MINNEAPOLIS — CBRE has arranged the sale of Lee Lofts Apartments in the Minneapolis Warehouse District for $3.2 million. Located at 280 N. Second Ave., the property was originally built in 1906 and converted into loft-style apartments in the 1960s. SRRT Lee LLC, an affiliate of SR Realty Trust Inc., purchased the 24-unit apartment property, which was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. CBRE also arranged a $2.2 million Freddie Mac loan for the acquisition. Ben Bastian, Joel Torborg and Mark Roos of CBRE represented the buyer. Harmony Lofts LLC was the seller.
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RACINE, WIS. — Evergreen Real Estate Group has acquired Durand Plaza in Racine, 25 miles south of Milwaukee. The purchase price was not disclosed. The 72-unit affordable seniors housing community is located at 3003 Durand Ave. Residents can qualify for occupancy by being either elderly or disabled. Originally constructed in 1970, the four-building property will undergo a $2 million renovation within the next six to nine months. Evergreen will make kitchen and bath upgrades to most units.
ATLANTA — Pressures for seniors housing owners come from many sources, but the top two are labor issues and increasing numbers of communities in a market, according to panelists at InterFace Seniors Housing Southeast. The comments were made during the “State of the Industry” panel at the event, which was held in late summer at the Westin Buckhead in Atlanta and drew more than 400 industry professionals. Katie Davis, chief strategy officer for Sherpa, moderated the panel, which included Doug Schiffer, president and COO of Allegro Senior Living; Scott Stewart, managing partner of Capitol Seniors Housing; Joe Weisenburger, vice president of seniors housing for Welltower; Andy Isakson, managing partner at Isakson Living; and Alan Plush, president and senior partner at HealthTrust. Schiffer cited a recent time when a competing property opened near an Allegro community and immediately offered pay raises to any employee who would switch communities. “People want to mine our fort and take our staff,” said Schiffer. “Everyone was offered a $2 per hour raise, which is a 20 percent increase for some. No matter how much you like us, that’s hard to turn down.” Allegro kept most of its employees by matching the offers, but this significantly …
YAPHANK, N.Y. — An affiliate of AVR Realty Co. is developing a $27 million assisted living facility at The Reserve at the Boulevard, the company’s mixed-use development in Yaphank, in the south part of the Town of Brookhaven on Long Island. Totaling 99,492 square feet, the two-building property will feature 118 beds, including a 77-bed building for special needs and memory care and a 41-bed supportive care building. Upon completion, the facility will employ 40 full-time workers and 20 part-time workers. Yaphank AVR Boulevard Chelsea, jointly owned by AVR and Chelsea Senior Living of Fanwood, N.J., is purchasing the site from Rose-Breslin Associates. Chelsea owns and operates 13 senior housing communities in New Jersey and three communities in New York. The Town of Brookhaven Industrial Development Agency has approved a package of economic incentives for the developer.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of a mixed-use property located at 321 W. 11th St. in Manhattan’s West Village. A local private investor acquired the property from a limited liability company for $11.6 million. The 10,400-square-foot property features two retail units, 10 studio apartments and eight one-bedroom apartments. Matt Fotis and Sam Hoefle of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
SAN DIEGO — Interstate Equities Corporation (IEC) has purchased the 133-unit Verse La Mesa apartment complex in San Diego for $34 million. The value-add community is located at 7400 Parkway Drive in La Mesa. It was built in 1976 and is currently 96 percent occupied. The property will be rebranded as The Cove. It will also undergo renovations, including the installation of washers, dryers and dishwashers, new paint, laminate wood floors and upgraded fixtures throughout the units. Shane Shafer, Ed Rosen, John Chu, and Kyle Pinkalla of Berkadia executed the transaction.
FREMONT, CALIF. — Trion Properties has purchased an 88-unit multifamily property in Fremont for $26.5 million. The community is located at 4445 Stevenson Blvd. in East Bay, within the northern part of Silicon Valley. The apartment community is situated less than five miles from Fremont’s Tesla factory, which currently employs more than 6,000 people and encompasses 5.3 million square feet. The Fremont City Council recently approved a 4.6 million-square-foot expansion of the Tesla factory, which is predicted to bring 3,100 new workers to the area. Shivu Srinivasan of NAI Capital represented Trion Properties, while Victor Makras of Makras Real Estate represented the seller, the Jones Family, in this transaction.
SANTA ANA, CALIF. — Montgomery Partners has acquired the 62-unit Sherry Lane Garden Homes in Santa Ana for $19.8 million. The community is located at 1920 Sherry Lane. The property was built on 9.8 acres in 1964 near the 5, 22 and 55 freeways. Joseph Berkson of Marcus & Millichap represented both the buyer and unnamed seller in this transaction.
DENVER — A private capital firm has acquired the 53-unit Dwell Apartments in Denver for $12.8 million. The community is located at 600 – 624 N. Pennsylvania St. in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. The unit mix includes studios, one- and two-bedroom apartments that range from 505 to 829 square feet. Community amenities include a swimming pool, gym and off-street parking. Jacob and Nick Steele of Marcus & Millichap represented both the buyer and seller, another locally based private capital client, in this transaction.
DENTON, TEXAS — Mason Joseph Co. Inc. has closed a $37 million loan for the construction and permanent financing of Discovery Park Apartments, a 283-unit multifamily community in Denton. Located at the intersection of North Elm Street and Riney Road, the garden-style property will be situated across from a 290-acre public/private research campus occupied by the University of North Texas College of Engineering. HUD provided the 40-year, non-recourse loan, which features a fixed interest rate, through its 221(d)(4) program. N.E. Construction LLP will serve as developer and general contractor for the project, which has a 24-month construction period.