Multifamily

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SEATTLE — Cadence Real Estate Advisors has acquired The Court at Northgate, a multifamily community located in the Pinehurst neighborhood of Seattle. A private seller group sold the asset for an undisclosed price. Built in 1978 on 3.3 acres, The Court at Northgate is a three-story property offering 132 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments, a central courtyard swimming pool, clubhouse, game room, covered barbecue area and a dog park. Philip Assouad, Giovanni Napoli, Ryan Harmon, Nick Ruggiero and Anthony Palladino of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.

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SUN PRAIRIE, WIS. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of Aster at Sun Prairie, a 228-unit multifamily property formerly known as Springs at Sun Prairie. Pete Evans and Richard Evans of Berkadia represented the seller, Menomonee Falls, Wis.-based Continental Properties. The buyer was Kirkland, Wash.-based Weidner Apartment Homes. Built in 2018, the property comprises 12 buildings and a clubhouse with a pool and fitness center.

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CHICAGO — Northmarq has provided $24.7 million in refinancing for Reside on Jackson, a 93-unit apartment community in Chicago. Kevin McCarthy of Northmarq arranged the Fannie Mae financing on behalf of the borrower, Newcastle Investors. Built in 2016, the property offers a mix of one- and two-bedroom units. Amenities include a resident rooftop with grills, bicycle storage, a 24-hour concierge and 24-hour emergency maintenance.

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. — CrownGuard Capital, a Los Angeles-based commercial lender, has provided $15.5 million in bridge and construction financing for a 95-unit multifamily repositioning project in Rochester. The address of the property was not disclosed, but the redevelopment will cover unit interiors, utility and mechanical systems, building exteriors and common areas. Larkin Cody and Robert Miller of CrownGuard originated the financing, which included an $8 million Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) component. The sponsor was also not disclosed.

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CHICAGO — Chicago-based JLL Capital Markets has arranged $463 million in bridge financing for Thompson Thrift’s eight-property multifamily portfolio comprising 2,412 Class A apartment units across Florida, Georgia and Arizona. JLL secured the floating-rate construction take-out loan through Barings. The portfolio includes: Floor plans average 1,023 square feet. Unit interiors feature gourmet kitchens with stainless steel appliances, quartz or granite countertops, smart home technology, full-size washers and dryers, and private balconies or patios. Examples of amenities include fitness centers, resort-style pools, resident social hubs with coffee bars, pickleball courts, dog parks with pet spas, business centers and outdoor spaces.  Danny Kaufman, Medina Spiodic, Mark Gibson and Matthew Lawton of JLL arranged the loan on behalf of Thompson Thrift. Daniel Hedgepeth of Barings originated the financing. With offices in Indianapolis and Terre Haute, Ind., Denver, Houston and Phoenix, Thompson Thrift develops, constructs, leases and manages multifamily communities. The firm has developed more than $7.9 billion in ground-up real estate projects across 25 states. — Kristin Harlow

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HOUSTON — American Landmark, a Tampa-based owner-operator, has acquired Toscana Parkway, a 292-unit apartment complex in southeast Houston. Built in 2009, Toscana Parkway offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, sauna, clubhouse, business center, volleyball court, children’s playground and poolside grilling areas. The new ownership plans to make capital improvements to the property.  The seller and sales price were not disclosed.

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BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — A subsidiary of Dallas-based Leon Capital Group has provided an equity investment for The Marshall Binghamton, a 516-unit student housing project in upstate New York. The amount was not disclosed, but Leon Capital provided the funds in conjunction with another equity investment in a multifamily property in Nashua, New Hampshire. Combined, the two equity investments total roughly $19 million. The project, which is under construction and slated for a May 2027 delivery, is adjacent to the State University of New York Binghamton campus. The sponsor is Aptitude Development.

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OLYMPIA, WASH. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of two apartment properties in Olympia. Hillsboro, Ore.-based Bender Equities sold the assets to FPA Multifamily for $43.7 million, or $154,417 per unit. Situated on more than 18 acres at 3000 Cardinal Drive NW, the adjacent properties include the 170-unit Evergreen Garden Apartments and the 113-unit Rock Maple Village Townhomes. Built in 1973, Evergreen Garden Apartments features 18 two-story residential buildings with a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, a standalone clubhouse, an open park area with a basketball court, fenced children’s playground and covered barbecue and picnic area. Completed in 2004, Rock Maple Village features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts spread across 10 two-story residential buildings. Community amenities include a children’s playground and picnic area, a basketball court and a large open lawn. Philip Assouad, Giovanni Napoli, Ryan Harmon, Nick Ruggiero and Anthony Palladino of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.

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ST. PAUL, MINN. — Ryan Cos. US Inc., in partnership with the Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) for the City of Saint Paul, has opened The Albert and the adjacent Civic Square at Highland Bridge. The project is on the site of the former 122-acre Ford Motor Co.’s Twin Cities assembly plant. The nearly 3-acre block features The Albert, a 97-unit multifamily building with 8,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space alongside three standalone retail buildings totaling 13,500 square feet, and Tierra Encantada, a 13,000-square-foot daycare center. Civic Square serves as a public gateway connecting the Highland Park neighborhood to the heart of the broader Highland Bridge development. The Albert features amenities such as a clubroom, dog run, outdoor patio, fitness room, coworking enclaves, a roof deck patio and secure package room. The east side of The Albert incorporates the historic 1920s Ford assembly plant façade. The building was originally designed by legendary architect Albert Kahn. The initiative is a public-private partnership supported by the city and the HRA, which played a pivotal role in providing tax-increment financing (TIF) from existing TIF district budget savings.

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DES MOINES, IOWA — The Annex Group has completed Union at Rivers Edge, an affordable housing community in Des Moines with 216 units. The one-, two- and three-bedroom units are reserved for households earning at or below 60 percent of the area median income. Amenities at the $62.9 million project include a community center complete with a fitness center, business center and onsite leasing. Outdoor amenities include a playground, community terrace, dog walking area and parking. Residents will receive complimentary transit passes for the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority, which will have a bus stop adjacent to the development. Partners on the project include Civil Design Advantage as the civil engineer, ASK Studio as the architect, Summit LIHTC Consulting and Impact Housing Indiana. Affiliates of Annex Group completed construction and will provide property management services for the community. Financing partners include WNC for over $24 million in low-income housing tax credits equity, Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust for tax-exempt bond financing of over $32 million, Iowa Finance Authority for tax-exempt bond allocation and the City of Des Moines for tax-increment financing, tax abatement and $300,000 American Rescue Plan Act funds.

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