MIAMI — The Housing Trust Group (HTG) has broken ground on Father Marquess-Barry Apartments, a planned 60-unit seniors housing community in downtown Miami. The units are reserved for residents 62 years of age and older earning between 28 and 60 percent of the area median income (AMI). Rents will range from $372 to $1,200 a month for qualifying residents. Six units will be reserved as workforce housing. The community is scheduled to open in April 2021 and is named after the late Rev. Canon Richard Livingston Marquess-Barry, a Miami native and former pastor of The Historic St. Agnes Episcopal Church in Overtown. The three-story community will offer 48 one-bedroom apartments and 12 two-bedroom apartments ranging from 684 square feet to 969 square feet. Communal amenities will include a multipurpose club room for community and property gatherings, fitness center, library and media center with computers, a package-delivery locker system and bike racks. The property is situated at 301 NW 17th St. The owner of the land, nonprofit group Rainbow Housing Corp., granted a 99-year ground lease for HTG to build the community. Raymond James provided $9.4 million in 9 percent Low Income Housing Tax Credit Equity (LIHTC); TIAA Bank provided a …
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MIAMI — A joint venture between AJP Ventures and Mas Group will develop MedSquare Place, a planned 37,000-square-foot medical office building in Miami’s Westchester neighborhood. The developers plan to break ground this summer at the property, which is situated at 9101 SW 24th St., 11 miles west of downtown Miami and five miles north of Baptist Hospital of Miami. WellMed Medical Management, a healthcare delivery company, has signed a 19,000-square-foot lease to anchor the property. The site was formerly an AT&T corporate office, the demolition of which will begin this month. The property will feature valet and reserved parking, a covered patient drop-off area at the main lobby, floor-to-ceiling hurricane impact windows and a safety back-up generator.
GREENVILLE, LULA AND VICKSBURG, MISS. — Eldorado Resorts Inc. has reopened Tropicana Greenville, Isle of Capri Lula and Lady Luck Vicksburg in Mississippi. Eldorado will limit the number of guests to no more than 50 percent of the property’s maximum occupancy, in accordance with Mississippi Gaming Commission regulations. The Reno, Nev.-based company temporarily closed the three casinos March 16 in accordance with the Commission’s orders to close casinos due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The properties reopened at 10 a.m. local time.
FAIRBURN, GA. — Greystone has provided a $17.8 million Fannie Mae refinancing loan for Cambridge Faire Apartment Homes in Fairburn. The 12-year loan features two years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. The undisclosed borrower will use the funds to further upgrade the community. The 208-unit property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, sports courts, dog park and a car wash area. The asset, which was built in 2001, is situated at 900 Meadow Glen Parkway, 21 miles southwest of downtown Atlanta. Keith Hires of Greystone originated the loan on behalf of the borrower.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Texas Children’s Hospital will open a new, $450 million freestanding hospital for women and children near Lakeline Mall in North Austin. The 48-bed, 360,000-square-foot facility will include neonatal intensive care and pediatric intensive care services, as well as a children’s urgent care center and numerous pediatric subspecialty services. In addition, the new hospital will offer approximately 1,200 free parking spaces. International architecture firm Page is designing the project, and McCarthy Building Cos. is the general contractor. The project is expected to be complete in late 2023 and to bring as many as 400 new jobs to the Austin area.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — New York City-based Dwight Capital has provided a $23.8 million HUD loan for the refinancing of Oxford at Tech Ridge, a 256-unit apartment community in Austin. The property features one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, indoor basketball court, resident clubhouse, business center and a dog park. Brandon Baksh and Brian Yee of Dwight Capital originated the loan through HUD’s Green Mortgage Insurance Premium program, which allowed for a reduced rate of 0.25 percent based on the property’s green/energy efficient status. The sponsor was Justin Swartz, owner of Oxford at Tech Ridge Apartments LLC.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — California-based Focal Point Development will build The Point North, a 76-bed student housing community that will be located one block north of the University of Texas at Austin. The property is expected to be complete in summer 2021 and will feature an amenity courtyard, fitness studio and two study lounges. Craig Miller of FourPoint Capital Markets arranged an undisclosed amount of construction financing for the project.
SPRING, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of Rayford Village, a 19,950-square-foot retail center located in the northern Houston suburb of Spring. The two-building property houses tenants such as Cole Veterinary Services, SK Salon, Goodwill and Papa John’s. Ryan West, John Indelli and Katherine Miller of JLL represented the seller, BNS Rayford Partners LP, in the transaction. Michael Johnson, Stuart Helper and Trey Pizzitola of JLL arranged acquisition financing through First Community Credit Union on behalf of the undisclosed buyer. The loan carried a 10-year term and a fixed interest rate.
OAKLAND, CALIF. — San Diego-based Westcore has purchased a 155,000-square-foot industrial warehouse located at 8380 Pardee Drive in Oakland for $40.5 million. Constructed in 2012, the fully leased distribution facility features 8,000 square feet of cold storage, 30-foot clear heights and ESFR fire suppression. The site is adjacent to the Oakland airport. Tom Damaschino of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer, while Richard Sutherland of The Sutherland Company represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
LOS ANGELES — CIT and its Pasadena, Calif.-based bank subsidiary CIT Bank has provided a $37.3 million investment in the Jordan Downs Apartments project, a previously announced 92-unit affordable multifamily complex in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. The Michaels Organization is developing the property. Slated for completion in early 2022, the apartment community will feature 23 one-bedroom, 41 two-bedroom, 24 three-bedroom and four four-bedroom units, with 17 apartments designated for residents with physical disabilities and hearing or visual impairments. Residences will be available for households earning between 30 percent and 80 percent of the area median income. The apartment project is the third phase of the larger mixed-use redevelopment project designed to revitalize Watts community. CIT plans to make further investments in the Watts community later this year, including the possibility of opening a new branch in the area.