Multifamily

AVR Sells Nine-Property Multifamily Portfolio in Louisiana for $250M

by Taylor Williams July 24, 2017

LAFAYETTE, SHREVEPORT AND SLIDELL, LA. — AVR Realty Co., a Yonkers, N.Y.-based multifamily investment and development firm, has sold a portfolio of nine multifamily properties totaling 2,079 units in Louisiana for approximately $250 million. Israel-based investment firm El-Ad National Properties purchased the portfolio. According to the company’s LinkedIn page, its portfolio of American properties consists of 12,700 apartment units, 1 million square feet of office space and several hotels. The holdings are spread across nine states and collectively valued at $1.2 billion. The sale represents the disposition of nine of AVR’s 11 multifamily assets in Louisiana. The portfolio includes four properties totaling 972 units in metro Lafayette, located approximately two hours west of New Orleans; three properties totaling 705 units in the metro of Shreveport in northwestern Louisiana; and two properties totaling 402 units in Slidell, approximately 30 miles north of New Orleans. Mike Kemether of Cushman & Wakefield’s Southeast Multifamily Advisory Group and Larry Schedler of Larry G. Schedler & Associates represented AVR in the transaction. El-Ad was represented internally. “This portfolio sale represents a substantial statewide multifamily investment and transaction,” says Schedler. “The high level of local and international investor interest was driven by the opportunity to purchase …

July 24, 2017

Georgia Market Reports Multifamily Southeast Southeast Market Reports

Atlanta Multifamily Market Continues Strong Performance in All Asset Classes

by John Nelson July 24, 2017

In 2016 and the first quarter of this year, Atlanta’s economy boomed, showing several positive signs that point to another banner year for the multifamily market. From December 2016 through February 2017, Atlanta added 96,700 total non-farm jobs, an increase of 3.7 percent over the same time the previous year. Additionally, in 2016 the city experienced 3 percent wage growth overall. This translates to a robust multifamily market with solid fundamentals. According to Axiometrics, Atlanta’s average effective rent broke the $1,000 ceiling in second-quarter 2016 and has not stopped climbing since, reaching $1,068 as of first-quarter 2017. Rents are projected to increase by just under 5 percent in 2017. While the market’s rent growth rate is slowing, we cannot forget that Atlanta is breaking historical rent records while maintaining an occupancy rate in the 94 percent range for the last 11 consecutive quarters. Throughout the city, all asset classes — from Class C suburban properties to trophy Class A properties in the urban core — are posting strong performances. One trend we are keeping an eye on is single-family development, which is starting to come back as rental rates continue to rise and renters look to make a more permanent …

July 24, 2017

Massachusetts Multifamily Northeast

Bell Partners Buys 196-Unit Apartment Community in Boston’s Jamaica Plain

by Amy Works July 21, 2017

BOSTON — Bell Partners has purchased Olmsted Place, an apartment community, located at 161 S. Huntington Ave. in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, for an undisclosed price. Bell has renamed the 196-unit property Bell Olmsted Park, and Bell Partners will manage the community. Opened in late 2015, the property features a variety of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, two elevated courtyards and surface and garage parking. The residences feature hardwood floors, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and in-unit laundry facilities. On-site amenities include a resident lounge with bar and audio-visual equipment, a state-of-the-art fitness center, a heated pool and outdoor terraces. The name of the seller was not released.

July 21, 2017

Multifamily New York Northeast

TF Cornerstone Opens 714-Unit Apartment Development in Brooklyn

by Amy Works July 21, 2017

NEW YORK CITY — TF Cornerstone has completed the development of 33 Bond, a 25-story apartment development located in Brooklyn. Designed by Handel Architects, 33 Bond features 714 rental units in studio, one- and two-bedroom open-concept layouts, a 24-hour attended lobby, package attendant, club lounge with billiards table, screening room, designated event space, bicycle store, parking garage and an on-site pet grooming space. Residences feature white oak floors, state-of-the-art kitchens with stainless steel appliances, and floor-to-ceiling windows. Additionally, the property features HomeWork, a full-scale collaborative workspace, and 60,000 square feet of retail space occupied by Chelsea Piers, a fitness, health and lifestyle center, and Devocion, a Colombian coffee roaster.

July 21, 2017

Multifamily New York Northeast

Lourdes Realty Acquires 100-Unit Apartment Building in Brooklyn for $33M

by Amy Works July 21, 2017

NEW YORK CITY — Lourdes Realty Group has purchased a 100-unit apartment building located at 70 Dahill Road in the Kensington section of Brooklyn. Sentinel Real Estate Corp. sold the property for $33 million. Built in 1934, the 102,000-square-foot building features six studios, 61 one-bedroom, 26 two-bedroom and seven three-bedroom units. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood Realty Group represented the buyer and seller in the deal.

July 21, 2017

Loans Multifamily New Jersey Northeast Seniors Housing

Sims Mortgage Funding Closes $6.4M HUD Loan for Affordable Community in New Jersey

by Amy Works July 21, 2017

MARGATE, N.J. — Sims Mortgage Funding, a subsidiary of HJ Sims, has arranged a $6.4 million HUD loan for Margate Terrace, an affordable seniors housing community in Margate, a beach community near Atlantic City. The financing will provide cash for improvements and reserves. Margate Terrace Corp., which owns the property, can now preserve the Section 8 designation on the property. Community Realty Management is the operator. Margate Terrace Apartments was developed in the early 1990s under the HUD Section 202 Direct Loan Program. Its primary source of income is a Section 8 Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) Contract, which has a remaining term of approximately 16 years. The Section 8 subsidy is sufficient to fund operations and debt service obligations, but the project had growing capital needs that could not be financed from operations and current reserve balances. The project benefited from a PILOT (Pilot in Lieu of Taxes) and ground lease agreements from the City of Margate. The existing agreements did not meet HUD’s current loan program requirements and needed to be amended to recapitalize the project. Approximately $1.4 million in loan proceeds are escrowed for capital repairs, $350,000 was deposited into a replacement reserve fund and a 15 percent …

July 21, 2017

Multifamily New York Northeast

Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $4M Sale of Multifamily Development Site in Yonkers, New York

by Amy Works July 21, 2017

YONKERS, N.Y. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a multifamily development site located at 1065 and 1073 Warburton Ave. in Yonkers. RMS Warburton LLC acquired the 0.63-acre site for $4 million. Al Mirin, Kate Schwartz and Matthew Torrance of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the sale. The property at 1073 Warburton Ave. has been permitted for the intended construction of a nine-story, 79-unit rental apartment building to be built above an enclosed structured parking. The purchase of 1065 Warburton Avenue added approximately 0.18 acres to the overall property creating a combined site that is estimated to accommodate more than 100 units.

July 21, 2017

Florida Multifamily Southeast

Morgan Breaks Ground on Multifamily Community in Fort Lauderdale

by Camren Skelton July 21, 2017

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Morgan, in conjunction with institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management, has broken ground on Pearl Flagler Village, a 350-unit apartment community located at 400 N.E. 3rd Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. Situated along the Wave Streetcar line within Flagler Village, a mixed-use development, the project will include a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. The seven-story property will also feature a business center, fitness center, yoga studio, gas grill stations, dog park and a heated saltwater pool. The first units of the development are slated to open in the second half of 2018.

July 21, 2017

Multifamily Student Housing Texas

EdR Opens 304-Bed Student Housing Property Near Texas State University

by Taylor Williams July 21, 2017

SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — Student housing developer EdR has opened The Local Downtown, a 304-bed, pedestrian-to-campus student housing property located at 210 N. Edward Gary St. in San Marcos. The property is located less than half a mile from Texas State University. Amenities include a pool, clubhouse, game room and a fitness center with a sauna.

July 21, 2017

California Mixed-Use Multifamily Retail Western

Trammell Crow Residential, KTGY Break Ground on $135M Mixed-Use Project in Oakland

by Nellie Day July 21, 2017

OAKLAND, CALIF. — Trammell Crow Residential and KTGY Architecture + Planning have broken ground on Alexan Webster, a mixed-use development being built on a parking lot at 2330 Webster St. in the Lake Merritt neighborhood of Oakland. Designed by KTGY, the 1.4-acre redevelopment project will feature a 234-unit apartment community, 15,000 square feet of street-front retail space and a public and residential parking garage. The $135 million sustainable development will also feature 5,000 square feet of indoor amenity and leasing office space, as well as a lap pool, business center, 24-hour fitness center, outdoor kitchen, bicycle repair center and storage and a rooftop deck. The residential component will feature a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 610 square feet to 1,160 square feet. Completion is slated for summer 2019.

July 21, 2017

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