NEW YORK CITY — Fundrise, a platform for crowdfunded online real estate investment, has partnered with 306 7th Street LLC to provide $2 million in funding for an apartment repositioning in Brooklyn’s Park Slope. The partnership has selected JLB Project Management to oversee the three-unit apartment repositioning. Fundrise investors are projected to receive a gross annual return of 11 percent paid current quarterly over an 18-month term. Crowdfunding is the practice of funding a project or venture by raising many small amounts of money from a large number of people, typically via the Internet. JPB Project Management specializes in high-quality, boutique projects in and around New York City. The firm has completed several similar renovations in the area.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $24.4 million HUD refinancing for Whispering Hills Apartments located at 8800 W. 124th St. in Overland Park, a Kansas City suburb. Brent Blake of NorthMarq arranged the refinancing for the 376-unit property. The transaction was structured with a 35-year amortization term. Amenities of the apartment complex include equipped kitchens with granite counters, private patios with storage, washer and dryer connections, an on-site DVD library, numerous catered events, an indoor and outdoor swimming pool and a 24-hour fitness center.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Dominion Realty Partners has closed on the $8.5 million purchase of a five-acre site on West Trade Street in Uptown Charlotte from Bank of America. The developer will soon begin construction at the site on 1010 West Trade, a 294-unit apartment community. The five-story apartment development will wrap around a parking deck and an interior amenity courtyard that will feature a saltwater pool, grilling stations with big-screen TVs, backyard sports lawn and gathering spaces. Other amenities will include a business center, cyber café, fitness center, clubroom and a demonstration kitchen. Chris Swart of Lincoln Harris represented the seller, and Beau McIntosh of Capstone Apartment Partners represented Dominion Realty Partners in the land purchase. Architectural firm Rule Joy Trammell & Rubio designed 1010 West Trade, and VCC is the general contractor overseeing construction of the project.
DAVENPORT, FLA. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has closed a $29.5 million acquisition loan for Integra Meadows at ChampionsGate, an apartment community within ChampionsGate, a premier golf course resort in Davenport. The property is within 15 minutes from the Walt Disney World Resort and Celebration, a master-planned community originally developed by The Walt Disney Co. Taylor Williams and Purvesh Gosalia of Grandbridge originated the fixed-rate, non-recourse loan through BB&T Real Estate Funding.
ALBANY, N.Y. — Winn Companies, in partnership with Albany Housing Authority, has opened Livingston School Apartments in Albany after a $20.7 million adaptive reuse project. The company converted the four-story, 230,000-square-foot historic building into 103 units of mixed-income housing for seniors. The new property features 12 studio apartments, 76 one-bedroom apartments and 15 two-bedroom apartments. Eleven units are handicapped accessible and five are equipped for hearing or visually impaired residents. The Architectural Team served as architect and Keith Construction served as general contractor on the project, which was funded by federal and state low-income housing tax credits, and federal and state historic tax credits. Winn Companies includes Winn Development and Winn Residential. With the addition of Livingston School, Winn Residential now manages 9,200 apartments at 58 residential properties in New York State, as well as more than 4,000 homes for members of the U.S. Army at Fort Dunn.
QUINCY, MASS. — CBRE/New England’s Multifamily Debt & Structured Finance group has arranged $14 million in construction financing for Liberty Place in Quincy. BP Liberty LLC, an affiliate of Boston Property Development, is developing a 53-unit apartment community, which has already broken ground. Located at 999 Hancock St., the property will feature 67 garage parking spaces, a fitness center, a 2,000-square-foot roof deck, a private function room and a patio/barbecue area overlooking a lawn and dog park. The residential units will feature stainless steel appliances, hardwood flooring, granite countertops, private balconies, in-unit washers and dryers, and oversized windows. John Kelly and Sam Dylan of CBRE/NE procured the financing for the borrower.
ASHLAND, ORE. — An undisclosed buyer has purchased Skylark Assisted Living, a 75-unit assisted living and 34-bed memory care facility in Ashland, for $10.8 million. Skylark Assisted Living, located within the Mountain Meadows age-restricted community, opened in 1997. Skylark was 90 percent occupied at the time of the sale. Dan Mahoney and Tony Cassie, directors of Marcus & Millichap’s National Seniors Housing Group in Portland, represented the sellers and procured the buyer in this transaction.
CLEARFIELD, UTAH — RED Mortgage Capital, the proprietary mortgage banking arm of RED Capital Group LLC, has closed an $11.1M Fannie Mae loan for MBK Senior Living to refinance Chancellor Gardens of Clearfield, an assisted living and memory care community in Clearfield about 25 miles north of Salt Lake City. Chancellor Gardens is a 130-unit community constructed in 1999 and expanded in 2009. Founded in 1986, MBK owns and operates 13 communities across California, Utah, Arizona, Colorado and Washington.
CONCORD, CALIF. — Carlton Senior Living, an operator of 11 seniors housing communities in Northern California, has named industry veteran David Coluzzi as its new president. The company is based in Concord, located between San Francisco and Sacramento, and is looking to expand its portfolio of independent living, assisted living and memory care properties. Serving the industry for over 26 years, Coluzzi most recently was CEO of Esquire Group, a senior living and apartment company with 1,200 units in seven communities in New Jersey. Coluzzi was formerly vice president of operations at Classic Residence by Hyatt (now known as Vi). He directed the management of a portfolio consisting of 10 luxury continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) while leading the start-up of two new communities and an expansion that resulted in more than 4,000 independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing units in California, Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, South Carolina and Florida. Coluzzi served in the United States Air Force and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in health care administration from the University of Arizona in Tucson.
WEATHERFORD, TEXAS — Greysteel, a Washington, D.C.-based real estate investment services firm, has arranged the sale of Country Oaks, a 64-unit multifamily community in Weatherford. Boyan Radic, Doug Banerjee, Andrew Mueller and John Marshall Doss of Greysteel represented the seller, Weatherford Country Oaks LLC, in the sale. The buyer, Mercury Metroplex Real Estate VI LLC, purchased the asset for an undisclosed price. Located on Santa Fe Drive, Country Oaks offers one- and two- bedroom units and has undergone exterior and interior renovations including new vinyl flooring, ceiling fans, resurfaced kitchen and bathroom countertops and new appliances. The property is located one mile from downtown Weatherford.