CHICAGO — Hunt Real Estate Capital has provided a $6.2 million bridge loan for the refinancing of 5009 Ashland Avenue in Chicago. Built in 1918, the multifamily property consists of 31 units. The Greenwald Company was the borrower. Approximately $1 million of the loan will be allocated for future funding of capital improvements. Planned interior upgrades include refinishing and staining hardwood floors, replacing carpet in common areas and replacing appliances. Terms of the loan were not disclosed.
FREMONT, OHIO — Senior Living Investment Brokerage has negotiated the sale of Pristine Senior Living and Post-Acute Care of Fremont, an 82-bed skilled nursing facility, for $2 million. The three-story community is located in Fremont, approximately 40 miles southeast of Toledo. Constructed in 1965 and expanded in 1989, the 73,515-square-foot property sits on 6.8 acres. The seller was Sandusky County, which previously leased the community to Pristine Senior Living. The lease term ended and Pristine exited the Ohio market. The buyer was a New-Jersey based company with 11 other communities in Ohio. The transaction was positioned as a value-add play, as the community’s occupancy was below 50 percent at the time of sale. The new owner plans to make capital improvements to the building. The price equates to a price per bed of $24,390 and a capitalization rate of 7.04 percent.
WINTER PARK, FLA. — TruAmerica Multifamily has acquired Solis at Winter Park, a 596-unit, Class B multifamily community located in Winter Park, roughly eight miles north of Orlando, for $79 million. Constructed in 1986, the property includes one- and two-bedroom apartment homes averaging 862 square feet. Individual units feature stainless steel appliances, walk-in closets, full-size washers and dryers and lake views in select units. Community amenities include two pools, a fitness center, lighted tennis court, sand volleyball court and a fenced dog park. TruAmerica plans to renovate all apartment units with faux-wood floors, stone countertops, cabinet fronts, modern lighting and green plumbing fixtures. Common area improvements will include upgrades to both pool areas, the clubhouse and the fitness center, as well as landscaping and exterior paint. TruAmerica received a Freddie Mac loan and an additional loan arranged by Walker & Dunlop for the acquisition. Shelton Granade, Luke Wickham and Justin Basquill of CBRE arranged the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller.
ST. JOHN, FLA. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged $51.7 million in construction financing for Beachwalk Apartments, a planned multifamily community in St. John, located roughly 25 miles south of Jacksonville. The 348-unit community is located within the Beachwalk master-planned development. BB&T provided $34.8 million in senior financing for Beachwalk Apartments, and Equity Resources LLC provided $16.9 million in joint venture equity financing. Kevin O’Grady, Daniel Sheehan and Eric McGlynn of Walker & Dunlop arranged the transaction on behalf of the developer, Falcone Associates LLC. Once complete, Beachwalk Apartments will feature a clubroom, fitness center, pool, athletic courts and a playground. At full build-out, the Beachwalk master-planned community will feature a 14-acre Crystal Lagoon with 1,000 feet of beachfront, a private beach club and a 175,000-square-foot retail village along the shore; 750 for-sale residential units; 825,000 square feet of retail and commercial space; 360,000 square feet of office space; 1.5 million square feet of industrial space; and a high school. Art Falcone’s Encore Capital Management is the master developer of Beachwalk.
HILLSBORO, ORE. — Security Properties and Pacific Life Insurance Co. have acquired Tessera at Orenco Station, a multifamily property located at 6523 NE Cherry Drive in Hillsboro, a suburb of Portland. An undisclosed seller sold the asset for $85 million. Built in 2014, the property features 304 apartment units and is within walking distance of The Orenco Station Town Center, a retail center. The buyers plan to upgrade all eight of the property’s designated common area spaces and renovate the unit interiors with vinyl plank flooring throughout all living areas, under-cabinet access lighting and a technology package. Security Properties Residential, an affiliate of Security Properties, will manage the property.
SANDY SPRINGS, FLA. — Vista Realty Partners has sold Northridge Vista Apartments, a 220-unit multifamily community located in Sandy Springs, roughly 20 miles north of downtown Atlanta. Hudson Capital Partners acquired the asset for $49 million. Northridge Vista includes a mix of one- and two-bedroom units ranging in size from 710 square feet to 1,438 square feet. Monthly rental rates start at $1,293 for a one-bedroom unit, and go up to $1,900 for a two-bedroom unit, according to Apartments.com. Community amenities include a business center, coffee bar, Zen garden, grill/picnic area, pet play area, fitness center and a resort-style pool. Northridge Vista is located less than five miles from the new Mercedes-Benz U.S headquarters, which opened in March.
DESOTO, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Franklin Park of Desoto, a 240-unit, age-restricted multifamily community for residents 55 and older in Desoto, a southern suburb of Dallas. Built in 2009, the property consists of 31 buildings across 22 acres. Amenities include walking trails, a media room, resort-style pool and an outdoor fireplace. Rod Llanos and Doug O’Toole of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction. Will Balthrope and Jennifer Campbell of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, procured the buyer. Both buyer and seller are based in Texas but requested anonymity.
NEW YORK CITY — Alchemy Properties has acquired the former Collegiate School on the Upper West Side of Manhattan for $158 million. The property, which is located at 378 West End Ave. and 260-262 West 78th St., will be redeveloped into two ground-up residential condominium buildings rising 19 and 12 stories, respectively. When completed, the project will bring anywhere from 58 to 62 condominium units to the Upper West Side as well as 20,000 square feet of amenities, including an outdoor pool, squash court and fitness center. Alchemy has partnered with South Korean investment bank Daishin Securities to develop the project. Architectural firm COOKFOX Architects has been commissioned to design both the exterior and interior of 378 West End Ave. Bank OZK provided pre-construction and construction financing for the project. Construction on 378 West End Ave. is scheduled to start in the third quarter of 2018. Alchemy Properties recently completed Two Fifty West 81st St., a 31-unit condominium project on the Upper West Side. The project is currently 85 percent sold, according to Alchemy. — David Cohen
HAVERHILL, MASS. — Yannios RE Investment Sales has brokered the sale of Highland Maple Apartments, a 39-unit apartment community in Haverhill. Haverhill is located 35 miles north of Boston. Built in 1850, the masonry-style property includes two, three-story buildings. Yannios RE Investment Sales represented the seller, who was undisclosed. The buyer was also undisclosed.
FORT MYERS, FLA. — Coastal Ridge Real Estate and M Group have purchased The Reef, a 924-bed student housing community located adjacent to Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers. Progressive Capital Group sold the asset to the partnership for $78.8 million. Kevin Larimer, Greg Gonzalez and Cole Whitaker of Berkadia arranged the transaction on behalf of Progressive. Constructed in two phases in 2016 and 2017, The Reef is a garden-style community featuring two resort-style pools with cabanas, outdoor billiards, fire pit, ping pong, bocce ball, sand volleyball court, fitness center, cyber café, resident club lounge and private study rooms. The community’s fully furnished units feature bed-to-bath parity. The transaction marks the second student housing acquisition near Florida Gulf Coast University for Coastal Ridge in the past two months. In July, the Ohio-based company acquired the adjacent Coastal Village Apartments for $44 million.