STERLING, ILL. — American Street Capital (ASC) has secured a $5.8 million loan for the refinancing of Sterling Healthcare, a 121-bed skilled nursing facility in northwest Illinois. Services at the property include short-term rehabilitation, memory, post-surgical and long-term care. Igor Zhizhin of ASC arranged the five-year loan, which features a 25-year amortization schedule. The lender was not disclosed.
DENVER — Lancaster Pollard has arranged $88 million in financing for the construction of The Ridge Pinehurst, a luxury senior living community in the Denver suburb of Lakewood. Construction is already underway for the community, which will offer 318 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care. Los Angeles-based Ridge Senior Living is the owner and developer. Ridge currently owns four communities in California and Utah. Jason Dopoulos, Ross Holland and Joe Munhall led the transaction for Lancaster Pollard. A national bank is providing the capital, with several other banks syndicating portions of the loan.
PHOENIX — Orion Investment Real Estate has arranged the sale of a motel property located at 3547 E. Van Buren St. in Phoenix. Risi Cos. acquired the short-stay motel, formerly known as Best Inn Suites, from Rudra Investment for $3.3 million, or $50,000 per unit. The buyer plans to convert the 66-room motel into an apartment property. At the time of sale, the motel was 97 percent occupied under daily, weekly and monthly terms. Zach Mishkin of Orion represented the buyer, while Joseph Dietz and Bob Farrell of Orion represented the seller in the deal.
LUBBOCK, TEXAS — Transwestern has arranged the sale of a three-property, 1,154-unit multifamily portfolio in the West Texas city of Lubbock. The properties include The Park, a 528-unit asset that includes townhomes and single-level apartments with yards; Ashton Pointe, a 366-unit community that offers a fitness center and racquetball court; and Dominion Apartments, a 260-unit property that features a pool and fitness center. James Roberts, Philip Wiegand and Taylor Snoddy of Transwestern represented the seller, Lubbock-based McDougal Cos. A Colorado-based investment firm purchased the portfolio for an undisclosed price.
WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS — Love Funding has provided $26.3 million in construction and permanent financing for Garden Valley Apartments, a 213-unit market-rate apartment project being developed in the southern Dallas suburb of Waxahachie. The property will feature one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool and attached garages. Love Funding secured the loan through HUD’s 221(d)(4) program. Cross Architects will design the property and Brownstone Construction Ltd. will serve as general contractor.
HOOVER, ALA. AND WILMINGTON, N.C. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided $37.4 million in financing for two multifamily properties in Hoover and Wilmington. In Hoover, KeyBank provided a $16.3 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of Hawthorne at Wisteria, a 200-unit community. The property was built in 1978 and renovated in 2015. In Wilmington, KeyBank provided a $21.1 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Hawthorne at New Centre, a 301-unit apartment community that was constructed in 1998 and renovated in 2014. Tim DeWispelaere of KeyBank originated both 10-year loans with 30-year amortization schedules on behalf of the undisclosed borrowers.
LOS ANGELES — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of an eight-property, 644-unit multifamily portfolio in Los Angeles County for $161.9 million. The properties include: Oaktree Apartments and Stillmore Apartments in Santa Clarita; Tamarind Terrace Apartments in Hollywood; Regency Apartments, Woodley Court and Sylvan Apartments in Van Nuys; Vista Del Madre in Pasadena; and Foothill Village in Sylmar. Seven of the eight assets were not subject to rent control. Greg Harris, Ron Harris, Kevin Green, Joseph Grabiec and Bryan Schellinger of IPA represented the seller, a private ownership group. The team also procured the five separate buyers, which include an institutional discretionary fund, regional syndicators and private investors. Renovations are currently planned for the properties. “It is rare to find a sizeable, almost completely non-rent-controlled, value-add portfolio where the upside can be immediately realized,” says Green. Cap rates ranged between 3.5 percent and 4.5 percent based on current net operating income, according to Harris. Projected cap rates following renovations are between 5 percent and 6 percent. — Kristin Hiller
For decades, El Paso was a big, sleepy town nestled on the banks of the Rio Grande that relied on a slow-paced, but consistent economy. In those days, housing was always affordable. Pricing levels for single- and multifamily properties were below national averages, but so too were wages. The city’s office market, which has traditionally served as a leading indicator for multifamily growth, hummed along without ever experiencing strong asset appreciation or interest from outside investors. Taken at face value, this activity would suggest that there was a firm ceiling for new development and rent growth for both of these markets. In recent years, however, El Paso natives have seen their city experience enormous growth fueled by exceptionally low crime rates and expanding population at Fort Bliss Army base. Development of both single- and multifamily product really took off between 2011 and 2014, causing rent growth to subside and vacancies to rise from 5 percent a few years ago to roughly 9 percent today. The market returned to a more sustainable pace of new development in subsequent years. Looking ahead, the metro’s job growth should remain a factor of its population of military personnel and federal employees. As El Paso …
LOS ANGELES — Keybank Real Estate Capital has originated a $247.8 million Freddie Mac first mortgage loan for The Lorenzo in Los Angeles. The 913-unit, Class A, mid-rise student housing property was developed in 2015. The property is 95 percent leased to students attending University of Southern California, Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, and Loyola Law School. The remaining units are reserved for tenants earning 50 percent or less of the area median income. The Lorenzo features a three-story fitness center with rock climbing walls, basketball courts and an indoor jogging track. Additionally, the property offers an on-site restaurant with room service, media rooms, study rooms and libraries catering to the different colleges, as well as multiple swimming pools, saunas and sand volleyball courts. Robert Prouty of Key’s Commercial Mortgage Group arranged the fixed-rate loan with a seven-year interest-only term. The undisclosed sponsor used the loan to refinance existing debt.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Chicago-based Akara Partners has broken ground on Kenect Nashville, a 420-unit apartment community located at 1815 Division St. in Nashville. The community is situated in Nashville’s Midtown neighborhood, two blocks from Vanderbilt University. The 20-story building, designed by Nashville-based Smith Gee Studio and the Chicago office of Perkins + Will, will feature 20,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and include a mix of studio to three-bedroom units. Community amenities will include food and beverage options throughout the building, social and coworking lounges, a fitness center, outdoor terraces, swimming pool, grills and firepits. Akara Partners expects to wrap up construction on the community in the fall of 2019.
