ADDISON, TEXAS — Dougherty Mortgage has closed a $26 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of Waterford Court, a multifamily property located in Addison. Dougherty’s Minneapolis office arranged the 10-year loan with five years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule on behalf of the borrower, Waterford Court LLC. The apartment community features 196 market-rate apartments in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts with patios or balconies and attached garages. On-site amenities include a fitness center, outdoor pool and a courtyard.
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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Muskin Commercial has arranged the sale of The Place at West Village Apartments, an apartment building located at 793 W. William Cannon Drive in Austin. 739 W. William Cannon LLC acquired the 255-unit property from Cooper’s Hill Apartments LLLP for an undisclosed price. The community features a variety of one- and two-bedroom units averaging 699 square feet, as well as a fitness center, swimming pool, laundry facilities and a dog park. IBC Bank of Austin provided acquisition financing for the purchase.
HOUSTON AND SPRING BRANCH, TEXAS — LMI Capital has arranged acquisition and refinance loans for three separate properties in the Greater Houston area. Brandon Brown of LMI originated a five-year, $5.2 million, fixed-rate loan for a 90-unit multifamily asset in Spring Branch; Kurt Dennis of LMI originated a five-year, fixed-rate loan with flexible prepayment for the acquisition of a 20,000-square-foot office building in Houston’s Kingwood submarket; and Jamie Mullin of LMI placed a 10-year, fixed-rate, $7.5 million loan for a 250-unit asset in Houston’s Braeswood submarket.
HOUSTON — Thor Equities has topped off the 13-story office tower at Kirby Collection, a 1 million-square-foot mixed-use development located in Houston’s Upper Kirby district. The project’s 210,000-square-foot, Class A office building will feature two levels of retail space totaling 65,000 square feet. The development will also feature a 25-story, 385,000-square-foot residential tower with 199 apartments, including seven two-story townhomes and seven two-story loft spaces featuring private yards. E.E. Reed Construction is the general contractor for Kirby Collection, which is slated for completion in 2017. Richard Keating Architecture is the design architect, Dianna Wong Architecture + Design is the interior designer and Houston-based Kirksey is the architect of record. Walter P Moore is the structural engineer, and Houston-based WYLIE is the MEP engineer.
Arcapita Acquires Three-Property Seniors Housing Portfolio in Atlanta, D.C. for $110M
by John Nelson
ATLANTA AND WASHINGTON, D.C. — Arcapita, a global investment management firm based in Bahrain, has acquired a portfolio of three senior living communities near Atlanta and Washington, D.C., for $110 million. The Arbor Co. will operate the three communities following the sale. Although Arcapita did not disclose details on the properties, CBRE recently arranged Arcapita’s purchase of two Atlanta-area properties — Arbor Terrace Peachtree City and Arbor Terrace at East Cobb. Combined with an $87 million portfolio purchase in Colorado earlier this year, Arcapita has invested nearly $200 million in U.S. seniors housing in 2016, totaling six properties and 506 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care.
BEL AIR, MD. — Klein Enterprises has delivered The Park at Winters Run, a 288-unit apartment community located on a 17-acre parcel in Bel Air. Units feature 9-foot ceilings, walk-in closets, Energy Star appliances, granite countertops, washers and dryers, patios or balconies, elevator access and internal access to garage parking for many units. Community amenities include a 24-hour fitness center; saltwater swimming pool; pet wash area; clubhouse with an entertainment kitchen; game room with billiards, shuffleboard and card tables; playground; outdoor patio with a grill and fire pit; 24-hour business center; free Wi-Fi in common areas; and 24-hour maintenance. A future retail component is planned for the property. The Dolben Co. Inc. manages The Park at Winters Run on behalf of Klein Enterprises.
HFF Secures $33.5M Loan for Student Housing Community Near Georgia Southern University
by John Nelson
STATESBORO, GA. — HFF has arranged a $33.5 million permanent loan for The Hamptons, a recently built, 668-bed student housing community located within walking distance of Georgia Southern University in Statesboro. Delivered in fall 2015, The Hamptons features 117 Tudor-style cottages with a mix of two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom floor plans, as well as 120 one- and two-bedroom residential flats. Community amenities include a 10,000-square-foot clubhouse with a café, business center, study room, fitness center, steam rooms, cardio room, game room, bicycle rentals and tanning beds. Other amenities include a resort-style swimming pool with an 80-yard lazy river, sand volleyball court, bocce ball court, two dog parks and a separate study lounge. Jeremy Sain led HFF’s debt placement team in arranging the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through a national bank on behalf of the borrower, IMS Development.
CINCINNATI — NorthMarq Capital has arranged the $4.7 million acquisition financing for Clifton Quarters, a student housing portfolio located near the University of Cincinnati. The portfolio includes 18 properties and 136 beds. The three-year, fixed rate loan includes a 25-year amortization schedule. The buyer was an out-of-state investor. NorthMarq arranged financing for the borrower through its relationship with a regional bank.
BERKELEY CALIF. — American Campus Communities and the University of California, Berkeley have broken ground on a 781-bed residence hall located on the south side of the university’s main campus in Berkeley. The development, expected to house first-year students, will feature eight stories of residential and amenity space, 7,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and an 11,000-square-foot community center. The community center will include an “academic success center,” fitness center and student and gaming lounges. The project will also be home to 5,000 square feet of integrated space owned by Stiles Hall, a nonprofit student service group associated with the university. The public-private partnership transaction was structured under the American Campus Equity (ACE) program, which gives universities the opportunity to expand and modernize their student housing portfolio without the use of university financial resources. The development will seek LEED Gold certification. The project will include outdoor courtyards for student gathering that incorporate sustainable landscaping to treat rainwater runoff, reducing water usage by 50 percent and heat island effect by 50 percent. An expected completion date has not been announced.
PORTLAND, ORE. — Alliance Residential Co. has purchased a 30,000-square-foot development site in Portland’s Pearl District for $5.8 million. The site is located at 1400 N.W. Raleigh St. It previously housed a 28,000-square-foot industrial building that has since been demolished. Alliance has already broken ground on a new 147-unit, six-story apartment building known as Broadstone Reveal. The project will also feature ground-floor retail. Gary Griff, Jim Lewis and Paul Carlson of Cushman & Wakefield’s Capital Markets team represented the seller, Diller Properties LLC.