STUART, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield Senior Housing Capital Markets has brokered the $22.2 million sale of The Pointe at Ocean Boulevard, an independent living community in Stuart. Sentio Investments sold the seniors housing asset to an affiliate of Waypoint Real Estate Investments. Arrow Senior Living has been retained to operate the community. The Pointe at Ocean Boulevard features 150 units and is located at 2750 SE Ocean Blvd., a mile west of the Atlantic Ocean and three miles east of downtown Stuart. The property was built in 1986 and was recently renovated. Richard Swartz, Jay Wagner, Tim Hosmer, Chris Remeika and Jack Griffin of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the sale.
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DENTON, TEXAS — Locally based general contractor KWA Construction has completed The Village at Rayzor Ranch, a 300-unit multifamily community located within the 400-acre Rayzor Ranch Town Center development in Denton. The property offers amenities such as complimentary concierge services, a pool with cabanas, fitness center with a yoga studio, pickleball and bocce ball courts and a dog park with a grooming station. EPC Real Estate Group developed the community, and Studio A Architecture designed it.
CLEVELAND — Harbor Bay Real Estate Advisors has unveiled plans to develop INTRO Cleveland, a 298-unit apartment project in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood. The nine-story project will also include nearly 40,000 square feet of retail space and 340 parking spaces. TSB Capital Advisors arranged an undisclosed amount of construction financing with First National Bank of Omaha, First National Bank of Pennsylvania and Busey Bank. In addition, Ohio’s Development Services Agency provided a $10.8 million loan and the City of Cleveland provided a $2 million loan. Construction of the project is expected to last approximately 22 months with completion slated for the first quarter of 2022. The building is the country’s tallest wooden building, according to the developer.
MINNEAPOLIS — Lupe Development Partners has topped off the sixth floor and completed exterior construction of its Lake Street Dwelling project in the Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis. The leasing office is now open, and residents are expected to begin move-ins in November. Lake Street Dwelling is the first phase of a mixed-income housing campus under development at the northeast corner of Lake Street and Harriet Avenue. Phase I includes 111 affordable housing units, with nine units reserved for homeless veterans. To qualify, residents will need to meet the annual income restriction of $30,000 to $42,000. Amenities will include a green roof, fitness facility, business center, community room and bike repair station. Frana Cos. is the general contractor. Lupe is partnering with Hennepin County and the nearby Ballentine VFW Post 246. Plans for phases II and III include a 132-unit market-rate building and a 95-unit affordable building.
CHICAGO — Skender has topped out a new 36,000-square-foot, six-story housing facility for nonprofit Sarah’s Circle in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. The project includes a basement, 38 units for long-term housing, an emergency overnight space with 50 nonpermanent beds and a food hall. Skender is collaborating with architect Perkins+Will and Brinshore Development. Sarah’s Circle serves women who are homeless or in need of a safe space. It provides food, clothing, shelter, housing and clinical services for domestic violence and trauma.
BEND, Ore. — Sunshine Retirement Living, a Bend-based seniors housing operator with 32 communities in 16 states, now offers FDA-approved “Respira-ID” testing for COVID-19 at all its properties. Residents and employees that are exhibiting symptoms will now all be tested, as well as any new residents moving in regardless of symptoms. Produced by Vikor Scientific, Respira-ID tests for over 40 pathogens known to cause respiratory illness including COVID-19. The manufacturer will provide in-depth virtual training to the community nursing staff, which will administer the tests and oversee the shipment of samples for analysis within 24 hours.
Flaherty & Collins Begins Construction of $80M Luxury Apartment Project in Cleveland Heights
by Alex Patton
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OHIO — Flaherty & Collins Properties, an Indiana-based developer, has started construction of The Ascent at Top of the Hill, an $80 million luxury apartment project in Cleveland Heights. The 261-unit community will also include 11,000 square feet of retail space and a 500-space parking garage. The 460,056-square-foot development is situated on a four-acre parcel at the intersection of Cedar Road and Euclid Heights Boulevard. Amenities will include a rooftop pool and lounge, public green space, coworking areas, a dog park, fitness center and bike storage area. Residential floorplans will include studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units, as well as premium three-bedroom penthouses. Goldman Sachs Private Bank provided a $52.6 million construction loan for the project and a public-private partnership with the City of Cleveland Heights provided additional financing. Cleveland Heights is a first-ring suburb just east of Cleveland proper. “The city has been a tremendous partner through this process and the Top of the Hill project is going to be a transformative and catalytic gateway project that complements the existing district that is already thriving,” says Deron Kintner, general counsel for Flaherty & Collins Properties and lead project developer. Construction began this week following financial closing. Completion is …
Newmark Knight Frank Arranges $43M Refinancing Loan for New Apartment Complex in Charlotte
by Alex Tostado
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has arranged a $43 million refinancing loan for Arlo Apartment Homes, a 286-unit community in Charlotte. The property, which was built in 2018, offers studio through three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a pool, outdoor kitchen, rooftop lounge, fitness center, club room with a gaming lounge, courtyard, pet spa and grooming lounge and a bike storage and repair station. The community is situated at 1331 W. Morehead St., two miles west of downtown Charlotte. Chris Caison and Josh Davis of NKF arranged the loan through an undisclosed insurance company on behalf of the borrower, Bluerock Residential Growth REIT Inc.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Berkadia has provided a $37.3 million Freddie Mac refinancing loan for Advenir at Polos East Apartments, a 308-unit multifamily community in Orlando. The seven-year loan offers a fixed interest rate with interest-only payments for the full term at a 70 percent loan-to-value ratio. The property offers one- through three-bedroom floor plans averaging 877 square feet. Communal amenities include a pool; 24-hour fitness center; sauna; basketball, volleyball, tennis and racquetball courts; internet café; and a game room. Advenir at Polos East is situated at 1700 Woodbury Road, 13 miles east of downtown Orlando. Charles Foschini and Christopher Apone of Berkadia originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, Aventura, Fla.-based Advenir Real Estate.
FORT WASHINGTON, PENN. — Equus Capital Partners will develop a 300-unit multifamily project in Fort Washington, a northern suburb of Philadelphia. The developer has acquired a 60,000-square-foot office building located at 1125 Virginia Drive for $5.9 million and plans to demolish it to construct the apartment building in its place. The first phase of construction will include 200 residential units in a five-story building that will incorporate amenities such as a pool and a fitness center, as well as both indoor and outdoor resident lounge areas. Barton Partners designed the project. No plans for the construction schedule have been announced.