TEMPE, ARIZ. — Trinitas has acquired a development site located at 707 S. Forest Ave. near Arizona State University in Tempe. The company plans to develop a 530-bed student housing community offering studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units above street level retail. Shared amenities at the development will include a swimming pool, fitness center, collaboration spaces and an open-air skydeck. A joint venture between Trinitas and Harrison Street provided equity financing for the site acquisition. PNC Bank provided construction financing. The project is scheduled for a 2021 opening.
RUSTON, LA. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $23.2 million Freddie Mac refinancing loan for University Crossing Apartments, a 552-bed student housing community located near Louisiana Tech University in Ruston. Hayley Suminski and Amanda Kutia of KeyBank originated the floating-rate financing on behalf of the borrower, WFInvestments. The loan features a 10-year term with three years of interest-only payments. Communal amenities include a pool, sundeck, 24-hour fitness center, clubhouse, study lounge, bicycle parking, a community kitchen and upright tanning beds. The garden-style community is currently undergoing renovations.
NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between Pebb Capital and TriArch Real Estate Group has sold The Alabama, a 175-bed student housing community in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, for $104 million. The buyer in the transaction was undisclosed. Situated at 15 E. 11th St., the property serves students attending Cardozo Law School, The New School and New York University. The community offers fully furnished units with shared amenities including an attended lobby, fitness center, 24-hour business center, study and conference rooms, a 24-hour coffee bar, resident lounge and Hub by Amazon package lockers. Pebb Capital and TriArch acquired The Alabama in October 2016 for $58 million.
GAINESVILLE, FLA. — NorthMarq has provided a $26.1 million Fannie Mae refinancing loan for College Park at Midtown, a 300-bed student housing community serving the University of Florida in Gainesville. The property offers one-, two- and four-bedroom, fully furnished units. Lamar Sarra of NorthMarq originated the financing, which features a 10-year term with a 30-year amortization schedule, on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. — Muinzer has acquired Village West Apartments, a 1,134-bed student housing community located near the Purdue University campus in West Lafayette, for $48 million. The seller in the off-market transaction was undisclosed. Village West offers two-, three- and four-bedroom, fully furnished units. Shared amenities include a clubhouse, state-of-the-art fitness center, two basketball courts, a study center, media lounge, resort-style swimming pool, dog park, volleyball court, grilling areas and a private shuttle to campus. Muinzer is a fully integrated real estate investment, development and property management firm with offices in West Lafayette and Chicago. Scott Clifton and Stewart Hayes of JLL represented the undisclosed seller.
ATLANTA — A joint venture between The Preiss Co. and Investcorp has acquired Signature West Midtown, a 525-bed student housing community located near the Georgia Tech campus in Atlanta. The property offers one-, two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom units with bed-to-bath parity. Shared amenities include a resort-style swimming pool, sundeck, rooftop lounge, 24-hour fitness center, cyber cafe, ride-share lounge and bicycle storage alongside 10,500 square feet of retail. The seller and terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Nelson Partners Student Housing has acquired Sol y Luna, a 977-bed student housing community serving the University of Arizona in Tucson, for $200 million. The 14-story property was developed in 2013, and features 341 units alongside 9,140 square feet of retail space. The community offers one-, two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom, fully furnished apartments. Shared amenities include an outdoor television lounge, rooftop pool, hot tub, steam room, fitness center, yoga and dance studio, outdoor study area, computer lounge and private study spaces. TSB Realty brokered the acquisition of the community. The seller in the transaction was undisclosed.
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — Chicago-based investment firm Harrison Street has acquired The Lyndon at Springtown, a 515-bed student housing community located near Texas State University in San Marcos. The 233-unit property features one-, two- and four-bedroom units and amenities such as an indoor and outdoor fitness center, pet park, pool and a recreation room. Kevin Larimer, Greg Gonzalez, Kelly Witherspoon, Justin Cole and Michael Gonzalez of Berkadia represented the seller, Austin-based Endeavor Real Estate Group, in the transaction.
STARKVILLE, MISS. — JLL has arranged the sale of Lakeside Student Living, a 504-bed student housing community located near the Mississippi State University campus in Starkville. The property opened in 2006 and features a mix of studio, one-, two- and four-bedroom, fully furnished units. Community amenities include a fitness complex, swimming pool, volleyball court, hammock beach, computer lab and private study lounges. Scott Clifton, Stewart Hayes and Barry Brown of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer and terms of the transaction were also not disclosed.
FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. — Aptitude Development has begun construction on The Marshall Arkansas, a 647-bed student housing community located near the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Aptitude expects to deliver the property in August 2021. The community will offer shared amenities including a 14,000-square-foot clubhouse, fitness facilities, resident lounges, a rooftop deck, swimming pool and an open-air social space. The property will also feature Aptitude’s branded study lounge dubbed “The Thought Center,” which features group breakout rooms with smart televisions and white boards alongside private study corrals.