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.
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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.
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — RLJ Lodging Trust (NYSE: RLJ), a Maryland-based hospitality REIT, has sold Kingston Resorts, comprising the Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort and Embassy Suites by Hilton Myrtle Beach Oceanfront Resort, for $156 million. The properties span 385 rooms and 255 rooms, respectively. The sales price equates to $244,000 per room at a capitalization rate of 6.7 percent, inclusive of $44.5 million in capital expenditures. The buyer was privately held real estate firm EOS Investors LLC, which describes the 160-acre property as “the largest and most comprehensive oceanfront conference venue between Atlantic City, New Jersey, and West Palm Beach, Florida.” The buyer notes that the acquisition includes over 1,600 residential condominiums and townhomes in addition to the hotels. The two Hilton-operated hotels offer an array of amenities, including pools, tennis courts, fitness centers, spas, business centers, bike rental services and onsite restaurants and bars. Guest rooms feature private balconies, and suites with kitchen and living areas are available. The properties also feature over 100,000 square feet of event space. Hilton will continue to operate the assets following the sale. “This transaction is a continuation of our strategic efforts to sell non-core hotels and recycle capital into more accretive opportunities …
NEWARK, DEL. — Vesper Holdings has acquired The Retreat at Newark, a 597-bed student housing community located near the University of Delaware campus in Newark, for $48 million. The property offers a mix of one-, two-, four- and five-bedroom units. Shared amenities include a basketball court, clubhouse, fitness center, tanning beds, a golf simulator, outdoor grilling areas, a pool, hot tub and a computer lounge. TSB Realty brokered the sale of the property on behalf of an undisclosed seller. Vesper plans to invest $1 million in capital improvements in order to renovate shared amenity spaces as well as make exterior improvements and substantial technology upgrades throughout the property.
NEW YORK CITY — Arbor Realty Trust Inc. has provided a $4 million Freddie Mac small balance loan for the refinancing of a 13-unit apartment building located at 2402 Gerritsen Ave. in Brooklyn. Built in 1964 and recently rehabilitated, the property includes ground-floor retail space. Vincent Chiodo of Arbor’s New York office provided the loan, which carries a 10-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule. The borrower was not disclosed.
DALLAS — CBRE has negotiated the sale of Greens of Hickory Trail, a 250-unit multifamily community located about 10 miles south of downtown Dallas. The property was built in 2000 and was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. Chris Deuillet, Chandler Sims, Jeff Kunitz and Mike Canori of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. According to brokers, the property’s rental restrictions will phase out over the next two years, creating an opportunity for the undisclosed buyer to upgrade the property and unlock additional value.
Greystone Provides $125.2M Fannie Mae Loan for Multifamily Portfolio in Kentucky, Pennsylvania
by Alex Tostado
NEW YORK CITY — New York City-based Greystone has provided a $125.2 million refinancing loan for a four-property multifamily portfolio in Kentucky and Pennsylvania. The Fannie Mae financing features a 12-year term, 30-year amortization and six years of interest-only payments. The loan also includes a new ownership structure, with Nick Kozul of Bayshore Properties taking a 50 percent stake in the portfolio from current owner, Angie Djurin of North Street Properties. The four properties are the 470-unit Ventana Hills Apartments in Corapolis, Pa.; the 252-unit Berkeley Manor Apartments in Cranberry Township, Pa.; the 409-unit WoodSpring Apartments in Florence, Ky.; and the 252-unit Colts Run Apartments in Lexington, Ky.
MORRISVILLE, N.C. — HFF has arranged the $46.5 million sale of Bainbridge Lake Crabtree, a 200-unit apartment community in Morrisville. Bainbridge Lake Crabtree is located at 2599 Evans Road, about 15 miles from both Raleigh and Durham. The asset was delivered in 2018 and offers units averaging 1,015 square feet. Communal amenities include a swimming pool, sun deck, interior courtyard with fire pits, grilling station, pet spa, bark park, clubroom and a fitness center with yoga studio. Justin Good, Jeff Glenn, Allan Lynch and Caylor Mark of HFF represented the seller, The Banbridge Cos. LLC and Amzak Capital Management, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, RK Properties.