BELTSVILLE, MD. — Laurus Corp. has completed the repositioning of the 207-room, nine-story Sheraton College Park North Hotel. The hotel is located in Beltsville, a Maryland suburb roughly nine miles outside of downtown Washington, D.C. The $5 million renovation includes an overhaul of each hotel room with new furniture, upgraded bathrooms, new Wi-Fi connectivity, remodeled club lounge, updated fitness center, new signage, recent landscaping and a renovated outdoor swimming pool with a sundeck. The hotel is now pet-friendly and will accommodate dogs up to 40 pounds. In addition to the renovations, the hotel features a new restaurant and bar known as Asado Brasserie.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Douglas Development Corp. (DDC) has secured $93.5 million in construction financing for Uline, DDC’s mixed-use development in Washington, D.C. The development will be located at 1140 3rd St. N.E. directly across from the NoMa-Gallaudet U Metro station. Upon completion in the fall of 2016, Uline will feature 174,000 square feet of loft office space with rooftop decks and 70,000 square feet of retail space, including a 51,000-square-foot REI. The $93.5 million financing includes a $75.5 million construction loan from Natixis Real Estate Capital and $18 million in preferred equity from EB5 Capital. The financing represents roughly 75 percent of the Uline’s total construction cost, and DDC will provide the remaining balance with sponsor equity. For EB5 Capital’s portion, 36 immigrant investors each contributed $500,000, making them eligible to apply for permanent U.S. residency through the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. Phillips Realty Capital is EB5 Capital’s joint venture partner. The Uline project is expected to create roughly 450 jobs.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Ziegler, a specialty investment bank, has closed $42.6 million in bond financing for Moravian Home, which owns and operates Salemtowne, a nonprofit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Winston-Salem. Salemtowne opened in 1972 and consists of 171 independent living units (98 apartments and 73 cottages); 46 assisted living beds; and 84 skilled nursing beds (18 of which are memory care) on 115 acres. The bonds will be used to fund Phase I of Salemtowne’s strategic plan, which includes the construction of a new skilled nursing facility that will initially contain 100 skilled nursing beds (40 of which will be rehabilitation beds) and 20 assisted living memory care beds. The total building size will be approximately 126,780 square feet, with 14,950 square feet devoted to the assisted living memory care beds. The project is a replacement and expansion of existing facilities. The tax-exempt, fixed-rate bonds have a 2045 final maturity (30-years). Davenport & Co. LLC served as a 15 percent co-manager and PFM served as financial advisor on the transaction.
MIAMI — HFF has brokered the $35.5 million sale of Miami International Centre, a 20.9-acre former yacht manufacturing facility and existing 90-slip marina with access to the Miami River in Miami. Located immediately east of the Miami International Airport, the site will be home to a mixed-use development that will feature retail, hotel, residential, office and marina uses. The site is part of the recently-created 220-acre Palmer Lake Metropolitan Urban Center zoning district established by Miami-Dade County to foster the creation of a modern urban center. Manuel De Zárraga, Maurice Habif, Jaret Turkell and Marty Busekrus of HFF represented the seller, Alecta Real Estate Investment, in the transaction. The buyer was Interterra Investments Group.
EUSTIS, FLA. — Colliers International has brokered the $5.9 million sale of Eustis Shopping Center, a 191,000-square-foot shopping center located in Eustis, roughly 36 miles outside of Orlando. The property’s tenant roster includes Tractor Supply Co., Beall’s Outlet, Aaron’s, Family Dollar and Save-A-Lot. The buyer, Spigal Properties, plans to upgrade the shopping center. Joe Montgomery and Tony D’Ambrosio of Colliers’ Atlanta office and Cynthia Shelton and Kane Morris-Webster of the firm’s Orlando office represented the seller, EquiTrust Life Insurance Co., in the transaction. EquiTrust foreclosed on the property in September 2014 and hired Colliers International to provide property management, leasing and investment sales services.
CHARLESTON, S.C. AND CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Federal Capital Partners (FCP), through a $10 million loan provided by Capital One Bank, has recapitalized two apartment communities in the Carolinas. The properties include the 264-unit Plantation Oaks in Charleston and the 240-unit York Ridge in Charlotte. Plantation Oaks is FCP’s fourth investment in Charleston, and York Ridge is the firm’s third investment in Charlotte. FCP is partnering with High Real Estate Group LLC, which will retain an ownership interest in the portfolio and continue to provide property management services. Common area and individual apartment upgrades are planned for both communities.
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Continental Realty Corp. has purchased Avana at Carolina Point, a 346-unit apartment property located at 201 Carolina Point Parkway in Greenville, for $51.8 million. Constructed in 2010, the property was previously owned by Greystar Real Estate Partners and its joint venture partner Lubert-Adler. The apartment community, which includes an outdoor pool, fire pit, courtyard area, fitness center, business center and dog park, is located less than one mile from an interchange of I-85. Avana at Carolina Point is the first acquisition for Continent Realty Fund IV LP, a $164 million value-add retail and multifamily fund. The transaction is also Continental Realty’s first acquisition in South Carolina.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — New York Life Real Estate Investors has provided a $34 million acquisition loan for Hawfield Farms, a 210-unit, Class A apartment community in Charlotte. Grandbridge Real Estate Capital arranged the seven-year loan with five years of interest-only payments on behalf of the borrower, Bell Partners.
FREDERICK, MD. — Avison Young has brokered the $24.3 million sale of a medical office portfolio in Frederick. Located at 194 and 45 Thomas Johnson Drive in Frederick’s Doctor Row area, the two Class A buildings total 82,348 square feet. The two fully leased buildings are roughly two-thirds occupied by affiliates of Frederick Memorial and John Hopkins Hospitals. Jim Kornick and Chip Ryan of Avison Young’s Washington, D.C., office represented the seller, Ausherman Development Corp., in the transaction. The buyer was CNL Healthcare Corp.
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc. (Wheeler REIT) has purchased three Food Lion-anchored shopping centers in North Carolina for $15.3 million. Wheeler REIT purchased the centers at roughly $89.38 per square foot using a combination of cash and debt. The properties include the 50,000-square-foot Cardinal Plaza in Henderson, the 65,336-square-foot Franklinton Square in Franklinton and the 56,100-square-foot Nashville Commons in Nashville. The sellers in all three transactions were entities controlled by members of the Barnett family.