MESA, ARIZ. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the purchase of Sunland North, an age-restricted apartment complex located at 4740 E. Broadway Road in Mesa. A developer acquired the property from an undisclosed seller for $5 million. Built in 1984, the 35,000-square-foot property features 23 one-bedroom/one-bath units and 22 two-bedroom/one-bath units for residents age 55 or older. All units feature washer/dryer hookups and patios. Community amenities include a swimming pool, office, storage sheds and covered parking. Paul Bay of Marcus & Millichap’s Phoenix office procured the buyer in the deal.
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CHICAGO — General contractor Summit Design + Build has completed construction of Edge on Broadway, a 105-unit apartment building in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. Summit demolished an existing single-story building to make way for the new six-story project, which includes 3,700 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 45 parking spaces. Amenities include a bike room, fitness center, TV lounge and outdoor patio. City Pads and Catapult Real Estate Solutions are the developers. Cagan Management Group will serve as property manager. Architect Built Form designed the building and Clausen Management Services served as the owner’s representative.
LA GRANGE, ILL. — Pathway to Living has opened Aspired Living of La Grange in Illinois. The 117-unit, 118,583-square-foot senior living community is located at 35 Shawmut Ave. The five-story property features 85 assisted living units and 32 memory support units. Amenities include a physician office, medical exam room, fitness center, library, movie theater, salon and outdoor walking paths. Thoma Holec provided interior design services while Behles + Behles provided architectural services. Opus Group was the design-builder, architect and structural engineer. This is Pathway to Living’s 23rd community in the Chicagoland area.
MANKATO, MINN. — Greystone has provided a $10.5 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of River Bluff Apartments in Mankato. The 150-unit multifamily property is situated roughly 80 miles southwest of downtown Minneapolis. Monthly rents start at $850. The borrower, Mankato MAHC LLC, acquired the property in 2017. Kyle Jemtrud of Greystone originated the 12-year, fixed-rate loan, which features a 30-year amortization and four years of interest-only payments.
Interviews conducted by Taylor Williams During the 10-year expansionary cycle, San Antonio posted one of the highest rates of population growth in the country, bringing new development of luxury apartment communities, modernized e-commerce facilities, bustling entertainment destinations and a landmark Class A office building. While some short- and long-term pain from COVID-19 is inevitable, there is also some optimism on the horizon. Industrial broker Cody Woodland of NAI Partners, multifamily developer David Lynd of LYND Co. and retail investment sales specialists Kevin Catalani and Price Onken of CBRE share thoughts on what’s happened and what’s coming in the Alamo City. Texas Real Estate Business: In terms of your sector, what have you seen in the San Antonio market in response to COVID-19? Cody Woodland: Much like other industrial markets, we’ve seen many tenants put their requirements on hold, including some sizable leases near execution. Most of these resulted in short-term extensions that should resurface in 2021. We’ve also seen numerous deals with essential users requiring immediate short-term space for storage purposes due to fluctuations in supply chains, primarily in the grocery and medical product sectors. Even during the pandemic, some long-term leases have still transacted, such as Dollar General’s 285,000-square-foot …
Sterling Bay Secures $174.5M Construction Financing for Mixed-Use Tower on Chicago’s Michigan Avenue
by Katie Sloan
CHICAGO — Sterling Bay has received $174.5 million in financing for the construction of 300 North Michigan Avenue, a 47-story mixed-use tower located between Chicago’s Riverwalk and Millennium Park. Sterling Bay will develop the project in partnership with Magellan Development Group. The tower is set to include a 280-room hotel, 289 apartments and 25,000 square feet of retail space. Boutique hospitality chain citizenM will acquire the hotel component of the property upon completion. Financing for the development includes senior secured financing from Bank OZK, as well as mezzanine financing from Pearlmark Real Estate and Monroe Capital, and a crowd-sourced equity component fundraised through CrowdStreet. “This development will serve as a striking new addition to Chicago’s Michigan Avenue,” says Andy Gloor, CEO of Sterling Bay. “We are extremely proud that financing has successfully crossed the finish line despite the pandemic.” Chicago-based general contractor Linn-Mathes will oversee the construction process, which is slated to begin in August. Local design firm bKL Architecture will serve as lead architect. A timeline for completion was not yet released. The 300 North Michigan Avenue project is estimated to create over 500 on-site construction jobs and approximately 70 permanent on-site jobs in residential and hotel operations once …
SANTA MONICA, GRANADA HILLS AND CANOGA PARK, CALIF. — Madison Realty Capital has originated $150 million in financing for a Los Angeles-area multifamily portfolio consisting of six communities in Santa Monica, Granada Hills and Canoga Park, as well as a large-scale multifamily development site in Santa Monica. WS Communities, a developer and repeat MCR borrower, is the sponsor. WS Communities plans to use the funding to replace the existing debt and finalize the business plan for the properties, including: Renovation of four multifamily properties at 1007 Lincoln Blvd., 1038 10th St., 1516 Stanford St. and 1433 Euclid St. in Santa Monica Development of a large-scale multifamily project on two sites at 3030 Nebraska Ave. and 3025 Olympic Blvd. in Santa Monica Renovation of two multifamily properties at 11611 Blucher Ave. in Granada Hills and 7810 Topanga Canyon Blvd. in Canoga Park. Avison Young’s Justin Piasecki, Jay Maddox and Ethan Blum brokered the loan deal, with RST Capital Partners’ Rahim Thobani advising on the transaction.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — CORE Real Estate Capital and Rincon Capital Partners have acquired Woodridge Apartments, a multifamily property located at 8225 E. Speedway Blvd. in Tucson. Terms of the transaction were not released. Built in 1981 on 6.2 acres, the community features 204 apartments. At the time of sale, the property was more than 95 percent occupied. Over the next two years, the new owners plan to rebrand the property and invest up to $3.6 million to remediate deferred maintenance, renovate common areas, upgrade interiors and improve landscaping.
Wendover Housing Partners Opens $19M Residential Community in Central Florida Intended for Veterans, Homeless
by Alex Tostado
SANFORD, FLA. — Wendover Housing Partners has opened Warley Park, a $19 million, 81-unit housing complex in Sanford that was built to house veterans and the chronically homeless. Communal amenities include a fitness center, splash park, meeting rooms, computer rooms and a commercial kitchen to train residents for restaurant jobs. California-based nonprofit Step Up on Second will manage support services, including mental healthcare, after-school kids’ programs, job training and placement, GED classes and educational programs for ongoing skills. Residents utilize rental vouchers as payment, just as they would at other rental properties or motels. The property is located at 1500 W. 25th St., 22 miles north of downtown Orlando.
Fogelman Properties, DRA Advisors Acquire 334-Unit Multifamily Community in Metro Atlanta
by Alex Tostado
LITHIA SPRINGS, GA. — A joint venture between Fogelman Properties and DRA Advisors has acquired Fields Waterford Point, a 334-unit multifamily community in Lithia Springs. The buyer plans to renovate all unit interiors and communal spaces, as well as rebrand the property as 670 Thornton. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with rents ranging from $750 per month to $1,300. Communal amenities include a business center, pool, tennis court, pond and a fitness center. The asset, which was built between 1989 and 1992, is located at 670 Thornton Road, 15 miles west of downtown Atlanta. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.