Multifamily

CINCINNATI — KTGY Architecture + Planning has unveiled the design for Artistry Cincinnati, a 344-unit apartment project located along the Ohio River in downtown Cincinnati. The seven-story building, located at 601 E. Pete Rose Way, is currently under construction and is scheduled for completion in late 2021. Milhaus is the developer. Features of the property include a second-floor amenity space offering direct access to an exterior courtyard, a 2,500-square-foot outdoor gallery that will house large-scale art installations, and access to the river and adjacent park. Amenities will include a rooftop pool, fitness center, yoga studio, pet spa, community garden, coworking spaces and bike storage. Plans also call for 390 parking spaces and 8,000 square feet of commercial space. Floor plans will range from studios to three-bedroom units. The project is situated at 601 E. Pete Rose Way.

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ANN ARBOR, MICH. — Trinitas Ventures is set to break ground on The One, a 682-bed student housing community located near the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor. The development will offer one-, two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom, cottage-style units. Shared amenities will include a fitness center, business center, game room, resort-style swimming pool, fire pit, private study lounges, basketball and volleyball courts and a shuttle service to campus. A Trinitas-managed investment entity has provided equity financing for the project, and PNC Bank is providing construction financing. A timeline for the development, located at 2601 Pontiac Trail, has yet to be announced.

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CONROE, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of West Creek Apartment Homes, a 228-unit community located about 25 miles north of Houston in Conroe. The property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, business center and a resident clubhouse. Will Balthrope, Drew Kile, Jennifer Campbell and Will Griffin of IPA represented the seller, Partin Real Estate Management, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, Southstar Capital Group.

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HOUSTON — Parkview Financial has provided a $38 million loan for the construction of a 168-unit apartment community located at 1107 Shepherd Drive in Houston. The property will also feature 20,475 square feet of ground-floor retail space and a 305-space parking structure. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, outdoor kitchen, business center and a dog park. Construction has commenced and is expected to be complete in mid-2021. Greystone arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Hunington Properties.

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NEW YORK CITY — Black Bear Capital Partners (BBCP), a subsidiary of locally based Black Bear Asset Management, has arranged a $77.7 million loan for the refinancing of an eight-property multifamily portfolio in The Bronx. The 10-year loan features a fixed interest rate of 3.6 percent and 10 years of interest-only payments,  proceeds will refinance previous debt. The properties total 537 units. Morgan Stanley provided the loan, and Finkelstein Timberger East Real Estate was the borrower. Bryan Manz, Rob Serra, Phil Bowman and Emil DePasquale of BBCP arranged the financing.

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FALL RIVER, MASS. — CBRE has brokered the $13.7 million sale of two apartment buildings in Fall River, located approximately 20 miles southeast of Providence. Border City Mills, a former mill building located at 2 Weaver St., was completed in 1873 and converted to a residential use in 1988. The property comprises 107 units and offers a fitness center and pool. River Grove Apartments, located at 4516 North Main St., was built in 1987, comprises 48 units and sits adjacent to Fall River Country Club. Simon Butler and Biria St. John of CBRE represented the seller, First Merchants Group. The team also procured the buyer, Fren Management Co. Inc.

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LOS ANGELES — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of an apartment property located at 4325 Berryman Ave. in the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles. A member of the original builder’s family sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer for $12.3 million. Built in 1972, the community features 41 one-bedroom floor plans in a two-story building situated on 33,890 square feet of land. Paul Darrow and Kevin Green of THG Multifamily of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction.

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BOUNTIFUL, UTAH — CareTrust REIT Inc. (NASDAQ:CTRE) has acquired Barton Creek Senior Living, a 62-unit assisted living facility located on the campus of Lake View Hospital in Bountiful, a suburb of Salt Lake City. The acquisition price of the off-market transaction was not disclosed. The Barton Creek facility has been added to CareTrust’s existing master lease with seniors housing operator Bayshire LLC. For the seller, the nonprofit South Davis Community Hospital Campus, the sale was part of a strategic decision to focus on its adjacent higher-acuity operations. The property will be Bayshire’s first in Utah. Annual cash rent under the Bayshire master lease will increase by approximately $600,000. The remaining lease term is just under 15 years, plus two five-year renewal options, and carries annual CPI-based rent escalators. The acquisition was funded using a combination of cash on hand and CareTrust’s $600 million unsecured revolving credit facility.

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TUCSON, ARIZ. — Ready Capital has closed a $6 million loan for the refinance, renovation and lease-up of a 173-unit, Class B student housing property serving the University of Arizona submarket in Tucson. Upon closing, the sponsor will perform various capital improvements to the unit interiors and property exterior. Renovations will begin with units that are leased for the upcoming school year, but are not yet occupied. Unit renovations to expected to be completed by month 24 of the loan term. The non-recourse, floating-rate loan features a 36-month term, one extension option and flexible prepayment. Additionally, the financing is inclusive of a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures.

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  At MBA CREF, M&T Realty Capital’s Sean Huntsman met with reporter Nellie Day to discuss the trends he’s seeing in the multifamily and seniors housing sectors. One big takeaway: The current market demands flexibility and diversified lending. M&T Realty Capital Corp.’s lending platform is allowing the company to both succeed and expand — they had a record 2019 in terms of loan production for healthcare and seniors housing sectors. In addition to a robust pipeline of multifamily and seniors housing construction loans, M&T is also working with owners/operators who are stabilizing assets and recapitalizing equity. However, Huntsman is seeing the impact of high labor and constructions costs and some overbuilding in certain markets, indicating that stakeholders need to look closely at demand on a market-by-market basis. Watch the video for more insights from Huntsman.   This video is posted as part of REBusinessOnline’s Finance Insight series, covering MBA CREF 2020. Click here to subscribe to the Finance Insight newsletter, a four-week newsletter series, followed by video interviews from MBA CREF.

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