DENVER, BERTHOUD and BOULDER, Colo. — The Ensign Group Inc. (NASDAQ: ENSG) has acquired the operations of three skilled nursing facilities in Colorado: Boulder Canyon Health and Rehabilitation, a 140-bed skilled nursing facility located in Boulder. Berthoud Care and Rehabilitation, a 76-bed skilled nursing facility located in Berthoud. South Valley Post-Acute Rehabilitation, a 106-bed skilled nursing facility located in Denver. These acquisitions are subject to a long-term, triple-net lease. The seller and price were not disclosed. This transaction brings Ensign’s portfolio to 235 healthcare operations, 22 of which also include assisted living operations, across 13 states. Ensign owns 94 real estate assets.
DENVER — Denver-based Mile High Development and Chicago-based Brinshore Development, as co-developers, have broken ground on Capitol Square Apartments, an affordable multifamily community in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. Completion is slated for 2022. Designed by KTGY, the six-story property will feature 103 income-restricted apartments, with 73 one-bedroom units and 30 two-bedroom units. A U-shaped building design opens the interior units and courtyard to views of the Denver Art Museum and mountains. All apartments will be income-restricted to households earning 40 percent to 80 percent of the area median income. Community amenities will include a leasing office, community space, fitness room and a second-floor outdoor terrace. Additionally, the property will feature parking for 68 vehicles at the ground and basement levels. The city and county of Denver provided $1.5 million in financing from the Affordable Housing Fund toward the $33.9 million project. The development also received public finance funds from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Additionally, the Colorado Housing & Finance Authority provided 4 percent federal and state tax credits and is issuing the bonds for the building.
PORTER, TEXAS — Locally based developer The Signorelli Co. is underway on construction of The Gregory Apartments, a 269-unit multifamily community that will be located within the Valley Ranch master-planned community in the northeastern Houston suburb of Porter. The property will feature one- and two-bedroom units averaging 900 square feet. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, social lounge areas, a business center and direct access to several acres of open green space. The first units are expected to be available for occupancy later this year. Information on starting rents was not disclosed.
ATLANTA — Berkadia has secured $11 million in financing for the development of Intrada Westside, a 143-unit affordable housing property in Atlanta. Carolyn Whatley, Lloyd Griffin and Frank Brown of Berkadia secured financing on behalf of the developer, Missouri-based Vecino Group. The $11 million forward commitment for permanent financing through Fannie Mae’s MTEB Program features a 15-year term with a 35-year amortization schedule. The property is planned to be constructed over a period of 18 months. Located in Grove Park, the Intrada Westside site offers access to Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway Northwest, which connects the primary area to downtown Atlanta. Amenities will include a leasing center that includes spaces for a fitness and business center, as well as a central laundry room, elevators, a playground, picnic and outdoor seating areas. The development also has 9,000 square feet of retail space. Intrada Westside’s site is in a Qualified Census Tract, Opportunity Zone and the Hollowell Tax Allocation District. The affordable restrictions will accommodate families who earn 50, 60 and 80 percent of area median income (AMI) and 25 units will receive project-based rent subsidy designated for homeless youth between the ages of 18 and 24. Vecino Group helped bring together the …
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Florida-based Housing Trust Group (HTG) will develop Park Tower, a 90-unit mixed-income community in Fort Worth that is valued at $22 million. HTG is developing the property in partnership with the Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs. The property’s 78 income-restricted units will be reserved for households earning less than 30, 50, and 60 percent of the area median income (AMI), while the other 12 units will be rented at market rental rates. Residences will features one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and will be furnished with quartz countertops, wood-style flooring and washer and dryer connections. Communal amenities will include a clubhouse/community room, business center/computer lab, fitness center, a courtyard and onsite laundry facilities. The design team includes San Antonio-based Overland Partners Architecture and Urban Design. Construction is scheduled to begin in February 2022 and to be complete by late 2023. Monthly rents at Park Tower will range from $400 to $2,000.
CHICAGO — Greystone Bel Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the sale of a five-property multifamily portfolio totaling 267 units in Chicago. The sales price was undisclosed. The buildings are situated in the neighborhoods of Buena Park, Rogers Park, Ravenswood and Lincoln Square. The portfolio sold to three individual investors, who plan to make improvements to the 1920s-era properties. Bill Montana and Chris Sackley of Greystone Bel’s Chicago office represented the seller, a family office.
CHICAGO — Ready Capital has closed a $29.1 million loan for the refinancing and stabilization of a newly delivered multifamily portfolio throughout metro Chicago. The Class A portfolio consists of four properties and 118 units in the western and northern Chicago suburbs. Loan proceeds will be utilized to retire the existing construction loan, provide a cash-out at close and an earnout will be made available upon the properties achieving a pre-determined performance threshold. The floating-rate loan features a 24-month term. Borrower information was undisclosed.
MADISON, WIS. — Berkadia has brokered the sale of Summit Hill in Madison for $12.7 million. The 123-unit, garden-style apartment community features studio, one- and two-bedroom floorplans. Amenities include laundry facilities, onsite management and a barbecue area. Located at 1202 McKenna Blvd., the property is adjacent to Elver Park and provides convenient access to the University of Wisconsin Madison. Ralph DePasquale of Berkadia represented the sellers, New York-based Trevian Capital and Crown Properties. Chris Blechschmidt and Connor Reed of Berkadia secured $9.3 million in acquisition financing through Freddie Mac on behalf of the buyer, Illinois-based Axiom Properties. The 10-year loan featured a 30-year amortization schedule and a 75 percent loan-to-value ratio.
PHILADELPHIA — Locally based multifamily developer Post Brothers is underway on construction of Piazza Terminal, a three-building, 1,144-unit multifamily project in the Northern Liberties neighborhood of Philadelphia. The transit-oriented development, which is slated for completion in December 2022, will also include retail and open green space. Piazza Terminal will offer amenities such as a fitness center and a dog park. BKV Group is the project architect, and Bohler is the civil engineer.
NEW YORK CITY — New York City-based Ready Capital has closed a $78.7 million bridge loan for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a portfolio of four multifamily properties totaling 540 units in New York’s Hudson Valley region. Christopher Peck, Scott Aiese, Rob Hinckley, Marko Kazanjian, Alex Staikos, Nicco Lupo and Andrew Cohen of JLL arranged the funds, a portion of which will be used to fund capital improvements to the unit interiors and amenity spaces. The borrower was Aker, Baxter and Pearlmark. The nonrecourse loan was structured with a 36-month term, floating interest rate, two extension options and flexible prepayment options. The financing also includes a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures and interest shortfalls.