NEW YORK CITY — SL Green Realty Corp. has entered into a 99-year ground lease with the owner of 126-132 Nassau Street, a construction site in Lower Manhattan. The developer plans to build a 215,000-square-foot residential building at the site after demolishing an existing 98,412-square-foot office building. Additional details of the construction plans were not disclosed. However, this land acquisition follows several recently completed SL Green mixed-use projects in New York City, including a student residence hall at 33 Beekman St.; a student residence hall at 180 Broadway in Brooklyn; and a multifamily building at 185 Broadway in Brooklyn.
LOS ANGELES — There is a deficit in seniors housing and it has nothing to do with occupancy rates, investment dollars or development opportunities. It’s the labor shortage, according to Charles Turner, a longtime industry veteran and current CEO of Kare, an application that pairs understaffed seniors housing communities with temporary workers. Turner made the comments as keynote speaker at France Media’s InterFace Seniors Housing West conference, held Feb. 20 at the Omni Los Angeles. “We all know what’s coming in the next decade — an onslaught of baby boomers aging into seniors housing — but what many don’t realize is that the number of caregivers is actually declining,” he said to the audience of about 250 attendees. “I wish I could say I have all the solutions to the labor problems. I don’t.” Citing a study by New York-based senior care researcher PHI, Turner mentioned there will be a national shortage of around 150,000 paid caregivers by 2030, which may compound as older caregivers also age out of the workforce and transition from worker to would-be resident. Though these forward-looking numbers are scary, Turner believes the problems plaguing today’s seniors housing caregivers were scarier. “Caregiving today has high employee turnover,” he …
State College, PA. — Toll Brothers Campus Living is set to open Phase I of The Yards at Old State, a 1,093-bed student housing development located near Pennsylvania State University in State College. The first phase of development will include 164 fully furnished, cottage-style units. Shared amenities will include a 21,000-square-foot clubhouse, resort-style swimming pool with hot tubs, an indoor basketball court, a state-of-the-art fitness center and study spaces. Phase I is set to open in summer 2020.
WEST CREEK, N.J. — The Walters Group has completed three of the five buildings at its 60-unit Cornerstone at Grassy Hollow development in West Creek, located approximately 55 miles southeast of Philadelphia. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and amenities including a community clubhouse, fitness center and picnic area. Walters expects to complete the remaining two buildings this spring.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Toll Brothers Campus Living has started construction of Canvas, an 826-bed student housing community located near Arizona State University in Tempe. The property is scheduled for completion in fall 2023. The development will offer a mix of studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom, fully furnished units. Shared amenities will include a rooftop swimming pool, outdoor grills, state-of-the-art fitness center, private study rooms, clubroom and e-sports lounge.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Mission Springs Apartments, a multifamily property located at 1311 W. Baseline Road in Tempe. TruAmerica Acquisitions III acquired the asset from 29SC Mission Springs LP for $54.1 million, or more than $176,000 per unit. Built in 1987, the two-story, 216,168-square-foot property comprises 25 buildings offering a total of 306 apartments featuring private balconies or patios, washers/dryers and outside storage spaces. Community amenities include three swimming pools, a spa, dog park, fitness center, business lounge, picnic areas, package lockers and gated access. At the time of sale, the property was 95 percent occupied. Jim Crews and Jeems Lochridge of Cushman & Wakefield’s Southwest Multifamily Advisory Group represented the seller in the transaction.
CARMEL, CALIF. — Optimus Properties has completed the disposition of a two-property portfolio in downtown Carmel. Wheat LLC acquired the mixed-use portfolio for $11 million. The sale consists of the 4,345-square-foot Block 71: Lot 5 building, with ground-floor retail and office space and second-floor residential space, and Block 76: Lot 11, a 2,763-square-foot retail property. Michael Schoeder of Cushman & Wakefield’s Central Coast Operations, in collaboration with Dan Wald and Don LeBuhn of the firm’s Retail Investment Advisors Group in San Francisco, represented the seller in the deal.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Watermark Residential, a wholly owned affiliate of Thompson Thrift, has completed the sale of Watermark on Union, a stabilized, Class A apartment community in Colorado Spring’s Cordera community. Santa Barbara, Calif.-based NALS Apartment Homes acquired the asset, which has been renamed Aliso at Briargate, for undisclosed price. The 244 units feature kitchen islands, tile backsplashes, drop-in sinks, recycled glass countertops, stainless steel appliances, nine- to 12-foot ceilings, garden tubs, private balconies and full-size washers and dryers. On-site amenities include a clubhouse, resort-style pool with cabanas, fire pit, fitness center, detached garages, dog park and courtyards with barbecue grills. Kevin McKenna and Saul Levy of Newmark Knight Frank Multifamily represented the seller in the transaction.
WATERFORD, MICH. — SunTrust Commercial Real Estate, part of Truist’s corporate and institutional group, has provided an $18.3 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of Glengarry Apartments in Waterford, a northern suburb of Detroit. The 300-unit apartment complex, built in 1978, was 94.7 percent occupied at the time of closing. Evan Hom of SunTrust originated the 15-year loan with seven years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. The loan-to-value ratio was 80 percent.
ST. PAUL, MINN. — Max Benjamin Partners has originated a $14.3 million loan for the acquisition and redevelopment of a vacant, 16-story office building in St. Paul. The undisclosed borrower plans to convert the building into The Nicole, an apartment and retail property. Plans call for a coffee shop and JET Foods supermarket on the first floor. Amenities will include a dog walk, grooming station, bike room, indoor pool and storage units. Jason Moyal and Max Mellman of Max Benjamin Partners secured the loan.