SAN ANTONIO — Chicago-based NXT Capital has provided a $30 million acquisition loan for an undisclosed, Class B apartment community in San Antonio. The 300-unit property is located roughly 10 miles north of downtown San Antonio and features amenities such as a resident clubhouse, business center, fitness center and two pools. Tip Strickland, David Schwarz and Kevin Amend of Newmark Knight Frank placed the debt with NXT Capital on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
LAKE JACKSON, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of The Springs at Lake Jackson, a 153-unit apartment community in Lake Jackson, located south of Houston. Christian Mazzini and Jeffrey Fript of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a limited liability company, in the off-market transaction. Additional terms of sale were not disclosed.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Morgan Group has begun construction on Riverland Apartments, a planned 276-unit multifamily community in Fort Lauderdale. The gated property will span six four-story buildings offering studio to three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities will include coworking space, an internet lounge, clubroom, community kitchen, fitness center, mailroom with parcel lockers, covered seating area with gas grill stations, covered veranda, pool pavilions, sun deck, dog park and a heated pool overlooking the property’s onsite lake. Morgan Group will oversee development, construction and property management of Riverland Apartments. The Houston-based company expects to welcome its first residents in the second half of 2021.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the $45.3 million sale of The Trails at Cahaba River, a 400-unit multifamily property in Birmingham. The property, which sold for the equivalent of $113,250 per unit, offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include two swimming pools, picnic areas, a fitness center, private trail on the Little Cahaba River and an outdoor playground. The seller, Merion Realty Partners, upgraded the clubhouse and unit interiors prior to the sale. The buyer, Timberland Properties, plans to continue upgrading the property throughout, according to Andrew Brown of Cushman & Wakefield. The Trails at Cahaba River is situated at 801 Cahaba Forest Cove, along U.S. Highway 280 and 10 miles southeast of downtown Birmingham. Brown, Craig Hey and Jimmy Adams of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
HOUSE SPRINGS, MO. — Maverick Commercial Mortgage has arranged a $10.2 million first mortgage loan for Byrnes Mill Farms manufactured housing community in House Springs, located about 30 miles southwest of St. Louis. Built in 1986, the 372-site community features a pool and clubhouse. A national lender provided the bridge loan, which features a 16-month term and a 30-year amortization schedule. Proceeds from the loan refinanced the existing first mortgage, funded a reserve to be used for new house purchases, paid for closing costs and returned equity to the borrower, MHPI.
KANSAS CITY, MO. AND LENEXA, KAN. — Pacific Sands Funds has purchased two multifamily properties in metro Kansas City for an undisclosed price. The first property is Chouteau Heights, a 76-unit apartment complex in the Sherwood Estates neighborhood of Kansas City. The second is Villas of Loiret, a 46-unit rental townhouse community in Lenexa. Chouteau Heights was built in 1964, while Villas of Loiret was constructed between 1999 and 2003. Pacific Sands plans to update both properties. Irvine, Calif.-based Pacific Sands maintains a portfolio of more than 500 units in southern California, Las Vegas, St. Louis and Kansas City. Seller information was undisclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $33 million sale of a residential development site in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. The site comprises three former industrial and residential buildings on the same block, located at 118 Hope St., 428 Rodney St. and 426 Rodney St. The buyer, local developer CW Realty, plans to redevelop the property with 100 multifamily units. Said Boukhalfa and Jonathan Codorniu of Marcus & Millichap represented CW Realty in the transaction. The team also represented the sellers, which were private owner-users.
LOS ANGELES, SANTA CLARITA, SYLMAR AND LANCASTER, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of a four-property multifamily portfolio located in Los Angeles County. The portfolio sold to four separate buyers for a total of $28.3 million. Steve Bogoyevac, Alexander Garcia Jr., Greg Harris, Kevin Green and Paul Darrow of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller and undisclosed buyers in the transactions. The properties are a 54-unit building at 2736 Pomeroy Ave. in Los Angeles; a 65-unit community for residents age 55 or older located at 22816 Market St. in Santa Clarita; a 20-unit building at 13002 Dronfield Ave.; and an 80-unit seniors housing community located at 44942 Cedar Ave. in Lancaster.
Technology and data are here to make things easier, faster and more accurate than ever before. However, some industries have lagged behind. This inspired Walker & Dunlop and its data science partner, GeoPhy, to fulfill a need in the market related to multifamily valuation. “We built Apprise because we saw a significant opportunity to improve a critical part of the underwriting and valuation process that has largely gone unchanged for decades,” says Brad Savage, Chief Product Officer for Apprise by Walker & Dunlop. “It is the natural and needed progression of any industry to harness the power of technology to make its practitioners more efficient and more informed. This is something we’re seeing in nearly all industries, except commercial real estate valuation…until now.” Apprise by Walker & Dunlop integrates data feeds and business processes that cover 80 percent of the steps in the traditional appraisal process. This can often result in appraisals in five days or less, compared to up to three weeks for traditional reports. The process is powered by GeoPhy’s Automated Valuation Model (AVM), which automates data feeds and can pre-populate relevant fields, preventing errors or duplicate entries that can happen with manual submissions. Selection bias is also reduced with the …
It’s no secret America is in a housing crisis, but the problem is easier to identify than it is to tackle. David Leopold, senior vice president and head of affordable housing for Berkadia, believes it can be tackled, however, if the industry’s best and brightest can collaborate on a nationwide strategy. Finance Insight (FI): What is your view on the affordable housing market? Leopold: It’s an exciting time in the affordable housing market. There’s massive demand for affordable housing nationwide, which means new opportunities for innovation and new needs to be fulfilled. There’s also a real sense of urgency and commitment galvanizing players across the industry to pursue innovative solutions that will result in decent, affordable and safe housing in every single community across the country. This extends to developers, lawmakers, real estate professionals and beyond. It’s a tall order, but this work is essential to the well-being of our communities. FI: Speaking of tall orders, what are some of the challenges facing the affordable housing industry? Leopold: Rent control is certainly a hot topic and will remain one in the year ahead. Last year was a significant chapter in the rent control debate, with comprehensive statewide reform enacted in …
