PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Greystone Real Estate Advisors has closed the sale of two seniors housing properties in Rhode Island: Chapel Hill in Cumberland and Smithfield Woods in Smithfield. The sales price was not disclosed. Both properties are located in the Providence metro area. Mike Garbers and Cody Tremper of Greystone Real Estate Advisors represented the seller in the transaction, a publicly traded REIT. The buyer was a partnership between GMF Capital, a New York-based private equity firm, and Meridian Senior Living, which will operate the properties. The communities were built between 1989 and 1999. The properties offer 272 units of assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing.
PAWTUCKET, R.I. — CBRE has arranged the sale of a 64,000-square-foot industrial flex facility in Pawtucket. Located at 670-710 Narragansett Park Drive, the property is currently 96 percent occupied by a tenant roster that includes Cintas, Granite City Electrical Supply, Johnson Controls, Rhode Island PBS, Shred-It and Sprint Corp. Situated on the first turn of the former Narragansett race track where famed race horse Seabiscuit once ran, the building and park are adjacent to the East Providence city line. Alden Anderson and Dan Cregan of CBRE represented the seller, Marshall Properties, in the transaction. The buyer was Legacy Gansett LLC, an entity owned by Legacy Real Estate Ventures.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — EagleBridge Capital has arranged a $25.1 million construction loan for the development of Chestnut Commons, a six-story, 116,000-square-foot apartment building in Providence. Located at 91 Chestnut St. in downtown Providence, the property consists of 92, one- and two-bedroom units as well as 6,000 square feet of street-level retail space. Amenities will include a fitness center, rooftop terraces and covered parking. Brian D. Sheehan and Ted. M. Sidel of EagleBridge secured the financing on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The lender was a leading Massachusetts financial institution. Terms of the financing were not disclosed.
WARWICK, R.I. — Colliers International has arranged a $16 million loan to refinance Briarwood Meadows, a 552-unit multifamily community in Warwick. The 36-acre property consists of 32 residential buildings as well as a fitness center, indoor pool, tennis courts and a clubhouse. Kevin Phelan and Sean Burke of Colliers arranged the fixed-rate financing on behalf of the borrower, The Driscoll Co. Principal Real Estate Investors provided the loan.
PAWTUCKET, R.I. — Cornerstone Realty Capital has secured a $2 million refinancing for a mixed-use portfolio in Pawtucket. The portfolio includes a total of 29 apartments and two retail spaces across three properties. All three properties have undergone recent renovations. Patrick Brady of Cornerstone secured financing on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The lender was undisclosed.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Fantini & Gorga has secured $7 million in permanent financing for The Dean, a 52-room, four-story boutique hotel in Providence. Derek Coulombe and Lindsay Feig of Fantini & Gorga secured the financing on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The lender was a regional bank. The property is located in historic downtown Providence across from the Dunkin Donuts Center and Rhode Island Convention Center. The hotel was fully renovated in 2014. Terms of the financing were not disclosed.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Standard Communities has acquired Curtis Arms Apartments, a 106-unit affordable housing community in Providence. The sales price was not disclosed. Standard Communities plans to invest more than $6 million to renovate and modernize the property, including updating unit interiors and upgrading buildings systems such as the roof and elevators. No residents will be displaced as a result of this work.
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — Retail Business Services has broken ground on a 200,000-square-foot protein packaging and distribution facility in North Kingstown. Infinity Meat Solutions will occupy the facility, where it will handle beef, pork and prepared meats. Cargill Protein will manage the site’s operations and workforce. The facility is expected to bring approximately 700 jobs to North Kingstown.
CRANSTON, R.I. — Sweeney Real Estate has brokered the $1.7 million sale of a 25,548-square-foot industrial building in Cranston. Located at 25 Slater Road inside the Howard Industrial Park, the property sits on nearly two acres. Thomas O. Sweeney and Kevin Casey of Sweeney Real Estate represented the seller, Alves Properties LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was G3 Slater Road LLC.
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Montecito Medical Real Estate has acquired the University Medicine Medical Office Building in East Providence. The sales price was undisclosed. The four-story, 68,500 square-foot property was built in 2016 and is occupied by anchor tenant University Medicine as well as Brown Dermatology, Performance Physical Therapy and Asthma & Allergy Physicians of Rhode Island. University Medicine is one of the largest primary care providers in Rhode Island. The seller was undisclosed.