Multifamily

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OAKLAND, CALIF. — Signature Development Group has received $130 million in construction financing for the development of Brooklyn Basin – Parcel G, an unnamed apartment and retail property located on 2.7 acres within the master-planned Brooklyn Basin community in Oakland. The project is entitled for 371 apartments and 31,000 square feet of retail space. Designed by California-based TCA Architects, the residential property will offer a fitness center, clubhouse, outdoor courtyard and roof deck with views of San Francisco Bay. Ramsey Daya and Chris Moritz of Newmark’s Debt & Structured Finance arranged the financing behalf of Signature Development. Bank OZK provided the construction loan. “Even with the pandemic-driven challenges posed to the multifamily market, Parcel G’s exceptional location and unique offering for tenants presented a compelling opportunity for lenders,” says Moritz. “This, combined with the strength and experience of the sponsor, resulted in significant interest from the debt markets.” Brooklyn Basin is a 63-acre master-planned development located along Oakland’s waterfront. The project will include market-rate housing, affordable housing and townhome residences, including Parcel G. Orion Apartments is currently leasing units, while MidPen Housing’s Paseo Estero and Vista Estero affordable housing communities are set to open this spring. Last November, Township Commons …

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Trevor Koskovich Northmarq multifamily

NorthMarq has added a multifamily investment sales team to its Charlotte and Raleigh, N.C., offices. The new team, which consists of Andrea Howard, Jeff Glenn, John Currin, Allan Lynch and Caylor Mark, all formerly of JLL, brings NorthMarq’s investment sales locations to 18. This addition also allows NorthMarq to expand its visibility, Carolinas coverage and service offerings to clients as the firm sets its sights on high-growth markets. Trevor Koskovich, NorthMarq’s president of investment sales, sat down with Finance Insight to discuss the multifamily investment sales market and his new five-person team. Finance Insight: What does this new team and location add to the NorthMarq platform and breadth of services? Koskovich: The new Raleigh and Charlotte locations allow NorthMarq to be in lower-regulation, high-growth U.S. regions. From an investment sales perspective, we’re really targeting high-growth markets for population movement and investment sales transaction volume. Raleigh and Charlotte continue to be part of this conversation, and we’re super excited about our new team’s ability to service those markets. This new team will help us drive more business through the Southeast and in overlapping markets, including Nashville, Chattanooga and north Florida. These team members are an integral part of our growth platform, …

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Block 40

HOLLYWOOD, FLA. — Trez Capital has provided a $70 million construction loan for Block 40, a high-rise multifamily project located at 1818 Hollywood Blvd. in downtown Hollywood. The community will be situated along the city’s famous Young Circle. The borrower, an entity doing business as Block 40 LLC, has begun construction. Block 40 is a 19-story project with 273 apartment units and 20,779 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The apartments will have Class A finishes, including stainless appliances, stone counters, designer cabinets, modern plumbing and light fixtures, breakfast bars, washer and dryers and patios. Community amenities will include a rooftop pool and deck, fitness center, clubroom with kitchen, concierge, valet parking, Wifi in common areas and 24 hour security. The tenants in the retail space are undecided at this time. Trez Capital provides short-term debt and equity financing usually between six months and 36 months in term, ranging from $5 million to more than $100 million in loan value. The firm has offices in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Dallas, New York and Palm Beach, Fla.

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Bridgeview Village Apartments

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Standard Communities has led a public-private partnership that acquired Bridgeview Village Apartments, the largest privately owned affordable community in Charleston. Standard Communities partnered with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority (SC Housing) and nonprofit firm Housing on Merit for the transaction. The Bridgeview Village acquisition had a total capitalization of over $97 million, including a $22 million renovation. Alliant Capital provided low income housing tax credit (LIHTC) equity in a transaction arranged with SC Housing. Citibank provided additional financing. Built in 1971, Bridgeview Village is a 100 percent affordable community featuring 300 units in 26 residential buildings on a 22-acre site. All units are covered by a Project-Based Section 8 Housing Assisted Payment (HAP) contract. More than $70,000 per unit will be invested to upgrade unit interiors, including flooring, countertops and cabinetry, as well as enhance safety and security features with added site lighting, access control systems, surveillance cameras and monitoring. The renovations will include a new amenity center for residents. The project will feature several green energy initiatives, including LED light fixtures and low flow plumbing fixtures in units, as well as photovoltaic and rain …

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OKLAHOMA CITY — Dallas-based investment firm Elkhorn Capital Partners has acquired Arbor Glen and Arbor Vista, two contiguous apartment complexes totaling 158 units in Oklahoma City. Recently renamed Parkview Apartments 1 and 2, the properties total 96 and 62 units, respectively, in one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Elkhorn Capital is planning to consolidate the complexes into one property and to implement a value-add program to unit interiors and amenity spaces. The seller was not disclosed

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DALLAS — Greystone has arranged the sale of Residences at White Rock Lake, a 137-unit apartment community in East Dallas. According to Apartments.com, the property was built in 1970 and features one- and two-bedroom units, as well as a pool and onsite laundry facilities. Mark Allen and Chibuzor Nnaji of Greystone’s Investment Sales Group represented the seller, Texas-based Arcturus Investments, in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, a locally based limited liability company.

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ANAHEIM, CALIF. — Waterford Property Co., in partnership with California Statewide Communities Development Authority (CSCDA), has purchased Jefferson Platinum Triangle. The transit-oriented multifamily community is located at 1781 S. Campton Ave. in Anaheim’s Platinum Triangle District. JPI sold the asset for $160 million. The buyers plan to convert the 400-unit property into workforce housing. The acquisition is part of a workforce housing finance program created in 2020 by CSCDA. Using tax exempt bond financing, CSCDA can purchase multifamily projects without the use of public subsidies to provide much-needed housing for the middle-income workforce demographic. With this acquisition the partnership will be able to lower rents for qualified existing and new residents making between 80 percent and 120 percent of the area median income in order to create more workforce housing in Anaheim. Built in 2018, Jefferson Platinum Triangle features 400 units, clubrooms, two resort-style pools with hot tubs, outdoor cooking areas, fitness centers and a yoga studio. Shane Shafer and Kyle Pinkalla of NorthMarq brokered the transaction.

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BLUE SPRINGS, MO. — Berkadia has secured a $19.9 million HUD-insured loan for the refinancing of Lakeview Crossing Townhomes in Blue Springs, about 20 miles east of Kansas City. Completed in March 2019 and located at 900 SE Tequesta Lane, Lakeview Crossing features floor plans ranging from one to four bedrooms. Amenities include a fitness center, clubhouse, resident lounge and pool. Kevin Kozminske and John Schorgl of Berkadia secured the HUD 223(f) loan with a 35-year term and a fixed rate. Missouri-based Worcester Investments was the borrower.

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LEBANON, N.H. — CBRE has arranged the $69.2 million sale of Timberwood Commons, a 252-unit apartment community in Lebanon, located in central New Hampshire. The property consists of five three-story buildings on a 42.6-acre tract. Units feature studio, one-, and two-bedroom floor plans with an average size of 847 square feet. Amenities include a clubhouse, business center, community room, fitness center and a dog park. Simon Butler, Biria St. John and John McLaughlin of CBRE represented the seller, Philadelphia-based Merion Realty Partners, and procured the buyer, an affiliate of Boston-based Audubon Capital Partners.

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LAS VEGAS — KeyBank Real Estate Capital (KBREC) has provided two fixed-rate U.S. Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans totaling $30.8 million for Capital Senior Ventures. Uses of FHA insured loan proceeds were to refinance a portion of a KeyBank-agented senior secured interim bridge financing. The properties are two skilled nursing facilities in Las Vegas – Silver Hills and Silver Ridge Health Care Centers — that Covenant Care operates. Silver Hills, originally built in 1998 and renovated in 2013, comprises 150 operating beds (80 units) and provides physical, speech and occupational therapy. Silver Ridge, built in 1999, comprises 147 operating beds (78 units) and provides in-house and outpatient physical, occupational, speech and respiratory therapy. The two FHA-insured loans were structured with a 35-year, fully amortizing term. John Randolph of KBREC’s Commercial Mortgage Group and Grant Saunders and Peter Trazzera of Key’s Healthcare Finance Group originated and structured the financing.

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