PHILADELPHIA — Newmark Grubb Knight Frank (NGKF) Capital Markets has arranged the sale of the SOKO Lofts development site, located at 1300-1354 N. Second St. in Philadelphia’s South Kensington neighborhood. Canus Corp. sold the property to The Klein Company for an undisclosed sum. Scheduled to begin construction later this year, the fully approved development will feature 320 apartments. Brett Segal, Mike Margolis, Dave Dolan and Jeff Mack of NGKF represented the seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has brokered the sale of a mixed-use property located at 86-90 Bushwick Ave., aka 811 Grand St., in Brooklyn’s East Williamsburg neighborhood. The property sold for $9 million, or $445 per square foot. The four-story building features 12 rent-regulated residential units and four retail units. The apartment units are a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Eskor Edem of Eastern Consolidated represented the seller, a longtime owner, while Jonathan Schwartz, also of Eastern Consolidated, represented the buyer, a local investor, in the transaction.
DENISON, TEXAS — Mason Joseph Co., a San Antonio-based FHA multifamily lender, has secured an $18.7 million loan for the construction and permanent financing of The Residence at Gateway Village. The property is a proposed 180-unit apartment community in Denison. The financing was secured through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s 221(d)(4) loan insurance program. The borrower secured a non-recourse loan that is fixed for the initial 16-month construction period and a subsequent 40-year term. Residence at Gateway Village is being built as part of a master-planned development, Gateway Village, on the west side of US Highway 75 at Grayson Drive. The apartment will be spread over eight three-story buildings. Sherman, Texas-based Covenant Development Partners, a privately held regional multifamily development and investment firm, is developing the project. Parkcrest Builders will serve as the project’s general contractor, and Residence Property Co. will serve as the management agent.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Dougherty Mortgage has secured a $9.9 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition financing of Las Colinas Apartments, a 177-unit apartment property located in Austin. Property amenities include two laundry facilities, courtyards with barbecue and picnic areas, a community room and a children’s playground. A partnership between Old Capital Lending and Dougherty’s Minneapolis office arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, 1500 Reagan Hill LLC. The loan features a 12-year term and 30-year amortization schedule.
NASHVILLE AND HERMITAGE, TENN. — Spirit Bascom Ventures, an affiliate of Irvine, Calif.-based The Bascom Group, and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management LP have closed on the purchase of two apartment communities in Nashville totaling 838 units. The portfolio includes the 560-unit Bellevue West at 100 Ridgelake Parkway and the 278-unit Highlands at the Lake at 100 Arbor Lake Blvd. in Hermitage, a suburb of Nashville. Vincent Lefler of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. Brian Eisendrath and Annie Rice of CBRE Capital Markets arranged acquisition financing through San Francisco-based ACORE Capital.
MACON, GA. — Equus Capital Partners Ltd. has sold Madison River Place, a 240-unit apartment community in Macon, for $14.5 million. Mullberry Properties LLC purchased the property, which was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. Built in 1988, the community features a resort-style swimming pool, fitness center, tennis and sand volleyball courts and a playground. Robert Stickel of Multi Housing Advisors represented the seller in the transaction. Greg Curci of Equus oversaw the company’s disposition of Madison River Place.
ELGIN, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $1.9 million sale of a 32-unit multifamily property in Elgin, approximately 40 miles northwest of Chicago. Unit sizes at the property, known as 230 South State Street, range from 490 to 990 square feet. Features include ample parking, on-site laundry and storage lockers. An undisclosed limited liability company sold the building located at 230 S. State St. to a private investor. Ryan Engle and Andrean Angelov of Marcus & Millichap listed the property on behalf of the seller and secured the buyer.
ALTADENA, CALIF. — Episcopal Communities & Services (ECS) has opened the doors on MonteCedro, a 206-unit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in the Los Angeles suburb of Altadena. Development costs were not disclosed. Perkins Eastman provided design and planning services for the eight-acre community, comprising 186 independent living apartments, 20 assisted living and memory support residences, and coordinated in-home care. The community is the first of its kind to be built in Los Angeles County in over 20 years, according to Perkins Eastman. ECS, a nonprofit operator based in nearby Pasadena, operates two other CCRCs in Southern California — The Canterbury in Rancho Palos Verdes and The Covington in Aliso Viejo. Perkins Eastman is a global design firm. The company is based in New York City, but has 15 offices around the world.
SAN CLEMENTE, CALIF. — CareTrust REIT Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRE) has expanded its revolving credit facility from $300 million to $400 million, while simultaneously entering into a new $100 million, seven-year, non-amortizing unsecured term loan. Approximately $95 million of the term loan proceeds were used to pay off and terminate CareTrust’s existing secured mortgage indebtedness under its 2006 credit agreement with General Electric Capital Corporation. The lower interest rate resulting from the refinancing is expected to generate approximately $1.3 million in annual savings. CareTrust REIT Inc. is a publicly traded seniors housing and healthcare REIT based in San Clemente.
WOODBURN, ORE. — Radiant Senior Living, a Portland-based seniors housing owner/operator, has purchased Emerald Gardens of Woodburn, a 44-unit assisted living and memory care facility approximately 30 miles south of Portland, for $6 million. Built in 1987, the community was renovated in 2013 to add 12 units of secured memory care. Shep Roylance and James Duffy of JCH Senior Housing Group arranged the transaction. The seller was not disclosed.
