LAKE RONKONKOMA, N.Y. — Lancaster Pollard has arranged a $7 million refinance for The Lake Shore Assisted Living Home in Lake Ronkonkoma. Ken Gould of Lancaster Pollard secured the 30-year non-recourse loan through the FHA Section 232/223(f) program. Lake Shore features 200 assisted living units.
NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between Extell Development Co. and SMI USA, the US subsidiary of Shanghai Municipal Investment, has unveiled plans to develop Central Park Tower, a $3 billion residential and commercial tower in Manhattan. When complete, it will be the tallest residential building in the Western Hemisphere, according to the developers. The 131-story building will feature condos and retail space, including Nordstrom’s first full-line location in New York. The retail space will serve as Nordstrom’s flagship store and will be its second largest location. The seven-story store will total 285,000 square feet, according to Bloomberg. Central Park Tower will be located along Billionaire’s Row on 57th Street in Midtown Manhattan and is slated to open in 2019. “We believe the superb location, views, design and quality of Central Park Tower will make it the most important residential building ever to be built in New York City and expect it to be a great success for Extell and SMI,” says Gary Barnett, founder and CEO of Extell Development Co. Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, which designed the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, and the future world’s tallest building, Kingdom Tower in Saudi Arabia, will serve as the architect …
HOUSTON — Jamie Mullin of LMI Capital has placed permanent financing for the acquisition and refinance of two garden-style apartment complexes in the Houston area. In the first transaction, Mullin placed a $20 million, 10-year loan for a 1,000-unit asset located in south Houston. The loan was a refinance providing cash out proceeds to the borrower, and featured a fixed interest rate and a flexible prepayment structure. Working on behalf of the borrower in the second transaction, Mullin originated a $5 million, five-year loan for a 150-unit asset in Texas City. The acquisition financing included a fixed interest rate of 4.3 percent and proceeds of 75 percent of the purchase price.
WEST NEW YORK AND HOBOKEN, N.J. — Love Funding has closed $75.3 million in loans to refinance Parkview Towers and Clock Tower Apartments, two affordable apartment communities owned by Jefferson-Adams Rehab Co. Located in West New York, Parkview Towers features 684 Section 8 apartments and four market-rate units in two 24-story apartment buildings. Clock Tower Apartments, located in Hoboken, features 90 market-rate units, 68 Section 8 units and 14 special voucher units. Both properties are managed by Parkview Management Corp. Laura Saull-Smith of Love Funding secured the financing from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s 223(a)(7) loan insurance program, which allows up to 12 years to be added to an existing HUD mortgage’s remaining term.
LEWIS CENTER, OHIO — NXT Capital has provided a $29 million acquisition loan for a 336-unit apartment property in Lewis Center, approximately 20 miles north of Columbus. Remington Woods is a Class A property that features amenities such as a heated swimming pool, business center, coffee bar, game room, walking trails, fitness center, movie theater and clubhouse. Built in 2014, Remington Woods offers one- and two-bedroom units. Chad Kiner of NXT Capital arranged the financing. The borrower and terms of the loan were not disclosed.
ST. CHARLES, ILL. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $21.9 million Fannie Mae loan to refinance a 228-unit apartment property in St. Charles, approximately 40 miles west of Chicago. Prairie Point was built in two phases in 1972 and 1976. Prairie Point features amenities such as a clubhouse, fitness center, pool with sundeck and playground. Located at 1820 Wessel Court, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units. Todd Linehan of KeyBank arranged the loan for the undisclosed borrower.
BROWN DEER, WIS. — New Perspective Senior Living has opened New Perspective | Beaver Creek, a 158,712-square-foot seniors housing community in the Milwaukee suburb of Brown Deer. The community features 87 independent and assisted living units, and 48 memory care apartments, as well as a warm-water pool, fitness center, multiple dining options, computer labs and more. Other partners on the project included Harrison Street, RNT LLC, Tushie Montgomery and Design 2 Construct.
CHICAGO — Essex Realty Group Inc. has arranged the sale of a 12-unit apartment property for $3.2 million. Located at 3507-11 N. Elston Ave., the property consists of three contiguous buildings, which contain a mix of two-bedroom and three-bedroom units. The buildings were completed in 2015 and include 12 parking spaces. Matt Welke of Essex Realty Group brokered the transaction. Neither the buyer nor the seller was disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged the sales of three properties in Queens totaling $12 million. In the first transaction, a real estate investment group acquired a 16,470-square-foot multifamily property located at 45-50 48th St. in the Sunnyside area of Queens. A private investor sold the property for $6.8 million. Jacob Tzfanya and Ted Volynets of Eastern Consolidation represented the seller and procured the buyer. In the second deal, Christos Savvinidis of Eastern Consolidated represented a private investor in the sale of a development site consisting of two residential properties at 2577-2579 31st St. in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens. A real estate investment firm acquired the properties, which offer 50 feet of frontage and 21,538 buildable square feet. In the final transaction, Chad Sinsheimer and Ali Rossland of Eastern Consolidated represented the seller, a private investor, and the buyer, a private investor, in the sale of a vacant 1,728-square-foot building located at 12-07 40th Ave. in Long Island City for $1.1 million. The property offers 6,075 buildable square feet.
BELLEVILLE, N.J. — J.G. Petrucci Co., a design/build development firm, has acquired a multifamily property located at 256 Belleville Ave. in Belleville. A private investor sold the three-story, garden-style apartment building for an undisclosed price. First Choice Bank arranged acquisition financing for the transaction. Lauren Federgreen of Rose Real Estate represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. This transaction is the first multifamily acquisition for J.G. Petrucci.