MINNEAPOLIS — Stahl has been selected to renovate The Carlyle, the tallest residential building in Minnesota. Stahl will renovate the first- and fifth-floor common areas, including the lobby; build a new clubroom and yoga room on the fifth floor; and install new finishes on all residence floors. The 39-story building was originally built in 2007. It includes 249 units. Renovation work is slated for completion in May 2020. Stahl has partnered with ESG Architects for the project.
JACKSON, MICH. — Twins Real Estate LLC has acquired North Pointe Apartments in Jackson, about 40 miles west of Ann Arbor. The five-building, 96-unit apartment property is located at 3021 N. Pointe Drive. Amenities include a pool, playground, picnic area and community room. Jack Johns and Stephen Hershfield of CBRE arranged the sale on behalf of the seller, Madison North Pointe LLC. Jason Brown of CBRE structured a $3.1 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan on behalf of the buyer. The 10-year, fixed-rate loan is amortized over 30 years. Andover Management will manage the property.
The sharp drop in interest rates over the past several months has not only lowered the cost of capital for borrowers, but it has also helped offset higher operating costs at a critically important time, say seniors housing lenders. At the close of business on Oct. 16, the 10-year Treasury yield — a benchmark for long-term, fixed-rate permanent financing in commercial real estate — stood at 1.75 percent, down about 125 basis points from the start of 2019. Meanwhile, the 30-day London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), which is used to help set interest rates on construction loans, registered 188 basis points as of Oct. 16, a drop of about 60 basis points since the beginning of the year. Adding an element of drama and complexity to the overall picture is the inverted yield curve scenario, the point at which the 10-year Treasury bond falls below the level on the two-year bond. That’s precisely what occurred in mid-August, resulting in high volatility on Wall Street. Historically, an inverted yield curve is a strong indicator that the risk of recession is increasing. It means that investors are concerned about the economic outlook in the short term, but it provides no guarantee that …
DENVER — JLL has secured a $14.7 million loan for the refinancing of Tennyson Place, an apartment community in Northwest Denver’s Berkeley neighborhood. The borrower is Allante Properties and Investments. Brock Yaffe and Josh Simon of JLL Capital Markets arranged the fixed-rate, balance-sheet loan for the borrower. Proceeds were used to refinance an existing loan. Located at 3885 N. Tennyson St., the property features 81 apartments in a mix of studio and one-bedroom units ranging from 365 square feet to 769 square feet. Community amenities include an indoor/outdoor community room, business center, 24-hour fitness center, sky deck, pet spa and garage parking. The property was built in 2017.
HOOVER, ALA. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has arranged the $73 million sale of two multifamily properties in Hoover: The Falls of Hoover and Woods of Hoover. Together, the properties total 696 units and were 94 percent occupied at the time of sale. The two communities offer one- through three-bedroom floor plans. The Falls of Hoover and Woods of Hoover were built in three phases between 1996 and 2002. Communal amenities include three swimming pools, fitness centers, clubhouses, a playground, and three tennis courts. Bo Flurry and Justin Uffinger of NKF represented the seller, Heritage Income Properties, and the buyer, BH Equities, in the transaction.
PITTSBURGH — High Street Residential, the multifamily development arm of Dallas-based Tramell Crow Co., and Northwestern Mutual have completed construction of Glasshouse, a 319-unit multifamily building in Pittsburgh’s South Shore neighborhood. The five-story property offers junior, one- and two-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 610 to 1,300 square feet and 3,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Amenities include a fitness center, clubroom and pool. Hord Coplan Macht designed the building and landscaping, and Rycon Construction was the general contractor.
NEW YORK CITY — Greystone Capital Advisors has arranged a $37 million permanent loan for the refinancing for 14-01 Broadway, an 82-unit multifamily building in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens. Amenities include a fitness center, roof terrace and outdoor lounge Greystone provided the 10-year Fannie Mae loan, which carried a fixed interest rate, for an affiliate of the Shirian Family’s Lions Group. The loan replaced a previous construction loan that was provided by Bank Leumi. Drew Fletcher, Matthew Klauer and Bryan Grover of Greystone handled the transaction.
BOSTON — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $3.6 million sale of 338-342 Warren Street and 74-76 Rockland Street, two multifamily properties located in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston. The asset at 338-342 Warren St., which comprises six three-bedroom apartments and two commercial spaces, sold for $2.2 million. The asset at 74-76 Rockland St., which comprises six apartments in two- and three-bedroom floor plans, sold for $1.3 million. Evan Griffith and Tony Pepdjonovic of Marcus & Millichap brokered both sales. The deal closed at a capitalization rate of 6.11 percent.
CHAMPAIGN, ILL. — The Opus Group has completed Seven07, a new student housing building near the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The 14-story building is home to 218 units with 548 beds. Amenities include a fitness center, indoor basketball court, spa, lounge, café and study areas. The fourth-floor clubroom features pin ball machines, shuffle board and ping pong tables. The project was a joint venture between Opus and The Carlyle Group. Opus served as developer, design-builder, architect and structural engineer. Creative License was the interior designer. Asset Living will manage the property. SunTrust Commercial Real Estate provided project financing.
BURNSVILLE, MINN. — Redwood Capital Group LLC has sold Southwind Village, a 320-unit apartment property in Burnsville. An Indianapolis-based investment firm purchased the asset. CBRE brokered the sale. Southwind Village consists of five two-story, townhome-style buildings. Amenities include a fitness center, two swimming pools, an outdoor kitchen, package delivery system and community room. Redwood has updated a portion of the units with new plumbing fixtures, countertops, appliances and lighting. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.