NEW YORK CITY — JLL has brokered the $6.4 million sale of a residential development site located at 3041 Webster Ave. in The Bronx. The site currently houses a two-story, 15,140-square-foot warehouse that is owned and occupied by retailer Sam’s Carpet, but has been rezoned for a residential use. Karl Brumback, Eric Tiefen and Brian Streilein of JLL represented Sam’s Carpet in the transaction. Bolivar Development was the buyer. A construction timeline was not disclosed.
MIAMI — Construction is underway on The One at University City, a planned 1,244-bed student housing community located across the street from the Florida International University (FIU) campus in Miami. University Bridge provided a $231 million bond issuance for the project. A partnership between Global City Development, RER Ventures and Podium Developments is building the community, which is slated for completion before the 2020-2021 academic school year. Landmark Properties has been tapped to manage the community, which is 45 percent preleased to more than 500 students. The 886-unit community will offer studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom, fully furnished units with bed-to-bath parity. Shared amenities will include a sundeck, pool, fitness center, study lounges on each floor and a resident clubroom. Rents will start at $1,275 per month for a studio, $1,320 per month for a one-bedroom unit, $1,085 per month per room for a two-bedroom, $1,080 per month per room for a three-bedroom and $1,015 per month per room for a four-bedroom unit. “As we work through these extremely challenging times, it is encouraging to look forward to an environment later this year where we can begin to welcome FIU’s students to The One,” says Diego Procel, principal of Global …
PARK CITY, UTAH — CBRE Capital Markets’ Debt & Structured Finance has provided $19.3 million in construction and permanent financing for the development of Lincoln Station, a mixed-use community in Kimball Junction area of Park City. Mollie Means of CBRE’s Debt & Structured Finance team in Seattle partnered with Doug Birrell, Bruce Francis, Bob Ybarra, Dana Summers and Shaun Moothart, also of CBRE Debt & Structured Finance, to originate the loan through CBRE’s FHA lending platform on behalf of the borrower, Lincoln Station. The loan is funded through the HUD Section 221(d)4 new construction mortgage insurance program, providing an interest-only construction period of 20 months with a 40-year, non-recourse, fully amortizing permanent loan. Lincoln Station will feature 68 apartments spread across four three-story residential buildings, eight three-story townhomes and one two-story commercial/office building. The non-residential building will contain three office suites with approximately 4,686 square feet of rentable space and 164 square feet reserved for the leasing office. The property’s 76 units will consist of a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments and three-bedroom townhomes. A total of 52 units will be designated for residents earning 50 percent to 120 percent of the area median income. The remaining units will …
“How do you fight the enemy without knowing where it is?” The question posed by Kathryn Sweeney, co-founder and managing partner of Blue Moon Capital Partners LP, underscores the need for senior living communities to have priority access to personal protective equipment (PPE) and adequate testing to battle the COVID-19 virus. “We’re really fighting this battle with very rudimentary and limited tools,” said Sweeney, whose Boston-based firm provides equity exclusively to the seniors housing sector. “We have had inconsistent access to tests in our portfolio. What we’re finding is those operators who are more on the healthcare end of the spectrum have relationships with healthcare professionals such that they are able to access tests more so than operators who are more on the social end of the spectrum,” said Sweeney. Her comments came during an April 9 webinar hosted by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC). The hour-long webinar, titled “The Intersection of Operators and the Financial Community in a COVID-19 Environment” and moderated by NIC’s chief economist Beth Burnham Mace, featured two other speakers: Fee Stubblefield, founder and CEO of The Springs Living; and Wendy Simpson, president and CEO of LTC Properties (NYSE: LTC). As …
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. — Hunt Real Estate Capital has provided a $27.4 million acquisition and renovation loan for Rise at Signal Mountain, a 280-unit multifamily community in Chattanooga. The property spans 42.9 acres and comprises 19 two- and three-story buildings that were built in 1986. The community features one- and two-bedroom floor plans and communal amenities such as a pool clubhouse, dog park, fitness center storage space and a business center. The buyer and borrower, Birmingham, Ala.-based StoneRiver Co. LLC, plans to invest an additional $2 million in the property’s exteriors, amenity spaces and landscaping. The upgrades are scheduled to start this month. and the buyer expects the renovations to last for six to nine months. Hunt provided the non-recourse loan, which features interest-only payments and a 30-month term with three extension options. Rise at Signal Mountain is situated at 1185 Mountain Creek Road, six miles north of downtown Chattanooga. The seller was not disclosed.
DALLAS — Austin-based Rastegar Property will develop a 270-unit high-rise apartment community at 1899 McKinney Ave. in Dallas. Units will feature fully equipped kitchens and washers and dryers, and amenities will include storage lockers, a pool, rooftop terrace and common areas on each floor. The property will also feature North America’s tallest living wall with over 40,000 estimated plants making up the structure. Rastegar has tapped San Francisco-based hospitality firm Sonder to operate the property, which is expected to be complete by early 2023.
PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS — FourPoint Investment Sales Partners has negotiated the sale of Stone Hill Apartments, a 300-unit multifamily community located in the northern Austin suburb of Pflugerville. Units at the property feature stainless steel appliances, hardwood floors and private balconies. Amenities include a pool, movie theater, fitness center and a dog park. Kevin Dufour and Kyle Peco of FourPoint represented the locally based seller, Journeyman Group, in the transaction. A Seattle-based investor acquired the asset for an undisclosed price.
DENTON, TEXAS — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has provided a $7.7 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Hollyhills, a 100-unit apartment complex in Denton. The property features a dog park, pool, grilling area and covered parking. Dougherty originated the loan, which was structured with a 12-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule, on behalf of the borrower, Holly Hills 76205 LLC.
NEW YORK CITY — Local development and investment firm Jonathan Rose Cos. has acquired Tower West Apartments, a 217-unit multifamily property in Manhattan’s Upper West Side, for $93.8 million. Located at 65 W. 96th St., the 28-story building features a ground-floor terrace, community room, playground and onsite laundry facilities. The buyer plans upgrade the lobby, amenities and energy systems. The sale did not include the retail component of the asset. Rose Community Management has taken over management of the property. The seller was Starrett Corp., which originally developed the building in 1971.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has brokered the $10.8 million sale of 219-221 East 59th Street, two adjacent multifamily properties with ground-floor retail space in Midtown Manhattan. Each three-story building spans 10,560 square feet of space, including four residential units and 3,900 square feet of ground-floor retail space that were occupied by separate retail tenants at the time of sale. Tom Gammino and Clint Olsen led a JLL team that represented the seller, Gak Properties, in the transaction. Jeffrey Znaty of Kassin Sabbagh Realty represented the buyer, Cofinance Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Cofinance Group SA.