BERKELEY, CALIF. — AJ Capital has received $31.5 million in financing to acquire and reposition the 144-unit Hotel Durant in Berkeley. The hotel is located at 2600 Durant Ave. AJ Capital plans to rebrand the property as the Graduate Hotel. The Graduate brand is the first to cater exclusively to college- and university-anchored markets. It is targeted toward alumni and other college visitors. The Graduate portfolio was launched in 2014. It currently contains 1,355 rooms in nine university-anchored markets across the country. Jordan Ray, Ari Hirt, Steven Buchwald and David Behmoar of Mission Capital Advisors’ Debt & Equity Finance Group arranged the financing.
SEATTLE — TruAmerica Multifamily has purchased two apartment assets in the Pacific Northwest for a total of $48.7 million. The acquisitions include the 92-unit Township Apartment Homes in Canby, Ore., and the 202-unit Windsor Apartment Homes in Renton, Wash. The properties were built in 1999 and 1989, respectively. Both assets will undergo significant renovations. TruAmerica purchased the communities in partnership with a syndicate of domestic and international institutional investors, including Allstate and the Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. The seller was San Francisco-based FPA Multifamily.
AURORA, COLO. — HFF has arranged $41.8 million in financing for the 351-unit Del Arte Lofts and Flats in Aurora. The community is located at 151 South Joliet Circle, about nine miles southeast of Denver’s central business district. Del Arte is currently 93 percent leased. It is situated near the Lowry Air Force Base and the 578-acre Fitzsimons/Anschutz Medical Campus. The seven-year loan features a 2.28 percent adjustable rate with three years interest-only payments. HFF’s Josh Simon and Eric Tupler arranged the financing with Freddie Mac on behalf of Advenir.
CARMICHAEL, CALIF. — CBRE National Senior Housing has arranged a $12 million, fixed-rate loan from Fannie Mae to refinance Winding Commons, a 100-unit independent living community in metro Sacramento. The borrower is Sacramento-based Ray Stone Inc. (RSI), the community’s operator since it opened in 2003. RSI manages six communities in California comprising over 800 units. Aron Will, executive vice president of CBRE National Senior Housing, and Kevin Randles, senior vice president of CBRE’s Debt and Structured Finance office in Sacramento, led the transaction.
RENO, NEV. — Legacy Sports International has leased 50,000 square feet of distribution space at the Reno Aircenter. The center is located at 4674 Aircenter Circle in Reno. Legacy Sports is a civilian firearms and accessories distributor. Steve Kucera, J. Michael Hoeck, Dave Simonsen and Michael Nevis of NAI Alliance Industrial Properties represented the landlord.
SEATTLE — Capstone Development Partners and Harrison Street Real Estate Capital have opened Cornish Commons, a $49 million, 432-bed student housing development located on the Cornish College campus in downtown Seattle. The property features 16,854 square feet of academic space, with the first and second floors devoted to housing administrative offices, studio movement classrooms and a campus “living room.” The top floor contains amenities including a fitness center, media room, community kitchen, gaming area, lounge, laundry room, music practice rooms and a sky deck. The design and construction team for the project consisted of Ankrom Moisan Architects and Howard S. Wright Construction. Capstone Development Partners, Cornish College and Capstone On-Campus Management will manage the property.
LAKEWOOD, COLO. — CBRE National Seniors Housing has secured a $36.3 million loan for the construction of The Village at Belmar, a 156-unit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) planned in Lakewood in metro Denver. The project is a joint venture between Blue Moon Capital Partners, providing the institutional equity; GH Phipps Construction Company, the general contractor and co-developer; and Ascent Living Communities, co-developer and future operator of the community. Situated on 7.6 acres, Village at Belmar will include 72 assisted living units and 24 memory care units located within a three-story, 83,000-square-foot building, along with 60 independent living units to be located in 15 buildings that are approximately 107,000 square feet. Aron Will, executive vice president of CBRE National Senior Housing, arranged the five-year, floating-rate loan with limited recourse. The loan features 36 months of interest-only payments.
RENO, NEV. — Cintas Corp. has leased 20,000 square feet of distribution space at the Capital Commerce Center in Reno. The space is located at 1312 Capital Blvd. Cintas supplies corporate identity uniform programs, among other things. J. Michael Hoeck, Dave Simonsen, Steve Kucera and Michael Nevis of the NAI Alliance Industrial Properties Group represented the landlord in the transaction.
PHOENIX — Sagewood, a luxury senior living retirement community in northeast Phoenix, plans to add The Estates at Sagewood, a new neighborhood featuring 24 independent living homes. The new homes have multiple floor plans, including villas and duplexes. Sagewood is also expanding its onsite Acacia Health Center. With the addition of The Estates at Sagewood, the community will have 316 independent living residences.
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — A local private investor has purchased a six-unit apartment complex in Santa Monica for $2.9 million. The community is located at 2820 3rd St. It is situated near Third Street Promenade and the Santa Monica Pier. The property was built in 1962 and recently underwent a total renovation. Kimberly Roberts Stepp of Stepp Commercial represented the seller, 2820 3rd Street LLC, in this transaction.