ORLANDO, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged a $41.9 million loan for the acquisition of Alexan Crossroads, a 314-unit apartment community in Orlando. Charles Foschini, Christopher Apone and Lourdes Carranza-Alvarez of Berkadia arranged the five-year loan with three years of interest-only payments and two one-year extension options on behalf of the borrower, Harbor Group International. A life insurance company provided the fixed-rate loan. Virginia-based Harbor Group acquired the property, constructed in 2016, for $64 million. Alexan Crossroads includes one-, two- and three-bedroom units and features a saltwater pool, grilling stations, yoga and spin room, two-story fitness center and a clubhouse.
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PEORIA, ARIZ. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Plaza Del Rio, a 128-bed skilled nursing and long-term acute care facility in the Phoenix suburb of Peoria. The seller is a Florida-based philanthropist and senior living developer that held the asset in a charitable remainder trust. The buyer is The Ensign Group, which already owned a seniors housing portfolio in the region. At the time of the sale, Plaza Del Rio was 80 percent occupied. The price was not disclosed. Amy Sitzman and Jacob Gehl led the transaction for Blueprint.
GREELEY, COLO. — ARA, A Newmark Co., has brokered the sale of University Flats, a multifamily property located at 1758 Sixth Ave. in Greeley. Greeley Flat DTS and Greeley Land LLC acquired the property from Greeley Realty Investors for $21.2 million, or $227,946 per unit. The property features 93 apartments. Andrew Hellman and Justin Hunt of ARA Newmark represented the seller in the transaction.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Money360 has arranged a $5 million bridge loan for a manufactured housing community in San Francisco. The non-recourse, three-year loan features an interest-only amortization and a 46 percent loan-to-value ratio. The borrower was not disclosed.
CHICAGO — Belgravia Group has completed the topping-off ceremony for Renelle on the River in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. The 18-story luxury condominium building is located at 403 N. Wabash Ave. The 50-unit property, designed by bKL Architects, features five different floor plans. Listing prices start at $1.3 million. Amenities include a game room, fitness center, outdoor dog run and a 4,500-square-foot terrace. Completion is slated for early 2019.
ST. PAUL, MINN. — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has provided a $5.6 million HUD 221(d)(4) loan for the construction of Thomas Avenue Flats in St. Paul. The 40-year loan is fully amortized. The 51-unit affordable housing property is slated to open in spring 2019. All units are restricted to residents earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. The project will also receive equity from the sale of low-income housing tax credits and funds from the St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority. Thomas Avenue Flats LP was the borrower.
MassHousing Provides $5.1M in Financing for Redevelopment of Central Building in Worcester
by David Cohen
WORCESTER, MASS. — MassHousing has provided $5.1 million in affordable housing financing to support the redevelopment of Worcester’s Central Building. The financing will allow the borrower, Central Building Development Group, to transform a vacant office building into a 55-unit, mixed-income housing community with 14 workforce-housing units. Dellbrook JKS is serving as general contractor on the project with The Architectural Team serving as architect. MassHousing provided a $3.7 million permanent loan and $1.4 million in workforce housing funding from the agency’s $100 million workforce housing initiative. The project also received $12 million through an allocation of federal and state low-income housing tax credits by the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development. The property, which is located at 332 Main St., was built in 1925 as an office building and has been vacant for several years. Of the 55 units in the building, 50 will be allocated to lower-income households.
STAMFORD, N.Y. — Evans Senior Investments (ESI) has arranged the sale of Robinson Terrace, a two-building assisted living and skilled nursing campus in the small, Upstate New York town of Stamford. The property comprises a 120-bed skilled nursing facility built in 1973 and a 55-unit assisted living facility built in 2011. The two properties are located less than two miles from each other. Although the properties featured an occupancy rate above 90 percent over the 12 months preceding the sale, the property was operating at a loss. ESI represented the seller, a local nonprofit organization seeking an operator that could provide the same level of care but turn around the financial performance. The buyer was a regional, for-profit owner-operator. The price was not disclosed.
POOLER, GA. — Virginia-based Middleburg has unveiled plans to develop Mosby Lakeside, a 316-unit apartment community located near the intersection of Pooler Parkway and Interstate 16 in Pooler, roughly 10 miles west of Savannah. The community will feature a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging from 748 square feet to 1,405 square feet. Units will feature stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, patios and balconies, Nest thermostats, wood plank flooring in living areas and nine-foot ceilings. Community amenities will include a clubhouse, fitness center with yoga studio, outdoor fire pit and kitchen, saltwater pool, dog parks and pet spa, community garden, boat house and a hammock garden. Humphreys & Partners Architects LP is the architect of record for the project, DEI is providing interior design services and Thomas & Hutton is the landscape architect and civil engineer. Middleburg plans to break ground on Mosby Lakeside this fall and begin leasing the community in spring 2019.
MESA, ARIZ. — Ryan Cos. and Cadence Senior Living have unveiled plans for Azure Mesa, a 170-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Mesa, a suburb of Phoenix. The upscale, 183,000-square-foot property will feature 142 units that may be used for independent living or assisted living, plus 28 units devoted to memory care. Construction is already underway, with a planned delivery of summer 2019. HFF worked on behalf of Cadence and Ryan to arrange a joint venture equity partnership with an undisclosed institutional partner. Azure Mesa is located on an eight-acre site adjacent to Granite Reef Park, close to restaurants, retail, recreation and medical services. Ryan A+E is designing the community, while Studio SIX5 is designing the interiors. The Cadence-Ryan team is working on a second Azure location in North Scottsdale, which recently received Scottsdale City Council approval. Ryan Companies currently has over 600,000 square feet of senior living projects under construction in Arizona and nationally has completed over 4 million square feet of senior living communities. Cadence Senior Living has over 30 years of seniors housing development and management experience.