BEAVERTON, ORE. — Co-developers MorningStar Senior Living and Confluent Senior Living have broken ground on MorningStar of Beaverton, a 104-unit assisted living and memory care community in the Portland suburb of Beaverton. The community is scheduled for completion in September 2018, with an information center opening onsite early in the year. Situated on 5.25 acres, the 97,653-square-foot development will offer 66 suites for assisted living and 38 suites for memory care. This will be MorningStar’s first community in Oregon. The project represents the 12th joint venture between affiliates of MorningStar, a Denver-based senior living developer, owner and operator, and Confluent Senior Living, a subsidiary of Denver-based real estate investment and development firm Confluent Development. Confluent is the project owner and MorningStar will serve as the operator. Local firms involved in the project include LRS Architects and LCG Pence Construction. Thoma-Holec Design, based in Mesa, Ariz., will serve as interior designer.
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Lancaster Pollard Arranges $6.5M Refinancing for 95-Unit Independent Living Community in Riverside
by Nellie Day
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Lancaster Pollard has arranged a $6.5 million refinancing for Magnolia Grand, a 95-unit independent living community in Riverside, located in the Inland Empire region of California. The borrower is BPM Senior Living Co., which owns and operates a portfolio of seniors housing communities in the Western United States. The Fannie Mae loan is non-recourse and restructures a permanent loan that was nearing maturity. In addition to refinancing existing debt, the loan will provide capital for upgrades and improvements to the property. Matt Lindsay led the transaction for Lancaster Pollard.
KEENE, N.H. — HJ Sims has closed $93 million in tax-exempt bonds, which will be used toward the development of Hillside Village, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Keene. The borrower, The Prospect-Woodward Home, is the nonprofit operator of an assisted living facility in Keene. The company recognized that there were no CCRCs in the area that would allow seniors to stay in Keene as they age. Eighty percent of the independent living apartments were already reserved at the time of bond closing. Prospect-Woodward expects to break ground this year on the 48-acre campus. New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority issued the bonds. Sims immediately sold 20 percent of the bonds — $18 million — to individual investors. Sims created three series of Entrance Fee Principal Redemption Bonds to capture initial entrance fees from new residents and to reduce debt quickly. The lender expects the program to allow Prospect-Woodward to redeem 40 percent of the bonds within three years.
NEW YORK CITY — Trion Real Estate Management has purchased a five-story, mixed-use building located at 818 10th Ave. in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen. A local interest group sold the building for $11.5 million, or $932.68 per square foot. Built in 1910, the 12,330-square-foot building features 12 residential apartments and two restaurants, Mamasita Mex and White Oak Oyster Bar & Cocktail Lounge. Peter Vanderpool of Cignature Realty Associates represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
UPPER GWYNEDD TOWNSHIP, PA. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has arranged the sale of a commercial building located at 212 Church Road in Upper Gwynedd Township, approximately 30 miles north of Philadelphia. Patriarch VIII, a part of Patriarch Management, sold the one-story building to Gorman & Co. for $3.7 million. The buyer plans to convert the 94,000-square-foot building into a high-end, climate-controlled self-storage facility. Neil Shupak and Justin Bell of NKF represented the seller in the transaction.
Aria Legacy Group Buys 65-Unit Multifamily Portfolio in Hartford, Connecticut, for $3.2M
by Amy Works
HARTFORD, CONN. — Aria Legacy Group has purchased Congress Street Apartments, a 65-unit multifamily portfolio located in downtown Hartford. Redbrick Partners sold the portfolio for $3.2 million, or nearly $50,000 per unit. The portfolio comprises 11 historic multifamily townhouses with parking on Congress, Morris and Alden streets. Edward Jordan and Taylor Perun of Northeast Private Client Group represented the seller and sourced the buyer in the deal.
RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. — NAI James E. Hanson has arranged the sale of an office building located at 158 Bergen Turnpike in Ridgefield Park. Wooti Realty LLC sold the 4,500-square-foot building to 158 Bergen Owners LLC for an undisclosed price. The buyer plans to relocate its fire and security systems sales business from Brooklyn to the new site. Anthony Cassano of NAI Hanson represented the seller, while Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer in the transaction.
CHICAGO — CBRE has arranged the sale of Coast at Lakeshore East in Chicago for $222.5 million. The 515-unit luxury apartment tower is located at 345 E. Wacker Drive. The 45-story property offers studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a fitness center, outdoor heated pool, indoor spa and a sky garden lounge. John Jaeger, Dan Cohen and MJ Zaring of CBRE represented the sellers, Magellan Development Group and institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Morguard Corp. purchased the property.
TYSONS, VA. — Hogan Lovells, an international law firm, will relocate its Northern Virginia office to Boro Tower, a new 20-story office tower under construction at The Boro, a planned 15-acre mixed-use development in Tysons. The first phase of The Boro will deliver 700 residential units, 260,000 square feet of retail space and Boro Tower. The Meridian Group and Rockefeller group are codeveloping the project, with the first phase slated for completion in 2019. Rob Faktorow and Terry Reiley of CBRE represented The Meridian Group in the lease transaction, and Rick Rome and Alexandra deVilliers of Savills Studley represented Hogan Lovells. The law firm will relocate from Park Place II in McLean, Va., and will occupy 44,500 square feet of office space at the new building beginning in June 2019. TEGNA, a digital media company, will lease approximately 46,000 square feet at Boro Tower as well.
GAITHERSBURG, MD. — Kimco Realty Corp. has signed a lease with Cinépolis USA, a Dallas-based movie theater chain, to bring its luxury theater concept to Kentlands Market Square in Gaithersburg, roughly 20 miles north of Washington, D.C. Kimco acquired the 250,000-square-foot, Whole Foods-anchored development in 2016 and has unveiled plans for redevelopment, including renovated facades, improved pedestrian access, upgraded lighting and landscaping and revitalization of the community’s main street. The 34,000-square-foot Cinépolis USA is the first step in the redevelopment process, and will feature 540 seats, fully reclining leather seat auditoriums, lounge-style lobby space, in-theater waiter service and a selection of beer, wine and liquor. Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas — Gaithersburg is slated to open in 2019 and will mark Cinépolis USA’s debut in the Maryland market. Cinépolis, the theater’s Mexico-based parent company, is the fourth largest movie theater exhibitor in the world.