WILMINGTON, DEL. — Evergreen Apartment Group Inc. has acquired River Commons Apartments, a 116-unit multifamily property in Wilmington, located approximately 25 miles southwest of Philadelphia. River Commons, which was redeveloped in 2004, offers two- and three-bedroom apartments with a community clubhouse. Andrew Townsend of Marcus & Millichap represented Evergreen in the transaction, the seller in which was not disclosed. Key Bank Real Estate Capital provided a Fannie Mae acquisition loan, and AMA Financial was the mortgage broker.
NEWARK, DEL. — Greysteel has arranged the $24.7 million sale of The Vinings at Christiana, a 220–unit multifamily property in Newark, located approximately 40 miles southwest of Philadelphia. The property comprises a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units, 125 of which are reserved for tenants earning 60 percent or less of the area median income, while the remaining 95 are rented at market rates. Ari Firoozabadi and Henry Mathies of Greysteel represented the seller, Alden Torch Financial, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, CAPREIT.
GREENVILLE, DEL. — Acts Retirement-Life Communities will soon begin a $70 million expansion project at Country House, a seniors housing community in Greenville, located southwest of Philadelphia. The project will add 20 cottage homes, 55 apartments and a clubhouse to the community. The first phase of the three-year project, construction of the cottage homes, is scheduled to begin before the end of this month. The second phase of the project includes construction of the apartments and clubhouse, which will include new restaurant venues and a performance center as well as a new fitness and aquatic center. The apartments, which will range in size from 1,400 to 2,200 square feet, will be located within two new wings of the community.
LEWES, DEL. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged an $18 million construction loan for a multifamily development in Lewes, located approximately 40 miles southeast of Dover. An undisclosed regional bank provided the loan. The property consists of seven separate buildings, two of which are condominiums with ground-floor retail, three of which are fully leased apartment buildings and two of which are single-family homes. Two additional multifamily buildings offering one- and two-bedroom units are currently under construction and slated for completion in 2020. Jon Kushner and Ben Retter of Walker & Dunlop arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Fernmoor Homes.
NEWARK, DEL. — Vesper Holdings has acquired The Retreat at Newark, a 597-bed student housing community located near the University of Delaware campus in Newark, for $48 million. The property offers a mix of one-, two-, four- and five-bedroom units. Shared amenities include a basketball court, clubhouse, fitness center, tanning beds, a golf simulator, outdoor grilling areas, a pool, hot tub and a computer lounge. TSB Realty brokered the sale of the property on behalf of an undisclosed seller. Vesper plans to invest $1 million in capital improvements in order to renovate shared amenity spaces as well as make exterior improvements and substantial technology upgrades throughout the property.
REHOBOTH BEACH, DEL. — Axilla Capital, a Michigan-based finance and advisory firm, has arranged a $12 million CMBS loan. The funds will refinance a Fairfield Inn & Suites hotel in the coastal Delaware city of Rehoboth Beach. Joel Mazur and Tom Fleming of Axilla arranged the loan, which carries a fixed interest rate below 5 percent and a 10-year term, on behalf of an undisclosed borrower. The lender was also undisclosed
WILMINGTON, DEL. — Capital One has provided a $68 million loan for the redevelopment of a portion of the former office campus of pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca in Wilmington, Delaware. The borrower, Brandywine Investment Group II, acquired the site in 2017 in a sale-leaseback deal and will use the new proceeds to fund construction of a 1,373-space parking garage, as well as to fund tenant improvements and leasing commissions. The loan, which features a five-year term and an adjustable interest rate, also provides working capital for pre-development costs for the remainder of the project. Current plans for the new project, known as Avenue North, call for about 350 apartments, 150,000 square feet of retail space, 100,000 square feet of office space and a 200-room hotel. Jeff Wallace of Capital One originated the transaction on behalf of Brandywine Investment Group II, an affiliate of local developer Delle Donne & Associates.
MILLSBORO, DEL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Nanticoke Crossing, a 50,590-square-foot retail property in Millsboro. The sales price was undisclosed. The fully occupied property is anchored by supermarket chain Weis Markets. Nanticoke Crossing was the first shopping center developed along the John G. Williams Highway retail corridor in Millsboro. Chris Burnham and Dean Zang of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a local family, in the transaction. The buyer was a Pennsylvania-based corporation.
WILMINGTON, DEL. —Real estate investment firm Excel Group has acquired the 96-room Residence Inn Wilmington Downtown in Wilmington. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 1300 N. Market St., the property opened this year and is the first new hotel in downtown Wilmington in more than 20 years. The purchase is the fourth major transaction for Excel Group in 2018, representing a total transaction volume of more than $100 million. The property is an all-suite hotel that offers studio and one-bedroom suites.
WILMINGTON, DEL. — Harvey Hanna & Associates and partner Boxwood Industrial Park LLC have begun the redevelopment of a former General Motors plant in Wilmington. The demolition of the 3 million-square-foot property is the first step of the redevelopment into a business and distribution campus. The project will include 3 million square feet of commercial space spread across four buildings. The demolition of the former plant is expected to take 10 to 12 months, with a significant amount of materials to be reclaimed and recycled. The new campus is expected to create more than 2,100 permanent jobs in logistics, distribution, engineering and transportation. The plant was one of dozens of properties surrendered by General Motors Co. as part of its 2009 bankruptcy.