CHERRY HILL, N.J. — Pennrose, a multifamily developer and operator, and the Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey have broken ground on The Commons at Springdale, an affordable seniors housing community. The project is located in Cherry Hill, just across the Delaware River from Philadelphia. The first phase of development will include 80 units, followed by a second phase of another 80 units. Twenty percent of the total units will be designed to support individuals with special needs by creating four smaller cottages out of four one-bedroom units. The cottages will contain a shared common space where individuals can receive access to services and community programming in a safe setting. All units are reserved for seniors or special needs adults earning at or below 60 percent of the area median income (AMI). At least 40 percent of the units are for those earning at or below 50 percent of AMI and at least 10 percent are for 30 percent of AMI. Phase one of the project is scheduled to open in the summer of 2019. Financing for the Springdale Road development came from a variety of sources, including $2.4 million in conventional financing, $1 million in Township Affordable Housing Trust Funds, …
HOUSTON — The Houston Astros have extended their lease at Minute Maid Park, where the professional baseball team has played since 2000, through 2050 following a positive vote by the Houston Sports Authority. The stadium, formerly known as Enron Field, was built in the late 1990s and seats about 41,000 people. The original lease was set to expire in 2030. The terms of the extension call for a $1 million increase in rent beginning this year and running through the remainder of the original lease period, and an additional $1 million increase for the 20-year period ending in 2050. The Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games to win the 2017 World Series.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Metropolitan Capital Advisors Ltd. (MCA) has closed a $33.7 million floating-rate bridge loan for J Marshall Square, a 280-unit multifamily community in Oklahoma City. The sponsor, local developer Gardner Tanenbaum Holdings, will use the proceeds to retire existing construction debt. The bridge structure will also help the borrrower facilitate the lease-up and stabilization of the property. Sunny Sajnani and Todd McNeill of MCA arranged the loan through Centennial Bank.
SAN ANTONIO — Berkadia has provided a $24 million construction loan for Brookwood Senior Apartments, a 197-unit community being developed in northwest San Antonio. Chad Bedwell, Franklin Brown and Lloyd Griffin of Berkadia secured the loan, which has a 4 percent fixed interest rate and a 40-year amortization schedule, through HUD’s 221(d)(4) program. The property will feature one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center and a business center.
HOUSTON — Full-service real estate firm United Equities Inc. will develop a two-building, 83,500-square-foot industrial project in Houston. Built on a speculative basis, the project will be situated on a seven-acre tract within the 115-acre Satsuma Station Industrial Park in northwest Houston. Travis Land of NAI Partners represented United Equities in its acquisition of the land from an affiliate of Pinpoint Commercial, which developed the park.
KATY, TEXAS — Tampa-based investment firm Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT has purchased Oceans Behavioral Hospital of Katy, a 34,296-square-foot healthcare property located in the western Houston metro of Katy. The single-tenant hospital was built in 2015 and offers 69 surface parking spaces. The tenant, which provides mental health education, group therapy and medication management services, currently has about 12 years remaining on the lease.
SIMI VALLEY, CALIF. — HFF has arranged the sale of Mountaingate Plaza, a value-add shopping center located in Simi Valley. A joint venture between Investcorp International Realty and ScanlanKemperBard sold the property to Merlone Geier Partners for $51.1 million. Situated on 24.8 acres at 1197-1301 E. Los Angeles Ave. and 2022-2090 First St., the property comprises eight buildings and outparcel pads. Tenants at the center include Valley Marketplace, Rite Aid, 99 Cents Only, dd’s Discounts, Black Bear Diner, Smash Burger, El Pollo Loco, Jersey Mike’s Subs, Starbucks Coffee, U.S. Armed Forces and Ventura County Health Care Agency. Gleb Lvovich, Bryan Ley and Daniel Tyner of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.
COACHELLA, CALIF. — George Smith Partners has arranged $32.4 million in financing for the ground-up development of a IHG Hotel Indigo in Coachella. The borrower and developer is Glenroy Coachella. Steven Bram, David Pascale and Huber Bongolan Jr. of George Smith Partners arranged a $24.4 million senior construction loan and $8 million PACE funding for the hotel. The hotel will be the first new construction hotel project financed by PACE in California. The PACE equity, essentially an energy loan, finances the energy-efficient HVAC, lighting, windows, water systems and seismic strengthening. Situated on 35 acres, the casitas-style resort hotel will feature 250 guest rooms with private entrances and en-suite bathrooms; 13,000-square-foot convention center; 10,000-square-foot salt water pool with a summer cooling system and a DJ booth/catwalk; and an 11-acre playground to host music-related events, wellness retreats and corporate/private events. Many of the guest rooms are located in two-, four- and six-bedrooms casitas with living rooms and social areas for entertaining. Additionally, the hotel will feature a restaurant, spa, gym and yoga/Pilates studio. A timeline for construction was not disclosed.
ALEXANDRIA, VA. — A joint venture between Novare Group, Mulberry Development Group and Mill Green Partners has broken ground on Cameron Park, a 302-unit apartment community located adjacent to the Van Dorn Metro Station in Alexandria, roughly eight miles south of Washington, D.C. The community will offer a mix of studio to three-bedroom units. Amenities at Cameron Park will include a pool with sundeck, grilling stations, outdoor cabanas, fitness center, separate yoga room, clubroom, game room, cyber café, business center and private offices. KTGY is the project architect, and Fortune-Johnson is the general contractor. Preferred Apartment Communities (PAC) and Citizens Bank are providing construction financing for the project. PAC provides mezzanine loans to development projects and also enters into purchase options to acquire the projects once stabilized. Construction on Cameron Park is scheduled to take 24 months, with the first move-ins expected in the first quarter of 2020.
RICHMOND, VA. — Becknell Industrial has acquired a 60-acre parcel of land along Laburnum Avenue and Seven Hills Boulevard in Richmond with plans to construct a four-building industrial campus. The 805,190-square-foot development, located roughly two miles from Richmond International Airport, will be known as Airport Logistics Center. The first phase of the project will include a 246,760-square-foot concrete building with 32-foot clear heights, LED lighting with motion sensors, an ESFR sprinkler system, multiple drive-in doors, trailer parking with 135-foot court depths and a 60-foot loading bay. Becknell expects to wrap up construction on the first building in spring 2019. Cliff Porter of Porter Realty Co. will manage the industrial park and handle the property’s leasing assignment.