SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — Investcor Development and Integral Senior Living have begun construction on a 92-unit seniors housing project in San Marcos, located between Austin and San Antonio. The 72,500-square-foot community will offer assisted living and memory care services. Pi Architects is designing the community, a completion date for which was not disclosed.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — WashREIT (NYSE: WRE) has agreed to sell five of its retail properties for $485 million, plus an additional three power centers, as part of a strategic move to increase its investment in the multifamily sector. The buyers are two undisclosed institutional investors. The first sale agreement includes five retail properties totaling 800,000 square feet. Those assets include Gateway Overlook in Columbia, Md.; Wheaton Park in Wheaton, Md.; Olney Village Center in Olney, Md.; and Bradlee Shopping Center and Shoppes of Foxchase in Alexandria, Va. The second transaction includes three Maryland properties spanning 850,000 square feet. The properties are Centre at Hagerstown in Hagerstown, and Frederick Crossing and Frederick County Square in Frederick. WashREIT said it will disclose the sales price of the second transaction after the deal’s closure, which is expected to occur in late July. Simultaneously, WashREIT has agreed to acquire an urban-infill, value-add multifamily community for $70 million. Details about the property were not disclosed at this time. Earlier this year, WashREIT announced that it would acquire a portfolio of seven multifamily properties in the Washington, D.C. area for $461 million, thereby increasing its multifamily portfolio from 28 percent to 45 percent based on net …
AUSTELL, GA. — Castle Lanterra Properties (CLP) has acquired Premier Apartments, a 280-unit multifamily community in Austell. Built in 1972, Premier Apartments offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans across 24 buildings. Communal amenities include tennis courts, a community lake, swimming pool and playgrounds. Premier Apartments is situated on 24 acres at 7200 Premier Lane, 11 miles west of downtown Atlanta. The seller and sales prices were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Berkadia has provided a $104.2 million HUD loan for the refinancing of Workmen’s Circle Multicare Center, a skilled nursing facility in The Bronx. In addition to skilled nursing care, the property offers mental health services, palliative care and social services. Gemma Geldmacher and Richard Price of Berkadia negotiated the transaction through HUD’s 232/223(f) program, which specifically targets residential care facilities. The loan, which was provided for Woodbury, New York-based Cassena Care, was structured with a fixed interest rate and a 20-year, fully amortizing schedule.
QUINCY, MASS. — WinnCompanies and NeighborWorks Housing Solutions have completed construction of The Watson, a 140-unit affordable housing project in the southern Boston suburb of Quincy. Project costs were approximately $44 million. The Watson features 86 apartments available to residents earning 110 percent or less than the area median income (AMI). Twenty eight residences will be rented to households earning 50 percent or less of AMI, and 26 units are reserved for market-rate housing. The Watson was developed at the site of a former shipyard and is close to being fully preleased.
EL PASO, TEXAS — Greysteel has brokered the sale of La Privada and Terrace Hill, two multifamily communities totaling 550 units in El Paso. La Privada is a 240-unit property that features one- and two-bedroom units with an average size of 703 square feet. Terrace Hill spans 310 units in studio, one- and two-bedroom formats, with an average unit size of 752 square feet. Jack Stone, Doug Banerjee and Andrew Hanson of Greysteel represented the seller, a private investment firm, and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Starwood Capital Group, a Connecticut-based private investment firm, has acquired land in one of East Austin’s opportunity zones for the development of a 342-unit multifamily project. The garden-style property will be located at 500 U.S. Highway 183 S. within close proximity to Austin’s central business district (CBD), entertainment district and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Completion is slated for spring 2020.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Greenwater, a Miami-based asset management firm, has acquired Manzana Grove, a 236-unit multifamily property situated on roughly 10 acres in Fort Worth. The property offers one- and two-bedroom units. The new ownership will implement a capital improvements program that will add new amenities, including a soccer court, fitness center and a pet park. The seller was an undisclosed, Utah-based investor.
DENVER — Griffis Residential has received $45.6 million in financing for the acquisition of Talavera Apartments, a mid-rise multifamily community at 350 S. Jackson St. in Denver. Eric Tupler and Josh Simon of HFF secured the 10-year, Fannie Mae Green Rewards loan through HFF’s risk-transfer joint venture with M&T Realty Capital Corp. The loan, which was used to fund the acquisition of the property, carries a 3.53 percent fixed interest rate with full-term interest-only payments. Built in 2008, Talavera Apartments features 240 units in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts, averaging 838 square feet. Community amenities include a swimming pool and spa, covered parking, in-unit washers/dryers, stainless steel appliances and Amazon lockers. At the time of closing, the property was more than 97 percent leased.
SILVERDALE, WASH. — JRK Property Holdings has expanded its multifamily portfolio in metro Seattle with the off-market purchase of Santa Fe Ridge Apartments in Silverdale. Terms of the transaction were not released. With this acquisition, JRK Property Holdings now owns more than 1,400 units in the Seattle MSA. Located at 1410 NW Santa Fe Lane, the property features 240 units in a mix of one, two- and three-bedroom floorplans. Community amenities include an indoor swimming pool and spa, fitness center, community lounge, indoor racquetball and basketball courts, tanning salon, dog park and children’s playground. The buyer plans to complete renovations of the apartments and improve the community’s common areas and amenities.