MILWAUKEE — Prescient Capital has provided a $1.7 million bridge loan for a 132-unit multifamily portfolio in Milwaukee. The three properties include 2848 W. Wells St., 2904 W. Wisconsin Ave. and 2625-2635 W. Juneau Ave. The debt yield was 15 percent and the loan-to-value ratio was 37 percent. The borrower was undisclosed.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has provided a $2.4 billion Fannie Mae loan to refinance a 67-property multifamily portfolio in the Washington, D.C., metro area. The borrower is Virginia-based multifamily owner and manager Southern Management Corp. (SMC). The portfolio includes 22,439 units in total, more than 60 percent of which qualify as affordable housing. The loan package features staggered maturities across a mix of fixed- and floating-rate, full-term, interest-only financing. “This $2.4 billion Southern Management transaction gave us the opportunity to partner with one of our top DUS lenders, Walker & Dunlop, using the credit facility, one of our most flexible financing products, to structure a winning solution for the borrower while delivering affordability to the Washington, D.C.,” says Jeffery Hayward, executive vice president of multifamily at Fannie Mae. The loan represents the largest transaction in Walker & Dunlop’s history, according to a statement from the company. “Walker & Dunlop’s creativity, tenacity and market knowledge resulted in a superior execution for this large and complex transaction amidst the uncertainty of a rapidly unfolding financial and health crisis,” says Suzanne Hillman, president and CEO of SMC. Brendan Coleman, Chris Forte and Connor Locke led a Walker & Dunlop team …
POMPANO BEACH AND PLANTATION, FLA. — Madison Realty Capital has provided a $102 million construction loan to Invesca Development Group for two planned multifamily projects in South Florida’s Broward County. Invesca will use some of the loan to complete a 214-unit property at 452 E. Atlantic Blvd. in Pompano Beach. Construction is 98 percent complete, and Invesca expects to start lease-up in the next two months. The yet-to-be-named property will also include 12,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The asset will feature two buildings connected by a sky bridge and will offer studio to three-bedroom floor plans. Invesca will use the other portion of the loan to begin construction on a 330-unit project at 4350 W. Sunrise Plantation Blvd. in Plantation. The planned development includes an additional 30,000-square-foot commercial building, office space and 10 townhomes with 37 townhome lots on a 12-acre site. The property will comprise eight nine-story buildings offering studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. The two communities are situated 11 miles from each other. Josh Zegan of Madison Realty Capital originated the loan.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Evans Senior Investments (ESI) has brokered the $4.3 million sale of Elderwood at Riverside, a 57-bed skilled nursing facility in Providence. The property was constructed in 1962. The seller, an East Coast-based owner-operator, initially acquired the asset with the intent to move the licensed beds to a different county in Rhode Island. When regulatory obstacles prevented moving the licensed beds across county lines, the owner decided to exit the property through a sale at approximately $75,000 per bed. At the time of the sale, the property was 89 percent occupied. The buyer was an owner-operator based in the Southeast, and Elderwood is its first property in Rhode Island.
GRANADA HILLS, CALIF. — Los Angeles-based Universe Holdings has acquired a three-building multifamily portfolio in Granada Hills. An undisclosed seller sold the asset for $25 million. Janet Neman of Kidder Mathews represented the buyer in the off-market transaction. The portfolio includes Boardwalk & Park Place Apartments, a 56-unit building at 16860-16900 Chatsworth St.; Devonshire Apartments, a 38-unit complex at 16700 Devonshire St.; and Granada Pine Apartments, a 28-unit property located at 16930 Blackhawk St. Universe Holdings plans to implement a renovation strategy and will invest nearly $2.7 million in property upgrades. The three buildings were constructed in the 1960s.
MESA, ARIZ. — Orange County, Calif.-based KB Investment Development has purchased Superstition Canyon, a Class A multifamily community located in East Mesa. Tyler Anderson, Sean Cunningham, Asher Gunter and Matt Pesch of CBRE’s Phoenix office brokered the sale. The name of the seller and acquisition price were not released. Located at 1247 S. 96th St., the low-density, garden-style property features 200 apartments. Phoenix-based Maverick Residential Co. will manage the asset. The acquisition includes a vacant 1.7-acre parcel that will provide additional development potential. The transaction is KB Investment’s fifth large multifamily community acquisition in metro Phoenix — totaling 1,432 units — since the company entered the market in 2015.
EVERETT, WASH. — An undisclosed buyer has acquired The Madrona Apartments, a multifamily building located in Everett, for $3.7 million, or $126,724 per unit. The name of the seller was not released. The Tudor-style property features 29 units. Ryan Dinius, Sidney Warsinske, Philip Assouad and Giovanni Napoli of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
CHICAGO — Hines has completed the development of Wolf Point East, a 698-unit luxury apartment tower in Chicago. Units located on floors 41 through 55 are known as the Lake Collection. Monthly rents for these units range from $2,695 to $5,605, and residents will begin moving into the tower in mid-May. Units located on floors 56 through 58 comprise the Penthouse Collection. There are six units per floor that average 1,700 square feet. Residents will begin moving into the penthouses in July. For units located below floor 41, monthly rents range from $2,095 to $3,995. First move-ins for these units began in January. Wolf Point East’s amenity space spans three floors. Amenities include a full-floor fitness center as well as The Sports Club, which features social games, a golf lounge and swing simulator, an indoor pool and sundeck. Additional common areas can be found on the 40th floor, including a coworking space, an outdoor dog run, dining and entertaining spaces and a gathering space known as Mirror Lounge. Soucie Horner Ltd. served as the designer for the amenity interiors and model units. Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, in partnership with Pappageorge Haymes Partners, designed Wolf Point East, which is located at …
ELMHURST, ILL. — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital LLC has provided a $28.8 million Freddie Mac loan for the acquisition, rehabilitation and preservation of Elmhurst Terrace, a 315-unit affordable housing property in Elmhurst. Phil Melton of Bellwether Enterprise’s Dallas office originated the 10-year, fixed-rate loan. Developer Cohen-Esrey was the borrower. In addition, Bellwether’s parent company, Enterprise Community Investment Inc., along with BMO Harris Bank and Cohen-Esrey, have invested $17 million for the rehabilitation and preservation. Located about 20 miles south of downtown Chicago, Elmhurst Terrace was originally constructed in 1947. Monthly rents range from $975 to $1,400. Unit renovations will include new kitchen appliances and finishes, flooring and light fixtures. Plans also call for exterior improvements as well as the addition of a pet park and barbecue stations. The renovations are scheduled for completion in the next one to two years.
NOBLESVILLE, IND. — Lightstone Group has purchased Autumn Breeze Apartments in Noblesville for an undisclosed price. Built in 2009, the 280-unit apartment community is located at 14901 Beauty Berry Lane. Amenities include a pool, business center, dog park, sun patio and grilling pavilion. Steve LaMotte Jr. of CBRE represented the seller, Passco Cos. Dan Sacks of Greystone originated a $29.9 million Freddie Mac loan for the acquisition.
