DURHAM, N.C. — North Carolina Central University has chosen Corvias to develop two new student housing facilities totaling 1,247 beds and a 100,230-square-foot student center. The two residence halls will be called Chidley South and George Street. Both are being funded through a public-private partnership between the university and Corvias, and are expected to open in 2020. Vines Architecture is designing the residence halls in conjunction with the public-private partnership. Metcon is the general contractor. The $47 million student center is expected to be complete in 2021. Plans include a 1,750-seat auditorium and a 1,000-seat banquet hall, along with concessions and computer stations. O’Brien Atkins Associates, Duda | Paine Architects and MHTN Architects designed the student center. The general contractors are Balfour Beatty Construction, Holt Brothers Construction and Structure Building Co. Funds for the student center were generated by a $300 annual student fee approved by the student body in 2014.
WILDEWOOD, S.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $35 million sale of Wildewood Downs, a 248-unit seniors housing community in Wildewood. Wildewood Downs was developed between 2000 and 2014 and comprises 76 independent living homes, 60 independent living apartments, 40 assisted living units, eight memory care units and a 64-bed skilled nursing facility with an 80-bed licensed capacity. The property is located 13 miles north of downtown Columbia on 38 acres. David Kliewer, Paul Carr and Allen McMurtry of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, an affiliate of The Hollinger Group, in the transaction. Senior Living Communities (SLC) acquired the asset for $141,129 per unit using debt financing from a publicly traded REIT.
LOMBARD, ILL. — PCCP has provided a $33.1 million senior loan for the refinancing of Apex 41, a five-story, 181-unit apartment community in Lombard. The loan will pay off the existing construction loan and provide additional time for lease-up and stabilization of the property. Apex 41 is situated on a three-acre site at 2760 S. Highland Ave. Completed in March 2017, the property is atop a two-story parking garage. Amenities include a pool, clubhouse, golf simulator and dog run. GSP Development was the borrower.
GRETNA, NEB. — NorthMarq has arranged an $11.5 million loan for the refinancing of Avenue 204 at Royal View, a 120-unit apartment property in Gretna, about 20 miles southwest of Omaha. The property, located at 10816 S. 204th St., features one- and two-bedroom floor plans with in-unit washers and dryers. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, grilling area and clubhouse. Josh Larsen of NorthMarq arranged the 10-year loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule. A life insurance company provided the loan.
KANSAS CITY, KAN. — Skyline LLC and ND Consulting have acquired Silver City Apartments in Kansas City for $8.9 million. Originally built in the 1970s, the 160-unit property underwent a tax credit renovation in the mid-1990s. Dan Piatkowski of Affordable Housing Investment Brokerage Inc. brokered the transaction. Commercial Group, a Topeka, Kan.-based owner and operator, sold the asset. The buyers were interested in the HAP contract in place at the property and plan to expedite renovations needed. A tax credit renovation is the renovation of an existing property in effort to provide quality affordable housing to low-income tenants, according to Piatkowski. In exchange for tax credits and other fees, which lessen a developer’s financial exposure, developers renovate properties that are often project-based Section 8, agreeing to specific rental restrictions for a certain period of time based on tenant’s income. All different types of debt service are used to finance these types of properties, including Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, HUD and other loan programs.
DALLAS — Boston-based CrossHarbor Capital Partners has provided a $95 million loan for The McKenzie, a 183-unit apartment property in Dallas. The McKenzie was 50 percent occupied at the time of the loan closing and features one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 1,600 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center and 24-hour concierge and valet services. The loan, which will be used to refinance construction debt, was provided to a partnership between StreetLights Residential and A.G. Hill Partners, which developed the property in 2018.
RICHMOND, TEXAS — HFF has arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for Waterside at Mason, a 246-unit apartment community located in the western Houston suburb of Richmond. Built in 2017, the property features one- and two-bedroom units averaging 867 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse with a conference center and a game room. Cortney Cole and Jett Lucia of HFF arranged the financing through a life company on behalf of Houston-based Hilltop Residential. The loan was structured with a five-year term, a fixed interest rate and interest-only payments.
DALLAS — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of two assisted living communities totaling 114 units in Dallas. Regional owner-operator Elmington Senior Living acquired the properties as part of a move to enter the Texas market. The seller was an undisclosed national owner-operator. The sales price and exact names of the properties were not disclosed. Amy Sitzman and Joshua Salzman of Blueprint handled the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between two New York-based developers, Exact Capital and Lam Group, has topped off a 26-story Renaissance by Marriott hotel in Harlem. The 210-room property is being constructed above Harlem’s historic Victoria Theater, which was originally built in 1917. The hotel will include a 5,000-square-foot ballroom, and the building will house 25,000 square feet of retail space. Completion is slated for 2020. A 191-unit multifamily building under construction on the site is also nearing completion. Half of the units in the residential building will be rented at below-market rates.
WALPOLE, MASS. — Washington Trust Bank has provided a $30 million loan for the refinancing of New Pond Village, a seniors housing community in the southern Boston suburb of Walpole. Situated on 19.4 acres, the property includes 167 independent living units and 17 assisted living units. The borrower was Benchmark Senior Living, which recently completed an $8 million renovation program at the property that included the addition of memory care services.