SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — JCH Senior Housing Investment Brokerage has arranged the sale of an assisted living facility in Southern California for $9.6 million. The name of the 97-unit property was not disclosed. Both the buyer and seller are local, single-asset operators. Jim Hazzard and Nick Stahler were the lead agents on the transaction.
TOWSON, MD. — Pillar Financial, a division of SunTrust Bank, has originated a $58.8 million Freddie Mac loan for the acquisition of The Winthrop, a 295-unit apartment community in Towson, roughly 13 miles north of Baltimore. Cullen O’Grady of Pillar originated the 10-year, fixed-rate loan with a 30-year amortization schedule on behalf of the borrower, a private investment group. Scott Park of Columbia National Real Estate Finance arranged the transaction. Located at 913 Southerly Road, the property is within walking distance to Towson Town Center, an indoor mall. The Winthrop was constructed in 2015 and has a National Green Building Standard Gold certification. Chesapeake Realty Partners developed the property, which will continue to be managed by The Bozzuto Group. The Winthrop was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale.
CLEARWATER, FLA. — Maverick Commercial Mortgage has arranged a $22 million construction loan for The Strand, a 132-unit apartment building located at 1100 Cleveland St. in downtown Clearwater. The Chicago-based firm secured the two-year, non-recourse loan with one 12-month extension option through an undisclosed lender on behalf of the borrower, 1000 Cleveland LLC. Originally constructed as an office building, the 15-story property was gutted in 2016 in preparation for conversion into condominiums. The borrower will use the loan — which totals 65 percent of the project cost — to finish the conversion into apartment units. Kimmich Smith Architects is designing the apartment building, and GlenStar Properties is the development manager. Situated within the Tampa Bay region, The Strand will feature a pool, hot tub, kitchen, workshop with tools and equipment, business center and covered parking. In addition, The Strand will include ground-floor retail space.
HOUSTON — HFF has arranged the sale of H6 Apartments, a 293-unit, Class A multifamily community located at 14805 Grisby Road in Houston’s Energy Corridor submarket. The property, which was more than 95 percent occupied at the time of sale, features one- and two-bedroom units averaging 827 square feet per unit. Amenities include a pool, fitness center and business center. Chris Curry and Todd Marix of HFF represented the seller, an affiliate of New York-based Abacus Capital Group LLC, in the transaction. GPI Real Estate Management Corp. purchased the asset contingent to existing debt.
LINCOLNSHIRE, ILL. — Associated Bank has arranged a $66.8 million syndicated loan for the construction of 444 Social, a 302-unit luxury apartment property in Lincolnshire, a northern suburb of Chicago. The Class A property will be located at 444 Parkway Drive. The property will feature 127 one-bedroom units, 126 two-bedroom units and 15 three-bedroom units. Completion is slated for spring 2019. Associated Bank, which served as the lead arranger on the deal, provided $20 million of the loan package. Krista Casper of Associated Bank originated the loan for the borrower, SMASH Residential Chicago LLC, an affiliate of ECD Co.
CHICAGO — Apartment Investment Advisers (AIA) has brokered the sale of a 67-unit apartment building in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood for $8.2 million. The eight-story property is located at 940 W. Winona St. A Chicago-based multifamily investment and management firm acquired the building with plans to complete a modernization and repositioning program. Bill Cassin of AIA represented the seller, a private investor that had owned and operated the building since the mid-1990s.
Providence, R.I. — GMH Capital Partners has broken ground on River House, a 174-unit student housing community located in Providence, Rhode Island. The property will be located near Brown’s Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Johnson and Wales University, University of Rhode Island-Providence Campus and the Rhode Island School of Design. The community will consist of two seven-story buildings with approximately 5,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space fronting Point Street and the Providence River. The development is scheduled for completion in May 2019.
WEST MIAMI, FLA. — Chicago-based Waterton has purchased Soleste West Gables II, a 221-unit apartment community located at 2001 Ludlam Road in West Miami. Estate Investments Group (EIG), in partnership with Fortune Capital Partners and Mattoni Group, sold the asset to Waterton for $59 million. Completed in September, the community features studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Community amenities include a pool, resident lounge, movie theater, fitness center and a community park with a children’s playground. Waterton acquired the adjacent sister community Soleste West Gables in August 2016. Both properties have been renamed District West Gables.
NORCROSS, GA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $55.4 million sale of two apartment communities in Norcross, roughly 25 miles northeast of Atlanta. The portfolio includes the 386-unit Sienna Heights, which sold for $32.2 million, and the 301-unit Hickory Grove, which sold for $23.2 million. Tyler Averitt and Robbie O’Bryan of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Schorr Investments, in the transaction. Comunidad Realty Partners acquired both properties. Constructed in 1972, Sienna Heights features a business center, playground, fitness center, soccer field and biking, hiking and jogging trails. Built in 1979, Hickory Grove features a picnic area, laundry facility, pool, playground and a sports court.
DAVENPORT, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the $31.5 million sale of Village at Town Center, a 240-unit multifamily community in the Central Florida town of Davenport. Shelton Granade, Luke Wickham and Justin Basquill of CBRE represented the seller, Chicago-based VennPoint Real Estate, in the transaction. New York-based Beachwold Partners LP acquired the property. Village at Town Center features a clubhouse, resort-style pool, fitness center, tennis court and water views. At the time of sale, the community was more than 90 percent occupied.