NEW YORK CITY — German bank Helaba has provided a $125 million loan to refinance The Paris, a 24-story multifamily tower on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Located at 752 West End Ave., the property was originally built in the 1930s as the Hotel Paris. The 191,500-square-foot property consists of 168 units. Amenities include a fitness center, children’s playroom, rooftop terrace, storage units and bike racks. A newly renovated pool is scheduled to open in early 2019. Helaba provided the financing to Stellar Management, a New York City-based owner-operator of commercial real estate. Nesenoff & Miltenberg LLP represented Stellar Management, while Dentons US LLP represented Helaba Bank.
PHILADELPHIA — Berkadia has secured a $45 million acquisition loan for Versailles Apartments, a high-rise multifamily property in Philadelphia. Located at 1530 Locust St., the property was originally built in the 1920s and fully rehabbed by Alterra Property Group over the past 36 months. Amenities at the community include a fitness center, yoga studio and roof deck. Matt Cullison of Berkadia’s Philadelphia office secured the financing on behalf of funds affiliated with Spring Creek, a Philadelphia-based family office. The lender was New York Life Insurance Co. Terms of the financing include five years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule.
PLANO, TEXAS — High Street Residential, a subsidiary of Trammell Crow Co., has completed The Kincaid at Legacy, a 25-story apartment tower in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Plano. The property totals 300 units in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts ranging in size from 677 to 4,500 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, lounge with a media screening room, entertainment kitchen, conference room, outdoor grilling areas and a business center. ZRS Management LLC is handling leasing and management of the project.
GLEN MILLS, PA. — LCB Senior Living has broken ground on The Residence at Chadds Ford, an independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Glen Mills, located west of Philadelphia and north of Wilmington, Del. Once completed, the community will offer 84 luxury apartment units. The Residence at Chadds Ford will be LCB’s flagship community in the area. The property is located near a variety of shopping and recreation. LCB’s portfolio includes properties in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont and Pennsylvania.
GLENVIEW, ILL. — Allstate Investments has provided a $27.5 million acquisition loan for Valley Lo Tower II, a 112-unit, mid-rise multifamily property in the northern Chicago suburb of Glenview. Valley Lo offers a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Community amenities currently include a 2,300-square-foot clubhouse, an outdoor swimming pool and tennis court. Matthew Schoenfeldt of HFF arranged the loan on behalf of the borrowers, The Marquette Companies and LEM Capital. The buyer plans to make upgrades to the amenities.
SANTA ANA, CALIF. — NAI Capital’s Irvine, Calif., office has arranged a 99-year ground lease for a 6.8-acre affordable housing development project in Santa Ana. David Knowlton and Kirby Greenlee of NAI Capital represented the lessor, Broomell Commercial Properties, and lessee, Alexis Gevorgian of AMG & Associates, The Pacific Cos. and Jamboree Housing. Valued at $287 million, the ground lease includes three parcels located at 2110, 2114 and 2020 E. First St. in Santa Ana. The buyer plans to develop two six-story buildings featuring 552 workforce housing units and approximately 10,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Once complete, the development will be one of the largest affordable housing projects in the state of California. Construction is slated to begin in early 2019.
RICHLAND, WASH. — CBRE has arranged the sale of 575 Columbia, a 77,700-square-foot multifamily property located along the Columbia River in Richland. Evergreen Housing Development Group sold the property for an undisclosed price. Phil Oester, Joe Nydahl and Josh McDonald of CBRE’s Portland office represented the seller in the deal. The name of the buyer was not released. Built in 2017, 575 Columbia features 58 one-bedroom units and 36 two-bedroom units with nine-foot ceilings, quartz countertops and ample storage. Community amenities include a resident pool and lounge, as well as a fitness center.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The skilled nursing occupancy rate saw a slight uptick in the third quarter of 2018, increasing 14 basis points to 82.2 percent, according to data from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC). Despite the increase, occupancy is still a full percentage point below year-earlier rates and has been on a sharp slide for the last three to four years. NIC is an Annapolis-based nonprofit data firm serving the seniors housing industry. The skilled nursing occupancy data is gleaned from 1,449 reporting facilities in 47 states. NIC experts expressed surprise at the increase, given that occupancy typically declines or stays flat between the second and third quarter of a year. The increase may be the first signs of recovery on the horizon. “The 83 to 87 age cohort over the last couple years was decreasing as far as growth rate. Starting 2018 that cohort is now growing,” says Bill Kauffman, senior principal at NIC. “From a seasonality perspective we generally do not see an increase from the second quarter to the third quarter. That’s notable. We won’t call it a new trend yet — we want to see more data over the next year, …
ATLANTA — The Walden Group has sold Avenues 85, a 392-unit apartment community in Atlanta, to Emma Capital for $35.7 million. Built in 1967, Avenues 85 offers a barbecue area, package service, fitness center, pool and a racquetball court. The two-story complex is located about 11 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta. Tyler Averitt of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
NEW JERSEY — Arbor Realty Trust has originated a $10.4 million loan through Freddie Mac for the refinancing of New Jersey SFR portfolio, a 78-unit, 33-property portfolio in Jersey City, Newark, Paterson and Bayonne. Stephen York of Arbor’s New York City Office secured the financing for the borrower, who was undisclosed. Terms of the financing included a 10-year, fixed-rate loan with a 30-year amortization schedule. A majority of the properties in the portfolio were acquired in the past two years and have been recently renovated.