KALAMAZOO, MICH. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of 700 SoHo near Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo for $19 million. The 488-bed student housing property, located at 700 S. Howard St., consists of four-bedroom units. Amenities include a resort-style pool and renovated clubhouse. Kevin Larimer and Greg Gonzalez of Berkadia brokered the sale. A Pittsburgh-based real estate company acquired the asset.
NORMAN, OKLA. — Student Quarters has acquired Millennium Student Apartments, a 698-bed student housing community located near the University of Oklahoma in Norman. The property offers studio, two-, four- and five-bedroom units with bed-to-bath parity. Each unit — which may be rented fully furnished — features a flat screen TV, keyless entry and a patio or balcony. Shared amenities include a resort-style swimming pool, sun deck, hot tub, grilling areas, a gated pet park, study lounges, a coffee bar and pool tables. SQ Caliber, a property management joint venture between Student Quarters and Caliber Living, will manage the property.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — CBRE has negotiated the sale of Aspen Heights West Campus, a 464-bed student housing property located three blocks from the University of Texas at Austin. The 17-story, 166-unit community features a pool, fitness center, private study areas, lounges and community kitchens. A joint venture between The Preiss Co. and TH Real Estate purchased the asset from Austin-based Aspen Heights Partners, which developed the property, for an undisclosed price. Jaclyn Fitts, William Vonderfecht, Casey Schaefer, Charles Cirar, Michael Wardlaw and Colin Cannata of CBRE brokered the sale. Ben Roelke and Ian Walker of CBRE arranged a five-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan through Northwestern Mutual for the transaction. The loan featured a sub-4 percent interest rate.
TEMPE, ARIZ., AND CORVALLIS, ORE. — Providence, R.I.-based Gilbane Development Co. has announced the launch of two new developments in Arizona and Oregon as part of five recently announced projects across the United States. The five properties total over 3,500 beds, with project costs valued at more than $400 million. In Tempe, Ariz., Gilbane is developing Alor, a three-building, purpose-built student housing and market-rate/workforce housing property. Situated 1,000 feet from Arizona State University’s Tempe campus, the property will feature 946 student beds and 64 units of market-rate/workforce apartments, as well as 12,000 square feet of retail space and a structured parking garage. On-site amenities will include a rooftop swimming pool; courtyard swimming pool; 25,000-square-foot rooftop amenity deck and sky lounge; 6,000-square-foot open-air fitness center with cardio, full weights and a fitness/yoga center; outdoor courtyards with fire pits and cabanas; spa; central clubhouse; 24-hour study lounges; game rooms; and a computer lab. Adjacent to the southeast corner of Oregon State University’s campus in Corvallis, Ore., Gilbane’s Sierra will feature 228 student housing units, a heated pool, clubhouse, fitness center, game room, group study rooms, structured parking, garage and three courtyards. Additionally, the property is located a few blocks from downtown Corvallis. …
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — RISE: A Real Estate Co. has started construction on a 608-bed mixed-use development on the Nova Southeastern University campus in Fort Lauderdale. The 310,000-square-foot property will offer 280 units for upperclassmen at the site of the university’s former intramural soccer field. The community will include one-, two- and four-bedroom student apartments with full kitchens and in-unit washers and dryers, and each floor will include lounges and study rooms. The property will also feature an on-site innovation center, which will serve as a business incubator for students, as well as outdoor amenities including hammocks, table tennis and barbecue grills. Juneau Construction Co. is the project’s general contractor, and Niles Bolton Associates is the architect. The community is scheduled to open in summer 2019.
PHILADELPHIA — Campus Apartments, a student housing developer and operator based in Philadelphia, has opened four student housing developments totaling 1,643 beds. Development costs for the projects, which are within walking distance to University of Tennessee, University of Michigan and University of Pennsylvania, totaled over $220 million. “We’re excited to be providing students with high-quality housing in Knoxville, Ann Arbor, and our hometown, Philadelphia,” says Daniel Bernstein, president and chief investment officer of Campus Apartments. “We’ve been thrilled with the initial response to these four new developments, and we look forward to continuing to surpass our residents’ expectations.” The new properties include TENN, a 603-bed, mixed-use community located near the University of Tennessee in Knoxville; The Yard, a 590-bed, mixed-use community located near the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor; Six11, a 350-bed student housing community also located in Ann Arbor; and The Simon at Founders Row located near the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. TENN in Knoxville offers a mix of three-, four- and five-bedroom, fully furnished units. Shared amenities include a two-story clubhouse, fitness center, study lounge, putting green, resort-style swimming pool, fire pits and grill stations. The Yard in Ann Arbor offers studio, one-, two-, three-, four- …
SAN ANGELO, TEXAS — Austin-based FourPoint Student Housing Investments has brokered the sale of Angelo Place, a 480-bed student housing community located adjacent to Angelo State University in San Angelo, roughly midway between Lubbock and San Antonio. Built in 2007, the 120-unit property features amenities such as a pool, fitness center, clubhouse and a full-sized basketball court. Chris Epp, Chris Bancroft, Meredith Wolff and Craig Miller of FourPoint led the sales effort on behalf of the seller, Atlas Real Estate Partners. The buyer was not disclosed.
FORT MYERS, FLA. — Coastal Ridge Real Estate and M Group have purchased The Reef, a 924-bed student housing community located adjacent to Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers. Progressive Capital Group sold the asset to the partnership for $78.8 million. Kevin Larimer, Greg Gonzalez and Cole Whitaker of Berkadia arranged the transaction on behalf of Progressive. Constructed in two phases in 2016 and 2017, The Reef is a garden-style community featuring two resort-style pools with cabanas, outdoor billiards, fire pit, ping pong, bocce ball, sand volleyball court, fitness center, cyber café, resident club lounge and private study rooms. The community’s fully furnished units feature bed-to-bath parity. The transaction marks the second student housing acquisition near Florida Gulf Coast University for Coastal Ridge in the past two months. In July, the Ohio-based company acquired the adjacent Coastal Village Apartments for $44 million.
ST. GEORGE, UTAH — Vintage Capital Partners, an investment affiliate of Redstone Residential, has sold Vintage Tabernacle, a 265-bed student housing community located near Dixie State University in St. George. The property opened in 2018 and offers two-, four- and five-bedroom units with shared amenities including a swimming pool and fitness center. An investor based in California acquired the community for an undisclosed price. Brock Zylstra and Danny Shin of Marcus & Millichap brokered the transaction. Redstone Residential will continue to manage the project for the new owner. “We are proud of what we have built at Dixie and look forward to our continued association with the property in a management role,” says Grant Collard, CEO at Redstone Residential. “We had contemplated holding the property for many years, but received an attractive, unsolicited offer at our year-eight pro-forma price.”
OREM, UTAH — A joint venture between Millstream Partners and Redstone Residential has acquired Summerwood Condos, a 282-bed community located near Utah Valley University in Orem. The property was built in 2003 and is set to undergo a complete renovation and rebranding. Unit interiors will be updated with new furniture and appliances; new flooring; fresh paint; quartz countertops; and a gigabit Internet upgrade. Exterior upgrades will include the addition of a new fitness center and clubhouse; a triple-decker hot tub; fire pit; and refreshed outdoor living amenities. The property was purchased under a Freddie Mac green program. In accordance, the new ownership will be installing equipment to reduce water consumption by more than 50 percent and will install solar panels to offset common area electric expenses. The seller in the transaction and a timeline for renovations were undisclosed.
