FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Greystone has provided a $25 million CMBS loan to refinance Addison Ridge, a 211-unit apartment community located in Fayetteville. Constructed in 2014, the apartment property features a movie theater, swimming pool and fitness center with an on-site personal trainer. Greg Krafcik of Greystone originated the five-year, interest-only loan with a 30-year amortization schedule. Jackson Howard of Capstone Capital arranged the loan.
LENOIR CITY, TENN. — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has closed a $17.7 million loan for The Cove at Creekwood Park, a 208-unit apartment complex located in Lenoir, roughly 30 minutes outside of Knoxville. Built in 2011, the apartment property comprises one-, two- and three-bedroom units that feature keyless door entry systems, fully equipped kitchens with stainless steel appliances, plank flooring, walk-in closets and full-sized washers and dryers. Common area amenities include gated access, a picnic/play area, walking trail, pavilion, business center with a cyber café, fitness center, saltwater swimming pool and an outdoor cooking station. Keith Melton and David Strange of Walker & Dunlop arranged the 39-year, fixed-rate loan using HUD’s Interest Rate Reduction program.
SANTA ANA, CALIF. — An unnamed buyer has purchased the 60-unit Mauna Loa Apartments in Santa Ana for $14.6 million. The community is located at 1311 Washington Ave. It is situated near Westfield MainPlace Mall and the Discovery Cube Orange County science museum. Tyler Leeson of Marcus & Millichap’s Newport Beach office represented the seller, an LLC.
RENO, NEV. — Lancaster Pollard has arranged a $1.8 million bridge loan for Reno Valley Assisted Living & Retirement Center (RVALRC), a 118-unit assisted living facility located in Reno. The community was acquired in 2013 and has undergone a turnaround process. The loan, provided by a local lender, has a five-year term and will fund further capital improvements, debt repayment and recapitalization. The improvements will also allow RVALRC to accept Medicaid residents, opening its doors to a wider range of customers. The community plans to refinance the loan within three years once improvements are implemented. Grant Goodman led the transaction for Lancaster Pollard.
BOSTON — The CBRE/New England Multifamily Capital Markets team brokered the sale of West Square, a 255-unit infill apartment community in the South Boston neighborhood. CBRE/NE represented the seller, a joint venture between Lincoln Property Company and an institutional partner, and procured the buyer, 5514 D Street 320 Boston LLC, an affiliate of Akelius US LLC. Lincoln Property Co. will manage the property. The community was completed in April 2014 and has 33 apartments set aside under inclusionary zoning for residents at 70 percent of area media income. Akelius has also acquired the adjacent property 339 D Street, which comprises 24 apartment units.
STAMFORD, CONN. — TGM Associates L.P. has sold the 160-unit apartment project TGM Village at Stamford to Cherry Hill, N.J.-based Silverman Group. Jeffrey Dunne and Gene Pride of CBRE Group Inc. brokered the transaction for the property, which is located in downtown Stamford. TGM purchased Village at Stamford in 2008. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Casey Development has started construction on Tacara at Steiner Ranch, a 246-unit, Class A apartment community located in the Steiner Ranch master planned community in Austin. Located northwest of downtown Austin, Steiner Ranch sits between Lake Austin and Lake Travis alongside the Balcones Canyon Land Preserve with views of the lakes and the hill country. Exterior materials will include stone and stucco with tile roofs on all amenity buildings. The property will consist of 150 one-bedroom/one-bath units, 80 two-bedroom/two-bath units and 16 three-bedroom/two-bath units. Property amenities will include a pool, outdoor lounge areas with barbecue grills, coffee bar, business center, fitness center, dog park and gated entry. All units will have quartz countertops with under-mount sinks, stainless steel appliances, walk-in closets, washers and dryers and hard surface flooring in kitchens, bathrooms and living areas.
HOUSTON — Whiting Turner has broken ground on Amarillo Terrace, a new 108-unit independent living property at the Eagle’s Trace continuing care retirement community in Houston. Amenities will include stainless steel appliances and granite countertops, while screened-in porches and patios will be options for a number of the residences. Residents will also have access to a new media room, fitness center and additional meeting space. Amarillo Terrace is scheduled to open in the fall of 2016. Texas-based JHP Architecture designed Amarillo Terrace to be connected by a climate-controlled walkway to the main clubhouse of Eagle’s Trace, which houses services such as the medical center, convenience store, salon and bank. Additionally, the continuing care neighborhood provides 112 residences offering assisted living, memory care, post-acute rehabilitation and nursing care services.
SAN ANTONIO — Walker & Dunlop has provided an $18 million acquisition loan for Whispering Oaks Apartments in San Antonio. The Walker & Dunlop team utilized Fannie Mae’s 10-year, fixed-rate product for the loan structure. In addition, the loan included three years of interest-only payments and utilized Fannie Mae’s Early Rate Lock program. Alex Inman led the Walker & Dunlop team that structured the loan. Located in the Whispering Oaks community, the garden-style apartment complex offers 346 units featuring one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments situated on 11.8 acres. Built in 1981, the property features a fitness center, three swimming pools, picnic areas, four on-site clothing facilities, a dog park, playground and business center. In the next 12 to 18 months, the purchaser plans to continue unit upgrades, common area improvements and exterior renovations. Whispering Oaks Apartments is 93 percent occupied.
AURORA, ILL. — The Connor Group has acquired a 368-unit apartment community in Aurora, approximately 40 miles west of Chicago, from American Realty Advisors. The sales price was undisclosed. The Class A asset, located at 1840 Clubhouse Drive, was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. Susan Lawson and Debbie Corson represented American Realty Advisors in the transaction.
