DALLAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Enchanted Hills, a 229-unit multifamily community situated on 11.7 acres in Dallas. The property was built in 1964 and has a land use restrictive agreement attached to it. Floor plans include one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities include a pool and a playground. Al Silva and Ford Braly of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a local private investor that owned the property for 22 years, in the sale. The duo also secured the buyer, a Dallas-based investment group.
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DETROIT — The city of Detroit has selected Woodborn Partners to develop a new mixed-income housing project in the Hubbard Richard neighborhood and Mexicantown Business District of southwest Detroit along the border of Corktown. The site, currently vacant land, sits adjacent to Michigan Central Station, the former train depot that Ford Motor Co. is transforming into a campus. The $16 million project will include 60 new apartment units, as well as 5,000 square feet of retail space and 40 parking spaces. The four-story development will also include outdoor amenities. The project is in one of 10 neighborhoods of the Strategic Neighborhood Fund, a fund dedicated to neighborhood development. Construction is expected to start later this year, with completion slated for late 2020. Detroit-based Woodborn has other multifamily projects underway within the city.
MESA, ARIZ. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of The Premiere at Dana Park, an apartment community located in Mesa. PCS Development sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $41.9 million, or $211,869 per unit. Completed in 2018, The Premiere at Dana Park features 198 apartment units within walking distance of Village Square at Dana Park, a 365,000-square-foot urban lifestyle center. Steve Gebing and Cliff David of IPA represented the seller in the deal.
SUNNYVALE, CALIF. — PCCP has invested $14.7 million of preferred equity, in a joint venture with Bay West Development and Lane Properties, for the construction of 311 Mathilda, a multifamily development in downtown Sunnyvale. Located at 311 S. Mathilda Ave., the five-story property will feature 75 Class A apartment units in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts and 4,860 square feet of ground-floor retail space that a Denny’s restaurant is expected to occupy. On-site amenities will include an outdoor courtyard with barbecues, dining terrace, fire pit and lounge seating; a fitness center with an additional exterior courtyard for group activities or classes; a two-story tenant clubhouse; a rooftop deck and lounge; and 54 bike parking spaces. Completion is slated for early 2021.
The Twin Cities apartment market is historically characterized by high occupancy and minimal volatility, with consistent and solid year-over-year rent increases, minimal concessions and a sustained vacancy rate well below 5 percent. As a result, there is abundant interest from investors and lenders alike to place capital in the Twin Cities. The lending environment for Twin Cities’ apartment owners appears poised for another great run in 2019, with all lender types having a large appetite to place capital in the market. Agency lenders Agency lenders (Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and HUD) have been extremely active, and that will not change. Their allocations remain high, and all agencies are expected to compete aggressively for business. Additionally, there is an increased focus on products catering to affordable and workforce housing, not only for existing properties, but in providing loan commitments and locked interest rates for takeout financing for affordable or workforce housing projects. The agency reach extends geographically to secondary and tertiary out-of-state markets as well, with minimal impact on underwriting standards. Agency lenders are able to provide relatively high leverage, longer-term, nonrecourse financing for all classes of apartments. Their ability to offer partial or full-term interest-only payments is a significant …
RED: California’s Southland Economy Loses Steam but Apartment Performance and Property Markets Strengthen; Cap Rates Decline
by Jaime Lackey
Since the Baby Boom generation was in its infancy, Southern California has represented the apex of American popular culture, with its freedom, fun and limitless opportunity. But in the last few years the Southland’s place in the American imagination has been superseded to a degree by the digital prowess of its Bay Area and Pacific Northwest neighbors. Recently, the tide has begun to turn. While still wildly successful economically and culturally influential, the Bay Area, Seattle and Portland seem to be bumping into resource constraints that have dimmed their luster. By contrast, the Southland has found its stride, attracting increasing amounts of venture capital, building powerful digital and biotech platforms and proving a bit more adept than the cities to the north at finding space to facilitate economic and population growth. Venture capitalist Peter Thiel hasn’t been the only titan to notice. The impact on multifamily markets is palpable. Property sales volume records were shattered last year and cap rates fell to historic lows. Investors are increasingly embracing the value-add strategies popularized in lower-cost growth markets, driving prices of aging Class B garden properties higher and fueling faster rent growth in submarkets where the renter-by-necessity tenant predominates. Although increased supply …
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Blaze Partners has acquired The Gibson, a 250-unit apartment community in Charlotte’s Plaza Midwood neighborhood. Delivered in 2015 by Pollack Shores Real Estate, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Community amenities include a swimming pool, outdoor recreation area, courtyard with a firepit, grilling stations, fitness studio and a clubhouse. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — MAC Realty Advisors has arranged an equity partner for Channel Square Apartments, a 232-unit affordable housing community in Washington, D.C., that is owned by Somerset Development Co. and NHT Communities. The Jonathan Rose Cos. invested $15 million in the renovation of the property, situated at 325 P St. SW, about three miles south of downtown Washington, D.C. The renovation included a $1.3 million solar energy system. Andrew McAllister, Bruce Levin and Nick Rubenstein of MAC Realty Advisors arranged the financing on behalf of Somerset and NHT Communities.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Mattoni Group has invested $9.3 million in the construction of Middleburg’s Mosby University City, a 309-unit apartment community in Charlotte. The property will comprise six four- and five-story buildings spanning 14 acres. Interior amenities will include Nest Thermostats and Bluetooth keyless entry. Mosby University City will be located about two miles from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and across from a recently opened LYNX Blue Line light rail stop. Mosby University City is the first joint venture between Mattoni Group and Middleburg. Telly Fathaly and Elliot Howell of Walker & Dunlop arranged the equity financing. A timeline for construction was not disclosed.
Cornerstone Realty Capital Arranges $3.4M Refinancing for Multifamily Building in Massachusetts
by David Cohen
LYNN, MASS. — Cornerstone Realty Capital has arranged a $3.4 million loan to refinance a 27-unit multifamily building in Lynn. The four-story property was recently renovated and consists of a mix of studios, one- and two-bedroom units. Andrew Saccone of Cornerstone secured the fixed-rate, nonrecourse financing with a 30-year amortization schedule on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The lender was Greystone.