ALLEN, TEXAS — KWA Construction has completed Larkspur at Twin Creeks, a 243-unit seniors housing community situated on eight acres in the northeastern Dallas metro of Allen. California-based Drever Capital Management and Dallas-based The Alder Group developed the property, which offers 18,000 square feet of amenity space, including a fitness center, crafts studio, game room and private wine lockers. Plano-based Architettura designed the project.
VERNON HILLS, ILL. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $8 million in refinancing for Emerald Pointe Apartments in Vernon Hills, a northern suburb of Chicago. The 120-unit apartment property is located at 695 Westmoreland Drive. Brett Hood of NorthMarq arranged the fixed-rate Fannie Mae loan, which features a seven-year term.
LANDISVILLE, PA. — RED Capital Group has secured a $7.8 million construction loan for Tobacco Road apartments, an adaptive reuse of a historic building in Landisville. The loan will be used to develop the currently vacant brick property into a 66-unit apartment community. The structure, a former tobacco warehouse, consists of four connected buildings and was built in the early 1900s. The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. RED Capital Group secured the financing on behalf of developer, S. B. Conrad. The lender was undisclosed. When completed, the complex will include a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units.
WESTVILLE, N.J. — RPM Development Group has opened Westville Commons, a 55-plus apartment community in Westville, located just across the Delaware River from South Philadelphia. Affordable units are available for those who qualify, and the community was built to LEED Platinum certification using Passive House green building principles. Founded in 1986, RPM Development Group is one of the leading developers of affordable housing in New Jersey.
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Besyata Investment Group and The Scharf Group have purchased Brookfield Apartment Homes, a multifamily property located at 1101 Craftsman Drive in Virginia Beach. Bonaventure Investment Group sold the property for $37.7 million. Constructed in the early 1970s, Brookfield comprises 44 two-story apartment buildings holding 352 units. The property includes two swimming pools, two community rooms and a tennis court. George Hankins and Victoria Pickett of CBRE|Hampton Roads teamed with William Roohan, Robert Dean III, Jonathan Greenberg, Yalda Ghamarian and Thomas Leachman of CBRE’s Multifamily Investment Properties team in Washington, D.C., to represent the seller in the transaction.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Mag Mile Capital has arranged a $12.1 million bridge loan for St. Andrews Apartments, located at 601 St. Andrews Road in Columbia. The loan features an initial funding of $9.7 million with a 79 percent loan-to-value ratio and a $2.3 million future funding with a three-year initial term and two one-year extension options. Rob Bernstein of Mag Mile originated the deal, while Prabhat Jayara, Ian Carlos and Elizabeth Skrynecka, also of Mag Mile, provided the underwriting and closing services. The borrower, Cohen Investment Group, is utilizing the loan to make capital improvements to the property, increase the net operating income and secure either a CMBS or agency take-out or sale at exit. Constructed in 1974, the two-story property features 224 units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom and townhouse-style layouts, a clubhouse, swimming pool, fire pit, volleyball court and playground.
SEATTLE — Quantum Capital Partners has secured $64 million in construction financing for The M, a 24-story student housing development located near the University of Washington in Seattle. The property — developed by Los Angeles-based Fields Holdings — will offer studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units alongside 4,350 square feet of ground-floor retail and one level of subterranean parking. Shared amenities will include study rooms, a recreational lounge, fitness center, theater, indoor basketball court, roof-top deck, bicycle parking and a door man. A timeline for development has yet to be announced.
VALDOSTA, GA. — SunTrust Banks has originated a $8.2 million bridge loan for the acquisition of Fields of North Valdosta, a multifamily property located at 480 Murray Road in Valdosta. The pet-friendly property features 113 two-bedroom units, ranging in size from 970 square feet to 1,200 square feet. Units include air conditioning, dishwasher, disposal, plush carpeting, walk-in closets and washer/dryer connections. Community amenities include a clubhouse, playground, swimming pool and volleyball court. Evan Hom of SunTrust CRE’s New York office originated the 36-month, floating-rate loan that features interest-only payments for the undisclosed borrower.
CONCORD, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged $11.2 million in financing for the acquisition of Entrust of Concord, a 101-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in the Bay Area city of Concord. The borrower was a joint venture between Agemark Senior Living and Trellis Real Estate Group. The property will be immediately rebranded as TreVista Concord. Originally constructed in 1970, the community is situated on 2.7 acres near both downtown Concord and downtown Walnut Creek. Upon closing, Agemark and Trellis plan to spend several million dollars in capital upgrades. The acquisition represents Trellis and Agemark’s third joint venture partnership. The property is located within three miles of two of the largest medical centers in Contra Costa County, which together comprise 799 licensed medical beds. Aron Will of CBRE National Senior Housing arranged the five-year, floating-rate loan with 36 months of interest-only payments through a national bank.
DALLAS — Connecticut-based investment bank HJ Sims has closed on $186.5 million in financing for Legacy Midtown Park, a 325-unit continuing care retirement community in Dallas that broke ground over the summer. Individual components of the financing package include $69.9 million in underwritten bonds, $70.5 million in financing and $14 million in subordinate financing. The property will offer independent living, assisted living and memory care units. The borrower was Legacy Senior Communities, a Plano-based not-for-profit organization that will also manage the property. Services at Legacy Midtown Park will become available in phases over 2019 and 2020