AUSTIN, TEXAS — Locally based developer Rastegar Property Co. has broken ground on 809 Skyline, a 24,700-square-foot boutique office project in East Austin. The development will consist of two approximately 12,000-square-foot buildings that will be available for either single- or multi-tenant use. Completion is slated for the first quarter of 2023. Stream Realty Partners will lease the buildings.
PHILADELPHIA — New York City-based Midwood Investments & Development has broken ground on a 32-story apartment tower at 210 S. 12th St. in Philadelphia’s Washington Square neighborhood. The property will consist of 378 apartments and two floors of retail space totaling approximately 17,000 square feet. Residential amenities will include a pool with a sundeck, fitness center with a yoga studio, rooftop terrace with private event space, a game room, lounge and conference facilities. London-based Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners and BLT Architects are designing the project. Specific floor plans and a tentative construction completion date were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Greystone has arranged an $80 million refinancing package for a portfolio of 10 seniors housing properties totaling 941 units. The communities are located across five different states and offer a mix of independent living, assisted living and memory care services. Cary Tremper of Greystone arranged the consolidation and refinancing of various debt obligations on behalf of the borrower, Sonida Senior Living. The initial term loan of $80 million, provided by a regional bank, has a four-year maturity with an optional one-year extension.
STRATTON, VT. — Big V Property Group, a retail investment firm with five offices across the country, has acquired The Village at Stratton, a 47,837-square-foot retail village in the Vermont ski resort town of Stratton. The Village at Stratton was fully leased at the time of sale to a roster of 20 tenants. Big V acquired the property as part of a portfolio sale that included The Village at Snowshoe in West Virginia and The Village at Copper Mountain in Colorado. The seller was not disclosed.
MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the $8.7 million sale of a 14,564-square-foot, single-tenant retail property located in Middletown, about 75 miles north of New York City. The property was built on 1.1 acres in 2007 and is triple net leased to Walgreens on a long-term basis. Winston Guest, Matthew Mousavi and Patrick Luther of SRS Real Estate represented the seller in the transaction, and Josh Goldflam of Highcap Group represented the buyer. Both parties were New York-based private investors who requested anonymity.
DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. — Lifespace Communities has broken ground on an expansion project at Oak Trace, a nonprofit continuing care retirement community in the Chicago suburb of Downers Grove. The expansion is Phase II of a $112 million reinvestment project at the community. The first phase, which converted some units to assisted living to complete the continuum of care, was completed in 2019. Phase II will add 145 independent living apartments, bringing the total from 232 to 377. Completion is scheduled for 2023. In addition to increasing the number of available independent living apartments, new construction will include a clubhouse featuring a fitness center, pool, salon, casual dining venue, café seating, multipurpose room, living room and new lobby. Existing common areas will also be renovated. Once the second phase of construction is completed, the health center will be connected to the existing independent living building via the new clubhouse. In addition to the independent living units, the senior living community currently features 66 assisted living apartments, 28 memory support suites and 104 skilled nursing suites.
MASON, OHIO — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of Cedar Village, a seniors housing community in Mason, Ohio, approximately 22 miles northeast of downtown Cincinnati. Cedar Village features 105 independent living/assisted living units and 162 skilled nursing beds. The seller was a nonprofit owner based in Indiana divesting of its only community in Ohio. The buyer was a regional owner with other properties nearby. The price was not disclosed. Ryan Saul of SLIB handled the transaction.
NEPTUNE CITY, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm The Kislak Co. Inc. has negotiated the $6.5 million sale of Steiner Ocean Apartments, a 36-unit multifamily property in Neptune City, located near the Jersey Shore. The garden-style property comprises three two-story buildings. Daniel Lanni of Kislak represented the buyer and seller, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
BIRMINGHAM, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group (BFG) has arranged $6.5 million in permanent financing for a 23,500-square-foot, Class A office building in Birmingham, a northern suburb of Detroit. Joshua Bernard of BFG arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Chester Street Partners LLC. American United Life Insurance Co. provided the loan, the terms of which were undisclosed.
FLINT, MICH. — The Jonna Group of Colliers has brokered the sale of a 6,885-square-foot commercial building in Flint for an undisclosed price. The property, built in 2019, is located at 5009 Miller Road. Tenants at the fully leased building include U.S. Army & Navy Career Center, Jersey Mike’s and Smoothie King. Simon Jonna of Colliers represented the seller, a Michigan-based private developer. The buyer was not disclosed.