BOCA RATON, FLA. — HFF has arranged a $125.7 million construction loan for Uptown Boca, a 38-acre mixed-use project in Boca Raton. Jutland Finance Inc. provided the floating-rate loan to the development team of Giles Capital Group, Rosemurgy Properties, Schmier Property Group and Wheelock Street Capital. Elliott Throne, Steven Klein and Jesse Wright led HFF’s debt placement team in the transaction. The developers broke ground in October 2018 and said Uptown Boca will comprise 456 residential units, which are expected to deliver in early 2020, and 171,086 square feet of retail space, which is expected to deliver this summer. Retail tenants include Lucky’s Market, Silverspot Cinema, Bolay, Chick-fil-A and BurgerFi. The development will be situated at the corner of Glades Road and 95th Avenue, about five miles west of downtown Boca Raton.
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HYATTSVILLE, MD. — The Donaldson Group, Declaration Capital and Angelo Gordon & Co. have acquired Plaza Tower Apartments, a 288-unit apartment community in Hyattsville, for $42.6 million. Plans to upgrade the property include adding a new leasing center, as well as upgrading common areas, building exteriors and interior amenities. Work on the upgrades is expected to start in late spring. The property is situated at 6700 Belcrest Road, about one mile south of the University of Maryland and about eight miles northeast of downtown Washington, D.C.
LCOR, WMATA Begin Construction on Transit-Oriented Multifamily Project in Metro D.C.
by Alex Tostado
NORTH BETHESDA, MD. — LCOR and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) have broken ground on Arrowwood, a 294-unit apartment complex in North Bethesda. The six-story building will be located at 5410 McGrath Blvd., above WMATA’s White Flint Metro Station. This is the third residential phase within LCOR’s North Bethesda Center. Arrowwood will include 10,000 square feet of ground-level retail space, and apartment amenities will include a clubhouse, outdoor grills, fitness center and two music rooms. Design Collective designed Arrowwood, Davis Construction is the general contractor and M&T Bank is providing project financing.
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Blackfin Real Estate Investors and GMF Capital LLC have purchased Baker Crossing, a 75-building, 600-unit apartment complex in Virginia Beach. Amenities at Baker Crossing include a clubhouse, swimming pool, sundeck, grilling area, fitness center, playground, basketball court and a racquetball court. As part of the transaction, the buyers assumed an agency loan originated by Newmark Knight Frank. The sales price and seller were not disclosed.
WINCHESTER, KY. — NexCore Group has broken ground on the 24,693-square-foot Catholic Health Initiatives Saint Joseph Health Winchester Medical Office Building in Winchester. The Denver-based developer expects the building to be delivered in February 2020. The facility will offer a full complement of healthcare services including primary care, cardiology, orthopedics, imaging, lab, specialist timeshare space, family practice, radiology, CT, ultrasound, blood draw, a physical therapy gym and nuclear medicine, a branch of medical imaging that uses small amounts of radioactive material to diagnose and determine the severity of or treat a variety of diseases. The facility is located about 25 miles east of Lexington.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — San Francisco-based Embarcadero Capital Partners has purchased 2125 O’Nel, an office/R&D building located in North San Jose. PSAI Realty Partners sold the 108,500-square-foot, value-add property for an undisclosed price. Built in 1984 and renovated in 2012, the two-story building is will configured for technology users needing to house multiple functions under one roof. The building is situated on 5.2 acres. Eric Fox, Steve Hermann, Adam Lasoff, Seth Siegel and Ryan Venezia of Cushman & Wakefield’s Northern California Capital Markets group represented the seller, while Erik Hallgrimson of the firm’s San Jose office, along with Craig Fordyce of Colliers International provided local market advisory.
NKF Arranges $40.7M in Construction Financing for Multifamily Project in Sunnyvale, California
by Amy Works
SUNNYVALE, CALIF. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has secured $40.7 million in non-recourse construction financing and preferred equity for the development of 311 Mathilda Street, a multifamily property in downtown Sunnyvale. The borrowers and developers are Lane Partners and Bay West Development. The five-story development will feature 75 apartments, a landscaped courtyard, roof deck, state-of-the-art fitness center and clubhouse. Lane Partners and Bay West have secured entitlements for the project and will begin construction in the second quarter of 2019. California Bank & Trust provided the first mortgage construction loan, while PCCP provided the preferred equity investment. Chris Moritz and Ramsey Daya of NKF represented the borrowers in the financing.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — SVP Management has purchased a vacant flex/R&D office building, located at 3775 N. First St. in San Jose. Chandler HFP, an affiliate of Los Angeles-based Held Properties Inc. sold the property for $19 million. Built in 1985, Honeywell occupied the single-story, 67,733-square-foot building from its acquisition in 2013 through December 2017. Originally, the property served as the world headquarters for RAE Systems Inc. Held Properties owned the property since 2014. Bob Bower and Chip Sutherland of CBRE Capital Markets-Investment Properties represented both parties in the transaction.
PORTLAND, ORE. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage has arranged the sale of RN Villa Care Center, a 38-unit residential care facility in Portland. Residential care is a form of seniors housing that utilizes a smaller, more home-like atmosphere. The 22,165-square-foot community sits on a one-acre plot. A local operator sold the community to a Southern California-based private equity firm for $8.5 million, or $233,000 per unit. The seller plans to use the proceeds to invest in other real estate assets. The seller was seeking to expand its Pacific Northwest portfolio. Jason Punzel, Brad Goodsell and Vince Viverito of Senior Living Investment Brokerage handled the transaction.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — SAFCO Capital has completed the disposition of a retail property, located at 3662-3692 S. 16th Ave. in Tucson. California-based CRE Strategic Investments acquired the asset for $2.5 million. At the time of sale, the 25,000-square-foot property was fully occupied by DaVita Dialysis and Desert Sports & Fitness. Craig Finfrock of Commercial Retail Advisors represented the seller, while the buyer was self-represented in the deal.