LEXINGTON, S.C. — Drever Capital Management has refinanced The Village at Southlake, a 122-unit independent living community in Lexington, with a $12.5 million bridge loan. CBRE’s senior housing debt and structured finance team in Houston arranged the five-year loan with two years of interest-only payments through an unnamed regional bank. Amenities of The Village at Southake include a nature and wildlife habitat preserve, large pond, walking trails, raised gardens, swimming pool, clubhouse, movie theater, wine bar and a salon.
Multifamily
PHOENIX – The 26-unit Encanto Oasis Apartments in Phoenix has sold to a local private capital investor for $1.2 million. The community is located at 1840 West Thomas Road, across from the Encanto Golf Course. It was built in 1962. Brian Tranetzki and Rich Butler of Marcus & Millichap represented both the buyer and seller, Encanto Oasis Partners, in this transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has negotiated $87 million in permanent financing for an 11-property multifamily portfolio located throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn. The loan was made on behalf of H.I.G. Realty Partners and Stone Street Properties LLC. The two-year loan, which was provided by a national balance sheet lender, features a floating-rate, a competitive spread over 30-day LIBOR and interest-only payments for the full term. The 303-unit portfolio consists of 504 East 88th Street, 310 East 83rd Street, 325 East 83rd Street, 233 East 82nd Street, 319-321 East 78th Street, 410 East 64th Street, 234-238 East 33rd Street, 438-440 East 13th Street, 104 East 7th Street and 101 MacDougal Street in Manhattan and 354-356 State Street in Brooklyn. Drew Anderman and Alan Blank of Meridian’s New York City headquarters brokered the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Q10 | New York Realty Advisors has closed a $27.3 million leasehold mortgage loan secured by an apartment building located at the corner of First Avenue and 52nd Street on Manhattan’s East Side. The 15-story residential building also features ground-floor retail space. The non-recourse, interest-only loan was written for a 10-year term. The ground lease on the property dates to the 1950s and has more than 40 years remaining on the term. Jeanne Cronin of Q10 | New York Realty Advisors brokered the financing. Law firm Hunton & Williams LLP represented the lender, while Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara & Wolf LLP represented the borrower. Additionally, Larry Linksman of Bridge Funding advised the borrower.
TAMPA, FLA. — Franklin Street Real Estate Services has brokered the $3.1 million sale of Sandanay and Stonehenge Apartments, two adjacent multifamily communities located at 13132 N. 19th St. and 13136 N. 20th St. in north Tampa. The sales price equates to approximately $30,500 per unit. The buyer is a South Florida-based investor that plans to implement capital improvements to both apartment communities, which were built between 1967 and 1970. Kevin Kelleher, Darron Kattan, Robert Goldfinger and Zach Ames of Franklin Street represented the seller, a local investor, in the transaction. Danny York of Franklin Street Capital Advisors structured acquisition debt for the buyer, and Franklin Street’s insurance division provided the insurance policy.
DENVER – The 312-unit LongsView Apartments development in the Denver submarket of Westminster has received a total of $64 million in debt and equity. The Class A development will be located on the southeast corner of Federal Parkway and Zuni Street. Cohen Financial secured a combination of $42 million in debt financing and about $22 million in equity investment for the development. The floating rate construction loan was secured by the firm’s Robert Lindner, John Carrick and Mark Strauss. The loan was placed with Fifth Third Bank. The team also secured the $22-million equity investment from a leading life insurance company. The borrower is a national multifamily owner/operator and developer.
INDIANAPOLIS — Mainstreet and Heritage Enterprises will open a 65,602-square-foot, 100-bed assisted living facility in Indianapolis. Evergreen Crossing & The Lofts is set to open Oct. 1. The $13.2 million facility, located at 5404 Georgetown Road, will provide transitional care (short-stay rehabilitation and therapy) services. The facility will feature a movie theatre, game room, walking trails, as well as restaurants and an on-site chef. Construction on the project began in September 2013. Indiana-based Mainstreet developed and owns the property. Illinois-based Heritage Enterprises will operate the facility. The development is the first project between Mainstreet and Heritage Enterprises.
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — Walker & Dunlop has provided an acquisition loan for The Cottages of College Station, a student housing community near Texas A&M University. Columbus Pacific Properties, a California-based real estate investment company, purchased the property. Will Baker of Walker & Dunlop worked with Tim Bradley of TSB Capital to originate and structure the loan. The loan has a 10-year term with two years of interest-only payments. The property is an off-campus community featuring houses ranging in size from one to five bedrooms. Amenities include free Wi-Fi, study rooms, a business center and the largest pool in College Station.
WILKES BARRE, PHILADELPHIA AND CHESTER, PA. — Livingston, N.J.-based Gebroe-Hammer Associates has brokered the sales of four multifamily transactions totaling $23.8 million and 486 units. In Wilkes Barre, Gebroe-Hammer’s Joseph Brecher and David Oropeza represented the seller and buyer of Sherman Hills, a 344-unit apartment community. The property sold for $15.7 million as part of a Housing Assistance Payment (HAP)/Housing Urban Development (HUD) contract. Located at 7900-7922 Fairfield St. in Philadelphia, the 64-unit Fairfield Apartments sold for $3.5 million. Brecher and Eli Rosen of Gebroe-Hammer arranged the transaction. Also located in Philadelphia, the 42-unit Arborwood Duplexes sold for $2.4 million. Rosen represented the seller and identified the buyer in the transaction. Finally, the company brokered the sale of Liberty Walk Apartments in Chester’s Sunnyside section. Located at 500 E. 24th St., the 36-unit property sold for $2.2 million.
DALLAS — High Street Residential, the residential subsidiary of Trammell Crow Co., plans to build a new 20-story, 271-unit residential tower at 3230 McKinney Ave. in uptown Dallas. A 5,500-square-foot Café Express currently occupies the site. The new building will feature 13,000 square feet of ground floor retail space. A new Café Express will anchor the property, which will also include residential units. The site is located across Bowen Street from the McKinney Avenue Transit Authority trolley barn and headquarters.