LOS ANGELES — Housing & Healthcare Finance has arranged a $6 million HUD refinancing for a 99-bed skilled nursing facility in the greater Los Angeles area. The name of the facility was not disclosed. In addition, the same company recently arranged a $32 million refinancing for two facilities in the New Orleans area. The Archdiocese of New Orleans owns both properties, which total 437 beds. The refinancing takes out the construction loan for a 30-unit rehabilitation center at the properties.
ALISO VIEJO, CALIF. — Chronic Tacos, a California-inspired Mexican grill, plans to open 26 new locations in the United States and Canada by the end of 2017, bringing its total to over 50 locations. 2017 planned openings include: Birmingham, Ala. (2 locations) Waterfront, B.C. Bell Gardens, Calif. Burbank, Calif. Clovis, Calif. Hillcrest (San Diego), Calif. Irvine, Calif. Laguna Beach, Calif. Oceanside, Calif. Pacific Beach, Calif. Paseo, Calif. Redlands, Calif. Sacramento, Calif. Fort Meyers, Fla. Windermere, Fla. Tampa Bay, Fla. Alpharetta, Ga. Atlanta Oahu, Hawaii Las Vegas T-Mobile Arena Raleigh, N.C. Wake Forest, N.C. Nashville, Tenn. Spokane, Wash. Tacoma, Wash. (Lakewood) 2018 planned openings include: Barstow, Calif. Newbury Park, Calif. Alberta, Canada Denver West Midtown, Ga. Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based Chronic Tacos is a California-inspired Mexican grill founded in 2002.
ENNIS, TEXAS — Hunt Mortgage Group has provided $23.5 million in construction financing for Spyglass Apartments, a 192-unit apartment community in Ennis, a city roughly 45 miles south of Dallas. Situated on 12.9 acres, the property will feature a pool, fitness center, jogging trail and on-site parking for 364 vehicles. The borrower, Spyglass Apartments of Ennis LP, will undertake energy-saving measures to ensure the property is certified under the National Green Building Standards program.
KATY, TEXAS — NAI Partners has negotiated a pair of industrial lease renewals totaling 20,000 square feet at Westgreen Business Center in Katy. Ignition Systems and Controls Inc. renewed its 8,750-square-foot lease at the property, which is located on Vanderwilt Lane, and Ogburn Trucking renewed its 11,250-square-foot lease. Shaffer Braun of NAI Partners represented the landlord, Westgreen Business Center Ltd., in both lease negotiations.
NEW YORK CITY — MCR has sold 18 Marriott and Hilton assets to American Hotel Income Properties REIT for $407.4 million. The sale encompassed 2,187 rooms, which sold for roughly $186,000 each. The assets are in Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. MCR is the seventh largest hotel owner-operator in the country and operates hotels under 10 brands.
PHILADELPHIA — HFF has arranged $65 million in preferred equity and construction financing for the development of The Hamilton, a 10-story apartment building located at 440 N. 15th St. in Philadelphia. Radnor Property Group is developing the 279-unit property, which is slated for completion in 2018. The Hamilton will feature studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts. HFF arranged a $48.5 million construction loan from Santander Commercial Real Estate and $16.5 million in preferred equity from an insurance company for the developer. Ryan Ade, Rob Hinckley, David Giancola and Michael Pagniucci of HFF arranged the financing for the borrower.
NEW YORK CITY — Greystone has provided $22.1 million in Freddie Mac financing for a 12-property multifamily portfolio in Brooklyn. The borrower is Yoel Goldman. The refinanced properties, which all contain between five and 12 units, all received five-year, fixed-rate Freddie Mac Small Balance Loans that include an additional 15 years and one-year of interest-only payments. The borrower received $9.6 million in cash-out proceeds and plans to invest capital into each property. The properties include 165 Central Ave.; 1358 Dekalb Ave.; 145 Driggs Ave.; 136 Kingsland Ave.; 146 Skillman St.; 161, 191 and 163 Troutman St.; 54 Lewis Ave.; 11 Gunther Place; 1136 Willoughby Ave.; and 189 Menahan St. Anthony Cristi of Greystone originated the loans.
FRANKLIN, MASS. — Transwestern Consulting Group (TCG) has arranged the sale of an industrial building located at 130 Constitution Blvd. in Franklin. Novaya Real Estate Ventures sold the property to Albert Milstein, Barry Kirschenbaum and Sanford Bokor of $6.4 million. The property features 59,970 square feet of industrial space. John Lashar, Chris Skeffington and Roy Sandeman of TCG represented the seller and assisted in sourcing the buyer in deal.
ASHFORD AND MANSFIELD, CONN. — Northeast Private Client Group has brokered the sale of a three-building, 91-unit apartment portfolio located in Ashford and Mansfield. Harvest Properties sold the portfolio to Axela Group for $5.2 million, or $57,000 per unit. The portfolio includes the 24-unit Mar-Lea Park Apartments, located at 57-69 Varga Road in Ashford, and the 34-unit Woodlawn Apartments, located at 80 Bicknell Road in Ashford. Bradley Balletto and Edward Jordan of Northeast Private Client Group represented the seller and sourced the buyer in the deal.
DEERFIELD, ILL. — The merger between Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (NASDAQ: WBA) and Rite Aid Corp. (NYSE: RAD) has been terminated. Instead, Walgreens will purchase 2,186 stores and three distribution centers from Rite Aid for $5.2 billion. The previous merger agreement was unveiled in October 2015. In December 2016, Fred’s Pharmacy signed an agreement with Walgreens and Rite Aid to purchase 865 stores. Both of these agreements have been terminated, and Walgreens will pay Rite Aid the $325 million termination fee. Deerfield-based Walgreens will begin acquiring stores and related assets on a phased basis over a period of approximately six months, and intends to convert acquired stores to the Walgreens brand over time. Walgreens expects synergies from the new transaction to be in excess of $400 million.