NEW YORK CITY — Tavros Development Partners, in partnership with Charney Construction & Development and 1 Oak Development, has acquired a development site located at 263-277 S. Fifth St. in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. The Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh sold the property for $80 million. The development offering consists of a combined four properties (263-277 S. 5th St., 262-272 S. 4th St. and 205 Havemeyer St.) and allows for a buildable envelope of approximately 230,000 square feet. The property’s zoning designation permits both mixed-use and commercial development. James Nelson, Brendan Maddigan and Matt Nickerson of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
FERGUSON, MO. — Love Funding has closed a $15.3 million loan for the refinancing of Christian Care Home, an assisted living and skilled nursing senior community in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson. Christian Care Home offers 178 beds in 92 units and is one of only two nursing homes in the area that provides on-site dialysis services to its residents. Christian Woman’s Benevolent Association owns the facility. Robyn Cunningham and Adrian Hartman of Love Funding’s St. Louis office secured the financing through HUD. This is the second time in less than three years that Love Funding has refinanced the property’s debt. Love originally financed the construction of the facility under HUD’s Section 232 program in June 2009.
ATHENS, OHIO — Construction is currently underway on River Gate, a 232-bed student housing property located near the Ohio University campus in Athens, located in the southeastern part of the state. The complex, developed by Columbus Pacific Properties and Homestead U, will offer fully furnished two-, three- and four-bedroom apartments. Community amenities include a resident life center featuring a bistro with gourmet coffee and a cyber lounge, a resort-style pool, private study rooms, a 24-hour fitness center, gaming room and an underground parking garage.
CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 49-unit apartment property in Chicago for $2.9 million. A private investor purchased the asset from a group of tenant-in-common owners. The property is located at 2231 E. 67th St. in the South Shore neighborhood. The seven-story building was constructed in 1928 and consists of 24 three-bedroom/three-bathroom units, 24 four-bedroom/three-bathroom units and one six-bedroom/six-bathroom penthouse that is two stories.
IRONTON, OHIO — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Sunset Nursing Center, a 60-bed skilled nursing facility in Ironton, in the southeast corner of Ohio near the Kentucky and West Virginia borders. A joint venture between a regional operator and a value-add investor bought the facility from an undisclosed seller. The purchase price equates to $35,000 per bed. Jacob Gehl and Connor Doherty were the lead advisors on the transaction.
HINESVILLE, GA. — Berkadia has brokered the $25.2 million sale of Tattersall Village, a 222-unit upscale apartment community located in Hinesville, roughly one hour southwest of Savannah. Built in 2010, Tattersall Village is a garden-style community with an average unit size of 1,110 square feet. Pillar Income Asset Management Inc. purchased the property from BF/EBSCO Hinesville LLC. David Oakley, David Etchison, Mark Boyce, Paul Vetter and Andrew Mays of Berkadia represented the seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged $83.8 million in total financing for Cape Advisors for the construction of a retail and residential condominium project in Tribeca. The financing package consists of a $19 million mezzanine loan from Terra Capital Partners behind a $64.8 million first mortgage from Bank of the Ozarks. Located at 30 Warren St., the 12-story, 65,700-square-foot property will feature 23 apartments in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, and 10,858 square feet of retail space. On-site residential amenities include a fitness center, attended lobby, children’s playroom and storage. Adam Hakim, Sam Zabala and James Murad of Eastern Consolidated represented the developer and borrower in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $46.5 million in acquisition financing for Sugar Hill Capital Partners for the purchase of six contiguous multifamily properties located at 471-476 Central Park West in New York. The three-year loan, which was provided by a mortgage REIT, features a floating rate and interest-only payment for the full term. The semi-vacant multifamily properties total 125 units. Ronnie Levine and Shamir Seidman of Meridian Capital Group negotiated the financing for the borrower.
NEW YORK CITY — Westbridge Realty Group has arranged the sale of a four-building multifamily portfolio in Brooklyn. Brooklyn-based J.Wasser & Co. acquired the portfolio from West 36 RS LLC for $3.5 million, or $185 per square foot. Totaling 18,960 square feet and 24 residential units, the properties are located at 2832, 2836, 2844 and 2850 W. 36th St. Steven Westreich of Westbridge Realty Group represented the buyer and seller in the off-market transaction.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Ziegler, a specialty investment bank, has arranged $44.2 million in fixed-rate bonds for Sunny Vista Living Center, a skilled nursing and independent living community in Colorado Springs. Sunny Vista features 110 skilled nursing beds and 50 one-bedroom independent living apartments using Section 8 subsidies through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The bonds will fund the addition of 38 assisted living units and 28 memory care units on a 4.8-acre site. The expansion will comprise 55,500 square feet. In conjunction with the financing, Sunny Vista merged with The Villa at Sunny Vista. The two communities were separate entities previously, but were affiliated and shared a CEO. The two facilities will now be a single, consolidated campus. The financing is composed of $42.3 million of tax-exempt bonds and $1.9 million of taxable bonds.