NEWTON, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $15.2 million sale of Curtis Arms Apartments, a 44-unit multifamily building located in the western Boston suburb of Newton. The property consists of four buildings that each house 11 two-bedroom units on a 1.8-acre site. The Curtis Family originally developed the property in 1969 and sold it to an undisclosed buyer. Tony Pepdjonovic and Evan Griffith of Marcus & Millichap brokered the deal.
CHICAGO — Essex Realty Group has arranged the $1.7 million sale of a two-building multifamily portfolio totaling 26 units in Chicago’s Auburn Gresham neighborhood. Located at 8301 S. Paulina St. and 1469 W. 83rd St., each building features 13 units and a mix of two- and three-bedroom units. The properties were substantially occupied at the time of sale. Robert Berman, Michael Anguiano, Daniel Shabsin, Jeremy DeMarco and Joe Kahlhammer of Essex represented the private seller. Buyer information was not provided.
LAKEWOOD, COLO. — Equity Residential has acquired NOVEL White Fence Farm, a newly constructed multifamily community at 6273 W. Jewell Ave. in the Denver suburb of Lakewood. Crescent Communities and equity partner ParkProperty Capital purchased the asset for an undisclosed price. Completed in 2023, NOVEL White Fence Farm features 202 apartments spread across two residenital buildings, a clubhouse, an all-seasons heated pool and hot tub, a fitness studio, resident gardens, private garages and secure bike storage. The LEED Gold-certified community is an adaptive reuse development of White Fence Farm, a restaurant and animal farm, with the original 9,300-square-foot farmhouse transformed into the community’s anchor clubhouse. NOVEL White Fence Farm is Crescent Communities’ first residential development in Colorado. Courtney Crowder, Jack Kachadurian and Craig Ratterman of Newmark represented the seller in the deal.
PASCO, WASH. — Bluerock Real Estate and Security Properties have completed the disposition of Navigator Villas, an apartment property located at 6212 N. Road 68 in Pasco. Terms of the transaction were not released. Pasco is located along the Columbia River southeast of Seattle and southwest of Spokane. Built in 2013, Navigator Villas offers four two-bedroom duplexes and 172 townhomes averaging 985 square feet. Each unit features black appliances, vinyl tile flooring, gas fireplaces, air conditioning and an in-unit washer. Situated on 10.7 acres, the community features a clubhouse, resort-style pool, 24-hour fitness center, playground and 352 parking spaces. Josh McDonald, Joe Nydahl and Phil Oester of CBRE represented the sellers in the transaction. Jim Flinn and Justin Fitchett of CBRE arranged long-term agency financing on behalf of the undisclosed buyer.
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Multifamily Markets See Silver Lining Despite Economic Headwinds
Like other property sectors, rental housing assets have experienced big swings in fortunes over the past few years. Historically high rent growth during the pandemic came to a halt amid new supply in many markets. And the end of cheap debt has stymied investment sales and is stressing investors who paid handsomely for apartments using short-term financing. But the situation could be worse. Housing remains in high demand, and despite higher mortgage rates and a collapse in home sales, a severe lack of inventory on the market continues to prop up home values and price out would-be buyers. In May, home prices across the country increased 5.9 percent over the previous year, according to the latest S&P CoreLogic Case Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index. Rental housing owners and operators are the obvious beneficiary of those challenges, says Ivy Zelman, executive vice president and co-founder of Zelman & Associates, a Walker & Dunlop company that provides housing research, analysis and consulting. Move-outs attributed to home purchases clearly illustrate the trend. An apartment and single-family rental operator in Phoenix recently told Zelman that such move-out activity has dropped to about 13 percent from an historical average of 30 percent, she …
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Wood Partners is nearing full completion on The Station by Alta, a 302-unit multifamily development at 900 E. Trinity Lane in Nashville. The apartment community, now open for leasing and move-ins, is currently 45 percent leased. Units at The Station by Alta range in size from 550 to 1,152 square feet, with studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts. Amenities at the community include coworking space Alta Work, a 24-hour workout area, swimming pool, dog park and a pet spa. Monthly rental rates at the property begin at $1,540.
CLERMONT, FLA. — Alliance Residential Co. has opened Broadstone Overlands, a multifamily community located at 5000 Collina Terrace in Clermont, about 26 miles west of Orlando. Totaling 200 units, the property features apartments in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, as well as eight townhomes. Amenities at the community — which was designed by MSA Architects with interiors by Atlanta-based Focus Design Interiors — include a saltwater pool, fitness center, outdoor kitchen and grilling stations, billiards, shuffleboard, two dog parks with wash stations, a 24-hour mail and parcel kiosk, access-controlled parking, valet garbage service, a putting green and high-speed Wi-Fi throughout the property. Monthly rental rates at Broadstone Overlands range from $1,734 to $3,935, according to Apartments.com.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Dallas-based Mintwood Real Estate has begun leasing The Residences at OAK, a 320-unit apartment community in Oklahoma City. The site is situated within OAK, a 20-acre mixed-use project by Veritas Development that will feature 135,000 square feet of retail space, a 132-key boutique hotel by Gatehouse Capital and a 7,000-square-foot green space as part of its initial phase of development. The Residences at OAK features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a fitness center, children’s playroom, pool and elevated courtyards. The first move-ins are slated for late August. Rents start at about $1,500 per month for a studio apartment.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Locally based investment firm S2 Capital has acquired The Place at Saddle Creek, a 238-unit apartment community located in the northern Dallas metro of Carrollton. According to Apartments.com, the property was built in 1983 and offers one- and two-bedroom units. Select residences feature modern finishes such as quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, balconies, fireplaces and upgraded flooring. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, pickleball and tennis courts, outdoor grilling and dining stations, business center and a dog park. S2 Capital, which assumed the undisclosed seller’s existing fixed-rate loan, plans to continue with capital improvements and rebrand the property as Brookbend.
NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between nonprofit developer Community Access, affordable housing developers Spatial Equity and Duvernay + Brooks, as well as neighborhood preservation organization Cooper Square Committee, has acquired the site of the former St. Emeric church in Manhattan’s East Village. According to Wikipedia, the former Roman Catholic church was originally built around 1950 and closed in 2013 when the Parish of St. Emeric merged with that of nearby St. Brigid’s Roman Catholic Church. The joint venture plans to build more than 500 affordable housing units on the site, including homes for senior New Yorkers, formerly homeless individuals and those with special needs who qualify for supportive services. The development team expects to break ground on the first phase of the redevelopment in 2026 and may also pursue rezoning through a land use review process for the second phase. Denham Wolf Real Estate Services marketed the property for sale on behalf of the parish, which is overseen by The Archdiocese of New York.