Multifamily

Valencia Grove Eustis

EUSTIS, FLA. — Housing Trust Group (HTG), a real estate developer, has closed on the construction financing for Valencia Grove in Eustis, a town in Central Florida. The $21 million, 144-unit affordable housing community will be situated on the northwest corner of Huffstetler Drive and Kurt Street and will comprise one-, two- and three-bedroom units with rents ranging from $358 to $790 per month, depending on tenants’ income levels. Community amenities will include a clubhouse, playground, volleyball court, outdoor pool, dog park and car wash. The development will also provide free community programs such as literacy training, employment assistance and family support coordination. Construction began in late November and is expected to be completed in 13 months. HTG secured financing from a 4 percent SAIL loan, an ELI GAP loan from Florida Housing Finance Corp, a grant from the city of Eustis, tax credit equity from U.S. Bank Corp and tax-exempted multifamily revenue state bonds from SunTrust.

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EDINA, MINN. — Brookdale Senior Living has completed a $30 million renovation to Brookdale Edina, formerly Edina Park Plaza. The seniors housing community is located in Edinborough Park in the Minneapolis suburb of Edina. Brookdale remodeled the independent living and assisted living apartments and added 36 memory care units. The project also adds a new main lobby, bistro, library, dining room and activity area to the community. The new and renovated units will be available for residents in January. Based in Brentwood, Tenn., Brookdale Senior Living is the largest owner and operator of seniors housing in the United States, managing more than 110,000 units, according to the American Seniors Housing Association’s ASHA 50 rankings.

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CLEVELAND — Pillar has originated an $11.8 million Fannie Mae loan for a multifamily property in Cleveland. Mariner’s Watch is a Class A property that was built in 2014. The 62-unit, four-story building includes 33 one-bedroom units and 29 two-bedroom units. The property also features an indoor parking garage and is 100 percent leased. Joe Markech and Brooke Jackson of Pillar originated the fixed-rate, 10-year loan that two-years of interest-only payments to refinance the original construction loan followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. The undisclosed borrower is a local multifamily property owner and operator. The Mariner’s Watch property has obtained a Energy Star certification for energy efficiency.

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BERKELEY, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged $47 in non-recourse financing for The New Californian, a mixed-use development in Berkeley. The property contains 148 apartment units and 15,700 square feet of retail space. The New Californian is located at 1988 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, about three blocks from UC Berkeley. The project was originally developed in 2010 by Hudson McDonald, the borrower. John Nelson, Michael Walker and Erik Franks of CBRE’s San Francisco office arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan.

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LAS VEGAS AND PHOENIX — The ConAm Group has purchased two multifamily assets in Las Vegas and Phoenix. The acquisitions include the 200-unit Silver Shadow in Las Vegas, and The Greens, a 324-unit community in the Phoenix submarket of Chandler. The Las Vegas property sold for $22.6 million. The Phoenix purchase price was not disclosed. Glenn Dulaine at Realty Executives of Nevada represented ConAm and the seller, Bridge Investment Group Partners, in the Las Vegas transaction. ConAm plans to implement a series of interior and exterior upgrades to that property.

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SAN DIEGO — Newkirk Family Trust II has acquired Ten on Columbia, a 10-unit apartment building in the San Diego submarket of Little Italy, for $5.5 million. The community is located at 2104 Columbia St. The loft-style property debuted this past October. It achieved full occupancy by December. Peter Scepanovic and Corey McHenry of Colliers International’s Multi-Family Advisory Group represented both the buyer and seller, BAIA Vista LLC, in this transaction.

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PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — Regan Development Corp. has completed Homesteads on Ampersand, a 64-unit affordable housing community located at 292 Rugar St. in Plattsburgh. The eco-friendly community features four two-story buildings featuring 24 one-bedroom, 20 two-bedroom and 20 three-bedroom units, as well as a community building. The property features on-site management, a laundry facility, community room, library and computer center, as well as 73 surface parking spaces. Additionally, units feature Energy Star appliances, carpet, air conditioning and storage. Irvine, Calif.-based WNC, a national investor in real estate and community development initiatives, provided $7.1 million in low-income housing tax credit equity for the new development, which was constructed in one year.

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157-E-55th-St-NYC

NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged the sale of a mixed-use building located at 157 E. 55th St. in New York’s Midtown East district. Goldie Moss Irrevocable Trust sold the 5,700-square-foot property to 157E55 Owner LLC for $10 million. The property features two vacant full-floor apartments on the top two levels and Darbar Grill, a popular restaurant, on the lower two levels. Additionally, the building features substantial air rights allowing for approximately 20,000 square feet of residential uses and 30,000 square feet of commercial or community facility space. Brian Ezratty and Scott Ellard of Eastern Consolidated represented the seller and procured the buyer in the sale.

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RIDGEWOOD, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of an apartment building located at 2048 Gates Ave. in Ridgewood. The six-unit rental property sold for $1.3 million. Shaun Riney, Thomas Shihadeh and George Koncilja of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office represented the seller, an individual/personal trust, and the buyer, a limited liability company, in the transaction. The property was fully occupied at the time of sale.

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ORLANDO, FLA. — CBRE Capital Markets’ debt and structured finance team in Orlando has secured a total $67.3 million in permanent financing for four separate properties in Alabama, Mississippi and Florida. Glenn Housman of CBRE led the team that arranged the loans on behalf of four separate investment groups. The properties include the 321-unit Abbey at Riverchase in Hoover, Ala.; the 218-unit Arbor Landing on the River in Biloxi, Miss.; the 202-unit Redmont Gardens in Mountain Brook, Ala.; and the 135-unit Summer Glenn in Jacksonville, Fla. The financing includes a $25.3 million Fannie Mae loan that the borrower, Abbey Residential, will use to take out the construction/renovation loan for Abbey at Riverchase; a $22.2 million Fannie Mae loan that the borrower, Arbor Properties Inc., will use to take out the construction loan for Arbor Landing on the River; a $13.6 million Fannie Mae loan that the unnamed borrower will use to refinance debt on Redmont Gardens; and a $6.2 million CMBS loan that SMG Property Management Inc. will use to refinance a maturing Freddie Mac loan on Summer Glenn.

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