SAN ANTONIO — Cadence McShane, the metro Dallas-based general contractor that is a division of The McShane Cos., has completed Brookwood Senior Apartments, a 197-unit affordable housing project in San Antonio catering to senior citizens. Designed by B&A Architects, the six-acre property features one- and two-bedroom units. Amenities include a clubroom, fitness center, dining area, lounge, arts and crafts studio, game room, salon and self-storage rooms. Outdoor amenities include a pool, herb garden and two courtyards. The four-story, wood-frame property also houses carports and 224 parking spaces. San Antonio-based Mission GD developed the property, which is located at 9015 Ingram Road on the city’s west side, in partnership with the Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs (TDHCA). Information on renter restrictions was also undisclosed.
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RICHMOND AND PORTSMOUTH, VA. — A joint venture between Blackfin Real Estate Investors and GMF Capital LLC have acquired three Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) communities in Virginia for $48 million. The seller was The Franklin Johnston Group. Drew White and Carter Wood of Berkadia secured the $48 million sale, while Mitch Sinberg and Matt Robbins of Berkadia arranged the $39.1 million financing. The affordable housing portfolio totals 452 units and includes Oaks of Dunlop Farms located at 101 Old Oak Lane Colonial Heights in Richmond. Also, the portfolio includes Crescent Place located at 2804 Turnpike Road and Independence Square located at 5120 George Washington Highway in Portsmouth. The Oaks of Dunlop Farms has 144 units, Crescent Place has 156 units and Independence Square has 152. The transaction represented the venture’s sixth acquisition together.
Suffolk Completes 174,000 SF Mixed-Use Residence for UCLA Medical Students in West Los Angeles
by Amy Works
LOS ANGELES — Suffolk has completed the construction of 1500 Granville, a mixed-use building in West Los Angeles. CIM Group us developer and Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects is designer. The property offers affordable and community-focused housing options for University of California Los Angeles Medical house staff and graduate students. The five-story building features 153 units, 15,000 square feet of retail space and 308 subterranean parking spaces. Units are available in a mix of studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom and live-work unit floor plans with 16 units set aside as affordable. Community amenities include a clubhouse, co-working space, a gym, pool area, barbecue area and multiple outdoor and courtyard areas for recreation. The ground-floor retail and restaurant spaces feature multifamily outdoor dining and recreation areas that connect the public housing to the surround community. The project is the final phase of the multi-block development that was previously occupied by car dealerships. The area includes the Elevate, a 147-unit apartment community, and three four-story buildings of The Westgate Collection. CIM Group sold 1500 Granville to a joint venture between UCLA Housing and UCLA Medical, as a housing option for UCLA Medical’s house staff (medical residents, fellows and interns), medical graduate students and other graduate students.
WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. — KeyBank has provided $68.2 million in financing for Glen Oaks Apartments, a 120-unit mixed-income housing project that will be situated on an 11.5-acre site in Wall Township, located near the Jersey Shore. Twenty-four of the units will be reserved for renters earning up to 47.5 percent of the area median income for the ensuing 30-year period, while the remainder will be rented at market rates. Amenities will include a community room, fitness center, laundry room, clubhouse and an outdoor pool. KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) secured a $30 million construction loan on behalf of the developer, The Richman Group Development Corp. of Greenwich, Connecticut. KeyBank’s Commercial Mortgage Group arranged a $38.2 million fixed-rate Freddie Mac loan comprising a tax-exempt and taxable forward permanent loan. The New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency will issue the tax-exempt proceeds. Eric Steinberg and Tabare Borbon of KeyBank originated the financing. Completion of the project is slated for May 2022.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital has provided a $28.9 million construction loan for Legacy Riverside Senior Living Community, a 264-unit affordable project in Fort Worth. Units, which will feature studio, one- and two-bedroom options, will be reserved for renters earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. Amenities will include a clubhouse, pool and walking paths. Phil Melton, Jeff Bradley and Cindy Hamm of Bellwether originated the loan on behalf of the borrowers, Legacy Multifamily Development and RISE Residential Construction, which will develop the property in partnership with Garland Housing Finance Corp.
BRANDON, FLA. — Summit Contracting Group, a multifamily general contractor, has broken ground on Landon Preserve, an affordable housing community located on Pauls Drive in Brandon, a Tampa suburb east of Interstate 75. Landon Preserve will be a pet-friendly community featuring one-, two- and three-bedroom apartment homes. The construction will include 230 units in seven three-story buildings, and a total square footage of 255,960. Community amenities will include a clubhouse with fitness center, swimming pool, mail kiosk, maintenance building and a dog park. Construction is planned to be complete in summer 2022. The developer is Vestcor and the architect is Group 4 Design Inc.
CLEVELAND — KeyBank has structured $13 million in construction financing for Via Sana, a 72-unit affordable housing project in Cleveland. The NRP Group LLC, The MetroHealth System and CCH Development Corp. are serving as developers. Via Sana is part of a $60 million mixed-use project being spearheaded by MetroHealth in the city’s Clark-Fulton neighborhood. Rents at the property will be offered at 15 to 75 percent below market rents. Project-based vouchers will be used for eight of the units. In addition to residences, Via Sana will include more than 5,000 square feet of commercial space as well as conference rooms and classrooms reserved for MetroHealth’s Economic Opportunity Center.
USA Properties Starts Construction of Two Adjacent Multifamily Communities in Simi Valley
by Amy Works
SIMI VALLEY, CALIF. — USA Properties Fund has commenced construction on two apartment projects in Simi Valley. Totaling $114 million, the combined communities will offer a total of 311 mixed-income, multi-generational units to the area. Situated on nearly 13 acres, the projects are The Landing at Arroyo, a market-rate community, and Vintage at Sycamore, an affordable seniors housing community for residents at least 62 years old. The project is located on the former Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District’s headquarters at 1692 Sycamore Drive. Vintage at Sycamore will feature 99 apartments for seniors earning 50 percent to 70 percent of the area’s median household income. The property will offer one-bedroom units featuring energy-efficient appliances, a patio or balcony and laundry rooms on each of the three floors. The $32 million community will feature a clubroom, fitness center, computer center with WiFi and printers, swimming pool, an outdoor seating area with barbecues and a pet area. Completion of Vintage at Sycamore is slated for late 2021. County of Ventura, Calif., contributed a $3.5 million subsidy for the project. The Landing at Arroyo will offer 212 one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments with stainless steel appliances, a kitchen island, in-unit washers/dryers, high-end flooring …
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NorthMarq: 2021 Capital Markets Environment
NorthMarq executives recently connected with nearly 50 correspondent lenders and more than 150 debt experts in an effort to better understand the capital markets environment in 2021 and to share information about opportunities within the market. Jeff Erxleben, executive vice president and executive managing director, Debt & Equity, with NorthMarq, shares some of the insights from those conversations, and he discusses changes in the market, ranging from new loan programs by life companies to the impact of FHA/HUD’s new MAP guide implemented this month. He also talks about the growing interest in single-family rental and build-for-rent properties, and he mentions trends in affordable housing development and value-add strategy for buyers of affordable and workforce housing. “Overall, we’ve seen strong volume at the beginning of 2021, and I would expect that to continue throughout the year as the liquidity in the debt and equity markets remains strong,” Erxleben notes. “Transaction volume is up; there is a large sentiment that there is pent-up demand to get deals done.” He adds, “We’re seeing the fastest rebound and largest amount of activity in high-growth, business-friendly Sunbelt states — Texas, Florida, Arizona and the Carolinas. Other states, like California, where activity has been more …
PALM COAST, FLA. — Housing Trust Group (HTG) has developed The Palms at Town Center, an 88-unit affordable housing community located at 470 Bulldog Drive in Palm Coast. The property is 100 percent occupied. The development opened in February 2021 and cost $17.8 million to build. The Palms at Town Center features three three-story buildings and a clubhouse. The new community offers a mix of units including 30 one-bedroom, 50 two-bedroom and eight three-bedroom units. Units feature open floor plans, full-sized Energy Star appliances, ceiling fans and washers and dryers. Community amenities include a swimming pool, dog park, playground, walking trails, clubhouse, media center, car canopies and grilling stations. The affordable apartment complex is a mixed-income community, consisting of 32 units for families at or below 30 percent of the area median income (AMI), eight units for those at or below 60 percent of AMI and 48 units for those at or below 80 percent of AMI. Rents will range from $273 for a one-bedroom and up to $1,242 for a three-bedroom apartment. The reduced rents were made possible through the use of the federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit program and Florida Housing SAIL program. The Florida-based construction and …