Multifamily

ACC, Northeastern University Open 825-Bed Student Housing Community

by Alex Patton September 13, 2019

BOSTON — A partnership between American Campus Communities (ACC) and Northeastern University has opened LightView, an 825-bed student housing community in Boston. The 20-story development offers four-bedroom units with shared or private accommodations. Amenities include social and recreational lounges, a fitness center, 24-hour academic success center and 2,000 square feet of retail. ACC will own and operate the building. The project — designed by CUBE 3 and Elkus Manfredi Architects — was fully leased prior to opening.

September 13, 2019

Acquisitions Multifamily New York Northeast

CBRE Arranges Sale of 434-Unit Multifamily Community on Long Island

by Alex Patton September 13, 2019

LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — CBRE has announced the sale of Hawthorne Court, a 434-unit multifamily community on Long Island. The property was built in 1968 and offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Shared amenities include onsite laundry and gym facilities and a pool. CBRE’s Jeffrey Dunne, Gene Pride and Travis Langer represented the seller, a joint venture between Post Road Group and Spruce Capital Partners, in the transaction. The CBRE team also procured the buyer.

September 13, 2019

Connecticut Development Multifamily Northeast Seniors Housing

Resort Lifestyle to Build on $30M Seniors Housing Community in Connecticut

by Alex Patton September 13, 2019

TRUMBULL, CONN. — Resort Lifestyle Communities (RLC) will soon break ground on River Valley, an independent living seniors housing property in Trumbull, located approximately 50 miles southwest of Hartford. The 180,000-square-foot community will offer one- and two-bedroom units, though the number of units is not yet disclosed. The property will provide cooking, cleaning and valet parking services, as well as fitness classes and community events. River Valley will be the second RLC location in Connecticut.

September 13, 2019

Development Illinois Midwest Multifamily

111-Unit Mixed-Income Development Opens in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow September 13, 2019

CHICAGO — The Concord at Sheridan, a 111-unit mixed-income development, has opened in Chicago’s Rogers Park community. Located at 6438 N. Sheridan Road, the site was formerly a surface parking lot. Of the 111 apartments, 65 are designated as affordable for low-income residents and will be leased to renters from the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) wait list. The other 46 units will be leased as market rate. The project includes 29,400 square feet of retail space, including a 23,200-square-foot Target. Common area amenities include a lounge, game area, fitness center, conference room, amenity terrace and coworking space. The development has a walk score of 92. The seven-story project is the result of a public-private partnership including the CHA and co-developers Three Corners Development, Iceberg Development, Lightengale Group and Cubit Development Group. Market-rate rents begin at $1,041 while the affordable rents are based on a resident’s income. Renters must earn up to 60 percent of the area median income to qualify. Architecture firm GREC designed the project, while Riteway Madison LLC served as the general contractor.

September 13, 2019

Conference Coverage Features Georgia Seniors Housing Southeast Southeast Feature Archive

Memory Care is Down But Not Out, Say Investors

by John Nelson September 12, 2019

ATLANTA — Seniors housing investors are pumping the brakes on acquiring memory care facilities as the property type’s fundamentals and high turnover have proven to be worrisome. That’s according to an investment panel during the annual InterFace Seniors Housing Southeast conference. Held on Wednesday, Aug. 28 at the InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta, the one-day conference attracted more than 430 seniors housing professionals from all over the Southeast. Memory care is a subsector of seniors housing real estate for seniors suffering from Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia. According to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC), memory care is often located within assisted living facilities but also exists in standalone settings. Memory care residents are typically separated from assisted living residents in a secured area with specialized programming. The panelists said that memory care was a hot product type in the recent past but that the sector’s current distress is a direct result of overzealous developers. “Memory care was low hanging fruit for developers but now it has become overbuilt and has fallen out of favor,” said the panel’s moderator Adam Heavenrich, managing director of Heavenrich & Co., a seniors housing investment brokerage firm based in Chicago. …

September 12, 2019

Development Georgia Multifamily Southeast Student Housing

Peak Campus, Blue Vista Capital Complete 525-Bed Student Housing Community in Atlanta

by Alex Tostado September 12, 2019

ATLANTA — Peak Campus Development and investment partner Blue Vista Capital Management have completed Theory West Midtown, a 525-bed student housing community located near the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. The property offers fully furnished studio, one-, two-, three- four- and five-bedroom units with bed-to-bath parity. Shared amenities include a resort-style swimming pool with a sundeck, outdoor grilling area, 24-hour fitness center, computer lab, study lounges, game room with billiards, outdoor lounge with a fire pit, roof deck with seating and grilling stations, business center and 10,500 square feet of retail space. The property was designed by Niles Bolton Associates Inc. and built by Summit Contracting Group.

September 12, 2019

Acquisitions Affordable Housing Georgia Multifamily Southeast

Legacy Shamrock Community Sells Affordable Housing Property in Atlanta for $23.5M

by Alex Tostado September 12, 2019

ATLANTA — Legacy Shamrock Community has sold Shamrock Gardens, a 344-unit affordable housing community in Atlanta, for $23.5 million. Built in 1967, Shamrock Gardens is an all-brick property offering one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a community center, computer room, two playgrounds, onsite laundry facilities, community garden and an orchard. The property also offers a state-certified onsite daycare for children ages six weeks to 12 years old, which is open to both residents and non-residents. The daycare is a recipient of the Georgia Lottery Pre-K program, which is free and based on “Bright from the Start” requirements and standards. Located at 1988 Plaza Lane, the property has MARTA bus stops onsite and is near Camp Creek Market and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Barden Brown, Cory Caroline Sams, Taylor Brown, Chandler Brown and Bo Brown of Greystone Brown Real Estate Advisors represented the seller in the transaction and procured the buyer, Alcott Capital. Greystone also provided a 10-year, $19.3 million Fannie Mae acquisition loan to Alcott.

September 12, 2019

Florida Loans Multifamily Southeast

Hunt Real Estate Provides $32M Acquisition Loan for Apartment Complex in South Florida

by Alex Tostado September 12, 2019

BOYNTON BEACH, FLA. — Hunt Real Estate Capital has provided a $32 million Fannie Mae acquisition loan to an undisclosed borrower for Savona Grand, a 214-unit apartment complex in Boynton Beach. The seven-year, fixed-rate, interest-only loan features prepayment flexibility with the interest rate dropping to 1 percent over last two years of the loan term. Built in 2003, Savona Grand was recently renovated and was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. New management will spend $162,000 to upgrade water and energy efficiency and spend an additional $1.4 million on improvements throughout the property. Communal amenities include a swimming pool, heated spa, two tennis courts, half-basketball court, playground and a combination leasing office/clubhouse. The clubhouse facility includes a full-size kitchen, meeting rooms, central lounge and a fitness center with locker rooms and saunas. The seller was not disclosed.

September 12, 2019

Acquisitions Multifamily Texas

SWBC Acquires 348-Unit Apartment Community in Corpus Christi

by Taylor Williams September 12, 2019

CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — SWBC Real Estate has acquired Stoneleigh Apartments, a 348-unit multifamily community in Corpus Christi. Built in phases between 2005 and 2008, the garden-style community features one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as three pools, a fitness center, communal kitchen and resident clubhouse. Stoneleigh was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. SWBC will implement a $3.5 million value-add program targeting unit interiors, amenity spaces and building exteriors.

September 12, 2019

Loans Multifamily Texas

Bellwether Enterprise Provides $56M Freddie Mac Acquisition Loan for South Austin Apartments

by Taylor Williams September 12, 2019

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital LLC has provided a $56 million Freddie Mac loan for the acquisition of Bridge at Asher Apartments, a 452-unit community in south Austin. The property is situated on 50 acres at 10505 South Interstate Highway 35 and features amenities such as two pools, a fitness center, game lounge and an outdoor fire pit. Approximately 51 percent of the units are reserved for renters earning 80 percent or less of the area median income. Kevin Bowen of Bellwether originated the loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.

September 12, 2019

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