ATLANTA — Gables Residential has opened The Ashley Gables Buckhead, a 325-unit apartment community in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. The 15-story building is located at 530 E. Paces Ferry Road, about eight miles north of downtown Atlanta. The new asset offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and townhomes. Rental rates range from $1,632 per month for the one-bedroom floor plan to $7,032 per month for the three-bedroom floor plan. Amenities include a rooftop terrace, dog park, courtyard with an outdoor theater and 24-hour concierge service. This is the third location for Gables Residential’s signature series, joining locations in Denver and Miami.
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BURLINGTON, N.C. — Berkadia has arranged the $14.3 million sale of Summerlyn Place, a 140-unit garden-style apartment complex in Burlington. The property was 96 percent occupied at the time of the sale, selling for $101,768 per unit. Built in 1998, Summerlyn Place offers a car care center, tennis courts, clubhouse, swimming pool, playground and a dog park. The asset is situated about 19 miles east of downtown Greensboro. Mark Boyce, Blake Coffey, Andrew Mays and Paul Vetter of Berkadia represented the New York-based seller in the transaction. The buyer is based in New Jersey.
CHICKASHA, OKLA. — Arbor Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: ABR) has provided a $1.7 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Winding Creek Apartments, a 50-unit multifamily asset in Chickasha, a southwestern suburb of Oklahoma City. The property was built in 1974 on eight acres. Eric Regenbogen of Arbor Realty originated the loan through Freddie Mac’s Small Balance Loan program on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
Valley National Bank Provides $6.8M Acquisition Loan for Apartment Building in New Jersey
by David Cohen
ELIZABETH, N.J. — Valley National Bank has provided a $6.8 million acquisition loan for a 22,000-square-foot apartment building in Elizabeth. Located at 737-745 N. Broad St., the property was built in 2017 and consists of a mix of one- and two-bedroom units. Nate Lowy of Juniper Capital Group represented both the undisclosed borrower and Valley National Bank in the transaction. Terms of the financing included a five-year loan at a 4.25 percent interest rate.
NEW HAVEN, CONN. — Axiom Capital Corp. has arranged a $1.6 million loan to refinance a 65-unit multifamily property in New Haven. The 12-building complex was constructed in 1982 and renovated in 2001. Amenities include washer/dryer hookups, separate entrances, private basements, fenced yards and a playground. Axiom Capital secured a five-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The lender was also undisclosed.
LA JOLLA, CALIF. — HFF has directed the sale of Regents La Jolla, a mid-rise multifamily property located at 9253 Regents Road in La Jolla. LaSalle Investment Management sold the property to Raintree Partners for an undisclosed price, but free and clear of existing financing. Charles Halladay and Chris Collins of HFF worked on behalf of the new owner to secure 10-year, fixed-rate financing with Pacific Life Insurance Co. Hunter Combs and Sean Deasy, also of HFF, represented the seller in the transaction. Completed in 2000, Regents La Jolla consists of nine four-story buildings and a single-story cabana building that feature a total of 333 apartments in a mix of one- and two-bedroom units averaging 966 square feet. Situated on 8.5 acres, the community features two swimming pools, a fitness center, sports lounge, movie theatre and professional entertaining kitchen. At the time of sale, the asset was 96 percent occupied. Additionally, the property is part of a 574-home development that includes 241 condominium units, which were not included in the sale.
LODI, CALIF. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of The Ashley Place, a 145-bed assisted living community in Lodi, located south of Sacramento and east of San Francisco. A single-asset owner-operator seeking to exit seniors housing sold the property for an undisclosed price. The buyer was a joint venture between a Northern California-based operator and Atlantis Senior Living. The property does not currently offer memory care, so was marketed as a value-add opportunity for prospective buyers. Blueprint’s Jacob Gehl and Scott Frazier led the transaction.
BIG RAPIDS, MICH. — Hunt Real Estate Capital has provided a $15.5 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Campus Creek Cottages in Big Rapids. The 368-bed student housing property is comprised of several two-story buildings. Phase I opened in April 2017 and Phase II is scheduled to open in August. The borrower, GFJ BR Cottages LLC, developed the property. Ben Greemann of Greemann Capital arranged the loan. The property mainly serves students at Ferris State University.
AVON, IND. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of Avon Lakes Estates, a 548-site manufactured home community in Avon, about 15 miles west of Indianapolis. The sales price was not disclosed. The community includes a pool, clubhouse, walking paths and management offices. John Bailey, Bill Bailey and Ross Bailey of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Avon Lakes Ventures LLC, an Indiana-based company that has owned and operated the community for more than 10 years. Kyle Baskin and Jonathon McClellan of Marcus & Millichap procured the buyer.
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TD Bank: Construction Delays have Bolstered the Multifamily Market
by Jaime Lackey
It may sound counterintuitive, but Gregg Gerken, head of U.S. commercial real estate at TD Bank, believes some of the challenges the multifamily development market has faced have actually benefited the market. He specifically references labor shortages and construction delays. There were concerns in some areas that too much product might come online too fast, hampering absorption and rent growth. But the recent speedbumps have allowed the pipeline to even out a bit, staggering the delivery of new units and preventing overbuilding. Demand still outpaces supply in many markets, which has led to average vacancy rates of around 5 percent and healthy rent growth. Both developers and renters can look forward to new product delivering at a steady pace in 2019. Watch the video to hear takeaways from MBA CREF and 2019 predictions from Gerken.