BRADENTON, FLA. — Lexerd Capital Management LLC has acquired Springs at Braden River, a 270-unit apartment community in Bradenton, a city roughly 50 miles south of Tampa. The sales price was not disclosed, but the Bradenton Herald reports Wisconsin-based Continental Properties sold the asset for $38.7 million. Lexerd, a New Jersey-based sponsor of private equity funds, renamed the property The Lory of Braden River. The property comprises 15 buildings on approximately 41 acres and features a swimming pool, dog park, picnic and grilling areas and bike storage.
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CLEVELAND — Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization (DSCDO), along with funders Enterprise Community Partners and the Ohio Housing Finance Agency, have broken ground on Aspen Place, a 40-unit affordable housing property in Cleveland. The 49,000-square-foot, $10.5 million development will serve households making between 30 and 60 percent of the area median income. Completion is slated for September 2018. The transit-oriented development is being built in partnership with the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority to provide free transit/bus passes for residential tenants. Enterprise Community Loan Fund and Enterprise Community Investment, both subsidiaries of Enterprise, provided $250,000 in pre-development capital and $8.7 million in equity. Aspen Place was one of seven developments in the country to receive Enterprise’s inaugural pre-development design grant. Other partners and providers of project funding include KeyBank, the Ohio Housing Finance Agency, the City of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, and the Finance Fund. Marous Brothers Construction will serve as the design builder. DSCDO will own and manage the property.
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of Vantage at Georgetown, a 288-unit multifamily complex located near Interstate 35 and State Highway 130 in Georgetown, about 25 miles north of Austin. The property is situated within the 284-acre, master-planned Longhorn Junction development. Will Balthrope and Jordan Featherston of IPA represented the seller, Housing Development, and procured the buyer, Pensam Residential.
DALLAS — BMC Capital has arranged a $3.8 million acquisition loan for a 94-unit multifamily property in Dallas. The three-year loan, which features a 4.3 percent interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule, was arranged through one of BMC Capital’s correspondent agency relationships. Other terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
WEST YARMOUTH, MASS. — Maplewood Senior Living recently hosted the grand opening for Mill Hill Residence, a Maplewood At Mayflower Place Community. The property offers 75 units of assisted living and memory care in the Cape Cod town of West Yarmouth. The two-story community is located on the former site of the Mill Hill Club. Mill Hill Residence is part of the Maplewood at Mayflower campus, a full-service continuing care retirement community. The architect on the project was Stein Troost Architecture. Maplewood partnered with Perkins Eastman on the interior design, and NEI General Contracting served as the construction partner.
TELFORD, PA. — HJ Sims has completed a $32.1 million refinancing of Lutheran Community at Telford (LCT), a continuing care retirement community in Telford, approximately 35 miles north of Philadelphia. The financing enables LCT to reduce interest rates and debt service, extend the duration of the bank credit commitment on its financing, and raise capital to provide $2 million of initial funding for a planned expansion project. Of $35.4 million of total debt, LCT had approximately $19.3 million of outstanding fixed-rate and variable-rate bonds from 2007. With interest rates near historic lows, Sims analyzed refunding this debt along with the potential benefits of refinancing or modifying LCT’s other outstanding bank debt. LCT opted to pursue bank financing for the transaction.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Greysteel has arranged the $34 million sale of two apartment communities in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C. — Capitol East Apartments, a 120-unit community located at 518 9th Street. N.E., and Lexington Apartments, a 48-unit property located at 816 E. Street N.E. Ari Firoozabadi, Kyle Tangney, Rawles Wilcox and Herbert Schwat of Greysteel brokered the transaction. Akelius Residential, an international multifamily operator, acquired the properties from Pennsylvania-based Wexford Management. The communities are situated within walking distance to the U.S. Capitol, the Library of Congress and the House and Senate office buildings.
TAYLORS, S.C. — Berkadia has arranged the $38 million refinancing for Cobalt Springs Apartment Homes, a 548-unit, garden-style community located at 1712 Pinecroft Drive in Taylors, a suburb of Greenville. Mitch Sinberg and Matt Robbins of Berkadia arranged the 10-year, floating-rate loan through Freddie Mac’s Green Up Program on behalf of the borrower, The RADCO Cos. The Atlanta-based company originally acquired the asset in 2015 for $33.8 million and installed low-flow toilets and low-flow aerators in kitchen and bathroom sinks. Constructed in 1975 and renovated in 2005, Cobalt Springs offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units and features a business center, coffee bar, pool, clubhouse and laundry facilities.
KISSIMMEE, FLA. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has arranged a $25.7 million acquisition loan for Sonoma Pointe Apartments, a 216-unit, Class A multifamily community in Kissimmee, roughly 20 miles south of Orlando. Chris Black of KeyBank secured the 10-year loan with five years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule through Fannie Mae. The borrower was not disclosed. Constructed in 2015, Sonoma Pointe Apartments features a dog park, clubhouse, fitness center, swimming pool and an outdoor kitchen with gas fireplaces.
AUGUSTA, GA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $15 million sale of Woodhill, a 182-unit apartment community in Augusta. Robert Stickel of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers, Intermark Management and King Management, in the sale to New York-based JEM Holdings. Constructed in 1986, Woodhill features a resort-style pool, fitness center, tennis courts and a clubhouse. JEM will implement capital improvements including upgraded unit interiors and an enhanced amenity package.