NEW YORK CITY — Barings has provided an $11.5 million permanent loan for Euclid Glenmore Apartments, a 135-unit affordable housing project in Brooklyn. Upon completion, a date for which was not disclosed, the eight-story building will house units for renters earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. More than half the units will be set aside for formerly homeless families or individuals, and the community will include a dedicated medical support area with childcare services. The borrower is a partnership between Lantern Organization and Mega Contracting Group.
SEQUIM, WASH. — A joint venture between Oxford Capital Group LLC and Fortress Investment Group LLC has acquired a three-property, 256-unit seniors housing portfolio in Sequim. The properties are located northwest of Seattle, just across the Salish Sea from Victoria, British Columbia. The buyer acquired the properties from an independent family operator. Oxford’s seniors housing management affiliate, Oxford Living US LLC, will manage the properties. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “We are excited to continue to expand our seniors housing silo as we strategically assemble a portfolio of properties throughout the United States and Canada,” says John Rutledge, founder, chairman and CEO of Oxford Capital Group. “Oxford Living has made targeted seniors housing acquisitions and investments in a number of growing markets throughout the southeastern United States and Canada, including Florida and Ontario. We plan further portfolio acquisitions in these and other markets.” “This transaction builds further on our strategy of acquiring seniors housing assets with scale in attractive demographic areas that are well positioned to weather an inflationary environment,” adds Peter Stone, managing director at Fortress. “While most institutional investors focus on high-end development in urban centers, our strategy is to buy overlooked mid-market properties which are …
SAN FRANCISCO — A partnership between Forge Development Partners and Bridge Investment Group has opened TL Residences, a studio apartment community in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood. Located at 361 Turk St. and 145 Leavenworth St., the two-building community offers 240 studio apartments, ranging from 230 square feet to 280 square feet, and more than 3,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Thirty-one units are available at below-market rate to renters with qualifying annual incomes of $32,000 or less, as mandated by the City of San Francisco’s Office of Housing and Inclusionary Housing Ordinance. An additional 94 units are set aside for renters with voluntarily imposed qualifying annual incomes ranging from $75,000 to $80,000. The remaining units are market rate, ranging from $2,467 to $3,791 per month. Community amenities include a rooftop lounge, community kitchen, yoga studio and pet zone. San Francisco-based Gensler is the architect of record for the project.
VINELAND, N.J. — Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a $4.1 million permanent loan for Vineland Apartments, a 104-unit multifamily property in Southern New Jersey. The garden-style property comprises seven two-story buildings that house one- and two-bedroom units ranging in size from 680 to 868 square feet. Andrew Stewart, Dev Morris and Allison Villamagna of Cronheim Mortgage arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, New Jersey-based investment firm Marshall Weinerman Real Estate. The direct lender was not disclosed.
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. — Tropical Supermarket will open a 15,800-square-foot grocery store at Clinton Corners, a 30,331-square-foot neighborhood retail center located in the Northern New Jersey community of South Plainfield. The tenant will backfill a space previously occupied by grocer Bravo, maintaining the property’s 100 percent occupancy rate. Vanessa Fernandez-Kelty of Levin Management Corp. represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Avanti Residential has purchased Artistry Apartments in Kansas City’s Crossroads Arts District for $94 million. The 341-unit, Class A apartment complex marks Avanti’s seventh investment in the Kansas City market. Constructed in 2021, Artistry Apartments features 11,675 square feet of street-level retail space that is 70 percent leased to Sola Salon. Jeff Stingley and Max Helgeson of CBRE represented the seller, a joint venture between Milhaus Development and CrossHarbor Capital Partners. Brady O’Donnell, Jill Haug, Alexandra Scott and Kyle Tucker of CBRE arranged acquisition financing on behalf of Avanti. The property was 95 percent leased at the time of sale.
NOBLESVILLE, IND. — MDH Partners has acquired Washington Business Park 1, a 162,228-square-foot industrial building in the Indianapolis suburb of Noblesville. The purchase price was undisclosed. The property, which is 85 percent leased to four tenants, is situated within the 142-acre Washington Business Park. The building was constructed earlier this year. Houston Hawley served as the acquisition lead for Atlanta-based MDH. Bryan Poynter of Cushman & Wakefield represented MDH, while Ryan Baker of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller. The purchase of Washington Business Park 1 increases MDH’s Indiana footprint to more than 1.1 million square feet.
MILWAUKEE — The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has signed a 15-year lease for 8,797 square feet on the 11th floor of Two-Fifty, an office tower in Milwaukee. The property rises 20 stories and spans 200,000 square feet at 250 E. Wisconsin Ave. within the city’s central business district. The BLM is responsible for sustaining the health, diversity and productivity of public lands. Ned Purtell and John Davis of Founders 3 Real Estate Services represented the landlord, Buffalo Grove, Ill.-based Millbrook Real Estate Co. Since purchasing Two-Fifty in 2015, Millbrook has invested more than $8.5 million in improvements, including a new tenant lounge, conference center and lobby renovation. The building is currently home to tenants such as HNTB, Associated Bank and the Milwaukee Bar Association.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the sale of a 51-unit multifamily property in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood for $8.2 million. Located at 2718 N. Hampden Court, the building consists of one-bedroom units. Craig Martin of Interra represented the seller, the Manilow family. Martin also represented the buyers, investors Gabe Horstick and Edwin Vdovets, who plan to renovate the property.
STERLING HEIGHTS, MICH. — Millennial Collection, a trading card and gaming store, has signed a lease for 1,600 square feet at Brookside Shopping Center in Sterling Heights. The tenant will occupy space formerly home to an arcade. Michael Murphy and Tjader Gerdom of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease.