PORTLAND, ORE. — San Diego-based Pathfinder Partners has completed the acquisition of FortyOne 11 Apartments, a multifamily property in northeast Portland. An undisclosed seller sold the property for $27.4 million. FortyOne 11 features 112 apartments and was 76 percent occupied at the time of sale. The investment was made from Pathfinder Partners Opportunity Fund VIII, which was raised in 2020 to make opportunistic multifamily investments. Pathfinder Fund VIII also invests in Seattle, Sacramento, Southern California, Phoenix and Denver.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — NorthMarq has provided a $2.7 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan for Village Flats, a 48-unit apartment complex located at 8930 Galewood Drive in North Austin. According to Apartments.com, the property was built in 1980 and offers one-bedroom units. Chase Johnson of NorthMarq originated the financing through Freddie Mac’s Small Balance Loan program on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
ATLANTA — Community Solutions and Atlanta-based Partners for Home have purchased Centra Villa, a 132-unit apartment building in Atlanta that will be reimagined to provide affordable housing for veterans experiencing homelessness. The project is expected to cost $12 million. Located at 1717 Centra Villa Drive SW, Centra Villa is situated 2.8 miles from the Fort McPherson Veteran Affairs Clinic, providing its tenants with close access to medical services and other community resources, including long-term, permanent housing. Centra Villa will increase the number of units available to house veterans. The current tenants will continue to stay, and the project aims to have 50 percent of the units set aside for vulnerable veterans, which will be accomplished through natural attrition. The City of Atlanta provided a HomeFirst grant to the co-developers. The Atlanta Affordable Housing Fund provided a social impact subordinate loan, and Fannie Mae provided the mortgage. The Home Deport Foundation also provided an undisclosed amount of funding. The property is being built as part of Built for Zero, Community Solutions’ national initiative comprising 80 cities and counties to measurably end homeless. The City of Atlanta joined the initiative last year.
MEMPHIS, TENN. — DLP Real Estate Capital, a private financial services and real estate investment firm, has acquired Vantage at Germantown, a 288-unit, garden-style apartment community at 7885 Silver Spur Circle, North Dr. in Memphis. The three-story property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average 837 square feet. The sales price was not disclosed, but the seller was Vantage Communities. Built in 2020, Vantage at Germantown sits on over 22 acres and includes a swimming pool with outdoor cabanas and a fireplace, media lounge with internet cafe, clubhouse, 24-hour fitness studio, remote access gates and a bark park. The units feature energy-efficient appliances with full-size washer and dryer, tiled backsplash, closets and personal balconies.
MOORESTOWN, N.J. — Acts Retirement-Life Communities has begun a $10 million renovation and expansion project at The Evergreens, a senior living community in Moorestown, a suburb of Philadelphia. The renovations feature new construction and upgrades to existing common areas throughout the property, which is home to approximately 216 residents. The project is scheduled to take approximately two years to complete. The Evergreens’ 32-acre campus includes 200 independent living apartment homes, an onsite healthcare center with 66 assisted living suites and a 34-bed skilled nursing center.
NEW YORK CITY — Avison Young has negotiated the $13.2 million sale of a multifamily building located at 100 Second Ave. in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan. The five-story building houses seven apartments that were recently renovated and one commercial space. Brandon Polakoff of Avison Young represented the seller, Highpoint Property Group, in the deal. The buyer was not disclosed.
MENOMONEE FALLS, WIS. — Starboard Realty Advisors LLC has acquired Jade at North Hills in Menomonee Falls, a suburb of Milwaukee. The sales price was undisclosed. The 139-unit apartment complex was 98.6 percent occupied at the time of sale. Developed by Fiduciary Real Estate Development, the garden-style property features four buildings with underground parking. It features a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Patrick Gallagher, Matson Holbrook and Gretchen Richards of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller.
By Mary Cook, Mary Cook Associates As a commercial interiors firm, a question we hear a lot recently is “Are multifamily developers renovating amenities because of the pandemic?” The answer is a bit more nuanced than a straight “yes” or “no.” No, entire amenity floors are not being ripped out and re-thought in direct response to changes stemming from the pandemic. But yes, long-term lifestyle trends are emerging from the pandemic that should be a factor when redesigning amenity spaces for other reasons — whether they aren’t resonating with residents as anticipated, or simply look a bit outdated. After all, the key to creating successful, appealing amenities is understanding the attitudes and preferences of the residents that will use them. With that in mind, here are four priorities owners and operators should focus on when renovating amenities in a post-COVID world: Indoor-outdoor connections Early in the pandemic, the ability to open to the outdoors was the No. 1 factor that allowed indoor amenities to continue functioning. One year later and access to open-air amenities is still a top feature, according to Rent Café. And it’s easy to see why. People behave differently outside, feeling more at ease and comfortable, and …
SANTA ROSA, CALIF. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged financing for development of The Lodge at Piner Road, a 92-unit seniors housing community. Blue Mountain Enterprises and Calson Management are developing the property, located in Santa Rosa, part of Sonoma County. Although the amount of the financing was undisclosed, it represents a 75 percent loan-to-cost ratio. A private lender provided the funds. The Class A property will total 37,762 square feet and consist of 66 assisted living units and 26 private memory care units. The property is adjacent to both a local bus stop and a Sonoma-Marin Rail Transit (SMART) station, which was recently completed in 2017, to allow connectivity to both Santa Rosa and San Francisco. Bercut Smith led the JLL Capital Markets team in the financing.
LOS ANGELES — Xenon Investment Corp. has purchased The Hollywood Regency Apartments, a multifamily property located at 1635-1639 N. Martel Ave. in the West Hollywood submarket of Los Angeles. A Los Angeles-based private partnership sold the asset for $21.3 million, or $355,000 per unit. Built in 1972, the four-story, 67,329-square-foot building features 60 apartments, an open-air courtyard, pool and 105 parking spaces. The units have an average size of 1,100 square feet with a mix of 39 one-bedroom apartments and 21 two-bedroom apartments. Matthew Kanner of The Kanner Group of KW Commercial represented the seller and buyer in the transaction.