DENVER — The Confluence, a 288-unit residential development in Denver, has received $79 million in financing. The project is located at the southwest corner of 15th Street and Little Raven Street, in the Riverfront Park area of the city’s Lower Downtown (LoDo) district. The 34-story tower will include 10,000 square feet of retail space and a 300-space underground parking garage. Community amenities will include a fitness center, swimming pool with lounge and cabanas, spa, fire pit, game room, clubhouse and business center. The Confluence is being developed by PM Realty Group and National Real Estate Advisors. The construction loan was arranged by HFF’s Rob Rizzi, Josh Simon, Colin Oberg, Leon McBroom and Matt Gangawar through a national bank. It features a 48-month term at 65 percent loan-to-cost. HFF also arranged the joint venture partnership in 2013.
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PHOENIX — MG Properties Group (MGPG) has acquired the 270-unit Trillium Papago Apartments in Phoenix for $36.2 million. The community is located at 4950 E. Van Buren Street. The property is situated northeast of Phoenix Sky-Harbor Airport. It was built in 2007. Common-area amenities include a resort-style pool and spa, modern fitness center, movie theater and pool room. MGPG plans to rebrand the property as Ascent at Papago Park. This is the firm’s fourth acquisition in the past six months. MGPG is targeting further acquisitions in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. The acquisition was financed with a 10-year, fixed-rate mortgage from Fannie Mae that was arranged by CBRE. The seller was Trillium Residential.
LOS ANGELES — Acclaimed architect Frank Gehry has been selected to design a new mixed-use project in Los Angeles. The new project will be located at 8150 Sunset. The development will be situated on one of the largest contiguous parcels of land on the Sunset Strip, at the intersection of Crescent Heights Boulevard. The development will contain 249 units, in addition to ground-floor restaurant and retail space and open-air space on the rooftop. Extensive open spaces will also connect to a central plaza, which will have pedestrian and bicycle access. Gehry has started the initial design development process. Plans are expected to be released this spring. The site of the new development was formerly home to the Garden of Allah hotel, which was demolished in 1959. The master site plan was developed in 2013 by Hart Howerton. The firm established the initial design principles focused on environmental sustainability, open spaces, and pedestrian and public transit accessibility. Last year, the development became the first project in Los Angeles County to be designated a California Environmental Leadership Development Project (ELDP)—and the only mixed-use project in California to receive that designation. To qualify as an ELDP, a project must include an investment in …
HOUSTON — Resource Real Estate Opportunity REIT Inc., a non-traded real estate investment trust sponsored by Resource Real Estate Inc., has sold Cityside Crossing Apartments in Houston. Opportunity REIT acquired the 360-unit multifamily residential community in December 2012. The property benefited from a value-add strategy, professional management and capital enhancements. As a result, the sale of Cityside Crossing produced a cash profit of $10.7 million, and an average annual return of 28.4 percent.
COPPERAS COVE, HARKER HEIGHTS and KILLEEN, TEXAS — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has arranged a total of $26.7 million in FHA financing for a three-property, long-term care portfolio in Texas. Two of the properties are skilled nursing facilities and one is a combination skilled nursing and assisted living facility. The properties were built in the 1990s and have a combined total of 250 units and 418 beds. Allison Holland of KeyBank arranged the non-recourse, fixed-rate first mortgages for all three properties. The portfolio is comprised of Hill Country Rehab and Nursing Center located in Copperas Cove; Indian Oaks Living Center located in Harker Heights; and The Rosewood Retirement Community located in Killeen.
PHILADELPHIA — J.G. Petrucci has opened The Station at Manayunk, a luxury apartment community located at 1 Parker Ave. in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia. The 149-unit community features a 24-hour fitness center, outdoor and garage parking, full-size washer and dryers in each unit, personal balconies, kitchens with energy-efficient stainless steel appliances and granite countertops, and a bike share program. Rents range from $1,447 to $1,537 for one-bedroom units and $1,777 to $1,887 to two-bedroom units. The property is available for immediate occupancy.
NXT Capital Provides $20.4M Acquisition Loan for Apartment Community in St. Petersburg
by John Nelson
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — NXT Capital has provided a $20.4 million acquisition loan for Sienna Bay, a Class B apartment community in St. Petersburg. The property is located roughly 14 miles from downtown Tampa and 12 miles from MacDill Air Force Base. Proceeds from the loan will be used to renovate the asset. The apartment community features swimming pools, a tennis court and a fitness center.
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has structured a $17 million refinance loan for Brookstone Apartments, a 348-unit multifamily community located in Rock Hill, a suburb of Charlotte. Justin Nelson led Walker & Dunlop’s team to arrange the 15-year loan with five years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. Built in 2001, the property’s amenity package includes a clubhouse, 24-hour fitness center, laundry facility, gated access, playground, swimming pool, volleyball court and dog park.
COCONUT CREEK, FLA. — Boca Raton-based Southern Management and Development (SMD) has brokered the $5.8 million sale of Lyons Plaza, an 80,027-square-foot shopping center located at 1301-1509 Lyons Road in Coconut Creek. Built in 1986, the shopping center’s tenant roster includes Goodyear Tire, Humana Medical and Gold Coast Ballroom. Lyons Plaza Coconut Creek I LLC purchased the shopping center from Lyons Plaza Partners Ltd. SMD represented the seller in the transaction.
ATLANTA AND BROOKHAVEN, GA. — Franklin Street Real Estate Services has brokered the sale of two apartment communities in the metro Atlanta area. The buyer, an affiliate of Ardent Acquisitions and an Atlanta-based real estate investment company, purchased Lenox Townhomes in Brookhaven for $4.8 million and Toco Hills Apartments in Atlanta for $2 million. Jake Reid and Ricky Jones of Franklin Street represented the buyer. Both sellers are private investors based in Atlanta. The two communities total 88 units and are both roughly 50 years old.