FAIRFAX, VA. — The Virginian Retirement Community, a senior living community in Fairfax, will break ground on an 18-month renovation schedule. Development costs are estimated at $56.5 million. The Virginian project is a collaboration between Focus Healthcare Partners LLC, Life Care Services and Allied Partners. The Virginian Retirement Community will be located at 9229 Arlington Blvd., about 17 miles from Washington, D.C. The seven-story, 367,000-square-foot building will include four wings featuring 155 independent living apartments, 56 assisted living units and 38 memory care residences. The property is located on a 32-acre wooded campus near downtown Fairfax, and was acquired by an affiliate of Focus Healthcare Partners LLC in 2019. The Virginian will offer a fitness center with trainers, as well as daily exercise classes including aerobics, Tai Chi, balance and strength training and yoga. Other activities include a high-tech Golf Simulator, new indoor swimming pool with water aerobics classes and a water exercise program. The property will also include a new theater, virtual entertainment room, tech lounge, three full-service salons and four restaurants.
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ATLANTA — Landmark Properties and AECOM-Canyon Partners have partnered to co-develop The Metropolitan at Atlanta, a 32-story, 835-bed student housing development located a quarter-mile from Georgia State University (GSU) in downtown Atlanta. Construction at The Metropolitan will begin later this month and is scheduled for completion by August 2023. Located at Luckie Street and Ted Turner Drive, the 265-unit project will span 325,000 square feet, including approximately 5,700 square feet of retail space. The mixed-use development will be located near Five Points MARTA station, Centennial Olympic Park, Mercedes-Benz Stadium and State Farm Arena. The Metropolitan will be Landmark’s fourth development in the Atlanta area since 2018. The Metropolitan will offer one- to five-bedroom units. Community amenities will include a clubhouse, outdoor pool, concierge service, 24-hour fitness center, golf simulator and café study lounge. Units will feature granite countertops and stainless steel appliances, as well as high-speed internet and cable. AECOM-Canyon Partners, a joint venture partnership between AECOM Capital and Canyon Partners LLC, is bringing design, construction management and engineering expertise to the project. Landmark Urban Construction is the general contractor for the project, and CNNA Architects and W&A Engineering are also part of the development team. Landmark is a student …
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Pembroke Realty Group and Beth Sholom Village will build a seven-story senior living community in Virginia Beach known as the Senior Living Project at Pembroke. Kahler Slater Architects designed the community with CJMW Architecture in charge of programming. The community is scheduled to open in 2023. The Senior Living Project at Pembroke will have 124 independent living residences, 20 assisted living apartments and 12 memory support units. Community amenities will include entertaining spaces, a rooftop terrace, indoor pool, fitness room and Wi-Fi throughout. The property will also feature a pet-friendly environment, beautician services, health and wellness classes, chef-prepared meals with flexible dining options and professional housekeeping services. The senior living community will be located at the corner of Jeanne Street and Constitution Drive. Beth Sholom Village first opened in 1980 and has grown from a 120-bed skilled nursing facility to a campus that includes The Terrace Assisted Living. The growth continued with various services, including rehabilitation, transportation, skilled home health and hospice care.
SALEM, VA. — Stan Johnson Co. has brokered the sale of a single-tenant manufacturing facility in Salem fully leased to the Mack Trucks division of parent company AB Volvo Group, which is a manufacturer of trucks, buses, construction equipment and marine and industrial engines. Rob Gemerchak of Stan Johnson marketed the 280,900-square-foot property on behalf of the undisclosed seller, an individual investor based in Virginia. The undisclosed buyer, a private equity partnership based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, bought the property for $12.7 million. Located at 6450 Technology Drive, the facility launched production in 2020 and serves as Mack Trucks’ only medium-duty assembly plant in the country. The property, originally built in 1997 on 134 acres, is located along Interstate 81 just west of Roanoke and offers access to Interstates 64 and 77. The property is less than 50 miles from Volvo’s truck manufacturing facility in Dublin, Va. Property amenities include 18- to 21-foot clear heights, 11 dock doors with two drive-in doors, a sprinkler system and 400-plus parking spaces.
GAINESVILLE, VA. — Capital Square 1031 has acquired SomerHill Farms, a 140-unit multifamily community in Gainesville, a suburb of Washington, D.C. Located at 7351 Yountville Drive, the community is situated on 18.8 acres. Constructed in 2006, SomerHill Farms features six three- and four-story residential buildings and one clubhouse. The community includes one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 786 square feet to 1,446 square feet. Community amenities include a clubhouse, outdoor pool, dog park, fitness center, tot lot and community garden. Capital Square 1031 acquired the property via an investment vehicle that seeks to raise $23.2 million in equity from accredited investors and has a minimum investment threshold of $50,000. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Capital Square 1031 is a national real estate firm specializing in real estate investments, including Delaware statutory trusts for 1031 exchanges and qualified opportunity zone funds for tax deferral and exclusion.
ST. PETE BEACH, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $2.6 million sale of Mulligan’s Plaza, a 18,750-square-foot retail property located in St. Pete Beach. Evan Cannan and James Medefind of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor known as Mulligans Plaza LLC. Cannan and Medefind also represented and secured the undisclosed buyer, a private investor. According to Cannan, the property was closed at full list price and at a 5 percent cap rate. Mulligan’s Plaza is located at 9524 Blind Pass Road, approximately 27 miles from Tampa International Airport.
Student housing demonstrated its resilience in the face of COVID-19 challenges, but what can the industry expect going forward? Timothy S. Bradley, founder, TSB Capital Advisors, and principal, TSB Realty, sat down with Finance Insight to discuss financing and expectations for student housing in the fall of 2021 and beyond. Finance Insight: How was 2020 for TSB? Bradley: We were fortunate. Many observers assumed the student housing industry would be devastated by COVID-19-forced school closures and campus clusters. Instead, thanks in large part to the rational and institutional nature of our major operators, investors and lenders, the industry proved its resiliency once again. We were affected by the pandemic, of course, and had to adjust some of our early year projections, but TSB companies still closed on a total transaction volume of approximately $4 billion, including construction loans, stabilized term loans and interim loans, as well as sales, and joint venture partnership consultations. There will be other challenges our industry faces in the years to come, but it’s difficult to imagine a more challenging singular event than the one we experienced this year with COVID-19. All things considered, we felt very good about 2020, and we’re even more optimistic about 2021. …
SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — Legacy Ventures has opened Hyatt House Atlanta Perimeter Center located in Sandy Springs’ “Pill Hill” medical district a full two months ahead of schedule. The extended-stay hotel has 186 rooms and seeks to bring hospitality to patients and professionals visiting the area. The Hyatt House’s location benefits from The Simpson Organization’s redevelopment of Peachtree Dunwoody Pavilion, newly renamed Altmore, into a more mixed-use and walkable environment. The development features a pedestrian bridge directly to MARTA’s Medical Center Station, and Simpson also plans to add multifamily housing and a multi-use trail in a later phase of the development. The project team included Bohler, a landscape consultant and tech design services engineering firm based in Warren, N.J., as well as Atlanta-based firms Choate Construction and Cooper Carry. Bohler helped bring the project to completion ahead of schedule by looking beyond design to consider constructability and identifying potential risks and creative solutions. Hyatt House Atlanta Perimeter Center is Legacy Ventures’ fourth ground-up hotel developed in the greater Atlanta area. Ameris Bank provided the construction financing for the project.
SAVANNAH, GA. — New York-based Rothenberg-Rosenfield Inc. (RRI) has acquired Victory Station, a 64,164-square foot, Whole Foods Market-anchored shopping center situated at the corner of Harry S. Truman Parkway and Victory Drive in Savannah. RRI purchased the property from Clarion Partners for $24.7 million. Built in 2013, Victory Station is currently 96 percent leased with only one available space. The Whole Foods is the retailer’s only location in Savannah and one of only two specialty grocery stores in the entire trade area. The shopping center’s other national tenants include PetSmart, Chipotle Mexican Grill, T-Mobile and Zoe’s Kitchen. RRI is engaging Colliers International to lease and manage the property.
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Berkadia has arranged the $49.8 million sale of The Park at Sorrento and The Park at Toscana, two multifamily properties located in Greenville. Mark Boyce and Blake Coffey of Berkadia completed the transaction on behalf of the seller, an undisclosed entity, and the buyer, Nebraska-based Foundation for Affordable Housing. The Park at Sorrento is located at 660 Halton Road. The 242-unit property features one- and two-bedroom floor plans with in-unit washers and dryers. Community amenities include a swimming pool, a fitness center, a clubhouse and a tennis court. The community is close to the shops and restaurants along Laurens Road and downtown Greenville. The Park at Toscana is a 172-unit property located at 2900 E North St. featuring one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with private balconies and air conditioning. Community amenities include a fitness center, a business center, a swimming pool and a TV lounge. The property is close to the Haywood Mall and Interstate 385.