KILLEEN, TEXAS — Arbor Realty Trust Inc. has provided a $1.3 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Girard Court, an apartment complex located in the Central Texas city of Killeen. The property was built in 2006 and features 24 units with hardwood floors, built-in bookcases, vaulted ceilings and French doors. Geoffrey Platt of Arbor Realty originated the loan as part of a $13.9 million refinancing package for a portfolio of multifamily properties totaling 256 units in seven states. The borrower was not disclosed.
FAIRMONT, MINN. — Lakeview Methodist Health Care Services has started construction of a 72-bed skilled nursing facility in Fairmont, located in the southern part of Minnesota near the Iowa border. Wold Architects designed the two-story, 86,000-square-foot property, which Kraus-Anderson Construction will build. Development costs are estimated at $24 million. Construction is slated for completion by fall 2021. Located at 610 Summit Drive on Lakeview Methodist’s campus overlooking the Budd and Sisseton lakes, the new facility will feature a child daycare center, dining room, overnight guest room, gift shop, movie theater, fitness center, beauty shop, courtyard and gardens. Lakeview Methodist has worked in the Minnesota skilled nursing sector for 50 years and provides 24-hour care for short- or long-term stays.
By Katie Sloan, Associate Editor of Student Housing Business The coronavirus pandemic has had a major impact on all aspects of on- and off-campus student housing. In an attempt to better assess that impact and the sector’s outlook for the future, Student Housing Business conducted a survey of industry professionals over the course of several weeks in May. The survey was separated by industry function for specific elements of the business, allowing SHB to better understand the pandemic’s distinct influence on each segment of the industry. Of the survey’s 569 respondents, 27 defined their company’s role in the industry as that of an investment sales broker. In this segment of the industry, 15 percent of companies let go of or furloughed employees at the corporate level and 30 percent instituted pay cuts. Are investment transactions still happening during the pandemic? The response is mixed, with half of the investment sales brokers polled during SHB’s survey indicating yes and half indicating no. Of those who responded yes, 70 percent are deals that are being re-traded. When asked what kinds of buyers and sellers are still active, the response was predominantly 1031 exchange buyers and sellers and opportunistic buyers looking for dramatic …
LOS ANGELES AND BURBANK, CALIF. — A joint venture between Los Angeles-based LaTerra Development and Canadian investment firm QuadReal Property Group has launched a $250 million fund to develop and operate multifamily communities in Southern California. The joint venture has acquired land for two different projects in the greater Los Angeles area. The first project will be a 573-unit, transit-served community that will be situated on an eight-acre site at 777 N. Front St. in Burbank. The site is located near the corporate headquarters of Walt Disney Studios and Warner Bros. and will also house a 300-room hotel that will be developed separately. This community, which will be branded The Line at Burbank, will be just the second new multifamily project to be constructed in Burbank in the last 20 years. The other, the 241-unit Talaria at Burbank, was completed in February 2019 following years of setbacks that included adjustments to surrounding traffic flows and various environmental concerns. The second development will be a 71-unit complex at 7617 Santa Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood that will also house 10,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Amenities at this property will include a rooftop pool and two levels of subterranean parking. …
PHOENIX — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Desert Willow, an apartment property located in Phoenix. A limited liability company sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer for $20.7 million. Located at 2025 W. Indian School Road, Desert Willow features 280 apartments in a mix of 128 studio units, 144 one-bedroom units, four two-bedroom/one-bath units and four two-bedroom/two-bath units. The 133,308-square-foot property was built in 1973 and partially renovated in 2012. It also underwent an extensive infrastructure replacement campaign between 2015 and 2019. Pete Te Kampe of Marcus & Millichap’s Phoenix office represented the seller in the deal.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — BBAM LLC has purchased Eucalyptus Apartments, a multifamily complex located at 3055 N. Tyndall Ave. in Tucson, from 3055 North Tyndall Avenue LLC for $1.9 million. The 15,620-square-foot apartment complex features 44 units. Allan Mendelsberg of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR represented both parties in the deal.
BURLINGTON, VT. — Nedde Real Estate has begun work on a 96,000-square-foot office and multifamily redevelopment project in Burlington, approximately 40 miles northwest of Montpelier. Project costs are estimated to be roughly $20 million. The locally based developer will convert the People’s United Bank Building, located at 77 Pine St., into a property with 43,000 square feet of office and bank space and 50 apartments. People’s United Bank currently uses the office space as its headquarters. The apartments will offer loft, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. The project is slated for completion in summer 2021.
NEW YORK CITY — Hunt Real Estate Capital has provided three Fannie Mae refinancing loans totaling $45.5 million for three multifamily communities comprising 620 units in Alabama and Georgia. The properties are Tapestry on Vaughn in Montgomery and Trilliam Luxury Apartment Homes in Clanton, Ala.; and Pavilion at Plantation Way in Macon, Ga. Chad Hagwood of New York City-based Hunt Real Estate originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, EBSCO Income Properties LLC. All three loans feature 12-year terms and fixed interest rates with four years of interest-only payments. Tapestry on Vaughn is a 252-unit garden-style community that was built in 1994. The community offers one- through three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a picnic area, fitness center, pool and a playground. Trilliam Luxury Apartments is a 128-unit affordable housing community that was built in 2002. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a clubhouse, resident lounge, storage space, fitness center, pool and a playground. Pavilion at Plantation Way is a 240-unit property that was built in 2009. The community offers one- through three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a pool, media center, movie theater, fitness center and a business center.
BOCA RATON, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged a $6.9 million acquisition loan for a 52-unit apartment portfolio in Boca Raton. An undisclosed bridge lender provided the fixed-rate, three-year loan on behalf of the borrower, Rental Asset Management (RAM). The properties were unoccupied at the time of sale. Mitch Sinberg and Matthew Robbins of Berkadia represented the borrower in the transaction. The first property, Villas at Camino, comprises five two-story building totaling 28 units. The property is located at 329 W. Camino Real. Built between 1958 and 1968, the asset offers amenities such as a pool, cabana and two laundry facilities. The other property, dubbed the Southwest 14th and 15th Street portfolio, offers two- and three-bedroom floor plans. The collection of apartments were built between 1966 and 1974 and range from 1,180 and 2,250 square feet.
NAPERVILLE, ILL. — McShane Construction Co. has completed the construction of Avenida Naperville, a 146-unit senior living community in Naperville. Reserved for adults age 62 and older, the six-building property is geared toward residents who want to maintain an active lifestyle. Residents have access to 13,000 square feet of amenity space, including a clubhouse with a bistro, fitness and yoga studios, a theater, library, private dining room and arts studio. Outdoor amenities include a pool, game lawn and barbecue areas. Meeks + Partners designed the community. Avenida Partners is the developer and owner.