DENVER — Equity Residential has acquired SkyHouse Uptown, a high-rise multifamily community located in Denver. Simpson Housing and Novare Group sold the property for an undisclosed price. David Martin, Pamela Koster and Mike Grippi of JLL represented the sellers in the deal. Completed in 2017, the property features 354 residential units, 6,650 square feet of street-level retail space and parking for 485 vehicles. On-site amenities include a rooftop pool, open-air lounge, fireplaces, outdoor grilling stations, fitness and business centers, a clubhouse/game room, storage units, bike, ski and snowboard storage and a 24/7 concierge.
KIRKLAND, WASH. — Colliers International has arranged the sale of The Residences at 518, an apartment complex located at 518 Second St. in Kirkland. Greenwood Pub LLC sold the property to Goodwin DC LLC for $3.4 million, or $339,000 per unit. Colliers’ Tim McKay, Dan Chhan and Sam Wayne handled the transaction. Built in 1901, the 10-unit property was fully renovated in 2016 resulting in additional units and exterior upgrades.
SINGAPORE — CapitaLand has acquired a multifamily portfolio located throughout the metropolitan areas of Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles and Denver for $835 million. The Singapore-based real estate company acquired the assets through its wholly owned international business unit, CapitaLand International. The 16-property, Class B portfolio includes 3,787 units, representing a price per unit of approximately $220,000. The acquisition will more than double CapitaLand’s investment in the U.S. to over $1.5 billion, as well as increase its presence in the market to more than 6,500 units. “The stable, reliable cash flows of these Class B multifamily properties make this suburban portfolio more attractive than the higher-priced urban core segment,” says Gerald Yong, CEO of CapitaLand International. “Situated in well-established, well-connected rental communities, this portfolio of low-rise and garden-style properties continue to be a strong draw for middle-income and skilled professionals working in surrounding employment hubs.” The portfolio includes five properties located in Seattle, three in Portland, three in the greater Los Angeles area and five in Denver. All of the properties in the portfolio were more than 90 percent occupied at the time of sale, with an average length of stay of two years. Community amenities across the portfolio include swimming …
HACKENSACK, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged $52 million in construction financing for a ground-up multifamily development in Hackensack. John Alascio and Sridhar Vankayala of Cushman & Wakefield represented the borrower, Waypoint Residential in securing financing through Citizens Bank. The four-story property will feature 235 residential units and will be located at 435 Main St. in downtown Hackensack. The project benefits from a 30-year tax abatement.
NEW YORK CITY — Sugar Hill Capital Partners has acquired a two-building multifamily community in Brooklyn for $5.6 million. Located at 932-938 Eastern Parkway, the 24,600-square-foot property consists of 24 units. The seller was real estate investor and film producer Joseph Scarpinito. Jacob Stavsky of Venture Capital Properties represented both the buyer and seller in the off-market transaction.
NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J. — Erickson Living has unveiled plans for an expansion at Lantern Hill known as Bell Pavilion. Lantern Hill is a 26-acre continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in New Providence, approximately 30 miles west of New York City. Bell Pavilion will add 169 units of independent living to the property. In addition to the new units, Bell Pavilion will add a new restaurant, fitness center, two bocce courts, courtyard with fireplaces, and resident community gardens to the campus. A climate-controlled walkway will connect Bell Pavilion to Union Square, where multiple dining venues, an all-season pool and fitness center, medical center, library, theater and salon are located. Erickson has been rolling out a phased expansion at the property for several years, heavily focused on adding independent living units. Earlier this year the company completed Phase II of the expansion, which included Maple Glen and Oakwood Court, collectively adding 114 independent living units to the community. In 2016, Erickson opened Phase I of the expansion, which added 161 independent living units.
SAN FRANCISCO — HFF has arranged $113.5 million in financing for a 12-building multifamily portfolio in San Francisco. The borrower is Mosser Capital. Peter Smyslowski and Bercut Smith of HFF secured the six-year (including extension options), floating-rate loan through an affiliate of Walton Street Capital. The financing includes interest-only payments through the first five years of the term. The planned use of the funding was not disclosed. The portfolio features a total of 455 residential units and 13 ground-floor retail suites. The properties are located at 775 (36 units) and 1029 (58 units) Geary St.; 17 Decatur St. (eight units); 840 (50 units) and 2360 (21 units) Van Ness Ave.; 245 Leavenworth St. (48 units); 305 Hyde St. (38 units); 347 Eddy St. (40 units); 371 Turk St. (25 units); 575 O’Farrell St. (47 units); 618 Bush St. (38 units); and 891 Post St. (46 units).
KINGWOOD, TEXAS — Dallas-based multifamily developer SWBC Real Estate has broken ground on The Royalton at Kingwood, a 331-unit multifamily community in Kingwood, a master-planned community northeast of Houston. Situated on 15.9 acres, the Class A property will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, game room with community kitchen, a resident lounge and a dog park. Jordan Foster is the general contractor, Cross Architects is the architect and Stantec is the engineer for the project. The opening is currently scheduled for October 2019.
DALLAS — A partnership between private equity fund manager Citymark Capital and Dallas-based CAF Capital Partners has purchased Spring Parc, a 304-unit apartment community in Dallas. The property is located on the city’s north side and offers amenities such as two pools, a Wi-Fi café and a dog park. The new ownership, which also recently acquired a 323-unit apartment community in nearby Lewisville, will upgrade the property’s common areas and unit interiors.
ST. CHARLES, MD. — FCP has sold two multifamily properties in St. Charles, roughly 30 miles south of Washington, D.C., for $56 million. Preservation Partners acquired the assets, which include the 136-unit Headen House and the 204-unit Huntington. The communities are part of a larger portfolio that FCP acquired in 2009. Over the past eight years, FCP repositioned and sold portions of the portfolio. All of the units at Headen House and Huntington are affordable under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Section 8 program.