LOUISVILLE, KY. — Strawberry Fields REIT LLC has acquired Parkway Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, a 252-bed skilled nursing facility in Louisville, for $21.8 million. The acquisition was financed with a $15 million loan from Bank Leumi. Strawberry Fields will lease the property to The Landmark Group, with a first-year rent of $2.4 million. The property was 88.5 percent occupied at the time of sale. The seller was not disclosed. Strawberry Fields owns 59 facilities in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Texas, Michigan, Tennessee, Kentucky and Oklahoma.
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PAPILLION, NEB. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $22 million loan for the refinancing of Shadow Lake Square Apartments in Papillion, a southern suburb of Omaha. The 264-unit property is located at 7451 Shadow Lake Plaza. Floor plans at the property, completed earlier this year, range from 606 to 1,260 square feet. Jason Kinnison of NorthMarq arranged the loan. A life insurance company provided the loan.
DEER PARK, ILL. — Associated Bank has provided a $7.3 million loan for the refinancing of Hampton Inn & Suites in Deer Park, about 40 miles northwest of Chicago. The 104-room hotel is located at 21660 W. Lake Cook Road. The borrower, Atira Hotels, built the property in 2009. Brian Rogan of Associated Bank originated the loan.
WHITE BEAR LAKE, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 55,784-square-foot office and warehouse property in White Bear Lake, about 20 miles northeast of Minneapolis, for $3.7 million. The 55,784-square-foot building serves as the SmarteCarte headquarters and is located at 4455 White Bear Parkway. SmarteCarte provides luggage courts and electronic lockers. Michael Ahles of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a family partnership, and the buyer, a local investment firm.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL. — Foresite Realty Partners LLC has negotiated the sale of Bally Vaughn Apartments in Springfield in central Illinois for an undisclosed price. The 72-unit property consists of 60 two-bedroom and 12 three-bedroom units in four buildings. The property has been vacant for the past four years. Kristen Keehnast and Ryan Nelson of Foresite Realty represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer, an out-of-state investor, plans to rehab the property.
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — A partnership between Cleveland-based private equity firm Citymark Capital and Dallas-based operator CAF Capital Partners has acquired Villas of Vista Ridge, a 323-unit multifamily community in the Dallas metro of Lewisville. The property is located at 351 State Highway 121 Bypass near a variety of entertainment and retail centers. Amenities include a pool and a fitness center. The name of the seller was not disclosed.
DALLAS — National Apartment Advisors (NAA) has arranged the sale of Mountain Valley Apartments, a 312-unit multifamily community located at 5875 Mountain Valley Lane in southwest Dallas. The property, which is situated on 17.3 acres and offers amenities such as a playground, clothing care center and a basketball court, was 93 percent occupied at the time of sale. Sam Pettigrew of NAA represented the buyer, California-based NVTX1 Apartments LLC, in the transaction. Mountain Valley 2002 LP sold the asset for an undisclosed price.
Retail Solutions Secures 49, 246 SF Retail Lease with Enterprise Rent A Car in Austin
by John Nelson
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Retail Solutions has secured a retail lease in Austin on behalf of Enterprise Rent A Car. Enterprise will occupy 49,246 square feet on a pad site located at 5350 State Highway 290. Barret Espe of Retail Solutions represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. The name and representative of the landlord were not disclosed.
PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS — Colliers International has negotiated the sale of an 8,000-square-foot retail property located at 5255 Twin City Highway in the Gulf Coast city of Port Arthur. The asset is triple-net-leased asset to home furnishings retailer Aaron’s. Riley Sharman of Colliers represented the seller, The Benjamin Revocable Trust, based in Nevada, in the transaction. The name of the buyer, a private investor, was not released.
Fortis Property Group Obtains $297M Construction Loan for 325,000 SF Mixed-Use Project in Brooklyn
by Nellie Day
NEW YORK CITY — Fortis Property Group has received a $297 million construction loan to develop River Park, a three-building mixed-use project in the Cobble Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn. The 325,000-square-foot project will feature 172 luxury condominium units, 66,900 square feet of community space and 328 parking spaces. Fortis acquired 18 buildings on three adjacent sites that formerly housed the Long Island College Hospital (LICH) medical campus. The company purchased LICH in 2015 for $240 million from the State University of New York. Fortis financed the first phase of the acquisition with a $107.25 million bridge loan from Madison Realty Capital (MRC). The new loan proceeds from MRC will be used to retire the previous bridge loan and complete construction of the three luxury residential condominium buildings. This includes a waterfront tower at 350 Hicks St. (“1 River Park”); a high-rise condominium tower at 95 Pacific St. (“2 River Park”); and a contextual condominium building at 349 Henry St./112 Pacific St. (“5 River Park”). River Park 1, 2 and 5 will anchor the new Brooklyn Waterfront District. Rogers Partners is designing the properties. Brooklyn-based Fortis Property Group is a real estate investment, operations and development company. It has acquired, developed …