JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged the $12.8 million sale of Avesta Townsend, a 208-unit, garden-style apartment community located at 3450 Townsend Blvd. in Jacksonville’s Arlington neighborhood. HH Townsend LLC purchased the property from 3450 Townsend LLC, an entity controlled by Avesta Communities. Built in 1970, the property features a community swimming pool, laundry facility, clubhouse with a recreation room and fitness center, tennis court and a playground. The seller has invested nearly $3 million in interior and exterior renovations at Avesta Townsend since 2012. Greg Rainey, Cole Whitaker, Tal Frydman and Jason Stanton of Berkadia represented the seller in the transaction. Justin Ownby of Berkadia assisted in the acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer.
MURFREESBORO, TENN. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $6.1 million acquisition loan for Abbington at Stones River, a 96-unit affordable housing community located at 1335 Bradyville Pike in Murfreesboro, a suburb of Nashville. John Reed of NorthMarq’s Omaha office arranged the 18-year loan with two years of interest-only payments followed by a 35-year amortization schedule. The loan was financed through Freddie Mac’s Tax-Exempt Loan program and includes a facility for a moderate rehab of the property.
DOUGLASSVILLE, FLEETWOOD AND EPHRATA, PA. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage has arranged the sale of Keystone Villa, a portfolio of seniors housing properties in the northwestern Philadelphia suburbs of Douglassville, Fleetwood and Ephrata. Capital Health Group, a seniors housing private equity firm, purchased the properties for an undisclosed price. The seller was a private ownership group that originally developed and operated the properties, but was looking to exit the seniors housing industry. Keystone Villa totals 509 units of Class A independent living, assisted living and memory care. The properties were built in phases between 2004 and 2014. Following the sale, Milestone Retirement Communities LLC will manage the portfolio. Bradley Clousing, Toby Siefert and Jeff Binder of Senior Living Investment Brokerage negotiated the transaction.
NEW JERSEY — Walker & Dunlop has structured a $28.4 million loan for Valstone Partners. The transaction consists of a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development portfolio backed by 14 cottage-style memory care properties located across New Jersey. Kevin Giusti and Michael Vaughn of Walker & Dunlop arranged the 35-year, fixed-rate loan, which was structured as a 232/223(f) Health Care Facility refinance with an 80 percent loan to value. Loan proceeds were used to refinance 12 of the properties and acquire and refinance two properties.
PHILADELPHIA — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a two-building mixed-use property located at 4343-4345 Main St. in Philadelphia’s Manayunk neighborhood. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $2 million, or $231,666 per unit. The asset features eight studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments and one retail unit, which is leased to Chabaa Thai and Binto. Phil Sharrow and Jonathan Massaro of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller and secured the buyer. Additionally, Sharrow and Massaro worked with Matthew Rosenberg of Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. to arrange a 10-year acquisition loan for the buyer.
SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — Washington, D.C.-based StoneBridge Investments has acquired 550 Abernathy Apartments, a 228-unit multifamily property located at 550 Abernathy Road N.E. in Sandy Springs, a suburb of Atlanta in Fulton County. StoneBridge purchased the property from an entity controlled by Harbor Group for $31 million. 550 Abernathy is located within Atlanta’s Central Perimeter submarket, which features three major hospitals situated on “Pill Hill,” the 1.5 million-square-foot Perimeter Mall and more than 31 million square feet of office space, including the new East Coast hub for State Farm and the new headquarters for Mercedes-Benz USA, set to open in 2018. StoneBridge plans to upgrade the community’s interiors with granite countertops, more open floor plans and hard-surface flooring. The firm will also add to the property’s newly renovated clubhouse and pool with outdoor additions including poolside cabanas, a fire pit and an outdoor kitchen. Other planned upgrades include building exteriors and landscaping. Kevin Geiger of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. ZRS Management, an affiliate of StoneBridge, will manage 550 Abernathy.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Fort Capital has begun development on Fort201, a multifamily property located within The Foundry in Fort Worth’s West 7th Street District. The two-building property will feature 72 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartment residences with rents starting at $1,075 per month. The units will feature high-tech capabilities, Carrara marble countertops, stainless steel appliances and an electronic doorman. Construction is slated for completion later this year. The Foundry is a mixed-use development headed by M2G Ventures.
CHICAGO — Eugenie Terrace Associates LLC has received a $125 million loan for the refinancing of Eugenie Terrace in Chicago. The 44-story tower includes 575 luxury apartment units. The building is located at 1730 N. Clark St. in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. An international life insurance company provided the 10-year, fixed-rate loan. The building was originally constructed in 1988 and previously financed in 2007. Matthew Schoenfeldt and Mike Kavanau of HFF secured the loan and represented the borrower in the transaction.
SAN ANTONIO — Venterra Realty has received a seven-year, fixed-rate loan through Freddie Mac’s CME Program for French Place Apartments, a garden-style apartment community located in San Antonio. Cortney Cole of HFF arranged the financing for the borrower. Located at 109 W. French Place, the property features 84 units in a mix of one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Community amenities include a swimming pool, barbecue grills, courtyards, a laundry facility and parking. At the time of financing, the property was 97 percent occupied.
Community Preservation Partners Acquires 179-Unit Affordable Seniors Community in Anaheim for $53.5M
ANAHEIM, CALIF. — Community Preservation Partners (CPP), in a joint venture with Jamboree Housing, has acquired Miracle Terrace Apartments, a 179-unit affordable seniors housing community in the Los Angeles suburb of Anaheim, for $53.5 million. A private owner sold the property. As part of the transaction, the Anaheim Housing Authority will help keep rents below market level. Irvine-based CPP plans to invest $7.4 million in renovations to the property, including new air conditioning units, energy-efficient appliances, water conservation upgrades, improvements to the façade, amenity improvements, and new countertops, cabinets and flooring. Jamboree Housing will provide wellness and mobility services, as well as coordinate services and offer community events.