FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS — CBRE has negotiated the sale of Huntington Cove, a 100-unit townhome rental community in Farmers Branch. The property was built in 1982 and was 96 percent occupied at the close of sale. Chris Deuillet, Danny Baker and Chandler Sims of CBRE represented the seller, SPI Advisory, in the transaction. Huntington Cove Townhomes LLC purchased the property for an undisclosed price.
AURORA, COLO. — BMC Investments has acquired the 282-unit Vista Park apartments in Aurora for $31.5 million. The community is located at 12707 E. Mississippi Ave. Vista Park was built in 1973. About 60 percent of the units have undergone light renovations, including vinyl plank flooring, new cabinets and new plumbing hardware. Select units feature walk-in closets and dishwashers. The property’s community amenities include a swimming pool, courtyard, fitness center, on-site laundry and business center. Terrance Hunt and Shane Ozment of ARA Newmark represented the seller, Capital Real Estate, in this transaction.
SALT LAKE CITY — Strategic Student & Senior Housing Trust Inc. has acquired a portfolio of three assisted living communities in Salt Lake City totaling 294 units. The seller and price were not disclosed. The portfolio includes The Wellington, Cottonwood Creek and The Charleston at Cedar Hills. Although the operator was not named, all three communities appear on the website of California-based operator MBK Senior Living. The Wellington features 119 units, Cottonwood Creek features 111 units and The Charleston features 64 units. Strategic Student & Senior Housing Trust Inc. is a private real estate investment trust sponsored by SmartStop Asset Management. This acquisition marks SmartStop’s first entry into the seniors housing space. The company specializes in self-storage assets.
LAKEWOOD, COLO. — Juniper Communities has acquired Applewood Place and Lakewood Reserve, two seniors housing communities in the Denver suburb of Lakewood. The seller and price were not disclosed. Built in 2008, Applewood Place is a 90,500-square-foot, two-story community featuring 65 assisted living units and 42 memory care units. Lakewood Reserve, built in 1999, is a 112,516-square-foot, two-story community featuring 118 assisted living units and 19 memory care units. The acquisitions bring Juniper’s total portfolio size to 1,862 units in 23 communities. Is also expands the company’s presence in the Denver area, where it already owns and operates three communities.
CHICAGO — Castle Lanterra Properties (CLP) has sold Midpointe Apartments in Chicago to an unnamed fund manager for $49.5 million. CLP acquired the 424-unit multifamily property in 2014 for $28.5 million. The company invested millions in upgrades to the property that included the construction of a new leasing office, resident lounge and fitness center. Other improvements included the installation of energy-efficient roofs, LED lighting, new elevators, parking lot resurfacing and renovations to 30 percent of the units. CLP refinanced the property for $40 million in June 2017.
MEBANE, N.C. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $15.5 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Mebane Ridge Assisted Living, a 65-unit seniors housing property in Mebane, roughly 25 miles northwest of Durham. Charlie Shoop of KeyBank arranged the 10-year loan with two years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. The name of the borrower was not disclosed, but the property website lists Ridge Care Inc. as the owner/operator. The one-story Mebane Ridge Assisted Living was constructed in 2014 and includes assisted living and memory care units.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. — Capstone Apartment Partners has arranged the $10 million sale of The Clemons Lofts, a 54-unit multifamily community in downtown Chattanooga. The six-story building was originally constructed in 1918 as an office headquarters, but was renovated into an apartment community with 7,922 square feet of ground-floor retail space in 2016. Adam Klenk, Michael Sohr and A.J. Klenk of Capstone arranged the transaction on behalf of the buyer, California-based TMC Group, as well as the seller, Chattanooga-based Via Nova Development. Clemons Lofts features a rooftop terrace with a dog park, Nest thermostats, fingerprint security access, bike storage, fitness center and an on-site grocer — Street Corner Deli/Market.
PHILADELPHIA — Southern Land Co. is developing The Laurel, a $300 million mixed-use property located at 1911 Walnut St. in Philadelphia. Designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz, the 565,000-square-foot tower will feature 54 condominiums and 241 long- and short-term residences with separate lobbies and entrances. Additionally, the 48-story tower will feature 24,000 square feet of retail space. Amenity space at the property will include indoor and outdoor pools, fitness clubs, a game room with demonstration kitchen/bar, a library and music room.
NEW YORK CITY — Anbau, a Manhattan-based full-service real estate development firm, has purchased an as-of-right new construction development located at 620 W. 153rd St. in Manhattan’s Hamilton Heights neighborhood. Verizon sold the site for $22.5 million. The site consists of two two-story parking garages with more than 120,000 sellable square feet. Anbau will develop two luxury residential condominium buildings with a shared common landscaped courtyard and on-site parking on the site. Construction is slated to commence this spring. Goldman Sachs is providing pre-construction financing. Bob Knakal, Josh Kuriloff, Jonathan Hageman and Patrick Yannotta of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
MINNEAPOLIS — University Partners has received a $49 million loan for the acquisition of Stadium View in Minneapolis near the University of Minnesota. The student housing property consists of 956 beds within 277 units. Located at 2508 Delaware St., the nine-story property features a mix of studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units that average 1,102 square feet. Amenities include a 24-hour concierge desk, private study rooms, tanning beds, game room, yoga studio and fitness center. Doug Opalka and Jules Sherwood of HFF originated the 10-year Freddie Mac loan.
