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Lynd Group Nears Completion of 360-Unit Potranco Commons Apartments in San Antonio

by Taylor Williams

SAN ANTONIO — Locally based developer The Lynd Group is nearing completion of Potranco Commons, a 360-unit mixed-income project in San Antonio’s Far West Side submarket. Residences come in one-, two- and three-bedroom formats, range in size from 541 to 1,355 square feet and are housed across 15 three-story buildings. Approximately 40 percent of the units are reserved for renters earning 80 percent or less of the area median income. Amenities include a clubhouse, pool, fitness center, outdoor grilling and dining stations, multiple open green spaces and a DJ booth. Lynd Group partnered with Santikos Enterprises and the San Antonio Housing Authority on the project. Move-ins began earlier this year, and the property is now 53 percent leased. Rents for market-rate units start at $1,181 per month. Construction began in summer 2022.

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Lendlease Nears Lease-up of The Reed at Southbank Apartment Tower in Chicago’s South Loop

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — Lendlease is nearing the lease-up of The Reed at Southbank, a 41-story apartment tower located at 234 W. Polk St. in Chicago’s South Loop. The rental units are now 95 percent occupied. Located along the Chicago River immediately south of the Loop, The Reed is the second high-rise completed in the seven-acre Southbank master plan. The property includes 226 units in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans in addition to 214 condominiums on the upper floors. The tower’s eighth-floor amenity suite includes a 15,000-square-foot outdoor deck with a resort-style pool and cabanas, sunning lawn, fire pits, kitchens and dining areas. Additional amenities include a wet lounge adjacent to the pool deck, indoor-outdoor fitness center, show kitchen, lounge room, virtual sports simulation room, salon, massage room and media room. The Reed is immediately adjacent to Southbank Park, a two-acre green space privately developed by Lendlease as a public amenity. Designed by Hoerr Schaudt, whose plan was implemented by Confluence, the park features a central lawn, natural stone amphitheater and meandering walkways that connect to a new riverwalk. The Reed holds LEED Gold, Fitwel and Energy Star certifications. Green initiatives at the property include the use …

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GREA Brokers Sale of 139-Unit Apartment Building in Chicago’s Lakeview East Neighborhood

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — GREA has brokered the sale of a high-rise apartment building with 139 units in Chicago’s Lakeview East neighborhood for an undisclosed price. With separate lobbies at 535 W. Cornelia Ave. and 534 W. Stratford Place, the property contains a mix of studio, one-, three- and four-bedroom units. The studio and one-bedroom layouts range in size from 278 to 904 square feet and are located on the Cornelia side of the building, while the three- and four-bedroom units range in size from 2,260 to 2,959 square feet and are situated on the Stratford side. Bill Montana and Chris Sackley of GREA represented the private owner in the sale. The asset sold to a local family with an established portfolio of apartment properties throughout the northside neighborhoods of Chicago.

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Student Housing Developers Learn to Build More Product With Fewer Resources

by Katie Sloan

High interest rates and stubborn inflation have somewhat hindered the days of excess — for both student housing developers and their residents. Yet, the need for more student housing units continues. Student accommodations booking platform Amber notes that the 175 largest U.S. universities can only provide housing for 22 percent of their undergraduates. New deliveries have also slowed, with the average annual number of new bed deliveries coming in at 33,700 between 2021 and 2023. The average number of beds delivered annually between 2013 and 2020 was 56,200, according to JLL Capital Markets.  This has led some colleges and universities to get creative when housing is scarce and development is not only cost consuming, but time consuming.  “In some cases, universities lease all or a portion of our neighboring communities when they need more housing inventory than presently available on campus,” says James Wilhelm, chief development officer at American Campus Communities (ACC). “In addition, some universities have approached us to purchase our off-campus assets to grow and expand their upper-division student housing offerings. The purchase of our communities is generally fueled by a desire to add beds on an expedited timeline at a fraction of the cost of new construction.” …

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CBRE Negotiates Sale of Two Apartment Properties in Madison, Wisconsin, for $34M

by Kristin Harlow

MADISON, WIS. — CBRE has negotiated the sale of Royster Commons and 515@Royster, two apartment properties totaling 174 units in Madison. Weidner Apartment Homes purchased the communities from Ruedebusch Development & Construction for $34 million. Gretchen Richards, Patrick Gallagher, Matson Holbrook and Ted Nevermann of CBRE represented the seller. CBRE also provided acquisition financing for the buyer. Built in 2019, Royster Commons includes 86 units averaging 956 square feet each. Constructed in 2022, the 88-unit 515@Royster features floor plans averaging 791 square feet each.

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Muskin | Elam Arranges Sale of 124-Unit Apartment Complex in Northwest Austin

by Taylor Williams

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm Muskin | Elam Group has arranged the sale of Summer Grove, a 124-unit apartment complex in northwest Austin. The garden-style property was built in 1984 and offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center and a pet park. Daniel Elam of Muskin | Elam Group represented the undisclosed, Chicago-based seller in the transaction. Austin-based investment firm Monterra Capital Partners purchased Summer Grove for an undisclosed price with plans to implement a value-add program.

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Alliance Residential to Develop 360-Unit Prose Holly Grove Multifamily Community in Davenport, Florida

by John Nelson

DAVENPORT, FLA. — Alliance Residential Co.  has acquired 15.3 acres of land at 3403 Sandoval Loop in Davenport, with plans to develop a multifamily community at the site. Dubbed Prose Holly Grove, the property will comprise 360 apartments located across from Advent Health’s Heart of Florida Hospital. Residences at the community will feature one- and two-bedroom layouts, and amenities will include a pool, cabana entertainment area, dog park, clubroom, fitness center, business center and package locker system. The opening is scheduled for 2025. Alliance Residential’s Florida portfolio includes Prose Stevens Pointe, Prose Avalon Pointe, Prose Cypress Pointe and Prose Horizons Village. The company plans to open two additional Prose-branded communities and a Broadstone community later this summer.

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Bridge Housing, R.D. Olson Construction Complete 69-Unit Affordable Seniors Housing Complex in Pasadena, California

by Amy Works

PASADENA, CALIF. — Bridge Housing, with R.D. Olson Construction as general contractor, has opened Heritage Square South, an affordable seniors housing community in Pasadena, a northeastern suburb of Los Angeles. Heritage Square South features 70 one- and two-bedroom units, 24-hour security, 3,817 square feet of outdoor lounging areas, two flex rooms and a community room. The property also features solar power operations, producing 196,400 kWh of electricity annually.

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JP Morgan Provides $210M Agency Refinancing for New York City Affordable Housing Portfolio

by Taylor Williams

NEW YORK CITY — J.P. Morgan has provided a $210 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of a portfolio of 12 transitional and affordable housing properties in New York City. The properties are scattered throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and The Bronx and total 1,115 units across approximately 304,000 square feet. Each property is leased to a unique nonprofit operator and backed by a contract with the New York City Department of Homeless Services. The loan carries a seven-year term and a fixed interest rate. The borrower is a partnership between two locally based firms, developer Slate Property Group and alternative asset management firm Fundamental Advisors.

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Richmond’s Multifamily Market Maintains Rent Growth, High Occupancy

by John Nelson

Richmond, capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia and centrally located between the rolling hills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and the sandy beaches fronting the Atlantic Ocean, remains a vibrant city with an educated and expanding workforce benefitting from the city’s thriving and diverse economy.  Home to eight Fortune 500 companies and three Fortune 1000 businesses, Richmond’s unemployment rate of 2.8 percent, a 10-basis-point decrease year-over-year, is slightly above the state’s unemployment rate of 2.7 percent but well below the national rate of 4.3 percent, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.  Richmond’s job market has remained robust, adding over 38,000 jobs from first-quarter 2020 through summer 2024. In the past 36 months alone, CoStar Group (2,000 new jobs), LEGO (1,760 new jobs), and SanMar (1,000 new jobs) have all announced significant corporate and capital commitments to the market. Government and education/health remain the largest regional employment sectors and have experienced the highest year-over-year employment increases of 3.7 percent and 4.7 percent, respectively.  Richmond’s continued ability to retain and attract talent due to a high quality of life, affordable cost of living and access to an abundance of local and regional amenities has had a profound impact …

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