DALLAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of French Colony, a 94-unit apartment complex located on a 3.8-acre site in West Dallas. According to Apartments.com, the property was built in 1964 and offers one- and two-bedroom units. Al Silva and Ford Braly of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a locally based private investor, in the transaction. The duo also procured the undisclosed buyer.
NEWARK, N.J. — Bellwether Enterprise has provided $7.9 million in Freddie Mac permanent financing for Aston Heights, a newly constructed mixed-income property located at 685 MLK Blvd. in Newark. The property totals 154 units, 51 of which will be set aside for public housing and be subsidized by the Newark Housing Authority. In addition, 49 units will be subsidized by a long-term Section 8 Housing Assistance Program (HAP) contract. The borrower, Pennrose Properties, developed the property in conjunction with the Newark Housing Authority. Victor Agusta of Bellwether Enterprise originated the financing, which retires the original Freddie Mac construction loan.
COLUMBIA, MD. — JLL has arranged an $82.6 million construction loan for the development of Marlow, a 472-unit apartment community with 32,340 square feet of ground-floor retail space located in downtown Columbia. Mark Gibson, Jamie Leachman, Drake Greer and Jackson Cabot of JLL secured the floating-rate construction loan on behalf of the borrower, an affiliate of The Howard Hughes Corp. The four-year loan includes a one-year extension option. Located at 6200 Valencia Lane, Marlow will total 510,181 rentable square feet and include studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans, in addition to eight loft units with two-story layouts. Initial delivery of the apartments is expected in fall 2022. The Marlow will be part of Merriweather District, Howard Hughes Corp.’s 14 million-square-foot master-planned development. Merriweather District will total 2.3 million square feet of office space; 320,000 square feet of retail space; 1,900 multifamily units; a 250-room hotel, community pavilion; and about 60 acres of open space. The Merriweather District features Symphony Woods, a 40-acre parkland area, and Merriweather Post Pavilion, a music and community venue.
LAS VEGAS — KeyBank has arranged a $58.5 million fixed-rate, investor-placed loan for the refinancing for Tanager, an apartment community in Las Vegas. The borrower is Texas-based The Howard Hughes Corp. Built in 2019, Tanager features 267 one- and two-bedroom apartments spread across three three-story residential buildings on nine acres. Amenities include a fitness center, game room, pool, spa, courtyard and outdoor kitchen with television lounge. Trevor Ritter of KeyBank Real Estate Capital’s Commercial Mortgage Group and Dan Silbert of KeyBank’s Institutional Real Estate Group structured the 10-year financing with full-term interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule.
LOS ANGELES — Farco Properties has acquired an 0.29-acre development site located near the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles. A private seller sold the property for $5 million. Located at 647 W. 28th St., the multifamily site provides a development opportunity on the area’s “Fraternity/Sorority Row” within walking distance of USC. The site, which is currently unentitled and used as a parking lot, is within a designated opportunity zone and is classified as a tier 3 transit-oriented community. Farco Properties plans to develop a multifamily property on the site. Laurie Lustig-Bower and Kamran Paydar of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
BREMERTON, WASH. — Los Angeles-based New Standard Equities has purchased Cedar Glen and Maple Manor, two adjacent multifamily communities in Bremerton. An undisclosed individual/personal trust sold the assets for $20 million. The buyer has rebranded the 144-unit portfolio as Indigo Apartment Homes and plans to implement a $3.3 million capital improvement program at the community. The portfolio includes Cedar Glen Apartments at 2511 Magnuson Court and Maple Manor Apartments at 2700 Maple St. Cedar Glen was built in 1989 and Maple Manor was constructed in 1978. Timothy Ufkes and Nate Kiger of the Ufkes Group of Marcus & Millichap’s Seattle office represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
DORAVILLE, GA. — Berkadia has secured $18.5 million in acquisition financing for Alturas Embry Hills, a 140-unit, garden-style multifamily property in Doraville. Josh Finley of Berkadia’s Atlanta office originated the Freddie Mac loan on behalf of the buyer, New York-based Quad Property Group. The seller was Liquid Capital based out of New York. The 10-year loan features five years of interest-only payments, 30-year amortization schedule and a 75 percent loan-to-value ratio. Upon acquiring the property, Quad Property Group plans to spend over $1 million on interior and exterior upgrades. Located at 3544 Old Chamblee Tucker Road, Alturas Embry Hills was originally built in 1966. It has since been rebranded as Summit Embry Hills. The apartment complex underwent exterior renovations between 2018 to 2020 and features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans. The property has access to nearby retail shops and is close to Interstate 285. The property is currently 97 percent occupied.
LAKEWOOD, COLO. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of The Homestead at Lakewood, a seniors housing property located at 2121 Wadsworth Blvd. in Lakewood. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $8.3 million. Greg Parker and Greg Price of Marcus & Millichap’s Denver office represented the seller, a private investor, in the deal. Phillip Gause of Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. arranged acquisition financing for the buyer. Constructed in 1999 under the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program, The Homestead at Lakewood features 58 units in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units and offers both assisted living and independent living options. Community amenities include housekeeping services, daily activities, a small library, outdoor space, a beauty salon and restaurant-style dining.
DALLAS AND DENVER — Healthpeak Properties Inc. (NYSE: PEAK) has sold a 10-property portfolio of Discovery Senior Living properties in Florida, Texas and Georgia to Lone Star Funds, a Dallas-based private equity firm. Healthpeak sold the 1,428-unit portfolio for $334 million. Although the Denver-based REIT disclosed the sale during its first-quarter earnings report, the buyer and any further details weren’t released at that time. Healthpeak is selling the bulk of its seniors housing portfolio in a move to exit the industry in favor of life sciences and medical office real estate. Discovery Senior Living retained management and daily operational responsibilities for the Discovery Village communities following the transaction.
HOUSTON — San Antonio-based REEP Equity has purchased Residences 2727, a 171-unit apartment complex in Houston. The property sits on 3.7 acres and offers one- and two-bedroom units averaging 917 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, pet park and a resident lounge. Mark Brandenburg, C.W. Sheehan and Cort Martin of JLL arranged fixed-rate acquisition financing through NexBank on behalf of REEP Equity, which will implement a value-add program that will include the addition of a business center.