SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Federal Realty Investment Trust has completed the $74 million disposition of Levare, a Class A apartment building located within Santana Row in San Jose. The name of the buyer was not released. Delivered in 2011, Levare features 108 apartments that were 95 percent leased at the time of sale.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Woda Cooper Cos. Inc. and its co-developer Community Development for All People (CD4AP) have opened Columbus Renaissance Housing, a 46-unit affordable housing community located at 33 W. Morrill Ave. in Columbus. The property is reserved for renters with household incomes up to 60 percent of the area median income, which is $61,980 per year for a family of four. The project is comprised of one three-story building. There are 12 one-bedroom units, 28 two-bedroom apartments and six three-bedroom units. The property is certified LEED Silver. Amenities include a community room, parcel room, fitness center, central laundry, a playground, onsite office and bike racks. CD4AP is operating an onsite office to assist residents with advocacy, financial literacy, community enrichment activities and goal setting as well as referrals for addiction counseling, childcare, healthcare, employment and legal counsel. Columbus Renaissance Housing represents a combination of public and private investment from entities, including the City of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA), Affordable Housing Trust for Columbus & Franklin County (AHT) and Columbus-Franklin County Finance Authority, as well as several commercial investors and lenders. The City of Columbus provided a low-interest permanent loan and approved a 15-year tax abatement …
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has arranged the $3.4 million sale of a 34-unit apartment building in Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood. Located at 4901 N. Christiana Ave. and built in 1928, the property includes 33 studios and one one-bedroom unit. The building was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale and recently received capital improvements to 23 units. Patrick Kennelly of Interra represented the local buyer, 606 Realty. Joe Smazal of Interra represented the seller, an entity led by Mike Root of Chicago-based Root Realty.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — CBRE has brokered the sale of a multifamily development site in White Plains, located north of New York City. The 1.3-acre site at 1 Water St. is located on the eastern edge of the downtown area, directly adjacent to the local public transit station. A partnership between David Gaber of Bijou Properties and Kavneet Sethi of Green Property LLC purchased the site, which is approved for the development of a 301-unit high-rise building, from New Jersey-based Veris Residential. Jeffrey Dunne, Eric Apfel and Travis Langer of CBRE brokered the deal.
DOVER, DEL. — JLAM, an investment and development firm with offices in Delaware and Charlotte, is underway on construction of Windward Ridge, a 300-unit apartment community in Dover. The community will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a clubhouse, pool, yoga and fitness studios and wooded walking trails. Leasing is expected to begin sometime next year. Project partners include Architectural Alliance Inc., Erin Marshall Interior Designs, Morris & Ritchie Associates Inc. (civil engineer) and Christiana Excavating (sitework contractor). A general contractor has not yet been selected.
DELAWARE — Largo Capital, a financial intermediary based in upstate New York, has arranged a $14.5 million CMBS permanent loan for a portfolio of three manufactured housing properties totaling 342 sites in Delaware. The names and addresses of the properties, which collectively span more than 100 acres and were 94 percent occupied at the time of loan closing, were not disclosed. Jack Phillips of Largo Capital originated the nonrecourse, interest-only loan. The borrower and direct lender were also not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — LMXD, an affiliate of New York City-based L&M Development Partners, and residential developer Ray have begun leasing a 21-story multifamily and civic project in Harlem. Designed by Frida Escobedo Architects and Handel Architects, the National Black Theatre & Ray Harlem houses 222 mixed-income apartments, commercial space along 125th Street and a multi-purpose room that is open to the community. Units come in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Residential amenities include a communal kitchen and outdoor grilling stations, a coworking lounge, fitness center and yoga studio, library curated by Phaidon Press, living room lounge and two outdoor terraces. In addition, the site features a 27,000-square-foot home for the National Black Theatre. This space houses offices, classrooms, a 250-seat performance venue, a 99-seat flexible studio theater and a set-building shop to support workforce development in theatrical trades. Construction topped out in fall 2023.
MILFORD, DEL. — Berkadia has brokered the $23.2 million sale of The Reserve at Sawmill, a 149-unit multifamily property in Milford, about 20 miles south of Dover. The sales price equates to a cap rate of roughly 5.7 percent. The property was delivered in phases between 1984 and 2008 and offers one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as five townhomes. Nat Gambuzza, Trevor Fiebel, Zac Pierce, Matthew Stefanski and Maura Spellman of Berkadia represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also not disclosed. The property was fully occupied at the time of sale.
WHEAT RIDGE, COLO. — Evergreen Devco has completed the disposition of Outlook Table Mesa, an apartment community at 4051 Clear Creek Drive in Wheat Ridge. FJ Management acquired the asset for $97 million. Situated within Clear Creek Crossing, Outlook Table Mesa offers 250 apartments with quartz countertops, wood-looking floorings, oversized windows, tall ceilings, stainless steel kitchen appliances, full-size washers/dryers and designer selected lighting fixtures. Community amenities include a clubhouse with a business lounge, fitness center, electric vehicle charging stations and a secure mail room with package lockers and a dedicated space for oversized deliveries. Additional amenities include a resort-style pool with a swim-up bar and spa, fire pits, barbecue stations, a dog park, pet spa and multiple shade structures and game areas. Dave Martin and Brian Mooney of Northmarq’s Denver office negotiated the sale on behalf of Evergreen.
PORTLAND, ORE. — Merrill Gardens, a senior living owner and operator, has added three communities to its Oregon portfolio. Located in metro Portland, the properties include Merrill Gardens at Cedar Mill, Merrill Gardens at Sherwood and Merrill Gardens at Hillsboro. Merrill Gardens acquired the communities as part of a joint venture with PGIM. An ownership group led by Rembold sold the Cedar Mill and Sherwood properties. Built in 2016, Merrill Gardens at Cedar Mill in Portland totals 163,975 square feet with 147 independent living, assisted living and memory care units. Merrill Gardens at Sherwood, which is located in Sherwood, was built in 2019. The 147,657-square-foot community features 137 apartments with independent living, assisted living and memory care options. Pilar Properties, a sister company of Merrill Gardens that is part of the joint venture with PGIM, developed Merrill Gardens at Hillsboro in Hillsboro. Opened in 2024, the property encompasses 171,732 square feet with 141 independent living and assisted living units. Merrill Gardens will manage and operate each of the communities. The company’s portfolio now comprises 61 seniors housing properties across 16 states.
