SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — Illinois-based Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has negotiated the sale of the 174-bed Regent Care Center of San Marcos in Central Texas. The property was built in 2008. A Texas-based owner-operator sold the asset to a regional operating group for $7.6 million. Matthew Alley of SLIB brokered the deal.
HOUSTON — LMI Capital a Real Estate Capital Alliance (RECA) member, has arranged two loans totaling $12.9 million for apartment complexes in Houston. In the first transaction, Jamie Safier of LMI Capital placed an $8.1 million acquisition loan for a 110-unit property in the city’s Briar Forest neighborhood. The loan carried a fixed 4.6 percent interest rate and three years of interest-only payments. In the second deal, Jamie Mullin of LMI Capital arranged a $4.8 million, floating-rate bridge loan for the acquisition of a 75-unit property in west Houston. The property names and borrowers were not disclosed.
PEORIA, ARIZ. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of Modern on Peoria, a multifamily asset in Peoria. Goodman Real Estate acquired the property for $26 million, or $120,370 per unit, from a joint venture between Modern Residential Co. and Henley USA. Cliff David and Steve Gebing of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Completed in 1984 and situated on nine acres, Modern on Peoria features 216 apartments, which were just beginning to receive upgrades as a second phase of community transformation and rebranding implemented by the seller. Community amenity improvements include a creation of a ‘Central Rec’ area with concrete ping-pong tables, Adirondack seating, shade sails, music and bistro lighting. Additionally, the clubhouse lounge and leasing center features a coffee bar, bistro seating and music for ambiance.
LANCASTER, PA. — Presbyterian Senior Living (PSL) will build LongCrest, a $19 million affordable seniors housing apartment complex in Lancaster, located roughly midway between Philadelphia and Harrisburg. A groundbreaking ceremony for the four-acre, 52-unit project is slated for today (Tuesday, May 14). Units will be available to residents earning between 20 to 60 percent of the area median income. LongCrest will also offer both fully handicap-accessible units, as well as units that are accessible for individuals with hearing and/or vision difficulties.
LYNN, MASS. — Multifamily development and management firm WinnCompanies has completed the $18.7 million rehabilitation of Cobbet Hill, an affordable housing community located in the northern Boston suburb of Lynn. The 18-month project upgraded the interior features of 117 units, created new common areas and amenity spaces and modernized the property’s security and utility systems. The building was originally constructed in the 1930s as a public school and converted to a residential use in 1988.
MANSFIELD, MASS. — Colliers International has brokered the $15 million sale of Village at Cedar Heights, a 66-unit apartment community in Mansfield, located south of Boston. Bruce Lusa, Jonathan Bryant, John Flaherty and Maggie Collins of Colliers represented the seller and developer, Turner Brothers, in the transaction. The buyer, Manhattan-based Corigin Real Estate Group, will implement a value-add program.
Capital One’s survey conducted at the National Multifamily Housing Council’s annual conference earlier this year offered a lot of food for thought regarding the outlook for the multifamily sector in 2019. The vast majority of respondents — 70 percent — believe that we’re nearing the end of the current economic cycle. But despite that notion and despite the 70 percent who are concerned about either rising costs or interest rates, plenty of optimism remains. To this point, 37 percent cited strong fundamentals and 29 percent pointed to an abundance of capital to deploy as drivers of another strong year in this all-important segment this year. Indeed, Freddie Mac predicts multifamily origination volume will grow to $317 billion this year, driven by solid market fundamentals and strong investor demand for properties. The 2019 figure will exceed by 3.9 percent the $305 billion in originations that had been estimated for 2018. Nowhere is this trend more visible than in the New York multifamily market, where demand continues to boom. We see this pattern play out in places like Long Island’s Nassau County, where there’s a definite lack of multifamily inventory in locations like Garden City and New Hyde Park, and where new …
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $93.5 million sale of a three-property, 1,816-unit apartment portfolio in Birmingham. The three properties included in the sale are The Park at Buckingham, The Park at Callington and Carlyle. The Park at Buckingham was built in 1972 and offers 583 units. Amenities include tennis courts, a sand volleyball court, two swimming pools with sun decks and a theater room. The Park at Callington and Carlyle were built in 1978 and 1973, respectively, and total 1,233 units. Amenities include tennis courts, three pools with sun decks, volleyball court and a fitness center. Josh Jacobs and Jimmy Adams of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, a Texas-based real estate firm, in the transaction. Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-based Contour Development Group acquired the portfolio.
BRANDON, FLA. — Regions Bank has provided a $54 million construction loan to Arlington Properties for Tapestry Town Center, a planned 287-unit apartment community in Brandon. The project is situated 11 miles east of downtown Tampa and will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. The community will be located within walking distance of the Westfield Brandon Mall, which houses more than 190 retailers. A timeline for delivery was not disclosed.
LARGO, FLA. — Balfour Beatty Communities and ApexOne Investment Partners have teamed up to acquire Waterchase Apartments, a 278-unit multifamily community in Largo, 23 miles west of downtown Tampa. Constructed in the 1980s, Waterchase spans 18 acres and was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale. The property offers studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, as well as three swimming pools, a dog park, fitness center and a newly renovated clubhouse. Balfour Beatty will deliver both property and asset management services for Waterchase. Patrick Dufour, Ryan Moody and Ryan Crowley of Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) represented the seller, Hudson Capital, in the transaction.