NORTH STRABANE TOWNSHIP, PA. — HJ Sims has arranged $29.3 million in financing for the development of Encore on the Lake, an 80-unit independent living community in North Strabane Township, approximately 20 miles southwest of Pittsburgh. Presbyterian Senior Care (PSC) is developing the four-story community, which will target middle-income residents. Partners on the project include Senior Housing Partners, a subsidiary of Presbyterian Homes & Services. The financing comprises $26 million of senior debt financing from First National with a 28-year maturity and $3.3 million of supplemental financing from Washington Financial with a 10-year maturity.
MANAHAWKIN, N.J. — New Jersey-based developer Walters Group Apartments has completed the last of five buildings at Grassy Hollow, a 60-unit affordable housing project in the coastal city of Manahawkin. The property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 729 to 1,289 square feet for renters earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. Amenities include a fitness center, children’s play area, basketball court and a community clubhouse with computer workstations.
BETHESDA, MD. — Several industry professionals are predicting that a second stimulus bill will be a $1.75 trillion package approved by Aug. 15. The comments came on a “Walker Webcast” webinar, entitled “All Eyes on Washington: What Will the Next Stimulus Bill Do for CRE?” that took place on Wednesday, July 29. Commercial real estate finance firm Walker & Dunlop hosts the webinar series. Willy Walker, chairman and CEO of Bethesda, Md.-based Walker & Dunlop, spoke with Bob Broeksmit, president and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA); Doug Bibby, president of the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC); and Jeff DeBoer, president and CEO of Real Estate Roundtable. The three guests conversed on a variety of topics, with the possible extension of the eviction moratorium being one of the most discussed issues. Bibby of NMHC equated the moratorium to rent control. The notion sounds good because the consumer is protected, but it can have devastating effects on the owner, particularly in the multifamily space where a lot of landlords are smaller owner-operators. “They [multifamily owners] could lose everything with an eviction moratorium because they have mortgages, property taxes, insurance and payroll to pay,” said Bibby. Over 40 percent of apartment …
CHICAGO AND BRENTWOOD, TENN. — Ventas, a Chicago-based REIT, has restructured its master lease with Brookdale in response to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. Ventas owns 120 Brookdale-managed communities totaling 10,174 units. As part of the restructuring, Brookdale sold five communities that it both owned and operated to Ventas. Brentwood-based Brookdale will continue to operate those properties. Terms of the agreement include a reduction in rents totaling $500 million over the remaining lease term, which ends Dec. 31, 2025. Brookdale surrendered its $47 million security deposit and agrees to pay $115 million in cash to Ventas. In addition, Brookdale issued a $45 million unsecured, interest-only, pre-payable note to Ventas, with an initial interest rate of 9 percent per annum and maturing at the same time as the lease expiration. Lastly, Brookdale issued 16.3 million shares of its stock to Ventas at a value of $3 per share. The transaction represents approximately 8 percent of all Brookdale shares. Centerview Partners served as financial advisor to Ventas. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP are serving as legal counsel to Ventas.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — JLL has arranged the $49 million sale of The Shaw, an eight-story, 69-unit multifamily community in Washington, D.C.’s Shaw neighborhood. The property offers studio to four-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a virtual front desk, a rooftop terrace and package lockers. Delivered this year, the asset is located at 618 T St. NW, one mile northeast of downtown Washington, D.C. Walter Coker, Brian Crivella and Robert Jenkins of JLL represented the seller, Monument Realty, in the transaction. A joint venture between Shimizu Realty Development Inc. and Capital Security Advisors LLC acquired the property in an all-cash deal.
SHELBYVILLE, IND. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of Shelby’s Crest in Shelbyville for $8.5 million. The 120-unit affordable housing property is situated about 30 miles southeast of Indianapolis. The Section 42 low-income housing community was fully occupied at the time of sale. Monthly rents start at $817. Kevin Morris, Christopher Rivera and Amy Burmeister of Colliers’ Affordable Housing Services Group represented the seller, Dominium Group Inc. The team also procured the buyer, Harmony Housing Advisors Inc.
NAPERVILLE, ILL. — American Street Capital (ASC) has arranged a $6.6 million cash-out refinancing loan for a 60-unit multifamily building in Naperville. Built in 1986, the three-story property features two-bedroom units averaging 1,082 square feet. The property includes 127 car parking spaces and laundry facilities. The building was fully occupied at the time of the loan closing. Igor Zhizhin of ASC arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan with a CMBS lender. The loan features a 30-year amortization schedule.
HENDERSON, NEV. — TRU Development, in partnership with capital partner and real estate operating company MultiGreen Properties, has acquired a 19-acre land parcel at the southeast corner of Galleria Drive and Boulder Highway in Henderson. Terms of the acquisition were not released. The partnership plans to develop theAPEX @galleria, a 336-unit apartment community with 3.8 acres of retail development available for sale, ground lease or build to suit. Apartments will be available for lease in March 2021. The Henderson development is the first of many planned theAPEX-branded communities throughout Nevada. In the next 12 months, TRU is slated to break ground on a total of 670 units under theAPEX brand in southern Nevada, 358 units under the KAKTUSlife brand and more than 600 units under theAPEX brand in northern Nevada.
PEMBROKE, N.C. — A joint venture titled PB Pembroke Owner LLC has broken ground on a 192-bed student housing community located near the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. The 192-bed project is Phase I of a larger development set to include 20,000 square feet of retail and a second 300-bed student housing community. Financing for the project includes $3 million in opportunity zone equity from the Woodforest CEI-Boulos Opportunity Fund, a $10.8 million loan from Self-Help Credit Union and $840,000 in developer equity. Phase I of the development is scheduled for completion in fall 2021.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has provided a $26 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan for Standifer Place, a 240-unit multifamily community in east Chattanooga. The non-recourse loan features a floating interest rate and a three-year interest-only payment period followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a pool, business center, clubhouse, storage space, picnic area, fitness center and a basketball court. Standifer Place is located at 3400 Jenkins Road, 15 miles east of downtown Chattanooga. Bill Mattice, Phillip Cox and Paul McDonald of Grandbridge originated the loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.