ORLANDO, FLA. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided $116.6 million in loans to Sentio Healthcare Properties, a REIT based in Orlando. Sentio will use the money to recapitalize its portfolio of eight seniors housing properties throughout the United States. The financing was structured as a $62 million in direct (balance sheet) loan and a series of Fannie Mae loans totaling $54.6 million. The specific eight properties involved in the financing were not disclosed. Grant Saunders and Sarah Belmont of KeyBank Real Estate Capital’s Healthcare Group originated the bank term loan, while Charlie Shoop of Key’s Healthcare Mortgage Banking Group arranged the Fannie Mae financing. Sentio is a public, non-traded REIT established in 2006. The company primarily invests in seniors housing and healthcare communities with investments in 34 properties across 16 states.
Multifamily
Alexander Investments Breaks Ground on $102M Multifamily Portfolio in Central Florida
by John Nelson
CLEARWATER AND LONGWOOD, FLA. — Alexander Investments International has begun construction on The Alexander at Countryside in Clearwater and The Alexander at Sabal Point in Longwood. The $102 million investment will total 616 apartment units featuring one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts with nine-foot ceilings, 42-inch cabinets, quartz or granite countertops, wood-style plank flooring and screened verandas. Both projects will feature clubhouses with fitness centers, game rooms, bar areas, resort-style pools with gazebos, fire pits and grilling stations. The 330-unit Alexander at Countryside will rent from $1,100 to $2,000 per month, and the 286-unit Alexander at Sabal Point will rent from $980 to $1,800 per month. Alexander Investments plans to deliver both assets by the end of 2017.
HARVEY AND ALGIERS, LA. — G.S. Wilcox & Co. has arranged two loans totaling $44.2 million for apartment communities in Harvey and Algiers. David Fryer of G.S. Wilcox arranged the two loans through Legacy Texas Bank on behalf of an unnamed, repeat client of G.S. Wilcox. The financing includes a $24.2 million loan for the refinancing of a 408-unit garden-style community in Harvey and a $20 million acquisition loan for a 442-unit garden-style community in Algiers.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Kor Group has begun construction on Austin Proper Hotel & Residences, a mixed-use hotel and residential tower in downtown Austin. The merchant banking division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. is the capital partner for the development, which is slated to open in 2018. The 33-story, 500,000-square-foot project will be managed and branded by Proper Hospitality, a lifestyle hotel operator. The tower will feature 244 hotel rooms with interior design by Kelly Wearstler; dining options by McGuire Moorman Hospitality; and over 12,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting and event space. Atop the hotel are 99 condominiums available for purchase. Property amenities will include full hotel services for both residents and guests, two roof decks with swimming pools, a full spa and fitness center, lobby restaurant and lounge, coffee shop and an elevated poolside restaurant.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — An age wave is coming that will be the most extraordinary demographic disruption in history, and one which will create both winners and losers in the seniors housing space, predicts Ken Dychtwald, a noted psychologist, gerontologist and author. The number of people 65 and older in this country is projected to increase 81 percent between 2010 and 2030, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The first of the Baby Boomers will turn 80 in 2026. That demographic tsunami presents great opportunities and risks for owners and operators of seniors housing. “You will win if you can imagine this generation, understand what’s in their hearts and souls and minds and bodies, and then project them into a stage of life that itself is morphing as they migrate into it,” said Dychtwald, founder and CEO of Emeryville, Calif.-based Age Wave, a thought leader on issues relating to an aging population, including the business and social implications. The comments from Dychtwald came during the 2016 NIC Fall Conference at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, D.C. The three-day event attracted a record turnout of more than 2,500 attendees, largely owners, operators, developers and lenders. Dychtwald was the first of three speakers …
HUBER HEIGHTS, OHIO — Miller-Valentine Group plans to develop WaterStone at Carriage Trails, a 192-unit apartment community at the intersection of I-70 and Route 201 within the Carriage Trails master-planned development in Huber Heights, about nine miles outside of Dayton. The apartment community will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom residences with rents starting from $911 for a one-bedroom unit, $1,100 for a two-bedroom unit and $1,165 for a three-bedroom unit. Unit interiors will feature wood-style flooring, private balconies and patios, kitchen islands, in-unit washers and dryers, quartz countertops, walk-in closets and stainless steel appliances. Community amenities will include a resort-style pool, 4,500-square-foot clubhouse, cyber café, coffee bar, billiards room, TV lounge, fitness center with yoga room, private dog park and rentable entertainment areas. The development team includes architect CR Architecture + Design, landscape architect POD Design, interior designer Mitsch Design, civil engineer American StructurePoint and general contractor Miller-Valentine Residential Construction.
JOHNSTON, IOWA — NorthMarq Capital has arranged the $12.4 million refinancing of Providence Pointe East, a 141-unit apartment community located at 10310 Providence Drive in Johnston. Jason Kinnison of NorthMarq Capital’s Omaha, Neb., office arranged the Freddie Mac loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
NEWARK, DEL. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged the $2.4 million refinance of Millstone Plaza Apartments, a 24-unit multifamily property with 2,500 square feet of office space. The transaction was structured with a 10-year term and 30-year amortization schedule. Ed Riekstins of NorthMarq secured financing for the borrower through a national bank.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — CIM Group and Seaholm Power LLC have sold the Seaholm Power Plant mixed-use development located at the southwestern edge of downtown Austin. The centerpiece of the project is the 126,000-square-foot, repurposed power plant constructed in the 1950s. The redeveloped Seaholm Power Plant includes four floors of office space designed for its major tenant, athenahealth. Boiler Nine Bar + Grill, a 10,000-square-foot restaurant spanning all four levels, is also part of the redevelopment. Boiler Nine’s concept at Seaholm includes Deck Nine Observatory Bar, a rooftop bar with views of Austin and Lady Bird Lake, and The Boiler Room, a den located on the lowest level of the power plant near the original boiler room. The five acres surrounding the power plant have been redeveloped into a mixed-use space with a 1.5-acre public plaza and multifamily residences. The property also includes a 68,000-square-foot office building and 33,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space anchored by a Trader Joe’s. Construction began on the Seaholm Power Plant project in April 2013, with athenahealth opening its doors in February 2015.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Westmount Realty Capital has acquired Forest Oaks Apartments, a Class B apartment property located at 2408 Forest Oaks Lane in Arlington. Westmount is rebranding the community as Westmount at Forest Oaks. Constructed in 1980, the project consists of 164 units in 10 two- and three-story buildings. The site sits on 7.5 acres with an average of 22.1 units per acre. Westmount at Forest Oaks includes 116 one-bedroom units and 48 two-bedroom units. Planned exterior improvements will consist of updating the common areas and amenities, minor wood and stucco repair, landscaping, upgrades to the leasing office, parking lot repairs and upgraded exterior lighting. Westmount also plans to renovate the pool area with new seating areas and pool furniture, as well as an outdoor kitchen. Berkadia provided financing through the Freddie Mac value-add program.