KANSAS CITY, KAN. — Newmark has brokered the sale of Prairie View at Village West in Kansas City for an undisclosed price. The 311-unit apartment community is located at 11200 Delaware Parkway in Wyandotte County. The complex was built in 2016. Mac Crowther and Whittaker Potts of Newmark represented the seller, a private equity real estate fund advised by Crow Holdings Capital. Charles Williams of Newmark arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, Avanti Residential.
TEXAS CITY, TEXAS — Oldham Goodwin Group LLC, a real estate development and management firm based in Central Texas, has completed Phase II of Catalon at Lago Mar, a project that added 170 apartments to the supply of Texas City, located southeast of Houston. Units feature stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and full-size washers and dryers. Amenities include a pool, outdoor fitness area, dog wash station and auto detailing station. Construction of Phase II began in August 2019. Rents start at roughly $1,000 per month for a one-bedroom unit, according to Apartments.com.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based real estate private equity firm Madison Realty Capital has broken ground on a 478-unit multifamily project in the Woodside area of Queens. Roughly 30 percent (143 residences) of the units in the building, which will also include 15,000 square feet of retail space, will be designated as affordable housing. Residential amenities will include a fitness center with a separate yoga room, a media lounge, laundry room, storage room, parking lot, bike storage, tenant lounge, rooftop terrace with a recreation kitchen and onsite parking. As part of the larger project, Madison Realty Capital is also developing a 78,000-square-foot public elementary school in partnership with the New York City School Construction Authority and Department of Education. The school will serve about 475 students in kindergarten through fifth grade. A tentative completion date was not released.
The Washington, D.C. metropolitan area has been a perennial favorite for multifamily capital, particularly pension funds, life companies, family offices and other institutional investors and is often regarded as “recession-proof.” However, as we all know, 2020 was a year like no other. What impacts have COVID-19 and recent economic turmoil had on this market’s luster, and what do the prospects look like for investors, owners and operators in the long term? An Economy Buffered by Government and Technology The D.C. Metro’s response to the crisis has been one of the most robust, with local the economy currently 90 percent + open for business and no signs of a dip back into lockdown. From the initial shutdowns in March 2020 to the continued uncertainty of today, cities with heavy representation in retail, tourism and service sectors have experienced significant economic repercussions from COVID-19. In Washington, D.C., by contrast, having the federal government as the city’s largest employer has served as a major buffer. D.C. experienced a particularly acute government-mandated economic shutdown from March to May. While payroll performance in the District of Columbia’s leisure and hospitality sector declined nearly 60 percent from May 2019 to May 2020, jobs in this sector …
SAN FRANCISCO — Presidio Bay Ventures has received on $120 million in construction financing for the development of Ventana Residences, an apartment community located at 99 Ocean Ave. in San Francisco’s Outer Mission and Excelsior District. The project is a joint venture between Presidio Bay and American Realty Advisors. TDA Investment Group (TDA) and the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust (AFL-CIO HIT) provided the construction financing. Ventana Residences will offer 193 family-friendly apartments, with 48 designated as below-market-rate units, in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Community amenities will include a fitness center, co-working spaces, on-site childcare facilities, a two-level roof deck and a large-format, public-facing art program. Additionally, the project’s design incorporates sustainable elements including rooftop solar photovoltaic panels, all-electric appliances and individual utility submetering. Utilizing 100 percent union labor, the development of Ventana Residences will create more than 500 prevailing wage jobs and provide 25 percent on-site affordable housing, making the project the largest San Francisco community to be built under the city’s HOME-SF affordable housing development program.
MORENO VALLEY, CALIF. — Vendaval Corp. has unveiled plans for an affordable housing community for seniors and veterans in Moreno Valley, approximately 65 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. The property is situated on seven acres and will include more than 400 units. A name for the community was not released. Additional facilities will include entertainment venues, restaurants and other amenities totaling 30,000 square feet to support both residents and the surrounding community. The development will be self-sustaining, and programs will be free. Revenues from the apartment rentals and retail shops will cover the cost of providing rental assistance by the Department of Urban and Housing Development (HUD) and other programs. Affordable housing is scarce in California, and in Moreno Valley the average rent for a one-bedroom apartment runs north of $1,600 a month, according to Vendaval.
HENDERSON, NEV. — American Nevada Co., in partnership with Tradewind Properties, has broken ground on Green Valley Town Center Apartments, a multifamily community located near the corner of Olympic Avenue and Mountain Vista Street in Henderson. Totaling 258,858 square feet, Green Valley Town Center Apartments will offer 300 units spread across 23 residential buildings in a mix of three-story buildings and carriage homes. Slated for delivery this fall, the community will feature a clubhouse, fitness room, pool, spa, dog park, fire pit lounge, putting green and pickleball court, as well as co-working space for at-home or remote workers. Pier Construction & Development is serving as general contractor for the project. Green Valley Town Center Apartments is the first partnership between American Nevada Co. and Northern Nevada-based Tradewind Properties.
TAMPA, FLA. — Berkadia has provided a $41.4 million loan for the acquisition of Bainbridge Ybor City, a 240-unit apartment community in Tampa’s Ybor City Historic District. Mitch Sinberg and Matthew Robbins of Berkadia’s South Florida mortgage banking team originated the Freddie Mac loan on behalf of the borrower, GMF Capital. Berkadia provided the 10-year, floating-rate loan, which features five years of interest-only payments. Wellington, Fla.-based Bainbridge Cos. developed Bainbridge Ybor City in 2017. The property is located at 1512 E. 12th Ave. in Ybor City, which is the only neighborhood on Florida’s west coast to be designated a National Historic Landmark District. The property features studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Community amenities include a pool and sundeck, 24-hour fitness center, yoga studio and personal training room, clubroom with arcade and catering kitchen, elevator access and secure parking garage and greenways.
MARIETTA, GA. — Greystone Brown Real Estate Advisors has brokered the $31.7 million sale of a 257-unit affordable housing property in Marietta. New York City-based Olive Tree Holdings sold the community, known as The Life at Windy Hill. Taylor Brown, Chandler Brown, Cory Caroline Sams, Barden Brown, and Bo Brown of Greystone Brown represented the buyer, San Francisco-based Fillmore Capital Partners, in the transaction. The Life at Windy Hill comprises one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments averaging 1,379 square feet. It is located on 2751 SE Hammonton Road. The complex is a low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) property and 40 percent of the units are income-restricted. Monthly rents range $661 to a little over $1,000, according to Apartments.com. Community amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, business center and laundry facility, as well as a swimming pool and soccer field. The property is located in Cobb County, 19 miles north of downtown Atlanta.
ILLINOIS, INDIANA, KENTUCKY, NEBRASKA AND WISCONSIN — Newmark has negotiated the sale of the Midwest MHC Portfolio for $100 million. The portfolio spans 21 manufactured housing communities comprising 2,789 sites throughout Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Nebraska and Wisconsin. The portfolio was 83 percent occupied at the time of sale. Andrew Shih and Todd Fletcher of Newmark’s Manufactured Housing Group represented the undisclosed seller. Salt Lake City-based private investment group OZ Impact Funds was the buyer.