Multifamily

Hillcroft-Danbury-CT

DANBURY, CONN. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of Hillcroft at Danbury, an apartment community located at 10 Clapboard Ridge Road in Danbury. Timberline Real Estate Ventures purchased the 192-unit property from Par Hillcroft for $32.2 million, or just under $168,000 per unit. Completed in 2014, the property features a community room, pool, playground, clubhouse and fitness center. Apartment floor plans feature dining areas and private balconies or patios, with select units offering open living/dining and kitchen floor plans.

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MELROSE, MASS. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of a vacant 82-bed skilled nursing facility located in the Boston suburb of Melrose for $3.6 million. The property previously operated as Wingate at Melrose. Prior to the sale, and with the approval of the owner, the operator elected to shut down the facility and move all residents to another property to consolidate regional operations. The buyer was a regional hospital system seeking to expand. Steve Thomes was the lead advisor on the transaction.

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NEW YORK CITY — L+M Development Partners and Nelson Management Group have started construction on two affordable multifamily properties at 1520 and 1530 Story Ave. within the Lafayette Boynton apartment complex in the Soundview neighborhood of the Bronx. Combined the two 13-story buildings will feature 435 units in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. On-site amenities include a fitness center and a 7,500-square-foot community facility space. Additionally, the project will include two acres of landscaped greenspace with walking paths between the properties, a children’s play area and an outdoor fitness center. Nelson Management Group is undertaking the project through its investment arm Global One Investments.

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EVERETT, WASH. — KeyBank has provided $54.5 million in construction financing for a 256-unit affordable housing development at Puget Park in Everett. The community will be situated 30 miles north of Seattle. The property will serve residents who earn 60 percent or less of the area median income. KeyBank’s Community Development Lending & Investing group provided the funds.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Haven Campus Communities plans to build an 887-bed student housing community located directly across from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte campus on University City Boulevard. The development will offer fully furnished one-, two-, four- and five-bedroom units with bed-to-bath parity. Community amenities will include a cyber lounge with charging stations; coffee bar; fitness center; tanning room; gaming room; computer center with private study rooms featuring Smart TVs; gathering areas with built-in seating; bocce ball and horseshoes; fire pits; an open courtyard; and a pool area with a large pavilion, TVs, a tanning deck, cabanas and built-in grilling stations. The development will also offer the company’s Smart Apartment technology, created in partnership with Airwave Networks that include voice command technology through Amazon Echo; keyless entry that can be integrated with smartphones through a mobile application; and voice-controlled smart lighting, thermostats and ceiling fans. Haven Campus expects to deliver the student housing property in fall 2018.

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ORANGE PARK, FLA. — Robbins Electra has acquired Maple Glen, a 358-unit apartment community located at 1863 Wells Road in Orange Park, a suburb of Jacksonville. Robbins Electra purchased the asset, which will be rebranded as The Parkland at Orange Park, from a Starwood entity for $35.1 million. The community features one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts with average monthly rents of approximately $850. The property was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. Community amenities include a business center, clubhouse, fitness center and two swimming pools. Robbins Electra will carry out a multimillion dollar property renovation, upgrading apartment interiors and adding or enhancing community amenities. This is Robbins Electra’s eighth property in the Jacksonville region and its first acquisition of 2017. Last year, the company completed over $1 billion in multifamily acquisitions across the Southeast.

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HONOLULU — Salem Partners has partnered with Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group to build Mana’olana Place, a hotel and multifamily property currently under development in Honolulu. The development is slated to open in early 2020. The 36-story, 743,000-square-foot tower will be located in the Ala Moana District at the intersection of Kaipolani Boulevard and Atkinson Drive. Mana`olana Place is the first approved project in the city’s new Ala Moana transit hub. The Mandarin Oriental, Honolulu hotel will consist of 125 guestrooms and suites. The tower’s upper floors will consist of 107 private homes. The property will feature a rooftop restaurant and bar with landscaped outdoor terraces and gardens. The hotel will also feature a spa with eight treatment rooms, a fitness center and an 80-foot outdoor swimming pool. Colorado-based [au]workshop is the design architect on the project, while Architects Hawaii Ltd. will serve as the executive architect. The design team also includes Dianna Wong Architects + Interior Design and Hart Howerton Landscape Architects. Salem Partners is a Los Angeles-based investment bank and wealth management firm. Mandarin Oriental operates 29 hotels and eight residences in 19 countries and territories. —Kristin Hiller

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BOISE, IDAHO — Walker & Dunlop Inc. (NYSE: WD) has structured a $29.8 million refinancing for Garden Plaza of Valley View and Valley View Skilled Nursing Facility, which work together as a 300-unit continuing care retirement community in Boise. The financing required two different lenders to fund two separate loans for one property with one existing mortgage. Fannie Mae financed the independent living and assisted living portion, and the HUD placed the debt for the skilled nursing facility. In addition, an equity recapitalization component was included in the Fannie Mae debt. Michael Vaughn and Kevin Giusti, led Walker & Dunlop’s origination team and worked with BrightSpace Senior Living, the Tennessee-based borrower, to place the debt. Walker & Dunlop structured a $9 million loan with a 35-year, fully amortizing term for Valley View Skilled Nursing Facility. The CCRC’s skilled nursing component was built in 1986 and consists of 24 private and 40 semi-private units. The loan executed with Fannie Mae for Garden Plaza of Valley View was $20.8 million with a 10-year term, followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. This portion of the CCRC, containing 142 independent living and 51 assisted living units, was built adjacent to the existing skilled nursing …

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OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Metropolitan Capital Advisors Ltd. (MCA) has arranged a $17.5 million loan for the refinancing of The Dunes at St. Andrews Apartments in Overland Park. The property, built in 2000, consists of 240 units and is 97 percent occupied. The 10-year loan features an interest rate of 4.3 percent. Charley Babb and Tiffany Mullins of MCA placed the loan with a Fannie Mae/DUS lender.

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FLOWERY BRANCH, GA. — Cushman & Wakefield’s Atlanta multifamily team has brokered the sale of TreePark, a 456-unit apartment community located in Flowery Branch. Toronto-based Venterra Realty purchased the asset from Atlanta-based Watkins Real Estate Group for $58.8 million. The community was developed in 2006 on 38 acres east of Lake Lanier. Amenities include a resort-style clubhouse, swimming pool, lighted tennis courts, walking trail, park area with green space, spa and parking areas for RVs and boats. Brandon Whitesell, Chris Spain and Alex Brown of Cushman & Wakefield represented Watkins in the transaction. TreePark was 93.4 percent occupied at the time of sale.

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