TUALATIN, ORE. — Security Properties and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management have acquired River Ridge, a Class A apartment property located at 17865 SW Pacific Highway in Tualatin, for $70 million. Built in two phases from 2015 to 2017, River Ridge features 180 apartments spread across 14 residential buildings on nine acres. The apartments are a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, averaging 977 square feet each. Units feature high ceilings, quartz countertops, large windows, walk-in closets, in-home washers/dryers and private balconies or patios with storage. Community amenities include a fitness center, resident clubhouse, resort-style outdoor pool, sundeck, basketball court, bocce ball court, playground, walking trail on the Tualatin River, 120 onsite storage units and 301 parking spaces. Security Properties Residential, an affiliate of Security Properties, will manage the community. Joe Nydahl, Josh McDonald and Phil Oester of CBRE represented the seller, Salem-based Mountain West Investment Corp., in the off-market transaction.
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Live Oak, Locust Point Provide $28M Construction Loan for Assisted Living, Memory Care Community in San Diego
by Amy Works
SAN DIEGO — Live Oak Bank and Locust Point Capital have provided a $28 million loan for the development of an 81-unit assisted living and memory care community in the Clairemont neighborhood of San Diego. The borrower is a partnership between RhodesMoore and Frontier Management. The urban infill development will consist of a 73,000-square-foot building and parking deck situated on 1.5 acres. Frontier will be the operator upon completion.
Northmarq Arranges $33M Refinancing for Seniors Housing Community in Bellevue, Washington
by Amy Works
BELLEVUE, WASH. — Northmarq has arranged a $33 million refinancing for The Gardens at Town Square, a seniors housing community located in downtown Bellevue. The 168-unit community is in a five-story, mid-rise building built in 1998 and includes a mix of independent living, assisted living and memory care. The borrower is ERA Living. The loan was structured with a 10-year term, fixed rate and 30-year amortization with one year of interest-only payments. Loan proceeds retired $20.4 million in existing agency debt and returned equity to the borrower. Stuart Oswald, senior vice president/managing director of Northmarq’s Seattle office, arranged the transaction. A correspondent life insurance company provided the capital.
Ironwood Cancer & Research Centers to Develop 28,634 SF Healthcare Facility in Goodyear, Arizona
by Amy Works
GOODYEAR, ARIZ. — Ironwood Cancer & Research Centers have unveiled plans to develop a healthcare facility in Goodyear. Situated on six acres at the northwest corner of 159th Avenue and McDowell Road, the facility will feature 28,634 square feet of space and offer oncology, CT and PET diagnostic imaging, radiation, chemotherapy and immunotherapy. A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for Sept. 20, 2022.
Charlotte City Council OKs $275M Financing for Spectrum Center Renovations, New Practice Facility for Hornets
by John Nelson
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte City Council has approved the proposed $275 million financing package for renovations to Spectrum Center, the home arena for the NBA franchise Charlotte Hornets. The city council voted 10-1 to approve the plan, which includes a $60 million budget to build a new basketball practice training facility that will be funded via new revenue generated from sponsorships and naming right agreements. Financing for the city’s role in the $215 million in renovations to Spectrum Center (approximately $173 million) will be sourced from rental car and hotel taxes. The plan also extends the team’s lease through 2045, an additional 15 years from its lease expiration in 2030. Located at 333 E. Trade St. in Uptown Charlotte, Spectrum Center opened in October 2005 and has a seating capacity exceeding 20,000. In addition to Hornets home games, the arena hosts concerts, collegiate sporting competitions, comedy shows and other events. The City of Charlotte owns the arena and Hornets Sports & Entertainment operates it. Details about specific renovations or a construction timeline have not been made public.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — J.P. Morgan Chase has provided a $75.6 million construction loan to Urban Atlantic and Triden Development Group for The Reynard, a 344-unit apartment development in Washington, D.C. The property will be part of The Parks at Walter Reed, a 66-acre redevelopment of the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center in northwest D.C. The project represents the eighth ground-up project at the mixed-use campus. Urban Atlantic and Triden, in partnership with an opportunity zone investment from CrossHarbor Capital Partners, will build the apartment building on a 2.3-acre site adjacent to the Whole Foods Market-anchored Parks Marketplace. Amenities at The Reynard will include coworking space, a fitness center, resort-style pool and a maker space with podcast studios. Unit types range from studios to three -bedrooms, including 11 live-work units with storefronts along Georgia Avenue and 26 income-restricted apartments reserved for households earning 80 percent or less of the area median income. Bozzuto will manage The Reynard upon completion, which is expected to be roughly 24 months following the ground breaking.
ALEXANDRIA, VA. — Continental Realty Corp. (CRC) has sold 101 North Ripley Apartments, a 189-unit multifamily community in Alexandria formerly known as Parkwood Court. CRC sold the property for $50.1 million, or approximately $265,000 per unit. The Baltimore-based company originally purchased the community in 2011 for $23 million, or $121,000 per unit. Washington, D.C.-based Willow Creek Partners purchased 101 North Ripley, which offers seven different floor plans in one-, two- and three-bedroom configurations. Bill Roohan, Robert Dean and Jonathan Greenberg of CBRE brokered the transaction. CRC recently invested in capital improvements at the apartment community, including the installation of new windows and sliding patio doors and the conversion of an outdoor pool into a parking lot with 45 spaces.
Catalyst Healthcare, Bain Capital Break Ground on 60,000 SF Medical Office Building in Laurel, Maryland
by John Nelson
LAUREL, MD. — Catalyst Healthcare Real Estate and Bain Capital Real Estate have broken ground on a 60,000-square-foot medical office building in Laurel, a city about midway between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. The property will be connected to the University of Maryland Capital Region Health Hospital by an enclosed skyway and offer outpatient services, including family medicine, imaging, internal medicine, oncology, orthopedics, pharmacy, physical therapy, OB/GYN and dialysis. The building, which will feature about 3,000 square feet of commercial space, is the first phase of the master plan that will include the development of 11 healthcare buildings, as well as retail, restaurants and green space. Catalyst Healthcare and Bain Capital plan to open the property in summer 2023.
KENNESAW AND NORCROSS, GA. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $28.1 million sale of a three-property light industrial and flex portfolio in metro Atlanta totaling 172,881 square feet. Matt Wirth, Ralph Smalley, Jim Freeman and Max Coffin of JLL represented the seller, Deerfield Beach, Fla-based Geneva Group, in the transaction. Miami-based Adler Real Estate Partners was the buyer. The properties included a 46,808-square-foot facility at 1965 Vaughn Road in Norcross, a 61,073-square-foot light industrial building at 4955 Avalon Ridge Parkway in Norcross and a 65,000-square-foot flex property at 1155 Roberts Blvd. in Kennesaw. Completed between 1992 and 1996, the Norcross buildings feature 22-foot clear heights, 27 dock-high doors, four drive-in doors and approximately 3.5 years of weighted average remaining lease term. The Kennesaw asset was built in 1991 and houses two unnamed, globally recognized tenants with over six years of weighted average remaining lease term.
BENBROOK, TEXAS — Locally based developer Jackson-Shaw has broken ground on Chisholm 20, a 917,374-square-foot industrial project in Benbrook, a southwestern suburb of Fort Worth. Chisholm 20’s four buildings will range in size from 80,773 to 377,844 square feet and will feature clear heights of 32 to 36 feet and ample trailer parking. Ridgemont Commercial Construction is the general contractor for the project, GSR Andrade is the architect and Kimley-Horn is the civil engineering firm. Veritex Community Bank and Comerica Bank provided construction financing. Jackson-Shaw has tapped CBRE to lease the development. Completion is slated for the third quarter of 2023.