SMYRNA, TENN. — Southeastern Development Associates has brokered the $49.6 million sale of Grand Oak at Town Park, a 300-unit, Class A multifamily development located in Nashville’s Smyrna suburb. Completed in 2014, the property was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale. Community amenities include a clubhouse, cyber café, 24/7 cardio wellness center, saltwater pool, outdoor fireplace and a poolside entertainment area with stainless steel grills. An undisclosed international investor purchased the property from an undisclosed seller. Ryan McArdle, Steve Collins and David Rivers of Southeastern Development Associates represented the seller.
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CHICAGO — Love Funding has arranged a $12.3 million HUD loan for the construction of Montclare Senior Residences of Lawndale, a 120-unit supportive living community in Chicago. The two-story community will be built on a 2.5-acre lot in an urban neighborhood less than six miles from downtown Chicago. Supportive living is a subset of assisted living that is an alternative to skilled nursing for low-income seniors. It combines apartment-style housing with care services. Bruce Gerhart of Love Funding secured the financing. The HUD program provided the development team with low-rate, non-recourse financing for the duration of construction and for a subsequent 40-year term. Funding was also provided by low-income housing tax credits through the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA), a Chicago Department of Housing loan, a TIF grant and an Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity grant. Philip Mappa, the managing member and founder of MR Properties LLC, is leading the community’s development. Cinnaire, a nonprofit real estate investment firm formerly known as Great Lakes Capital Fund, is purchasing the tax credits.
YPSILANTI, MICH. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided an $8.5 million refinancing loan through Freddie Mac for a multifamily property in Ypsilanti, about 10 miles southeast of Ann Arbor. Fairway Trails Apartment Homes is a 231-unit, garden-style apartment complex that was constructed in 1972. Dirk Falardeau of KeyBank Real Estate Capital arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower.
OAK PARK AND CICERO, ILL. — Interra Realty has brokered the $1.8 million sale of two multifamily properties in the suburbs of Chicago. A property at 428 S. Scoville Ave. in Oak Park sold for $1 million at a capitalization rate of 5.8 percent. The 10-unit property consists of eight one-bedroom units and two two-bedroom units. The property also includes 15 parking spaces. Patrick Kennelly of Interra Realty represented both parties in the transaction. In the second deal, a property at 1900 S. 51st Ave. in Cicero sold for approximately $800,000 at a capitalization rate of 10.7 percent. The building included six two-bedroom units, four one-bedroom units and nine studio apartments for a total of 19 units. Kennelly, along with James Clough and Joe Smazal of Interra Realty, brokered the transaction. All parties in both transactions are undisclosed locals.
KALAMAZOO, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has brokered the sale of a 96-unit apartment building in Kalamazoo for an undisclosed price. Ravine Apartments LLC sold the building to Ravine Apartment Limited Partnership and Princeton Enterprises. The property is located at 3510 N. Drake Road. Rick Tabbi of Friedman represented both parties in the transaction.
SAN ANTONIO — On behalf of Frontline Capital Partners, JLL has secured $18 million in acquisition and rehabilitation financing for Churchill Park Apartments, a 392-unit gated apartment community located in San Antonio. LegacyTexas provided the loan. Mark Brandenburg led the JLL Capital Markets team in arranging the loan. The apartment community consists of 31 two- and three-story buildings and features a fitness center, two swimming pools, a park and a barbeque area. The property is located near the area’s major highway systems, major employers and retail options.
ARLINGTON, PLANO AND SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS — Canyon Partners Real Estate, a commercial real estate investment firm, has completed three preferred equity investments in the fourth quarter of 2015. The deals totaled $29.4 million and will be used to develop apartment communities in Plano and San Antonio and a mixed-use student housing property in Arlington. The three investments closed included: An equity investment of $11.7 million in a joint venture with affiliates of Catalyst Urban Development and LandPlan to fund the construction of The Huntington, a 320-unit multifamily property in Plano. The site is less than a quarter-mile from Legacy Business Park, a 2,655-acre, Class A office development, which serves as the headquarters for many Fortune 500 companies; An equity investment of $7.6 million in a joint venture with affiliates of Catalyst Urban Development and LandPlan to fund the development of 101 Center, a mixed-use student housing community in Arlington. The project includes 244 units with high-end finishes and Class A amenities, 18,412 square feet of ground-floor retail with 90 parking spaces and a 600-space parking garage; A preferred equity investment of $10.1 million in a joint venture with an affiliate of the NRP Group to fund the development of …
Berkeley Point Capital Provides $15M Refinancing Loan for 231-Unit Seniors Housing Complex in Dayton
DAYTON, OHIO — Berkeley Point Capital has provided a $15 million refinancing loan through Freddie Mac for a seniors housing complex in Dayton. Wilmington Place is a 231-unit facility that was constructed in the 1850s. The building was previously used as an insane asylum and then converted into the Dayton State Hospital, which closed in 1978. The building was added to the National Historic Register the following year. Wilmington Place is situated on 24 acres and consists of 22 memory care units, 58 assisted living units and 151 independent living units that provide over 30 different floor plans. The property is licensed for 90 Alzheimer’s beds with the Ohio Department of Health. The fixed-rate loan features a 20-year term.
WEST DES MOINES, IOWA — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $6.5 million non-recourse first mortgage CMBS loan for a mobile home park in West Des Moines. Western Village Mobile Home Park is a mobile home community for persons aged 55 and older. The park consists of 271 pad sites situated on 46 acres. The community also includes a leasing office, clubhouse and a one or two car garage on most lots. Todd Linehan of KeyBank Real Estate Capital secured the financing.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has negotiated the sale of a multifamily property in Chicago for $1.8 million. Kinsch Family Trust sold the asset, located at 7427-39 N. Winchester Ave., to an undisclosed buyer. Located in the Rogers Park neighborhood, the 20-unit building sold at a capitalization rate of 6 percent. The asset is comprised of 14 two-bedroom units and six one-bedroom units and includes 17 parking spaces. The buyer plans to make unit and operational improvements. Craig Martin of Interra represented both parties in the transaction.