MONTVILLE, N.J. — Mill Creek Residential has broken ground on Modera Montville, a 295-unit apartment community that will be located about 35 miles west of New York City. The community will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units that will feature stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, custom cabinetry and individual washers and dryers. Amenities will include a resident lounge, business center, fitness center, coffee bar, game room, outdoor grilling areas and a rooftop deck. The first move-ins are expected to begin in 2023.
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STAMFORD, CONN. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of eaves Stamford, a 238-unit apartment community in southern Connecticut. The property consists of three residential buildings and 3,600 square feet of commercial space within the city’s Glenbrook neighborhood. Victor Nolletti, Eric Pentore and Wes Klockner of IPA represented the seller, AvalonBay Communities, and the buyer, Cue Residential, in the transaction.
NORRISTOWN, PA. — Private equity investment firm Tryko Partners has acquired Regina Community Nursing Center, a 121-bed skilled nursing facility in Norristown, located about 12 miles northwest of Philadelphia. Built in 1980, the property is located within a 10-mile radius to nine short-term acute care hospitals. Tryko Partners plans to undertake a $3.5 million investment in physical plant renovations and specialty programming enhancements and to rebrand the property as Markley Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center.
NEW YORK CITY — Avison Young has brokered the sale of two four-story multifamily properties in Manhattan’s East Village neighborhood for a combined $7.5 million. The four-unit property at 349 E. 13th St. sold for $3.5 million, and the five-unit building at 405 E. 6th St. went for $4 million. Brandon Polakoff of Avison Young represented the undisclosed seller and the California-based 1031 exchange buyer in the transaction.
SIOUX FALLS AND RAPID CITY, S.D. — Tzadik Properties LLC has received more than $115 million in loans for the refinancing of portions of its multifamily portfolios in Sioux Falls and Rapid City. Tzadik’s Lucas Grassano handled the processing and Michael Davalos oversaw the lender sourcing. The refinancings are part of the company’s business plan to move from short-term loans to long-term, lower-cost debt. Greystone provided financing for a 707-unit portfolio and a 439-unit portfolio in Sioux Falls. Under the new terms, Tzadik replaced bridge loans that charged a 6 percent interest rate with long-term loans at a 3.17 percent interest rate. Additionally, Tzadik assigned $4.5 million of the proceeds for capital improvements. Merchants Bank provided financing for two more portfolios in Sioux Falls, including 459 units across four properties, as well as a 261-unit portfolio in Rapid City. Under these terms, Tzadik replaced bridge loans that carried a 6 percent interest rate with long-term loans at a 3.5 percent interest rate. Tzadik entered the South Dakota market in 2018 with 721 units and now owns and operates 2,206 units across the market.
BURNSVILLE, MINN. — Lyon Contracting Inc. is underway on construction of The Overlook on Crystal Lake, a 110-unit apartment complex in Burnsville, about 15 miles south of Minneapolis. Northland Real Estate Group LLC is the project developer. Units will range from 600-square-foot studios to 1,500-square-foot three-bedrooms. Amenities will include a rooftop patio, community room, fitness room and workspaces. The project sits on a three-acre site adjacent to Crystal Lake and directly across from Buck Hill Ski Area. Construction began in January and is expected to be completed in 14 months. Venture Capital Mortgage arranged the debt and equity for the project. Additional project team members include The Cole Group, Civil Site Group and Great Lakes Management Co.
Apartment Ventures Acquires Village at Aspen Place Multifamily Property in Flagstaff for $64.5M
by Amy Works
FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ. — Apartment Ventures NNC has purchased Village at Aspen Place, a Class A apartment community located within Aspen Place at the Sawmill in Flagstaff, for $64.5 million. Built in 2015, the property features 222 apartments. The transaction is Apartment Ventures’ fourth Southwest institutional-level acquisition in as many years, bringing its Southwest portfolio close to 1,000 units. The name of the seller was not released.
GRESHAM, ORE. — NBP Capital has completed the sale of The Groves, a multifamily property located in Gresham, a suburb of Portland. Abacus Capital Group acquired the community for $38.5 million. Located at 3500 NE 17th St., The Groves features 201 units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. On-site amenities include a swimming pool, community lounge with television, fitness center, barbecue area and playground. Ira Virden, Carrie Kahn and Frank Solorzano of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal.
Avanath Capital Purchases The Grove Senior Apartments in Garden Grove, California for $19.8M
by Amy Works
GARDEN GROVE, CALIF. — Irvine, Calif.-based Avanath Capital Management has purchased The Grove Senior Apartments, an affordable seniors housing property located at 12721 Garden Grove Blvd. in Garden Grove. Meta Housing sold the asset for $19.8 million. The Grove, which is currently 100 percent occupied, features 85 units, a fitness center, club room, courtyard and bus stop directly in front of the property. Rents range from $840 to $1,729 per month for units ranging from 542 to 815 square feet. While Avanath is headquartered in Irvine and has more than 10,000 units within its nationwide portfolio, this transaction is its first acquisition in the company’s hometown market of Orange County.
By Gabe Tovar, John Duvall and Kyle Tucker of NorthMarq The Kansas City multifamily market has proved it is more than resilient in the face of adversity. Throughout 2020, the market ranked consistently in the top 10 of 30 markets tracked by Yardi. It logged higher occupancies and rent growth, all while welcoming a record level of new supply. That stellar performance is likely to attract even more capital to the market in 2021. The story dominating the Kansas City market in recent years has been its booming development pipeline. Despite shutdowns and delays caused by the pandemic, developers delivered nearly 5,900 new units in 2020. That volume represents a record-high growth rate of 4.1 percent added to Kansas City’s market-rate inventory, compared with an annual average rate of 2 to 3 percent throughout the past decade. Looking ahead, that supply wave has crested, and the pipeline is shifting to the suburbs. NorthMarq forecasts completions over the next two years to average closer to 4,000 units with 70 to 75 percent of those opening across the suburban submarkets. In recent years, between 40 and 50 percent of total deliveries were concentrated in the urban core, so while this data supports …