HOUSTON — CenterSquare Investment Management has sold 1301 Fannin Street and the Villas at Hermann Park, both in Houston. 1301 Fannin Street is a 784,000-square-foot, Class A, mixed-use office tower and data center in Houston’s central business district. The Pennsylvania-based investment boutique of BNY Mellon acquired the property in 2007 in a joint venture with Houston-based Griffin Partners. During the eight-year hold period, the building’s common areas and infrastructure were upgraded resulting in net operating income (NOI) growth of 71.6 percent. The Villas at Hermann Park is a 320-unit, Class A apartment project south of downtown Houston. The property was purchased in 2011. During the 3.5-year hold, the property’s common areas and apartment interiors were upgraded resulting in NOI growth of 20.5 percent.
ALLEN, TEXAS — RED Capital Partners LLC has provided an $8.9 million balance sheet construction loan to Dolce Living Communities Residential (DLCR) for the construction of Bella Terra at Twin Creeks, a 374-unit, Class A apartment complex in Allen, a suburb of Dallas. The $51.3 million construction project will be capitalized with a Fifth Third Bank first mortgage, equity funding arranged by Nebo Capital with Mountain Capital Partners along with the $8.9 million in mezzanine debt provided by RED Capital Partners. RED retains the exclusivity on permanent financing for the project.
DALLAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of The Villas of Sorrento, a 220-unit apartment property located in Dallas. Norman Eastwood, of Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office, marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a partnership. Eastwood also procured the buyer, a limited liability company. The Villas of Sorrento is located at 3130 Stag Road, just east of I-45 and south of Loop 12. Built in 1996, features one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans ranging from 624 square feet to 1,039 square feet. At the time of listing, the occupancy was 96 percent.
NEW YORK CITY — Greystone Bassuk Group has closed a $140 million credit enhancement from Helaba Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen under The New York State Housing Finance Agency 80/20 Program for an affiliate of The Dermot Company and Lowe Enterprises Investment Management LLC. The financing was structured with $90 million of 2010 Series A low-floater, tax-exempt bonds; $9 million of 2015 Series A low-floater, tax-exempt bonds; and $41 million of 2015 Series B low-floater taxable bonds issued as permanent financing for 66 Rockwell Place in Brooklyn. Loan proceeds were used to repay Dermot’s existing construction loan and reduce the developer’s equity in the project. Located on the corner of Flatbush Avenue and Rockwell Place, 66 Rockwell is a 42-story apartment building featuring 326 residential units, 7,000 square feet of retail space and 40,000 square feet of garage parking.
NORTH BRANFORD, CONN. — Capital One Bank has closed a $52 million senior secured term loan for the refinancing of Evergeen Woods, a continuing care retirement community in North Branford. The property features 227 independent living units, 22 assisted living units and 50 skilled nursing beds. The Shelter Group and affiliates of Herbert J. Sims & Co jointly own the facility. First Niagara also participated in arranging the loan.
VALDOSTA, GA. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has arranged a $4.9 million loan secured by The Timbers Apartments and Heather Glen Apartments in Valdosta. Bill Mattice of Grandbridge arranged the refinance loan through Freddie Mac. The loan features a seven-year term, 30-year amortization schedule and one year of interest-only payments. Both properties are fully occupied, according to Mattice.
PHOENIX — A partnership between Wood Partners and American Realty Advisors has acquired the 350-unit Pinnacle Towne Centre apartments in Phoenix for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 1601 E. Highland Ave. The partnership plans to renovate the property into an upscale townhome community called Altera Highland. Altera Highland will include a luxury clubhouse, a fitness center and two resort-style pools with spas. The community fits with Wood’s strategy of acquiring and renovating well-located assets in growing markets. The seller, a REIT controlled by Essex Property Trust, was represented by Tyler Anderson of CBRE Group.
CLEVELAND — Westcore Proprieties has sold a historic, Class C office building in downtown Cleveland for $6 million to Millennia Cos., an apartment developer and property manager. The 11-story, 160,000-square-foot Garfield Building, a masonry and steel-frame building, is located at 1965 E. Sixth St., on the corner of Euclid Avenue and East Sixth Street. Originally built in 1893, the building is the former home of National City/ PNC Bank. Westcore Properties purchased the property in 2008. Millennia Cos. plans to develop the building into multifamily rental housing. Eliot Kijewski and Rico Pietro with CRESCO Real Estate, a member of the Cushman & Wakefield Alliance, represented Westcore Proprieties in the transaction. Allegro Reality represented Millennia Cos.
PHILADELPHIA — Procida Funding’s 100 Mile Fund has provided $16.2 million in construction financing for Mural Arts Lofts, formerly the Thaddeus Stevens School, in Philadelphia’s North Broad corridor. Developer Eric Blumenfeld will use the funds to renovate the historic property into 56 loft-style apartments. The apartments will feature many of the original architecture elements, including chalkboards, window details and historic wood cabinetry. Domus Inc. is serving as contractor, while Richard Sauder and David Chou are providing architectural and engineer services. Construction is slated to begin immediately, with occupancy expected in early 2016.
MALDEN, MASS. — Berkeley Point Capital has closed a $16.2 million Freddie Mac loan for Atria Senior Living and its partners. The 7-year loan, which features a floating rate, will be used to refinance an existing first mortgage debt from MassHousing and facilitate the buyout of its tax credit equity partner. Additionally the loan will refinance Atria Maplewood Place, a 98-unit assisted living and memory care community in Malden. Doug Harper of Berkeley Point Capital negotiated the loan.