LOS ANGELES — Strategic Legacy Investment Group (SLIG), a Los Angeles-based private placement investment firm, has broken ground for La Mirada @ Central Park Smart Apartment, located at 5608 La Mirada Ave. in Hollywood. The 13,018-square-foot apartment building will consist of 13 units on a 7,500-square-foot R-3-zoned lot with mix of affordable and market-rate housing. The property will feature seven one-bedroom/one-bath units, six two-bedroom/two-bath units, smart home technology, a WiFi lounge and game room, modern European finishes, a pet-friendly community and a rooftop lounge with views of Hollywood. SLIG’s subsidiary, Strategic Legacy Management Corp., will handle the marketing and leasing of the property, which will be available for lease in December 2019. The project team includes Acraforma as architect and ESAB Construction for construction management.
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CHANDLER, ARIZ. — CBRE Capital Markets’ Debt & Structured Finance team has arranged an $18.3 million loan for the acquisition of Avilla at Chandler Heights, an apartment complex located at 255 E. Chandler Heights Road in Chandler. Brian Cruz, Scott Peterson and Bill Chiles of CBRE’s San Diego office secured the interest-only, fixed-rate loan through Fannie Mae for the borrower, San Diego-based The Certé Group. Constructed in 2017, the property consists of 116 single-story units, featuring private backyards, in 101 individual buildings. All two- and three-bedroom units are standalone buildings and the one-bedroom units are in duplex configurations. Situated on 9.5 acres, the community features a swimming pool, spa, central greenbelt, gated access and covered parking.
HAPPY VALLEY, ORE. — Co-developers MorningStar Senior Living and Confluent Senior Living have broken ground on MorningStar of Happy Valley in the Portland suburb of Happy Valley. The three-story, 83,300-square-foot property will feature 61 units of assisted living and 27 units of memory care. Located on two acres, the community is scheduled to open in summer 2019. This is the second seniors housing project in the Portland metro area for the joint venture, and the 12th overall. Local firms involved in the project include LRS Architects and LCG Pence Construction. Thoma-Holec Design, based in Mesa, Ariz., will serve as interior designer.
DENVER — Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Observatory Park, an apartment building located at 2035 S. Josephine St. in Denver. Old Faithful Properties sold the property to Michael Blackman for $6.8 million, or $316 per square foot. The 21,674-square-foot building features 40 apartment units. Kevin Calame of Pinnacle represented the seller in the transaction.
HOUSTON — RED Mortgage Capital LLC, the debt banking arm of Columbus, Ohio-based RED Capital Group LLC, has provided $52.5 million in financing for Vista on Gessner, an 805-unit affordable housing community in Houston. The financing, which was arranged on behalf of Dallas-based Dalcor Holdings LLC, included a first lien $50 million Fannie Mae loan and a second lien $2.5 million co-terminus taxable loan. Vista on Gessner was built in 1977 and offers amenities such as a resident clubhouse, three pools, on-site laundry facilities and a library. Dalcor will implement a renovation project to upgrade the property’s unit interiors, parking, landscaping and utility systems, as well add fitness and business centers. Following the renovation, all units will be available to renters earning up to 60 percent of the area median income.
HIGHLAND PARK, N.J. — Gebroe-Hammer Associates has brokered the $30 million sale of Donaldson Park Apartments, a 152-unit apartment community in Highland Park. Joseph Brecher of Gebroe-Hammer represented the seller, JGT Managing Partners, in the transaction. JGT was the original developer of the garden-style community, which was built in 1966. The buyer was Oxford Realty Group. Located at 321 Crowells Road, the six-building property features eat-in kitchens, hardwood floors and sliding-glass-door patios. The community is located near the 90-acre riverfront Middlesex County Park, which includes a boat ramp, sports fields and paved trails.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Hunt Mortgage Group has provided a $12.6 million first mortgage bridge loan to enable the acquisition of an undisclosed, 160-unit multifamily community in Austin. The garden-style property was built in 1984 and consists of 10 three-story buildings and a leasing office. The 36-month loan was structured with floating-rate debt, part of which will be used to implement a capital improvement plan. The borrower was not disclosed.
Contemporary Healthcare Capital Arranges $1.5M Mezzanine Loan for Skilled Nursing Acquisition in Connecticut
by David Cohen
WINDHAM, CONN. — Contemporary Healthcare Capital has arranged a $1.5 million mezzanine loan, part of a $6.2 million total acquisition financing for a skilled nursing facility in Windham. Located approximately midway between Hartford and Providence, R.I., Douglas Manor includes 90 licensed skilled nursing beds. The borrower, affiliates of Ryders Healthcare Management, is acquiring the property out of receivership. The new owner plans to use the financing package to implement $1.6 million in capital improvements to the property. The senior lender on the transaction was CoastalStates Bank.
LACEY, WASH. — Security Properties, along with a university endowment, has acquired Marq on Martin, a multifamily property located at 8545 Litt Drive SE in Lacey, a suburb of Olympia. An undisclosed seller sold the property for $54.5 million. Constructed in 2017, the property consists of 248 apartment units across 10 residential buildings. Situated on 12 acres, the property features a mix of one- and two-bedroom floor plans with an average unit size of 831 square feet. With this acquisition Security Properties now owns 18 assets totaling more than 4,000 units in the Puget Sound marketplace. Security Properties Residential, an affiliate of Security Properties, will manage the property.
Alliance Residential Launches Active Adult Brand, Breaks Ground on Seniors Housing Community Near Seattle
by Amy Works
TUKWILA, WASH. — Alliance Residential Co., one of the largest multifamily developers and managers in the country, has broken ground on Marvelle at Southcenter, an active adult community in the Seattle suburb of Tukwila. The 166-unit community marks the launch of Alliance’s active adult brand, Marvelle. The developer noted that baby boomer demand has been strong at its standard multifamily communities, leading it to start building age-restricted properties. Besides the age restrictions, the Marvelle community will also offer 13,000 square feet of indoor amenity space, more than double the common space at its standard apartment complexes. It is also a transit-oriented development and located near the Southcenter area’s many restaurants, retail shops and medical facilities. Urbal Architecture designed the seven-story, 235,828-square-foot property. Apartments range from 500 square feet to more than 1,200 square feet. The community is scheduled to open in fall 2019.