PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Normandy, a 143-unit multifamily asset that is located on 9.7 acres in Port Arthur, located just south of Beaumont. Nick Fluellen, Bard Hoover, David Fersing and Sean Scott of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Both parties were limited liability companies that requested anonymity.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Bluerock Real Estate has sold Grandewood Pointe, a 306-unit apartment community in Orlando, for $46.2 million. Jay Ballard and Ken DelVillar of JLL represented Bluerock in the sale to the buyer, a joint venture led by Miami-based multifamily investor and operator Lloyd Jones LLC. Elliott Throne, Jesse Wright, Tarik Bateh and Jennifer Swanson and Drew Jennewein of JLL arranged a 10-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan on behalf of the borrower. The loan is a Fannie Mae Green Rewards Program product, which JLL will service. Grandewood Pointe features one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The new ownership group is planning to make renovations to the building’s exterior, community amenities and units, including new countertops, vanities and lighting. Current community amenities include a courtyard, barbecue and picnic area, playground and a business center. Located at 3701 Grandewood Blvd., Grandewood Pointe is situated close to Lake Nona’s Medical City and 17 miles from downtown Orlando.
UPPER MACUNGIE, PA. — A partnership between two New Jersey-based firms, KRE Group and Silverman Group, will develop Lehigh Hills, a 273-unit multifamily project that will be located outside of Allentown in the Lehigh Valley community of Upper Macungie. The community will feature a mix of one- and two-bedroom units that will be housed in seven mid-rise buildings. Amenities will include a fitness center with a yoga room, gaming room, conference room, a pool, dog park and a children’s play area. Valley National Bank provided a $44.4 million construction loan for the project, which is expected to be complete in 2022.
ATLANTA — Frankforter Group has acquired Garden Walk Apartments, a 240-unit, Class B multifamily community in south Atlanta. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Garden Walk features 240 rental apartments on 29 acres located in Williamsburg Park and is 4.5 miles south of Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Frankforter Group, a Montreal-based real estate investment and asset management firm, will invest over $2 million to enhance the property, including the common area amenities, such as an automated delivery locker system, clubhouse upgrades, pool area renovations and sports courts revamping.
NEW YORK CITY — Alpha Realty has brokered the $4.5 million sale of 310 E. 89th St., a 20-unit apartment building in Manhattan. The five-story building was originally constructed in 1920. Lev Mavashev and Shai Egison of Alpha Realty represented the seller and the locally based buyer in the transaction. The deal traded at a cap rate of 5.1 percent.
MANGONIA PARK, FLA. — Greystone has provided a $29 million HUD loan to refinance Hampton Court Apartments, a 288-unit affordable housing property in the Palm Beach County town of Mangonia Park. Fred Levine of Greystone originated the financing on behalf of the borrower, North Miami-based Royal Castle Development. The HUD 223(f) financing carries a 35-year term and 35-year amortization schedule, along with a low, fixed interest rate. The property has a LIHTC land-use restriction agreement (LURA) that requires limits on tenant income and rent restrictions for all units. Hampton Court Apartments is located on 4761 N Australian Ave., about nine miles from the Palm Beach International Airport. Constructed by the borrower in 2000, the property consists of 19 apartment buildings featuring two- and three-bedroom units with updated appliances, washer/dryer hook-ups and private outdoor living spaces. Amenities to the gated community include a clubhouse and business center, swimming pool, fitness center, tennis court, picnic and playground area, laundry facility and onsite parking.
NORTHGLENN, COLO. — Los Angeles-based Gelt has purchased Regatta Apartments, a multifamily community located at 10500 Irma Drive in Northglenn. Sares Regis Multifamily Funds sold the asset for $100.5 million. Built in 2001 on 23 acres, the garden-style property features 22 two-story residential buildings, offering a total of 352 apartments in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units, and one clubhouse building. All units were recently renovated to feature vinyl plank flooring, stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, white shaker cabinets, nine-foot ceilings, patios or balconies and extra storage. Community amenities include a resort-style swimming pool, hot tub, sports court, media center, theater, fitness center, business center, splash park, dog wash, dog exercise park and barbecue area with fire pit. With this transaction, Gelt now owns more than 2,600 units across seven apartment communities in the Denver metro area. Dan Woodward, David Potarf and Matt Barnett of CBRE represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
VANCOUVER, WASH. — Parkview Financial has provided a $27.5 million construction loan to Hurley Development for Kestrel Park Apartments, a multifamily property located in Vancouver, 10 miles from Portland, Ore. Situated on 5.5 acres at 15306 NE Fourth Plain Road, Kestrel Park will feature 178 apartments spread across six three-story buildings. The community will offer 54 one-bedroom units, 108 two-bedroom units and 16 three-bedroom units, with an average size of 883 square feet. Construction is underway, with completion slated for March 2022. The apartment community is part of a multi-phase development, with Phases I through IV including residential lots that have been pre-sold to a national home builder. Kestrel Park Apartments is part of Phase V with future phases to include a retail and office center.
Lument Provides $28M Fannie Mae Refinancing for Seniors Housing Property in Solana Beach, California
SOLANA BEACH, CALIF. — Lument has provided a $28 million Fannie Mae refinancing for La Vida Del Mar, a 105-unit assisted and independent living community in Solana Beach, approximately 20 miles north of San Diego. The borrower is Senior Resource Group and its equity partner, Collins Development Co. Doug Harper of Lument’s Western region seniors housing and healthcare production team led the transaction. The loan features a 10-year term, five years of interest-only payments and 30-year amortization. In addition to refinancing existing debt, the closing provided cash-out proceeds.
The single-family rental (SFR) and build-for-rent (BFR) space is emerging as one of the strongest growth sectors in commercial real estate. While the SFR market has made up a portion of the rental market for many years, historically individual and small-scale investors have dominated the market. Institutional investors have only invested in the space for the last 10 to 12 years since the end of the Great Recession. Demand for SFR has been steadily increasing due to current demographic trends related to Gen Y and baby boomers; however, migration patterns related to COVID-19 have accelerated that demand. SFR growth is expected to outpace multifamily, office, retail, storage and hospitality growth by 2022. As the demand for more SFR properties grows, an increasing number of larger investors are expanding their investment strategy to include the product. With the SFR asset class gaining more attention, the BFR sub-segment is playing an emerging role in large-scale investors’ portfolios. The SFR market is estimated at $3.4 trillion, compared to $3.5 trillion for the multifamily market.1 Institutional investors make up less than 2 percent of the SFR market compared to 55 percent for the multifamily market. As more young families, families with children and retirees …