DALLAS — Mill Creek Residential will renovate the Lakewood on the Trail apartment complex in Dallas as part of its value-add joint venture with AEW Capital Management. Mill Creek purchased the 352-unit complex in September 2013 and completed a renovation of the clubhouse. The company plans to renovate the units. Each apartment unit at the complex, built in the 1980s, will undergo an extensive upgrade package, including the addition of custom cabinets, granite countertops, modern lighting and new faucets. The new clubhouse and leasing office features a brand-new fitness studio and a Starbucks coffee station. Located at 101 N Brookside Dr., Lakewood on the Trail offers direct access to the Santa Fe Trail and is adjacent to the Lakewood Country Club. Mill Creek owns and operates 560 apartment homes in the Dallas market, with an additional 507 apartments under construction.
HOUSTON — HFF has secured $15 million in financing for the Trails of Ashford, a 514-unit apartment property in southwest Houston. HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, Bayshore Properties, to secure the 10-year, fixed-rate loan with Jefferies LoanCore LLC. Loan proceeds were used to refinance and recapitalize the asset. The Trails of Ashford consists of 34 two- and three-story buildings totaling 390,960 square feet. There are nine different floor plans with an average unit size of 751 square feet. The property features a fitness center, two swimming pools, sand volleyball court, a lighted tennis court and limited gate access. The property is situated on nearly 29 acres at 12710 Brant Rock Drive. The property is within 10 miles of both the 610 Loop and the Sam Houston Tollway (Beltway 8), which provides access to all other major highways in and around Houston. Jason Bond and Dan Kearns led the HFF debt placement team representing the borrower.
KATY, Texas — Satterfield & Pontikes Construction has been selected by Medistar Corporation to construct an 80-bed skilled nursing facility at Katy Fort Bend Road and Colonial Parkway in far west Harris County. Work on the 60,000-square-foot building is scheduled to begin early this year. Construction is expected to take approximately 11 months. The $12.3 million Kindred Parkwest Skilled Nursing Facility was designed by architect Davis Stokes Collaborative PC of Brentwood, Tenn. The 5-acre site will have room for future expansion to 120 inpatient rooms. The two-story building will feature a structural steel frame and an exterior façade of synthetic stucco, brick and stone. A separate generator with a weatherproof enclosure will be installed to provide emergency power. Medistar Corporation is a full-service real estate development company that specializes in the design, development, financing and construction of office buildings and other facilities for the healthcare industry.
ST. PAUL, MINN. — Dougherty Mortgage has arranged a $5.1 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinance of Riverview Highlands, a 54-unit multifamily property in St. Paul. The 12-year loan includes a 30-year amortization schedule. Dougherty’s Minneapolis office arranged the loan for the borrower Riverview Highlands LLC. Riverview Highlands is 55-plus seniors community that offers planned activities and events for residents. The property features underground parking, an exercise room and a community room. Floor plans include walk-in closets, washer and dryer connections, oversized kitchens, vaulted ceilings and fireplaces in some of the units.
MIDLOTHIAN, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $1.4 million sale of 14800 Kenton Ave., a 24-unit apartment property located in Midlothian. The property is located at 14800-16 S. Kenton Ave., and includes two-bedroom units. The asset includes off-street parking and on-site laundry facilities in each building. Scott Harris, Andrean Angelov and Ryan Engle of Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago Oak Brook office, represented the seller, a private investor and the buyer, a limited liability company.
BOSTON — Arbor Commercial Mortgage has funded a $2.4 million loan for Adams Court Apartments, located at 415 River St. in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood. Secured under the FHA 223(f) Loan product line, the 35-year refinance loan features a 35-year amortization schedule. The 50-unit property features laundry facilities in each building, off-street parking and balconies for most non-ground-level apartments. Ryan Duff of Arbor’s Boston office originated the loan for the undisclosed borrower.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Dominion Partners, a Birmingham-based developer of senior living properties across the Southeast, has two projects underway in Georgia and Florida. Somerby of Peachtree City senior living community in Peachtree City was split into two phases of construction. Phase I, currently in lease-up, has 72 assisted living and 24 memory care apartments. Dominion Partners recently broke ground on the $25 million Phase II of Somerby, which is expected to reach completion in the fall of this year. The 13-acre project will add a four-story building with 101 one- to three-bedroom independent living units, as well as nine villas that will provide flow for the existing assisted living units. The company is also developing a property in Florida called Somerby of Santa Rosa Beach. The $13.8 million project includes 52 assisted living and 24 memory care apartments.
NAPLES, FLA. — Miami-based 13th Floor Investments has sold Sierra Grande, a 273-unit luxury apartment community located at 6975 Sierra Club Circle in Naples, for $44.3 million. 13th Floor and The Estate Cos. purchased the asset, which was under construction as a condominium project, out of distress in 2011 for $5.2 million. Construction was completed approximately two years after the purchase and the first tenants moved into the complex in March 2014. The community was approximately 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. Sierra Grande’s amenities include a clubhouse, lakefront pool, fitness center, yoga and pilates wellness center, Wi-Fi lounge, tennis courts, a children’s play room, sand volleyball court, barbecue and picnic areas and a dog park. Hampton Beebe and Avery Klann of ARA’s Boca Raton office represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was Continental Realty Corp., a REIT based in Maryland.
BRANDON, FLA. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has arranged a $17.9 million loan and arranged joint venture equity for Camden Lakeside, a 228-unit, garden-style apartment community in Brandon, part of the Tampa metropolitan area. Taylor Williams and Purvesh Gosalia of Grandbridge arranged the 10-year Fannie Mae DUS loan with a 30-year amortization schedule and two years of interest-only payments. The community comprises one- and two-bedroom apartments with private patios, walk-in closets and breakfast bars. Camden Lakeside’s amenity package includes two natural lakes on the grounds, a lakeside gazebo, fitness center, tennis courts and a racquetball court.
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MINN. — Oak Grove Capital has originated a $42.5 million fixed-rate Fannie Mae loan for joint venture White Oak Partners and a fund managed by Ares Management. The loan will be used to acquire Southview Gables, a 425-unit garden-style apartment complex in Inver Grove Heights, a suburb in the Twin Cities. The fixed-rate loan has a 10-year term with three years of interest-only payments and seven years of yield maintenance.