Multifamily

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QUINCY, MASS. — MassHousing has provided a $28.9 million loan for the refinancing of Town Brook House, a 151-unit multifamily community in Quincy, a southern suburb of Boston. The owner and borrower, Wollaston Lutheran Housing Corp., rents the property to senior citizens that qualify for affordable housing status. A portion of the funds will be used for capital improvements. The building was constructed in 1980 and consists of 136 one-bedroom units and 15 two-bedroom units. Amenities include a lounge, common activities area and a communal kitchen. Law firm Nixon Peabody advised the borrower in the transaction.

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HIALEAH, FLA. — Principal Real Estate Investors has provided a $53.5 million construction loan for the residential portion of Pura Vida Hialeah. The borrower, Coral Rock Development Group, is developing the property, which also features 40,000 square feet of adjacent retail space. The apartment community, dubbed The Residences at Pura Vida, will feature 260 units spanning three eight-story buildings. One of the buildings will offer 11,000 square feet of ground-floor retail. The property will offer studio through three-bedroom floor plans, ranging from 538 to 1,099 square feet. Communal amenities will include a pool, gym, barbecue area, dog park, a biking center and 24-hour security staff. The developer expects to break ground in November and deliver the asset in early 2022. KAST Construction is the general contractor. The asset will be situated at 3051 W. 16th Ave., 13 miles northwest of downtown Miami. Pura Vida Hialeah began opening earlier this summer when Dollar Tree opened. InnovaCare Health will soon open in a 20,000-square-foot space. Construction of the retail portion began in April 2019.

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BRYAN, TEXAS — San Diego-based investment firm CEG Multifamily has purchased Springs at University Drive, an apartment community located in the Central Texas city of Bryan. According to apartments.com, the property totals 216 units and offers amenities such as a pool and a fitness center. Springs at University Drive was built in 2017 on 13 acres and is located less than five miles from Texas A&M University. Will Balthrope, Jennifer Campbell, Tommy Lovell III, Richard Robson and Will Griffin of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller, Continental Properties, and the buyer in the transaction.

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HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $46.6 million sale of Ascent at Jones Valley, a 431-unit apartment community in Huntsville. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, pool, a playground and tennis courts. The asset was originally developed in 1978 and was renovated in 2018. The seller, Stonecutter Capital Management, implemented $2.2 million in upgrades, including a renovated swimming pool area, upgraded tennis courts and a new fitness center. The buyer, Wicker Park Capital Management, plans to expound on the renovations. Jimmy Adams and Andrew Brown of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.

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The-Collection-Dallas

DALLAS — Associated Bank has provided a $23.6 million loan for the refinancing of The Collection, a 90-unit multifamily community located in the Lower Greenville area of Dallas. The property consists of six buildings housing 90 townhomes with an average unit size of 1,642 square feet. Ted Notz of Associated Bank originated the financing on behalf of the borrower, AHC Funds. Construction of The Collection began in 2017 and was completed earlier this year.

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MONTGOMERY, ALA. — Franklin Street has arranged the $18.5 million sale of a two-property multifamily portfolio in southeast Montgomery. The portfolio comprises the 240-unit Fields One Center and the 242-unit Fields Carriage Hills. Fields One Center is located at 4220 Strathmore Drive, which is situated two miles from Fields at Carriage Hills at 3364 Fountain Lane. The properties each offer one-, two- and three-bedroom floor pans averaging 970 square feet. The properties were 72 percent occupied at the time of sale. Communal amenities at the assets include three swimming pools, two clubhouses, a fitness center, business center, playground, tennis courts, storage space and laundry facilities. Dan Phelan, Jake Reid, Chad Defoor and Alex Croy of Franklin Street represented the seller, Houston-based Elite Street Capital, in the transaction. Atlanta-based Two Waters Capital Management acquired the portfolio.

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WICHITA, KAN. — Berkadia has brokered the sale of a five-property multifamily portfolio in metro Wichita. The garden-style assets include Eastgate, High Point East, Morgan’s Landing, Springcreek and Northridge Crossing Apartments. The portfolio totals 696 units. Alex Blagojevich, Michael Sullivan, Brett Meinzer and Dominic Martinez of Berkadia brokered the sale. Peter Benedetto of Berkadia originated acquisition financing through Fannie Mae on behalf of the buyer, Colorado-based Monarch Investment and Management Group. The seller and sales price were undisclosed.

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San Diego Rent Occupancy

By Daniel J. Hogan The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been felt more severely in Southern California than in most areas of the country. The Southland’s high concentration of employment in the tourism and entertainment sectors made it especially vulnerable to the effects of social distancing protocols and the reluctance of many to board commercial aircraft. Not only were job losses particularly acute in the initial months of the pandemic — the subsequent recovery has been lethargic. The rate of unemployment for July in each of the four large Southern California metropolitan markets remained materially above the national average, and in the case of Los Angeles County (18.2 percent) was the highest of any metropolitan area west of the Hudson River save for Yuma and El Centro. As it always has, Southern California will recover and is likely to do so in even more spectacular fashion than before. In the interim, how can multifamily investors position themselves to prosper? San Diego is the ideal market to scrutinize possible changes in renter behavior during the pandemic and consider their potential investment implications. Indeed, a deep dive into this market may provide clues to some of the great mysteries of …

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TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — A public-private partnership between CTG Development Co. (CTG) and Florida A&M University (FAMU) has completed the development of a 720-bed residence hall on the university’s campus in Tallahassee. The new residence hall is Phase I of development on a larger project called Main Street Corridor, which will include a mixed-use building with multifamily units and retail, a new stadium and a field house upon completion. Finfrock is serving as the architect of record and the design-build contractor for the project. The university held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday, Sept. 30. FAMU is holding classes in a hybrid format for the fall 2020 semester.

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HIGH POINT, N.C. — Ziegler has arranged $47.8 million in bond financing for a planned expansion project at Pennybyrn at Maryfield, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in High Point, just southwest of Greensboro. Located on 72 acres, Pennybyrn currently offers 180 independent living units, 24 assisted living units, 24 memory care units and 125 skilled nursing beds. The planned expansion will add 42 new independent living apartments, with 74 percent of them pre-sold, as well as a 24-bed transitional rehabilitation therapy building. The project will also include improvements to the buildings and exteriors throughout the existing campus. The project team includes borrower and developer ActionPact Development LLC, architect ActionPact Design Group LLC, general contractor Thomas Construction Group LLC, construction manager NewBanks Inc. and Dixon Hughes Goodman as feasibility consultant.

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