NORFOLK, VA. — Ready Capital has closed a $10.5 million acquisition loan for a 250-unit, Class B apartment property in Norfolk. The borrower will use a portion of the loan to address deferred maintenance and upgrade unit interiors. The non-recourse, three-year loan comes with two extension options and flexible prepayment. Further details of the property were not disclosed.
SPRING, TEXAS — Newport Real Estate Partners LLC has acquired Haven at Louetta, a 150-unit apartment community located in the northern Houston suburb of Spring. The property was developed in 2018 and features 90 one-bedroom units and 60 two-bedroom units. Amenities include a clubhouse, pool, grilling area, fitness center and a dog park. Guefen Development sold the property for an undisclosed price. Newport plans to develop an additional 30 units at the property over the next 36 months.
DALLAS — CBRE has brokered the sale of Bishop Highline, a 118-unit apartment community in the Bishop Arts District in Dallas. The property was built in 2018 and was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. Bishop Highline is located across the street from Bishop Arts Village. Chris Deuillet and Chandler Sims of CBRE represented the seller, Houston-based Urban Genesis, in the transaction. Dallas-based Exxir purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
DAVIS, CALIF. — The Mogharebi Group (TMG) has arranged the sale of Cambridge House, a multifamily community located on Pole Line Road in Davis. An East Coast-based private investment group sold the property to a Bay Area-based buyer for $42 million, or $300,000 per unit. Situated on 3.9 acres, Cambridge House features 140 apartments, a resort-style swimming pool with poolside fire pit; barbecue area with hammocks; and a game room with full-size air hockey table, pop-a-shot basketball, full-size pool table and a ping-pong table. Additionally, the property features a swing garden with hanging chairs; secure-access bicycle storage room with 20 bicycle racks; and an off-leash dog park. Alex Mogharebi and Otto Ozen of TMG represented the seller and buyer in the transaction.
GILBERT, ARIZ. — Green Courte Partners has acquired The Aspens at Mariposa Point, a 202-unit seniors housing property in Gilbert, just southeast of Phoenix. The price was not disclosed. Despite only being opened last month, the new owner will convert the active adult community into full-service independent living. The conversion project will include expanding the dining area, modifying the existing kitchen and adding a third-party-operated home health office. Green Courte’s wholly owned operator True Connection Communities will manage the property. Green Courte made the acquisition through its fourth investment fund, Green Courte Real Estate Partners IV. It is the investor’s 11th senior living community.
Throckmorton Partners, Pratt Co. Sell Parc Marin Multifamily Asset in Northern California for $20.5M
CORTE MADERA, CALIF. — Throckmorton Partners and The Pratt Co. have completed the sale of Parc Marin, an apartment community located in Corte Madera. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $20.5 million, which equates to $640,625 per unit and $636 per square foot. Built in 1961 and renovated in 2017, Parc Marin features 32 boutique for-rent units. The property is situated on 3.4 acres. Erich Reinchenbach of Marcus & Millichap represented the sellers in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has arranged the $8.1 million sale of a nine-parcel residential development site in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn. Located at 185-199 Conover St. & 135 Dikeman St., the parcels offer a total of 27,436 developable square feet. Sean Kelly, David Khukhashvili and Jiani Zhou of Ariel Property Advisors represented the seller, Red Hook Building Co. The team also procured the buyer, Diamond Development Group.
CHICAGO — Ready Capital has closed on a $7.7 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a 52-unit, Class B multifamily and retail property within Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. The sponsor will complete capital improvements to all units, upgrade common-area amenities and renovate the ground-floor retail spaces. The nonrecourse, interest-only loan features a floating rate, 36-month term, two extension options, flexible pre-payment and is inclusive of a credit facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures, tenant leasing costs and interest shortfall. The name of the borrower and property were not disclosed.
PALOS HILLS, ILL. — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has provided a $2.6 million Fannie Mae supplemental loan for the refinancing of Green Oaks Apartments in Palos Hills, about 20 miles southwest of Chicago. The 384-unit apartment complex, built in 1965 and rehabbed in 1998, is comprised of 14 buildings. The loan features a five-year and one-month term and is amortized over 30 years. The borrower was Green Oaks at Palos Hills LP.
LOS ANGELES — Seniors housing development costs are expected to rise modestly in 2020, with labor and land the primary drivers of higher expenditure, according to research from Los Angeles-based CBRE. Total cost for a seniors housing development rose by 6.4 percent in 2019 to an average of $317 per square foot. Average returns (stabilized net operating income as a percentage of overall development costs) rose to 9.5 percent, up approximately 60 basis points in 2019. This is attributable to an uptick in perceived risk due to lower occupancy rates on a national basis. “While seniors housing development activity is expected to remain strong in 2020, returns on cost expectations have increased, which is evidence of elevated perceived risk,” says James Graber, managing director of valuation and advisory services for CBRE. “Developers are applying a more rigorous project selection process to position each planned community for success; this disciplined approach has resulted in a tempered number of construction starts projected for this year. “Overall, the ‘flight to quality’ is a primary driver in the seniors housing development process, incorporating a well-organized collaboration between developer, operator and capital markets,” concludes Graber. Hard costs (e.g. labor, site work, foundation, building shell construction, …