Multifamily

HONOLULU — Sims Mortgage Funding (SMF), a subsidiary of HJ Sims, has arranged $14.1 million in financing for Liliha Healthcare Center, a 92-bed skilled nursing facility in Honolulu. Liliha, and its sister facility, Nuuanu Hale, were collateralized with a single, high-interest-rate bridge loan that featured a short maturity and expensive extension provisions. SMF arranged a HUD-insured loan with a fixed interest rate and long term to refinance the existing debt. To complete the refinancing capital stack, the holding company of the Liliha and Nuuanu borrowers obtained additional financing through Sims. SMF underwrote a refinancing loan insured under the Section 232/223(f) program that represents 80 percent of the community’s estimated market value. The loan featured a 35-year term and was underwritten with a 2.05 debt service coverage ratio.

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JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Roseland Residential Trust, a subsidiary of locally based REIT Mack-Cali Realty Corp. (NYSE: CLI), has received a $300 million loan for the construction of The Charlotte, a 57-story apartment tower on the fringe of New York City. The Charlotte will be located at 25 Christopher Columbus Drive in Jersey City and feature 750 Class A apartments, 37 of which will be earmarked for affordable housing. In addition, Roseland Residential will construct a 36,000-square-foot elementary school on the site that will be deeded over to Jersey City upon completion. The Charlotte will also feature approximately 16,500 square feet of retail space and a public plaza. Michael Sherman and Irene Lu of CBRE’s Midtown Manhattan office arranged the financing through an undisclosed lender on behalf of Roseland Residential Trust. The nonrecourse loan was structured with a five-year term and a one-year extension option. “The trophy quality of the asset, strength of sponsorship and prime location led to a highly competitive bid process for this loan at very attractive pricing,” says Sherman. “The project is a testament to the continuing growth of Jersey City, as evidenced by the strong partnership between the developer and the municipality.” Construction of the …

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Orange County’s multifamily market fundamentals remain some of the strongest in the country as local real estate investors brace for new state-wide rent control policies beginning Jan. 1, 2020. There will undoubtedly be an education process for landlords regarding this new law and how it may impact the valuation of multifamily in the future, but the long-term stability of the overall apartment market looks bright. Orange County boasts historically low unemployment and low apartment vacancy, but the region continues to have a shortfall in the development of workforce housing. Orange County is expected to deliver about 2,900 new Class A units to the market in 2019, about 500 units more than last year. With an extended economic expansion throughout Southern California, Orange County has benefitted greatly with large segments of its population fully employed and seeking places to live. The county has one of the nation’s highest median home prices at more than $833,000, making homeownership unattainable for many of its residents. This workforce housing shortfall will continue to put further pressure on the demand in Orange County as its apartment average vacancy rate is anticipated to drop 40 basis points to a very low 3.4 percent in 2019. This …

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MIAMI — The Related Group, along with the Department of Public Housing and Community Development and SunTrust Bank, has broken ground on Phase II of River Parc in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood. Phase II consists of the 150-unit Gallery at River Parc, an affordable and workforce housing community. Of the property’s 40 studios, 70 one-bedroom units and 40 two-bedroom apartments, 80 percent will be reserved for workforce housing and 20 percent will be set aside for affordable housing. Communal amenities will include a swimming pool, fitness center, multi-purpose room and a business center. Justin Ginsberg, Donna Kelce and Rebecca Cox of SunTrust arranged financing on behalf of Related Group for the 22-acre River Parc, which is situated across from Marlins Park. The site currently has 800 units across three properties: Robert King High, Haley Sofge and Martin Fine Villas. River Parc is slated to also include an additional 1,800 units of affordable and workforce housing units will be added, bringing the total housing count to 2,600.

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ALEXANDRIA, VA. AND ORLANDO, FLA. — Avanath Capital Management LLC has purchased tow affordable housing communities for a combined $99.2 million. The first property, Alexandria Station Apartments, is located in Alexandria and sold for $52.7 million. The 290-unit community was built in 1965 and renovated in 1998 and 2010. The property comprises 25 three-story buildings that were 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. Alexandria Station is a 251,579 square-foot property consisting of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a swimming pool, grilling and picnic areas, playground, on-site-laundry facilities and a clubhouse. The other property is Brooke Commons, a 288-unit complex in Orlando that sold for $46.5 million. Built in 2000 and comprising 36 two-story buildings, Brooke Commons was 99 percent occupied at the time of sale. Five percent of the community’s units serve those making 55 percent of the area median income (AMI), while 50 percent are reserved for residents earning 60 percent AMI and 45 percent of the units are for residents earning 60 to 80 percent AMI. The property is located three miles from the University of Central Florida campus and 12 miles northeast of downtown Orlando. Communal amenities include a business …

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NEW YORK CITY — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has arranged a $44 million acquisition loan for 4650 Broadway, a 47,350-square-foot development site located in the Inwood neighborhood of Manhattan. SCALE Lending, the lending arm of Slate Property Group, provided the floating-rate loan to Arden Group Inc. The borrower plans to use the loan to acquire the site and develop a 300,000-square-foot multifamily building with retail space. Dustin Stolly and Jordan Roeschlaub led the NKF team that secured the loan.

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NEW HAVEN, CONN. — HJ Sims has secured a $45.8 million construction loan for The Mary Wade Home, a seniors housing property in New Haven that offers a skilled nursing center, residential care home services, adult day medical health center, physical rehabilitation and transportation services. The borrower, Mary Wade, is expanding by adding an assisted living and memory care building on parcels of nearby land acquired over several years. This new building, when delivered in 2021, will complete the continuum of care by enabling residents with assisted living needs to remain in the community as their needs change over time.

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CEDAR PARK, TEXAS — FourPoint Investment Sales Partners has brokered the sale of The View at Cedar Park Town Center, a 166-unit multifamily community in Cedar Park, a northern suburb of Austin. Built in 2017, the property features amenities such as a resort-style pool, fitness center, pet park and a business center. Kevin Dufour and Kyle Peco of FourPoint handled the transaction on behalf of the Ohio-based seller. The buyer was also undisclosed.

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RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the sale of Atria Richardson, a 90-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Richardson, just north of Dallas. A publicly traded REIT sold the property. Originally constructed in 1999, the 62,000-square-foot community is located near the University of Texas-Dallas campus. Another publicly traded REIT and its Florida-based property manager acquired the community for an undisclosed price. Ben Firestone, Michael Segal, Joshua Salzman and Alex Florea of Blueprint brokered the transaction.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Rastegar Property Co., a locally based investment firm, has purchased Escala Apartments, a 30-unit multifamily asset located in Austin’s Clarksville neighborhood. The property offers proximity to the employment hubs of Google, Indeed and Facebook. Rastegar plans to create residential condominium units and to renovate and modernize the building exterior and the interior of each unit.

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