EL PASO, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of Palomar West, a 248-unit apartment complex in El Paso. The property was built on a 10.6-acre site on the city’s west side in 1986 and offers one- and two-bedroom units with an average size of 701 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center and a resident clubhouse. Steven Hahn Jr., Art Barnes and William Jennings of JLL represented the seller, Dallas-based Saxony Capital Management, in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.
Multifamily
KERRVILLE, TEXAS — PNC Bank has provided financing for Heritage Oaks, The Meadows, and Paseo de Paz, three affordable housing properties totaling 224 units in Kerrville, about 65 miles northwest of San Antonio. The financing will be disbursed as part of PNC’s $251 million fund to support new construction, rehabilitation and preservation of 16 affordable housing properties totaling approximately 1,700 units across the country. The owner of the Kerrville properties was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $137.5 million loan for 12 Halsey, 240-unit apartment building in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. Completed last fall, 12 Halsey occupies a full city block and offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units, 30 percent of which are reserved as affordable housing. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, rooftop terraces, coworking space and outdoor grilling and dining stations, and the building also houses 2,400 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz, Keith Kurland, Adam Schwartz, Dustin Stolly, Sean Reimer, Michael Diaz, Michael Ianno and Cole Grims of Walker & Dunlop arranged the three-year, floating-rate loan through AllianceBernstein. The owner is a partnership between EJS Group and Hope Street Capital.
PHILADELPHIA — Local developer Keystone has completed an office-to-residential conversion project in Philadelphia’s Independence Mall district. Designed by Tantillo Architecture and built by Fasttrack Construction, the project transformed the historic, 12-story building at 400 Market St. into a 176-unit apartment complex known as 400 Market Flats. Units come in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, and amenities include coworking space and a rooftop terrace. Keystone developed the project, which opened with 40 percent of the units preleased, in partnership with Lubert-Adler.
ELIZABETH, N.J. — Berkadia has brokered the $8.7 million sale of Aberdeen Arms Apartments, a 52-unit building located in the Northern New Jersey community of Elizabeth. Built in 1965, Aberdeen Arms offers 10 one-bedroom units and 42 two-bedroom units and was fully occupied at the time of sale. Nat Gambuzza, Trevor Fiebel and Nick Balancia of Berkadia represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Berkadia also arranged acquisition financing for the deal. The buyer and direct lender were also not disclosed.
Richman Group Obtains Three Loans for Luxury Apartment Communities in Florida Totaling $225M
by John Nelson
GREENWICH, CONN. — The Richman Group, a multifamily owner and operator based in Greenwich, has obtained loans for the refinancing of three luxury apartment communities in Florida totaling approximately $225 million. The deals include a $107 million loan via New York Life Investment Management (NYLIM) for The Marc in Palm Beach Gardens; a $72.5 million loan from NYLIM for Everly in Naples; and a $45.5 million loan from Reinsurance Group of America Inc. for Vista Sur in South Miami. All three loans are underwritten with 10-year terms, fixed interest rates and five years of interest-only payments. Each loan exceeds the amount of their original construction loans, according to The Richman Group.
Regions Originates $64.3M Agency Refinancing for Apartment Community in Monroe, North Carolina
by John Nelson
MONROE, N.C. — Regions Real Estate Capital Markets has originated a $64.3 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Elevate Rocky River, a 360-unit apartment community in Monroe, about 28 miles southeast of Charlotte. Andrew Buckley was Region’s loan originator on behalf of the borrower, Greensboro, N.C.-based Signature Properties Group. The fixed-rate loan has a 10-year term, 35-year amortization schedule and a six-year period of interest-only payments. Built in 2024, Elevate Rocky River comprises one- and two-bedroom units, as well as a pool, fitness center and a clubhouse with a lounge and business center.
Landmark, Peninsula Deliver 826-Bed Student Housing Project Near University of South Carolina
by John Nelson
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Landmark Properties and Peninsula Investments have delivered Narrative at Columbia, an 826-bed student housing community located about one mile from the University of South Carolina (USC) campus. The 197-unit property is located at 1050 Idlewild Blvd., near Williams-Brice Stadium, the home football stadium of the USC Gamecocks. Narrative at Columbia features a mix of two- to six-bedroom, fully furnished apartments. Amenities include a clubroom, resort-style pool, hot tub, gaming lawn, cabana and hammock grove, outdoor grilling areas, sand volleyball court, jumbotron, wellness suite and a 24/7 fitness center, as well as private study rooms, shuttle rides to campus and a computer lounge. The development team began welcoming residents on Aug. 1. The design-build team includes Athens, Ga.-based architect E+E Architecture and Landmark Construction, the in-house construction division of Landmark Properties, which is also headquartered in Athens. With Narrative at Columbia, Landmark now owns and operates approximately 2,300 student housing beds in Columbia, with another 800 beds under development.
WESTFIELD, IND. — Northmarq has arranged debt and equity capital totaling $52.1 million for Maple Knoll Apartments, a 300-unit, garden-style community in Westfield. Annamarie Bjorklund and Cody Field of Northmarq arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, Hudson Investing, through a repeat equity partnership with Torchlight Investment and Freddie Mac. Hudson plans a comprehensive renovation at the property. Built in 2007, Maple Knoll Apartments features 18 three-story buildings situated on nearly 24 acres. The community offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans averaging 1,002 square feet.
MESA, ARIZ. — Geringer Capital has sold Avia 266, a 267-unit apartment community in Mesa, to San Diego-based ColRich for $52.4 million, including the assumption of an existing HUD loan. ColRich will rename the property The Remy. Matt Pesch, Asher Gunter and Austin Groen of CBRE represented the seller in the deal. Completed in 1984, The Remy features one- and two-bedroom units in a low-density garden-style design. Community amenities include two pools and spa areas, a 24/7 fitness center, outdoor courtyard with recreation and gathering spaces, resident clubhouse with a community kitchen, package lockers and a fenced dog park.
Newer Posts