HOUSTON — BMC Capital’s Dallas office has arranged a $1.2 million loan for Fountain Springs, a multifamily property located in Houston. The non-recourse loan features a 4.5 percent fixed rate for 15 years along with a 15-year amortization schedule. The loan was secured through one of BMC Capital’s correspondent banking relationships.
PROVO, UTAH — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has provided three loans totaling $48.8 million for a portfolio of three student housing properties located near Brigham Young University in Provo. Properties include The Lodges at Glenwood, Raintree Commons, and Cambridge Court. Each loan — utilizing Freddie Mac financing — was structured with a 10-year term and five years of interest-only payments, followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. The garden-style communities offer amenities including private balconies and patios, furnished units, parking, pools with cabanas, clubhouses with television lounges, on-site maintenance, laundry facilities and barbecue areas.
WEST BLOOMFIELD, MICH. — Commercial Property Advisors has brokered the sale of three apartment communities across the Midwest for a total of $19.7 million. The 42-unit Calhoun Shores Apartments in Minneapolis sold for $10.9 million. Located at 3101 E. Calhoun Parkway, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units and features amenities such as a clubhouse, sundeck and on-site laundry facility. Cornerstone Apartments, located in Detroit, sold for $7.7 million and includes 476 one- and two-bedroom units. The property features amenities such as basketball courts, a clubhouse, gated access and a playground. Hampton Square Apartments is located in Allen Park, roughly 13 miles southwest of Detroit. The property has 28 units and sold for $1.1 million. The buyers and sellers in the transactions were undisclosed.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — On behalf of Cottonwood Residential, JLL’s capital markets team has completed the sale of San Marin Apartments in Corpus Christi. Castle Lanterra Properties purchased the 220-unit, Class A multifamily property. Scott LaMontagne, Moses Siller and Zar Haro led the JLL team in the deal. The buyer intends to add interior upgrades to make the asset more competitive with newly constructed apartment communities. San Marin is a 192,004-square-foot, garden-style apartment community consisting of 10 three-story residential buildings across 9.5 acres with garages and carports. The complex features an on-site fitness center, sand volleyball court, dog park and a swimming pool.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has structured a $54.3 million Fannie Mae loan to refinance The Esplanade at National Harbor, a 262-unit, Class A apartment community located in National Harbor, just south of Washington, D.C. The property’s LEED certification qualified the loan for Fannie Mae’s Green MBS program, which enabled the borrower, The Peterson Cos., to receive lower pricing. The 10-year, refinance loan term includes five years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. Dan Martin and Brendan Coleman led the Walker & Dunlop team in originating the loan. The property is situated within National Harbor, the Peterson Cos.’ flagship master-planned development across the Potomac River from Alexandria, Va., and just south of the Capital Beltway (I-495). Anchored by the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor features five additional hotels, 150 stores and over 30 dining locations. National Harbor is also the site of the Tanger Outlet Mall and the upcoming MGM Casino National Harbor. Amenities include a courtyard area, resort-style pool, fitness center, virtual golf and walkable access to the Potomac River waterfront.
ROSWELL, GA. — The Integral Group has selected a joint venture between McShane Construction Co. and IBG Construction to build The Veranda at Groveway, a 102-unit affordable seniors housing community in the Atlanta suburb of Roswell. The four-story. 109,714-square-foot apartment building is under construction on a three-acre site. The Integral Group, which is developing the project, is aiming for a July 2017 opening. Each unit will include an emergency call system. Amenities at the property will include a wellness center, fitness center, yoga/aerobics room, business center, game room, sunroom and a rooftop deck. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Georgia Department of Community Affairs are partially funding the construction. REES Architects is providing the architectural services. This is the second affordable community in the Atlanta area for which Integral, McShane and IBG have partnered.
LITHIA SPRINGS, GA. — PointOne Holdings has purchased Crestmark Apartments, a 334-unit garden-style apartment community in Lithia Springs, a suburb of Atlanta. The South Florida investor purchased the asset for $29.1 million. Built in two phases in 1993 and 1997 along Thornton Road, Crestmark Apartments was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. The property’s apartment units average 1,079 square feet and feature garden tubs, a laundry/utility room with washer/dryer connections, patio/balcony, bay windows and walk-in closets. Community amenities include two swimming pools, a resort-style clubhouse and business center, fitness center, outdoor kitchens, sports court, children’s playground and a walking trail. PointOne Holdings plans to invest $1.4 million in capital improvements to the property, including upgrades to unit interiors and adding a children’s playground, dog park and outdoor barbecue grills to the second pool area. PointOne Holdings assumed an existing Freddie Mac loan and obtained a supplemental loan from Freddie Mac to complete the acquisition.
CHANTILLY, VA. — 22 Capital Partners has announced plans to build the $500 million Gramercy District, a “smart city” mixed-use project in Chantilly, just outside of Washington, D.C. The 2.5-million-square-foot development will include apartments, retail, hotels, offices, outdoor plazas and public spaces. Phase I of Gramercy District will include a 268-unit apartment building, 25,800 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 25,000 square feet of open plaza space for pop-up retail stores. The project will eventually include a 250-room hotel and two office buildings. Trinity Group Construction and the Tishman Construction unit of AECOM will build the project, which DVA Architects will design. Greystar will provide pre-construction consulting and property management services. The four firms join existing development partners, including Bowman Consulting Group, McGuire Woods, Benton Potter & Murdock, Microsoft, the Center for Innovative Technology and the George Washington University. This announcement follows the formation of 22 CityLink, a technology company developing the “smart city” platform that will be used for the development of Gramercy District. — Nellie Day
NEW YORK CITY — Cammeby’s International has started construction of Neptune/Sixth, a mixed-use development located at 532 Neptune Avenue and 626 Sheepshead Bay Road in Brooklyn’s Coney Island. As the comprehensive redevelopment of the former Trump Village Shopping Center and Royal Palace Baths, the community-oriented development will feature a variety of services and retail options, residential and office space, public space and parking for more than 800 vehicles. Construction on the first phase — a standalone, seven-story, 161,000-square-foot retail and commercial building at 626 Sheepshead Bay Road — is underway, with completion slated for summer 2017. Cammeby’s plans to begin site work for the 90,000 square feet of retail space at Neptune Avenue this fall, and the project’s second phase, including a residential component, is scheduled to break ground in late 2017. New York-based S9 Architecture is designing the project. Winick Realty Group has been retained as the exclusive retail leasing agent, while The Lawrence Group is overseeing leasing for the project’s office space.
NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group, a debt broker based in New York, has arranged $135.5 million in loans for Continuum Healthcare to refinance a six-property portfolio of skilled nursing homes in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The four-year, bridge-to-HUD loan provided by a balance sheet and mezzanine lender, features six months of interest-only payments. The skilled nursing communities total 920 beds and include: · The Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehab, Haskell, N.J. · Galloway Nursing and Rehab, Galloway, N.J. · Barnegat Rehab and Nursing, Barnegat, N.J. · The Health Center at Bloomingdale, Bloomingdale, N.J. · Majestic Oak Nursing Home and Rehab, Warminster, Pa. · Highland Manor Rehab and Nursing, Exeter, Pa. Meridian’s Ari Adlerstein, Ari Dobkin and Josh Simpson negotiated the transaction. Continuum Healthcare and its affiliate companies own and operate skilled nursing facilities and pediatric day care centers. Continuum also owns properties and leases them to independent operators.