Multifamily

ATLANTA — A joint venture between Jonathan Rose Cos., Columbia Residential and SUMMECH Community Development Corp. has acquired City Views at Rosa Burney Park near downtown Atlanta. The Section 8 and low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) community comprises 181 units reserved for residents earning 40, 60 or 80 percent of the area median income (AMI). City Views, which offers two- to five-bedroom floor plans, is situated at 259 Richardson St. SW, a mile from downtown Atlanta. The new ownership is planning a $16.5 million upgrade, which will include new roofs, windows, elevators and façade. There will also be brick repairs and repainting, as well as improved Americans with Disabilities (ADA) accessibility, HVAC and plumbing. Apartment interiors will also be completely renovated, including new LVT flooring, kitchens, bathrooms, Energy Star appliances, low-flow plumbing fixtures and LED light fixtures. Additionally, several thousand square feet of community space that was previously closed off and used for storage will be reactivated, including a fitness center, craft room, package room, upgraded laundry facilities, community room with warming kitchen and free Wi-Fi, a computer learning center and updated management and resident services offices. Residents will be temporarily relocated off-site on a rolling basis, in durations of fewer …

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WACO, TEXAS — JLL has arranged construction financing for The Riverfront Lofts, a 266-unit multifamily project in Waco that represents Phase I of The Riverfront mixed-use development. The community will feature a fitness center, coffee lounge, entertainment and gaming area, a community kitchen and a business center. First United Bank provided the floating-rate loan to the developer, Dallas-based Catalyst Urban Development. Jeremy Sain of JLL placed the debt. An expected completion date was not released.

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DANBURY, CONN. — M&T Bank has provided a $24.5 million construction loan for  Brookview Commons Phase II, a 145-unit multifamily building in Danbury, located approximately 35 miles northwest of New Haven. M&T provided the two-year, recourse loan to a partnership of co-developers BRT General Corp. and The DiMarco Group. Phase II of Brookview Commons will be developed at a site located at 333 Main St., directly across from the existing 115 units at Brookview Commons. Phase II will feature 18 studios, 80 one-bedroom and 47 two-bedroom units. The construction schedule was undisclosed. John Harrington of HK Real Estate Advisors arranged the loan.

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YORK, PA. — Larken Associates, a New Jersey-based developer, has acquired The View at Mackenzi, a 224-unit apartment community in York, located approximately 25 miles south of Harrisburg. Located at 2035 Patriot St., the property features two-bedroom units and amenities such as a fitness center, walking trails and a dog park. Rents range from $1,042 per month to $1,195. The seller and sales price were undisclosed.

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SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, CALIF. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has directed the sale of a nine-property multifamily portfolio in San Fernando Valley. The portfolio traded for $20.2 million in an off-market transaction. The names of the seller and buyer were not released. Totaling 124 units, the portfolio consists of nine apartment buildings spread across the San Fernando Valley, a 250-square-mile urbanized region of Los Angeles County comprising 34 neighborhoods and nearly 1.7 million people. Daniel Withers and John Boyett of Matthews Multifamily division arranged the sale.

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MONTANA — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of two skilled nursing facilities totaling 338 beds in Montana. The seller is a national operator that was looking to leave the state to focus on other markets. The undisclosed buyer assumed the seller’s HUD debt against the properties. The price and locations of the facilities were not disclosed.

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TACOMA, WASH. — Ready Capital has closed $2.1 million in refinancing for an apartment building located in Tacoma. The undisclosed sponsor constructed the 10-unit, Class B asset in 2015. The non-recourse, hybrid-rate loan features a 20-year term (seven years fixed rate and 13 years floating rate), a 30-year amortization schedule and yield maintenance prepay.

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In recent weeks, the ability of commercial real estate owners to access debt and equity has come into question as the novel coronavirus wreaks havoc on the economy. While some deals in the pipeline are still getting done, the debt markets took a pause as the pandemic took hold. Debt markets were waiting for clarity on how various sectors would react, according to Mark Strauss, managing director of capital markets, and Rob Quarton, director of capital markets, with Walker & Dunlop’s Irvine, Calif., office. The two recently spoke with REBusinessOnline via Zoom about the robustness of certain asset types, market stability, debt pricing and adoption of tech-heavy creativity in the wake of COVID-19 and its effects on commercial real estate nationwide. Commercial Real Estate Debt & Coronavirus Strauss and Quarton primarily work with institutional capital sources that provide capitalization for commercial real estate developers and owners. As such, they have a broad view of all debt markets and their willingness to fund. Debt funds are one of the most affected areas of the financial markets. “The way that debt funds finance their position behind the scenes — either using collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), bank warehouse lines or repo facilities — …

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DURHAM, N.C. — JLL has negotiated the $65.9 million sale of Lodge at Croasdaile, a 320-unit, garden-style multifamily community in Durham. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans totaling 340,160 square feet of rentable commercial space. The community was developed in three phases and was completely delivered in 2019. Communal amenities include a saltwater pool, outdoor grilling areas, resident lounge with community kitchen and coffee bar, fitness center with yoga space, outdoor pavilion with games, private gardens and a dog park. The property is situated at 3130 Hillandale Road, six miles north of downtown Durham. Jeff Glenn, Andrea Howard, Allan Lynch, Caylor Mark, John Currin and Justin Good of JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between Boston-based The Davis Cos. and Gemini Partners LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was Virginia-based RST Development, which assumed management operations under its affiliate, Hercules Living.

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NAPLES, FLA. — Gates Construction has delivered The Pineapple House at Sapphire Lakes, a two-story, 127-unit seniors housing community in Naples. The owner and operator is Senior Care Residence Sapphire Lakes at Naples LLC. The property spans 115,381 square feet and offers an open-air courtyard, fitness center, massage areas, hydrotherapy room, pool, beauty salon, theater room, library, chapel, craft room, private dining room, clubroom bar and dining options that will include a bistro and an open-air patio. The new community is located at 7901 Radio Road, seven miles east of downtown Naples. Michael Kerner, Development Consulting LLC and Phoenix Associates of South Florida Inc. designed the community.

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