CARSON, CALIF. — Affirmed Housing has opened Bella Vita, a 65-unit affordable seniors housing community in Carson, located approximately 15 miles south of downtown Los Angeles. The $25 million project also features 15,150 square feet of amenities, 62 parking spaces and 3,000 square feet of commercial space on its 1.2-acre plot. Units are reserved for seniors earning between 30 percent and 60 percent of the area median income. Design and development partners include the City of Carson, Withee Malcolm Architects, HA Builder Group, Nexus for Affordable Housing, Fuscoe Engineering and IVY Landscape Architects. Financial partners include Raymond James, US Bank and California Community Reinvestment Corp. Solari Enterprises manages the property and EngAge provides on-site services for the residents. Affirmed Housing is a San Diego-based affordable housing developer.
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COSTA MESA, CALIF. — Servitas and Orange Coast College (OCC) are set to break ground on an 814-bed residence hall at the college’s campus in Costa Mesa. The project site is structured around a ground lease on campus land by a public-private partnership with National Campus and Community Development Corp. This structure allows for tax-exempt debt financing with no recourse to the college, district or taxpayers. The apartment-style community is set to open in August 2020. “We are very pleased with this partnership between Servitas and OCC,” says Angel Rivera, vice president of real estate development at Servitas. “It offers students a cost-efficient and convenient housing community that integrates seamlessly with the campus.” The design-build team includes HPI Architecture, MVE Architects and construction firm Moss. George K. Baum & Co. provided the bond underwriting, and The Scion Group will manage the project in close collaboration with the college.
LAKEWOOD, COLO. — The Ridge Senior Living has completed vertical construction of The Ridge at Pinehurst, an 18-acre independent living, assisted living and memory care community in the first-ring Denver suburb of Lakewood. Development costs are estimated at $150 million for the project. When completed, the community will offer 222 independent living units, 96 assisted living units and 42 memory care units. Construction is scheduled for completion in fall 2019. The community will offer residents views of the Rocky Mountains, Marston Lake and downtown Denver, as well as a number of amenities including an on-site health and wellness center. The Ridge partnered with Denver-based companies Shaw Construction and Lantz-Boggio Architects to execute the project. The Ridge Senior Living is a developer with two existing communities in the Salt Lake City area. The new development will be its first expansion outside Utah.
MINNEAPOLIS — The Opus Group has completed 365 Nicollet, a 30-story apartment building in the heart of downtown Minneapolis on Nicollet Mall. The 370-unit property includes 9,000 square feet of ground-level retail space. Floor plans range from 520 to 3,000 square feet and units include floor-to-celling windows with quartz countertops. Amenities include an outdoor pool, yoga studio, outdoor theater, clubroom, penthouse lounge, concierge services and bike storage. The Excelsior Group is responsible for the management and lease-up of the property. Monthly rents start at $1,490.
HOUSTON — Dallas-based multifamily developer SWBC Real Estate LLC has acquired Cypress Lake Apartments, a 216-unit multifamily community in northwest Houston. Built in 1995, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, outdoor grilling area and a private lake with an encompassing jogging trail. Cypress Lake Apartments, which SWBC acquired as a value-add investment, was 90 percent occupied at the time of sale.
DALLAS — Multifamily development in the United States has been on a tear over the last five years, increasing competition for renters and making lease renewal rates a casualty of war. According to an August report from rentcafe.com, American multifamily developers delivered about 318,000 new units in 2017, more than double the deliveries from five years earlier. New multifamily construction between 2014 and 2016 averaged about 275,000 new units per year. That’s more than double the yearly average of 136,000 units per year that were delivered during the down years of 2011 through 2013. In addition, according to the National Apartment Association (NAA), the U.S. will need to add about 4.6 million new units by 2030 to keep up with demand. In most urban markets, this pace of development has either led to concessions or discounts on rent. This problem is compounded by the fact that in high-growth markets, renters usually have access to newer, competing multifamily product within a few miles. So long as they’re willing to move, renters can in theory receive new rounds of concessions from year to year. To recoup income lost from concessions, as well as to post strong occupancies if a property is put …
REVERE, MASS. — CBRE/New England has brokered the sale of Ocean 650, a 230-unit multifamily community in Revere. The sales price was undisclosed. Opened in 2017, the community consists of a seven-story building with amenity space and a parking garage on the first two stories. Amenities include two elevated courtyards, a resort-style pool deck, fire pit lounge area and roof deck. CBRE represented the seller, a fund advised by Boston-based TA Realty, in the transaction. The buyer was a fund advised by Greystar.
CHELSEA, MASS. — Property management firm John M. Corcoran & Co. has acquired Chelsea Place, an apartment community located four miles northeast of Boston in Chelsea. Built in 2013, the community is currently 98 percent occupied and offers units that average 909 square feet each. Amenities include a resident lounge, coffee bar, fitness center, garage parking, stainless steel appliances, walk-in closets and en-suite laundry. Adam Dunn and Chris Phaneuf of HFF represented the seller, Federal Realty Investment Trust, in the transaction.
WEST DES MOINES, IOWA — Mandel Group Inc. has acquired Springs at Jordan Creek in West Des Moines for an undisclosed price. The 160-unit apartment community is situated on 12 acres at 8655 Bridgewood Blvd. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, business center and coffee bar. The garden-style property was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. David Gaines, Sean Fogarty and Jules Sherwood of HFF represented the seller, Continental Properties.
SAN ANTONIO — California-based investment and development firm Arrimus Capital has acquired Prado, a 472-bed student housing property located adjacent to the University of Texas at San Antonio in the Alamo City. The 160-unit property features amenities such as a pool, clubhouse with media area, game room, kitchen and study areas, 24-hour fitness center and a business center with study rooms. The property also includes two onsite restaurants, a coffee house and a barbershop. The seller was Dallas-based Fountain Residential.