SALEM, MASS. — Bell Partners Inc., a North Carolina-based property investment and management company, has purchased Vinnin Square Apartment Homes, a 148-unit multifamily property in Salem, a city located northeast of Boston. The property, which will be renamed Bell North Shore, comprises two five-story buildings, 16 townhomes and two additional buildings containing six units each. Amenities include a fitness center, walking trails, tennis courts and a pool. The seller and sales price were undisclosed.
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FRISCO, TEXAS — Locally based general contractor KWA Construction has begun work on Kilby, a 258-unit apartment community that will be located within the $600 million Frisco Square development on the northern outskirts of Dallas. Developed by Toll Brothers Apartment Living and designed by BGO Architects, the four-story property will feature amenities such as a pool, fitness center, outdoor patio with grills, game lounge and a clubroom. Completion is scheduled for late 2020.
TAMPA, FLA. — SunTrust Bank has provided a $75 million refinancing loan to The Related Group for a 396-unit waterfront apartment community in Tampa. Town Westshore, located at 5001 Bridge St. fronting Old Tampa Bay, offers communal amenities such as a clubhouse with catering kitchen, bay-front health spa, swimming pool, water walkway, electric car charging stations and a controlled-access parcel room with refrigerated storage for grocery deliveries. The loan was provided to refinance an existing construction loan. First residents moved into the building in March of this year.
HATTIESBURG, MISS. AND MEMPHIS, TENN. — Blue Magma Residential LLC has purchased Country Oaks Apartments in Memphis and Prosper Hattiesburg Apartments in Hattiesburg for a total of $32.6 million. Country Oaks is located at 6536 S. Country Oaks Circle in southeast Memphis. The property will be rebranded as The Park at Hollyford. Country Oaks was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale and the new ownership is planning to invest $2.6 million to renovate the interiors and exterior of the property. Multifamily Capital Markets represented the buyer in the transaction. Prosper Hattiesburg is located at 200 Foxgate Ave., near the University of Southern Mississippi. The buyer will invest $3.4 million to upgrade the interiors and exteriors of the property and rebrand it as The Park at Mayfield. Andrew Brown of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer in the transaction. Regions Bank provided acquisition financing on behalf of Blue Magma for both transactions.
MCDONOUGH, GA. — A joint venture between Providence Real Estate LLC and a global insurance and investment company that has been in operation for more than 100 years has acquired Sundance Creek Apartments, a 232-unit complex in McDonough. The sales price was not disclosed. Sundance Creek is situated at 575 McDonough Parkway, about 30 miles south of downtown Atlanta. The property comprises 26 two-story townhome buildings, 24 detached garages and 32 storage units. Communal amenities include a swimming pool, cabana, clubhouse, picnic area, fitness center and a business center. The seller was not disclosed.
Wolfson Group Breaks Ground on 420,000 SF Multifamily Property in Exton, Pennsylvania
by Alex Patton
EXTON, PA. — Wolfson Group Inc., a Pennsylvania-based developer, has broken ground on Ashbridge, a 420,000-square-foot multifamily property in Exton, about 30 miles west of Philadelphia. The property comprises six buildings with 410 total units, including one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. The newly renovated Ashbridge House mansion, also on the property, will be utilized for amenities including a fitness center, lounge and event space. The architect is Philadelphia-based Bernardon. Bozzuto Group will manage the property, which is slated to open in spring 2020.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — A partnership between High Street Residential, a subsidiary of Trammell Crow Co., and Fort Worth-based Olympus Property has begun construction on Olympus at Broadway, a 383-unit multifamily project in Carrollton. Situated on 5.1 acres, the property will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 474 to 1,540 square feet. Amenities will include a pool with sunbathing shelves, a conference room, business center, entertainment kitchen, a dog park, fitness center and a resident lounge. Preleasing will begin in September 2020. JHP Architecture is designing the project, and Andres Construction is the general contractor. Comerica Bank and Southside Bank are providing construction financing.
BAY SHORE, N.Y. — Eagle Rock Apartments has purchased Fairfield Courtyard at Bay Shore, a 232-unit workforce housing property in Bay Shore, a city located on Long Island. The sale included an arrangement in which Eagle Rock swapped its 80-unit Long Island property, The Preserve, with the seller for ownership of Fairfield Courtyard. Jeffrey Dunne, Gene Pride and Eric Apfel of CBRE represented the seller, an affiliate of Fairfield Properties, in the transaction, and also procured Eagle Rock as the buyer.
Insight Senior Living Breaks Ground on 72-Unit Assisted Living, Memory Care Facility in Albuquerque
by Amy Works
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Insight Senior Living, based in West Linn, Ore., has broken ground on Amaran Senior Living, an assisted living and memory care community in Albuquerque. The project team includes Paaru Builders, Montessori ONE Academy and Dekker/Perich/Sabatini. Located at 9100 Holly Ave. NE, the 81,000-square-foot facility will feature 56 assisted living units and 16 memory care apartments. Units will include natural light, moveable kitchen islands, contemporary closet organizers, stainless steel appliances, smart home technology and individual washers/dryers. The community will include more than 15,000 square feet of amenity space, including multiple dining venues, a theater, fitness center, full-service spa and salon with private massage room, outdoor patios, walking paths, gardens and woodshop. Additionally, the facility will feature a clubroom with sky terraces and lounge, billiards and other multipurpose spaces. Sharing a campus with Montessori ONE Academy and Nido, a Montessori nursery, the Montessori-focused seniors housing property will be the first of its kind. The facility will combine Montessori methods and programming by Insight Senior Living will create space for inter-generational connections and independence. The facility is slated to open in fall 2020.
DENVER — Nexus Commercial Realty has arranged the sale of a multifamily property located at 2945 N. Irving St. in Denver. Irving Properties LLC sold the 4,794-square-foot asset to Irving 29 LLC for $1.3 million. Brandon Kaufman of Nexus represented the buyer, while Gunnar Wilson and Jason Koch of Nexus represented the seller in the transaction.