NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Berkadia has brokered the $21.8 million sale of Ashley Village Townhomes, a 260-unit multifamily community located at 3311 Mountainbrook Ave. in North Charleston. Mark Boyce and Blake Coffey of Berkadia arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, PEM Real Estate Group. Lurin Capital acquired the asset. Constructed in 1970, Ashley Village Townhomes includes one- to three-bedroom floor plans and features a renovated clubhouse, business center, fitness center, pool, playground and a laundry room.
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HILLSBORO, ORE. — MG Properties Group has purchased the 340-unit Thorncroft Farms Apartments in Hillsboro for $97.5 million. The community is located at 2120 N.W. Thorncroft Drive. Thorncroft Farms was built in 1998. It is situated within three miles of the Intel headquarters campus and within four miles of Nike’s headquarters. HFF’s Ira Virden and Carrie Kahn represented the seller, Berkshire Group. CBRE’s Brian Eisendrath and Cameron Chalfant arranged financing.
NATIONAL CITY, CALIF. — Walker & Dunlop Inc. (NYSE: WD) has structured an $82 million loan for Paradise Village, located just outside of San Diego in National City. Built in 2009, Paradise Village consists of seven four-story buildings and 394 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care. The 10-year loan provided a two-year period of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule for Generations Senior Living. The financing replaced a previous construction loan and provided cash to enable the financing of an adjacent, newly developed memory care facility. The transaction for the Class A community represents Fannie Mae’s first Green Rewards loan backed by a seniors housing property, according to Walker & Dunlop. Jeff Ringwald and Bill Jackson led the Walker & Dunlop team.
EMERYVILLE, CALIF. — Decron Properties Corp. has acquired the 220-unit Bridgecourt apartment complex in Emeryville for $87.4 million. The community is located at 1325 40th St. Bridgecourt contains a mix of one- and two-bedroom units, ranging from 554 square feet to 1,179 square feet. Common area amenities include a pool, spa, sauna, outdoor barbecue with seating area and a dog park. Decron plans to complete a renovation program started by the seller, which included interior upgrades to 126 of the units, featuring black/stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, tile backsplash, new cabinet doors and drawers, and upgraded lighting. Decron will also perform additional upgrades to the common areas. Moran & Co. represented both Decron and the seller, a joint venture between Bascom Group and Carlyle Group, in this transaction.
OMAHA — Cushman & Wakefield/The Lund Co. has brokered the sale of Grandridge Apartments in Omaha for an undisclosed price. The 470-unit apartment property is located at 5439 N. 100th Plaza along I-680. Scott Koethe of Cushman & Wakefield/The Lund Co. represented the New York-based seller. Monarch Investment & Management Group purchased the asset.
CLEVELAND — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided $14.9 million in Fannie Mae financing for the acquisition of three affordable housing properties located in North Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin. One of the properties, Aspenwood Glen, is a 120-unit property in Milwaukee. The large majority of the one- and two-bedroom units at the property are reserved for tenants earning 30 to 60 percent of the area median income. John Gilmore IV and Jeff Rodman of Cleveland-based KeyBank originated the loans on behalf of the borrower, Harmony Housing, which is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing safe and clean affordable housing throughout the United States.
Lancaster Pollard Negotiates $8.8M Refinancing for 48-Bed Memory Care Community in Woodburn, Oregon
by Nellie Day
WOODBURN, ORE. — Lancaster Pollard has arranged an $8.8 million HUD refinancing for Heartwood Memory Care Community in Woodburn. The 48-bed community offers exclusively memory care services. The owner sought long-term financing after a successful opening in 2014. The new FHA-insured structure allowed the borrower to refinance senior and mezzanine construction financing into a non-recourse, 35-year, fixed-rate loan. Matt Lindsay and Casey Moore led the transaction for Lancaster Pollard.
Contemporary Healthcare Closes $2.8M Loan for Acquisition of Two Assisted Living Communities in Oregon
by Nellie Day
MEDFORD, ORE. — Contemporary Healthcare Capital has arranged a $2.8 million mezzanine loan to affiliates of Sapphire Health Services. The loan will help finance the acquisition of two assisted living facilities in Medford. Contemporary’s senior lending partner on the transaction was Sunwest Bank of Irvine. The combined loans of approximately $11.8 million were used for the acquisitions of West Wind Enhanced Care, a licensed assisted living facility serving residents afflicted with traumatic brain injuries, and Ridgeview Assisted Living Facility, a community serving a younger population of residents with developmental or neurological challenges.
ORLANDO, FLA. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $13.3 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Aventura Apartments, a 144-unit multifamily community in Orlando. Jeff Rodman and Kelly Frank of KeyBank originated the seven-year, floating-rate loan with a 30-year amortization schedule. The name of the borrower was not disclosed. The loan features a 15-month earnout provision, which is collateralized by a KeyBank-provided letter of credit. Aventura Apartments was constructed in 1984 and has undergone extensive renovations over the past two years. The property will reserve 20 percent of the units for those earning 80 percent of the area median income (AMI). The community features a fitness center, swimming pool, playground and a grilling and picnic area.
Greystone Provides $19.2M in Acquisition Financing for Multifamily Property in New Jersey
by Amy Works
BAYONNE, N.J. — Greystone has provided a $19.2 million Fannie Mae loan as part of a $32.2 million property acquisition by AMS Acquisitions. The seven-year loan includes six years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization. The borrower acquired an 85-unit multifamily property located in Bayonne. Renovated in 2013, the property features studio, one- and two-bedroom units. The acquired property includes three undeveloped parking lot parcels, which AMS Acquisitions intends to develop into additional multifamily housing. Avrom Forman of Greystone originated the loan for the borrower.