SUNDERLAND, MASS. — A partnership between Dallas-based Fountain Residential Partners and HC2 Capital has broken ground on a 150-unit student housing community near the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The property, which will include 38 units of affordable housing for other Sunderland residents, will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities will include an 8,000-square-foot clubhouse with a gym, as well as outdoor gathering spaces. Stuart Roosth Architects designed the project, which is expected to be complete by summer 2020. Western Builders is serving as the general contractor.
NEW YORK CITY — Avison Young has negotiated the sale of a seven-story multifamily building in Manhattan for $16.5 million. Located at 29 Fifth Ave., the property includes 12 multifamily units and two ground-floor commercial spaces. The property location offers proximity to Greenwich Village neighborhood, near Washington Square Park, New York University and Union Square, as well as several subway lines and popular retail destinations. Avison Young represented the seller in the deal and Hildreth Real Estate Advisors represented the buyer, both of which requested anonymity.
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS — A partnership between Dallas-based MedCore Partners, developer The National Realty Group (TNGR) and operator Watermark Retirement Facilities will develop a 225-unit seniors housing community in Georgetown, a northern suburb of Austin. The property will be situated on 13.2 acres and will feature 125 independent living units, 80 assisted living residences and 20 memory care units. Construction is scheduled to begin in January 2020 and wrap up in summer 2021. A second phase is planned to add 90 independent living residences to the project, bringing the total unit count to 315.
CIBOLO, TEXAS — California-based Highridge Costa Development Co. has opened El Sereno Senior Living, a $21 million affordable seniors housing community in Cibolo, a northeastern suburb of San Antonio. The property features 136 units, 119 of which are reserved for seniors earning between 30 to 60 percent of the area median income. The remaining 17 units are rented at market rates. El Sereno Senior Living is currently 90 percent occupied.
STILLWATER, MINN. — The Lodge, a 139-unit senior living community, has opened in Stillwater, about 30 miles east of Minneapolis. The Lodge is the first phase of three planned phases at The Lakes at Stillwater, a $70 million senior campus near Long Lake managed by The Goodman Group. The Lodge offers independent living, assisted living, memory care and care suites for rent. The Goodman Family Operating Foundation and Intergenerational Living & Health Care Inc. are co-owners of ILHC of Stillwater LLC, the parent company of The Lodge at The Lakes at Stillwater. Phase II, Birchwood Landing, is underway and will offer 30 two-bedroom lake homes for rent. Phase III, Sandhill Shores, will offer 70 one- and two-bedroom luxury apartment residences for ages 55 and up. The Goodman Group expects to employ more than 70 individuals and serve more than 139 residents. JBG Design & Development is the development partner.
FISHERSVILLE, VA. — Berkadia has provided a $22.6 million construction loan for the development of Goose Creek Apartments, a multifamily community planned along Goose Point Lane in Fishersville. The project is Phase II of the apartment community being developed by Virginia-based Denstock. Amy Gay of Berkadia’s Richmond office originated the 40-year loan through HUD’s 221(d)(4) program on behalf of Denstock. The loan was underwritten with a fixed 4.49 percent interest rate and an 85 percent loan-to-cost ratio.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Alliance Residential Co. has acquired 25.5 acres in southeast Charlotte for the development of Broadstone Lemmond Farm, a 336-unit apartment community. Situated at the intersection of Interstate 485 and Albermarle Road, the community will anchor the Lemmond Farm master-planned development that the Helms family and Stanchion Asset Partners are co-developing. In addition to apartments, Lemmond Farm will include 50,000 square feet of retail and office space. Alliance Residential plans to begin construction later this year and open the community in 2020. Cline Design Associates designed Broadstone Lemmond Farm, which will feature a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments averaging 924 square feet.
BALTIMORE — Hunt Real Estate Capital has provided a Fannie Mae loan to refinance Porter Street Apartments, a 223-unit multifamily community located at 1401 Porter St. in Baltimore. The 12-year loan features a 30-year amortization schedule. Porter Street Apartments includes a 600-space parking garage and its unit mix comprises 57 studios, 107 one-bedroom apartments and 59 two-bedroom units. Hunt’s John Hurley originated the loan in connection with David Strouse of Birchwood Capital Partners on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between Mark Sapperstein and Kinsley Equities. The LEED Silver-certified property opened in 2017 as part of McHenry Row, a mixed-use project in Baltimore’s Locust Point neighborhood that is anchored by Harris Teeter.
BELLEVUE, WASH. — Holly Yang and Mike Yeh of Kidder Mathews have negotiated the $11.3 million sale of a 16,674-square-foot multifamily development site at 10050 NE 10th St. in downtown Bellevue. Binjiang Limited Partnership and The Molasky Group of Companies purchased the property. Binjiang is a subsidiary of Binjiang Real Estate, a Chinese publicly traded real estate company. Aotong Bellevue 10th Street LLC, a private real estate investor located in Kirkland, Wash., was the seller. Aotong and architecture firm Link Design Group obtained approval in February for a seven-story, 102-unit residential apartment building with underground parking for 111 vehicles. A demolition permit has also been issued.
PLACENTIA, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the $2.9 million sale of a 12-unit multifamily property in Placentia. CBRE’s Dan Blackwell represented the seller, a private investor. Located at 911 Cypress Ave., the 9,216-square-foot property consists of 12 single-story cottages on a lot just under one acre. Each unit is 768 square feet and features two bedrooms and one bathroom, as well as a washer and dryer. The property is located in an Opportunity Zone. The complex sits within one mile of both the CA-91 and CA-57 freeways connecting Placentia to Los Angeles and Riverside counties. California State University, Fullerton is located two miles north of the site.