NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a development site located at 11-35 31st Drive in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens. Blue Mountain Capital purchased the site from Kenneth Trading Corp. for $8.2 million, or $241 per buildable square foot. The property allows for a maximum of 33,982 buildable square feet for residential development. A 10,000-square-foot warehouse building, which is net leased through March 2019, is currently on the site. Stephen Preuss and Andreas Efthysmiou of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal.
MESQUITE, TEXAS — S2 Capital LLC, an investment firm specializing in Class B multifamily assets, has refinanced Forty200, a 512-unit multifamily community located in the eastern Dallas metro of Mesquite. The property offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities including a fitness center, pool and tennis and basketball courts. The loan, the amount of which was not disclosed, features a fixed 4.2 percent interest rate, a 75 percent loan-to-value (LTV) ratio and four years of interest-only payments. Nathan Stone, Brad Mason and Guy Griffith of Berkadia secured the financing through Fannie Mae.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — ARA Newmark has brokered the sale of Lakeshore Pearl, a 230-unit multifamily community located adjacent to Oracle’s office campus in Austin’s East Riverside area. The property, which features a pool, fitness center, business center, theater room and storage space, was 93 percent occupied at the time of sale. Pat Jones of ARA Newmark represented the seller, an affiliate of Chicago-based Inland Private Capital. Austin-based investment firm Cypress Real Estate Advisors acquired the asset for an undisclosed price.
THORNTON, COLO. — Greystar Real Estate Partners has purchased the 336-unit Waterford Place apartment complex in Thornton for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 2801 E. 120th Ave. Waterford Place was built in 1998. Greystar’s value-add strategy will focus on renovating all units and common areas of the asset. Unit updates will include the addition of stainless steel appliances, extended plank flooring, quartz countertops, and new lighting and hardware packages. Renovations to the common areas will feature enhancements to the pool, clubhouse, fitness center, BBQ area, dog park and sport/tennis court.
PHOENIX — A joint venture between Life Care Services and Westminster Funds has broken ground on Desert Willow Assisted Living, a 44-unit assisted living building on the campus of Sagewood, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Phoenix. Located within Sagewood’s Acacia Health Center, the assisted living expansion will be available to those currently in the community as well as new residents. The building will add to Sagewood’s current 316 units. The two-story building is scheduled to open in fall 2018. Todd & Associates is serving as the architect on the project. Spellman Brady & Co. is providing interior design. The Weitz Company is the general contractor.
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. — Timberland Partners is developing Elevate at SouthWest Station Apartments in Eden Prairie, 12 miles southwest of downtown Minneapolis. The firm has closed on the land and financing needed to begin construction on the $63.7 million, 222-unit apartment property. Situated immediately adjacent to the future SouthWest Light Rail Station, Elevate will feature amenities such as a rooftop courtyard, fitness center, yoga studio, co-working lounge, bike storage, dog run and spa. Completion is slated for August 2019. The project team includes Kaas Wilson Architects and contractor Frana Cos. JLL arranged a $49.7 million HUD loan for the project. Hennepin County, the City of Eden Prairie and the Metropolitan Council also provided financing.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the $13.7 million sale of 3264-70 N. Clark St. in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. The buyer, North Park Ventures, plans to convert the property’s 30 condominium units into apartments, as well as develop a new 22-unit apartment building on an adjacent surface lot. Located at the intersection of School and Clark streets near Wrigley Field, the existing building includes six ground-floor retail spaces comprising 7,600 square feet. The upper residential floors include a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Residents also have access to a shared dog run, courtyard, bike room and storage lockers. David Goss, Jon Morgan and Joe Smazal of Interra represented both parties in the sales transaction. The seller was not disclosed.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Atlanta-based TriBridge Residential LLC, in partnership with Miami-based Sefira Capital, will soon deliver The Jaxon, a 287-unit apartment community located at 4450 Tropea Way in Jacksonville. Slated to open this summer, the property is situated across the street from St. Johns Town Center, Jacksonville’s premier outdoor mall and retail corridor. The $49 million apartment community will offer a mix of studio to three-bedroom units with granite countertops, built-in Bluetooth speakers and custom finishes. Community amenities will include a Vegas-style swimming pool with cabanas and rain curtain, a party porch, dog park, dog wash station and a 24-hour package delivery system with refrigerated storage.
BETHESDA, MD. — HCR ManorCare, an Ohio-based seniors housing operator, will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and transfer its management operations to its landlord, Quality Care Properties (NYSE: QCP). HCR ManorCare, which currently manages about 320 seniors housing properties, is the second-largest skilled nursing operator in the country. The company’s management contracts also span the assisted living, hospice and home care sectors. The move follows HCR’s declaration of approximately $385 million in delinquent rent payments. Reuters reports that the company’s total debt is roughly $7.1 billion and that QCP will put its own management teams in place at properties previously managed by HCR. Under the terms of the agreement, HCR’s operating subsidiaries will not file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The parent company’s name and brand will also remain in place, but as a wholly owned subsidiary of QCP. QCP itself is a spin-off of healthcare REIT HCP (NYSE: HCP), which created the company specifically to remove HCR ManorCare’s 320 properties from its portfolio. QCP and HCR have been in negotiations for months regarding hundreds of millions in unpaid rent. In addition, QCP will give up its REIT designation, as it will now both own and operate its properties. “This …
HOUSTON — Arbor Realty Trust Inc., a publicly traded REIT and direct lender, has secured a $35.9 million loan for the refinancing of Nottingham Village, a 317-unit apartment community in Houston. The garden-style property was built in two phases in 1971 and 1983 and offers a saltwater pool and on-site maintenance. Ronen Abergel of Arbor Realty Trust secured the loan, which features a fixed interest rate and a 35-year term, through the FHA 223(d) program. About $500,000 of the loan proceeds will go toward renovating the property’s interiors and electrical systems. The borrower was not disclosed.