Archive for August, 2009

Healthcare: WRIT completes acquisition of Lansdowne Medical Office Building for $19.9 million

Posted 08.19.2009 | Categories: Medical Office/Healthcare | No Comments

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust, which grew revenue from tenants last quarter, has acquired a new building in Virginia to generate even more.
The Rockville-based real estate holding company said Friday it had completed the acquisition, first announced in April 2008, of Lansdowne Medical Office Building for $19.9 million.
The 87,400-square-foot medical office property is located at [...]

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Senior Housing: Senior housing planned for site of former gas station

Posted 08.19.2009 | Categories: Medical Office/Healthcare | No Comments

HAGERSTOWN — The Hagerstown Housing Authority plans to build 60 apartments for senior citizens at 55 W. Baltimore St., the site of the former H.L. Mills service station.
The authority submitted a site plan to the city last week.
Ted Shankle, the authority’s executive director, estimated the project cost at $13 million.
The authority has applied for $10 [...]

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Student Housing: Housing development lures students with amenities, private bathrooms

Student Housing: Housing development lures students with amenities, private bathrooms

Posted 08.19.2009 | Categories: Student Housing | No Comments

TUSCALOOSA | Lindsey Carlisle and Courtney Sutton say their senior year at the University of Alabama will be like no other.
That’s because they will not spend time in a dorm or even an apartment. They will live in a new house where they will each have a bedroom with a private bathroom, a walk-in closet, [...]

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Healthcare: Solterra Senior Living making preparations to open new 60-unit addition

Posted 08.19.2009 | Categories: Senior Housing/Assisted Living | No Comments

LAKESIDE – Anticipation is growing for the official grand opening of the new addition at Solterra Senior Living located at 5408 State Route 260 in Lakeside.
Officials of J-Bar Development, the owner and developer of the community, said construction is nearly completed and they hope that a certificate of occupancy can be obtained “some time during [...]

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Fractional: IFA Hotels & Resorts Records US$108m Profits

Posted 08.19.2009 | Categories: Hospitality/Fractional Ownership | No Comments

Dubai-based IFA Hotels & Resorts has posted year-end profits of US$108 million after diversifying its shared ownership offers. The company, which has interests in private residence clubs and a yacht ownership club achieved more than US$100 million of sales during the first six months of 2009.IFA’s offer includes both shared and fractional ownership products such [...]

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Senior Housing: Developer is pursuing two senior-care projects in San Antonio

Senior Housing: Developer is pursuing two senior-care projects in San Antonio

Posted 08.19.2009 | Categories: Senior Housing/Assisted Living | No Comments

Locally based Franklin Development Corp. is bringing its high-end take on senior living to San Antonio’s far North Side.
The first of two new communities by Franklin Development will debut next spring. Christened Franklin Park Sonterra, the project will be located at Loop 1604 and Sonterra Place.
The facility will boast 150 independent-living units ranging in size [...]

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Healthcare: Westmount Health Campus Sells Seven Acres

Posted 08.19.2009 | Categories: Medical Office/Healthcare | No Comments

DALLAS-Locally based Westmount Realty Capital sold 6.9 acres from its 27-acre Westmount Health Campus to physician partners Forest Park Realty Partners III to expand the adjacent 66,100-square-foot Forest Park Medical Center, a doctor-owned hospital. There is no construction launch on the next phase, but it’s estimated the parcel could hold up to 150,000 square feet [...]

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Healthcare: Westport medical building sells for $6.49 million

Posted 08.17.2009 | Categories: Medical Office/Healthcare | No Comments

While the commercial real estate market is in flux, demand for medical office space remains strong, making a Westport medical office building a prized target for acquisition.
Kings Highway Medical LLC, a private Westport investor, has purchased 162 Kings Highway North in Westport for $6.49 million from 162 Kings Highway North, a Greenwich-based private investor, whose [...]

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NEED CAPITAL? FORGET TALF AND TRY NEW MARKETS TAX CREDITS

NEED CAPITAL? FORGET TALF AND TRY NEW MARKETS TAX CREDITS

Posted 08.17.2009 | Categories: Featured | No Comments

By Deborah La Franchi, President and CEO of Strategic Development Solutions

The New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC) is part of the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000 and has provided $15 billion in investments to targeted communities. The NMTC is administered by the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund under the U.S. Department of [...]

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Student Housing: Student Housing Project Gets $44M Construction Loan

Posted 08.13.2009 | Categories: Student Housing | No Comments

NAI Bluestone Real Estate Capital has secured a $44 million construction loan for The District at ODU, a 909-bed, 307-unit student housing facility in Norfolk, VA.
The Philadelphia-based real estate investment-banking firm secured the loan on behalf of Norfolk Housing, LLC, an affiliate of a national real estate development company. The variable-rate bond backing the loan [...]

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