DANIA BEACH, FLA. —The Estate Cos., a multifamily developer based in Miami, has secured $55.5 million in construction financing for Soleste Cityline. The eight-story property will be a Class A, mixed-use community with 340 rental units and 12,800 square feet of retail at 4 North Federal Highway in Dania Beach. Soleste Cityline will be located on the northeast corner of Federal Highway and Dania Beach Boulevard, around 25 miles from Miami. Synovus Financial Corp. arranged the financing. The developer plans to break ground this quarter. Fort Lauderdale-based Merrimac Ventures is a partner in the project and will own the retail portion of the property, along with Miami-based Tricera Capital. The project will offer units ranging from approximately 600 to 1,200 square feet. Studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom units include dual master suites, spacious walk-in closets, private balconies and a full-size washer and dryer. Soleste Cityline will feature a pool deck, fitness center, outdoor grilling stations, clubroom and private event space.
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Dwight Capital Provides $40.5M in HUD Financing for Walton Westside Apartments in Atlanta
by John Nelson
ATLANTA — Dwight Capital has provided $40.5 million in HUD financing for Walton Westside, a 254-unit apartment community located at 790 Huff Road NW in Atlanta’s West Midtown. Built in 2014, Walton Westside has one residential building and one garage building. Community amenities include a rooftop patio with a gazebo, swimming pool, dog park, coffee shop and an outdoor fireplace. The property is located 15 miles from the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Walton Westside is Energy-Star-certified, thus qualifying for HUD’s Green Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP) reduction, which was set at 25 basis points. Brandon Baksh and Karnveer Bal of Dwight Capital originated the loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. Dwight Capital LLC is a commercial real estate finance company based in New York.
Wendover Housing Partners Breaks Ground on $16.3M Affordable Housing Community in Sanford, Florida
by John Nelson
SANFORD, FLA. — Wendover Housing Partners, an Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based multifamily developer, has broken ground on Monroe Landings, a $16.3 million affordable housing community in Sanford. Wendover received $11.5 million in tax credit equity, $1.3 million from partner Orlando Housing Authority and a $2.8 million permanent loan from Neighborhood Lending Partners. Roger B. Kennedy Construction is overseeing the construction of the community. Located at 375 Oleander Ave. in Sanford, Monroe Landings will be a 60-unit, multifamily community with one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Community amenities will include a clubhouse with a gathering area and fireplace, resident computer center, pool, tot lot, gazebo with picnic tables, outdoor grills and a community gardening area. Rent is expected to start at $766 per month for one-bedroom units, $908 per month for two-bedroom units and $1,041 per month for three-bedroom units. Wendover expects to move residents in by the end of 2021 or beginning of 2022. In November 2013, HUD demolished an existing affordable housing community at the site after being deemed uninhabitable. Several hundred residents were displaced at the time the community was demolished. Wendover will offer the former residents the option to live at Monroe Landings when completed. The property will serve …
HOUSTON — Los Angeles-based PCCP LLC has provided an $86.3 million loan for the acquisition and renovation of two apartment communities totaling 620 units that are located within the 37-acre CityCentre mixed-use development in Houston’s Memorial City district. The properties, both of which offer Class A amenities, are branded Domain at CityCentre and Lofts at CityCentre. Domain features 370 units averaging 975 square feet in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Lofts totals 250 units averaging 958 square feet with a similar unit mix. The borrower was Lubbock-based Madera Residential, which purchased the assets from J.P Morgan.
DALLAS — Locally based investment firm 180 Multifamily Properties has acquired a 208-unit apartment complex in Dallas’ Bachman Lake area, located near Dallas Love Field Airport. The seller was an undisclosed firm based on the East Coast. Bard Hoover and Wes Racht of Marcus & Millichap brokered the deal. The new ownership plans to implement a capital improvement program that will also include a rebranding of the property.
SAN ANTONIO — Arizona-based investment firm Sterling Real Estate Partners has acquired Silver Creek Apartments, a 150-unit multifamily community located near USAA’s headquarters on the north side of San Antonio. According to Apartments.com, the property was built in 1983, features studio, one- and two-bedroom units and offers amenities such as a clubhouse, lounge, fitness center and a pool. The seller was not disclosed. Sterling plans to implement a value-add program.
HOUSTON — Heavenrich & Co. has arranged the sale of Pathways Memory Care, a 60-unit skilled nursing memory care facility located in Northwest Houston. The property was built in 2014 on an 80-acre medical campus that includes the Kelsey Seybold Clinic and Villa Toscana, an 86-unit skilled nursing facility that Heavenrich brokered the sale of in 2020. StoneGate Senior Living, a national owner-operator, sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for an undisclosed price.
LINCOLN, NEB. — Campion Devco LLC is developing LivRed, a 575-bed student housing project near the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Lincoln. The seven-story building will offer furnished one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units. Community amenities will include a fitness center, package room, parking garage, private study rooms, gaming areas and lounges. The project team includes Sampson Construction, Grace Hebert Curtis Architects, ETI and REGA Engineering. Scott Clifton, Stewart Hayes, Teddy Leatherman and Dan Kearns of JLL Capital Markets sourced a joint venture partner in Tailwind Group for the project. A timeline for construction was not disclosed.
MINNEAPOLIS — Colliers Mortgage has provided a $32.5 million HUD 223(a)(7) loan for the refinancing of Third North Apartments in Minneapolis. The 204-unit apartment complex was built in 2014. The new loan features a 40-year amortization schedule, a lower interest rate and a lower mortgage insurance premium, resulting in annual cash flow savings, according to Colliers. Third North LLC was the borrower.
PLAINVIEW, N.Y. — Chelsea Living has opened The Residences at Plainview, an active adult community in the Long Island hamlet of Plainview. The community features newly renovated studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments with full kitchens, a custom wellness program and amenities reminiscent of a luxury hotel. Chelsea operates a full-service assisted living and memory care community, Somerset Gardens, in Plainview less than a mile from the new property. The number of units at the property was not disclosed.