GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — The Multifamily Group, a Dallas-based firm, has arranged the sale of Cottonwood Park, a 170-unit community in Grand Prairie, roughly midway between Dallas and Fort Worth. The Class B community was built in 1981 and offers a pool, fitness center, clubhouse and onsite laundry facilities. Chibuzor Nnaji Jr. of The Multifamily Group represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — Roger B. Kennedy Construction has completed construction of The Grove at Canopy in Tallahassee on behalf of developer Vestcor Senior Living. Although costs were not expressly disclosed, the contractor said its contract exceeded $20 million. The three-story, 140,000-square-foot community features 118 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care. The designer on the project was Group 4 Design.
PHOENIX — Astoria Healthcare Properties has started construction of its first seniors housing community, The Retreat of Alameda in Phoenix. The Kansas-based developer specializes in ambulatory surgery centers, surgical specialty hospitals and medical office buildings. “Adding senior living as a product type is a natural extension for us,” says John Foudray, the company’s CEO. “Our expertise is developing healthcare facilities with the goal of providing higher quality care at a lower cost. Not only is the demand for senior living increasing, but the ability to provide a product that provides quality care at an affordable price is in greater demand.” The new development will offer 72 assisted living units and 38 memory care units in a 93,000-square-foot building. triARC Design provided design work on the project. Paradigm Senior Living will operate the community upon completion, which is planned for March 2021.
MESA, ARIZ. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Avia 266, a multifamily property located at 2354 W. University Drive in Mesa. Seattle-based Thayer Manca Residential sold the property to Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Geringer Capital for $45.2 million. Avia 266 features two swimming pools, a 24-hour fitness facility, resident clubhouse, an outdoor gaming space with a bocce ball court, parcel pending locker for resident packages and a dog park. The property features 266 one- and two-bedroom units with well-appointed kitchens, walk-in closets, full-size washers/dryers and private patios or balconies. Tyler Anderson, Sean Cunningham, Asher Gunter and Matt Pesch of CBRE’s Phoenix Multifamily Institutional Properties represented the seller in the deal.
SANDY, UTAH — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) has arranged $23.5 million of construction and permanent financing for Arcadia Apartments II, a 177-unit affordable multifamily project in Sandy. The borrower is Salt Lake City-based Wasatch Residential Group, a real estate development, construction, finance and asset management company. Arcadia Apartments II will feature 52 one-bedroom units, 82 two-bedroom apartments and 43 three-bedroom units. The property will be limited to residents making 60 percent or less of the area median income. The asset is adjacent to Arcadia Apartments I and will share access to amenities including a pool, hot tub and fitness center. The project was awarded a 4 percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), and Enterprise Community Partners, the equity investor, is providing $15.6 million in LIHTC equity. Additionally, the property was awarded private activity bonds, which were purchased by KeyBank as a private placement. Sarah Geis of KeyBank’s CDLI team arranged the financing.
HOUSTON — JLL has negotiated the sale of Villa Nueva, a 542-unit apartment community located at 5300 W. Gulf Bank Road in Houston. The property was built in phases between 1980 and 1983 and features one- and two-bedroom units. Amenities include multiple pools, storage rooms and onsite laundry facilities. Chip Nash, Bob Heard and Greg Austin of JLL represented the seller, Claro Villanueva, in the transaction. Iliad Realty Group purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
ST. LOUIS — Lux Living and Big Sur Construction have sold Tribeca, a 160-unit luxury apartment community in the Central West End of St. Louis, for $44 million. Built in 2018 and located near Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Hospital, the six-story asset includes an outdoor pool, concierge robot, self-pour bar, fitness center, pet park and outdoor lounge. Will Mathews, Tyler Hague, Bob Galamba and Gregory Russell of Colliers International represented the buyers, Hamilton Zanze and an affiliate of Cantor Fitzgerald LP. Management of the property has been transitioned to Hamilton Zanze affiliate, Mission Rock Residential.
CARBONDALE, ILL. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $20 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Aspen Court Apartments in Carbondale, home of Southern Illinois University. The property is located at 1101 E. Grand Ave. Jason Kinnison of NorthMarq arranged the 10-year loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule. The borrower was not disclosed.
MENLO PARK, CALIF. — Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) has committed $1 billion and will partner with the State of California to build 20,000 affordable workforce- and low-income housing units over the next 10 years. Many of the units will serve first responders and teachers who can’t afford to live in the communities they serve, according to a press release from Facebook. According to David Wehner, CEO of Facebook, a family of four making $100,000 in San Francisco is considered low income. “The issue of affordable housing affects people across middle-class and low-income families alike,” says Wehner. Facebook will invest $1 billion over the next 10 years as follows: $250 million to a partnership with the State of California for mixed-income housing on excess state-owned land in communities where housing is scarce. $150 million for production of affordable housing, including housing for the homeless, in the San Francisco Bay Area. Facebook will contribute to the Bay’s Future Fund, the affordable housing investment fund of Partnership for the Bay’s Future, to work toward a more livable, equitable and racially and economically diverse Bay Area. $225 million in land in Menlo Park. This is land Facebook previously purchased, that is now zoned for housing, on which …
AUGUSTA, GA. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the $41 million sale of Estates at Perimeter, a 240-unit multifamily community in Augusta. The property offers one- through three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a bark park, clubhouse, media center, car care center, fitness center, playground and a swimming pool. Estates at Perimeter was built in 2007 in west Augusta where Interstates 20 and 520 meet. Taylor Bird, Robert Stickel and Nelson Abels of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers, Coastal Ridge Real Estate and H. Katz Capital, in the transaction. Young Homes acquired the property.