LOS ANGELES —Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has provided a $30.4 million first mortgage loan secured by Sunset at Normandie Towers, a 148-unit Section 8 senior living facility in Los Angeles. Artin Anvar originated the refinancing transaction through HUD’s 223(f) loan insurance program. The loan features a 35-year term and 35-year amortization. “The owners of Sunset Normandie were able to lock a very low fixed rate for 35 years allowing for the preservation of the much-needed affordable housing in Los Angeles,” says Anvar. “As a repeat HUD borrower they were able to capitalize on the low rate environment while also taking equity out of the property.”
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Ready Capital Closes $7.3M in Financing for Multifamily Property in Spokane Valley, Washington
by Amy Works
SPOKANE VALLEY, WASH. — Ready Capital has closed $7.3 million in financing for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of an apartment community in Spokane Valley’s Dishman Hills submarket. Upon acquisition, the undisclosed borrower will implement a capital improvement plan curing deferred maintenance, renovating unit interiors and building exteriors while performing various common area upgrades. Ready Capital closed the non-recourse, interest-only, floating-rate loan, which features a 36-month term, two extension options, flexible prepayment and a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures.
The Raleigh-Durham region is experiencing increasing optimism despite the lingering impacts of COVID-19. While some reentry plans have been delayed and companies are still grappling with the way in which they will utilize office space moving forward, tenant demand is expected to rebound sharply in the first half of 2022. “We’ve seen an encouraging uptick in tenant activity since the second quarter of 2021, and we expect that trend to accelerate,” says Kathy Gigac, principal of Avison Young and a member of the firm’s Occupier Solutions Team. “Tenants seem ready to get back to some sense of normalcy.” Local economic fundamentals are sound, as reopening efforts and positive job growth have allowed Raleigh-Durham’s unemployment rate to recover from a pandemic high of 12 percent to 3.2 percent as of Sept. 2021. The region continues to witness major economic development wins with companies such as Google and Apple announcing plans to create thousands of new jobs. In its largest presence on the East Coast, Apple will invest $1 billion over a 10-year period to create a 3,000-job campus to eventually span 1 million square feet. In the most recent announcement from an office-using tenant, Fidelity Investments will add 1,500 jobs in …
PLAINFIELD, IND. — A partnership led by Indianapolis-based New City Development has unveiled plans for Hobbs Station, a $300 million mixed-use project in Plainfield, about 19 miles southwest of Indianapolis. Hobbs Station will be located on a 125-acre site just off U.S. Highway 40. Phase I of the project will consist of 300 apartments with 30,000 square feet of street-level commercial space, 99 single-family homes and 500,000 square feet of logistics space. The industrial component will be known as Terminus at Hobbs Station. Phase I’s residential amenities will include a pool, fitness center, remote workspaces, a pet washing facility and various open green spaces. As part of the project, the development team is investing in local infrastructure, including a two-mile extension of the Vandalia Trail across the southern boundary of the site. The trail network will connect to a public park with pickleball courts, a playground and space for festivals and events. Additional planned infrastructure improvements include new sidewalks, landscaping, hardscaping, utilities, stormwater facilities roads and parking. Construction of Phase I is slated to begin this summer. At full build-out, Hobbs Station will feature 240 single-family homes, 650 multifamily units, 120 seniors housing residences, 70,000 square feet of retail and …
VANCOUVER, WASH. — SB Real Estate Partners has acquired Bridge Creek Apartments, a garden-style multifamily community in Vancouver. An undisclosed seller sold the property, which will be rebranded as Portola Bridge Creek, for $75 million. The community is located at 9211 NE 15th Ave. within the Hazel Dell North area of Vancouver, about 14 miles north of Portland, Ore. Built in multiple phases from 1984 and 1989, the property features 270 apartments in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans ranging from 650 to 1,150 square feet. Community amenities include a swimming pool with poolside barbecue stations, a playground, dog parks, a fully automated Amazon package locker system and a 24-hour modern fitness center.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Ready Capital has closed a $36.8 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a 197-unit apartment property in Tempe. Upon acquisition, the undisclosed sponsor will implement a capital improvement plan to perform interior, exterior and common area upgrades. Ready Capital closed the non-recourse, interest-only, floating-rate loan, which features a 36-month term, two extension options and is inclusive of a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures. The name of the property was not disclosed.
GARDENA, CALIF. — The Klabin Co./CORFAC International has brokered the sale of an industrial asset located at 301 E. Alondra Blvd. in Gardena. Illinois-based CenterPoint Properties purchased the property for $24 million. Matt Stringfellow, Courtney Bell and Tyler Rollema of Klabin Co. represented the private seller in the transaction. Situated on four acres, the 91,342-square-foot property features dock-high and grade-level loading, a large private yard and is ideal for future redevelopment as a logistics/last-mile facility.
Progressive Negotiates $3.9M Sale of Multi-Tenant Retail Center in Big Bear Lake, California
by Amy Works
BIG BEAR LAKE, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of Village Mall at Big Bear, a multi-tenant retail property located at 40729 Village Drive in Big Bear Lake. An Inland Empire-based investor sold the asset to a San Gabriel Valley-based investor for $3.9 million in an all-cash transaction. Greg Bedell and Roxy Klein of Progressive Real Estate represented the seller, while Doreen Chen of Pinnacle Real Estate Group represented the buyer in the deal. At the time of sale, the 24,806-square-foot retail center was 100 percent leased.
JLL Arranges $11.7M Refinancing for Neighborhood Retail Property in San Diego’s Kearny Mesa
by Amy Works
SAN DIEGO — JLL has secured $11.7 million in refinancing The Convoy, a neighborhood retail strip center located at 4428-4444 Convoy St. in the Kearny Mesa submarket of San Diego. The borrower was CEG Capital Partners, which will use the proceeds to refinance the existing bridge loan used to acquire the asset in 2017. CEG Capital renovated The Convoy, which was originally constructed in 1973, after acquiring the property in 2017. The 51,623-square-foot property is fully leased to a variety of tenants, including Bank of Hope, Hive, Convoy Strength, Ichibanya and Axe Thro, Manna Heaven BBQ, Synergy Dental Group and Da Nang Corner. Chris Collins and Daniel Pinkus of JLL arranged the seven-year, fixed-rate loan through a regional credit union on behalf of the borrower.
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS — JLL has arranged $38.5 million in acquisition financing for Summit at Rivery Park, a 228-unit apartment community located in the northern Austin suburb of Georgetown. Built on 32 acres in 2015, the property is situated within a larger mixed-use development that features a Sheraton Hotel and conference center, as well as office and retail space. Summit at Rivery Park offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units that range in size from 576 to 1,410 square feet. JLL arranged floating-rate acquisition financing through Vancouver-based QuadReal Finance Inc. on behalf of the borrower, Austin-based Old Three Hundred Capital. In addition, the firm structured joint venture equity with Sound Mark Partners. Marko Kazanjian, Chris McColpin, Max Herzog and Andrew Cohen of JLL arranged the loan and joint venture partnership. The new ownership plans to implement a value-add program.