WILLIAMSBURG, VA. — WM Dougherty & Co. LLC has acquired an unfinished memory care community in Williamsburg for $7.5 million. The Jacksonville, Fla.-based investment bank and brokerage firm will open the community as Berkeley Oaks. Solvere Senior Living, a New Jersey-based operator, will manage the property upon completion. New Dawn Assisted Living was developing the community before the project declared bankruptcy in late 2015. In addition to the purchase price, WM Dougherty plans to invest $2 million in the community. When completed, Berkeley Oaks will offer 48 memory care units divided into three 16-unit buildings that will operate as separate neighborhoods. Architectural firm Lantz-Boggio designed the project, which is scheduled to open in February 2017. Berkeley Oaks will be the fourth developer-operator partnership between Dougherty and Solvere.
ASHBURN, VA. — Retail Properties of America Inc. (RPAI) has entered into a purchase agreement for One Loudoun Downtown, a 466,600-square-foot mixed-use development in Ashburn, about 35 miles outside of Washington, D.C. RPAI will purchase the project for up to $163.1 million from the master developers, Miller & Smith and North America Sekisui House LLC. RPAI will purchase Phase I and Phase II of One Loudoun Downtown separately. Phase I of One Loudoun Downtown spans 236,800 square feet of retail space and 105,200 square feet of office space, which are 85.6 percent and 89.7 percent leased, respectively. Existing tenants include Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, The Fresh Market, Great Gatherings, The Fitness Equation and Uncle Julio’s Rio Grande Café. Phase II is under construction and will feature 78,300 square feet of retail space and 46,300 square feet of office space, which are 71 percent pre-leased. One Loudoun Downtown is the retail and office component of One Loudoun, a 360-acre master planned development in Loudoun County. Miller & Smith and North America Sekisui House LLC will continue to serve as the master developers of One Loudoun.
RICHMOND, VA. — Atlanta-based Benning Construction has hired Richard Heinkel to lead the general contractor’s new office in Richmond. As the firm’s director of East Coast operations, Heinkel will manage new and existing clients in Virginia and North Carolina. Heinkel has 40 years of commercial construction experience and is personally licensed in six states. Heinkel graduated from the University of Florida in 1981 with a bachelor’s degree in Building Construction.
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CA Ventures Delivers Eight Student Housing Communities for 2016/2017 School Year
CHICAGO — CA Student Living, the student housing investment and development division of Chicago-based CA Ventures, has completed eight student housing communities comprising nearly 4,000 beds across the U.S. Located in eight states, the properties are about 95 percent occupied and represent nearly 10 percent of the 47,700 off-campus student housing beds slated to deliver nationwide in 2016, according to the developer. Valued at more than $460 million, the new communities boost the size of CA Student Living’s portfolio to $1.5 billion. All offer fully furnished apartments with in-unit laundry and a 1:1 bed-to-bath ratio in most units. The newly delivered communities include: Uncommon Athens — Uncommon Athens is a five-story building located at 165 E. Dougherty St in Athens, Ga. It is within walking distance to both downtown Athens and the University of Georgia. The property’s 210 beds include a mix of one-, two- and four-bedroom floor plans, and the development contains 10,600 square feet of street-level retail space. Indoor amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, golf simulator, business center, study lounge, group meeting space, club room and coffee bar. Uncommon Charlottesville — Uncommon Charlottesville, a six-story building located at 1000 W. Main St. in Charlottesville, Va., is within …
SPRINGFIELD, VA. AND WASHINGTON, D.C. — Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH has two locations opening in the metro Washington, D.C., area within a week of each other. The new locations total more than 60,000 square feet. The retailer has opened a two-level, 30,000-square-foot store at Springfield Town Center in Springfield, with plans to open a 33,000-square-foot store at 555 12th St. N.W. in Washington, D.C., this week. The Springfield store is the first Saks OFF 5TH to open in northern Virginia and the first in PREIT’s portfolio. The D.C. store will open on Thursday within the historic Thurman Arnold Building. According to Jonathan Greller, president of Saks OFF 5TH, there will be two more locations opening in the Mid-Atlantic region in October.
RICHMOND, VA. — Phillips Realty Capital has secured a $24 million loan for 8th & Main Apartments, an adaptive reuse apartment community located in downtown Richmond. The property features 195 loft residences with one-, two- and four-bedroom layouts; nearly 10,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, the majority of which has been leased to Apple REIT; a rooftop swimming pool and terrace; and a fitness center. Charles DuBose structured the loan on behalf of the borrower, The Monument Cos. Monument converted the former Morris Plan Bank and office building into a Class A apartment community using Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits.
RESTON, VA. — The Chevy Chase Land Co. has purchased South Lakes Village, a 110,000-square-foot shopping center located in Reston, about 22 miles west of Washington, D.C. Chevy Chase Land acquired the Safeway-anchored property for $62 million through a 1031 tax deferred exchange from the sale of its Richmond office portfolio earlier this year. South Lakes Village’s tenant roster includes CVS/pharmacy, BB&T Bank, Starbucks Coffee, SunTrust Bank and Pet Valu.
WOODBRIDGE, VA. — Federal Capital Partners (FCP) has purchased Windsor at Potomac Vista, a three-story, garden-style apartment community located on Kristin Court in Woodbridge, about 30 miles south of Washington, D.C. FCP purchased the property from an undisclosed seller for $60.5 million utilizing a Fannie Mae loan provided by Wells Fargo. Built in 1987, Windsor at Potomac Vista includes a clubhouse with a fitness center and resort-style pool overlooking the Potomac River, as well as a cyber café and two playgrounds. Apartment interiors feature full-size washers and dryers, laminate hardwood floors, new cabinets and countertops, walk-in closets and breakfast bars. Walter Coker and Brian Crivella of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Greystone has provided a $33.3 million construction loan for The Choices at Holland Windsor, a 252-unit apartment community in Virginia Beach. The property will comprise seven buildings located at the intersection of Holland Road and Windsor Oaks. Donny Rosenberg of Greystone arranged the HUD 221(d)(4) loan, the company’s first new construction transaction to utilize HUD’s 2016 MAP Guide standards for a lower mortgage insurance premium (MIP) threshold based on green and energy efficiency multifamily housing requirements. The design also satisfies EarthCraft Multifamily Certification, a green standard recognized by HUD. The Choices will feature Energy Star appliances, interior and exterior LED lighting and construction materials made from recycled products.
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — New York Life Real Estate Investors has provided a $57 million loan for Encore Apartments and the 4525 Main Street office building located within the Town Center development in Virginia Beach. The mixed-use property includes 286 apartments units, 212,000 square feet of office space and 26,000 square feet of ground-level retail space. Geoff McVeigh of Berkadia arranged the five-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, Armada Hoffler Properties, a publicly traded REIT and the developer of Town Center.