total 106 units spread across the first and second floors. Lantz-Boggio Architects & Interior Designers designed the community. Sunshine Retirement Living is a family-owned seniors housing company with 21 retirement communities in 10 states.
COEUR D’ALENE, IDAHO — Radiant Senior Living has broken ground on a 16-unit expansion at The Renaissance at Coeur D’Alene, a seniors housing community in Coeur D’Alene, near the Washington border. The community is broken up into chateaus of 16 units each, making this the fifth such building on the property. The Renaissance does not specify a type of care for each unit but customizes for each resident’s needs. Radiant expects to complete the 7,300-square-foot chateau in January 2019. Glauser Construction is building the project. Radiant owns and operates 19 assisted living communities in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Colorado and Montana.
NEW JERSEY — Monticello Asset Management has provided $65 million in bridge-to-HUD financing to HP Intermediate Administrative Services LLC for the acquisition of four seniors housing communities in New Jersey. In addition, Monticello provided a $4 million working capital loan to the operator of the communities. The portfolio totals 654 total beds. The majority of the portfolio is skilled nursing, though it does include 74 memory care units, 60 assisted living units and a 16-bed ventilator unit. The buildings average 64,000 square feet. The floating-rate financing features a three-year term and two six-month extension options.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Phoenix GC Services LLC, a Dallas-based construction firm, has broken ground on Frankford Station Lofts, a 204-unit multifamily community located in the northern Dallas metro of Carrollton. The transit-oriented property will feature a fitness center, courtyard pool, dog park, pet washing station, valet trash service and parcel lockers. The project is expected to be complete by late 2019.
BEAVERTON, ORE. — Security Properties has purchased Arbor Creek, a garden-style apartment community located at 3280 SW 170th Ave. in the Portland suburb of Beaverton. Jackson Square Properties sold the property for $84.3 million. Charles Halladay, Scott Gilson and Charlie Watson of HFF arranged a seven-year, floating-rate loan through Freddie Mac’s CME Program for the buyer. Situated on 22 acres and originally completed in 1984, Arbor Creek features one- and two-bedroom units, averaging 768 square feet, 360 of which have been renovated since 2012. Community amenities include a swimming pool, spa, fitness center, basketball/sport court, indoor racquetball court, playground, clubhouse and business center. Ira Virden and Carrie Kahn of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.
PHOENIX — Hines has acquired a 1.5-acre site and received zoning approval from the City of Phoenix for the development of a 379-unit multifamily tower located on the northwest corner of Jefferson and Third streets in downtown Phoenix. Construction of the 25-story, 480,000-square-foot tower is slated to begin in the first quarter of 2019, with completion scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2020. The development will be Hines’ first multifamily project in the Phoenix area. Located near Talking Stick Resort Arena, the development will feature 75 studio, 179 one-bedroom and 125 two-bedroom residences. Amenities will include an outdoor, Olympic-size swimming pool; 2,800-square-foot fitness center; indoor great room with private and group seating; private conference areas; and community kitchen. Additional offerings will include elevated outdoor courtyards with an outdoor kitchen, firepits with group and private seating and landscaped gardens; a dog spa; bike storage; a coffee bar; concierge service; and 4,500 square feet of street-level retail or restaurant space. The site currently features three levels of underground parking, which will be used for residential parking. Hines also plans to renovate 10,000 square feet of existing office space and lease it. Hines represented itself in the site acquisition, while Jim Fijan at …
DURHAM, N.C. — TH Real Estate, an affiliate of Nuveen (the investment manager of TIAA), has completed the sale of Southpoint Glen, a multifamily property located at 5800 Tattersall Drive in Durham. Washington, D.C.-based StoneBridge Investments acquired the property for $42.7 million. Located within minutes of Research Triangle Park (RTP), the garden-style apartment community features 346 units, a swimming pool and a fitness center. The buyer plans to renovate portions of the property, including adding upgraded cabinets, faux granite countertops, tile backsplashes, two-inch blinds and plank flooring with soundproofing to individual apartments. StoneBridge also plans to expand the swimming pool and fitness center, add an outdoor fitness area and repurpose the existing sand volleyball court. Elliott Throne and Roger Edwards of HFF secured a seven-year fixed-rate acquisition loan through Freddie Mac’s CME Program for Stonebridge.
DECATUR, GA. — FCP, along with partner Croatan Investments, has completed the sale of The Clarion, a 217-unit apartment community in Decatur, about six miles northeast of Atlanta. Gamma Real Estate acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Nathan Swenson and Travis Presnell of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers, which recently completed renovations to individual units along and improvements to the building exteriors, common areas and community amenities. Built in 1990, The Clarion is situated near Emory University, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and DeKalb Medical Center. Rents range from $1,115 to $2,165, according to Apartments.com. Community amenities include on-site laundry facilities, a clubhouse, tennis court, fitness center and a swimming pool with a sundeck.