LEWES, DEL. — New York City-based Lument has provided a $14 million CMBS loan for the refinancing of Mi-Place at Vineyards, a 41-unit apartment building in the coastal Delaware community of Lewes. Mi-Place at Vineyards is part of a lakefront master-planned community and offers one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, pickleball and volleyball courts, picnic areas, a dog park and access to walking trails and a lakeside beach. Mi-Place at Vineyards also includes a retail component. Ben Retter of Lument originated the fixed-rate loan, which retires existing debt issued by a local bank. The borrower is Fernmoor Homes.
ROCHESTER, N.H. — Colliers has brokered the sale of a 30,000-square-foot office building in Rochester, located along the Maine-New Hampshire border. According to LoopNet Inc., the three-story building at 40 Winter St. was originally constructed in 1974. David Choate and Abigail Bachman of Colliers represented the seller in the off-market transaction. The buyer was an entity doing business as The Red Brick Realty LLC, which is also a tenant in the building.
WOODLAND HILLS, CALIF AND AMBLER, PA. — BWE, a Cleveland-based commercial real estate financial services firm, has arranged the $308 million refinancing for a pair of seniors housing properties in the Los Angeles and Philadelphia metro areas. The financing was structured as a single transaction on behalf of a joint venture between Columbia Pacific Advisors, LAMB Properties and Harbert South Bay Partners. Momentum Senior Living operates both properties. Located in the northwest Los Angeles neighborhood of Woodland Hills, The Variel is a 336-unit community that offers independent living, assisted living and memory care services, as well as a range of amenities and wellness programs. The 270,000-square-foot (net rentable) community opened in July 2022 and was more than 90 percent occupied at the time of the loan closing. Located in the northern Philadelphia suburb of Ambler, Pa., The 501 at Mattison Estate is a 250-unit community that also offers independent living, assisted living and memory care services. Spanning approximately 200,000 net rentable square feet, the property opened in June 2022 and was 95 percent occupied at the time of loan closing. Amenities at The 501 at Mattison Estate include an art studio, courtyards with lounges and grills, a dog park, fitness …
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has brokered the $68.5 million sale of a 105-unit apartment building located at 237 11th St. in the Gowanus neighborhood of Brooklyn. Completed in 2017, the 12-story building predominantly houses studio, one- and two-bedroom units, with private balconies/terraces available in select residences. Amenities include a library, fitness center, courtyard and a rooftop deck, and the building also houses 6,264 square feet of commercial space that is fully leased. Jeffrey Julien, Rob Hinckley and Steven Rutman of JLL represented the seller, Trinity Place Holdings, in the transaction and procured the buyer, a partnership between Bluestone Investments and Shel Capital. Michael Shmuely, Michael Zaremski, Robert Tonnessen and John Flynn of JLL arranged $44.5 million in acquisition financing for the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Bravo Property Trust, a locally based bridge lender, has provided a $36.7 million construction loan for a 78-unit multifamily project in Upper Manhattan. The site is located along Amsterdam Avenue in the Hamilton Heights area, and the building will include ground-floor retail space that is already preleased. Information on floor plans was not disclosed, though 30 percent of the units will be designated as affordable housing. Amenities will include a fitness facility, tenant lounge, coworking space and a landscaped rooftop deck. Henry Bodek and Jonathan Ostroff of Galaxy Capital arranged the loan on behalf of the developer, Artifact Real Estate Developement. A tentative completion date was not disclosed.
LACEY, N.J. — New Jersey-based developer Walters is nearing completion of Cornerstone at Lacey III, a 70-unit affordable housing project located near the Jersey Shore. The building is part of the larger Cornerstone at Lacey development, which consists of 23 buildings totaling 188 units in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Residences are reserved for households earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. Amenities include a clubhouse with computer workstations, fitness center, children’s tot lot, barbecue and picnic area and a basketball half court. Residents also have access to a staffed social services coordinator upon request. Walters is currently accepting renter applications for a lottery drawing that will take place on May 7. The first move-ins will begin in June.
SUMMIT, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm The Kislak Co. Inc. has negotiated the $22.1 million sale of The Parc at Summit, a 57-unit multifamily property in Northern New Jersey. The five-building complex was constructed on a 3.3-acre site in 1950 and offers one- and two-bedroom apartments, as well as three-bedroom townhomes. Robert Holland and Jeff Squires of Kislak represented the seller, which recently invested $1.5 million in capital improvements to the property, in the transaction. Joni Sweetwood, also with Kislak, procured the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.
WOBURN, MASS. — InBloom Autism Services has signed a 10,000-square-foot office lease in Woburn, a northern suburb of Boston. The provider of behavioral therapy services for young children relocated and expanded from its previous space on Constitution Way to the building at 12 Gill St., which according to LoopNet Inc. was built in 2000 and totals 182,603 square feet. Keith Page of Colorado-based brokerage firm CARR represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Mike Truesdale represented the locally based landlord, Cummings Properties, on an internal basis.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A joint venture between Boston-based Ionic Development Co. and local architecture firm Wade Keating will undertake a 1.5-acre redevelopment project in downtown Providence. The I-195 Redevelopment District Commission selected the joint venture, which is doing business as Design Center Partners LLC, to transform Parcel 5, located on the east side of the Providence River, into the Providence Art & Design Center. Plans for the site call for 150 apartments and 25 condominiums, as well as a 30,000-square-foot hub for arts, entertainment and retail uses. Tenants in those arenas that have already expressed interest in the project include jewelry and accessories retailer Air & Anchor; DesignxRI, which is an incubator and support network for the local design community; porcelain dinnerware provider Myrth; and restaurant Angel’s Kitchen.
NEW YORK CITY — QuadReal Property Group has provided a $49.5 million loan for the refinancing of Arris Grand, a 113-unit apartment building in the Clinton Hill area of Brooklyn. The nine-story building was completed in 2024 includes three retail suites totaling 7,127 square feet. Units come in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, and 34 units are reserved as affordable housing. Amenities include a rooftop terrace with grilling and dining stations, fitness center, media and gaming lounges, coworking and study spaces and a pet spa. Alan Blank, Zach Kraft and Gideon Gil from Cushman & Wakefield arranged the fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, Haussmann Development.