COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Watermark Residential, a wholly owned affiliate of Thompson Thrift, has completed the disposition of Watermark on Union, a Class A apartment property located in the master-planned community of Briargate in northern Colorado Springs. California-based NALS Apartment Homes purchased the asset for an undisclosed price. Located at 9915 N. Union Blvd., Watermark on Union features 244 apartments with nine- to 12-foot ceilings, walk-in closets, full-size washers and dryers, stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, personal balconies or patios, and detached garages in select units. Community amenities include a resort-style pool with cabanas, fully equipped clubhouse, outdoor fire pit area, dog park and 24-hour fitness center. Kevin McKenna and Saul Levy of Newmark Knight Frank Multifamily represented the seller in the deal.
PLEASANTON, CALIF. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the $248 million sale of Park Hacienda, a 540-unit apartment community within the Hacienda Business Park in Pleasanton, about 30 miles north of San Jose. Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) sold the property to Acacia Capital Corp. The garden-style community is situated on 24 acres at 5650 Owens Drive. Originally completed in 2000, the property has been partially renovated and features one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans averaging 998 square feet. Renovated units feature stainless-steel appliances, full-size washers and dryers, and personal patios with storage. Community amenities include two swimming pools, a fitness center, covered parking and direct public park access. Scott Bales, Peter Yorck, Nolan Moore and Max Machiorlette of JLL represented the seller. The sales price of $459,000 per unit makes it one of the largest single-asset, value-add, multifamily sales in Bay Area history, according to JLL. Chicago-based Equity Residential is a publicly traded real estate investment trust focused on the acquisition, development and management of rental apartment properties. The company owns or has investments in 309 properties consisting of 79,962 units, primarily located in Boston, New York, Washington D.C., Seattle, San Francisco, Southern California and Denver. Equity’s stock price closed …
DOUGLASVILLE AND AUSTELL, GA. — FCP has acquired a 652-unit multifamily portfolio comprising Place at Midway and Stewart’s Mill in Douglasville and Forest Glen in Austell for $71.7 million. The 200-unit Place at Midway is located at 2281 Midway Road, 21 miles west of downtown Atlanta. The 188-unit Stewart’s Mill is situated at 3421 W. Stewart Mill Road, about six miles from Place at Midway. Forest Glen offers 264 units at 4236 Austell Road, 18 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta. FCP has hired Pinnacle to manage the three communities, bringing the total FCP-owned units that Pinnacle manages to 8,566 units. FCP owns 14 properties comprising 2,810 units in metro Atlanta. Nathan Swenson of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. FCP will assume the existing Fannie Mae loans at each property.
KISSIMMEE, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the $67 million sale of Integra Sunrise Parc Apartments, a 300-unit multifamily community in Kissimmee. The property was delivered in 2019 and is situated at 4701 Luminous Drive, six miles east of Disney World and 23 miles south of downtown Orlando. The property comprises eight four-story buildings, a clubhouse and 10 garage buildings. The community, which was 83 percent occupied at the time of sale, offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans averaging 972 square feet. Communal amenities include a zero-entry saltwater pool, outdoor yoga studio, dog park, grilling area, bocce ball court, hammocks, courtyard, Zen garden, 24-hour CrossFit gym, fitness studio, dog spa, coffee bar, business center, package receiving services, and a virtual golf and multi-sport simulator. Jay Ballard, Ken Delvillar, Michael Mulkern and Robert Given of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller and developer, a partnership between Panther Residential Management, Integra Land Co. and CrossHarbor Capital Partners, in the transaction. Bluerock Value Exchange acquired the asset for $223,333 per unit.
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. — Beitel Group and The Scharf Group have purchased Forest Place Apartments, a 256-unit community in Little Rock. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a fitness center, pool, sundeck and a picnic area. The property was originally delivered in 1974 and renovated in 1983. The asset is situated at 1400 N. Pierce St., five miles west of downtown Little Rock. Jeff Seidenfeld of Eastern Union Funding originated the loan on behalf of the borrower. Further details of the transaction were not disclosed.
DETROIT — Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and his Housing & Revitalization Department (HRD) have created a new partnership to preserve affordable housing in the city while also improving its quality and preventing displacement. The partnership comprises the city’s housing department along with a number of housing experts, including Enterprise Community Partners, United Community Housing Coalition, a partnership between Cinnaire and CHN Housing Partners, Data Driven Detroit, Elevate Energy and Community Investment Corp. Enterprise Community Partners will lead the team and create action plans for preserving units. A primary goal of the new partnership is to identify apartment buildings that have low rents — not because they are required to, but because of their condition — and help redevelop those buildings in a way that preserves their affordability. HRD has established a goal of preserving 10,000 existing regulated affordable housing units in the city by 2023. This is in addition to the creation of new affordable housing in any new development that receives city funding or discounted land.
CHICAGO — Berkadia has arranged a $76 million loan for the refinancing of 1407 On Michigan, an apartment building in Chicago. Located at 1407 S. Michigan Ave., the property features amenities such as a gym, indoor basketball court, sauna, yoga studio and outdoor pool deck. The Class A building includes 199 luxury apartment units and 41,498 square feet of retail space that is currently occupied by Rush University Medical Center. Chris Blechschmidt and Joel Kirstein of Berkadia secured the refinancing on behalf of the borrower, Illinois-based Russland Capital. Ares Management provided the loan.
ROCHESTER, MINN. — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has provided a $23.8 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Red44, a 159-unit, market-rate multifamily property in Rochester. The five-story community was built in 2017. Amenities include an outdoor pool, grilling area, dog park, community area, pet station, rooftop terrace, fitness center and heated garage parking. The 12-year loan features a 30-year amortization schedule. Mayowood Commons LLC was the borrower.
WATSONVILLE, CALIF. — Bridge Housing has purchased Paloma Del Mar Apartments located in Freedom, a community that is partially within the incorporated city of Watsonville. Terms of the transaction, including acquisition price and the name of the seller, were not released. Originally built in 1993, Paloma Del Mar features 104 one-bedroom units and 26 two-bedroom apartments for seniors, as well as a property management office, community office, laundry rooms and landscaped outdoors spaces. Rents at the property are affordable to seniors whose income is below 60 percent of area median income. The original income restrictions were slated to expire in 2024, at which point the property could have been converted to market-rate housing. Through this acquisition, Bridge is preserving the affordable rents, and all current residents have been able to keep their homes.
SAN ANTONIO — Multifamily developer Presidium has broken ground on Presidium at Chase Hill, a 370-unit apartment project in San Antonio. The community, which will be Presidium’s first in the Alamo City, will be situated on 17 acres on the city’s northwest side. Units will feature nine-foot ceilings, stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and walk-in closets. Amenities will include multiple pools, outdoor grilling areas, a two-story fitness center, multiple Wi-Fi lounges and a rooftop terrace. REES Associates Inc. designed the community. Pape-Dawson is the project engineer, and Hitchcock Design Group is the landscape architect. Completion is slated for early- to mid-2022.