SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — Bluerock Residential Growth REIT Inc. (BRG) has purchased the Nevadan Apartments, a 480-unit apartment community located in Sandy Springs, for $68.3 million. BRG purchased the asset in a joint venture transaction with the Carroll Organization. BRG invested $23 million in the transaction and sourced a $48 million senior loan for the acquisition and renovation. The Carroll Organization is a 10 percent stakeholder in the joint venture. Built in 1990 near I-285 and GA 400, Nevadan Apartments features a clubhouse, resort-style swimming pool, poolside grill/lounge, 24-hour fitness center, tennis courts and underground parking. Units average nearly 1,100 square feet. Bo Moore, Dan Phelan and John Weber of ARA Newmark represented the seller, AION Partners, in the transaction.
WINTER PARK, FLA. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the $29 million sale of Calibre Bend Apartments, a 212-unit multifamily community located at 3924 Calibre Bend Lane in Winter Park, a suburb of Orlando. Built in 1987, Calibre Bend features a clubhouse and leasing center, business center, resort-style swimming pool, a lighted tennis court and a car wash station. Units include built-in bookcases, full-size washers and dryers and private balconies or patios. Steve Witten, Frank Carriera, Victor Nolletti and Michael Regan of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer, which plans to upgrade the property’s interiors.
Historically overlooked along the East Coast, Millennial migration has symbolized the dawn of a new day in Charm City. The recent influx of a budding dynamic workforce to Baltimore’s urban core neighborhoods has driven the fourth largest increase in college-educated young professionals amongst metro areas nationwide. These young professionals followed substantial job migration resulting in a paradigm shift from Washington, D.C., and other major Mid-Atlantic employment centers. Baltimore’s labor market has demonstrated year-over-year gains since 2010. As of March 2016, Baltimore metro-area non-farm employment totaled 1.4 million, up 2.6 percent over the past year, as compared to 2 percent growth nationally over the same period, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The professional and business services sector contributed the largest gains since March 2015, adding 13,500 jobs to Baltimore’s work force, representing a growth rate of 6 percent over the prior year. The recent surge in employment has driven sustained demand for rental housing, pushing vacancy rates to historic lows and placing upward pressure on rents. Despite its rapid ascension, Baltimore continues to benefit from its proximity to other East Coast cities, which have experienced economic expansion as well, with Baltimore remaining the most affordable of …
ANAHEIM, CALIF. — iBorrow, a private direct lender for commercial real estate, has provided a $13.5 million loan to La Palma Royale, a 199-bed assisted living community in Anaheim. The 73,641-square-foot, two-story community was built in 1974, and has been remodeled twice since then. The borrower, Azure Leisure Living, plans to use the funds in addition to $8 million in equity to purchase the community. Azure started co-managing the property earlier this year and has improved the occupancy rate up to the national average, according to iBorrow.
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Ratkovich Properties has broken ground on Imperial Hardware Lofts, a mixed-use project located in downtown Riverside. The 70,000-square-foot property will feature 91 apartment units in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units and 7,000 square feet of commercial space on the ground floor. On-site amenities will include ground-floor restaurants and a café, pool deck and rooftop lounge. Designed by DesignARC, the property is slated for completion in spring 2018. The Owl Companies, through its real estate arm Tecolote Resources, has partnered with Ratkovich Properties on the project.
NEW YORK CITY — Rockrose Development has received a $65 million mortgage refinance loan for a residential rental building located at 100 Jane St. in Manhattan’s West Village. Andrew Singer and Kathleen McSharry of The Singer & Bassuk Organization arranged the financing, which was provided by Wells Fargo. Acquired in 1981, the nine-story building features 123,646 square feet, 148 residential units, a fitness center, roof deck and landscaped interior courtyard.
WINDHAM, CONN. — Greystone has provided a $36 million Fannie Mae DUS loan to refinance Colonial Townhouse Apartments in Windham. Donny Rosenberg of Greystone and Shaya Ackerman of Meridian Capital originated the loan for the borrower, Colonial BT LLC. The non-recourse loan carries a 10-year fixed term with the first three years as interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. The 444-unit property is 95.9 percent occupied.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Union Funding has arranged a $10.3 million acquisition loan on behalf of ABJ Properties for its $16 million purchase of a multifamily portfolio in Harlem. The six-building portfolio comprises 82 apartments and six retail spaces. The properties are located at 53-55 W. 130th St., 165 W. 122nd St., 56 W. 127th St., 2401 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd., and 342 and 346 Lenox Ave. Meir Kessner and Ira Zlotowitz of Eastern Union Funding secured the loan, which was provided by Customers Bank.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Grubb Properties plans to build a multifamily community within Wake Forest Innovation Quarter, a master-planned research, education and mixed-use development located near Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem. The property will feature 340 apartment units, roughly 5,000 square feet of ground-level retail space and a parking deck with more than 850 parking spaces. The apartments and retail will wrap around the parking deck, which will be shared by residents, employees and visitors. The property will be situated between North Patterson Avenue and Chestnut Street adjacent to Wake Forest Biotech Place. The city of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County are providing property tax reimbursements for the development of the parking deck. Part of Grubb’s Link Apartments brand, the community will feature a street-level cycle center, dog park with dog wash, entertainment space overlooking nearby Bailey Park, courtyard with a saltwater pool, fire pits, grilling stations and a fitness center. The residences will range between studio units and two-bedroom apartments. Grubb Properties expects to break ground in early 2017.
NorthMarq Capital Arranges $49.8M in Financing for Student Housing Assets in North Carolina, Memphis
GREENVILLE, N.C. AND MEMPHIS, TENN. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $49.8 million in non-recourse financing for two student housing communities in North Carolina and Tennessee. The financing includes a $21.7 million construction loan and $5.5 million mezzanine loan for Gather Uptown, a 405-bed student housing community underway near East Carolina University in Greenville. Steve Whitehead of NorthMarq Capital’s Dallas office and Rob Hervey of the firm’s Los Angeles office arranged both loans through an unnamed life insurance company. Both interest-only loans have three-year terms. Whitehead and Hervey also arranged the $22.6 million refinancing of Gather on Southern, a 435-bed student housing property located across the street from the University of Memphis campus. The community was fully occupied at the time of financing. The five-year loan features one year of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. Whitehead and Hervey arranged the loan through an unnamed life insurance company, and the unnamed borrower will use the financing to take out an existing construction loan.