TEMPLE, TEXAS — Steele Properties, a Denver-based investment firm specializing in affordable housing, has purchased Wayman Manor, a 160-unit Section 8 affordable housing complex located in the central Texas city of Temple. Steele Properties will implement a capital improvement program that will upgrade roofs, HVAC systems and both indoor and outdoor amenity spaces. Monroe Group Ltd., Steele’s sister company, will oversee property management. Wayman Manor was built in 1971.
DALLAS — Forefront Living has unveiled plans for a 112-unit residential building at Presbyterian Village North, a nonprofit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Dallas. The groundbreaking of the new building, which will be named The Hawthorne, is scheduled for spring 2020. Units will range from 912 to 1,633 square feet. The project also includes renovations to existing parts of the community.
WARRINGTON, PA. — LCS Real Estate has acquired The Solana Doylestown, a 98-unit seniors housing community in Warrington, located approximately 20 miles north of Philadelphia. LCS Real Estate brokered the transaction, and Life Care Services will provide management services; both are LCS companies. The community opened in 2016 and has a total of 70 personal care apartments and 28 memory care residences. Financial details and the name of the seller were not disclosed.
BELLEVUE, WASH. — JLL has secured $110 million loan for the refinancing of Bellefield Office Park, a 15-buliding campus in Bellevue, a city 10 miles east of Seattle across Lake Washington. The borrowers are Lionstone Investments and Talon Private Capital. Situated on 56 acres at 1150-1180 114th Ave SE, Bellefield Office Park’s 15 buildings offer a combined total of 513,385 square feet. The buildings were renovated between 2013 and 2017 and offer a variety of tenant amenities including a new fitness center, conference facilities, dry cleaning pick-up services and electric car charging stations, as well as monthly on-site mechanic service. At the time of financing, the property was 96 percent leased to a diverse tenant roster of investment-grade credit and nationally recognized tenants. Colby Mueck, Tom Wilson and Laura Sellingsloh of JLL Capital Markets arranged the loan for the borrowers through Bank of America.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Urban Catalyst has unveiled plans for Delmas Senior Living @ Downtown West, a seniors housing community in downtown San Jose. The community will be the first new seniors housing community in the city’s downtown area in decades, according to the developer. The property will feature 52 assisted living units and 23 memory care units in a mix of studios, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom layouts. Construction is slated to start in first-quarter 2021 for completion in fourth-quarter 2022.
PHOENIX — Ryan Cos., as developer, builder, owner and property manager, has completed the disposition of 3900 Camelback Center. The Class A office building is located at 3900 Camelback Road in Phoenix’s Camelback Corridor. Wilshire Capital Partners acquired the asset for $54.5 million, or $306.44 per square foot. Certified LEED Gold, the 177,520-square-foot building features xeriscape (dry) landscaping, storm water management, water-efficient fixtures and parking for fuel-efficient vehicles. Additionally, local/recycled materials and natural wood and stone finishes were used throughout the space. The property features terraced balconies and views of Squaw Peak and the Camelback Mountains. Current tenants include Ryan Cos.’s Southwest office and the corporate headquarters of Shamrock Foods. Kevin Shannon, CJ Osbrink, Paul Jones, Ken White, Brunson Howard and Rick Stumm of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller. David Milestone and Brett Green, also of Newmark Knight Frank, facilitated financial structuring and placement of debt for the buyer in the transaction.
HOWE, TEXAS — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has arranged an undisclosed amount of Fannie Mae financing for the acquisition of Westwood Manor Apartments, a 100-unit multifamily community in Howe, located north of Dallas near the Oklahoma border. The loan, which carried a 10-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule, was arranged through a partnership with Old Capital Lending for the borrower, Westwood Manor Apartments LLC.
DALLAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Vernazza, a 100-unit apartment community in Dallas. Al Silva and Ford Braly of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a locally based private investor, in the transaction. The Dallas-based buyer plans to upgrade the property’s unit interiors and exteriors.
NEW YORK CITY — Greystone has arranged a $50 million bridge loan for the refinancing of House No. 94, a recently constructed 75-unit multifamily building in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. An affiliate of Ares Management LLC provided the five-year, variable-rate loan to the borrower, an affiliate of Hudson Cos. Inc. Completed in 2018, the property offers mixed-income housing, ground-floor retail space and amenities including a 12,000-square-foot courtyard, tenant lounge and fitness center.
GILBERT, ARIZ. — Phoenix-based Vestar has completed the sale of Lakeview Village at Morrison Ranch, a shopping center located at the corner of Higley and Elliot roads in Gilbert. Colorado-based JFRCO acquired the asset for $18.2 million. Developed in 2014, the 93,741-square-foot retail center is anchored by a 52,443-square-foot Bashas. At the time of sale, the property was 98.6 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including Dance Republic, Panda Express, UPS Store and Edward Jones. Ryan Schubert and Michael Hackett of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, while John Redfield of SRS Real Estate Partners represented the buyer in the deal.