Multifamily

MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — The Housing Authority of the City of Miami Beach and Atlantic Pacific Cos. have broken ground on Vista Breeze, a 119-unit affordable seniors housing development. situated near the Normandy Shores Golf Course at 280 S. Shore Drive. The property represents the largest affordable housing development to break ground in Miami Beach in 45 years, according to the developers. Vista Breeze will feature Miami modern (MiMo) architecture and include onsite parking, a community center and a business center. Units will be reserved for seniors earning no more than 80 percent of the area median income (AMI). The community is funded by $9 million of subordinate debt provided by the Florida Housing Finance Corp.; a $1 million HOME loan from City of Miami Beach; $6 million Surtax loan from Miami-Dade County; $11.9 million permanent loan issued by Citi Community Capital; debt and equity from Bank of America; and bonds issued by the Miami-Dade County Housing Finance Authority. Construction is expected to be complete at Vista Breeze by late-spring 2025.

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JONESBORO, ARK. — Hillcrest Acquisitions has acquired Wolf Creek, a 192-unit student housing community located at 500 N. Caraway Road near the Arkansas State University campus in Jonesboro. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. The community is set to undergo $4.4 million in renovations and will be converted into conventional multifamily. Marc Tropp of Eastern Union secured $12.1 million in acquisition financing through Bay Vanguard on behalf of Hillcrest. The five-year loan features interest-only payments for 24 months during renovations and lease-up. Once the property is stabilized, the mortgage will convert to principal and interest payments based on an amortization period of 25 years. The transaction carries a 65 percent loan-to-cost ratio. Built in 2008, Wolf Creek offers two- and three-bedroom units on a 13-acre parcel.

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SUWANEE, GA. — RangeWater Real Estate and Nippon Steel Kowa Real Estate have purchased Provenza at Old Peachtree, a garden-style apartment community located at 1460 Distribution Drive in Suwanee. Situated northeast of Atlanta in Gwinnett County, the property will be rebranded as Echo Ridge Suwanee. Amenities include a pool with poolside grilling stations, outdoor patio with a fireplace, fitness center, clubroom, catering kitchen, car care center, business center with a private meeting space and a community pond with walking trails. RangeWater and Nippon Steel Kowa are contemplating adding a dog park and pet spa to round out the property’s amenity offerings, as well as updating unit interiors. The seller, sales price and unit count of Provenza at Old Peachtree were not disclosed.

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TUPELO, MISS. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Feemster Lake Roads Apartments, a 130-unit apartment community located at 1537 Feemster Lake Road in Tupelo. Locally based Prosper Management Group purchased the property for an undisclosed price. Built in 1992 adjacent to Itawamba Community College, Feemster Lake Roads Apartments features one- and two-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 500 to 1,000 square feet. Preston Cooper, Wallace Schmuck and Matt Smith of Marcus & Millichap’s Birmingham office represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Mickey Davis served as Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in Mississippi for the deal.

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HOUSTON — A partnership between High Street Residential and Japanese homebuilder Daiwa House has topped out Rone Residences, a 12-story apartment building in Houston’s River Oaks/Upper Kirby area. Designed by Zeigler Cooper Architects and built by Hoar Construction, Rone Residences offers 209 units in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with an average size of roughly 1,400 square feet. Amenities include multiple pools, a fitness center, game lounge, coworking and private conference spaces, a pet park and tenant storage spaces. Rone Residences will also house 2,900 square feet of retail space. The first units are expected to be available for occupancy in early 2025.

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TYLER, TEXAS — Texas-based private equity firm SPI Advisory has sold Parker Apartments, a 192-unit multifamily complex located about 100 miles east of Dallas in Tyler. According to Apartments.com, the property was built in 1974 and offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, business center and tennis courts. SPI Advisory acquired the property in 2018 in partnership with CR Capital and implemented a value-add program during its ownership period. The buyer was not disclosed.

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BEND, ORE. — Dwight Mortgage Trust, an affiliate REIT of Dwight Capital, has provided $58.8 million in bridge financing for Solis at Petrosa, an apartment complex in Bend. McBride Capital brokered the transaction for the borrower, Pahlisch Commercial. Proceeds from the loan will go towards refinancing the borrower’s existing construction debt and fund an operating reserve to facilitate lease-up. Situated on 10 acres, the community features 260 apartments spread across eight three-story buildings. Community amenities include a pool, community lounge with a full kitchen, fitness room, golf simulator room and pet wash station.

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WOBURN, MASS. —Mesa West Capital has provided an $81 million loan for the refinancing of Emblem 120, a 289-unit apartment complex in the northern Boston suburb of Woburn. Developed by a joint venture between Toll Brothers and Carlyle Group in 2022, Emblem 120 rises six stories and offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a central courtyard, work-from-home space, rooftop terrace and lounge, pool with cabanas and a fitness center. The property also includes 9,390 square feet of street-level retail space. David Douvadjian, Timothy O’Donnell and David Douvadjian Jr. of Newmark arranged the debt through an undisclosed direct lender on behalf of the joint venture. 

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NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $13.2 million sale of a 76-unit apartment building in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens. The six-story building at 34-50 28th St. was originally constructed in 1930, according to StreetEasy.com. Units come in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Louis Zarif, Shaun Riney and Sean Fopeano of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were private investors that requested anonymity, in the transaction.

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LOS ANGELES — Rick Raymundo and Ben Savoy of Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a six-unit apartment building, located at 6645 Farmdale Ave. in the North Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles. The asset traded for $1.7 million, or $283,333 per unit. Raymundo and Savoy represented the undisclosed buyer and undisclosed seller in the deal.

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