Multifamily

OWINGS MILLS, MD. — AvalonBay Communities Inc. will develop Avalon Foundry Row, a 437-unit multifamily community within Foundry Row in Owings Mills, a suburb of Baltimore. Avalon Foundry Row will offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities will include a fitness center, clubroom, coworking space, dog parks and a pool. AvalonBay expects to break ground this spring. Greenberg Gibbons and Vanguard are developing Foundry Row, a mixed-use project which includes a 110,000-square-foot Wegmans Food Market, LifeBridge Health, Old Navy, DSW Shoe Warehouse, LA Fitness, Ulta Beauty, HomeGoods, La-Z-Boy, Mission BBQ, Chipotle Mexican Grill and Panera Bread.

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ATLANTA — Berkadia has brokered the $26 million sale of The Preserve at Collier Ridge, a 419-unit multifamily complex in west Atlanta. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, playground and a picnic area. The buyer, Montreal-based Frankforter Group, plans to upgrade the fitness center and add a business center and community room. Andrew Mays, Paul Vetter, Judy MacManus and Matthew White of Berkadia represented the seller, Atlanta-based DRI Legacy LLC, in the transaction.

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BALTIMORE — Hunt Real Estate Capital has provided a $15.7 million Fannie Mae acquisition loan for Park Raven Apartments, a 253-unit community in Baltimore. The 15-year loan includes eight years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. The asset was built in 1949 and renovated in 2006. The property comprises 23 two-story, garden-style buildings. The borrower, Park Raven DNB LLC, plans to implement on-site water and energy conservation measures as part of Fannie Mae’s Green Reward program. The goal is to save more than 30 percent of the combined water and energy usage, including a minimum of 15 percent energy savings. The seller was Park Raven Holdings LLC.

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NORFOLK, VA. — HFF has arranged a $13.4 million acquisition loan for The Gates at West Bay Apartments, a 202-unit community in Norfolk. The 10-year, fixed-rate Freddie Mac loan includes five years of interest-only payments. The borrower was a partnership between Brick Lane and Enterprise Community Investment Inc. The Gates at West Bay Apartments comprises 10 two-story buildings and was 95 percent occupied at the time of the sale. Of the 202 units, 99 percent are affordable to low-income units.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Wood Partners, a multifamily investment and development firm with offices around the country, has begun leasing Alta Tech Ridge, a 230-unit community in Austin. The property, which offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 850 square feet per unit and officially opened in January, is located in between The Domain area on the north side and downtown Austin. Units feature stainless steel appliances, washers and dryers and private yards with attached garages. Amenities include a pool, outdoor kitchens, a dog spa, cyber lounge and a yoga studio.

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SAN ANTONIO — SunTrust Bank (NYSE: STI) has provided a $12.9 million Fannie Mae acquisition loan for Marbach Park, a 304-unit multifamily community in San Antonio. The property, which was built in 1984 and was more than 95 percent occupied at the time of the loan closing, offers one- and two-bedroom units. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, coffee bar and a playground. Evan Hom of SunTrust originated the 15-year loan, which carries a 30-year amortization schedule and eight years of interest-only payments, on behalf of two undisclosed sponsors based in California and Dallas.

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KANSAS CITY, MO. — Cohen-Esrey Development Group is converting a seven-story office building in Kansas City into a luxury apartment project. The first phase of construction, Midtown Plaza, will add 107 luxury one- and two-bedroom units to the Midtown area. Additional phases of construction call for retail and office space and a rooftop restaurant, as well as additional apartments and townhomes. California-based Kartel Capital purchased the property in 2008. Cohen-Esrey is the project developer and Construction Technologies is the general contractor. John Perlik and Don Coleman of CBRE Capstone arranged construction financing through Arvest Bank.

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MINNETONKA, MINN. — Doran Cos. will break ground later this month on a new luxury apartment community in Minnetonka. The 175-unit property will be located at the intersection of Wayzata Boulevard and Fairfield Road near I-394. The project is the first Doran project led by Doran RE Partners LLC, a new independent development venture that pursues joint venture development deals relying on capital independent of Kelly Doran. At more than 20,000 square feet, the amenity space will feature a pool, spa, sauna, entertainment suite, clubroom, game area, fitness center, coworking space and outdoor grilling area. The community will include 35 income-restricted units at 50 percent of the area median income. The city of Minnetonka provided $4.8 million in tax-increment financing for the affordable units.

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BROOKLYN CENTER, MINN. — Dougherty Mortgage has provided a $12.8 million HUD 221(d)(4) loan for the acquisition and rehabilitation of Unity Place in Brooklyn Center. The multifamily property consists of 11 two-story buildings. The property will undergo $5.2 million in renovations, including the construction of a new clubhouse building with a new management office, community room, fitness center, conference room and patio. In addition to the 40-year loan, the borrower, Unity Limited Partnership, utilized 4 percent low-income housing tax credits and tax-exempt bonds. Dougherty & Co. LLC underwrote the bonds.

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GILBERT, ARIZ. — Embrey Partners has completed the disposition of The Flats at SanTan, an apartment community located at 2550 S. Santan Village Parkway in Gilbert. Weidner Apartment Homes acquired the 319-unit property for an undisclosed price. Built in 2018 and situated on 10 acres, The Flats at SanTan features eight residential buildings, attached and detached garages, leasing office, clubhouse, fitness center, heated pool, spa, outdoor yoga courtyard, Wi-Fi lounge with computers and printers, dog park, dog wash, outdoor kitchen, grilling areas and fire pit. Steve Gebing and Cliff David of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.

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