LITHIA SPRINGS, GA. — PointOne Holdings LLC has sold Crestmark Apartments, a 334-unit apartment complex in Lithia Springs, for $44.9 million. The asset is situated about 14 miles west of downtown Atlanta. The community offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with amenities including a business center, car wash area, jogging trails, two tennis courts, swimming pool and a spa with a hot tub. During its ownership, PointOne Holdings increased the property’s occupancy from 93 percent to 98 percent, according to PointOne’s Ben Colonomos. Chad DeFoor, now with Franklin Street but previously with ARA Newmark, marketed and brokered the sale of Crestmark Apartments. The buyer was not disclosed.
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NEW YORK CITY — Avison Young has arranged the $68 million sale of a development site on the Upper East Side of Manhattan for $68 million. Located at 1393 York Ave., the property has a floor area of 112,420 square feet. Avison Young represented the seller, The Church of the Epiphany, in the transaction. The buyer was Weill Cornell Medical College, which plans to build housing for medical students at the site. As part of the transaction, The Church of the Epiphany will remain at 1393 York Avenue for two years as a tenant.
LA JOLLA, CALIF. — Colliers International San Diego Region has arranged the sale of two adjacent mixed-use properties in downtown La Jolla. Located at 7527-7535 and 7545-7553 Girard Ave., the assets sold for a combined total of $9 million. Bill Shrader of Colliers International San Diego Region’s Urban Property Team represented the seller of both properties, Rancho Girard LLC. Shrader also represented the buyer, YDNL LLC, of 7527-7535 Girard Ave., while Michael McNally of Pacific Commercial Management represented the undisclosed buyer of 7545-7553 Girard Ave. The 7545-7553 Girard Ave. property is a 7,649-square-foot restaurant and retail building occupied by Harry’s Coffee Shop and Everett Stunz. Situated on a 9,749-square-foot lot, the building at 7527-7535 Girard Ave. features two residential apartments and long-term retail tenants, including Dewhurst & Associates and Salon Spruce, among others.
MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, OHIO — CA Senior Living LLC, the senior housing investment and development division of Chicago-based CA Ventures, has started construction of a seniors housing community in Mayfield Heights, approximately 12 miles east of downtown Cleveland. The two-story building will offer 100 independent living, 60 assisted living and 32 memory care units. Apartment sizes range in size from 403-square-foot studios to 836-square-foot two-bedroom units. The property will offer five single-story cottages, each offering two 1,680-square-foot residences. Common areas will add 61,000 square feet to the property, which is slated to open in summer 2020. Southfield, Mich.-based Harley Ellis Devereaux designed the project, which is located near restaurants, retail and healthcare, including Hillcrest Hospital. Chattanooga, Tenn.-based EMJ Corp. is serving as general contractor. CA Senior Living currently has 23 communities operating or under construction throughout the U.S. CA entered the Ohio senior housing market in 2017 with the completion of The Sheridan at Mason, located in Deerfield Township near Cincinnati.
INDIANAPOLIS — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $4.3 million Fannie Mae supplemental loan for Wildwood Apartments, a 324-unit multifamily property in Indianapolis. Wildwood Apartments features communal amenities such as a pool, fitness center, basketball court, tennis court and a playground. David Garfinkel of NorthMarq placed the loan, which carries a five-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule, on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. Proceeds will be used to fund continued value-add programs and upgrades to the unit interiors and amenity spaces.
RACINE, WIS. — Evergreen Real Estate Group has completed a $2 million renovation of Durand Plaza, a 72-unit affordable seniors housing community in Racine, approximately 25 miles south of Milwaukee. Evergreen acquired the property in October 2017 and has managed it since then. Durand Plaza comprises four two-story buildings originally constructed in 1970. In addition to the 72 residential units, the property includes a community room with television and shared kitchen, as well as an onsite laundry room. During the remodel, all buildings received new roofs and windows as well as mechanical improvements. Corridors, stairwells and common areas were refreshed with new carpet, paint and lighting. Exterior improvements included repaved parking lots, repaired sidewalks, masonry updates, new perimeter fencing, landscaping, a new monument sign and a new patio with seating that complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
PEARLAND, TEXAS — Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) Private Real Estate has acquired Retreat at Shadow Creek Ranch, a 370-unit multifamily community located in the southwestern Houston suburb of Pearland. Built in 2013, the property is situated near Texas Medical Center and features one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, game room, media room, dog park and a playground. GSAM plans to implement a value-add program to upgrade unit interior’s kitchens and bathrooms, as well as the property’s common areas. Ryan Epstein and Jennifer Ray of Berkadia represented the seller, Inland Private Capital Corp., in the transaction.
LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS — NorthMarq Capital has arranged acquisition financing for Harbor Walk and The Shore, two multifamily properties totaling 312 units in the southeastern Houston suburb of League City. The balance sheet loan, which was provided by a balance sheet lender, featured a five-year term and interest-only payments. Warren Hitchcock of NorthMarq arranged the financing on behalf of the undisclosed, Houston-based borrower.
HOUSTON — Local investment firm TriArc Properties has purchased Smart Living at Stuebner Airline, a 112-unit apartment property in north Houston. Built in 2015, the community features one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a fitness center, resident clubhouse, business center and an outdoor grilling area. Cortney Cole of HFF placed a five-year, floating-rate acquisition loan through Veritex Community Bank on behalf of TriArc Properties.
SAN DIEGO — While agency volume may decrease slightly in 2019 due to tougher energy conservation standards in green lending programs offered by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the multifamily debt market overall is expected to grow this year, according to a veteran mortgage banker. Jeff Burns, managing director at Walker & Dunlop’s Walnut Creek, Calif., office, spoke to REBusinessOnline at the MBA 2019 Commercial Real Estate Finance/Multifamily Housing Convention & Expo. The event, held at the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, took place Feb. 10-13. Although the 10-year Treasury yield is down about 50 basis points since reaching 3.2 percent in early November, most economists expect long-term rates to rise in 2019. (Investor worries over trade conflicts, a volatile equities market and falling oil prices led to a precipitous drop in the yield on the benchmark Treasury note.) Burns, who is responsible for new loan origination in California and the western United States, discussed trends in agency lending as well as the state of the multifamily market. What follows are his edited responses: Rebusinessonline.com: What trends are you seeing in agency financing for the multifamily sector in the western region? Jeff Burns: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac continue to …