NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a development site located at 2433 Pitkin Ave. in Brooklyn. A private investor acquired the site for $1.1 million. The buyer plans to develop a mixed-use property featuring 32 residential units and ground-floor retail space on the site. Jakub Nowak, Jim McGuckin and Thomas Brennan of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, and the buyer in the deal.
OMAHA, NEB. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $24.4 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Broadmoor Hills Phase III in Omaha. The 192-unit apartment building is located at 18440 West Dodge Hills Plaza. Community amenities include a fitness center, pool, indoor basketball court and resident movie theater. Jason Kinnison of NorthMarq arranged the loan for the borrower through its seller/servicer relationship with Freddie Mac.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has closed a $20.5 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of Brookside Apartment Homes, a 288-unit multifamily property located at 2505 Thomason Circle in Arlington. The property features a newly renovated clubhouse, storage space, a pool, dog park and an outdoor kitchen with picnic areas. Dougherty arranged the 12-year loan through a partnership with Old Capital Lending on behalf of the borrower, DCP 2505 Thomason Circle LLC.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $32.7 million sale of Tryon Park at Rivergate, a 202-unit apartment community in Charlotte. Jordan McCarley, Marc Robinson and Watson Bryant of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Charlotte-based White Point Partners. Raleigh-based Chaucer Creek Capital acquired the asset. Tryon Park at Rivergate features a business center, saltwater swimming pool, fitness center with a yoga and Pilates studio, car care center, dog park, grilling stations and detached garages.
LYNCHBURG, VA. — Westminster Canterbury-Lynchburg, a nonprofit provider of residential and healthcare services for older adults, has received a $38.2 million construction loan from SunTrust Bank to develop a new, six-story seniors housing project. The new building will be located on the retirement community’s existing 42-acre campus, and will feature 84 private, neighborhood-style rooms, and two floors dedicated to parking and administrative offices. Construction on the new center is slated for completion by late spring 2019. In addition to the new facility, Westminster Canterbury-Lynchburg will renovate its three main dining areas and redesign its wellness center. The upgrades are slated for completion next year.
BATON ROUGE, LA. — CBRE has arranged a $29 million bridge loan for River House Apartments, a 224-unit multifamily community under construction in Baton Rouge. In addition to residential units, the property will include 35,000 square feet of office space and 16,000 square feet of retail space upon completion. Jonathan Rice of CBRE arranged the loan through Benefit Street Partners on behalf of the borrowers, Emanuel Organek and Marc Blumberg. River House is located roughly one mile from Louisiana State University and a half-mile from downtown Baton Rouge. The property is adjacent to the Water Campus, a 35-acre Mississippi riverfront research park dedicated to the study of coastal restoration and sustainability.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Bayview Development Group, a privately held commercial real estate development and investment firm based in Northern California, has received a $288.8 million construction loan to develop MIRO in downtown San Jose. The project will include a pair of 28-story luxury apartment towers housing more than 600 residences and 20,000 square feet of retail and commercial space. Situated in one of the top markets in the Silicon Valley, MIRO will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, including 16 penthouses. The project will also include more than 50,000 square feet of amenities, such as a rooftop pool, concierge services, fitness center, spa facilities, pet facilities, fire pits and rooftop lounges. Bayview Development expects to deliver MIRO in 2020 at 167 E. Santa Clara St., within walking distance of the future downtown San Jose BART station. In addition to Bayview, the design team includes architect Steinberg and general contractor Suffolk. Charles Halladay, Brandon Roth and Jason Carlos of HFF arranged the five-year, interest-only loan through Broad Street Real Estate Credit Partners III, a debt fund managed by the Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division. The fund provides senior and mezzanine lending and preferred equity, according to Forbes. “There was a …
NEW ORLEANS — Many seniors housing developers, owners and operators are already looking forward to the “silver tsunami” of Baby Boomers reaching the proper age to enter seniors housing. However, if current trends continue, many of those seniors won’t be able to afford seniors housing anyway, according to panelists at the LeadingAge Annual Meeting and Expo. The panel, titled “Understanding the Economics & Financing Structures of Moderately Priced Life Plan Communities,” took place at the event in New Orleans on Oct. 30. The panelists included Mark Landreville, executive vice president with bond financing specialists HJ Sims; and Steve Kuhns, a partner with seniors housing consulting firm Essential Decisions Inc. Wayne Olson, executive vice president of Volunteers of America National Services, contributed to the presentation but was unable to attend the event. Landreville led the discussion and called affordability “the single biggest issue facing the seniors housing industry.” He cited a recent Time magazine study showing that 30 percent of U.S. households headed by people 55 and older have no retirement account at all, and the remaining 70 percent have a median account balance of just $104,000. “Everyone talks about the Baby Boomers, but they don’t have the resources they want …
SEATTLE — Colliers International has arranged the sale of Prexy Apartments, a 70-bed student housing community located near the University of Washington in Seattle’s University District. The property offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Shared amenities include a rooftop lounge and smartphone application-controlled thermostats, locks and lighting. Dylan Simon, Jerrid Anderson and Dorothy Jackman of Colliers International represented the seller, Daly Partners, in the disposition of the property to Ordos Udon LLC.
IRVING, TEXAS — JPI will develop Jefferson Promenade, a 387-unit multifamily complex that will be located within the 12,000-acre Las Colinas development in Irving. Individual residences at the property, which is situated near the Toyota Music Factory entertainment center, average 896 square feet per unit. Amenities will include a fitness center with yoga facilities and private patios with ground-floor yards. A timetable for delivery has not yet been established.