COLUMBUS, GA. — Columbus-based Trillium Capital Resources has arranged a refinancing package for four Class B and C apartment complexes and a store leased to Walgreens in the greater Columbus area. Scott Taccati of Trillium Capital arranged the approximately $19.7 million financing through a life insurance company on behalf of the borrower, a local real estate developer. The loan package for the apartments was underwritten with a fixed 3.4 percent interest rate and a 15-year amortization schedule. Three of the apartment communities are located in Columbus and one is located in nearby Phenix City, Ala., and the average age of the four communities is 30 years. The Walgreens loan was underwritten at a fixed 3.65 percent interest rate and a 15-year amortization schedule. The Walgreens property was constructed in 2011 in Columbus. Trilium Capital also recently arranged an approximately $26.8 million refinancing for a Class A multifamily complex located in the northern section of Pensacola, Fla. Taccati arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, an undisclosed Phenix City-based developer, through a regional bank. The 10-year loan features a 3.15 percent interest rate.
SEATTLE — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of Willowcrest, an apartment property in West Seattle. Investco sold the property to Raymond Capital Advisors for $18.8 million, or $251,000 per unit. Built in 1988 on two acres, Willowcrest features 75 units in a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments averaging approximately 780 square feet. All units have a wood-burning fireplace, full-size washer and dryer, and private patio or balcony. Philip Assouad, Giovanni Napoli, Ryan Dinius and Sidney Warsinske of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer in deal.
ELMHURST, ILL. — LMC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lennar, has broken ground on The Flynn, a 212-unit apartment building in Elmhurst. First move-ins are slated for January 2021. Situated at 183 N. Addison Ave., the eight-story development is less than three miles from interstates 290 and 294. Floor plans will range from 565 to 1,745 square feet. Amenities will include a sky deck terrace, clubroom, dog run, fitness center and bike lounge. This is LMC’s seventh community in the greater Chicago area, joining properties such as The Marlowe and The Emerson.
TULSA, OKLA. — Alliant Credit Union has provided a $61.9 million acquisition loan for a seven-property, 1,540-unit multifamily portfolio in Tulsa. The loan was structured with an 80 percent loan-to-value ratio. The borrower was not disclosed. Gershon Friedman of Meridian Capital’s Chicago office placed the debt with Alliant Credit Union.
NEW YORK CITY — New York-based Meridian Capital Group has arranged a $60 million loan to refinance two portfolios of memory care assets across Ohio, Georgia, South Carolina, Colorado, California and Tennessee. In the first transaction, Meridian arranged $27.5 million for four memory care facilities totaling 264 beds in Ohio and Georgia. The five-year loan features a fixed interest rate and limited personal guarantees. In the second transaction, the Meridian team arranged a $32.5 million loan for memory care facilities totaling 264 beds in South Carolina, Colorado, California and Tennessee. A balance sheet lender provided the five-year, non-recourse loan with a fixed rate. Further details on the properties, locations and borrowers were not disclosed. Ari Adlerstein, Ari Dobkin and Josh Simpson of Meridian negotiated the two transactions.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Rastegar Property Co. has acquired Highland Heights, a 50-unit multifamily asset located near Interstate 35 and U.S. Highway 290 in North Austin. The property offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as an outdoor courtyard and onsite laundry facilities. The seller was not disclosed. Rastegar will implement a value-add program at the property.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — 3405 Helms Street LLC has sold 34@Helms Apartments, an 18-unit multifamily property in Austin. The property is located about six blocks from the University of Texas at Austin and two miles from the downtown area. The property recently underwent a capital improvement plan that upgraded the units’ hardware, backsplashes and cabinets. Muskin Commercial LLC brokered the sale of the asset to the buyer, Helms Eagle LLC.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided $34.6 million in Freddie Mac financing for the purchase of a new multifamily community in Asheville. The borrower, an affiliate of Waypoint Real Estate Investments, a national real estate investment firm based in Boca Raton, Fla., will acquire Skyland Exchange Apartment Homes. Trevor Ritter and Joe Fadus of KeyBank structured the financing. Built in 2019, Skyland Exchange Apartment Homes is a 290-unit multifamily property comprising seven four-story buildings on 11 acres of land at 12 Sky Exchange Drive. The complex is located seven miles south of downtown Asheville and features one-, two-, and three-bedroom layouts, as well as a saltwater pool, outdoor lounge area, fitness center and a clubhouse.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — CRG Development has broken ground on 401 Hemphill Apartments, a 242-unit community located in the Near Southside neighborhood of Fort Worth. The property will offer amenities such as a pool, fitness center, coworking space, outdoor grilling stations and a 277-space parking garage. Lamar Johnson Collaborative designed the project, and Cadence McShane is the general contractor. Completion is scheduled for the second quarter of 2021.
KENT AND EVERETT, WASH. — Rise Properties Trust and Aegon Real Assets have purchased two multifamily assets located in metro Seattle totaling $161.3 million. The joint venture acquired the 366-unit Mosaic Hills Apartments in Kent for $81 million and the 336-unit Colby Creek Apartments in Everett for $80.3 million. These transactions conclude more than $300 million of Seattle-area acquisitions for the joint venture in 2019. Seattle-based Thrive Communities will manage the properties. Including Mosaic Hills Apartments and Colby Creek Apartments, RISE owns approximately 4,000 units across 22 multifamily properties in the Pacific Northwest.