SARASOTA, FLA. — Belpointe OZ has secured a $130 million construction loan for the development of Aster & Links, a multifamily project in Sarasota. Bank OZK provided the financing. Upon completion, Aster & Links will comprise 424 apartments across two 10-story buildings, with units in one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom layouts. Amenities at the community will include more than 900 parking spaces, a clubroom, fitness center, courtyard, heated saltwater pool and outdoor grills. A construction timeline was not disclosed.
DULUTH, GA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $91 million sale of The Reserve at Sugarloaf, a multifamily community located at 2605 Meadow Church Road in Duluth, roughly 27 miles northeast of Atlanta. Built in 2002, the property comprises 333 units averaging 1,225 square feet in size. Amenities at the community include an indoor-outdoor fitness center, pool, pet park, internet café and car care center. Robert Stickel, Alex Brown, Ashlyn Warren and Wesley Lacefield of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, an institutional client of New York Life Real Estate Investors. Olen Properties acquired the asset.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Newmark has arranged a $48 million construction loan for the development of Creekside Asheville, an apartment and townhome community in Asheville. Creekside Asheville will total 308,000 square feet and house 319 apartments and carriage homes. Amenities at the property will include a saltwater pool, fitness center, playground, clubhouse, cyber café and pet spa. Danny Matz, Nick Scribani, Jordan Roeschlaub and Dustin Stolly of Newmark secured the financing through Wintrust on behalf of the borrowers, URS Capital Partners and Advantis Development.
HOUSTON — CareTrust REIT Inc. (NYSE: CTRE) has acquired a 125-bed skilled nursing facility located in the greater Houston area. The specific name and location of the property were not disclosed. An affiliate of Texas-based Evergreen Health Group will operate the community after entering into a 15-year, triple-net lease with CareTrust that includes two five-year extension options and annual CPI-based (Consumer Price Index) rent escalators. The seller was also not disclosed.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Lument has arranged a $10.7 million loan for the acquisition of Bellevue Health & Rehabilitation, a 119-unit, 150-bed skilled nursing facility in Oklahoma City. The loan carries a five-year term, with a minimum of two years of interest-only payments, 25-year amortization schedule and a fixed interest rate. Bill Wilson of Lument arranged the loan through an undisclosed community bank. The undisclosed borrower will use a portion of the proceeds to fund capital improvements.
LAKEWOOD, COLO. — Ziegler, in partnership with M&T Realty Capital Corp., advised on a $105.6 million Freddie Mac refinancing on behalf of The Ridge Senior Living. The loan is for The Ridge Pinehurst, a luxury independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Lakewood, a suburb of Denver. Ridge began opening the 371-unit community in phases starting in September 2020. The original 10-year, fixed-rate loan was structured with five years of interest-only payments, followed by 30-year amortization. The refinancing provided The Ridge with a long-term, fixed-rate loan to replace the original floating-rate construction loan. Eric Johnson of Ziegler arranged and negotiated the transaction. Matt Henning, Matthew Pipitone and Nick Gent led the transaction for M&T.
SAN CLEMENTE, CALIF. — CareTrust REIT Inc. (NYSE: CTRE), along with a regional investor in healthcare real estate, has acquired four skilled nursing facilities on the West Coast. The four-property acquisition includes 450 skilled nursing beds and 20 assisted living units. Links Healthcare Group, a new operator relationship for CareTrust, will operate the facilities pursuant to a 15-year master lease with two five-year extension options. Links is an experienced operator founded by Toby Tilford and Curt Rodriguez and currently operates 16 skilled nursing and seniors housing communities. CareTrust’s initial investment in the facilities, inclusive of transaction costs, was approximately $71.5 million. Aggregate annual cash rent for the first year is approximately $5.4 million, increasing to approximately $6.1 million in the second year, and increasing to approximately $7.1 million in the third year, with CPI-based annual escalators thereafter. The acquisition of these facilities was funded using proceeds from San Clemente-based CareTrust’s $600 million unsecured revolving credit facility.
PORTLAND, ORE. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of a 72-unit assisted living and memory care community in Portland. The facility was built in 1961 with renovations in 2021. The property totals 52,217 square feet on approximately 4.22 acres. The seller was a local owner-operator seeking to retire from the industry. The buyer was a private equity company based in Salt Lake City, with senior living communities throughout the country. This is the buyer’s second community in the Portland market. The price was not disclosed. Jason Punzel, Brad Goodsell, Vince Viverito and Jake Anderson of SLIB handled the transaction.
Berkadia Provides $26.3M Agency Loan for Refinancing of Multifamily Asset in Allentown, Pennsylvania
ALLENTOWN, PA. — Berkadia has provided a $26.3 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Terrain on the Parkway, a 160-unit multifamily property located north of Philadelphia in Allentown. The property was built in 2022 and offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Robert Falese of Berkadia originated the loan, which carried an 11-year term, on behalf of the borrower, Scully CO. & Serfass Construction.
LONG BRANCH, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm The Kislak Co. Inc. has negotiated the $9.7 million sale of Virginia Court Apartments, a 52-unit multifamily property located in the Northern New Jersey community of Long Branch. Built in 1963, the five-building property houses 20 one-bedroom units and 32 two-bedroom units. Barry Waisbrod of Kislak represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.