WHITING, IND. — Cohen Financial has arranged a $3.3 million non-recourse loan to refinance City Place, a Class A apartment community in Whiting, approximately 15 miles northwest of Gary. City Place was built in 2015 and features 24 units. Located at 1514-1520 119th St., the property features all two-bedroom/two-bathroom units with an average size of 938 square feet. Michael Hart secured the 12-year, fixed-rate Fannie Mae loan with Pillar. The borrower is a Chicago-based apartment developer and investor.
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SANTA CLARITA, CALIF. — Gelt has purchased the 232-unit Monterra Ridge apartment complex in Santa Clarita for $45.5 million. The community is located at 28085 Whites Canyon Road. Gelt plans to renovate the majority of the unit interiors as they become available. The units will receive vinyl plank flooring, new cabinets, stainless steel appliances, and new countertop surfaces in the kitchen and bathrooms. The leasing office and fitness center will also undergo an extensive remodel. The seller was FPA Multifamily.
CHICAGO — What are the best buying opportunities today for investors in the seniors housing space? The answer begins with an understanding of the deals that are among the least attractive, according to veteran broker Ryan Saul. A property that is 99 percent full that trades at a 6.5 percent cap rate could hardly be called opportunistic because there is no upside, points out Saul, managing director of Chicago-based Senior Living Investment Brokerage. Instead, buying a property that is 75 percent occupied for $100,000 a unit with a broken management team in place presents real opportunity, he believes. “You can go in, turn it around and really add value so that you can sell it stabilized for a much larger premium.” Saul’s insights came during a panel discussion on the state of the investment market at InterFace Seniors Housing Midwest, which took place Tuesday at the Westin Chicago River North Hotel. The conference attracted 265 attendees from a cross-section of the seniors housing industry. Moderated by Ben Firestone, managing director of Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors, the investment panel discussed who’s buying, who’s selling and what’s driving deal velocity. In addition to Firestone, the panelists included Talya Nevo-Hacohen, chief investment …
LAS VEGAS — Westland Pine Village LLC has acquired the 275-unit Pine Village apartment complex in Las Vegas or $16 million. The community is located at 3011 Arville St. It was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. Pine Village was built in 1973. The new owner plans to upgrade the unit interiors. The seller was Pine Village Apartments. Brian Anderson and Angela Powers of Berkadia executed the sale.
PHOENIX — Life Care Services and Westminster Funds have completed the $13.2 million addition of 60 units of skilled nursing and memory care to Sagewood, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Phoenix. The expansion doubled the size of the community’s Acacia Health Center, adding 36,300 square feet. The project included the addition of a 20-bed memory care neighborhood and 40 skilled nursing suites totaling 78 beds. The expansion also added new amenities, including three neighborhood dining rooms, three activity kitchens, three neighborhood living areas and an expanded rehabilitative therapy center. The CCRC as a whole, which totals 292 units, is currently 90 percent occupied. The Weitz Company served as the general contractor for the Acacia Health Center expansion. Architecture firm Todd & Associates and interior designers Spellman Brady Co. designed the project.
BROWN DEER, WIS. — New Perspective Senior Living has nearly finished work on a 133-unit seniors housing community in the Milwaukee suburb of Brown Deer. The property is scheduled to open in early August. The 153,000-square-foot community will feature 87 independent and assisted living units and 46 memory care units. Founded in 1998, New Perspective Senior Living is a Minneapolis-based developer and operator with 14 communities in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois.
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. — The RADCO Cos. has purchased The Pointe at Sugarloaf Apartments, a 324-unit multifamily community in Lawrenceville, a northeast suburb of Atlanta in Gwinnett County. RADCO acquired the property for $31.7 million with plans to invest $3.7 million in capital improvements. The Atlanta-based company is using private equity and debt from BBVA Compass to fund the acquisition and renovation of the property, which will be rebranded 2800 at Sweetwater. Built in 1997 on 35.5 acres, the property features one- and two-bedroom apartments and three- and four-bedroom townhomes. The property’s average unit size is 1,002 square feet. Community amenities include a swimming pool with a sundeck, Wi-Fi café, coffee bar, large dog park, playground and a 24-hour fitness center. Berkadia brokered the off-market transaction. RADCO Residential will manage the property.
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Capstone Capital has arranged the $15 million refinancing of Hidden Creek Village Apartments, a 352-unit community in Fayetteville. Jackson Howard of Capstone Capital arranged the loan through a CMBS lender, which the borrower, a multifamily developer and owner, is using to retire existing debt totaling roughly $15.1 million. The 10-year loan features two years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule.
Grandbridge Arranges $9.5M Construction Loan for Seniors Housing Property in Charleston
by John Nelson
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has arranged a $9.5 million construction loan for Benton House of West Ashley, a 59-unit seniors housing facility set to break ground in Charleston. Benton House will offer both assisted living and memory care services upon completion in the summer of 2017. Richard Thomas of Grandbridge’s seniors housing and healthcare finance team in Atlanta arranged the loan through BB&T on behalf of the borrower, Principal Senior Living Group, which will manage the property upon completion. Principal Senior Living currently operates more than 20 properties in Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Missouri and Kansas.
NORWALK, CONN. — The Silverman Group has acquired Riverview, an apartment community located on Richards Avenue in Norwalk, for $19.5 million as part of a 1031 exchange. Built in 1991, the 92-unit community features underground garage parking and value-add opportunities to renovate units. Jeffrey Dunne, Gene Pride and Travis Langer of CBRE represented the seller, an institutional owner, in the transaction.