CHANTILLY, VA. — 22 Capital Partners has announced plans to build the $500 million Gramercy District, a “smart city” mixed-use project in Chantilly, just outside of Washington, D.C. The 2.5-million-square-foot development will include apartments, retail, hotels, offices, outdoor plazas and public spaces. Phase I of Gramercy District will include a 268-unit apartment building, 25,800 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 25,000 square feet of open plaza space for pop-up retail stores. The project will eventually include a 250-room hotel and two office buildings. Trinity Group Construction and the Tishman Construction unit of AECOM will build the project, which DVA Architects will design. Greystar will provide pre-construction consulting and property management services. The four firms join existing development partners, including Bowman Consulting Group, McGuire Woods, Benton Potter & Murdock, Microsoft, the Center for Innovative Technology and the George Washington University. This announcement follows the formation of 22 CityLink, a technology company developing the “smart city” platform that will be used for the development of Gramercy District. — Nellie Day
Multifamily
NEW YORK CITY — Cammeby’s International has started construction of Neptune/Sixth, a mixed-use development located at 532 Neptune Avenue and 626 Sheepshead Bay Road in Brooklyn’s Coney Island. As the comprehensive redevelopment of the former Trump Village Shopping Center and Royal Palace Baths, the community-oriented development will feature a variety of services and retail options, residential and office space, public space and parking for more than 800 vehicles. Construction on the first phase — a standalone, seven-story, 161,000-square-foot retail and commercial building at 626 Sheepshead Bay Road — is underway, with completion slated for summer 2017. Cammeby’s plans to begin site work for the 90,000 square feet of retail space at Neptune Avenue this fall, and the project’s second phase, including a residential component, is scheduled to break ground in late 2017. New York-based S9 Architecture is designing the project. Winick Realty Group has been retained as the exclusive retail leasing agent, while The Lawrence Group is overseeing leasing for the project’s office space.
Meridian Capital Group Arranges $135.5M Refinancing for Six-Property Skilled Nursing Portfolio
by Amy Works
NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group, a debt broker based in New York, has arranged $135.5 million in loans for Continuum Healthcare to refinance a six-property portfolio of skilled nursing homes in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The four-year, bridge-to-HUD loan provided by a balance sheet and mezzanine lender, features six months of interest-only payments. The skilled nursing communities total 920 beds and include: · The Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehab, Haskell, N.J. · Galloway Nursing and Rehab, Galloway, N.J. · Barnegat Rehab and Nursing, Barnegat, N.J. · The Health Center at Bloomingdale, Bloomingdale, N.J. · Majestic Oak Nursing Home and Rehab, Warminster, Pa. · Highland Manor Rehab and Nursing, Exeter, Pa. Meridian’s Ari Adlerstein, Ari Dobkin and Josh Simpson negotiated the transaction. Continuum Healthcare and its affiliate companies own and operate skilled nursing facilities and pediatric day care centers. Continuum also owns properties and leases them to independent operators.
ANDOVER, MASS. — CBRE/New England has arranged the sale of Andover Place Apartments, a garden-style apartment community located at 650 Bulfinch Drive in Andover. A joint venture between Taymill Partners and LEM Capital acquired the 220-unit property from Andover Place Apts. LLC, an affiliate of Roseland Residential, for $40.4 million. Built in 1989 and situated on 34.3 acres, Andover Place Apartments features two studio units, 132 one-bedroom apartments, 74 two-bedroom apartments and 12 three-bedroom units, ranging from 518 square feet to 1,225 square feet. Simon Butler and Biria St. John of CBRE/New England represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Roseland Residential Trust is a subsidiary of Mack-Cali Realty Corp.
WEST PALM BEACH AND FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Affiliates of Harbor Group International (HGI) have sold Turtle Cove Apartments in West Palm Beach and Serramar in Fort Lauderdale for a combined sales price of $105.6 million. HGI purchased both assets in June 2012 for a combined $67.8 million. Turtle Cove was built in 1986 and contains 444 units. Amenities include a clubhouse, swimming pool, fitness center, sports courts, gazebo/picnic area and a car care center. The property is currently 95 percent occupied. Serramar was also built in 1986 and contains 302 units. Amenities include a clubhouse, two swimming pools, fitness center, sports court, cyber café, playground and a car care center. The property is currently 96 percent occupied.
LIBERTY, MO. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage has arranged the $2 million sale of an undisclosed skilled nursing facility in the Kansas City suburb of Liberty. The facility is currently vacant, having been closed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in 2015. It was built in 1992 and features 143 beds. The buyer is a private equity group that partnered with a regional operator. Matthew Alley, Patrick Byrne and Toby Seifert of Senior Living Investment Brokerage arranged the transaction.
WESTLAKE, TEXAS — Hillwood and The Howard Hughes Corp. (NYSE: HHC) have launched a 130-acre mixed-use development at Circle T Ranch, a 2,500-acre master planned community in Westlake that is part of the larger 18,000-acre AllianceTexas development. The project, which is situated at the junction of State Highways 114 and 170, will include more than 2 million square feet of office, retail and entertainment space and will be anchored by the 500,000-square-foot corporate campus for Charles Schwab Corp. The planned mixed-use development will include 1.2 million square feet of combined Class A mid-rise office space with retail and entertainment uses, as well as a 200-room hotel and residential options. The project will also include land for parks, open space and creeks. Nature trails and a fitness center in the retail district will offer individuals additional health and fitness options.
CLEVELAND — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has arranged $858 million in debt financing for YES! Communities LLC, an owner and operator of manufactured housing communities that is managed by Stockbridge Capital Group LLC. The financing consisted of one Fannie Mae and one Freddie Mac credit facility totaling $733 million and a $125 million syndicated, corporate-level revolving credit facility. Wells Fargo also arranged a credit facility for the company, which announced earlier this week that it sold 71 percent equity interest to two global investors, including GIC, a sovereign wealth fund from Singapore. In connection with the transaction, YES! Communities’ three manufactured home portfolios will be consolidated into a single entity. Chris Black of Cleveland-based KeyBank arranged the agency financing.
MARIETTA, GA. — Steadfast Apartment REIT Inc. has purchased 1250 West, a 468-unit apartment community in Marietta, about 20 miles north of downtown Atlanta, for $55.8 million. Constructed in two phases in 1987 and 1995 on 49 acres, 1250 West is a garden-style community featuring one-, two- and three-bedroom apartment homes that range from 736 to 1,200 square feet. Average in-place rents are $980. The property is currently 95 percent occupied. Community amenities, include two swimming pools with sun decks, a 24-hour fitness center, on-site lake, coffee bar, lakeside gazebo and picnic area, dog park, car wash area, business center and game room. The previous owner initiated an $8 million value-add program between 2013 and 2015, which included new flooring, cabinets, appliances, countertops, fixtures and lighting in all of the apartment homes, plus a renovated clubhouse and pools. With 1250 West, Steadfast Apartment REIT has invested $322 million in six apartment communities in the Atlanta area. It is the REIT’s second apartment community in Marietta, and joins the 180-unit Rosemont at East Cobb, just 15 minutes east. The REIT now owns 33 properties in 11 states for an aggregate purchase price of $1.43 billion.
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — The Preiss Co. has sold University Village at the Coast, a 437-bed student housing community located near Coastal Carolina University in Myrtle Beach, for $9.7 million. The property offers one- and three-bedroom units with bed-to-bath parity and full-sized washers and dryers. Community amenities include an internet café, indoor sports court, multiple tanning beds, fitness center, game room, movie theater, multiple sand volleyball courts and a swimming pool. Travis Prince, Sean Baird and Steven Peden of Colliers International represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer, Sundance Real Estate Advisors, owns several multifamily properties and has plans to expand its student housing portfolio in the Southeast.