Multifamily

LEANDER, TEXAS — FourPoint Investment Sales Partners has arranged the sale of The Sarah Apartments, a 270-unit community located in the northern Austin suburb of Leander. Built in 2018, the property offers townhouse-style, two-story units with attached garages, walk-in closets and gourmet kitchens. Community amenities include a resort-style pool, clubhouse, fitness center, dog park and a pet washing station. Kevin Dufour and Kyle Peco of FourPoint represented the seller, CESM Real Estate, in the off-market transaction. A California-based investor purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.

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PRIOR LAKE, MINN. — Vincent Development has received approval from the city of Prior Lake for the development of Summers Ridge Senior Living. Comprising 40 units of assisted living and memory care, the senior living facility will be located at 4285 Fountain Hills Drive in Prior Lake, about 20 miles southwest of Minneapolis. Great Lakes Management will manage the one-story property, which will feature 24-hour support, private bedrooms and bathrooms, home-cooked meals, physical and mental exercises, outings and activities, housekeeping and laundry services.

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VALPARAISO, IND. — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has provided an $8.4 million loan for the refinancing of Arbor Crossing Apartments in Valparaiso. Constructed between 1967 and 1979, the 138-unit property consists of 16 rental townhome buildings and three apartment buildings. The community also features a leasing office and a one-story maintenance and garage building. The 10-year loan features a 30-year amortization schedule. Arbor Crossing Housing LLC was the borrower.

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WATERLOO, IOWA — Marcus & Millichap has arranged a $3.4 million nonrecourse loan for the refinancing of Summerland Townhomes in Waterloo, about 55 miles northwest of Cedar Rapids. The property includes rental 22 units. Robert Bhat of Marcus & Millichap arranged the 12-year loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule and a fixed rate of 3.9 percent.

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SEASIDE, CALIF. — Sea Breeze LLC has purchased Del Sol Apartments, a three-parcel multifamily community located in Seaside in Monterey County. San Jose-based 1050 1. 12th St. LLC sold the asset for $25.5 million. Built between 1964 and 1974 on 3.1 acres, the 12-building, 98,105-square-foot community features 121 apartments. The property has undergone a variety of capital improvements, including all new decks and balconies, new double-pane windows, retrofitted garages, office upgrades and a new heating system. Eduardo Cerna of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.

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WESTMINSTER, CALIF. — Los Angeles-based Meta Housing Corp., in a joint venture partnership with Western Community Housing, has broken ground on Westminster Crossing, an affordable and permanent supportive housing multifamily community located ta 7122 Westminster Blvd. in Westminster. The $42 million development will provide 65 units with fully equipped kitchens with dishwashers, private bathrooms and a mix of hardwood and carpet flooring. Additionally, the project will include 89 parking spaces, 10 bicycle parking spaces, a community garden, outdoor lounge with barbecue area, synthetic turf play area and a children’s play area. The community spaces will include a homework room, conference rooms, art studio/maker space, gym/fitness/dance room and a community room, as well as management and service-provider offices. Upon completion in fall 2021, John Stewart Co. will manage the three-story property. The development team includes Meta Housing and Western Community Housing as co-developers and general partners, KPRS Construction Services as general contractor, IMG as construction manager, Y&M Architects as architect and MJS as landscape architect. Meta Housing partnered with the City of Westminster, Orange County, California Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Capital One Bank, California Community Reinvestment Corp. and Red Stone Equity Partners to finance the …

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PITTSBURGH — MultiVersity Housing Partners has acquired Union on 5th, a 94-bed student housing community located near Duquesne University and the University of Pittsburgh, for an undisclosed price. The property features 35 fully furnished units in two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Renovations are planned for the property and will include a redesign of the lobby, the relocation of the office and leasing area, the addition of study space, hallway renovations, the construction of additional beds and the addition of a new package locker system. MultiVersity Property Management will oversee renovations and has been tapped to manage the community. Ryan Lang, Brandon Buell and Jack Brett of NKF Student Housing represented MultiVersity in the transaction. The seller was undisclosed.

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Atlanta Rent & Occupancy Forecast Under COVID-19 Stress

In January, the Atlanta market was ticking like a fine Swiss watch. With leadership from its robust crew of business, education, healthcare, accommodations and leisure services industries, the economy cruised into 2020 with a full head of steam. Although moderately slower than regional peers, Atlanta’s pace of job creation was considerably faster than state and national averages, contributing to falling unemployment — the metro rate was only 3.2 percent in January, the lowest ever for the first month of the year — and strong absorption of office space in blossoming Midtown. Construction projects large and small transformed the landscape at a formidable pace, molding urban neighborhoods in a grand style rarely seen in 21st century America. Multibillion dollar developments like Centennial Yards and the ambitious mass-transit-inspired Atlanta Beltline project promised to enhance the urban living environment while preserving Atlanta’s renowned quality of life. No commercial real estate segment was more active than multifamily. Last year, apartment properties valued at nearly $8 billion exchanged hands, establishing a metro series record. In addition, construction of more than 17,000 units is underway — assets with stabilized value of about $2.5 billion — and another 25,000 units are planned. Late-decade property performance was among …

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BLACKSBURG, VA. — Greystar will redevelop an 11.5-acre site near Virginia Tech University into 424 student housing units. Sturbridge Square Apartments currently sits at the property, which is located at 1001 University City Blvd., one mile north of campus. The developer expects to break ground on the development this summer, with completion slated for fall 2022. Sturbridge Square Apartments currently comprises 11 buildings. The new community will offer six buildings offering one- through four-bedroom floor plans as well as townhomes. Communal amenities will include green recreational space, a half basketball court, swimming pool and a picnic area. David Eyzenberg of Eyzenberg & Co. with help from analyst Fan Yu structured the ground-lease on behalf of Sturbridge Square LLC and procured Greystar to develop the student housing community. BSB Design Inc. is serving as the architect of the redevelopment.

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CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. — LV Lending, a local private lender, has provided a $4.2 million refinancing loan for a 7.7-acre vacant site in Cape Canaveral, a town on Florida’s Space Coast. The borrower, Danny Ringdahl of La Casa Canaveral LLC, plans to build a four-story, 248-bed assisted living and memory care community on the site. Camilo Niño, Ricardo Uribe and Alen Hernandez of LV Lending arranged the financing. Hart Advisors Group was the mortgage broker.

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