PRINCETON, TEXAS — Pioneer Realty Capital has closed a $7.2 million loan to refinance Villa Asuncion Assisted Living Facility, located at 830 Princeton Drive in Princeton. The firm used the 504 Debt Refinance Program, which the Obama Administration reinstated in December 2015, to refinance the property for the undisclosed borrower. The program is intended to help small business owners obtain access to capital and create liquidity.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — HarborView Properties has purchased The Residences at Tarryhill, an apartment community located at 100-600 Tarryhill Way in White Plains. Situated on eight acres, the property features six three-story buildings offering a total of 87 apartments in a mix of one- and two-bedroom units. On-site amenities include a community room, sports courts, playground and parking for 170 cars. Tarryhill Management Co. will manage the property, which was acquired in an off-market transaction for an undisclosed price.
NEW YORK CITY AND WEST DEPTFORD, N.J. — Ready Capital Structured Finance has closed two non-recourse loans totaling $12.3 million in Brooklyn and West Deptford. In the first transaction, Ready Capital closed a $7.9 loan for the acquisition, renovation and conversion of a 12,000-square-foot private residence into a six-unit condominium residence at 277 First St. in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood. Simultaneous with the closing, the undisclosed sponsor acquired 2,000 square feet of air rights through an adjacent parcel to reclassify the additional square footage. The interest-only loan includes an 18-month term with one extension option and a flexible prepayment feature. In the second transaction, the company closed a $4.4 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a 106,000-square-foot industrial and office building located at 301 Grove Road in West Deptford. The undisclosed borrower is renovating the property to increase the industrial space by demolishing the second story office space and removing drop ceilings. The interest-only loan includes a 24-month term with one extension option and a flexible prepayment feature.
CHICAGO — CBRE has arranged the $41 million refinancing of The Buckingham in Chicago. The 129-unit, 456-bed student housing property is located in the South Loop University District. The 10-year loan was originated via CBRE’s Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (DUS) program. Glenn Housman of CBRE secured the loan on behalf of the sponsor, The Buckingham LLC.
BELLE FOURCHE AND SPEARFISH, S.D. — Dwight Capital has arranged $4.15 million in refinancing for a portfolio of affordable housing communities in western South Dakota. The properties include Bella Vista Village and Meadowlark Plaza in Belle Fourche, and Iron Creek Plaza and Lookout Mountain View in Spearfish. Each of the properties consists of 24 units. The 35-year loans were financed through HUD’s 223(f) program. Adam Sasouness of Dwight Capital originated the loans.
Following years of frenzied development across the country, the multifamily industry is entering a slowdown period where developers have fewer starts and even fewer completions. As of the end of October, multifamily starts are down 1.8 percent year-to-date compared to this time last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Year-to-date completions are down 3.1 percent in that same time frame. “We’re entering a more normalized market going forward, as opposed to an aggressive development market of the past few years,” says Steven Shores, president and co-founder of Pollack Shores, an Atlanta-based multifamily developer. “I don’t view it as a negative. In a lot of respects, we were trying to catch up with demand in the years immediately following the recession where there was no new development.” Core submarkets within major metros saw the bulk of new multifamily construction in the years following the downturn as developers were answering renter demand to live within close proximity of employment centers, dining, shopping and entertainment. Construction in those submarkets is now slowing as those sites have become more difficult to come by, in addition to the existing governors of construction such as the industry’s …
EUGENE, ORE. — Evergreen Housing Development Group has acquired the 300-unit Heron Meadows apartments in Eugene for $40 million. The garden-style community is located at 721 Throne Drive. The buyer plans to upgrade the unit interiors and hold the property long-term. Notable employers in the neighborhood include University of Oregon, Kaiser Permanente, Avago Technologies, PeaceHealth and Symantec Corp. The seller was Heron Meadows Apartments NW LLC. Phil Oester and Joe Nydahl of Berkadia executed the sale. The firm’s Jeff Stuart arranged financing for the buyer through an existing assumable Fannie Mae loan and additional supplemental loan.
REDMOND, WASH. — A joint venture between Security Properties and Cigna Investment Management has purchased the 227-unit Bear Creek apartment community in Redmond for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 17771 N.E. 90th St. The site was originally developed in 1993. The new owner plans to renovate the units, update the clubhouse and paint the exterior. Security Properties-affiliate Madrona Ridge Residential will manage the property.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Nationwide Realty Investors has unveiled plans for a second phase of Parks Edge, a luxury condominium development in Columbus. The property is located at the corner of Spring Street and Neil Avenue in the Arena District. The second phase will be located directly to the east of the first phase, and will feature a 12-story, 82-unit building. It will include 19 different floor plans with a mix of two-bedroom flats and two- and three-bedroom townhomes ranging from 1,600 to more than 2,600 square feet. Pricing for condominiums in the building will range from $465,000 to over $1 million. Construction of the West building in Phase I is scheduled for completion in spring 2017. Pending approval by the Downtown Commission, construction is expected to begin on the East building in early 2017 with completion slated for 2018.
CHICAGO — The NHP Foundation (NHPF) has acquired the historic Hotel Covent in Chicago for $7 million. Originally built in the early 1900s, the mixed-use residential property targeting low- and moderate-income individuals in Lincoln Park is located at 2653 N. Clark St. The building features 64 single-resident occupancy (SRO) rooms, as well as seven retail storefronts on the ground level. The acquisition was made possible through financial partnerships with Community Investment Corporation (CIC) and the Chicago Community Loan Fund (CCLF), which lent NHPF $5 million and $2.2 million respectively. Chicago Title Land Trust Company was the seller. NHPF is a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to preserving and creating sustainable, service-enriched multifamily housing.