CHEVY CHASE, MD. — Federal Capital Partners (FCP) has completed the largest multifamily transaction in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area in 2016 with the $328 million sale of a five-community apartment portfolio. The portfolio includes: • Cypress Creek in Hyattsville, Md. (760 units) • Penn Landing in Forestville, Md. (598 units) • Cambridge Apartments at New Carrollton Station in New Carrollton, Md. (466 units) • Summerlyn Place in Laurel, Md. (424 units) • Toledo Plaza in Hyattsville, Md. (242 units) FCP sold the 2,490-unit portfolio through the firm’s Funds I and II. CBRE represented FCP in the portfolio sale to the undisclosed buyer.
ATLANTA — Preferred Apartment Communities Inc. has agreed to purchase Three Ravinia, an 813,748-square-foot trophy office building located at 3 Ravinia Drive in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter office submarket. Built in 1991 by Hines, the 31-story office building was 98 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) and State Farm, with an average remaining lease term of approximately 10 years. Last summer IHG renewed its lease to keep its corporate headquarters at Three Ravinia. PAC’s operating partnership, Preferred Apartment Communities Operating Partnership LP, committed to acquire Three Ravinia pursuant to a signed agreement of purchase and sale with the current owner, SPUS6 Three Ravinia LP. The sales price was undisclosed, but the property traded for $145 million in 2013, according to media reports. PAC plans to fund the transaction using a combination of cash on hand, borrowings from its senior secured credit facility with KeyBank NA, proceeds from stock issuances and proceeds from selling other assets. PAC also applied for a non-recourse loan with John Hancock for 55 percent of the purchase price.
FALLS CHURCH, VA. — Phillips Realty Capital has arranged a $90 million permanent loan for West Broad Residences, a newly built seven-story mixed-use complex in Falls Church, roughly nine miles west of Washington, D.C. Developed by Rushmark Properties, the property features 285 residential units, a 60,000-square-foot Harris Teeter grocery store, 2,250 square feet of ancillary retail space and an underground parking garage. West Broad’s apartments began leasing in January and the Harris Teeter opened in July. Stephen Shaw Jr., John Sieber Jr. and Emily Beeler of Phillips Realty Capital arranged the financing on behalf of Rushmark Properties.
GRIFFIN, GA. — Randolph Williamson, a real estate construction, development and management firm based in Peachtree City, Ga., has delivered a 53,970-square-foot medical facility located adjacent to Spalding Regional Hospital in Griffin. Developed by Group VI Development, the project broke ground in 2014. Other members of the project team for the new facility include WM2A Architects and Medical Management Associates Inc. The building includes 72 exam rooms, new labs and an enclosed pedestrian bridge to Spalding Regional.
NEW YORK CITY — Natixis has originated a $75 million construction loan for the development of 500 Metropolitan Avenue, a mixed-use project located at the corner of Keap Street and Metropolitan Avenue in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. The borrowers are Chetrit Group and Read Property Group. Once completed, the 14-story property will feature a 187-room luxury hotel on the second through seventh floors and 60 residential units on the remaining floors. Additionally, the property will feature a 15,000-square-foot retail space, a 158-space parking garage and 9,000 square feet of indoor meeting and banquet facilities. The financing was arranged by the New York office of Meridian Capital.
MedCraft Healthcare Real Estate Completes 97,000 SF Stamford Integrated Care Pavilion in Connecticut
STAMFORD, CONN. — MedCraft Healthcare Real Estate has completed the development of Stamford Integrated Care Pavilion, located at 29 Hospital Plaza on the main campus of Stamford Health in Stamford. Connected to the Stamford Hospital, the 97,000-square-foot facility features three levels of clinical offices on top of a 382-car parking deck. The first practices to open at the facility include Stamford Health Medical Group Electrophysiology, Cardiology and Thoracic Surgery offices. When fully operational, the facility will house various specialists and services. The project team includes Suffolk Construction and WHR Architects.
NEW YORK CITY — SDG Management has purchased a six-story multifamily building located at 66-72 Fort Washington Ave. in Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood. David Katz sold the property for $18 million, or $264 per square foot. Built in 1920, the 68,178-square-foot building features 44 apartment units and a ground-floor commercial space. Lazer Sternhell and Peter Vanderpool of Cignature Realty represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
HAMDEN, CONN. — Press/Cuzzo Commercial Services’ Stephen Press and Ted Schaffer have completed the off-market sale of Hamden Center II, an office and retail complex located at 2321 Whitney Ave. in Hamden. Hamden Realty Associates sold the asset to HC2 LLC for $10 million. The property features 80,000 square feet of office space and 20,000 square feet of retail space. Stephen Press of Press/Cuzzo represented the seller, while Ted Schaffer, also of Press/Cuzzo, represented the buyer in the transaction.
CARTHAGE, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has facilitated the sale of Carefree Storage, a 53,952-square-foot self-storage facility located at 10889 State Route 26 in Carthage. A private investor sold the property for an undisclosed price. Built in 1986, the property features 443 storage units, ranging in size from 50 square feet to 200 square feet. Michael Mele, Luke Elliot and Kevin Menendez of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, while Mele and Elliott also represented the buyer, a private investor, in the deal.
CLEVELAND — Cleveland-based Bellwether Enterprise has arranged a $125 million loan for the refinancing of a 10-property portfolio of assets located in Ohio and Texas. A full-term, interest-only loan was secured for the borrower, Fath Properties. Sara Behrman of Bellwether originated the loan through Freddie Mac. The entire portfolio consists of over 3,000 units across 10 multifamily properties between the two states. Six of the properties, or 2,065 units, are located in the greater Cincinnati/Dayton marketplace.