COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Griffis/Blessing has acquired Lion Village, a student housing complex in Colorado Springs, from a local developer for $34 million. Colorado Springs-based Griffis/Blessing has served as property manager for the asset since its opening in 2015. With its third construction phase completed last year, Lion Village features 141 units totaling 508 student housing beds in a mix of two-, three- and four-bedroom layouts averaging 1,021 square feet. Each apartment comes fully furnished, including housewares and a washer and dryer, and with utilities, including internet and cable. Additionally, each bedroom has its own private bathroom and closet. Community amenities include a heated swimming pool, business center, fitness center and 24-hour maintenance. Nick Steele, John Laratta, Tyler King, Nate Moyer of Berkadia’s Denver brokered the transaction.
AMCAL Starts Construction of 61-Unit Affordable Housing Community for Veterans in Pomona, California
POMONA, CALIF. — AMCAL Multi-Housing has started construction of Veterans Park Apartments, an affordable apartment community for veterans. Located at 444 W. Commercial St. in Pomona, Veterans Park Apartments will feature 61 units ranging in size from 600 square feet to 1,000 square feet. The project will offer 25 one-bedroom/one-bath apartments, 15 two-bedroom/two-bath units and 20 three-bedroom/two-bath apartments. Additionally, one apartment will be reserved as an unrestricted manager’s unit. Designed by WHA, the architectural design will draw from the surrounding mission architecture and nearby historic Pomona train depot. On-site amenities will include a 1,725-square-foot children’s center offering tutoring, mentoring, homework help, art, educational games, after-school programs and recreational activities for residents. The project will also offer on-site social services for residents, including programs on transitioning to civilian life and how to navigate the Veterans Affairs system, delivered in the community’s 1,052-square-foot Veterans Center. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.-based Hope Through Housing Foundation will serve as the on-site coordinator. The development was awarded $1.8 million in annual federal tax credits by the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee. Rents will range from $545 a month for a one-bedroom unit to $1,519 for a three-bedroom apartment, offering affordable housing options to households earning between 30 …
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Wayfinder Real Estate has begun construction on The Troubadour, a 321-unit apartment community located within the University Park master-planned development in Austin. The six-story property will be situated one mile north of downtown at the southwest corner of Concordia Avenue and Interstate 35, the former site of Concordia University. Set to open in late 2021, The Troubadour will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, as well as a resort-style pool, 24-hour fitness center, indoor bike storage and maintenance facility and two rooftop decks, one of which will be equipped for outdoor movie screenings. The Troubadour represents the first development for Wayfinder, an Austin-based firm founded by real estate veterans Mac McElwrath and Chris Sipes. The project team includes general contractor Oden Hughes Construction, architect Davies Collaborative, civil engineer Jones Carter, landscape architect Blu Fish Collaborative, MEP engineer MEP Delta Design and interior designer PPDS. Vantage Bank provided construction financing on behalf of Wayfinder.
HOUSTON — Waterton, a multifamily and hospitality owner and operator based in Chicago, has nearly doubled its multifamily holdings in the Houston area with the purchase of three apartment communities totaling 809 units. The properties include Reserve by the Lake in Houston, Madison on the Meadow in Stafford and Summerwind in Pearland. Waterton plans to make capital improvements at all three properties, including all unit interiors, existing clubhouses and common areas. Each unit will be upgraded with new stainless steel appliances, cabinet resurfacing and hardware, as well as upgraded lighting and plumbing packages. Exterior upgrades will include new paint and modernized clubhouses, pool areas and other common area amenities. The seller(s) and sales price were not disclosed.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Muskin Commercial has arranged the sale of Park Plaza Apartments, a 62-unit multifamily community located in Austin’s North Central submarket. The property features a swimming pool, barbecue/picnic area, playground and access to Little Walnut Creek. Quantum Capital Inc., a value-add multifamily investment firm with assets in Los Angeles and Austin, purchased the property for an undisclosed price. Muskin Commercial represented the seller, an entity named Austin Park Plaza LLC that has owned the community for 28 years.
VACAVILLE, CALIF. — Triad Lagoon Valley, a Washington limited liability company affiliated with Seattle-based Triad Development, has purchased 840 acres from Lennar Corp. for an undisclosed price. The buyer plans to develop Lagoon Valley, a mixed-use community on the site. Lagoon Valley is approved as a conservation community, balancing jobs and housing, with more than 80 percent of its specific plan area entitled for open space/recreational use. Site grading is slated to commence in May, with building construction scheduled to begin in early 2021. Lagoon Valley will include Class A office space, 12 residential neighborhoods and a variety of recreational components. The office portion — Ascend @ Lagoon Valley — will feature seven four-story buildings ranging in size from 700,000 square feet to potentially 1 million square feet. Additionally, Ascend will offer a 30,000-square-foot amenity building with a fitness center, food and recreation space. Outdoor amenities at the property will include an amphitheater, sports courts and field space. Lagoon Valley is also surrounded by 2,000 acres of protected open space, including a 470-acre Lagoon Valley Park, 100-acre lake, a centrally located eight-acre public park and numerous neighborhood parks. The community will also include a fire station, a 50,000-square-foot town center …
The greater St. Louis metropolitan statistical area (MSA) includes the city of St. Louis, St. Louis County, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Warren and St. Charles County, as well as various counties in Illinois collectively known as the Metro East. The MSA ranks as the 21st largest in the country with a population of approximately 2.8 million residents and features many Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 companies. St. Louis has a very diverse economy with the largest categories of employment base in transportation, utilities, education, healthcare, defense and professional/business services. The per capita income for approximately 1.5 million workers in the MSA is approximately $60,000 per year. With an unemployment rate of 3.6 percent, the MSA has had almost 11 quarters of sub-4 percent unemployment. In 2019 alone, payrolls across the MSA expanded 1.7 percent with a net gain of 23,100 jobs created. Of these, 1,500 jobs alone were created with the 2019 completion of Amazon’s first Missouri fulfillment center in St. Peters, which is a western suburb of St. Louis. Other major job creators include the 295-acre redevelopment project called Fenton Logistics Park in Fenton, which is at the forefront of transforming the logistics and manufacturing industries with 2.5 million square …
BLACKWOOD, N.J. — M&T Realty Capital Corp. has closed a $79.5 million FHA-insured loan to refinance a 458-bed skilled nursing facility in Blackwood, a southeastern suburb of Philadelphia. The 30-year loan is fully amortizing and features a fixed interest rate of 3.28 percent. The borrower and name of facility were not disclosed. Paula Quigley and Matthew Pipitone of M&T Realty Capital Baltimore office led the transaction in collaboration with Aaron Anglada of M&T Bank’s Paramus office. Quigley also serves as the FHA/HUD program manager for the company.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — Arbor Realty Trust Inc. has provided a $7.4 million Fannie Mae Green Rewards loan for Sabal Court Apartments in Tallahassee. The 12-year acquisition loan features a fixed interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. Sam Schwass of Arbor’s New York City office originated the loan. Located at 2125 Jackson Bluff Road, Sabal Court was built in 1967. The two-story multifamily complex features one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as a picnic area, pool and playground. Florida State University and Tallahassee Community College are each less than two miles away from the property. No details were disclosed about the improvements the undisclosed borrower is planning to satisfy the Green Rewards program.
NAPERVILLE, ILL. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has secured a $61 million Freddie Mac loan for the acquisition of Railway Plaza in Naperville. Built in 2000, the transit-oriented multifamily property is adjacent to the Route 59 Metra station. Bill Weber, Henry Stimler and Daniel Sarsfield of NKF arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the buyers, BH Equities and Cantor Fitzgerald. Railway Plaza comprises 13 three-story buildings with 417 units. Amenities include a clubroom, fitness center, lounge, pool and fire pit.