CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital LLC has arranged $42.1 million in refinancing for three affordable housing properties in Charlotte. Victor Agusta of Bellwether Enterprise arranged the loans under the FHA 223(f) program on behalf of the borrower, Horizon Development Properties Inc. (HDP), an affiliate of the Charlotte Housing Authority. HDP received a $24.1 million loan for Southside Homes. The income-based housing development serves seniors, families and individuals with disabilities and includes 381 one- to four-bedroom units. The property is located in Charlotte’s South End neighborhood. HDP also received an $18 million loan for CHA Towers, which includes Edwin Tower in Uptown Charlotte’s Fourth Ward and Charlottetown Terrace in Charlotte’s Dilworth neighborhood. The newly redeveloped Charlottetown Terrace includes 161 units and is LEED Gold-certified. Both loans paid off existing debt and funded reserves for a portfolio of over 40 properties that were converting from a public housing subsidiary program through HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program.
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BETHESDA, MD. — Capital One has provided $311 million in financing to recapitalize a 28-asset medical office building portfolio located across 11 states. The portfolio was 95 percent leased to 150 tenants at the time of sale, with eight of the buildings each occupied by a single tenant. The borrower was a joint venture between an institutional investor and another joint venture between Kayne Anderson Real Estate Advisors and MB Real Estate Healthcare, which previously owned the 1.5 million-square-foot portfolio. Six of the 28 buildings are located on or adjacent to a health system campus. In addition to the principal loan, the financing included a loan for one property that required separate financing due to ground-lease restrictions.
RICHMOND, VA. — LifeSpire has broken ground on a $64 million expansion at Lakewood, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Richmond. The project is part of the community’s 40th anniversary celebrations and will take place on the West End campus of the property. The expansion includes the four-story Lakeview Clubhouse, including a new community entrance, 44 apartments, underground parking, walking paths, gardens, fire pits and a waterfall feature. The first floor will include a fitness center, restaurant, lounge, auditorium, pool, spa, convenience store, coffee shop, barber shop, library, billiards room, art studio and woodworking shop. In addition, the project includes two new buildings of the community’s Woodside Hybrid Homes, adding common areas and 20 additional units. The design team includes architect THW Design and general contractor WM Jordan. Construction is slated for completion by late 2019 or early 2020. No residents will be displaced during the construction period. LifeSpire of Virginia owns and operates four CCRCs in the state.
AUGUSTA, GA. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital, a subsidiary of Branch Banking & Trust Co. (BB&T), has arranged a $38 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Grand Oaks at Crane Creek, a 300-unit multifamily community in Augusta. Bill Mattice and Phillip Cox of Grandbridge arranged the seven-year loan with a 30-year amortization schedule and a floating interest rate starting in the 3 percent range. The borrower was not disclosed. Grand Oaks at Crane Creek features a pet wash station, fitness center, spin room, yoga studio, shuffleboard and a resort-style saltwater pool with a sundeck.
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLA. — HFF has arranged the $25 million sale of LA Fitness Plaza, a 105,453-square-foot fitness- and food-anchored shopping center in the South Florida city of Palm Beach Gardens. Daniel Finkle, Luis Castillo, Eric Williams and Kim Flores of HFF represented the seller, an institutional investor of Barings Real Estate Advisers. Fondo Atlas acquired the retail center. Located at 7100 Fairway Drive, LA Fitness Plaza is situated near the entrance of the PGA National Resort & Spa.
HIALEAH, FLA. — Warehomes Precisions LLC, an affiliate of Rok Acquisitions, has acquired a 150,000-square-foot industrial building in Hialeah for $8.8 million. The property is located at 15801 N.W. 49th Ave. in the Palmetto Lakes submarket, roughly 16 miles northwest of downtown Miami. Lee Katsikos of The Katsikos Group represented the seller in the transaction, Precision Trading Corp. Ted Konigsberg of Infinity Commercial Real Estate represented Warehomes Precisions. The building features a divisible configuration and IU-2 zoning, allowing for a number of manufacturing and technology uses outside of basic logistics and warehousing.
Over the past 12 months, a surge in out-of-market activity has stabilized Richmond’s downtown office market, which had faced a seemingly insurmountable glut of space just last year. For years, Richmond’s Central Business District (CBD) struggled to retain tenants as many sought more affordable locations in the suburbs, while other tenants shed space as they optimized their footprints. However, with a steady flow of high-profile inbound operations into Richmond’s CBD, the momentum has since shifted and the re-urbanization trend, an established facet of many of the nation’s major markets, has now taken hold in Richmond. Out-of-Market Demand Swells After five consecutive quarters of securing a sizable new-to-market operation, the cumulative direct impact of this inflow climbed to over 300,000 square feet. This surge in inbound activity played a pivotal role in stabilizing the CBD, which captured 94 percent of these inbound operations. Much of this activity has been driven by the explosive 14.9 percent growth in Richmond’s millennial population from 2010 to 2015, per a recent study by the Urban Land Institute for Time magazine. According to the study, Richmond is the second fastest growing city for millennials in the country, only behind Hampton Roads. Similarly, Virginia shot up in …
ATLANTA — Anthem Inc. has unveiled plans to locate its information technology hub to a new 21-story tower in Midtown Atlanta’s Technology Square. The health insurance company has entered into a build-to-suit agreement with Portman Holdings, which will develop the 352,000-square-foot building. The new facility will be a hub for approximately 3,000 IT professionals and will create 1,800 new jobs upon completion in 2020. Anthem Technology Center will rise at the corner of 4th and West Peachtree streets, near the Georgia Institute of Technology and Portman’s neighboring 645,000-square-foot Coda building currently under construction. Architectural firm John Portman & Associates designed Anthem Technology Center, which will include more than 14,000 square feet of terrace space and will be LEED- and Fitwel-certified. David DiPietro, Kelly Givens and Liron Nelik of Savills Studley represented Anthem in the lease transaction, and Travis Garland of Portman Management Co. represented the landlord.
BETHESDA, MD. — Capital One has provided a $51 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of Rock Spring, a 386-unit multifamily community in Bethesda. Kristen Croxton and Greg Reed of Capital One originated the seven-year, fixed-rate loan with three years of interest-only payments and five years of yield maintenance on behalf of the borrower, Fairfield Residential. The property is subject to the Maryland Moderately Priced Dwelling Unit Program, which requires 70 units to be affordable to residents earning no more than 80 percent of the area median income. Rock Spring features a playground, pool, barbeque areas, two clubhouses, computer room and a fitness center.
TAMPA, FLA. — Federal Capital Partners (FCP) has acquired The Commons Apartments, a 200-unit multifamily community in Tampa, for $24.1 million. Matt Mitchell and Zach Nolan of HFF represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. HFF’s Elliott Throne and Preston Reid secured acquisition financing on behalf of FCP. Located off Dale Mabry Highway, The Commons offers two-, three- and four-bedroom units. Community amenities include a barbeque and picnic area, playground, dog park, clubhouse and a swimming pool. FCP will use the financing to implement a capital improvement program, including converting the leasing office into a gym and adding washers and dryers to individual units.