INDEPENDENCE, MO. — Overland Property Group has celebrated the opening of Gardens at Jackson Creek, a $10 million seniors living facility in suburban Kansas City. The new apartment community, located at 19401 E. 40th St. Court in Independence, features 46 one-bedroom units and 67 two-bedroom units. Williams Spurgeon Kuhl & Freshnock Architects led the design team for the 115,000-square-foot facility. One-bedroom floor plans range from 576 to 594 square feet with monthly rents starting at $1,025. Two-bedroom units range from 765 to 795 square feet with rents starting at $1,250. Apartments feature raised-panel wood doors, wood-grained vinyl plank flooring, granite countertops, walk-in closets, washers and dryers, custom cabinets and nine-foot ceilings.
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LOS ANGELES — Metro @ Compton Senior Apartments, a 75-unit seniors housing community, has broken ground in the Los Angeles submarket of Compton. The $19.5 million, transit-oriented community will be located at 302 N. Tamarind Ave. across from the city's newly completed senior center. Metro @ Compton is also within walking distance of the Martin Luther King Transit Center, several Los Angeles Metro bus stops, the light rail Metro Blue Line, and other local services, including a grocery store, bank, library, park and the Compton Town Hall. Meta Housing Corp. which is developing the community, is working in conjunction with Los Angeles County and the Compton City Council.
VANCOUVER, WASH. — CNL Healthcare Properties has acquired four seniors housing and healthcare facilities in Washington for $88.3 million. The transaction included Bridgewood at Four Seasons Retirement & Assisted Living Community in Vancouver; Rosemont Retirement & Assisted Living Community in Yelm; Auburn Meadows Senior Community for Assisted Living and Special Care in Auburn; and Monticello Park Retirement & Assisted Living Community in Longview. The four communities contain a total of 457 residential units, including 136 independent living units, 297 assisted living units and 24 memory care units. They are managed by Prestige Senior Living, LLC under long-term management services agreements. CNL is also scheduled to close on West Hills Retirement and Assisted Living Community in Corvallis, Ore., next month. Prestige will also operate this property.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — CBRE’s national student housing team has arranged the $18.5 million sale of 400 Meeting Street, a 41-unit student housing community in Charleston. CMB Properties LLC purchased the community from Davis Property Group. The 160-bed property was fully leased at the time of sale. The property was built in 2013 and features fully furnished units with hardwood-style flooring, black appliances and washer/dryers. Ryan Lang, Ryan Reid, Jaclyn Fitts and Phil Brosseau of CBRE brokered the sale. Greystar Student Living manages the community, which is within walking distance of The College of Charleston.
MONTGOMERY, ALA. — Multi Housing Advisors (MHA) has arranged the sale of the 224-unit Bell Station and the 28-unit Watchman Court, two contiguous apartment communities located at 3201 and 3301 Watchman Drive in Montgomery. The communities had an average 93 percent occupancy at the time of sale. The sales price was undisclosed. Jimmy Adams of MHA’s Birmingham, Ala., office represented the sellers, Tritex Real Estate Advisors and Watchman Court Ltd., in the transaction. EBSCO Watchman Dr. LLC was the buyer. Chad Hagwood of Beech Street Capital arranged a Freddie Mac acquisition loan.
ST. LOUIS — KBS Legacy Partners Apartment REIT, a Newport Beach, Calif.-based public non-traded REIT, has purchased the 200-unit Lofts at the Highlands apartment community in St. Louis for $41.8 million. The Class A property, which totals 246,612 square feet, was 80 percent occupied at the time of sale. Built in 2006, the complex consists of two five-story buildings and is located between downtown St. Louis and the Clayton business district. Mills Properties Inc. will manage the property.
ATLANTA — CBRE Global Investors has acquired Alexander on Ponce, which is located at 144 Ponce De Leon Ave. N.E. in Atlanta. The 330-unit apartment community features panoramic city views, two courtyard and garden areas, a fully-equipped fitness center and a business center. Equity Residential sold the property for an undisclosed price. Derrick Bloom and David Gutting of Jones Lang LaSalle's Capital Markets team represented the seller in the transaction.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — MAC Realty Advisors has arranged a $21 million investment from a private equity fund for the acquisition and development of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, an existing used car lot in Washington, D.C.’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. MAC also arranged a senior construction loan through a regional bank on behalf of the borrower, NOVO Development Corp. NOVO plans to build a five-story, 77-unit residential project with a one-level parking garage. Andrew McAllister, Bruce Levin and Ben Lazarus of MAC led the placement effort on the transactions.
INDIANAPOLIS — Hamilton Point Investments has sold Woodbrook Apartments, a 196-unit community located directly on Georgetown Road in Indianapolis, to CAPREIT for $6.7 million. Hamilton Point purchased Woodbrook as a distressed asset in March 2011 from a lender. The property was repositioned, stabilized and brought to market in early 2013.The Philadelphia-based owner and management company plans to further reposition the property by updating the clubhouse, adding new landscape and renovating the interiors of select units. Tikijian Associates represented the seller, Hamilton Point Investments, a Connecticut-based owner and management company, in the transaction. Oak Grove Capital arranged the acquisition financing through Freddie Mac.
SOUTH BEND, IND. — Triad Real Estate Partners has arranged the $5.3 million sale of Darby Row and The Belfry, a two-property, 71-bed student housing portfolio serving the University of Notre Dame in South Bend. The sale price represents a 7.74 percent capitalization rate. Locally based Holladay Properties developed the property in 2012 and 2013. The buyer is a relatively new student housing investment company based in Southern California that is looking to expand its Midwest footprint. Both properties are located within walking distance to campus and were fully leased for the 2013-14 school year.