MIAMI — Melo Group plans to develop Melody, a 36-story multifamily high-rise tower in Miami’s Arts & Entertainment District. The tower will be located at 245 N.E. 14th St., adjacent to the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. Melody will feature 497 luxury apartments and 8,500 square feet of ground-floor restaurant and retail space. The property will feature a fitness center, sauna, covered parking and a lounge area for residents. Construction on the project is slated to begin in June and wrap up in May 2015. The high-rise tower will be located within walking distance of the Metrorail, Miami Trolley and Metromover.
Multifamily
FREDERICK, MD. — Federal Capital Partners has sold Willowdale Crossing Apartments, a 432-unit garden-style multifamily community, for $41 million. The apartment community is located at 108 Willowdale Drive in Frederick. Drew White, Sean Piplico and Ryan Ogden from ARA’s Mid-Atlantic office represented Federal Capital Partners in the transaction.
GREENVILLE, N.C. — SYNCO Properties Inc. and Stonecutter Capital Management LLC have purchased a three-property multifamily portfolio in Greenville for an undisclosed price. The buyers purchased the assets from the estate of William Dansey, the developer of the three multifamily communities. The three properties — The Madison (formerly Hyde Park), Courtney Square and Arlington Square — total 645 units. Courtney Square and Arlington Square will be consolidated into a 429-unit community known as Southgate Apartments. SYNCO and Stonecutter plan to invest $8 million in the coming months for capital improvements to the three properties. Synco Property Management, a subsidiary of SYNCO, will manage the communities. Prime Finance provided acquisition financing for the three apartment communities.
McKINNEY, TEXAS — GroundFloor Development and Boston Capital are partnering to build The Millennium, a 164-unit multifamily property in the Dallas/Fort Worth suburb of McKinney. The garden-style complex will include one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as a fitness center, business center, media room, swimming pool, barbecue area and playground. Thirty-four of the units will be offered at market rents, with the remainder available to families and individuals earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. Dallas-based GroundFloor will develop the project with equity from both Boston Capital and the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program.
SAN DIEGO – The 356-unit Tierrasanta Ridge Apartments in San Diego has received a $52-million refinance. The community is located at 5410 Repecho Drive, near the Tierra Santa Shopping Center. The loan features a 10-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule. Financing was arranged by Marty Meagher and Gardiner Champlin of NorthMarq Capital’s San Diego office through its AmeriSphere Fannie Mae DUS platform.
PHOENIX – A joint venture between The Resmark Cos., Westfield and Greystar has broken ground on a 344-unit luxury apartment complex in the North Phoenix community of Desert Ridge. The new community will be located at the northeast corner of East Deer Valley Road, west of north 56th Street. The project will be situated adjacent to major employers like the Mayo Clinic Hospital, Desert Ridge Marketplace and the JW Marriott Resort. Amenities at the new development will include a clubhouse, pool, state-of-the-art fitness center, community room, business center, and a studio for yoga and Pilates. The community is scheduled for completion late next year. The new project will be designed by Todd & Associates.
TAMPA, FLA. — A joint venture between Lubert-Adler and The Laramar Group has acquired The Cove, a 689-unit apartment community in Tampa, for $50.5 million at auction. LNR Property LLC sold the community following a 2011 foreclosure. Built in 1980, The Cove is situated on Tampa Bay’s waterfront with access to historic Bayshore Boulevard. The Laramar Group will continue to manage the apartment community, which will undergo a $3 million renovation that includes a revamped clubhouse and the addition of an outdoor recreation area with a dog park.
PLANT CITY, FLA. — Hendricks-Berkadia has arranged the $23 million sale of Hunter’s Ridge at Walden Lake Apartments, located at 1400 Plantation Blvd. in Plant City. The 352-unit apartment community features a resort-style swimming pool and spa, as well as racquetball, tennis and basketball courts. Jason Stanton, Cole Whitaker and Hal Warren of Hendricks-Berkadia represented the seller, CFLP LLC, in the transaction. MIC HR LLC was the buyer.
ROSEVILLE, MINN. — Dougherty Mortgage has originated a $14 million loan for the refinancing of Hillsborough Apartments, a multifamily property in Roseville. The three-story building includes 206 market rate units. Dougherty arranged the loan on behalf of Hillsborough Manor Apartments LLP. The HUD loan includes a 35-year term and a 35-year amortization schedule.
ERIE, PA. — Federal Capital Partners, through its existing joint venture with Horizon Land Co., has purchased Valley Village in Erie. The 174-site manufactured home community is well located within the city and proximate to existing FCP/Horizon communities. The Valley Village acquisition brings the joint venture’s portfolio to a total of 19 mid-Atlantic communities with approximately 2,920 sites. Since closing the joint venture, FCP/Horizon has purchased nine communities representing approximately $80 million in value.