LONG BEACH, CALIF. — Advanced Real Estate Services (ARES) has purchased a multifamily property located near California State University, Long Beach in Long Beach for an undisclosed amount. The name of the seller was not released. ARES plans to rebrand the property as The Circle Apartments at Long Beach. Additionally, ARES plans to invest more than $6 million in upgrades at the 235-unit community. Renovations will include new windows, pool area upgrades, added business center and paint scheme. Interior unit upgrades will include new flooring, paint, fixtures and smart locks. Some of the non-renovated units will also receive new cabinets and countertops. Community amenities include three swimming pools, a fitness center and lounge. Kevin MacKenzie and Greg Brown of JLL’s Newport Beach, Calif., office arranged $46.8 million in Freddie Mac financing for the buyer. The 10-year loan features interest-only payments.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL. — Elevation Financial Group has acquired two affordable seniors housing communities in Springfield, the capital city of Illinois, for a total price of $10.7 million. The first property, Homestead at Montvale, is a 160-unit community. Elevation purchased the property through its Elevation Real Property VII fund for $8.4 million. The three-story community was built in 1999. The second property is Homestead Place, a 60-unit community built in 1996. Elevation purchased the property through its Elevation Real Property Fund VI fund for $2.3 million. Both properties are low-income housing tax credit properties. Elevation will continue to operate both, rebranding Homestead Place as Serenity Manor at Spring Creek and Homestead at Montvale as Serenity Manor at Springfield.
While Proposition 10 — California’s proposal to strengthen rent control — was defeated last November, it somewhat stifled the multifamily investment sector in San Diego as investors worked to figure out the next wave of opportunity. But now that market is starting to bounce back. Total multifamily sales volume in 2018 was just under $2 billion. However, several signs pointed to a resilient San Diego market, including cap rates holding steady at 4.6 percent and an increase in pricing. The tides have begun to turn in the past few months, with numerous apartment deals on the market — more than we’ve seen at one time in the past few years. This is especially true in Downtown San Diego where a significant number of new merchant-built deals are expected to come to market, continuing throughout the year. These are luxury complexes, with some expected to fetch as much as $600,000 per unit. Six conventional multifamily sales (with at least 100 units) closed in the first half of this year, totaling $550 million. This is an increase over the four sales totaling $372.5 million in the first half of 2018. The median price per unit through mid-year was $258,200, although roughly one-quarter …
SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — NexPoint Residential Trust has sold Edgewater at Sandy Springs, a 700-unit apartment complex in Sandy Springs, for $101 million. According to Fulton County property deeds, Bridge Investment Group acquired the property for $132,000 per unit. Edgewater at Sandy Springs offers one- and two-bedroom floor plans. The asset is located at 7600 Roswell Road, 19 miles north of downtown Atlanta. Communal amenities include a swimming pool, clubhouse, car wash area, business center, playground and a tennis court.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $1.6 million sale of a multifamily property in Brooklyn. The six-unit apartment building is located at 276 19th St.. Jakub Nowak, Matthew Resenzweig and Jesse Kay represented the seller, a private individual, in the transaction. The team also secured and represented the buyer, an undisclosed limited liability company.
RALEIGH, N.C. — HFF, a JLL company, has provided a $24 million Freddie Mac Green Advantage refinancing loan for Olde Raleigh Apartments in Raleigh. The 10-year loan features a floating interest rate. The borrower, Taurus Investment Holdings LLC, will use the proceeds to pay off existing debt. Details about energy-saving improvements were not disclosed. Olde Raleigh is located at 4000 Grand Manor Court, seven miles west of downtown Raleigh. The property offers one- through three-bedroom floor plans and was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale. Communal amenities include a swimming pool, grilling station, clubroom, fitness center, business center with conference lounge, car care center, pet wash station and a dog park.
LANCASTER, CALIF. — Berkadia has secured $108.7 million in acquisition financing for Afton Property’s purchase of Sunset Ridge Apartments, an 800-unit, mixed-income, garden-style multifamily community in Lancaster. Berkadia originated the 15-year, fixed-rate loan, which was purchased by Freddie Mac. The financing features eight years of interest-only payments through Freddie Mac’s Targeted Affordable Housing program. Mitch Sinberg, Matthew Robbins and Abigail Beauchamp of Berkadia’s Boca Raton, Fla., office secured the financing for the Los Angeles-based borrower. Built in four separate 200-unit phases between 1986 and 1988, Sunset Ridge features 800 units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts with fully equipped kitchens, pantries, dishwashers and ceiling fans. Community amenities include a laundry facility, on-site maintenance, a fitness center and swimming pool.
MESA, ARIZ. — Cadence Living and Ryan Cos. US have completed the development of Acoya Mesa, a seniors housing community located at 6502 E. Brown Road in Mesa. Situated on seven acres, the 183,000-square-foot property features 170 apartments in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts with full kitchens, washers/dryers, walk-in showers and 24-hour emergency lines. Community amenities include all-day restaurant-style dining, an arts and crafts talent room, raised garden beds, movie theater, salon, game room, special event hall, fitness room and residential programming. Ryan Cos., co-owner and co-developer, served as general contractor and architect for the project, which was the first joint venture between the two companies. Ryan A+E Inc. designed the community and StudioSIX5 designed the interior spaces.
CHULA VISTA, CALIF. — The Mogharebi Group (TMG) has arranged the sale of Pacific Pointe Active Senior Living, a 111-unit active adult community in Chula Vista. A San Gabriel Valley-based private investor sold the community to a Los Angeles-based buyer for $12 million. Pacific Pointe is in downtown Chula Vista, located between San Diego and the border of Mexico. The property is within a mile of Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista, Interstate 5 and over 1 million square feet of retail. “Due to the location and quality of this property, the potential buyer pool was significant in size,” says Otto Ozen, executive vice president of TMG. “To maximize the value of this community, we aggressively marketed it to our list of high-net-worth private clients who are currently looking for [1031] exchange up-legs.” Alex Mogharebi and Ozen of TMG represented both the seller and buyer.
HOUSTON — Ready Capital Structured Finance has provided an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for a 248-unit apartment community in Houston. A portion of the nonrecourse loan, which carries a floating interest rate and a 36-month term with two extension options, will be used to fund capital expenditures and stabilize the Class C property. The borrower and property name were not disclosed.