Multifamily

PHOENIX — Cathedral Development Group has completed the $33 million conversion of a historic luxury hotel in Phoenix into The Historic Westward Ho Apartments, an affordable seniors housing community. Originally built in 1928, the hotel hosted famed guests such as President John F. Kennedy, President Ronald Reagan, Jackie Gleason and Paul Newman throughout its history. Cathedral purchased the property in 1978 and has spent 40 years trying to preserve and restore the property. Cathedral Development Group utilized public/private programs to help fund three separate renovation projects. The renovations included new energy efficient heating and cooling features, a new plumbing system throughout the property to enhance water efficiency, new features in select units such as kitchen cabinets, floors, bathroom fixtures, energy efficient windows, a lightning protection system for the building and the restoration of the historic courtyard fountain. In a related but separately funded project, the first floor commercial space was remodeled and a long-term lease signed with Arizona State University. The property can now host up to 289 elderly and disabled residents. Based in Providence, R.I., Cathedral Development Group is working on projects in Rhode Island, New York, Maine, Connecticut, Arizona and Delaware.

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CHICO, CALIF. — Fountain Residential Partners has broken ground on Campus Walk, a 174-bed student housing community located near California State University – Chico. The property will offer fully furnished two- and four-bedroom units. Community amenities are set to include study rooms, a pool deck with a movie screen, and a specially designed outdoor fitness and lounge area. Chico-based general contractor Modern Building Inc. is building the community, which Aspen Heights will lease and manage. The development is scheduled for completion in fall 2018.

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NEW YORK CITY — Cleeman Realty Group has brokered two separate transactions in Brooklyn totaling $6.1 million. In the first deal, an undisclosed buyer acquired a three-story, 3,440-square-foot residential walk-up building in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene area for $2.5 million. The building features eight rental units, four of which are vacant. Zach Hering of Cleeman Realty represented the buyer and undisclosed seller in the transaction. In the second deal, an undisclosed seller sold a vacant mixed-use building located on St. Felix Street in Brooklyn for $3.5 million. The 4,600-square-foot property features five residential units and two floors of community space. The building has been vacant since it was built in 2007. Michael Cleeman of Cleeman Realty represented the seller, while Hering represented the undisclosed buyer in the deal.

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HOUSTON — Weingarten Realty will develop The Driscoll at River Oaks, a 30-story apartment tower located near the Kroger-anchored River Oaks Shopping Center in Houston. The property will feature more than 300 units and approximately 10,000 square feet of ground-floor retail. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2018 with completion slated for 2021.  

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ARLINGTON, VA. — Capital One has provided a $26.1 million construction loan and $31.1 million in Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) for Gilliam Place, a 173-unit affordable housing community under development in Arlington, roughly five miles southwest of Washington, D.C. Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing (APAH) is developing the 122,000-square-foot property, which will include 9,000 square feet of commercial space to be dedicated to local nonprofits. Nine units will be reserved for people with special needs, 32 for those making up to 50 percent of the average mean income (AMI) and the rest for those making up to 60 percent of the AMI. Edmund Delany of Capital One originated the transactions on behalf of APAH for the construction of two projects that will be conducted concurrently on the same campus — Gilliam Place East and Gilliam Place West. The $26.1 million, adjustable-rate loan will be used for the construction of Gilliam Place East, which will comprise 83 units. The company also purchased $21.8 million in LIHTC through Enterprise Community Investments (ECI) for the construction of the property. Capital One also purchased $9.3 million in LIHTC equity through ECI for the construction of Gilliam Place West, which will include 90 …

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DURHAM, N.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $22 million sale of Bainbridge in the Park, a 216-unit apartment community in Durham. Marc Robinson, Jordan McCarley and Watson Bryant of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, PRG Real Estate. Dasmen Residential acquired the property. Constructed in 1986, Bainbridge in the Park is located roughly three miles from the Meridian Corporate Center and Research Triangle Park. At the time of sale, the property was 94.9 percent occupied.

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ARDEN, N.C. — SunTrust Community Capital has provided $17.4 million in financing for the development of Perry Lane Apartments, a 120-unit multifamily project in Arden, roughly 10 miles south of Asheville. SunTrust Community Capital, a division of SunTrust Banks, provided $8.3 million in equity investments and a $9.1 million construction loan on behalf of the borrower, Mills Construction Co. Community Investment Corp. of the Carolinas also provided a $5.7 million permanent loan on behalf of the borrower. Perry Lane Apartments will be affordable for those earning 60 percent of the area median income and will feature on-site management, a business center, computer lab, clubhouse, playground, picnic area and community rooms. Construction is scheduled to begin this month, with completion slated for August 2018.

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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Monument Capital Management has purchased Plantation Flats, an apartment community located at 2181 Dunlap St. in North Charleston. The property comprises 32 two-story buildings with one- and two-bedroom, garden-style and townhouse floor plans. The community also features a clubhouse, swimming pool, fitness center, laundry center and a tennis court. Plantation Flats is situated across from Trident Technical College and is roughly four miles north of Charleston International Airport, home to The Boeing Co. Monument Real Estate Services, an affiliate of Monument Capital Management, will manage the property. The sales price and seller were not disclosed.

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CANTON TOWNSHIP, MICH. — RHP Properties has acquired two manufactured housing communities in Canton Township, located between Detroit and Ann Arbor, for an undisclosed price. The 416-unit portfolio includes the 365-unit Sherwood Village and the 51-unit Glen Ridge communities. Both are located approximately 12 miles from the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. With these two acquisitions, RHP Properties now owns and operates 225 manufactured housing communities totaling more than 56,997 units.

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ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. — Essex Realty Group Inc. has arranged the sale of The Fountain Apartments in Arlington Heights, a northwest suburb of Chicago, for $2.4 million. The 26-unit apartment property is located at 908-910 Euclid Ave. The property is comprised of eight studios, 16 one-bedroom and two two-bedroom units split between two buildings. Jordan Gottlieb and Brian Mond of Essex brokered the transaction.

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