BOSTON — Greystar Real Estate Partners is underway on a 126-unit multifamily project in the Bay Village neighborhood of Boston. The 150,000-square-fooot, 19-story building will be located at 212 Stuart St., a site that was previously a vacant lot. The project will also include two townhouses and retail space on the ground level. Sasaki is serving as the project architect, and Höweler + Yoon is the design architect. Construction is slated for completion in early 2022.
SANFORD, FLA. — Wendover Housing Partners has unveiled plans for Norton Commons, an affordable seniors housing community in Sanford, a suburb of Orlando. Wendover recently acquired a 4.3-acre site for the new community, with plans to break ground as early as mid-March. The three-story building will offer 68 apartments. Rental rates for Norton Commons apartments are expected to start at $708 per month for one-bedroom units and $837 per month for two-bedroom units. Norton Commons will cost an estimated $15.9 million to develop. Financing includes $1.4 million in LIHTC (Low-Income Housing Tax Credits) from Florida Housing Finance Corp. Slocum Platts Architects is designing the complex, and Roger B. Kennedy is the general contractor. Wendover expects construction to take 10 months.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — The Michaels Organization, a residential development and management firm, has broken ground on Zoey, a $59 million apartment community located at 5700 E. Riverside Drive in the Pleasant Valley neighborhood of Austin. The property will feature 307 units in studio, one- and two-bedroom formats and amenities such as a pool, dog wash station, fitness center, coworking spaces and resident lounges. Completion of the project, which will be Michaels’ first in Austin, is slated for late summer 2021. Dallas-based MSC Architects LLC is designing the community. Chinmay Bhatt, Noam Franklin and Cody Kirkpatrick of Berkadia delivered an unnamed New York City-based REIT as an equity partner for the project.
PHOENIX — PCCP has provided a $49.2 million senior loan to Vancouver, Wash.-based IDM Cos. for the ground-up development of Acero Algodon. The Class A, garden-style multifamily community will be located in the West Valley of Phoenix. Situated on 20.5 acres along North 91st Avenue, Acero Algodon will offer 458 apartments in a mix of 196 one-bedroom units, 238 two-bedroom units and 24 three-bedroom units, spread across 24 three-story buildings. All floor plans will feature quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, vinyl plank flooring with carpeted bedrooms, walk-in closets, in-unit laundry rooms and private patios or balconies. On-site amenities will include 901 parking spaces, two resort-style swimming pools, a fitness center with yoga and spin studio, business center, community lounge and kitchen, game room, dog park, and barbecue and picnic areas. Construction is scheduled to start soon, with the first units planned for delivery in mid-2021. Total build-out is slated for completion in mid-2022. David Kidder, Adam Deermount, Steve Sims and John Meek of Landmark Real Estate arranged the financing.
EVANSTON, ILL. — Developer Condor Partners and seniors housing operator Solera Senior Living are developing Trulee Evanston, a 163-unit luxury community in Evanston. A JLL Capital Markets team led by Joel Mendes arranged construction debt and joint venture equity for the project. A national bank provided the debt and an institutional private equity fund manager provided the equity. Total project costs are estimated at $75 million. Construction will commence immediately with completion slated for 2021. The nine-story development will feature a mix of private independent living, assisted living and memory care units. Trulee will include multiple terraces and views of downtown Evanston and Lake Michigan.
HAYDEN, IDAHO — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Honeysuckle Place, a 39-unit assisted living community in Hayden, approximately 30 miles east of Spokane, Washington. A national owner-operator sold the property to a regional operator looking to expand into Idaho. The price was not disclosed. Originally built in 1996, the community was positioned as a value-add opportunity, though the seller did increase occupancy by 20 percent during the transaction process, according to Blueprint. The sale is part of a larger portfolio of strategic dispositions for the seller.
HARRISONBURG, VA. — Financial Federal Bank has provided a $38.7 million loan to refinance North 38 Apartments, a 228-unit student housing community near James Madison University (JMU) in Harrisonburg. The property was built in 2009 and offers 816 beds and fully furnished units featuring 55-inch TVs. Communal amenities include a pool, hammock gardens, car care center, sand volleyball court, computer lounge, fitness center, detached garage buildings and multiple dog parks. At the time of the transaction, the property was 94 percent occupied. The community is situated at 1190 Meridian Circle, two miles north of JMU. Rick Wood and Jon Van Hoozer of Financial Federal originated the 12-year loan with three years of interest-only payments, a 30-year amortization schedule and a fixed interest rate below 3.95 percent. The borrower was not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of Trails at Lake Houston, a 304-unit apartment community located near Lake Houston on the city’s northeast side. Built on 13 acres in 2017, the property features one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, business center, clubhouse, outdoor grilling areas, a game room and walking and biking trails. Will Balthrope, Drew Kile, Jennifer Campbell and William Griffin of IPA represented the seller, Dallas-based investment firm The ValCap Group, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, New Jersey-based Raamco International.
ELIZABETH, N.J. — CMT Developers LLC is underway on development of Jersey Walk, a 514-unit multifamily project in Elizabeth, a southwestern suburb of New York City. The Class A project, which will be located at 901 E. Jersey St., will be developed in two phases. Phase I will include two buildings totaling 218,292 square feet, which will feature 274 units in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Phase I will also include 3,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and amenities including a gym, indoor pool and rooftop lounge. Phase II will include two six-story buildings featuring 240 units. The project is a repositioning of the former Elizabeth General Hospital, which has been vacant for more than 20 years. The new development plans to renovate and incorporate a 540-space, freestanding parking garage retained from the hospital. Parkview Financial has provided a $56 million construction loan for Phase I, which is slated for completion in spring 2021. The construction timeline for Phase II has not yet been determined.
WOODBRIDGE, N.J. — TFE Properties has opened Luxe Apartments, a 117-unit multifamily property in Woodbridge, a southwestern suburb of New York City. Located at 1 Woodbridge Center across from Woodbridge Center Mall, the property features one- and two-bedroom floor plans with amenities including a fitness center and a yoga studio. The residential space is located on floors three through nine, and the second floor features 18,000 square feet of office space.
