TACOMA, WASH. — Berkeley Point Capital has provided a $9.3 million FHA 232/223(f) refinancing for Spring Ridge Assisted Living & Memory Care, a 63-unit seniors housing community in the Seattle suburb of Tacoma. The loan replaces the existing debt on the property, which was for the acquisition, renovation and expansion of the property. Tom White led the transaction out of Berkeley Point’s Bethesda, Md., office. The loan features a 3.45 percent interest rate and an 80 percent loan-to-value ratio.
PHILADELPHIA — The Goldenberg Group has broken ground for a $199 million student housing development located on the edge of Temple University’s campus at 12th Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue in Philadelphia. The 470,000-square-foot property will feature 984 beds within one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units. All 368 units are fully furnished with flat-screen televisions, stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, dishwashers, icemakers and garbage disposals. Community amenities include a 24-hour concierge; a coffee bar; fitness center with rooms for fitness on-demand, yoga and spin; an outdoor rooftop terrace; a social activities area; a business center; study and conference areas; a package locker system; sky lounge; indoor bicycle storage and on-site resident parking, including dedicated car sharing spaces and electric charging spaces. Additionally, the property will offer 30,000 square feet of ground-level retail, restaurant and commercial space opening to a plaza with seating, green space and activity areas. The project is designed to complement The View at Montgomery, the company’s existing 832-bed student housing property. This is the second and final phase of Goldenberg’s master-planned redevelopment of the 4.6-acre site of the former John Wanamaker High School. The first phase opened in August 2014. The new development is slated for completion …
BOSTON — IBA, Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción, has secured a $53 million permanent loan from Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency (MassHousing) to renovate Villa Victoria’s Viviendas Apartments, an affordable housing property located in Boston’s South End neighborhood. Renovations will include extensive structural and cosmetic improvements, upgrading the exterior and interior to preserve building quality and enhance tenants’ residential experience. Upgrades will include replacing the asphalt roof with 30-year architectural shingles, improvements to pre-existing draining structures and updating the property’s façade with fresh stucco and paint. Originally built in the 1960s by IBA, Viviendas Apartments is one of four properties that make up Villa Victoria, a 435-unit affordable housing community that promotes wellness, active living, public safety, cultural expression and socioeconomic mobility through a specialized range of residential services.
NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Investment Sales, the commercial property sales division of Meridian Capital Group, has arranged the sale of an apartment property located at 1555 Grand Concourse in the Mount Eden neighborhood of the Bronx. Pistilli Realty Group purchased the building from Eric Silverstein for $29.8 million. Mark Steinmetz and Richard Velotta of Meridian represented the buyer and seller in the transaction. Built in 1927, the six-story, 139,000-square-foot building features 149 apartment units and was recently upgraded with renovated elevators, a new intercom system and a gas conversion.
METHUEN, MASS. — CBRE/New England’s Capital Markets team has arranged the sale of Colonial Village, an apartment community located in Methuen. An affiliate of Newton, Mass.-based Sawyer Realty Holdings acquired the 148-unit property from Colonial Methuen Associates for $23.3 million. The property features six three-story garden-style apartment buildings, a townhouse building and clubhouse. The unit mix comprises 77 one-bedroom, 67 two-bedroom and four two-bedroom townhome units with an average unit size of 816 square feet. Simon Butler and Biria St. John of CBRE/NE represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
HOUSTON — Pensam Funding, a Miami-based direct lender, has provided $87 million in financing for a pair of multifamily properties in Houston. The company originated $27 million for Regalia Bella Terra, a 227-unit development located at 24151 Bella Dolce Lane in Katy, and $60 million for the refinancing of Nob Hill Apartments, a 1,326-unit community located at 5500 N. Braeswood Blvd. in southwest Houston. Both financings were structured as combined first mortgage and mezzanine loans with floating interest rates and non-recourse terms. The loans were provided for an undisclosed borrower that owns and operates $3.5 billion in real estate assets across North America.
HOUSTON — Transwestern Development Co. has begun leasing The Hayworth, a 246-unit multifamily property located at 1414 Wood Hollow Drive in Houston’s Tanglewood neighborhood. Units range from 934-square-foot one-bedroom apartments to 2,324-square-foot three-bedroom residences. In addition, 10 townhomes starting at 1,986 square feet will become available in 2018. Amenities include a two-acre private park, yoga lawn, pool and dog park.
SEABROOK, TEXAS — CBRE’s Capital Markets group has brokered the sale of Edgelake Apartments, a 216-unit multifamily asset located at 3010 E. NASA Parkway in Seabrook, about 35 miles southeast of Houston. Built in 1982, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units averaging 742 square feet per unit, as well as a pool and fitness center. Clint Duncan and Matt Phillips of CBRE represented the seller, Omaha-based SEC Edgelake LLC, in the transaction. 3000 NASA Parkway purchased the property, which was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale, for an undisclosed price.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Canyon Partners Real Estate LLC has provided a $10.3 million preferred equity investment for the development of ParkStone at Knightdale, a 350-unit multifamily community in Raleigh’s Knightdale submarket. An affiliate of The Widewaters Group Inc. is developing the property. ParkStone at Knightdale will be situated adjacent to the Widewaters Commons shopping center, which is anchored by Lowe’s Foods and Planet Fitness, and within walking distance to numerous other shops and restaurants. The community will comprise one- to three-bedroom units with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Community amenities will include a fitness center, resort-style pool, outdoor lounge with grilling areas, playground, pet wash station and self-storage units. The project site is part of a 57-acre land parcel owned by Widewaters, which is entitled for a mixed-use master-planned development. Upon completion, the development will comprise the new residential component and 270,000 square feet of retail, entertainment and dining options.
GALVESTON, TEXAS — BMC Capital has arranged a $13.7 million loan for the acquisition of a 238-unit multifamily property in the Texas Gulf Coast city of Galveston. The five-year loan features a 5 percent fixed interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. Keith Van Arsdale of BMC Capital arranged the loan through an undisclosed bank. The name of the property and borrower were also withheld.
