PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. — Terra has received a $91 million refinancing loan for its recently delivered Pines Garden at City Center. An affiliate of Mack Real Estate Group secured the loan on behalf of the developer. The lender and terms of the loan were not disclosed. Pines Garden is a 387-unit multifamily community situated within Pines City Center, a master-planned 47-acre development that includes 300,000 square feet of retail, entertainment and restaurant space. Pines Garden offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a two-story clubhouse, fitness center, children’s playroom, game room, swimming pool, coworking lounge and coffee bar, outdoor cooking area, gazebo, life-size chess board, dog park and play spaces.
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RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Chicago Pacific Founders and its subsidiaries, CPF Living Communities and Grace Management, have purchased Twin Rivers Assisted Living and Memory Care, an 83-unit seniors housing community in Richardson. The property is situated on five acres on the northeastern outskirts of Dallas. Grace Management will manage the property.
CA Student Living Begins Construction on $86M Student Housing Project in State College, Pennsylvania
by Alex Patton
STATE COLLEGE, PA. — CA Student Living has begun construction on HERE at State College, an $86 million, 227-unit student housing property located one block from Penn State University. The 12-story complex will feature more than 700 beds and house 30,000 square feet of retail space on the lower two levels. The general contractor is Missouri-based Brinkmann Constructors, and the architect is Shepley Bulfinch. HERE at State College is expected to open in fall 2020.
WILMINGTON, N.C. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has negotiated the $65.3 million sale of Sawmill Point, a four-story, 280-unit waterfront community in Wilmington. Completed in 2017, the property offers one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a saltwater swimming pool, bocce ball court, fire pits and a hammock garden. The complex fronts 815 feet along Cape Fear River, which feeds into the Atlantic Ocean. Alex Okulski, John Heimburger, Dean Smith, Sean Wood, Jason Kon and John Munroe of NKF represented the seller, a joint venture between The Davis Cos., Gemini Partners LLC, Capital Properties, The Wills Cos., Fideli Investments and Symphony Properties LLC. Chaucer Creek Capital acquired the property.
ATLANTA — Colliers International has arranged the $24.8 million sale of Midtown Atlanta’s Silhouette, a 10-story office building. Silhouette, known for the silhouettes of people painted on the side, is located at 1447 Peachtree St. Amenities include a renovated lobby and HVAC system, access to public transit and two electric car charging stations. Silver Spirit, a company that helps startup businesses, acquired the property. Colliers has been retained to handle leasing efforts on behalf of the new owner. Hayes Swann and Aman Gaur of Colliers represented the seller, Dau Global, in the transaction.
Regional Health Properties Sells Three Skilled Nursing Facilities Nationwide for $24.1M
by Alex Tostado
SUWANEE, GA. — Suwanee-based Regional Health Properties (RHP) has sold three of four skilled nursing properties located in Oklahoma, Alabama and Georgia to affiliates of MED Healthcare Partners. The four-property transaction was previously disclosed by RHP in April. The three properties were sold for $26.1 million in a cash deal. RHP and MED agreed to extend the closing date on the fourth property located in Oklahoma to Sunday, Aug. 18. RHP used the cash proceeds from the sale to pay approximately $1 million in outstanding interest, fees and other costs and to repay $24.7 million in debt, which was secured by the four skilled nursing facilities, subject to the purchase and sale agreement. As a result of such repayment, RHP has paid back all debt owing to Pinecone Realty Partners II and Congressional Bank. For a period of three months following the repayment, Pinecone will continue to hold a right of first refusal to provide first mortgage financing for any acquisition of a healthcare facility by RHP and an exclusive option to refinance the company’s existing first mortgage loan on RHP’s Coosa Valley Health Care facility.
PRINCETON, N.J. — JLL has arranged the sale of 1 University Square, a 330,000-square-foot office property in Princeton. Global investment management firm BlackRock anchors the building. Jose Cruz, Andrew Scandalios, Kevin O’Hearn, Stephen Simonelli, Michael Oliver and J.B. Bruno of JLL represented the seller, a partnership between RXR Realty and The Blackstone Group, in the transaction, and procured the buyer, investment firm Argent Ventures. The sales price was undisclosed.
WHEATON, MD. — A joint venture between Blackfin and Acre Valley Real Estate Capital has acquired Earle Manor Apartments, a two-building, 140-unit complex in Wheaton, for $21 million. The garden-style community was fully occupied at the time of sale. The asset is situated at 10820 Georgia Ave., nine miles north of downtown Washington, D.C. and near the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Wheaton Metro Station. The seller was not disclosed.
PITTSBURGH — A joint venture between Pinecrest and Cardinal Group has completed construction on The Bridge on Forbes, a 473-bed student housing property in Pittsburgh. The community offers fully furnished studio-, one-, two- and three-bedroom units to students attending the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University and Carlow University. Shared amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, an outdoor deck with grilling stations and fire pits, collaboration rooms, a coffee bar and lounge and retail space occupied by Arby’s and Bank of America. The property is fully leased for the upcoming academic year.
Greystone Provides $16.5M Freddie Mac Acquisition Loan for Seniors Housing Community in New Jersey
by Alex Patton
MONROE, N.J. — Greystone has provided a $16.5 million Freddie Mac loan for the acquisition of Waterside Villas, a 100-unit seniors housing community located in Monroe, a city about 20 miles northeast of Trenton. The loan carries a 10-year term and 30-year amortization schedule with a fixed interest rate and interest-only payments for the first five years. Sela Realty, an apartment rental agency based in New Jersey, was the borrower and buyer. John Williams and Ephraim Kantor of Greystone’s New York office originated the loan, while Adam Zweibel of Gebroe-Hammer brokered the transaction.