MAULDIN, S.C. — NAI Earle Furman has arranged the $13.5 million sale of Terrace at Butler Apartments, a 132-unit multifamily community located on East Butler Road in Mauldin, roughly eight miles south of Greenville. Engel Realty purchased the property from 771 East Butler Investors LLC. Built between 1999 and 2000, Terrace at Butler was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale. Tony Bonitati, Kay Hill and Bern DuPree of NAI Earle Furman represented the seller in the transaction. Engel Realty was self-represented.
Multifamily
Grandbridge Facilitates $24.3M in Acquisition Financing for Two Seniors Housing Communities in Portland
by Nellie Day
PORTLAND, ORE. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital’s Seniors Housing and Healthcare Finance Group has arranged a total of $24.3 million in financing for the acquisition of Hawthorne Gardens and Pacific Pointe Retirement Inn, both seniors housing communities located in Portland. The two nonrecourse bridge loans included $12 million for the 58-unit Hawthorne Gardens and $12.3 million for the 114-unit Pacific Pointe. The buyer and seller were not disclosed. Grandbridge’s Richard Thomas and Meredith Davis negotiated the financing. The company’s proprietary lending platform, BB&T Real Estate Funding’s structured loan product. Hawthorne Gardens was most recently sold in September 2015 for $10.8 million.
Meridian Arranges $39M Refinancing for Two Skilled Nursing Facilities in Southern California
by Nellie Day
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $39 million in bridge loans to refinance of a two-property, 355-bed skilled nursing portfolio in Southern California. The specific names and locations of the properties were not disclosed. A national balance sheet lender is providing the capital for the three-year loans. The financing features interest-only payments for two years and an 85 percent loan-to-value ratio. The borrower has owned both properties for more than 10 years. Ari Adlerstein, Ari Dobkin and Josh Simpson, all based in Meridian’s New York City headquarters, negotiated the transaction.
HJ Sims Provides $5.1M in Financing for Development of Independent Living Community in Arizona
by Nellie Day
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Investment bank HJ Sims has provided $5.1 million in financing for the construction of an independent living community in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale. An affiliate of Sante Partners is developing the property, which has not yet been named. Once completed, a large, national operator will manage the community. This will be Sante’s sixth development. The financing is structured as a mezzanine loan and preferred equity investment.
SAN ANTONIO — Castle Lanterra Properties has purchased Agave, a 349-unit, Class A multifamily community located at 633 S. Saint Mary’s St. near downtown San Antonio. The property, which was built in 2016, features amenities such as a resort-style pool, outdoor kitchen and gaming area, fitness center and a yoga studio. A joint venture between Greystar and asset management firm The Carlyle Group sold the property to Castle Lanterra for an undisclosed price.
LAND O’LAKES, FLA. — Wood Partners has sold Alta at Terra Bella, a 311-unit multifamily community located at 23700 Viento Drive in Land O’Lakes, about 19 miles north of Tampa. Northland Investment Corp. purchased the Class A asset from Wood Partners for nearly $52.9 million. Matt Mitchell, Brett Moss and Zach Nolan of HFF represented Wood Partners in the transaction. Built in 2016, Alta at Terra Bella features a zero-entry saltwater swimming pool; outdoor summer kitchen; fitness center with yoga room and children’s playroom; clubhouse with sports lounge; game room with billiards, shuffleboard and kitchen/bar seating; cyber café; dog wash and dog park; and breezeway-access garages. The community’s one-, two- and three-bedroom units average 1,091 square feet.
Vesper Buys Student Housing Community Near University of North Carolina at Greensboro for $36.5M
by John Nelson
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Vesper Holdings has acquired Campus Crossing Sherwood Forest, a 790-bed student housing community located near the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, for $36.5 million. The property comprises one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units. Community amenities include a 12,000-square-foot clubhouse, swimming pool, hot tub, fitness center, rock wall, spin and yoga studios, a computer lab, game room, movie theater, tanning beds and a volleyball court. The new ownership plans to rebrand the community and execute $1.8 million worth of renovations to units, shared amenities and the property’s exterior. Vesper acquired the asset from an undisclosed, local owner in the off-market transaction.
LAKE JACKSON, TEXAS — NAPA Ventures, an Austin-based investment firm, has acquired Treasure Bay Apartments and Oyster Creek Apartments, two multifamily properties totaling 401 units in Lake Jackson, a city roughly 60 miles south of Houston. Both properties are located off Nolan Ryan Expressway and were purchased in partnership with a Dallas-based private equity firm. NAPA plans to upgrade both properties’ landscaping, parking areas, leasing offices and business centers, as well as the interiors of the units.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — CBRE has brokered the sale of Estrada Apartments, a 244-unit multifamily community located at 1919 Walnut Plaza in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro of Carrollton. Estrada EP LP purchased the property from VTP Realty, an Irving-based firm, for an undisclosed price. The community was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale.
GOSHEN, OHIO — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has arranged a $12 million HUD 223(f) loan for the refinancing of Meadow View Townhomes in Goshen, about 30 miles northeast of Cincinnati. The affordable housing property, built in 1994, consists of 128 units. Dominium Development & Acquisition took over ownership and management duties of the property in 2015. The loan features a 35-year term and amortization schedule. Dougherty’s Minneapolis office arranged the loan for the borrower, Goshen Leased Housing Associates I LLLP, a limited liability partnership based in Minnesota.