HENDERSON, NEV. — A joint venture between the Bascom Group and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management has purchased the 110-unit Vantage apartments in the Las Vegas submarket of Henderson for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 201 South Gibson Road. Guardian Life Insurance Company of America provided debt financing, which HFF’s Charles Halladay arranged. JLL’s John Cunningham and Charles Steele represented the seller in this transaction.
LAS VEGAS — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $29 million refinancing loan for The Resort at the Lakes, a 427-unit apartment community in Las Vegas. The community is located at 9999 W. Katie Ave. The transaction was structured with a 10-year term and 30-year amortization schedule. NorthMarq’s Scott Monroe arranged financing for the borrower through its correspondent relationship with a life insurance company.
PORTLAND, ORE. — Trion Properties has acquired the 44-unit Spring Garden apartments in Portland for $4.4 million. The community is located at 2222 SW Spring Garden St. It was built in 1967. Clay Newton and Jordan Matthews of Kidder Matthews represented both the buyer and seller in this transaction.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Mack-Cali Realty Corp. and Ironstate Development Co. have topped out Urban Ready Life (URL) Harborside 1, a multifamily tower on the Jersey City waterfront. With views of the Manhattan skyline, the 69-story, 763-unit tower, which reaches 713 feet, is the tallest residential building in New Jersey. The tower is the first of three phases of a $330 million development, which will bring 2,358 residences to Jersey City upon completion. The first phase is expected to open for leasing in the fourth quarter of 2016. Dutch-based architectural firm Concrete is providing architectural services for the project.
METUCHEN, N.J. — Woodmont Properties has broken ground for Woodmont Metro at Metuchen Station, a transit-oriented apartment community located in downtown Metuchen. The 273-unit property will feature an open piazza, 11,500 square feet of retail space and a six-level parking deck with 750 parking spaces. The first phase of construction will consist of the parking deck, which will be built and managed by Nexus Properties.
NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $4 million in financing for a mixed-use property in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan. Provided by JPMorgan Chase, the seven-year loan features a fixed-rate of 3.8 percent. Located at 755 Ninth Ave., the five-story property features 20 apartments and 2,000 square feet of retail space. Brian Flax and Blake Orman of Meridian’s New York City headquarters office negotiated the financing for the undisclosed borrower.
NEW YORK CITY — Thor Equities has purchased a 43,000-square-foot apartment building located at 526 W. 111th St. in Manhattan’s Morningside Heights neighborhood. Situated between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue, the six-story property features 45 residential rental units. The purchase price and name of the seller were not disclosed. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood Realty brokered the $30 million transaction.
CINCINNATI AND DAYTON, OHIO — CBRE Group Inc. has arranged the sale of 15 skilled nursing, assisted living and independent living facilities in Cincinnati and Dayton for $173 million. California-based investor CareTrust REIT Inc., which spun off from The Ensign Group last year, purchased the properties from Liberty Healthcare. The properties are mostly skilled nursing facilities, comprising more than 1,200 licensed beds. According to CBRE, this transaction marks the initial entry into Ohio for both CareTrust and Pristine Senior Living, which will operate the portfolio. Seniors housing specialist Dan Baker, in cooperation with Ohio-based healthcare specialist Bill Wiebe, both of CBRE, represented the seller in the deal.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a nine-building, 207-unit apartment complex in the Northland submarket of Kansas City. The Hills sold for $13.8 million, or $66,700 per unit. The property was built in 1972 and has had $6 million in renovations over the last three years. The property is located at 506 NW 55th Terrace. Amenities of The Hills include gated entry, granite countertops, a 24-hour fitness facility, a clubhouse, a media boom, billiards, a dog park, playground and barbecue areas, on-site management and an outdoor pool with sundeck.
LAKE ZURICH, ILL. —CNL Health Care Properties has acquired a community developed by Spectrum Retirement Communities, which will continue to operate the facilities. The purchase price was not disclosed. The community is an 86-unit assisted living and memory care community located in Lake Zurich, a northern suburb of Chicago. The community opened in 2014 and is 96 percent occupied. Orlando-based CNL is the 21st largest owner of seniors housing properties in the U.S. and Denver-based Spectrum is the 38th largest operator, according to the American Seniors Housing Association.
