Multifamily

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HACKENSACK, N.J. — Locally based developer Garden Communities has begun leasing The Jefferson, a 377-unit apartment complex in the Northern New Jersey community of Hackensack. Designed by Minno & Wasko Architects & Planners, The Jefferson features one- and two-bedroom units ranging in size from 735 to 1,598 square feet. Residences are furnished with quartz countertops, custom cabinetry, individual washers and dryers and keyless entry mechanisms. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, private bowling alleys, a billiards and entertainment room, golf simulator, business center, children’s playroom, outdoor grilling and dining areas, meditation gardens and a dog park. Rents start at $2,240 per month for a one-bedroom unit.

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BLOOMINGTON, MINN. — Mesa West Capital has provided an $85 million loan for the acquisition of Hampshire Hill, a 534-unit multifamily property in the Minneapolis suburb of Bloomington. Located at 10660 Hampshire Ave., the community was 96 percent occupied at the time of loan closing. The property was built in 1987 and partially renovated in 2019. Murray Kornberg of Colliers arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Minneapolis-based multifamily investment firm Bader Diamond Funds.

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MOUNT SHASTA, CALIF. — One Shasta LLC has purchased a 266-acre property in Mount Shasta. Crystal Geyser Water Co. sold the asset for $7.1 million. The property comprises industrial, low-intensity agriculture and residentially zoned land in Siskiyou County, Calif. Additionally, the acquisition includes a 144,900-square-foot industrial building at 210 Ski Village Drive. The building offers dock-high access and proximity to Interstate 5. John Troughton and Adam Elomari of Kennedy Wilson Brokerage represented the buyer in the deal.

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ARVADA, COLO. — Evans Senior Investments (ESI) has arranged the sale of The Kipling Meadows, a 120-unit independent living community in the first-ring Denver suburb of Arvada. Built in 2008 with a renovation in 2018, Kipling Meadows averaged 86 percent occupancy in the three months prior to sale. “With the community recently recovering occupancy back to 90 percent in just the latest month, the Evans Senior Investments team was able to showcase the potential upside for a new ownership group by forecasting a 6 percent rental rate increase,” says Hank Fuller, senior associate with ESI. ESI represented the seller, an institutional private equity group, in the transaction. The buyer was regional operator looking to expand in Colorado. The price was not disclosed.

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DALLAS — Next Wave Investors, a private equity firm based in Southern California, has purchased Casa Luna Apartments, a 232-unit multifamily community in East Dallas. The property was built in 1969 and features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a playground, clubhouse, lounge, courtyard and onsite laundry facilities. Next Wave plans to implement a value-add program to enhance unit interiors, building exteriors, utility systems and landscaping. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.

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CHAMPIONSGATE, FLA. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has negotiated the sale of Merrill Gardens at ChampionsGate, a 223-unit seniors living campus in ChampionsGate, approximately 25 miles southwest of downtown Orlando. David Kliewer and Jay Jordan of Charlotte-based Grandbridge facilitated the $45 million sale to funds managed by Fortress Investment Group, which has tapped Watermark Retirement Communities to manage the property. The new owner also changed the property’s name to The Glades at ChampionsGate. Built in 2017, the community offers 114 independent living, 73 assisted living and 36 memory care units. Following challenges in meeting the operating covenants of the bond structure, in July 2021 a court order appointed William King of WK Financial as receiver.

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SHORELINE, WASH. — CBRE has secured an $85.5 million construction loan for the development of Ion, a 252-unit apartment community in Shoreline. Bill Chiles, Scott Peterson and Morgon Fraser of CBRE’s Capital Markets Debt & Structured Finance team arranged the loan for AAA Management, the developer. Located at 345 NE 149th St., Ion will feature seven stories of residential space above three levels of subterranean parking with 241 parking spaces. Tenant amenities will include a fitness facility, rooftop deck and bike storage. Completion is slated for April 2024, with an opening scheduled for July 15, 2024.

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NEW YORK CITY — New York City-based developer HAP Investments is nearing completion of a 112-unit multifamily project located at 225 W. 28th St. in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood. The 20-story building’s one- and two-bedroom units and three penthouses feature custom white oak cabinetry and marble countertops, and amenities include a pool, fitness center with a sauna and steam room, children’s play area and a rooftop deck with grilling areas. HAP Investments has received a temporary certificate of occupancy (TCO), allowing the first move-ins to commence, and expects to receive a permanent certificate this fall. More than 60 percent of the units were preleased at the time of the TCO issuance.

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BOURBONNAIS, ILL. — Maverick Commercial Mortgage Inc. has arranged $63.2 million in permanent financing for Tri-Star Estates, a mobile home park in Bourbonnais, about 50 miles south of Chicago. The property, which consists of 853 pad sites across 157 acres, was developed in three phases beginning in 1965. The current owner acquired Tri-Star in April 2012 when 380 homes were occupied. Today, 810 homes are occupied. Amenities include a basketball court, three playgrounds and a 7,500-square-foot clubhouse with a pool and fitness center. PGIM Real Estate provided the Freddie Mac loan. The 10-year, fixed-rate loan features five years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. Proceeds from the loan paid off the existing lender, provided cash to the borrower and paid for closing costs.

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Historic Core Los Angeles

Lee & Associates’ newly released Q1 2022 North America Market Report scrutinizes first-quarter 2022 industrial, office, retail and multifamily outlooks throughout the United States. This class-by-class review of commercial real estate trends for the first quarter of the year focuses on how real estate is adjusting to long-term post-COVID attitudes. Lee & Associates has made the full market report available here (with further breakdowns of factors like vacancy rates, market rents, inventory square footage and cap rates by city), but the overviews offered below provide sweeping looks at the overall health and obstacles for four major commercial real estate sectors. Industrial: Rents Pushed on Strong Demand Strong demand for industrial space throughout North America continued in the first quarter as vacancies fell to record lows and rent growth hit double digits. First quarter net absorption in the United States totaled 92.8 million square feet, which was up 25 percent year over year but down 35 percent from the 143-million-square feet average of the last three quarters of 2021. Annualized rents rose 10.1 percent in the U.S. and the average vacancy rate fell to 4.1 percent. Part of this trend was due to a pause in new construction starts early in the pandemic. However, …

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