MCLEAN, VA. — HFF has secured a $30 million bridge loan for a 152,000-square-foot, Class A office building located at 1550 Westbranch Drive in the Tysons Corner area of McLean. Completed in 2001, the six-story building is fully leased to MITRE Corp., a not-for-profit organization, through late 2016. Amenities at 1550 Westbranch include a conference center and break-out area, fitness center with shower facilities, café and a 470-space covered parking garage. Daniel McIntyre led HFF’s debt placement team in arranging the three-year, floating-rate loan through EagleBank on behalf of the borrowers, affiliates of Griffith Properties LLC and Reubenstein Partners. The loan has two one-year extension options and is being used to finance the acquisition and repositioning of 1550 Westbranch.
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TYSONS CORNER, VA. — Multifamily owner Monogram Residential Trust Inc. has opened Nouvelle, a 461-unit apartment community located in Tysons Corner, a northern Virginia suburb within the Washington, D.C., metro area. The 27-story property features 7,000 square feet of street-level retail space, a fitness center, on-site concierge, conference rooms, business center, theater, covered parking, open-air heated swimming pool, cabana lounge, landscaped gardens and an outdoor fireplace. The property’s interiors have floor-to-ceiling windows, hardwood floors, built-in desk and book shelves, Whirlpool washer and dryer units, walk-in closets, balconies and marble backsplashes. Hanover developed the LEED Silver-certified project, which is located within walking distance of the new Silver Line Station. Monogram and Monogram Residential Master Partnership I LP, a joint venture between Monogram and PGGM Private Real Estate Fund, a real estate investment vehicle for Dutch pension funds, provided equity financing for the development.
MIDLOTHIAN, VA. — Blacksburg, Va.-based developer HHHunt has broken ground on Spring Arbor of Salisbury Memory Care in Midlothian, about 15 miles west of Richmond. The memory care community will occupy a 48,275-square-foot building adjacent to Spring Arbor of Salisbury, one of HHHunt’s six existing senior living communities in Virginia. HHHunt expects to open the community in the fall of 2016. HHHunt currently owns and manages 21 communities in Virginia, North Carolina and Maryland, with more in various stages of development.
YORKTOWN, VA. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital’s seniors housing and healthcare finance team in Atlanta has funded a $13.7 million construction loan for The Crossings on the Peninsula in Yorktown. The new 104-unit, 86,000-square-foot facility comprises 68 assisted living residences and a 34-bed memory care wing known as Harmony Square Town Center. The property’s amenities will include a library, computer lab, on-site fitness center, theater, pub, dining room, multi-purpose room, beauty shop, nursing/physician center and a swimming pool. Richard Thomas and Meredith Davis of Grandbridge coordinated the transaction with Neal Lineberry of parent company BB&T on behalf of the borrower, Roanoke, Va.-based Smith/Packett Med-Com LLC.
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — CBRE|Richmond has arranged the $12 million sale of a Walgreens Pharmacy at 645 First Colonial Road in Virginia Beach. Sequoia Frankford Springs purchased the newly constructed property from Old Brandon First Colonial Associates LLC. Built in June 2015, the 14,200-square-foot, freestanding store is located at the intersection of Laskin and First Colonial roads. Craige Pelouze of CBRE|Richmond represented the seller, Old Brandon First Colonial Associates LLC, in the transaction.
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Greystone has provided a $6.5 million Fannie Mae DUS loan for the acquisition of Tivoli Apartments, a 140-unit apartment complex in Virginia Beach. The property comprises 12 two-story buildings with a clubhouse, swimming pool, picnic areas, laundry building and storage. Andrew Ellis of Greystone originated the 15-year, fixed-rate loan with a 30-year amortization schedule and one year of interest-only payments. The acquisition loan is the fifth loan that Greystone has provided to the undisclosed borrower.
ALEXANDRIA, VA. — HFF has arranged $23.6 million in acquisition financing for a three-building, 246,145-square-foot industrial complex in Alexandria. The fully leased properties are located within Pickett Industrial Park at 841-929 S. Pickett St. The complex’s tenant roster includes General Services Administration, Commercial Carpets of America, Michael Baker Corp. and Habitat for Humanity of Northern Virginia. Sue Carras, Walter Coker and Brian Crivella of HFF arranged the 10-year, floating-rate loan through SunTrust Bank on behalf of the borrower, an affiliate of JBG Core Venture I LP — a joint venture between CBRE Global Investment Partners and The JBG Cos.
BLACKSBURG, VA. — Berkadia has arranged a $48 million loan for The Edge Apartment Homes, a newly constructed student housing property near Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. John M.R. Reed of Berkadia secured the 20-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, Related Properties I LLC, an affiliate of SAS Builders Inc., through a life insurance company. The fully occupied, 252-unit property features two-, three- and four-bedroom apartments and townhomes. Units are fully furnished and contain a washer and dryer. Amenities at the student housing community include high-speed internet, a fitness center, yoga room, student center, heated swimming pool, picnic area and a two-story clubhouse.
STERLING, VA. — NXT Capital has provided a $22.5 million first mortgage for the recapitalization of Lakeside at Loudoun Tech Phase II & III, two Class A office buildings in Sterling totaling 204,000 square feet. Both properties are located within Loudoun Tech Center, an office park featuring office buildings, restaurants and two hotels.
FREDERICKSBURG, VA. — Coldwell Banker Commercial Elite has brokered the $4.6 million sale of a 13,900-square-foot retail building located at 10059 Jefferson Davis Highway in Fredericksburg. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Panera Bread, Avail Vapor, Blue Pearl Nails & Spa and a barbershop. The property is located within the Cosner’s Corner Shopping Center. Joe Pfahler of Coldwell Banker Commercial Elite represented the seller, G & S Lantier Properties LLC, in the transaction. Geoff Lindsay of Capital Realty Advisors represented the buyer, GPAC Properties LLC.