MURFREESBORO, TENN. — Hamilton Zanze has acquired Springfield Apartments, a 270-unit multifamily community in Murfreesboro. The property comprises 16 buildings with one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Units average 1,013 square feet. Communal amenities include a dog park, gaming area, saltwater pool, hammock garden and an entertainment pub. Springfield Apartments is located at 3726 Manson Pike, 30 miles southeast of downtown Nashville. The property was delivered in 2018 and was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. Denver-based Mission Rock Capital will manage the property. Further details of the sale were not disclosed.
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San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living Prepares to Open $140M Seniors Housing Expansion
by Amy Works
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living (SFCJL) is preparing to open the Lynne and Roy M. Frank Residences, a $140 million expansion to the property. The 270,000-square-foot project adds 113 assisted living apartments and 77 memory care suites. Byer Square, a new multi-generational community center, will feature a fitness center, pool, cinema, performance center, art studio and café. Construction began in mid 2017. Residents are expected to begin moving in during spring 2020. In conjunction with the expansion, SFCJL has created partnerships with Alzheimer’s Association, Creative Aging SF, Medical Clown Project, UCSF, Family Caregiver Alliance, California Institute of Integral Studies and MA Psychology student interns in expressive arts and drama therapy.
SUNNYVALE, CALIF. — Sares Regis Group of Northern California (SRGNC) has broken ground for 75 new apartments at The Flats, a multifamily property in downtown Sunnyvale. The 125,000-square-foot building will expand the property’s existing, fully leased 198 units to a total of 273 apartments. Slated for delivery by late 2021, the new apartments will be located along W. Iowa Avenue, adjacent to the three existing Flats buildings. Nine of the new units will be designated as affordable. The Flats features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, ground-floor retail and numerous indoor and outdoor amenities. Current retail tenants include Pacific Catch, Urban Plates, AT&T and Namaste Nail Salon. The development is part of CityLine Sunnyvale, which is being developed by STC Venture LLC, a joint venture between SRGNC and Hunter Properties.
HOUSTON — Acres Capital Corp., a New York-based balance sheet lender, has provided a $49 million construction loan to fund the completion of Sovereign at the Ballpark, a 229-unit apartment community located near Minute Maid Park in downtown Houston. Units at the Class A property will feature stainless steel appliances, granite and quartz countertops, walk-in closets and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, game room, golf simulator and a coffee bar. The borrower was Sovereign Properties, an investment and development firm led by Russ Krivor. The construction loan carries an 18-month term.
GURNEE, ILL. — Cushman & Wakefield’s Midwest Multifamily Advisory Group has arranged the $9.6 million sale of Carriage House Apartments in Gurnee, about 40 miles north of Chicago. Constructed in the 1970s, the 17-building, 136-unit workforce housing property is located at 4344 McClure Ave. Brad Smith, Jason Stevens and Todd Stofflet of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, California-based Steadfast Apartment REIT III Inc. Wisconsin-based GP Property Management purchased the asset. Steadfast had acquired the property in 2016 and completed unit upgrades. The new owners are planning additional improvements. At the time of sale, the property was 97 percent occupied. Workforce housing refers to housing that is affordable to households earning 60 to 120 percent of the area median income, according to the Urban Land Institute. It’s often utilized for public employees, such as teachers, police officers and firefighters.
BEAUMONT, TEXAS — Southern Properties Capital, a subsidiary of Dallas-based Transcontinental Realty Investors Inc., has begun leasing Chelsea Apartments, a 144-unit community in Beaumont. Southern Properties acquired the property in 2018 and implemented a value-add program. Chelsea Apartments offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 618 to 1,239 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, business center, resident clubhouse, spa and outdoor grilling stations.
NEW YORK CITY — Morgan Stanley has provided a $43.8 million loan to refinance a six-property multifamily portfolio in the Bronx. The loan, which Morgan Stanley provided to Timberger East Real Estate, features a fixed rate of 3.74 percent and ten years of full-term, interest-only payments. The properties include 305 total units and are located at 104 W. 190th St., 1055 Grand Concourse, 1354 Commonwealth Ave., 2085 Valentine Ave., 2264 Creston Ave. and 3425 Knox Ave. Bryan Manz, Rob Serra and Emil DePasquale of Black Bear Capital Partners secured the loan.
Resort Lifestyle Communities Plans $30M Active Adult Community in Columbia, South Carolina
by Alex Tostado
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Resort Lifestyle Communities (RLC) has unveiled plans for Lakeview Retirement Community, an active adult property in Columbia. The 180,000-square-foot property will offer units ranging from studios to three-bedroom apartments. Development costs are estimated at $30 million. A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 11. Although services will not be offered directly, residents needing care are free to contract with a home health provider, according to RLC.
Berkadia Provides $25.8M Acquisition Loan for Multifamily Complex in North Carolina’s Triad Region
by Alex Tostado
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Berkadia has provided a $25.8 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan for Waterford Place, a 240-unit apartment complex in Greensboro. The property was built in 1997 at 101 Shore Lake Drive, a few blocks from Lake Jeanette and six miles north of downtown Greensboro. Waterford Place offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a fitness center, pool, playground, tennis court and maid service. Mitch Sinberg, Matthew Robbins and Abigail Beauchamp of Berkadia secured the loan on behalf of the buyers, a joint venture between New York City-based GMF Capital and Lakewood, N.J.-based Eminent Capital. The loan features a 10-year term with a fixed interest rate and five years of interest-only payments. The seller was McLean, Va.-based Kettler Management.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — New York-based investment firm Castle Lanterra Properties (CLP) has sold Villas Tech Ridge, a 350-unit apartment community in Austin. Built in 2008, the property is part of the 236-acre Tech Ridge master-planned community and features one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a pool, fitness center and a resident clubhouse. CLP acquired the asset in 2016 and implemented a value-add program that upgraded unit interiors and amenity spaces. Villas Tech Ridge was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale.