HOUSTON — Berkadia has brokered the sale of Chartwell Court, a 243-unit apartment community in North Houston. Built in 1995, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units that average more than 1,000 square feet and feature walk-in closets, individual washers and dryers and private patios and balconies. Amenities include a pool, business center, fitness center, outdoor grilling areas and a clubhouse. Ryan Epstein, Jennifer Ray and Scott Bray of Berkadia represented the seller, Los Angeles-based National Asset Services Inc., in the transaction. The buyer was San Antonio-based REEP Equity.
CHICAGO — PGIM Real Estate has provided an $81.7 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of The Draper, a 342-unit, 11-story apartment complex in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. CEDARst Cos. was the borrower. The Draper is a redevelopment of an office building dating back to the 1950s. CEDARst began converting the building into apartments in 2018 and completed renovations in 2019. Of the property’s 342 units, 10 percent are reserved for residents earning up to 60 percent of the area median income. The fixed-rate loan has a 12-year term with six years of interest-only payments. Craig Foreman and Lee McNeer of PGIM Real Estate originated the loan. PGIM Real Estate is the real estate investment and financing business of PGIM, the $1.4 trillion global investment management business of Prudential Financial Inc.
WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. — Mortgage banking company Merchants Capital has arranged a $17 million HUD-insured loan for the refinancing of Trailside Flats in West Lafayette. Van Rooy Properties Inc. was the borrower that received the 35-year, nonrecourse loan through the HUD 223(f) program, which is used for the purchase or refinancing of multifamily properties. The 195-unit multifamily property is located at 2101 Country Squire Court. In 2017, Van Rooy acquired an existing multifamily property at the site and renovated it in addition to developing new buildings on vacant land. Amenities at the property include a pool, fitness center, coworking space, bocce ball court and coffee bar.
SAN ANTONIO — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a loan of an undisclosed amount for the refinancing of Franklin Park Alamo Heights, a 221-unit seniors housing community in San Antonio. Built in 2017 by locally based owner-operator Franklin Park, the property offers independent living, assisted living and memory care services. Richard Swartz, Jay Wagner, Jim Dooley and Jack Griffin of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the loan through an unnamed regional bank on behalf of Franklin Park.
LOS ANGELES — A public-private partnership between American Campus Communities and the University of Southern California (USC) has completed a second phase of a student housing development. The residence hall is located at 1630 San Pablo St. near the university’s Curry Hall and the LAC+USC Medical Center. Shared amenities at the property include outdoor and indoor study areas, retail space and a rooftop courtyard. “We were able to commit 35 percent of the overall area to open space,” says Benjamin Kasdan, principal at KTGY Architecture + Planning, which designed the community. “This is desirable not only during the COVID period, but beyond. The project includes many trends and features we expect to see in the future based on input from students and housing developers.”
LEDGEWOOD, N.J. — New Jersey-based Woodmont Properties has completed the lease-up of Woodmont Parc at Roxbury, a 230-unit apartment community in Ledgewood, about 45 miles west of New York City. Units feature quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances and private balconies/patios. Amenities include a heated pool, fitness center, resident lounge, game room and a theater room. Leasing began in July 2019, and the property has now reached 100 percent occupancy.
AUBURN, MAINE — Boston-based mortgage banking firm Fantini & Gorga has arranged a $7.5 million loan for the refinancing of Auburn Mall Apartments, a 168-unit multifamily asset in Auburn, located north of Portland. The property was built in phases during the 1980s and features one- and two-bedroom units. Derek Coulombe and Ryan Maddaluna of Fantini & Gorga placed the debt on behalf of the undisclosed borrower, a Maine-based developer and investor. An agency lender provided the nonrecourse loan, which carried a sub-3-percent interest rate and a period of interest-only payments.
Strong job and population growth over the last decade have steadily elevated demand for affordable housing throughout Texas, and the incoming Biden administration is likely to enact policies that will help developers expand the supply needed to meet that demand, according to a panel of industry experts. The combination of no state income tax and a pro-business climate has driven scads of major companies to relocate to Texas, in many cases from California. At least before the COVID-19 pandemic, the arrival of these high-paying jobs — and the housing to support them — tended to fuel demand for retail, restaurant and hospitality development. It’s within the operations of these properties that many renters who qualify for affordable or workforce housing make their living. Immigrants from Mexico and Central America further add to demand in Texas. But from an economic standpoint, development of affordable housing is rarely feasible without some sort of aid from the state or federal government (or both). In terms of the latter, some professionals in Texas believe that the incoming Biden administration intends to prioritize affordable housing growth through a variety of mechanisms. Announcing: Texas Affordable Housing Business magazine. Click here for complimentary subscription. A panel of …
MADISON, ALA. — Knighthead Funding LLC has provided a $27.3 million construction loan to Chase Creek Holdings for the development of The Views at Chase Creek in Madison . The non-recourse loan has a 24-month term. Upon completion, The Views at Chase Creek will offer 228 one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. The borrower/developer expects to deliver the property, which will comprise 10 two-story buildings, in the second quarter of 2022. Unit interiors will feature stainless steel appliances, stone finishes, walk-in closets and a washer and dryer. The Views at Chase Creek will be situated at 248 Old Glory Road, 13 miles west of downtown Huntsville.
PHOENIX — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of Maxwell on 66th, a multifamily property located at 6611 E. Mayo Blvd. in Phoenix’s North Scottsdale corridor. The property traded hands for $122.5 million, or $351,003 per unit. The names of the buyer and seller were not released. Built in 2020 on 15 acres, Maxwell on 66th features 349 apartments, averaging 940 square feet per unit, spread across 11 buildings. Units offer at least nine-foot ceilings, ultra-modern gourmet kitchens and hand-scraped oak hardwood floors. Select units feature integrated decks and bookshelves, built-in wine racks, oversize soaking tubs and mountain views. Community amenities include a central courtyard, swimming pool, tanning pool, yoga lawn, putting green and electric car charging stations. Steve Gebing and Cliff David of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.