COLLEGE PARK, MD. — A partnership between Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC and Rockpoint Group has acquired University View, a 1,573-bed student housing community located near the University of Maryland campus in College Park. The joint venture plans to implement full interior upgrades to units and enhancements to the common areas and amenity spaces, including the conversion of the existing pool area into a resort-style amenity. The two-building property features studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units alongside 9,218 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Community amenities include two fitness centers, a barre and yoga studio, instructor-led fitness classes and shuttle service to campus.
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MIAMI — Berkadia has brokered the $14 million sale of Cutlerwood Apartments, a 161-unit affordable housing community located in Miami’s Cutler Bay neighborhood. Asden Realty purchased the Section 8 property from American Federated Tile Corp. for roughly $134 per square foot. Berkadia arranged a six-year, $11.4 million Freddie Mac loan on behalf of Asden Realty to fund the acquisition. Tal Frydman, Fernando Polanco and Yoav Yuhjtman of Berkadia’s South Florida office brokered the sale, and Mitch Sinberg and Matt Robbins from the same office arranged the financing.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — Kindred Healthcare Inc. (NYSE: KND) plans to fully exit the skilled nursing business, the Louisville-based healthcare owner-operator announced Monday afternoon during a third-quarter earnings call. Kindred posted a $671.3 million loss in the third quarter. The company was already in the process of reducing the number of skilled nursing facilities in its portfolio. At its peak the company owned and/or operated more than 300 skilled nursing facilities across the country. Kindred will instead focus the bulk of its efforts on Kindred at Home, the country’s largest provider of home healthcare and hospice services, according to Kindred. The company expects half its earnings to come from Kindred at Home, while long-term acute care hospitals will account for 25 percent of its earnings and rehabilitation services will account for the remainder. By divesting its entire skilled nursing portfolio, Kindred expects to reduce annual rent obligations by $90 million, capital expenditures by $30 million and corporate overhead by between $70 million and $100 million. “We are taking proactive strategic steps to position Kindred for long-term success against the backdrop of dynamic changes in the healthcare services industry,” says Benjamin Brier, president and CEO of Kindred. “Our plan to exit the …
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles-based Kayne Anderson Real Estate Advisors has sold a portfolio of seven student housing properties totaling nearly 6,000 beds to Singapore-based Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd. The purchase price was undisclosed. The portfolio includes 13th & Olive, a 1,308-bed community located near the University of Oregon in Eugene; Lofts at City Centre, a 1,225-bed community located near the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa; Capstone Cottages of San Marcos, an 899-bed community located near Texas State University in San Marcos; The View on 10th, a 718-bed community located near Baylor University in Waco, Texas; One12 Courtland, a 717-bed community located near Georgia State University in Atlanta; The Flats at West Village, a 622-bed community located near the University of Virginia in Charlottesville; and Fuse, a 489-bed community located near Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Each property in the portfolio was built within the last three years, and features amenities including common rooms, game areas, reading rooms, gyms and swimming pools. Mapletree now owns a total of 32 student housing assets in the U.S. and the U.K.
BOISE, IDAHO — IRET, a REIT based in Minot, N.D., has sold a portfolio of eight seniors housing communities totaling 313 units, all located in Idaho. The current tenants, all affiliates of Edgewood Senior Living, purchased the properties for $43.9 million. After retiring mortgage debt and paying other closing costs, IRET will receive net cash proceeds of approximately $31.2 million. Additionally, IRET intends to redeem all 1.2 million outstanding shares of its 8.25 percent Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares (NYSE: IRET PR). The moves are part of what the company calls its “strategic transformation.” As of July 31, IRET owned interests in 146 properties, consisting of 100 multifamily properties totaling 13,012 units, and 47 commercial properties, including 31 healthcare properties, containing a total of approximately 2.8 million square feet of leasable space.
IRVING, TEXAS — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has closed an $8.9 million Fannie Mae loan to fund the acquisition of The Monterey Apartment Homes, a 159-unit multifamily property located in Irving. The seven-year loan features a 30-year amortization schedule and one year of interest-only payments. Dougherty Mortgage arranged the loan through Old Capital Lending on behalf of the borrower, Elmstone Group OP2 LLC.
Senior Living Investment Brokerage Arranges $2.6M Sale of Memory Care Facility Near Houston
by Jeff Shaw
TOMBALL, TEXAS — Senior Living Investment Brokerage Inc., an Illinois-based brokerage firm, has arranged the sale of an undisclosed memory care facility in Tomball, a suburb of Houston, for $2.6 million. The facility was built in 2010 and features 16 units. An independent real estate owner bought the property and immediately leased it to a regional operator. Matthew Alley and Jason Punzel of Senior Living Investment Brokerage arranged the transaction.
WEATHERFORD, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Weatherford Fourplex Portfolio, an eight-unit apartment property located at Sunburst Court and Lindas Creek in Weatherford, about 25 miles west of Fort Worth. The portfolio includes two multifamily properties built in 2008 and 2009, each consisting of four units. John Barker, Trey McGhin and Ron Hebert of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an undisclosed personal trust. The buyer was a private investor.
Mill Creek Residential Breaks Ground on Phase II of Modera by Mill Creek-Morningside in Atlanta
by John Nelson
ATLANTA — Mill Creek Residential has started construction on Phase II of Modera by Mill Creek-Morningside, which will add 21 apartment residences to the existing 300-unit community in Atlanta’s Morningside neighborhood. Phase II will face Piedmont Avenue and will also include 4,700 square feet of ground-floor retail space, which will add to the development’s 32,500 square feet of existing retail space anchored by a 26,755-square-foot Sprouts Farmers Market. Phase II will feature loft-style residences with 12-foot ceilings and a private patio or rooftop terrace featuring outdoor lighting, woven wood trellises and planters. The two phases of Modera by Mill Creek-Morningside will be connected via a pedestrian bridge.
ATLANTA — Pacolet Milliken Enterprises Inc. has purchased The Haynes House, a 186-unit luxury apartment community in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. The company bought the Class A asset from a partnership between AIG Global Real Estate Investment Corp. and Alliance Residential Co. for $50.5 million. Built in 2015, The Haynes House is located on a 2.5-acre site on Peachtree Road near Peachtree Battle Avenue at the entrance to Atlanta’s historic Haynes Manor neighborhood. The property features a clubhouse, resort-style swimming pool, fitness studio, library and a lounge. Greg Engler and Kris Mikkelsen led Walker & Dunlop’s investment sales team in representing the sellers in the transaction. Pacolet Milliken was self-represented. Haynes House was more than 90 percent occupied at the time of sale.