HOUSTON — Old Capital has provided a loan for the 38-unit Magnum Oaks Apartments in Houston. The transaction includes a cash-out refinance after 15 months for a local owner, who is a foreign national. Old Capital provided the Freddie Mac, non-recourse loan with a 30-year amortization schedule at a 4.75 percent interest rate and 75 percent loan-to-value ratio. The loan term is 10 years with a declining pre-payment penalty and three years of interest-only payments.
SAN MATEO, CALIF. — Investcorp has purchased Tower Plaza, a multi-tenant office complex in the San Francisco submarket of San Mateo. The Class B property was purchased as part of a nationwide office and industrial portfolio acquisition that was valued at $400 million. Tower Plaza contains a 12-story office tower; three, two-story plaza buildings; one single-story plaza building; and a five-story parking garage. The property is located at 2121 S. El Camino Real. It is situated between San Francisco and Silicon Valley. The other assets are located in Atlanta and Wilmington, Mass. The properties were purchased in four separate transactions. The portfolio contains a total of more than 5.5 million square feet, with an average occupancy rate of about 85 percent. Investcorp plans to add value to the properties through upgrades, renovations and capital investment.
SAN FRANCISCO — The CBRE Strategic Partners U.S. Value 7 fund has acquired the 421-room Sofitel San Francisco Bay in Redwood City submarket of San Francisco for an undisclosed sum. The hotel is located at 223 Twin Dolphin Drive. The eight-story, full-service hotel sits adjacent to Highway 101. It includes more than 20,000 square feet of meeting space, a full-service restaurant, fitness center, and outdoor pool and event patio. The fund is exploring value-add options, which may include upgrading the unit interiors, creating additional meeting space and guestrooms, and expanding food and beverage service.
SAN DIEGO — Nonprofit affordable real estate developer Community HousingWorks has announced plans to build a $27 million, unnamed seniors housing community in San Diego that would welcome LGBT seniors. The 76-unit, affordable independent living community will be located at the corner of Texas Street and Howard Avenue in San Diego’s North Park neighborhood. The community will be open to all seniors, but is intended to create a welcoming community to LGBT seniors. The City of San Diego and the San Diego Housing Commission are providing $7 million for the $27 million complex, which is expected to take about 18 months to build. The San Diego LGBT Community Center recently completed a study that found 68 percent of LGBT seniors had neither family nor younger friends they could count on for support or assistance as they age, and were more likely to live alone and not be in a significant relationship. Further, 23 percent of the LGBT seniors responding to the survey reported an annual income of less than $20,000 per year. Only 16 percent reported having $100,000 or more saved for retirement.
RENO, NEV. — A joint venture between ProEquity Realty Partners and CRG LLC has acquired a 76,800-square-foot-office building in Reno for $12.4 million. The building is located at 885 Trademark Drive and is fully leased by Mitel Communications. The JV plans to reposition the property. Morrissey Realty represented the seller, Dermondy Property Investments, in this transaction.
PHOENIX — Yotam Shochat at NOY Investments LLC has purchased the 38-unit West Glen apartment complex in Phoenix for $2.7 million. The community is located at 911 and 917 W. Glendale Ave. It was built in three phases in 1954, 1959 and 1963. Zack Mishkin of Orion Investment Real Estate represented the buyer. Bill Hahn of Colliers HSK Multifamily represented the seller, Cal DeSouza at Sonoma West Villas LLLP.
PORTLAND AND SCARBOROUGH, MAINE — CBRE/New England and CBRE – The Boulos Company has arranged the sale of the Casco Bay Portfolio, a three-property multifamily portfolio located in Portland and Scarborough. An affiliate of Chestnut Realty Management acquired the assets from an affiliate of Resource Real Estate for $50.2 million. The 309-unit portfolio includes the 115-unit Tamarlane Apartments in Portland; the 104-unit Foxcroft Apartments in Scarborough; and the 90-townhome Coach Lantern Apartments in Scarborough. Simon Butler and Biria St. John of CBRE/NE, along with Joe Porta of CBRE – The Boulos Company, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has brokered the sale of two multifamily properties located in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. Skyland Management LLC sold the properties to 117 West 15th Street LLC and 119 West 15th Street LLC for $27 million, or $1,085 per square foot. Totaling 25,330 square feet, the properties include a five-story walk-up at 117 W. 15th St. and a six-story walk-up at 119 W. 15th St. The assets feature a total of 40 units in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Steven Zimmerman and Gabriel Saffioti of Eastern Consolidated represented the seller and buyer in the transaction.
HARRISBURG, PA. — Cronheim Mortgage has secured $26.3 million in permanent financing for Market Square Plaza, a 172,629-square-foot office building and 275-space parking facility in downtown Harrisburg. The loan features a 10-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule. The property has maintained 100 percent occupancy since its development in 2005. David Turley, Janet Proscia and Jeff Pacailler of Cronheim Mortgage arranged the financing for the borrower.
HARTFORD, VT. — KeyBank has provided a $6.8 million construction loan to Twin Pines Housing Trust & Housing Vermont for the development and rehabilitation of historic affordable housing properties. The properties are part of Hartford Scattered Sites LP, which is located in downtown White River Junction in Hartford. Lynne Callis-Wilson of Key Community Development Lending arranged the financing.