CHICAGO — American Street Capital (ASC) has arranged a $12 million loan for the refinancing of an apartment building in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. Built in 2019, the transit-oriented property consists of 37 apartment units and two retail spaces. Igor Zhizhin of ASC arranged the five-year loan, which features a fixed interest rate below 4 percent and a 30-year amortization schedule. A national bank provided the loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
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CHICAGO — Jameson Commercial has brokered the sale of 212 E. Ontario in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood for $2.2 million. The 12,118-square-foot building, which dates back to 1885, is currently vacant. Edwin Getchell purchased the site from the estate of William Ogden, Chicago’s first mayor, and hired architecture firm Burling & Whitehouse to design the four-level property. At a later date, American portrait painter George Peter Alexander Healy purchased and inhabited the property. In the 1970s, the building was expanded to include an outdoor deck, garden and three-car garage. Jason Hiller of Jameson Commercial brokered the sale. Buyer and seller information was not provided.
D.A. Davidson Arranges $106M in Bonds for 278-Acre Black Desert Resort at Entrada in Utah
by Amy Works
IVINS CITY, UTAH — D.A. Davidson’s Special District Group has successfully priced and closed $106 million of limited tax general obligation bonds for the 278-acre Black Desert Public Infrastructure District (PID). The proceeds will fund Black Desert Resort at Entrada, a commercial and residential resort in Ivins City. Black Desert Resort at Entrada will offer 148 hotel rooms; 299 hotel condominium units; a 200-acre, 19-hole golf course; miles of nearby trails; a wellness spa; and 46,160 square feet of retail and restaurant space. The property will also feature 32 single-family estates, 783 condominium units and approximately 214,000 square feet of commercial space, with the amenities of the resort center available for full-time residents. The first phase of development is expected to create 500 new jobs and future long-term employment opportunities. Construction on the first phase commenced in 2020 and full buildout of the commercial and residential resort is slated for 2027. The development is being undertaken by Enlaw LLC, a Delaware limited liability company that is primarily owned by Reef Capital Partners.
SAN ANTONIO — Terrain Capital Partners has purchased Haven at Westover Hills, a 326-unit apartment community located on San Antonio’s west side. Constructed in 2005 on 24 acres, the garden-style property’s amenities include a resort-style pool with sundeck and heated spa, fitness center, sand volleyball court, playground and a massage room. The average unit size is 1,010 square feet. Will Balthrope and Drew Garza of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller, Flournoy Development Co., and procured the buyer in the transaction.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of The Plaza at Windsor Hills, a 200-unit multifamily property in North Austin. Built in 1983 and recently updated, the property features an amenity package that includes a pool, courtyard, bark park, clubhouse, outdoor grilling area, playground and a business center. John Carr and Ben Fuller of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Miami-based One Real Estate Investment, in the transaction. The buyer was Comunidad Partners.
Live Oak Funds $15M Construction Loan for Seniors Housing Community in Fairbanks, Alaska
by Amy Works
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA — Live Oak Bank has provided a $15 million construction loan for owner-operator Frontier Partners LLC to support the development of a 68-unit assisted living community in Fairbanks. The community will consist of 50,680 square feet and will be situated on 7.8 acres. The debt was structured into two loans utilizing the SBA 504 program. The interim construction loan will be held by Live Oak Bank in the amount of $10.2 million, and the second bridge loan prior to the 504 Debenture will be in the amount of $4.8 million.
MATTHEWS, N.C. — Preferred Apartment Communities Inc. has acquired Solis Chestnut Farm, a 256-unit Class A multifamily community in Matthews, about 11.7 miles from Charlotte. The price and seller were not disclosed. Located at 3005 Chestnut Grove Lane, Solis Chestnut Farm offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging from 620 to 1,480 square feet. The monthly rent is $1,384 to $2,104. Community amenities include a pool, grill, bike storage, game room, conference room and courtyard. The unit features include in-unit washers/dryers, granite countertops and stainless steel appliances.
FISHERS, IND. — JVM Realty Corp. has acquired The Mark at Fishers District, a 260-unit luxury apartment community in Fishers, a northern suburb of Indianapolis. The company has also acquired Fishers District, an 18-acre development with 98,186 square feet of fully leased retail and restaurant space. A dual-branded Hyatt House and Hyatt Place hotel is also on the site but was not part of the sale. JVM plans to use its in-house management and marketing teams for the residential component, but will engage a national expert in retail services to assist with management of the retail portion. George Tikijian and Hannah Ott of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Thompson Thrift. The sales price was not disclosed.
FLINT TOWNSHIP, MICH. — LRC Commercial has acquired Lux off Linden in Flint Township for $3.5 million. The 92-unit multifamily property is located at 1440 Linden St. LRC plans to update the units and add 90 storage units. Trinity AAA will manage the asset. Waller Group represented LRC in the transaction, which accounts for LRC’s fourth acquisition in the state of Michigan.
HOUSTON — Houston-based investment firm Nitya Capital has acquired a portfolio of nine multifamily properties totaling 2,555 units that are located in six different cities within the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex. Nitya Capital, which acquired the portfolio from locally based investment firm Raven Multifamily, plans to upgrade the properties with about $15 million in capital improvements to unit interiors and amenity spaces. Taylor Snoddy, James Roberts and Phillip Wiegand of NorthMarq brokered the sale. Steve Whitehead and William Hancock, also with NorthMarq, arranged an undisclosed amount of floating-rate acquisition financing on behalf of the new ownership.