RALEIGH, N.C. — Cambridge Village Optimal Living has broken ground on The Cambridge at Brier Creek, a 205-unit active adult community in Raleigh. A sales office is scheduled to open in March 2020 in advance of a planned opening in late summer 2021. Phase I of the project is located on 6.4 acres of the 12.5-acre site, and will include the community’s publicly available wellness center, Cambridge Fitness. The property is five miles from the Raleigh-Durham International Airport and will be located across the street from WakeMed’s Brier Creek Emergency Care Unit. The developer plans to partner with WakeMed to provide physical, occupational and speech therapy at the community.
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MARIETTA, GA. — Wilkinson Corp. and Torchlight Investors have acquired The Arbors at East Cobb, a 454-unit apartment community in Marietta. The value-add property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. The Arbors, previously known as The Crawford at East Cobb, was originally built in 1975. The new ownership plans to upgrade the interiors and exteriors of the property. Communal amenities include two swimming pools, a sports court, tennis court, outdoor lounge with fireplace, fitness center with yoga and spinning studio, pet care center, cybercafé and a business center. Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed sellers in the transaction.
NEW JERSEY — Gebroe-Hammer Associates, a New Jersey-based firm, has brokered the $300 million sale of a multifamily portfolio with over 1,800 units in the Northeast Essex and Bergen counties of New Jersey. The portfolio comprises 134 buildings that primarily offer one- and two-bedroom layouts, as well as some duplex-style options. Ken Uranowitz, Joseph Brecher, Greg Pine, Debbie Pomerantz and Tim Blashford of Gebroe-Hammer represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was a local investor.
NEW YORK CITY — Amerant Bank has provided a $47 million acquisition loan for a 15-story multifamily and retail building in Manhattan. The residential portion of the property offers a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments, while the retail portion is leased to boutique tenants. The loan was provided to a partnership between Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp, and Black Spruce Management. Additional terms of the loan were undisclosed.
COLUMBUS, IND. — Leo Brown Group has started construction of Traditions of Columbus, a 129-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community. Located in Columbus, about 45 miles south of Indianapolis, the community will sit on 17 acres. Traditions Management, a wholly owned management company of Leo Brown Group, will run the operations. Leo Brown Group is headquartered in Indianapolis and has developed more than 15 seniors housing communities in the Midwest totaling more than 2,000 units.
RENO, NEV. — Propero Seniors Housing Equity Fund III has partnered with Mission Senior Living to fund the construction of Mission Mountain Vista, a 130-unit independent living community in Reno. A combination of equity provided by Propero and a bank loan funded the $22 million construction project. The Propero structure offered Mission Senior Living an equity solution that minimized the amount of upfront capital and provided a clear path to ownership. Chris Mauger led the transaction for Propero and Grant Goodman was the lead for Lancaster Pollard Mortgage Co., a division of ORIX Real Estate Capital.
Advocacy Development Partners Breaks Ground on 32-Unit Memory Care Community in San Dimas, California
by Amy Works
SAN DIMAS, CALIF. — Advocacy Development Partners has broken ground on The Terraces at Via Verde, a 32-unit memory care community in San Dimas, a city in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County. The project is scheduled to open in early fall 2020. Upon opening it will be the only standalone memory care community in the San Dimas area, according to the developers. The community will be split into two 15,000-square-foot neighborhoods with 16 suites each, all located on 1.2 acres near parks and shopping centers. Frontier Management will operate the community upon completion. Irwin Partners Architects designed the project, with PacifiCore Construction serving as general contractor and Conley Design handling interiors. Fremont Bank, which recently announced an expansion of its seniors housing lending platform, is providing the construction and bridge financing for the project.
Avison Young Arranges $46M Sale of Contiguous Sites in Miami’s Wynwood District, Buyer Plans to Build Multifamily Units
by Alex Tostado
MIAMI — Avison Young has arranged the $46 million sale of seven contiguous parcels in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood. An affiliate of PMG Acquisitions LLC purchased the land and plans to build multifamily units up to six stories high above the existing single-story retail buildings. Six of the seven parcels have retail buildings already in place. The land is located at the corner of Second Avenue and 24th Street, three miles north of downtown Miami. Details for construction were not disclosed. John Crotty, Michael Fay, David Duckworth, Brian de la Fé and Myles Stepner of Avison Young represented the seller, a private family trust, in the sales transaction. Peter Desiderio of Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson P.A., and Laura Bourne Burkhalter of Laura Bourne Burkhalter P.A., provided legal representation on behalf of the seller.
DAVENPORT, FLA. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $39 million Fannie Mae acquisition loan on behalf of Bluerock Real Estate for The Meadows at ChampionsGate. The Meadows at ChampionsGate is a 304-unit apartment community located in Davenport, adjacent to ChampionsGate Country Club and about 30 miles southwest of downtown Orlando. The property comprises nine three-story buildings on 17 acres. Communal amenities include a resident lounge with game room, 24-hour fitness center, swimming pool, bark park, clubhouse and a car care station. The seller was not disclosed.
HOUSTON — CBRE has arranged a $55.5 million loan for the refinancing of The Village of River Oaks, a Class A, 198-unit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Houston. The borrower was a joint venture between Bridgewood Property Co. and Harrison Street. A national bank provided the loan, which features a four-year term, floating interest rate and 30 months of interest-only payments. Aron Will, Austin Sacco and Adam Mincberg of CBRE National Senior Housing arranged the transaction. CBRE also arranged the development financing for the property in 2015. Retirement Center Management, Bridgewood’s wholly owned management affiliate, will continue to operate the property.