MILFORD, CONN. — USAA Real Estate Co. has acquired Silver Sands Plaza, a grocery-anchored retail property located on Bridgeport Avenue in Milford. David A. Mack Properties and Keystone Development Group sold the property for an undisclosed price. The 85,398-square-foot retail center is occupied by Stop & Shop, AutoZone and AAA. Jeffrey Dunne, David Gavin and Travis Langer of CBRE represented the sellers and procured the buyer. Jason Gaccione of CBRE’s Debt and Structured Finance Group Finance Group represented the buyer on its financing of the acquisition.
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NEW YORK CITY — Alpha Realty has brokered the sale of an apartment building located at 530 W. 136th St. in Manhattan’s Hamilton Heights section. Steeplechase Design acquired the six-story building from the Bejaktari family for $14.5 million, or $349 per square foot. The 41,520-square-foot building features 37 apartments in a mix of two-, three- and four-bedroom layouts and a ground-floor retail space occupied by a deli. Glenn Raff and Lev Mavashev of Alpha Realty represented the sellers, while Scott Schwartz, also of Alpha, represented the buyer.
NEW YORK CITY — TOWN Residential has arranged the sale of a six-story residential building located at 445 W. 36th St. in Manhattan’s Hudson Yards district. 445 Dev Corp. sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $7.9 million. The 8,214-square-foot property features 24 studio apartments; 22 of which of free market, with rents ranging from $1,700 to $2,250 per month. Tom Brady and Tricia Mader of TOWN Residential represented the seller in the deal.
CHICAGO — CA Ventures, in conjunction with K Giles LLC, has started construction on a 320-unit mixed-use development at 1136 S. Wabash Ave. in Chicago’s South Loop. The transit-oriented project is located steps from the CTA Roosevelt station. Scheduled for completion in May 2018, the 26-story tower will include 320 luxury apartments, 5,000 square feet of street-level retail and parking for 141 vehicles. Floor plans will range in size from 389 to 1,027 square feet. Lendlease will oversee construction of the Solomon Cordwell Buenz-designed tower.
RED Provides $29M Fannie Mae Refinancing for Luxury Seniors Housing Community in Sierra Madre
by Nellie Day
SIERRA MADRE, CALIF. — RED Capital Group has arranged a $29 million Fannie Mae loan for Kensington SM GP LLC, which will use the capital to refinance The Kensington Sierra Madre, a luxury assisted living and memory care community in the Los Angeles suburb of Sierra Madre. The Kensington Sierra Madre features 41 assisted living suites and 34 memory care suites. Kensington Senior Living LLC owns and operates the community. The financing replaces the community’s original construction loan, which RED also provided. Kensington Senior Living owns and operates five assisted living communities in California, Maryland, Virginia and New York, with four more currently in development.
INDIANAPOLIS — The city of Indianapolis, along with TWG Development LLC and community leaders, recently celebrated the grand opening of Illinois Street Senior Apartments, a 63-unit, low-income housing community, on Oct. 28. Facilitated through the Department of Metropolitan Development (DMD), TWG was awarded U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant funds to purchase and develop the historic building at 1352 N. Illinois St. The vacant building once housed Fame Laundry Co. The city supported this project with two HUD funds: the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), which supports affordable housing projects across the city, and the National Stabilization Program (NSP), a competitive grant created to help local governments acquire and redevelop buildings. The Community Investments Division of DMD earned the NSP grant in 2015, enabling the city and TWG to invest in the property and return it to a community asset.
PHOENIX — A joint venture between Parallel Capital Partners and Angelo, Gordon and Co. is set to begin a $25 million renovation of Arizona Center, a 1 million-square-foot mixed-use development in Phoenix. The renovation will include new landscaping, lighting, fixtures, finishes, wayfinding and furnishings. The current parking garage will also be upgraded, and a valet parking element will be added. Construction is set to begin in early 2017, and will take approximately nine months to complete. All tenants at the office, retail and entertainment center will remain open during the renovation. Gensler is the architect in charge of the retail renovation. PdO will work on the interior redesign for One Arizona Center, the office component of the project, and Smith Group JJR is supporting development strategies for the entire property. Tempe-based Zion & Zion will help to rebrand the center.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Capital One has provided a $27.3 million balance sheet loan for the refinancing of a multifamily property owned by a fund advised by Sentinel Real Estate. The five-year, adjustable-rate loan is secured by Carrington Place at Shoal Creek, a 270-unit, Class A luxury garden-style apartment community that the fund purchased in January 2016. Seth Wiener and Joel Willard of Capital One originated the transactions.
CHICAGO — Real estate investment firm L3 Capital has purchased 914-26 W. Fulton Market, a 30,000-square-foot, two-story property from El Cubano Wholesale Meats. The purchase price was $14.5 million. El Cubano had used the property as a cold storage and office facility, but the property can easily be subdivided for multiple tenants. El Cubano will be moving its production and distribution operations to a 96,000-square-foot facility at 5275 S. Archer Ave. Keely Polczynski, CBRE senior vice president, represented El Cubano in the transaction.
LOS ANGELES — Capital Funding Group has provided three separate loans totaling $25 million for seniors housing communities in California, North Carolina and Texas. This includes a $2.5 million working capital line of credit for The Rehabilitation Center on La Brea in Los Angeles. The firm’s Chip Woelper originated the loan.