NEW YORK, NY – CanAm Enterprises is pleased to announce that its private equity affiliate, CanAm Capital Partners (CACP), has closed on its latest real estate investment in Florida. CACP has fully funded its $6 million third-party equity investment into an affiliate of Lloyd Jones, LLC for the construction of a 159-unit, highly-amenitized active adult and independent living rental community. The property, which is located on a 10-acre site in Port St. Lucie, FL, will operate under Lloyd Jones’ proprietary Aviva brand as Aviva, Port St. Lucie. This equity investment follows a $10 million mezzanine loan that CanAm previously funded into the project. City National Bank provided senior construction financing for the $50 million project.
Founded in 1980, Lloyd Jones, LLC is a nationally recognized real estate investment, development, and management firm with a niche focus on multifamily and senior housing, having developed 3,200 senior housing units and 2,400 multifamily units to date. Adapting to various economic cycles over the years, the company became a major asset manager for the FDIC and a prolific developer/manager of multifamily and senior communities. Since 1990, the firm has developed, owned, and/or managed approximately $1.2 billion in total assets.
“The Aviva, Port St. Lucie project was an ideal fit for CanAm and our investors and in line with our conservative underwriting standards.” said John Reid, Director of Project Development at CACP. “We believe the asset quality, location and the demand dynamics in the Port St. Lucie market to be truly compelling and are pleased to be partnering with Lloyd Jones on this project.” added Reid.
About CanAm Capital Partners (CACP)
A private equity affiliate of CanAm Enterprises, CanAm Capital Partners (“CACP”) makes project-level capital investments in real estate and other assets. CACP’s investment strategy focuses on geographies and assets where CanAm has informational, operational, and other competitive advantages. CanAm identifies and partners with mid-sized and regional operators who are specialized by asset type and/or geography and have proven to be experts in their niche with the capacity and potential to successfully execute on their proposed projects, including multifamily apartments, commercial space, mixed-use buildings, hotels, and private equity funds. To date, CACP and its affiliates have funded $254 million of capital in almost 20 private equity real estate investments in major metropolitan areas of the U.S.
