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BOULDER, COLO. — Blue Moon Capital Partners, a Boston-based private equity investor, has acquired The Carillon at Boulder Creek, a 117-unit seniors housing community near the University of Colorado in Boulder. The price was not disclosed. Blue Moon replaces affiliates of Legacy Capital Partners, an Ohio-based private equity investor, in an existing joint venture. The remaining partners are MGL Partners, a Denver-based real estate developer/investor, and Leisure Care, a seniors housing operator. This marks the second Colorado investment for the Blue Moon, MGL and Leisure Care relationship. Northwestern Mutual provided the debt. MGL led the acquisition and redevelopment of The Carillon in 2006 when it was a nine-story assisted living and nursing care building. MGL completely gutted and renovated the existing structure and added two four-story wings on either side of the original building.

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MIAMI — Berkshire Group has purchased Aviva Coral Gables, a recently built, 276-unit apartment community located at 3880 Bird Road in Miami, a little more than one mile outside of Coral Gables. Ponce & Bird Miami Development LLC sold the property for $100 million, according to The Real Deal. The property, which will be renamed Berkshire Coral Gables, features a heated saltwater swimming pool and spa, outdoor courtyard and kitchen, cyber café, dog spa and a sports lounge.

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BOYNTON BEACH, FLA. — TruAmerica Multifamily has purchased Ashley Lake Park, a 300-unit apartment community located in Boynton Beach, for $49 million. Richard Donnellan, Marc de Baptiste, Hampton Beebe and Avery Klann of ARA Newmark marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a joint venture between Robbins Electra and LEM Capital. Berkeley Point Capital’s Mitch Clarfield arranged financing for the acquisition through Freddie Mac’s Green Rewards program. Ashley Lake Park includes a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units and features a clubhouse, fitness center, internet café, two pools, dog park and picnic areas. TruAmerica’s renovation plans include updated interiors, upgraded appliances and improvements to the pool, clubhouse and fitness center.

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LOS ANGELES — Apartment Investment and Management Company (Aimco) (NYSE: AIV) has acquired the remaining interest in a Los Angeles multifamily portfolio for $451.5 million. Aimco already owned 53 percent interest in the properties, and bought the remaining 47 percent from its joint venture partners, institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management. The acquisition now gives Aimco complete ownership of three Palazzo communities. These include the 521-unit Palazzo at Park La Brea, the 611-unit Palazzo East and the 250-unit Villas at Park La Brea. All three communities are situated in the mid-Wilshire area of Los Angeles, about two miles from Beverly Hills, Hollywood and Century City, and six miles from downtown LA and Santa Monica. “We appreciate the mid-Wilshire submarket with its highly educated and high-income customers who value the proximity to transportation, job centers and upscale retail … and where we can see clearly that future development is increasingly difficult,” says Terry Considine, CEO and chairman of Aimco. “We expect to continue the operation of the properties and to redevelop each, over time and at the right time, to serve different and distinctive market segments.” The average age of the units within the Palazzo portfolio is 12 years, …

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LOUISVILLE, KY. — Kindred Healthcare Inc. (NYSE: KND) has announced plans to sell the entire skilled nursing portion of its business to BM Eagle Holdings for a total value of $910 million. Kindred is a Louisville-based owner-operator of transitional hospitals, skilled nursing centers, home care, hospice, assisted living and other medical services. The company has been  working toward an exit of its skilled nursing business since it posted a $671.3 million loss during third-quarter 2016. The price includes the $700 million that will immediately go to Ventas as part of a previously announced deal. Ventas (NYSE: VTR), one of the largest healthcare REITs in the country, will turn over its ownership of 36 Kindred-operated facilities to BM Eagle Holdings, leaving Kindred with a total value of $210 million. BM Eagle Holdings is a joint venture led by affiliates of BlueMountain Capital Management. The Kindred portfolio spans 18 states and includes 89 nursing centers with 11,308 licensed beds and seven assisted living facilities with 380 licensed beds. The buyer did not disclose plans for the future operations of the portfolio. The deal will reduce Kindred’s annual rent expense by approximately $88 million, annual capital expenditures by approximately $30 million, and interest …

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oxford Properties Group, in a joint venture with Norway-based-Norges Bank Real Estate Management, has acquired two office towers in Washington, D.C. — 900 16th Street N.W. and 1101 New York Avenue N.W. The nine-story, 122,000-square-foot 900 16th Street is LEED Gold-certified and features an outdoor terrace, fitness center and underground parking. The property, sold by The JBG Cos. and ICG Properties LLC, was 75 percent leased at the time of sale. The 12-story 1101 New York Avenue, developed in 2007, is LEED Gold-certified and features 180-degree panoramic views of the D.C. skyline, a fitness facility, rooftop terrace and underground parking.  W. R. Berkley Corp., an insurance holding company, and Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing sold the tower for an undisclosed price, according to media reports. The property was 99 percent leased at the time of sale. Toronto-based Oxford Properties Group will manage both office buildings.

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DAVENPORT, FLA. — Franklin Street has brokered the $23.4 million sale of Ovation Town Center, a 96,750-square-foot, Publix-anchored shopping center located at 7800 Lake Wilson Road in Davenport, roughly 35 miles south of Orlando. Publix Super Markets purchased the property. Bryan Belk and John Tennant of Franklin Street’s Atlanta office represented the seller, Armstrong Development, in the transaction. McDonald’s, Wells Fargo, Tropical Smoothie and Anytime Fitness round out the shopping center’s tenant roster.

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NORCROSS, GA. — Lincoln Property Co. has completed the $3.5 million sale of a 56,600-square-foot office and industrial building located at 4261 Communications Drive in Norcross, roughly 20 miles north of Atlanta. The property features 11,597 square feet of office and showroom space, as well as a 44,389-square-foot warehouse featuring 24-foot clear heights and drive-in, dock-high loading. Young Georgia Properties LLC acquired the asset, and Chip Sipple and Jeff Henson of Lincoln represented the seller, Flooring International Distribution Inc., in the transaction.

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DALLAS — Wellington Realty has arranged the sale of La Bella Palms, a 117-unit apartment complex located at 9450 Royal Lane in Dallas. Situated near Northpark Center Mall, Southern Methodist University and Richland College, the property features a swimming pool and on-site laundry services. Caleb Jones, Tammy Shaffer and David Shaffer of Wellington procured the buyer, a partnership between Michaelson Real Estate Group LLC and a private equity investor, in the transaction.

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GARLAND, TEXAS — NAI Robert Lynn has negotiated an 114,515-square-foot office/warehouse lease at 3901 W. Miller Road in the Dallas metro of Garland. Stephen Cooper of NAI Robert Lynn represented the undisclosed landlord in the transaction. Ann Huntington of CBRE represented the tenant, Stonecrop Technologies LLC, a California-based communications deployment firm.  

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