WELLINGTON, FLA. — ZOM Senior Living, in a joint venture with Liberty Senior Living, has acquired a 46-acre lakefront site in Wellington, a village in Palm Beach County. The companies plan to build a $180 million, multi-phase, mixed-use seniors housing community on the plot. The site is located adjacent to 400,000 square feet of retail and restaurants, including The Mall at Wellington Green. When completed, the first phase of the community will offer 267 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care. Construction is scheduled to begin in first-quarter 2019. The centerpiece of the community will be a two-story, 65,000-square-foot clubhouse and amenity building. Units will be offered in a variety of formats, including single-story villas (with attached garages), three-story garden flats and residences within a six-story building attached directly to the main amenity building. At full build-out, the project is anticipated to include over 424 units. This will be the first project for ZOM Senior Living, which was recently formed by Orlando-based multifamily developer ZOM Living. It’s the first project in Florida for North Carolina-based operator Liberty Senior Living, a subsidiary of Liberty Healthcare. LS3P Architects and MSA Architects are providing design and architectural services, while Balfour Beatty …
ATLANTA — American Realty Advisors (ARA) has acquired Azure on the Park, a 329-unit, high-rise apartment community located at 1020 Piedmont Ave. N.E. in Atlanta’s Midtown district. The community overlooks the 189-acre Piedmont Park and is surrounded by more than 150 restaurants, art exhibitions and retail. Community amenities include a fitness center with a yoga and spin studio, rooftop pool, rooftop movie theater, sky club with billiards, bocce ball court, dog spa, dog park and a Starbucks Coffee bar. In addition, an overlook on the 22nd floor features an outdoor kitchen and grilling stations. Kris Mikkelsen of Walker & Dunlop arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller. Other terms of the deal were not disclosed.
NEW YORK — New York-based Ready Capital Structured Finance has arranged four loans totaling $29 million for properties located in Florida and North Carolina. The first loan, totaling $8.8 million, was for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of an 86-unit multifamily property in Largo, Fla. The 36-month, floating-rate loan features interest-only payments and one 24-month extension option. The undisclosed borrower will initially acquire 61 units at the community, and will acquire the rest of the units over the next three years. The second loan was for the acquisition, renovation and lease-up of a 38,000-square-foot retail center in Belleair Bluffs, Fla., roughly 26 miles west of Tampa. The $7.1 million loan, 60-month loan features both a fixed interest rate and a floating rate. The name of the borrower was not disclosed. The third loan was a $6.5 million, floating-rate loan with a 24-month term that was used to fund the acquisition, renovation and lease-up of a 60,000-square-foot industrial/flex property in Hollywood, Fla. The name of the borrower was not released. The final loan was used to fund the acquisition, renovation and lease-up of a 41,000-square-foot shopping center in Charlotte. The $6.7 million, non-recourse loan featured a 48-month term with interest-only payments …
KANSAS CITY, MO. — City Club Apartments (CCA) has broken ground on a project in Kansas City’s Crossroads district, which is located directly south of the downtown loop and known for its art galleries, shops and restaurants. Located at the corner of Main and 20th streets, the seven-story apartment property will include 283 units with 50 different floor plans. Among the amenities will be a rooftop pool, outdoor theater, fitness center, zen garden, bark park and nearly 300 underground parking spaces. CCA has lease commitments with a local restaurant and wine bar, a specialty market and other local retailers. Those tenants will be announced at a later date. The hotel-style lobby will include a lounge, business center and concierge service. Residents are expected to begin moving into the property in the fall of 2019.
SPRING, TEXAS — Berkadia has negotiated the sale of Alexan Auburn Lakes, a 346-unit multifamily community in Spring, a northern suburb of Houston. Built in 2015, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as two pools, a dog park, lake and running trails. Ryan Epstein, Jennifer Ray, Wes Breeding and Scott Bray of Berkadia represented the seller, a partnership between Trammell Crow Residential and Prime Property Investors, in the transaction. Tucker Knight and Nick Murphy of Berkadia secured an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for the deal on behalf of the buyer, Fort Worth-based Olympus Property.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Greystar has purchased Flagstone Apartment Homes, a multifamily asset located 30 W. Carter Drive in Tempe. RedHill Realty Investors and its joint-venture partner sold the asset for an undisclosed price. Situated on nearly 18 acres, the property features 376 units in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts. The 248,912-square-foot asset was built in 1985. Cliff David of Marcus & Millichap and Steve Gebing of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in deal.
MIDVALE, UTAH — Ready Capital Structured Finance has secured a $9.5 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of an apartment complex located in the Union Park District of Midvale. The undisclosed borrower plans to renovate the 96-unit property. The plan includes interior upgrades to most units, the addition of a swimming pool to the courtyard, the construction of a new leasing office and fitness center, and various other capital improvements. The non-recourse, part floating-rate/part fixed-rate loan features a 60-month term, flexible pre-payment terms and is inclusive of a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures and working capital reserves.
SAN ANGELO, TEXAS — Austin-based FourPoint Student Housing Investments has brokered the sale of Angelo Place, a 480-bed student housing community located adjacent to Angelo State University in San Angelo, roughly midway between Lubbock and San Antonio. Built in 2007, the 120-unit property features amenities such as a pool, fitness center, clubhouse and a full-sized basketball court. Chris Epp, Chris Bancroft, Meredith Wolff and Craig Miller of FourPoint led the sales effort on behalf of the seller, Atlas Real Estate Partners. The buyer was not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Houston-based LMI Capital, a Real Estate Capital Alliance (RECA) member, has arranged four acquisition loans totaling $21 million for a quartet of multifamily assets located across three coastal counties in southeast Texas. The properties include two assets totaling 320 units in Brazoria County, a 100-unit property in Jefferson County and a 20-unit asset in Galveston County. Brandon Brown, Kurt Dennis and Jamie Safier of LMI Capital arranged the loans on behalf of undisclosed borrowers.
ATLANTA — Investing in a quality market study is an important step for a developer to take before breaking ground on a new seniors housing community, but the analysis alone cannot predict the success of a future property. “The report gives you a point-in-time idea of where you’re at, but it doesn’t take into consideration what’s really happening within the marketplace, on the ground, in competing communities each and every day,” said Joe Jasmon, CEO and managing partner of American Healthcare Management Group, a consultant to the seniors housing and healthcare industries. According to Jasmon, in order to get a true feel of the properties you are competing against, it’s imperative to have boots on the ground. “Everybody looks good on the Internet and everybody will tell a good story on the phone,” he said. “But if you don’t actually go into these communities, you’re missing out on a whole story about the marketplace.” Jasmon’s comments came during the “Getting Good Data” panel discussion at the fifth annual InterFace Seniors Housing Southeast conference held Wednesday, Aug. 29 at the Westin Buckhead in Atlanta. The one-day event drew nearly 520 developers, lenders, investors and operators in the senior living space. Joining …