COLUMBIA, S.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $23.4 million sale of Heron Lake, a multifamily complex in Columbia. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include bike storage, a car care center, fitness center, swimming pool, sand volleyball courts and a pet park. Tai Cohen, Jordan McCarley and Marc Robinson of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, MAS Broken Arrow, in the transaction. Collins Group acquired the property.
EWA BEACH, HAWAII — Walker & Dunlop has structured $40.6 million in financing across four loans for Keahumoa Place Apartments, a multifamily housing community under development in Ewa Beach on Oahu. The Michaels Organization, the borrower, is developing the master-planned community. Located 20 miles west of Honolulu, the garden-style project will be built on previously vacant, state-owned land and provide much-needed affordable housing options. Once completed in 2021, Keahumoa Place Apartments will consist of 320 one-, two- and three-bedroom units in 37 two-story buildings across 20 acres of land. Community amenities will include a garden space, picnic area, pet park and community center with multi-purpose room and computer lab. The property will also feature solar panels with efficient energy storing and sharing technology to reduce the project’s carbon footprint, as well as lower utility costs for residents. Kyle Peterson and Michael Liefer of Walker & Dunlop structured the financing through Freddie Mac’s Tax-Exempt Loan and Unfunded Forward Commitment programs, allowing the borrower to lock in interest rates through the entire term of each 16-year loan. The Walker & Dunlop team worked closely with the borrower, the Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corp. and Hawaii’s Attorney General to complete the multi-phased …
SAN DIEGO — Sudberry Properties has started construction of The Hub at Scripps Ranch, a mixed-use redevelopment project located at 9850 Carroll Canyon Road in San Diego’s Scripps Ranch submarket. Situated on 9.5 acres, The Hub will features 260 apartments and 10,700 square feet of retail and restaurant space. The property is slated to open in phases, with the first apartments and commercial spaces available for occupancy in the fourth quarter of 2020. The Hub will consist of five four-story, garden-style residential buildings, a leasing center, 2,053-square-foot gym, lounge and a terrace overlooking a landscaped pool area, as well as high-visibility locations for restaurants and retailers. The property will feature apartment units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, ranging from 614 square feet to 1,391 square feet. Interior amenities will include stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, wood-style flooring and in-unit washers/dryers. The development team includes MVE Architecture, Reylenn Construction Co., Pasco Laret Suiter & Associates, GroundLevel Landscape Architecture and Design Tec. Matt Mosser of Retail Insite is handling leasing for the property. Aldon Cole and Olga Walsh of HFF arranged a construction loan through a commercial bank, as well as mezzanine financing from a correspondent life company …
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA — Woda Cooper Cos. has broken ground on Anderson Greene, a 44-unit, mixed-income apartment community in Cedar Rapids. The $8.7 million first phase will include 39 units for residents at or below 60 percent of the area median income, with five units offered at market rate. Woda Cooper also plans to develop a $9.2 million second phase with 48 units that will be built approximately one year after the first phase. A community center with a clubroom as well as outdoor spaces and a playground will be part of Phase I. Funding for the first phase of development was made possible through the allocation of housing tax credits by the Iowa Finance Authority, with primary investment by Wells Fargo, permanent and construction loans by Merchants Capital and additional loans from the Housing Fund for Linn County and Monticello Structured Products LLC. The city of Cedar Rapids also provided funding. Woda Construction Inc. is the general contractor. Other project partners include architect Hooker DeJong Inc., engineer Hall & Hall Engineers Inc. and sustainability consultant Sol Design + Consulting.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — M&T Realty Capital Corp. has provided a $3.9 million Fannie Mae Green Rewards loan for the acquisition of Colony Court Apartments in Kansas City. The 80-unit, garden-style apartment community offers two-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include carports, a pool and complimentary Google Fiber high-speed internet access. The borrower, Prosperity CRE, plans to implement energy- and water-saving improvements as part of the Green Rewards program. The company also plans to rebrand the community as Hidden Hills Apartments and add a dog park, picnic area and community center. Units will be upgraded with new kitchens, bathrooms and flooring.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A partnership between GMH Capital Partners LP and Wexford Science & Technology LLC has opened River House, a 270-bed student housing community in downtown Providence. The property’s 174 units come fully furnished and will serve students attending Brown University, the University of Rhode Island and the Rhode Island School of Design, among others. Communal amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, rooftop lounge with outdoor grilling stations and a kitchen bar, a business center, private study rooms and a cyber café with a complimentary coffee bar. Leasing began in February.
NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has arranged the $16.2 million sale of a six-story multifamily building located ar 135-145 W. Kingsbridge Road in the Kingsbridge Heights/Jerome Park area of The Bronx. The 79,000-square-foot building, which houses 58 apartments and nine retail stores, was built in 1922 and sold at a cap rate of 5.4 percent. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood Realty Group represented the seller, Morgan Group, in the transaction and procured the buyer, a private investor.
NEW CANEY, TEXAS — The Signorelli Company has opened Phase I of The Pointe at Valley Ranch Town Center, a project that delivered 336 multifamily units to the northeastern Houston suburb of New Caney. The waterfront property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and proximity to shopping and dining via nearby Valley Ranch Town Center. Residents will also have access to a 10-acre beach, a pool, outdoor kitchen and a fitness center, as well as package and concierge services. Signorelli expects to begin construction of Phase II, a 120-unit project, by year’s end.
PLANO, TEXAS — Chicago-based NXT Capital has provided a $53 million loan for the refinancing of a 320-unit apartment community located in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Plano. The property is located within a mile of the Sam Rayburn Tollway and the Dallas North Tollway junction. Amenities include a resort-style pool with cabanas, fitness center, resident lounge with coffee bar, business center, pet play area and walking and running trails. Jeremy Sain of HFF placed the loan with NXT Capital on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — LMI Capital, a Real Estate Capital Alliance (RECA) member, has arranged two acquisition loans totaling $39 million for a pair of multifamily assets in Corpus Christi. In the first transaction, Brandon Brown of LMI Capital placed a $16 million, nonrecourse loan for a 190-unit property. The loan carried a 4.47 percent interest rate and four years of interest-only payments. In the second deal, Brown arranged a $23 million bridge loan for a 265-unit community, which was structured with a floating interest rate and three years of interest-only payments. The borrowers and property names were not disclosed.
