LAWRENCE, MASS. — Reed Community Partners has completed Pac10 Lofts, an affordable housing project that will be located in the northern Boston suburb of Lawrence. Of the 180 units, 18 are reserved for households earning 30 percent or less of the area median income (AMI); 112 earmarked for renters earning 60 percent or less of AMI; and 40 are workforce housing units for households earning up to 80 percent of AMI. The remaining 10 residences will be rented at market rates. MassHousing recently provided $40.8 million in permanent financing for the community, which the development team expects to be fully leased by the end of the year. Rogue Architecture PLLC designed the community, and LaRosa Construction Co. served as the general contractor.
CHERRY HILL, N.J. — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital has arranged a $40 million loan for the permanent financing of a 192-unit apartment and townhome community located outside of Philadelphia in Cherry Hill. The newly built property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units, and amenities such as a pool, rooftop terrace, fitness center, dog park and a clubhouse with a billiards room, lounge and bar area. An undisclosed life insurance company provided the loan. The borrower was Montgomery Group.
SURPRISE, ARIZ. — Avanti Residential has completed the disposition of Villas at Mountain Vista Ranch, an apartment property located at 16630 N. Reems Road in Surprise. An undisclosed buyer acquired the asset for $85 million. Built in 2003, Villas at Mountain Vista Ranch features 256 apartments in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with an average unit size of 1,008 square feet. Apartments include in-unit washers/dryers. Onsite amenities include a pool with lounge seating and a fitness center. Brad Goff, Brett Polachek and Chris Canter of Newmark represented the seller in the transaction. Newmark also arranged financing for the acquisition.
THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF. — Berkadia has brokered the sale of YOLO East, an apartment community in Thousand Oaks. California-based NUWI Capital sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $22.6 million, or $502,222 per unit. Located at 1801 Los Feliz Drive, YOLO East features 45 apartments in a mix of one- and two-bedroom layouts, ranging in size from 748 square feet to 1,219 square feet. Units offer high ceilings, great rooms, gourmet kitchens with quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, in-unit washers/dryers, and balconies or patios. Community amenities include a courtyard gathering area, barbecue area with seating, pool and community room. The property was built in 2019. Adrienne Barr of Berkadia Los Angeles represented the seller in the transaction.
MADISON, ALA. — KIRCO has delivered and opened Madison Crossings, an independent living and memory care seniors housing community in Madison, about 10 miles from downtown Huntsville. Phoenix Senior Living operates the community, which features an outdoor swimming pool, wellness center, dining experience, pub, beauty salon and spa, yoga studio, outdoor pickleball and bocce ball courts. Madison Crossings comprises 105 independent living apartments and 27 memory care residences. The property represents the 10th seniors housing facility in Alabama operating under the Phoenix Senior Living brand. KIRCO MANIX, a third-party construction services firm and affiliate of KIRCO, completed the construction for Madison Crossings.
ATLANTA — Prestwick Development Co. and Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership Inc. (ANDP) will soon break ground on 1055 Arden, a 58-unit affordable housing community located at 1055 Arden Ave. SW in Atlanta’s Capitol View neighborhood. The development includes 58 units, of which 28 units will be available for individuals and families earning at or below 50 percent area median income (AMI), with six set aside as permanent supportive housing through a program with Atlanta Housing/Partners for HOME for individuals who are experiencing homelessness. Twenty apartments will be available for individuals and families earning at or below 60 percent AMI, and 10 apartments will be available at market-rate rents. Funding for 1055 Arden comes from several partners and sources, including $2 million from the Atlanta BeltLine Affordable Housing Trust Fund, permanent debt from Centrant, a land note from ANDP, a construction loan and “Capital Magnet Funds” from Reinvestment Fund, a grant from HomeFirst program for permanent supportive housing, including project-based rental assistance from Atlanta Housing and supportive services provided by Fulton County and LIHTC equity from Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Enterprise Community Investments and US Bank. 1055 Arden will include 2,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space that could serve …
ILLINOIS — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has structured $57.6 million in HUD-insured loans for the refinancing of three skilled nursing facilities in Illinois. Joshua Rosen of Walker & Dunlop led the origination team. The first transaction consisted of a $15.6 million loan for Avantara Park Ridge, a 154-bed community in Park Ridge. Walker & Dunlop also arranged a $28.7 million loan for Moraine Court Supportive Living, a 185-bed community in Bridgeview, and a $13.3 million loan for Aperion Care Elgin, a 101-bed property in Elgin. The borrower was undisclosed.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Northmarq has arranged the sale of Antioch Crossing in Overland Park for $10 million. The 90-unit, three-story multifamily property, built in 1968, is located at 8710 W. 106th Terrace near I-435. Jeff Lamott and Gabe Tovar of Northmarq represented the seller, Worcester Investments. Greg Duvall and John Duvall of Northmarq arranged acquisition financing through an agency lender on behalf of the buyer, Balfour Real Estate, which plans to renovate the majority of the units.
PARAMUS, N.J. — Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW), a shopping center owner-operator based in France, has unveiled plans to redevelop Westfield Garden State Plaza, a 2.1 million-square-foot regional mall in the Northern New Jersey community of Paramus. According to Forbes, Westfield Garden State Plaza remains one of the best-performing regional malls in the country. But about 10 years ago, URW began planning a long-term redevelopment to distinguish the property from and compete with American Dream, Triple Five Group’s entertainment-heavy mega-mall that is located within the Meadowlands sports complex in nearby East Rutherford. To that end, URW executive vice president Geoff Mason says that the redevelopment is about transitioning the mall into a mixed-use destination where living, working and leisure all come together. The first phase of the redevelopment will center on the construction of 550 luxury apartments that will be integrated with the existing shopping and dining establishments via open green space. Phase I will also introduce a “main street’ outdoor district featuring restaurants and everyday convenience- and services-oriented retailers. Ownership also plans to upgrade the existing infrastructure that connects to public transit services. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2024, with the first residential units becoming available for occupancy in 2026. The …
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Newmark has arranged the sale of Barton Creek Villas, a 250-unit multifamily property in West Austin. Built in 1998, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with an average size of 1,049 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse with a coffee bar, outdoor grilling stations, a dog park and walking trails. The Connor Group sold Barton Creek Villas, which was 99 percent occupied at the time of sale, to a fund backed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management for an undisclosed price. Patton Jones and Andrew Dickson of Newmark brokered the deal.