BLOOMINGTON, IND. — Pierce Education Properties (PEP) has acquired Smallwood Plaza near Bloomington’s Indiana University. The 713-bed student housing community is located a half-mile from the university. Amenities include laundry rooms, study lounges and a fitness center. The new ownership plans to upgrade unit interiors with new flooring, 50-inch televisions and furniture. The seller was not disclosed.
PHOENIX – BridgeWater Assisted Living has opened BridgeWater Assisted Living Midtown, a 140-unit affordable seniors housing community in Phoenix. This is BridgeWater’s second affordable community in the Phoenix metro. The property is seven stories tall and offers assisted living and memory care services using the Medicaid ALTCS program, which allows Medicaid to pay for services that are normally private pay. Veterans eligible for Wartime Pension may also qualify for supplemental aid and benefits.
SAN ANTONIO — JLL has arranged the sale of Villa de Oro, a 150-unit multifamily community located in southwest San Antonio. Situated on roughly five acres, the property consists of eight three-story buildings and features amenities such as a clubhouse, grilling area, pool and a playground. C.W. Sheehan of JLL secured an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for the transaction on behalf of Achieve Investment Group, an Austin-based investment firm. Moses Siller of JLL brokered the sale.
BOCA RATON, FLA. — LCS Development, an LCS Company, has been selected to develop and market the $125 million expansion of the Toby & Leon Cooperman Sinai Residences of Boca Raton. The not-for-profit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) opened in 2016 and includes 234 independent living homes, 48 assisted living units, 24 memory care units and 60 skilled nursing beds. The expansion will add an estimated 100 independent living residences, at least two additional themed dining venues, a ballroom and enhanced common areas. LCS Development will coordinate planning, development and initial marketing, as well as provide oversight of the design and construction services. LCS will also assist with financing and other support services. Sinai Residences is sponsored by the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County Inc. Life Care Services, an LCS Company, manages the community.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Greystone has provided a $29.2 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Andover at Crabtree, a 368-unit apartment community in Raleigh. Dale Holzer of Greystone originated the seven-year loan with two years of interest-only payments through Freddie Mac’s Green Up program on behalf of the borrower, a publicly traded REIT. The program provides attractive terms for borrowers that commit to energy or water savings. Andover at Crabtree features two swimming pools with lake views, a deck, gazebo and a clubhouse.
ORLAND PARK, ILL. — Pathway to Living and Caddis Healthcare Real Estate have opened Heartis Village of Orland Park, a 96-unit assisted living and memory care community. The 89,622-square-foot property is located at 7420 W. 159th St. The community’s 72 assisted living units range in size from 371 to 1,032 square feet, while the 24 memory care studios measure approximately 260 to 360 square feet. Amenities include a dining room, movie theater, chapel, salon and spa, fitness center, doctor’s suite and courtyard with a walking path. McShane Construction Co. was the general contractor.
EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of University Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and Edwardsville Nursing and Rehabilitation, both located in Edwardsville and totaling approximately 232 beds, for $5.5 million. The purchase price equates to approximately $24,000 per bed. The sale was prompted by the operator’s motivation to reduce its overall exposure to the state’s challenging reimbursement environment relating to delayed payments of Medicaid and its initial intention to not operate the facilities in the long term, according to a news release. Combined, the facilities were operating at approximately breakeven on nearly $12 million in total revenues. Josh Salzman, Michael Segal and Ben Firestone of Blueprint led the transaction. A St. Louis-based investor purchased the asset. A publicly traded REIT was the seller.
DENVER – Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Zuma Lofts, a mixed-use building located at 3455 W. 38th Ave. in Denver. Zuma Lofts LLC sold the property to RLC Zuma LLC for $6.9 million. The 22,236-square-foot building features 18 multifamily units and two ground-level retail units. Matt Lewallen of Pinnacle represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has brokered the sale of 523 West 135th Street, a 21-unit multifamily building in the Hamilton Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. The five-story, 13,770-square-foot property sold for $7.2 million, or $343,000 per unit. Victor Sozio, Shimon Shkury, Michael A. Tortorici, Matthew L. Gillis, and Orry Michael of Ariel Property Advisors represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer in the transaction, who was also undisclosed. The property is located two blocks from the subway system (the 1 Line), providing easy access to Manhattan and outer boroughs.
FEDERAL WAY, WASH. – Hunt Mortgage Group has arranged a $5.1 million loan for the refinancing of Cedar Gardens Apartments, a multifamily property located at 2110 S.W. 337th Place in Federal Way. The borrower is Robert LaFountaine, a local real estate owner/operator. Built in 1980, the property comprises five two-story buildings totaling 49 apartment units. Glenn Gioseffi of Kidder Mathews arranged the Freddie Mac Small Balance loan, which features a five-year term, 30-year amortization schedule and a hybrid-adjustable interest rate. A hybrid-adjustable rate mortgage (hybrid ARM) is where a loan’s interest rate is fixed for an established amount of time and then transitions to an adjustable rate. Cedar Gardens was 98 percent occupied at the time of financing.
