CONROE, TEXAS — Harborview Capital Partners has closed $25.1 million in refinancing for two multifamily properties in Conroe. The borrower was an Arkansas-based client. Both non-recourse loans were refinanced through HUD’s 223(a)(7) program and feature interest rates fixed for 35 and 40 years. Avi Begun of Harborview Capital originated the transactions.
NORTH HILLS, N.Y. — ACORE Capital has provided $156 million in construction financing for Phase II of The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Long Island, North Hills, located 20 miles east of Midtown Manhattan on Long Island’s North Shore. Mike Tepedino, Michael Gigliotti and Geoff Goldstein of HFF worked on behalf of RXR Realty LLC to place the construction loan with ACORE Capital. HFF previously secured construction financing on the borrower’s behalf for the first phase of the condominium project in 2013, which is now more than 90 percent sold. The first 120-unit phase of the property was recently completed, and offers two- and three-bedroom units. The second phase of the project will consist of an additional 120 units totaling approximately 270,211 square feet. Each unit will have a minimum of two indoor parking spaces available. Community amenities include indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a fitness center and yoga studio, resident lounge, private reception rooms, boardroom, billiards room, coffee and espresso bar, and movie theater. The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company manages the property and offers the full array of Ritz-Carlton’s services, including concierge, doormen, porters and membership in The Ritz-Carlton’s worldwide reservations network. The community also offers a number of a-la-carte services such as housekeeping, …
CLAREMONT, CALIF. — StarPoint Properties has purchased the 75-unit Indian Hill Villas apartment building in Claremont for $15.7 million. The community is located at 510 S. Indian Hill Blvd. It is a few minutes from the Claremont Colleges. Indian Hill Villas was originally built in 1971. It is set to undergo a $2.1 million renovation. Stewart Weston and John Montakab of Institutional Property Advisors represented StarPoint in this off-market transaction.
NIPOMO, CALIF. — Harborview Capital Partners, a New York-based commercial real estate finance, equity and advisory firm, has closed a $16.2 million construction loan for a 110-bed assisted living and memory care facility in Nipomo. The city is situated along the California coast between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Avi Begun, senior originator with Harborview, closed the transaction. The borrower and facility name were not disclosed.
CLIFTON, COLO. — Inspire Communities has purchased the 431-site Candlewood Park MHC in Clifton for an undisclosed sum. The all-age manufactured housing community is located at 424 32 Road, adjacent to Grand Junction. KeyBank Real Estate Capital provided financing for the deal. Inspire Communities represented itself in this transaction. Jeff Mueller of Mueller & Hoffman represented the seller. Inspire Communities also recently purchased the 477-site Whisper Creek RV Resort in Fort Myers, Fla. “These investments fit our criteria for acquiring market-leading manufactured housing communities where we can add homes and improve operations,” says Erik Rollain, Inspire Communities’ CIO. “We are excited to acquire our second RV resort and we hope to make additional investments in Florida and in Colorado.”
NEW YORK CITY — Greystone Development has secured $42 million in total financing for the renovation of a landmark Beaux-Arts building located at 164 W. 74th St. in Manhattan’s Upper West Side. An institutional lender provided $32.5 million in construction financing, while Black Bear Asset Management provided $9.5 million in preferred equity for the project. Greystone is developing the project in a joint venture with Prime Rok Real Estate. The residential condominium renovation includes a 30,000-square-foot build-out across the eight-story building. Architect Barry Rice and Winter McDermott Design have designed the transformation of the property.
MARSHALL TOWNSHIP, PA. — The Waters, a Minneapolis-based seniors housing developer and manager, has purchased an 18-acre site in the Pittsburgh suburb of Marshall Township. The company plans to construct The Waters of Wexford, a 143-unit seniors housing community on the plot. Units will be split between independent living, assisted living and memory care. The developer plans to break ground before the end of 2016 for a scheduled opening in May 2018. Development costs are estimated at $38 million. The project is the first outside the Midwest for The Waters, which operates eight communities in Minnesota and is developing two more in Minneapolis and Milwaukee. “Through extensive research we identified Pittsburgh has a great opportunity nearly four years ago,” says Kyle Didier, president of The Waters. “Over the next three years we hope to bring at least four or five new senior living communities to the greater Pittsburgh area.” Aron Will of CBRE secured a $27.1 million, five-year, floating-rate construction loan with 42 months of interest-only payments from a regional bank to fund the upcoming development.
VALHALLA, N.Y. — Monticello Asset Management has arranged a $20.3 million refinancing for a skilled nursing facility in the New York City suburb of Valhalla. An investment vehicle associated with Monticello provided the bridge-to-HUD loan. The borrower is the owner-operator of the facility. The name of facility was not disclosed; the property features 88 rooms with a total of 160 licensed beds. The property also provides physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, subacute care, orthopedic rehabilitation, wound care and memory care services.
IOWA CITY, IOWA — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has arranged a $43.8 million first mortgage construction and renovation loan for a student housing property in Iowa City. The 24-month, interest-only loan was funded through one of Grandbridge’s specialty lending relationships. Property developer The Tailwind Group will convert an existing 400-unit market rate apartment complex into a 336-unit student housing community called Quarters at Iowa City. The property is located near the University of Iowa and Kirkwood Community College, and will open in August 2017. Brett Olson and Dick Riley of Grandbridge originated the transaction.
SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. — New York-based Toro Real Estate Partners has purchased Enclave Grandview, a 240-unit apartment community in the Greenville suburb of Simpsonville. Toro plans to rename the asset Stillwater at Grandview Cove. The property is the second acquisition in the Greenville area for Toro in the past six months. Ryan Duff of Arbor Commercial arranged a 12-year Fannie Mae acquisition loan on behalf of Toro, which used a 1031 exchange and private capital to fund the equity side of the transaction. Toro owns roughly 1,200 multifamily units in the Southeast and Midwest with over $70 million in managed assets. Blue Ridge Cos. will manage Stillwater at Grandview Cove on behalf of Toro.