BELLE FOURCHE AND SPEARFISH, S.D. — Dwight Capital has arranged $4.15 million in refinancing for a portfolio of affordable housing communities in western South Dakota. The properties include Bella Vista Village and Meadowlark Plaza in Belle Fourche, and Iron Creek Plaza and Lookout Mountain View in Spearfish. Each of the properties consists of 24 units. The 35-year loans were financed through HUD’s 223(f) program. Adam Sasouness of Dwight Capital originated the loans.
CHICAGO — The NHP Foundation (NHPF) has acquired the historic Hotel Covent in Chicago for $7 million. Originally built in the early 1900s, the mixed-use residential property targeting low- and moderate-income individuals in Lincoln Park is located at 2653 N. Clark St. The building features 64 single-resident occupancy (SRO) rooms, as well as seven retail storefronts on the ground level. The acquisition was made possible through financial partnerships with Community Investment Corporation (CIC) and the Chicago Community Loan Fund (CCLF), which lent NHPF $5 million and $2.2 million respectively. Chicago Title Land Trust Company was the seller. NHPF is a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to preserving and creating sustainable, service-enriched multifamily housing.
SAN ANTONIO — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has secured a total of $33.5 million in construction financing for Acme Apartments, a 324-unit affordable housing development in San Antonio. The property will be constructed on more than 18 acres of currently vacant land and include four three-story buildings, a community center, leasing office and on-site management building. Additionally, all the units at the property will be designated for households earning at or below either 50 or 60 percent of the area median income. The financing consists of a $10.3 million equity bridge loan and a $23.2 million Freddie Mac tax-exempt loan. Jeffrey Rodman of KeyBank’s Commercial Mortgage Group and Kyle Kolesar of Key’s Community Development Lending and Investment Group arranged the financing.
AUBURN, WASH. — KeyBank’s Community Development Lending & Investing group has provided $95.2 million in tax-exempt bond financing to construct two affordable housing communities in the Seattle suburb of Auburn, one for families and one for seniors. AVS Communities is developing the two properties. The Villas at Auburn will offer 295 units of affordable housing for families while The Reserve at Auburn will offer 297 units of affordable housing for seniors. Both projects will serve residents making 60 percent or less of the area median income. KeyBank provided a $47 million construction loan for The Reserve at Auburn, with a $40.6 million Freddie Mac Tax Exempt Loan (TEL) component arranged by Key’s Commercial Mortgage Group. The company provided a $48.2 million construction loan for The Villas at Auburn, with a $40.9 million Freddie Mac TEL arranged by Key’s Commercial Mortgage Group. The Washington State Housing Finance Commission issued the tax-exempt bonds. Victoria Quinn and Al Beaumariage arranged the financing.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Greysteel has arranged the $6.6 million sale of Brookland Place, an affordable multifamily community located at 617 Hamlin St. N.E. in Washington, D.C. Built in 1950, the 80-unit property is situated near Catholic University and within walking distance of two Metrorail stations in Washington, D.C.’s Brookland neighborhood. Ari Firoozabadi, Kyle Tangney, Rawles Wilcox, Alicia Orkisz and Herbert Schwat of Greysteel represented the seller, Jair Lynch Development Partners. The buyer, Wesley Housing Development Corp., will preserve the community’s affordability using financing from the DHCD and Enterprise Community Partners Inc.
NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has arranged the acquisition of Noonan Plaza, an affordable housing complex located at 105 W. 168th St. in the South Bronx’s Highbridge neighborhood. Spencer Equity acquired the property for $42 million. The seven-story, 335,000-square-foot asset features 283 residential units and eight retail units. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood Realty Group represented the buyer and the seller, Joel Leder (Noonan Plaza LLC), in the transaction.
MIAMI — Berkadia has brokered the $14 million sale of Cutlerwood Apartments, a 161-unit affordable housing community located in Miami’s Cutler Bay neighborhood. Asden Realty purchased the Section 8 property from American Federated Tile Corp. for roughly $134 per square foot. Berkadia arranged a six-year, $11.4 million Freddie Mac loan on behalf of Asden Realty to fund the acquisition. Tal Frydman, Fernando Polanco and Yoav Yuhjtman of Berkadia’s South Florida office brokered the sale, and Mitch Sinberg and Matt Robbins from the same office arranged the financing.
WALTHAM, VT. — Development partners Addison County Community Trust and Cathedral Square Corp. have redeveloped a formerly unoccupied manufactured home park in Waltham into McKnight Lane, Vermont’s first net-zero affordable housing community. The $3.6 million community features 15 net-zero energy homes configured into seven duplexes with 12 two-bedroom layouts and two three-bedroom layouts. The homes are available for households with incomes at or below 50 percent and 60 percent of the area median income. The homes incorporate the latest in energy-efficiency design and technology, including a high-performance building envelope, cold climate heat pumps and a state-of-the-art ventilation system. Additionally, each home is designed to have its total energy usage, including heating, cooling, domestic hot water, appliances and plug demands, met by a 6 kW roof-mounted solar photovoltaic array, and each home features a 6 kWh AC sonnen smart solar energy system for backup power.
NEW YORK — Greystone Affrodable Housing Initiatives LLC has closed a $130.8 million transaction to help preserve 1,058 affordable housing units in Florida. The 24 aged properties are located in 12 counties throughout the state. Completed on behalf of owner and operator The Hallmark Cos. Inc., the financing included $41.6 million in tax-exempt bonds by Osceola County; Boston Financial purchasing $28.1 million in 4 percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credits; HUD’s assumption of $26.7 million of original USDA Section 515 debt, which provides subsidized financing to developers of affordable housing in rural markets; $29.9 million in senior debt; and $4.5 million in additional capital. Greystone worked closely with the USDA’s Rural Housing Service, as well as Osceola County Housing Finance Authority and Florida Housing Finance Corp. in the transaction. Hallmark will use the funds to rehabilitate the interior and exterior of the 24 properties over the next 12 months at an average of $32,000 per unit. The redevelopment team includes Columbia, Mo.-based architect Wallace Architects LLC and Roswell, Ga.-based general contractor Formula Construction Group.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A survey of 1,000 Americans aged 18-34 — commonly known as Millennials — has found that a majority of them have had to delay or rethink traditional ideas of home ownership, according to The NHP Foundation, which conducted the survey. The NHP Foundation is a nonprofit provider of affordable housing. The survey found that 76 percent of Millennials have made compromises in order to find affordable housing, which NHP defines as housing that costs no more than 30 percent of the respondent’s income. Of those who admit compromises, 46 percent live with parents or family, 43 percent have put off saving for the future, 41 percent live with a roommate and 36 percent had to move further away from school or work to find something affordable. “Millennials, America’s largest generation, are already saddled with record-breaking student loan debt and no longer think homeownership is in their future,” says Richard Burns, CEO of The NHP Foundation. “This group mirrors much of society, which is also frustrated by the lack of affordable housing and is seeking rental options.” Cost Burden Those who spend more than 30 percent of their income on rent or a mortgage are considered cost-burdened. The survey found …