MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. — CREC has brokered the $36.2 million sale of The Ellington, an apartment and condominium residential property located on County Line Road in Miami Gardens. Included in the sale were 260 apartments and 87 condominiums with the 412-unit community, which was built in 1974. Peter Mekras represented the undisclosed seller, a repeat client of CREC’s. The buyer, a private investor, was self-represented in the transaction.
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — HFF has facilitated the sale of La Rochelle, a 25-story luxury apartment building located at 255 Huguenot St. in New Rochelle. Boston-based DSF Group acquired the 412-unit property from 255 Huguenot Street Corp. for $148.5 million. The property features 43 studios, 142 one-bedroom, 185 two-bedroom and 42 three-bedroom units, including loft-style apartments and penthouse suites. Additionally, the building features 6,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space, a 422-space parking garage and rights for the development of an additional 40-story residential tower. On-site amenities include an outdoor swimming pool with sundeck, clubroom with fireplace, conference room, state-of-the-art fitness center, yoga room and a landscaped courtyard with grilling area. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Michael Oliver, Stephen Simonelli and Andrew Scandalios of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.
BOSTON — Related Beal has topped off Parcel 1B, a residential, retail and hospitality development in downtown Boston. Designed by CBT Architects, the 484,000-square-foot property will feature 239 affordable and workforce apartment units, 10,000 square feet of street-level retail space, 220 parking spaces and a Courtyard by Marriott. Operated by Turnberry Associates, the 220-room hotel will feature 2,500 square feet of meeting space. Situated within Boston’s Bulfinch Triangle, the property is located in close proximity to public transportation.
HOUSTON — ARA Newmark has secured a $22.2 million construction loan for The Icon, a 380-bed student housing development located within walking distance of the University of Houston campus. David Schwarz and Spencer Hough of ARA Newmark secured the loan on behalf of the borrower, Tier One Group, through an undisclosed regional debt fund. The five-story property will feature a resort-style pool, business center, conference room, game room, lounge area, fitness center, fire pit and a covered outdoor bar with gas grills and a refrigerator. Tier One expects to deliver the project in time for fall 2017 classes.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — Kindred Healthcare Inc. (NYSE: KND) plans to buy the 36 skilled nursing facilities it currently operates for Ventas for $700 million. The move is the latest step in Kindred’s plan to fully exit the skilled nursing business. The company will presumably try to sell the facilities that it will now both own and operate. Kindred announced its plan to leave skilled nursing last week on its third-quarter earnings call, which revealed a quarterly loss of $671.3 million. The company will focus instead on home healthcare and post-acute care hospitals. Ventas (NYSE: VTR), one of the largest healthcare REITs in the country, sent out its own statement the next day, noting that Kindred could not sell or lease the 36 Ventas-owned facilities without Ventas’ consent. By buying those 36 facilities, Kindred is now free to sell or lease the properties. As part of the deal, Ventas has extended its lease with Kindred for all the Ventas-owned acute-care hospitals in Kindred’s operational portfolio. The leases were set to expire between 2018 and 2020, but have all been extended to 2025. Ventas itself is attempting to exit the skilled nursing business as well. The company created a separate spinoff company …
NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has arranged the acquisition of Noonan Plaza, an affordable housing complex located at 105 W. 168th St. in the South Bronx’s Highbridge neighborhood. Spencer Equity acquired the property for $42 million. The seven-story, 335,000-square-foot asset features 283 residential units and eight retail units. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood Realty Group represented the buyer and the seller, Joel Leder (Noonan Plaza LLC), in the transaction.
CHICAGO — Cohen Financial has closed a $20.7 million development loan for new ground-up construction of a 105-unit multifamily property at 710 W. Grand Ave. in the West Loop neighborhood of Chicago. The property will feature a mix of one- and two-bedroom units, convertibles and studios. Construction of the property is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2017. Dan Rosenberg, Matt Terpstra and Jason Keith of Cohen Financial secured the loan with TCF Bank. Outlook Development Group and Wicker Park Apartments were the borrowers.
EDINA, MINN. — The Opus Group has started construction on a four-story, 244-unit multifamily development in Edina, a southwestern suburb of Minneapolis. Activity on the site began this week with the demolition of an existing 94,000-square-foot building that was formerly leased to UnitedHealth Group. A variety of floor plans will be offered with units ranging from 585 square feet to 1,350 square feet. Completion is slated for spring 2018. The project is a collaboration between Opus and Founders Properties LLC. Opus Development Co. LLC is the developer, Opus Design Build LLC is the design-builder and Opus AE Group LLC is the architect and structural engineer of record.
WEST DES MOINES, IOWA — Hubbell Realty Company has begun leasing at 5Fifty5 Townhomes, located along the Raccoon River in West Des Moines. The $13 million project features a streetscape design that encourages residents to walk to nearby surroundings and local trails. The rental units introduce a new layout to the downtown area: an elevated three-story unit with two balconies off each side. Unit sizes include two- and three-bedroom floor plans with up to three bathrooms.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — NAI Earle Furman has brokered the $8.8 million sale of two apartment communities totaling 166 units in Spartanburg. The assets include the 74-unit Georgetown Village located at 1421 John B White Sr. Blvd. and the 92-unit Timberlane Apartments located at 106 Kensington Drive. Cedar Grove SC LLC purchased both assets from Georgetown Holdings LLC. Tony Bonitati, Kay Hill and Bern DuPree of NAI Earle Furman represented the seller in the transaction. Both Georgetown Village and Timberlane Apartments were fully occupied at the time of sale.
