Multifamily

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.

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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.

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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.

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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 …

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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.  

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NEW YORK CITY — TerraCRG has brokered the sale of an apartment building located at 267 Flatbush Ave. in Brooklyn’s Prospect Heights neighborhood. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $9.7 million, or $919 per square foot. The four-story building features nine apartment units and one commercial unit. Morgan’s BBQ occupies the commercial space. Ofer Cohen, Dan Marks, Adam Hess and Daniel Lebor of TerraCRG brokered the transaction.

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PATCHOGUE, N.Y. — Spellman Brady & Co. has completed interior design work for Village Walk, a five-story assisted living community in the Long Island village of Patchogue. Carlisle Senior Living Communities, an affiliate of The D&F Development Group, is developing the 87,700-square-foot community. Spellman Brady & Co. is a St. Louis–based interior design firm specializing in senior living, healthcare and higher education.

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CHICAGO — Golub & Co. and USAA Real Estate have formed a joint venture to acquire Century Tower in the heart of Chicago’s Loop for an undisclosed price. The 292-unit luxury condominium tower is located at 182 W. Lake St. Built in 1930, the building was converted from office to multifamily units in 2001, and then condominiums in 2006. The buyer plans to renovate the residential units and convert them back to rental apartments. Upgrades will also be made to the amenity spaces, including a fitness center, co-working space, game and lounge room and roof deck. Collin McKenna of Golub led transaction negotiations on behalf of the joint venture. The seller was not disclosed.

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CHAMPAIGN, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $29.2 million sale of a 400-bed student housing community in Champaign. The property is located at 512 S. Third St., just west of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The four-story building features 140 units, in-unit washers and dryers and balconies. Built in 2001, the property includes three shared courtyards and underground parking for 246 vehicles. The community is currently 95 percent preleased for the 2018-2019 school year. Scott Harris and Bryan Kunze of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a local private developer. The team also procured the buyer, a Denver-based limited liability company.

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HILLSBORO, ORE. — The Wolff Company has announced plans for Revel AmberGlen, a 140-unit independent living community in the Portland suburb of Hillsboro. Wolff plans to break ground later this year for a planned completion in 2020. The four-story property will be located in the Tualatin Valley on the west side of Portland. Revel AmberGlen is the 12th senior living community that The Wolff Company has developed since 2016. The company plans to invest $300 million to $400 million annually in the development of new independent and assisted living communities, in addition to the purchase and renovation of existing communities.

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