NEW HOPE, MINN. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the sale of Saint Therese of New Hope, a continuing care retirement community in New Hope, a northwest suburb of Minneapolis. The seller was Saint Therese, a Minnesota-based nonprofit that originally built the community. The campus first opened in 1967. Starting in 1979, the property underwent extensive senior living expansion and renovation projects over the years. The community features 221 independent and assisted living units and 168 licensed skilled nursing beds. Compass Healthcare acquired the asset for an undisclosed price and will rebrand it as Woodlake Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center and Woodlake Residences. Saint Therese will continue to provide spiritual and pastoral care for the residents.
MIAMI — PMG and Greybrook have obtained $178 million for the refinancing of Society Wynwood, a 10-story mixed-use property located at 176 N.W. 25th St. in Miami’s Wynwood Arts District. Eastdil Secured arranged the financing through funds managed by Ares Management and Monarch Alternative Capital on behalf of the borrowers. Randy Barcelo of Stearns Weaver Miller advised PMG in the transaction. Society Wynwood, which opened in March, features 318 luxury apartments and co-living units, 50,210 square feet of retail space and 82,000 square feet of amenities, including a rooftop pool, theater lawn, outdoor gym and coworking spaces. PMG expects the multifamily component to reach full stabilization by spring 2025. Retail tenants include Dave’s Hot Chicken, Bodega Taqueria, Chama de Fogo’s Brazilian steakhouse, Nacho Daddy, Starbucks, Voodoo Donuts and I Scream Gelato.
RICHMOND, VA. — Pinecrest has delivered Parc View at Commonwealth, a 509-bed student housing development located pedestrian to the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) campus in Richmond. The 16-story community spans 275,000 square feet and offers units in one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom configurations with bed-to-bath parity. Shared amenities include a rooftop sky deck, art room, fitness center and collaborative study spaces. The development team for the project included Rycon Construction Inc. as general contractor; Hickok Cole Architects; Timmons Group as civil engineer; and University Partners as managing operator. CIBC Bank USA provided construction financing for the development.
WESLEY CHAPEL, FLA. — Mast Capital and Rockpoint have completed The Harlow, a 248-unit luxury apartment community located on 16 acres in the Tampa suburb of Wesley Chapel. Designed by Dwell Design Studio, The Harlow features one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts ranging from 750 to 1,500 square feet in size. Monthly rental rates range from $1,503 to $2,800, according to Apartments.com. Amenities include a clubhouse with a full-service fitness studio, game room, coworking lounge with private offices, lounge areas, resort-style swimming pool with a sundeck, an outdoor pavilion, pet park and a children’s playground. Other features at the garden-style property include detached garages and electric vehicle charging stations.
OMAHA, NEB. — Northmarq has provided a $75.5 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Brickline at The Mercantile in Omaha. Completed in 2023, the luxury apartment complex features 379 units along with commercial space leased to three restaurant/entertainment concepts. Amenities include a resort-style pool, golf simulator, fitness center, yoga studio, electric vehicle charging stations and coworking spaces. Kevin McCarthy, Jeff Frankel, Alex Czachor and Jason Kinnison of Northmarq originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Hines and Cresset Real Estate Partners. The eight-year, fixed-rate loan features interest-only payments and a flexible prepayment option starting after the sixth year.
AURORA, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged a $2.6 million loan for the acquisition of a 34-unit multifamily property located at 1 S. View St. in Aurora. Michael Hughes of MMCC arranged the loan through a local credit union on behalf of the borrower, a real estate development company. The five-year loan features a 7.39 percent interest rate with a 30-year amortization schedule. The property features a mix of studio to two-bedroom units and is located four blocks from downtown.
WEST SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Dwight Capital has provided a $21.6 million HUD 223(f) loan for Meadowbrook Apartments, a newly renovated multifamily community in West Sacramento. Proceeds from the loan will be used to retire existing debt and fund property improvements for the borrower, Tesseract Capital Group. The loan also benefitted from a Green Mortgage Insurance Premium Reduction set at 25 basis points, as Meadowbrook Apartments holds National Green Building Standard Bronze certification. Meadowbrook Apartments features 92 one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units with patios and balconies spread across 10 two-story residential buildings. Community amenities include two communal buildings, a fitness center, game room, dog park, pool, barbecue/picnic area and pool house with bathroom and kitchenette facilities.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR has arranged the sale of a 23-unit multifamily portfolio in Tucson. Plowden/Martin Properties LLC acquired the asset from Welsey James Krajicek Family Revocable Trust for $2.1 million. The portfolio includes Pima Apartments at 4238-4246 E. Pima St. and Lee Apartments at 4223-4245 E. Lee St. Allan Mendelsberg and C. Joey Martinez of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $128 million bridge loan for the acquisition of a portfolio of nine multifamily properties totaling 171 units in Manhattan’s East Village area. The portfolio spans 153,800 square feet and includes 22 retail spaces. Aaron Appel, Keith Kurland, Jonathan Schwartz, Adam Schwartz and Sean Bastian of Walker & Dunlop arranged the floating-rate loan through Derby Copeland Capital on behalf of the borrower, RYCO Capital.
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Construction Sector Braces for Dry Spell in New Apartment Development
— By Lynn Peisner — Developers and owners are optimistic a slowdown in construction over the next two years will help boost occupancies and rents by cutting into the market-rate supply overhang. This may be good news for owners of existing assets, but it’s less than ideal for those who make a living in the construction business. Or so it would seem. Most construction leaders are unfazed by an impending drought in new development. Some firms say they will rely on other sectors of commercial building to sustain them through the lull in apartment projects. Overall, the consensus among builders is that multifamily remains a secure line of business due to the high cost of owning a single-family home and a shortage of affordable housing. Construction Companies Adapt The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) expects multifamily starts this year to total 342,000, down 28 percent from 2023. The recent peak was in 2022 when construction starts totaled 547,000. In its U.S. Real Estate Market Outlook 2024, CBRE concluded that this decline in construction starts means that new deliveries annually will be reduced to less than half the current level by 2026. “The pace of multifamily construction starts has slowed this …