TEQUESTA, FLA. — Capital One has provided a $14.1 million HUD loan modification to Tequesta Terrace, a 100-bed assisted living facility in Tequesta, approximately 90 miles north of Miami. The borrower, Terrace Communities, owns assisted living communities in Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and Florida. Carolyn Whatley of Capital One’s Palm Beach office originated the loan modification. Capital One previously refinanced an entire portfolio of Terrace communities, but Tequesta Terrace ended up with a slightly higher interest rate than the other properties, leading to the loan modification. Tequesta Terrace was built in 2001 and features 71 assisted living units and 29 memory care beds. The non-recourse, fixed-rate loan has 32 years remaining on the original 35-year, fully amortizing term.
HUNTERSVILLE AND CONCORD, N.C. — ECHO Realty has acquired two Harris Teeter-anchored shopping centers located in metro Charlotte. The acquisitions include Regency Village, a 70,000-square-foot center located in the Lake Norman community of Huntersville, and Coddle Creek, an 80,000-square-foot center located in Concord. This acquisition brings ECHO Realty’s presence in North Carolina to six grocery-anchored properties, four of which are located in the Charlotte market.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hoffman-Madison Waterfront (HMW), the developer of The Wharf, a $2 billion, mile-long neighborhood under construction along Washington, D.C.’s Southwest waterfront, has announced that the development will feature a new Hilton hotel and a new anchor office tenant, global law firm Fish & Richardson. HMW is a partnership between master developers PN Hoffman and Madison Marquette. Situated adjacent to 7th Street Park, Hilton Worldwide will open a 175-room Canopy by Hilton, the first North American hotel for the international brand. The Canopy will join a 238-room Hyatt House at The Wharf. When complete, The Wharf will feature more than 3 million square feet of new residential, office, hotel, retail, marina, and public uses, including waterfront parks, promenades, piers and docks. The development will encompass 24 acres of land and 50 acres of water on the Washington Channel. Phase I is slated to open in October 2017, and Phase II is expected to open between 2020 and 2021. “The Wharf is a truly ideal neighborhood for our Canopy by Hilton brand and we are thrilled to be a part of this amazing project,” says Gary Steffen, global head of Canopy by Hilton. Fish & Richardson, which specializes in global …
ATLANTA — Master developers Majestic Realty Co. and Carter have announced plans for a $350 million mixed-use project at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Phase I of the project will include an 11-story, 440-room hotel that features a restaurant in the lobby, 80,000 square feet of conference/meeting space, a skybar on the 10th floor that overlooks the airport’s runway, 750 parking spaces and an additional 60,000 square feet of Class A office space. Visitors and hotel guests will have direct access to MARTA and the airport’s SkyTrain service. Majestic Realty and Carter are currently in discussions with InterContinental Hotels Group to serve as the operator of the four-star facility, which will be situated directly west of the domestic terminal. The hotel will be connected to the domestic terminal via a new plaza. Phase II of the project will feature two additional hotels built on 13 acres just west of Phase I. The design stage is expected to begin in 2017 with construction slated to start by early 2018. In 2015, Majestic Realty and Carter signed a 50-year lease for the 26.5-acre site with the city of Atlanta. The master development is part of the airport’s $6 billion ATLNext Initiative.
ASHBURN, VA. AND CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has closed two Fannie Mae loans totaling $160.7 million on behalf of Cortland Partners for the acquisition and rehabilitation of Stoneridge Apartments in Ashburn and Century Northlake Apartments in Charlotte. Stephen Farnsworth led Walker & Dunlop’s New Orleans team in arranging both loans using Fannie Mae’s Structured Adjustable-Rate Mortgage (SARM), which provides long-term financing with floating interest rates and prepayment flexibility. Cortland Partners plans to reposition both properties through capital improvements, unit renovations and rebranding. The SARM backed by Stoneridge is a seven-year, interest-only loan, and the SARM backed by Century Northlake is a 10-year loan with five years of interest-only payments.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Union Funding and Greystone & Co. have arranged a $105 million loan for a New York-based owner-operator. The loan will be used to partially fund the $120 million acquisition of 12 skilled nursing facilities and one assisted living community in eastern Kentucky. The portfolio totals 1,239 beds and was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. The seller was not disclosed. Phil Krispin and C.J. Danziger of Eastern Union, along with Greystone’s Jonathan Coven, secured the financing from several regional banks in the eastern United States. The loan includes flexible prepayment terms to allow for an FHA exit.
ATLANTA — Skanska USA has topped out the vertical construction of 3400 Overton, a 175,000-square-foot, Class A office building in Atlanta’s Cumberland/Galleria office submarket. Skanska USA is constructing the property on behalf of the developers, TPA Group and USAA Real Estate Co. Situated at the corner of Akers Mill Road and Cumberland Boulevard, the seven-story building will overlook SunTrust Park and the Battery Atlanta, which are both set to open in April 2017. Heery International Design designed 3400 Overton to feature open floor plates and floor-to-ceiling glass. Skanska USA is on track to deliver the office building in June 2017.
DANIA BEACH AND NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — West Bay Capital, a Los Angeles-based private lender, has provided two loans totaling $1.8 million for the acquisition of two restaurant properties in South Florida currently leased to Checkers, a fast-food burger chain. The drive-thru restaurants are located in Dania Beach and North Miami Beach. As part of the acquisition, the undisclosed borrower recently executed 20-year leases with a Checkers franchisee at both locations. The financing, which represented roughly 90 percent of the purchase price and reflected the value of the new lease agreements, included a $1 million loan for the North Miami Beach restaurant and a $810,000 loan for the Dania Beach location.
GAINESVILLE, FLA. — Arcis Capital Partners LLC has provided a $70 million revolving facility for the development of Celebration Pointe, a more than 1 million-square-foot mixed-use project in Gainesville. Arcis Capital funded the facility on behalf of the borrower, Gainesville-based Celebration Pointe Holdings LLC, the sponsor and owner of Celebration Pointe. The 125-acre development is located along I-75 at Archer Road and features a newly built multi-modal bridge over the interstate. The developer, Celebration Pointe Development Partners, opened a new Bass Pro Shops at Celebration Pointe on Wednesday, Nov. 9. Anchoring the next phase, which is scheduled to open in November 2017, is a Regal Cinemas theater, a second Class A office building and over 350 luxury apartments. Additionally, a 137-room Hotel Indigo and the final phase of the main street retail are slated for a 2018 opening.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Beach Co., a Charleston-based real estate developer, has broken ground on the final phase of the mixed-use CanalSide project in downtown Columbia. Situated in The Vista district, the new property is a 339-unit multifamily development known as Sola Station. The community will include 29,000 square feet of commercial space, as well as a saltwater pool, fitness center, yoga studio, dog park, spa, bike shop, clubroom and outdoor kitchens. The consultant team at Sola Station includes JHP Architecture, Creative Builders Inc., Alliance Consulting Engineers Inc., Hodgson & Douglas LLC and Moore Design Group. US Bank NA provided construction financing.