SUNNYVALE AND MENLO PARK, CALIF. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $21.5 million loan for two memory care communities totaling 48 units in California’s Bay Area. The portfolio includes Crescent Oaks in Sunnyvale and Silver Oaks in Menlo Park. JLL worked on behalf of the borrower, Calson Management, to secure an 18-month, fixed-rate loan through Thorofare Capital. Crescent Oaks offers 22 one- and two-bed units with a total of 33 beds. The community is located near a variety of retail, dining and entertainment amenities. In addition, the property is located one mile from Valley Health Center and less than a mile from Highway 82. Silver Oaks offers 26 one- and two-bed units, totaling 43 beds. The property is directly across from the Menlo Park VA Medical Center and is less than a mile from Highway 101. Bercut Smith, Lauren Sackler and Ace Sudah led the JLL Capital Markets debt advisory team representing the borrower.
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ATLANTA — Aztec Group has secured $31.8 million in acquisition financing for Residences at City Center, a 182-unit apartment community in downtown Atlanta. The financing is a non-recourse, 75 percent loan-to-value loan. Brell Tarich and Charles Penan of Aztec Group secured the loan on behalf of the borrower, South Florida-based AWP Real Estate. Built in 1993, Residences at City Center is situated adjacent to Mercedes-Benz Stadium, home of the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United. The new ownership group plans to make significant upgrades to the apartment community.
FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS — Texas-based developer Presidium has begun construction on Presidium Valley View, a 344-unit multifamily project located in the northern Dallas metro of Farmers Branch. Units at Presidium Valley View will come with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, kitchen islands, built-in desks, private balconies, keyless entry mechanisms and individual washers and dryers. Indoors, the property will house a fitness center, clubroom area, coffee bar, theater lounge with a golf simulator and coworking spaces. Outdoor amenities will include a pool, yoga lawns, grilling areas and a pet park/spa. Dallas-based O’Brien Architects is the project architect. Phase I of the development is scheduled to be complete in late 2023.
MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. — AHS Residential has opened Oak Enclave, a 420-unit multifamily community in Miami Gardens. Oak Enclave offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans in five buildings. Unit features includes a private balcony or patio, high ceilings, granite countertops and stainless-steel appliances. Community amenities include a resort-style pool, fitness center, clubhouse and private parking. According to Apartments.com, rents range from $1,961 to $3,636 a month. Located at 2301 N.W. 167th St., the property is 13.4 miles from downtown Miami and 12.1 miles from Miami International Airport.
NEW YORK CITY — MetLife Investment Management has provided a $70 million permanent loan for the refinancing of 21 West Street, a 33-story apartment tower in Manhattan’s Financial District. The pet-friendly property offers 293 units in one-, two- and three-bedroom formats and amenities such as a fitness center, rooftop deck, community lounge with a playroom and catering kitchen and a 24-hour lobby attendant. Jonathan Schwartz, Adam Schwartz, Aaron Appel, Keith Kurland, Michael Ianno and Triston Stegal of Walker & Dunlop arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, locally based owner-operator Rose Associates. The 12-year loan was structured with a fixed rate and interest-only payments for the entire term.
GLOUCESTER CITY, N.J. — New Jersey-based mortgage banking and advisory firm Progress Capital has arranged a $25 million loan for the refinancing of River Pointe Apartments, a 141-unit complex in the Southern New Jersey community of Gloucester City. The borrower, Cyzner Properties, acquired the garden-style community in 2017 with plans to renovate the 11 buildings, but eventually decided on a complete demolition and rebuild. Amenities now include a fitness center, clubhouse with a business center and party room, communal garden and a dog park. Kathy Anderson of Progress Capital arranged the nonrecourse loan, which carried a 30-year amortization schedule and 24 months of interest-only payments, on behalf of Cyzner Properties. The direct lender was not disclosed.
AMLI Residential, Stream Realty Plan $472M Transit-Oriented Development in Addison, Texas
by Katie Sloan
ADDISON, TEXAS — AMLI Residential and Stream Realty Partners have been named master developers for a $472 million, 18-acre, mixed-use development in Addison, roughly 15 miles north of Dallas. The Town of Addison has been acquiring land for the project since the inception of the DART Light Rail system in 1983 with plans for a transit-oriented development. The project is centered on a DART Silver Line station currently under construction near Addison Circle Park, a 10-acre, master-planned public park. DART has partnered with the Town of Addison through a ground-lease structure that allows for the inclusion of both the train and bus stations in the development. Phase I of the project is set to include: A six-story, Class A office building with 150,000 square feet of leasable space and 9,000 square feet of ground-floor retail; a 13-story luxury multifamily community with 9,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space; a seven-story luxury multifamily building with 5,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space; a 650-stall parking structure with ground-floor retail; and a 45,000-square-foot entertainment complex operated by The HUB, a Texas-based creator of entertainment and restaurant venues with an emphasis on daily events and festivals. Cushman & Wakefield has represented the Town …
PORTER, TEXAS — San Antonio-based development and investment firm Lynd Group has sold Villas at Valley Ranch, a 312-unit apartment community located in the northeastern Houston suburb of Porter, for $53.9 million. The property is situated within Signorelli Co.’s 1,400-acre Valley Ranch master-planned community. Units come in one- and two-bedroom floor plans, and amenities include a pool, fitness center, resident clubhouse, outdoor grilling and dining areas, a package handling system and a dog park. Lynd acquired the community less than a year ago for $39 million and implemented a value-add program. The buyer was Houston-based Keener Investments. Berkadia brokered the sale.
SAN ANTONIO — A partnership between Pegasus Real Estate and Thackeray Partners has purchased NOAH Apartments, a 224-unit multifamily community in San Antonio’s Alamo Heights neighborhood. The garden-style property was built in 1994. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, outdoor kitchen and a pet park. Ryan Epstein, Forrest Bass and Matt Pohl of Walker & Dunlop represented the partnership and the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Tom Toland and Matt Newton, also with Walker & Dunlop, arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing on behalf of the new ownership, which plans to implement a value-add program.
OAKLAND PARK, FLA. — Greystone has provided an $11.1 million Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (DUS) loan to refinance Oakwood Apartments, a 124-unit multifamily property in Oakland Park. Kyle Jemtrud of Greystone originated the loan on behalf of 61-34 Madison Real Estate LLC. The nonrecourse loan carries a 15-year term and a 30-year amortization period, as well as a fixed interest rate and a 55 percent loan-to-value ratio. Built in 1971, Oakwood Apartments is a garden-style apartment community with four buildings featuring one- and two-bedroom units. Community amenities include an onsite pool and laundry facilities.