Multifamily

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LITTLETON, COLO. — San Diego-based Pathfinder Partners has acquired The Station, a 97-unit multifamily community located at 2100 W. Berry Ave. in Littleton. An undisclosed seller sold the value-add asset for $20.7 million. Constructed in 1983, The Station features 17 studios, 44 one-bedroom and 36 two-bedroom apartments with well-equipped kitchens including over-the-range microwaves, dishwashers and garbage disposals. Additionally, the units feature walk-in closets, private balconies or patios, air conditioning, washer/dryer hook-ups in 80 units and fireplaces in nine units. On-site amenities include parking, laundry facilities and a leasing office.

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For the year ending in March, multifamily vacancy in the Cleveland metro area tightened to the lowest level since 2016, keeping annual rent growth climbing. Measured supply gains amid increased renter demand over the past four quarters have resulted in steady vacancy and rent improvement. These trends should continue over the next several quarters, holding vacancy below the 5 percent threshold. Favorable apartment operations are capturing investor attention. Demand for apartments is coming from an increase in employment that is allowing more people to move into rentals. Employers added roughly 14,200 positions year over year in May, nearly double the previous year’s growth. Another encouraging sign for Cleveland is that most employment sectors added jobs during this period. The heightened hiring has kept the unemployment rate below 5 percent for the past five months and the rate is down 80 basis points since May 2018. Education and health services is the most dominant employment sector, and the construction segment led employment gains during the past 12 months, staffing more than 5,300 new positions, followed by professional and business services with nearly 4,200 people. New apartment projects contribute to some of the construction jobs. Over the past four quarters, builders added …

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PEMPROKE PINES, FLA. AND NASHVILLE, TENN. — NexPoint Residential Trust Inc. has agreed to buy the 1,520-unit Pembroke Cove Apartments in South Florida for $322 million and the 346-unit Arbors of Brentwood in Nashville for $62.3 million. Pembroke Cove Apartments is situated at 13401 NW 5th St., 24 miles north of downtown Miami. The property offers one- through three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a swimming pool, hot tub, clubhouse, fitness center, tennis courts, racquetball courts, basketball courts, playground and a billiards room. The community was 96 percent occupied at the time of the agreement. The seller was not disclosed. Arbors of Brentwood is located at 100 Brentwood Place, 10 miles south of downtown Nashville. The complex offers one- through three-bedroom floor plans. Community amenities include a fitness center, three swimming pools, outdoor kitchen, business center, pet park, playground, tennis court and outdoor picnic and grilling area. The seller was not disclosed. NexPoint expects both sales to close by Aug. 30.

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ORLANDO, FLA. — Walker & Dunlop has provided a $27.9 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan for Brooke Common Apartments, a 288-unit affordable housing community in Orlando. The borrower is Avanath Capital Management. Half of the units, which are spread out over 38 garden-style buildings, are reserved for those making 60 percent of the area median income (AMI), while 5 percent of the units are reserved for those making 55 percent of the AMI. Brooke Commons Apartments is located 13 miles north of downtown Orlando and offers communal amenities such as a swimming pool, playground, fitness center, volleyball court, business center and a clubhouse. The seller was not disclosed.

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NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between two New York-based developers, Related Cos. and The Hudson Cos., has topped out Riverwalk Park, 340-unit affordable housing project on Roosevelt Island. Designed by Handel Architects, Riverwalk Park will house a mix of studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments in a single building. Sixty percent of Riverwalk Park’s units will be permanently affordable, with the remaining 40 percent affordable for 40 years. Construction is slated for completion in 2021.

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Money360, a California-based direct lender, has provided a $13.2 million bridge loan to refinance a multifamily property in Rochester, a city located about 70 miles east of Buffalo. The property includes ground-floor retail space. The non-recourse, three-year loan features a fixed interest rate with an interest-only amortization schedule. Ken Wood of Money360 originated the loan.

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LONGMONT, COLO. — A joint venture partnership between Chicago-based Origin Investments and Boulder-based Massimino Development has started construction of Farm Haus Apartments, a $68.8 million multifamily property located in Longmont. Situated on 13.5 acres at Ken Pratt and East Third avenues, the eight-story Farm Haus Apartments will feature 280 units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Units will range in size from 761 square feet to 1,412 square feet. Additionally, 12 percent of the units, 34 apartments, will be set aside for residents making 60 percent or less of area median income for the region. Farm Haus Apartments will include fully equipped lifestyle spaces with exterior patios; resort-style swimming pool and spa; outdoor entertainment areas with built-in barbecues; farmhouse tables set amongst tree orchards; custom water features; and outdoor firepits. Exterior amenities will include a bouldering area, bocce call court, dog park, playground and active game areas. Additionally, Farm Haus will include a fitness center, outdoor yoga plaza, postal center, pet spa, bike wash and ski tuning rooms. The community is expected to be delivered in phases beginning in the fourth quarter of 2020. The partnership is also developing Connect at First Creek, a $35 million, 150-unit …

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FORT COLLINS, COLO. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Copperleaf Place, a multifamily community in Fort Collins. Brinkman sold the asset to California-based Warm Springs Holdings for $21.8 million. Located at 3425 S. Shields St., Copperleaf Place features 94 apartments across three rental buildings on 2.8 acres. At the time of sale, the property was 96.8 percent occupied. Built in 2018, the community features a clubhouse, 24-hour fitness center and dog park. Dan Woodward, David Potarf, Matthew Barnett and Jake Young of CBRE Capital Markets represented the seller in the transaction.

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PHOENIX AND SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Berkadia has brokered the sale of a two-property multifamily portfolio located in Phoenix and Scottsdale. Colorado-based Birch LLC sold the portfolio to Phoenix-based ZH Multifamily for $13.5 million. The properties are Oak Tree, a 76-unit community located at 3620 E. McDowell Road in Phoenix built in 1984, and Scottsdale 5th Avenue, a 59-unit complex located at 6405 E. Indian School Road in Scottsdale built in 1968. Scottsdale 5th Avenue sold for $6.6 million, or $111,864 per unit, and Oak Tree sold for $6.9 million, or $90,789 per unit. Ric Holway, Mark Forrester and Dan Cheyne of Berkadia’s Phoenix office represented the seller in the deal.

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FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Manitoba, a 265-unit multifamily complex in Fort Worth. Built in 1971, the property offers amenities such as two pools, a playground, afterschool center and onsite laundry facilities. Al Silva of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Dallas-based nonprofit that owned the asset for 18 years, in the transaction. Silva and Ford Braly, also with Marcus & Milichap, secured the buyer, a Dallas-based investment firm that will renovate the property’s exteriors, unit interiors and amenity spaces.

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