CEDARHURST, N.Y. — Meridian Capital Group has secured $2.6 million in financing for the refinance of a cooperative property in Cedarhurst. The 10-year loan, provided by a regional bank, features a fixed rate of 3.5 percent and full-term interest-only payments. Judah Hammer and Michael Ryback of Meridian’s New York City headquarters negotiated the transaction. The property, located at 272-300 Cedarhurst Ave., includes 47 units.
SOLANA BEACH, CALIF. — RAF Pacifica Group has acquired a 40,000-square-foot land parcel in Solana Beach, formerly the site of Cedros Gardens, and plans to develop a 26,000-square-foot mixed-use project including restaurants, ground-floor retail, office and multifamily space. The land is fully entitled for development and is located in the Cedros Design District. The planned development will include 3,200 square feet of restaurant space, 5,000 square feet of ground-floor retail, 8,000 square feet of office space and eight multifamily units. RAF will break ground on the Cedros Avenue project this year, with an estimated completion date in 2018. RAF Pacifica Group acquired the property for $5.5 million from a private owner.
GAINESVILLE, FLA. — Butler Enterprises plans to develop two apartment communities totaling more than 200 residences at Butler Town Center, an open-air lifestyle center in Gainesville. The properties, known as The Residences and The Terraces at Butler Town Center, will feature studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom residences, as well as a pool, hot tub, pet grooming station and a fitness and yoga studio. The Residences will be a six-story structure with five levels of apartments atop ground-level retail space, which will be home to Stengel Field Food Hall, the first food hall in north Florida. Scheduled to open in fall 2018, Butler Town Center will feature a Whole Foods Market, newly renovated 14-screen Regal Cinema theater and P.F. Chang’s, among other retail and restaurant tenants. Butler Town Center is one of three developments by Butler Enterprises at Interstate 75 and Archer Road, known collectively as the Neighborhoods of Butler.
NORTH MIAMI, FLA. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged two loans totaling $94.7 million for the acquisition of Avesta Biscayne, a 402-unit multifamily community located in North Miami. Situated on 11 acres, the Class B property features two pools, a newly renovated fitness center, tennis court and a dog park. Alison Williams and Matt Baldwin of Walker & Dunlop’s Tampa office arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, Avesta Communities. The financing included a six-month, $48.4 million, floating-rate bridge loan followed by a 10-year, $46.3 million, floating-rate loan through Freddie Mac’s Green Up program. Avesta Communities is planning major interior and exterior renovations at Avesta Biscayne for both maintenance and common area amenity upgrades.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Berry Cos. and Big Cypress Capital have opened Cainhoy Pointe, a gated 110-unit apartment community off Jack Primus Road on Charleston’s Daniel Island. Apartment units range in size from 817 to 1,057 square feet and feature wood-style plank flooring, designer cabinetry, dual marble vanities, walk-in closets and granite countertops. Community amenities include a resident lounge, game room, cyber café, demonstration kitchen, fitness center, yoga studio, business center, community pool, fire pit, walking paths and a dog park. The property is located next to the original phase of Cainhoy Pointe, a 72-unit property originally developed in 2008 as condominiums. Berry and Big Cypress have converted 27 of the units to rental apartments. Cainhoy Pointe is situated near Cainhoy Plantation, a 9,100-acre master-planned development. The design team for Cainhoy Pointe includes general contractor Liberty Solutions, landscape architect John Tarkany Associates of Charleston, architect BB+M Architecture, property manager RAM Partners and leasing agent Sales Inc.
FAYETTEVILLE, GA. — Care Investment Trust LLC has partnered with affiliates of Phoenix Senior Living to purchase Hope Center Memory Care, a 64-unit seniors housing property in Fayetteville, about 22 miles south of Atlanta. Built in 2013, Hope Center provides care and activities for its residents, all of which need specialized memory care. Phoenix Senior Living plans to enhance the living experience of current and future residents through improved programming. The joint venture has hired a team of certified dementia practitioners to lead and deliver all care and services at Hope Center.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has arranged $6.5 million in acquisition financing for Western Trails Senior Apartments, a garden-style apartment community in Austin, on behalf of Harmony Housing, a nonprofit organization that provides multifamily housing throughout the country. Located at 2422 Western Trails Blvd., the 99-unit property features a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments, laundry facilities, a fitness center and a hair salon.
NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has negotiated the $76.3 million sale of a four-building multifamily and retail portfolio in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens for $76.3 million. Rosewood’s Aaron Jungreis represented the seller, Kushner Cos., in the transaction. Queens-based investor Karan Singh was the buyer. The portfolio includes 21-80 38th St., 21-81 38th St., 23-05 30th Ave. and 23-15 30th Ave., totaling 143 apartments and 11 retail spaces across 123,500 square feet. Former owner RockFarmer Properties purchased the portfolio in 2013 for $32 million and sold it to Kushner for $51 million in January 2015. About 60 percent of the portfolio’s apartments are free-market. Kushner Cos. reportedly invested about $10 million in the buildings over the past two years.
NEW CANAAN, CONN. — Rhys has arranged the sale of a portfolio in downtown New Canaan including a mixed-use building and two residential properties slated for future development. Ivanhoe Collective purchased 19 Vitti St., a 4,700-square-foot mixed-use building for $2.6 million. The new owner plans to open a business called The Cultivated Collector, a showroom catering to those who own or want to own classic cars. The two-story Vitti Street building features an on-site parking garage. It was previously occupied by Young Life, a Christian charity that is moving to Stamford, Conn. HB Nitkin Group is the buyer of two residential properties adjacent to 19 Vitti St. The company purchased 60 and 64 E. Ave. for $1.5 million. The property at 60 E. Ave. is a 1,400-square-foot single-family rental home built in 1900. The house at 64 E. Ave. is 2,020-square-foot rental home built in 1876. The long-term goal of the new owners is to work with the town to redevelop the sites into a mixed-use project.
MIAMI — CMC Group has received $236 million in financing for the development of Brickell Flatiron, a 549-unit luxury condominium tower in Miami’s Brickell financial district. The 64-story building will be located at 1001 S. Miami Ave., across from The Shops at Mary Brickell Village and near the Brickell City Centre mixed-use development. Upon completion in mid-2019, the project will be the tallest residential tower south of New York City, according to CMC. Amenities will include a rooftop deck with spa, fitness center and pool, private movie theater, meeting rooms, wine cellar and concierge service. Revuelta Architecture designed the property. Jim Dockerty of HFF arranged the loan on behalf of CMC Group. HFF secured a $138.3 million senior loan and a $98 million mezzanine loan, which will be used to complete the project and market the remaining units. Bank of the Ozarks provided the senior loan, while RFR provided the mezzanine loan. Sales to date at Brickell Flatiron are in excess of $300 million. Miami-based CMC Group is a real estate development company focused on luxury residential, commercial and retail properties. — Kristin Hiller
