EAST LANSING, MICH. — EdR will build an off-campus student housing development in East Lansing under a joint-venture agreement with RISE: A Real Estate Company (formerly Ambling University Development Group). EdR will develop, construct and manage a mixed-use student community located within walking distance of the Michigan State University campus. EdR will own 90 percent of the $90 million development, serve as managing partner, and be responsible for leasing and management of the community. Construction began recently on the unnamed wrap-style project of 824 beds in a mix of one-, two- and four-bedroom apartments. The development will also feature more than 4,000 square feet of retail space. Apartments will include private bedrooms and baths, washers and dryers, furnishings and granite countertops. Community amenities will include a covered parking garage, computer center, study room, fitness center, and two courtyards with grilling stations, televisions and volleyball courts. The property is scheduled to open in the summer of 2017.
FINDLAY AND SPRINGFIELD, OHIO — Senior Living Investment Brokerage has arranged the sale of Fox Run Manor in Findlay, about 50 miles south of Toledo, and a second unnamed community in Springfield, about 50 miles west of Columbus, for $6.4 million. A private owner based in Kentucky purchased the assisted living communities, which have a combined 147 units, from an undisclosed seller. Fox Run was built in 1984, and comprises 52,591 square feet on approximately four acres. Occupancy at the time of sale was 78 percent. The Springfield community was built in 1989 and comprises 53,382 square feet on 5.4 acres. Occupancy at the time of sale was 82 percent. Ryan Saul led the SLIB team in the transaction.
CHICAGO— Gilbane Development Co. has begun construction on 30 East, a new apartment community in Chicago’s South Loop. The site is located one block west of Grant Park and is near seven colleges and universities comprising more than 26,000 students. The 16-story, 150,000-square-foot building, designed by Chicago-based architect Solomon Cordwell Buenz, will feature 255 beds within 134 apartment units. It will be completed for occupancy by August 2017. Residents will have access to building amenities including a club room, café, tech hub, fitness center, lounge areas, gaming areas, study rooms and indoor bicycle storage. Outdoor terraces will feature gas grills, a fire pit, large screen outdoor TV, indoor/outdoor fireplace and several seating areas for social interaction. High-speed Internet and Wi-Fi will be available throughout the building. Additionally, 8,000 square feet of retail space will be located on the ground floor. Apartments will be fully furnished with private bedrooms and bathrooms, floor-to-ceiling windows, in-unit washers and dryers, walk-in closets, fully equipped kitchen and a flat-screen TV. Floor plans include studio, convertible, two-, three-, and four-bedroom units. 30 East will be professionally managed and feature individual leases by the bed.
MUKILTEO, WASH. — CBRE National Senior Housing has arranged a $22.1 million loan for Capitol Seniors Housing, which will use the money to acquire and renovate Harbour Pointe Retirement & Assisted Living Community, a 107-unit independent living and assisted living community in the Seattle suburb of Mukilteo. Capitol, a Washington, D.C.-based owner and developer, plans to use $1 million of the loan to convert 31 assisted living units into a memory care wing for the 104,523-square-food community, among other improvements. The non-recourse, floating-rate loan includes a five-year term with 36 months of interest-only payments. A national bank is providing the capital. Capitol will lease the property to Milestone Retirement Communities, a Vancouver, Wash.-based operator of 30 communities in 10 states. Aron Will, executive vice president, led the CBRE team in the transaction.
ST. GEORGE, UTAH — Redstone Residential has been awarded management of two new communities comprised of 1,084 beds. The two communities are Gateway at Lubbock, a 748-bed community that serves students at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, as well as Canyonlands Apartments, a 336-bed project adjacent to Dixie State University in St. George.
PLANO, TEXAS — HFF has secured capital for the development of The Huntington, a 320-unit apartment community in west Plano. HFF worked on behalf of a joint venture between Catalyst Urban Development and LandPlan Development to secure first mortgage construction financing through a regional bank and equity through Canyon Partners Real Estate. The Huntington will be built on a 5.5-acre site in the northeast quadrant of Preston Road and Headquarters Drive. The property will be adjacent to Legacy Business Park, a 2,655-acre office development that hosts several corporate headquarters including Toyota and FedEx. Due for completion in the first quarter of 2018, the property’s amenities include a swimming pool, grilling area, fire pits, two dog-friendly open spaces and fitness center. An attached parking garage offers direct access to each building level. Jeremy Sain led the HFF team representing the developer.
CHESTER, VA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $23 million sale of Ashton Creek, a 232-unit apartment community located at 4201 Creek Way in Chester, a suburb of Richmond. Community amenities include a pool, clubhouse, fitness center and tennis and volleyball courts. Christopher Chadwick, Ian Ruel, Dawson Rinder and Josh Feldman of Marcus & Millichap’s Washington, D.C., office represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The seller held the asset for 10 years, according to Chadwick. The Marcus & Millichap team also procured the buyer, a REIT. Bryn Merrey is Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in Virginia.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — KeyBank has provided a $6.1 million construction loan to Harbor Street Lofts LLC, an entity sponsored by the Sutton Real Estate Cos. in partnership with Bentham Foundation. Proceeds of the loan were used toward the acquisition and rehabilitation of a four-story, historic industrial building in Syracuse’s Westside neighborhood. The borrower is transforming the property into a 40-unit mixed-income apartment property. Lynne Callis-Wilson of Key’s Community Development Lending arranged the financing for the borrower.
COLUMBIA, MO. — American Campus Communities (ACC) will develop a 718-bed student housing community adjacent to the University of Missouri campus in Columbia. U Centre on Turner will consist of 182 units located at the intersection of 5th Street and Turner Avenue. The development, expected to come on line in the fall of 2017, will include 177 four-bedroom, four-bathroom units and five two-bedroom, two-bathroom units in two buildings, surrounding a controlled-access parking garage. U Centre on Turner will include a 12,000-square-foot community center with a fitness center, game room, offices and academic success center. The project will also include a courtyard with a pool, spa and outdoor cooking stations. The site is a 3.8-acre assemblage that was purchased last year. Kurt Hollenberg of United Country-Commercial represented the seller, Ginger C LLC. Thomas Horvath of CR Commercial Realty represented American Campus Communities in the transaction.
SIOUX CITY, IOWA — Senior Living Investment Brokerage has arranged the sale of Countryside Nursing & Rehab, a 222-bed skilled nursing facility, and Four Seasons Countryside Estates, an independent living community, for a combined $3.1 million. The two properties are located a half mile from each other in Sioux City, near the Nebraska border. The buyer was Ide Management Group, an Indiana-based owner-operator expanding its footprint in Iowa. The seller was a public REIT looking to divest the non-core asset. Countryside Nursing & Rehab is 68,457 square feet and sits on 8.5 acres. It was originally built in 1965 and most recently renovated in 2003. Four Seasons Countryside Estates includes 45,553 square feet of space and sits on 5.4 acres. It was built in 1936 and renovated in 1986. Ide will invest in updates to the skilled nursing portion of the portfolio to help improve a low occupancy rate of 35 percent. Ryan Saul and Jeff Binder led the SLIB team in the deal.