HUMBLE, TEXAS — Colliers has brokered the sale of Deer Springs Apartments, a 128-unit multifamily complex located in the northeastern Houston suburb of Humble that was built in 1984. According to Apartments.com, the age-restricted complex offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units, as well as a pool and onsite laundry facilities. Chip Nash, Bob Heard, Kitty Wallace and Jaleel Adatia of Colliers represented the seller, Alphil Investments, in the transaction. The undisclosed buyer plans to implement a value-add program.
DALLAS — Evans Senior Investments (ESI) has arranged the sale of Crystal Creek at Preston Hollow, a 119-bed seniors housing property located just north of downtown Dallas. Built in 2001 and renovated in 2018, the community offers assisted living, memory care and long-term care services. An undisclosed regional owner-operator sold the asset to Marcus Investments for an undisclosed price. Vitality Senior Living will take over as operator. The buyer plans to invest $9 million in additional renovations to the property.
WEEHAWKEN, N.J. — Hartz Mountain Industries has begun leasing Hoboken Point, a 262-unit waterfront apartment community in the Northern New Jersey community of Weehawken. Units come in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans and feature stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, individual washers and dryers and various pieces of smart-home technology. Amenities include a fitness center, coworking lounge, demonstration kitchen, game lounge and sports simulator, screening room and library, and a rooftop terrace. Rents start at $3,100 per month for a studio apartment. The first move-ins will begin in late spring. CetraRuddy designed Hoboken Point.
PALM SPRINGS, FLA. — A partnership between Mast Capital, Rockpoint and The Spear Group have launched preleasing at Edera, a 264-unit apartment development underway in Palm Springs. Located at 2085 S. Congress Ave. near West Palm Beach, the garden-style community is slated to open for first residents in April. The property will feature a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments ranging from 715 to 1,212 square feet, with monthly rental rates ranging from $1,925 to $3,325. Designed by MSA Architects, Edera’s amenities will include a central clubhouse, indoor/outdoor yoga area and fitness lawn, lake with a walking path, dog park, playground, resort-style pool with cabanas, coworking spaces, game room and a clubhouse gym.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Pearlmark has provided a $33 million mezzanine loan for the development of RISE @ Glen Kernan Park, a 308-unit active adult residential development in Jacksonville’s Southside neighborhood. Pearlmark closed the financing via its Pearlmark Mezzanine Realty Partners V LP investment vehicle. Benefit Street Partners provided the senior debt piece, the amount of which was not disclosed. Taylor Williams of Walker & Dunlop arranged the project capitalization on behalf of the borrower, RISE, a locally based multifamily development firm with five other projects in the Jacksonville market. RISE @ Glen Kernan Park is situated near the Mayo Clinic and St. Johns Town Center and is reserved for households age 55 years and older. Upon completion, the 30-acre project will comprise 236 residential units and 72 cottages. Amenities will include a clubhouse, fitness center, yoga and group fitness space, media lounge, resort-style pool, pickleball courts, dog park and a party room.
HAMPTON, GA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $9.8 million sale of Centre at Lovejoy, a 46,700-square-foot shopping center located at 11337 Tara Blvd. in Hampton, about 28 miles south of Atlanta. Eric Abbott and Zach Taylor of Marcus & Millichap’s Atlanta office represented the seller, Mount Pleasant, S.C.-based WRS Inc., in the transaction. The buyer was AGW Partners, a private investment firm based in New York. Centre at Lovejoy is shadow-anchored by Walmart and was leased to 17 tenants at the time of sale, including Bank of America, GameStop and Dollar Tree. The property sold as part of a two-property portfolio sale that included a neighboring retail center.
CHICAGO — Merchants Capital has provided more than $54 million of debt and $49 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity financing for the rehabilitation of Island Terrace, a 21-story affordable housing property in Chicago. The building is situated across from the Obama Presidential Center in the city’s Woodlawn neighborhood. Preservation of Affordable Housing Inc. (POAH), the owner and developer, was the borrower. Merchants Capital maximized equity via a structure called “twinning,” which leveraged both 4 percent and 9 percent tax credits issued by the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) and the City of Chicago. The 4 percent and 9 percent equity syndication generated $31.8 million and $17.3 million, respectively, matched by two corresponding HUD-insured permanent loans totaling more than $22 million and two equity bridge loans totaling more than $32 million. Merchants Bank provided $26.5 million for the property acquisition in 2021. Planned renovations for Island Terrace include replacement of the roof, windows, plumbing and electrical systems; a redesigned first floor with a community room and laundry facilities; and updated kitchens and bathrooms throughout the 240 units. Prior to the recapitalization, only 88 of the community’s units carried affordable restrictions. The new financing structure enabled POAH to expand …
OAK PARK, MICH. — Friedman Communities, the multifamily management division of Friedman Real Estate, has been selected to manage The Loop on Greenfield in Oak Park, about 14 miles north of Detroit. Built in 1965, the multifamily property features 717 units with a mix of studios, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a fitness center, pool, playground and landscaped courtyard. The owner was not provided.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Ryan Cos. US Inc. has completed the second phase of a master-planned renovation on the 50-acre seniors housing campus of Friendship Village Tempe. The newly constructed, four-story, 142,000-square-foot building is 89 percent occupied. LCS Development is leading the project, and the operator is LCS. Friendship Village Tempe, one of the first continuing care retirement communities in the region, was originally built in 1980. The revitalization of its campus began with Phase I of construction in 2019. Ryan A+E Inc., the design studio of Ryan, was the architect for both phases. The second phase includes 64 independent living apartments, four guest suites and 69 underground parking spaces. The one- and two-bedroom residences range from 743 square feet to 1,789 square feet. Phase III construction is scheduled to begin in second-quarter 2025. Details on that phase were not released.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Legacy Partners and Bridge Investment Group have completed Camber Ranch, a 483-unit apartment community in northeast Austin. Designed by Humphreys & Partners, the community consists of 22 residential buildings separated by a large green belt and wetland with walking trails. Units range in size from 438 to 1,500 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, outdoor grilling areas, a demonstration kitchen, esports gaming center, podcast studios and a coworking lounge with a mix of common and private work areas. Monthly rent starts at $1,375. Construction began in summer 2021.