BROOKHAVEN, GA. — Berkadia has arranged the $50 million sale of the Briarwood Park portfolio, a three-property apartment portfolio in Brookhaven, roughly 11 miles north of downtown Atlanta. Paul Vetter, Andrew Mays, Judy MacManus and Matt White of Berkadia arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Atlanta-based Marquis Investments. Richard Levine of Berkadia arranged a $38 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition on behalf of the buyer, Washington-based Wilkinson Corp. The portfolio includes Northeast Plaza and Terraces at Brookhaven, which Wilkinson will combine into one property and rename The Commons at Briarwood. Located at 3506-3510 Buford Highway, the 344-unit property includes a mix of one- to three-bedroom floor plans and features a swimming pool, playground and laundry facilities. The third property, Epic Gardens, is located at 3460 Buford Highway, adjacent to The Commons at Briarwood, and includes 112 units with a mix of one- to three-bedroom floor plans. The community features private balconies or patios, two swimming pools and laundry facilities.
ST. LOUIS — Tarlton Corp. has completed a $28 million renovation of two historic buildings that formerly housed Shriners Hospital for Children and Central Institute for the Deaf in St. Louis. The general contractor converted the adjacent buildings into a 160-unit apartment property known as The Core Apartment Residences. Amenities include common kitchens, a community room, game room, media lounge, fitness center and music practice space. The scope of work included restoring the existing masonry facade, window repair or replacement, installation of new mechanicals, plumbing, electrical systems and fire protection, paving and landscaping. The Shriners and CID buildings, both of which originally opened in the 1920s, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. BOBB was the developer and Lawrence Group served as the project architect.
ATLANTA — The seniors housing business is beset with labor concerns, and developers and operators are convinced that the solution lies in upping the number of millennials on staff. According to recent data from Pew Research Center and the U.S. Census Bureau, approximately 56 million American workers are between the ages of 21 and 36. That means more than one-third of all labor force participants are millennials, a generation that industry experts say generally wants emotionally meaningful careers with fast-tracked advancement. There are challenges in creating and marketing a positive perception of the seniors housing industry to prospective millennial workers, as well as in retaining them. This subject was broached during the “State of the Industry” panel at the InterFace Seniors Housing Southeast conference on Wednesday, Aug. 29. Held at the Westin Buckhead hotel in Atlanta, the event drew nearly 520 developers, lenders, investors and operators in the senior living space. “There’s a lot of talent that’s drawn to hospitality, but it can be hard selling them on seniors housing,” said panelist Eric Mendelsohn, president and CEO of Tennessee-based REIT National Health Investors (NYSE: NHI). “We have to show people that there’s so much more to this business than serving Jell-O …
HOUSTON — New York-based GAIA Real Estate, along with partners Menora Mivtachim Insurance and Grand China Fund, has sold a portfolio of nine multifamily properties totaling 2,594 units in the greater Houston area. The Class A properties were built between 1998 and 2006, with each asset featuring somewhere between 200 and 400 units. The buyers were not disclosed. GAIA originally acquired the portfolio in 2013 for approximately $245 million.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $8.6 million sale of a six-story apartment building in the Prospect Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn. Located at 528-530 Bergen St., the property consists of 21 residential units and 11 onsite parking spaces. Matt Fotis and Dylan Renicker of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor. The buyer, a local private investor, purchased the property in a 1031 exchange.
NEWBURYPORT, MASS. — Nauset Construction has finished building Port Healthcare Center, a 123-bed skilled nursing facility in Newburyport, located in the very northeastern corner of the state. Whittier Health Network, a family-owned healthcare organization with operations in Massachusetts and New York, owns and operates the facility. The new center is a replacement property, more than doubling the bed count of the original asset. Designed by longtime Whittier architect Ranere Associates Inc., the two-story, steel-and-concrete building totals 62,000 square feet.
ATLANTA — Mill Creek Residential has opened a 269-unit apartment community in Atlanta’s Vinings district. Located at 3205 Cumberland Blvd., Modera Vinings is located roughly 11 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta and less than three miles from SunTrust Park, the new home ballpark of the Atlanta Braves. The community overlooks a private body of water, dubbed Crossroads Pond, and includes a mix of studio to three-bedroom units atop 5,316 square feet of ground-floor retail space. In addition to the recently announced Kale Me Crazy, the development will house Highland Bakery. The Atlanta-based breakfast, brunch and lunch chain is expected to open in early 2019, marking the restaurant’s 11th location in the city. Community amenities at Modera Vinings include an open-air event space, swimming pool with sundeck, courtyard with fire pits, dog park, pet spa and a fitness center with a yoga studio and personal training sessions. Resident move-ins began earlier this month at the complex. Monthly rental rates at the community range from $1,510 for a one-bedroom unit to $3,648 for a three-bedroom, according to Apartments.com.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — CBRE has brokered the $15.3 million sale of Palm Trace Apartments, a 160-unit multifamily community located at 6870 103rd St. in Jacksonville. Shelton Granade, Cliff Taylor, Joe Ayers, Luke Wickham and Justin Basquill of CBRE arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Chicago-based American Landmark Properties. Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Enzo Multifamily acquired the asset. Palm Trace Apartments includes a mix of one- and two-bedroom units and features a dog spa, car wash area, resident clubhouse, fitness center, pool, playground and a grilling/picnic area.
PHOENIX — Evergreen Devco has broken ground on Parc at South Mountain, a luxury apartment community located at 3400 E. Southern Ave. in Phoenix. Situated on 10.8 acres, the development will feature 258 garden-style apartment units with wood-inspired plank flooring, quartz countertops and stainless-steel appliances. On-site amenities will include a resort-style pool and spa. The property’s leasing office is slated to open July 2019. The project team includes Todd & Associates as architect; MT Builders as contractor; Kland Civil Engineers as civil engineer; and Collaborative V Design Studio as landscape architect.
SANTA CLARA, CALIF. — Levin Johnston of Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the purchase of Claddagh Apartments, a multifamily property located at 1408 Reeve St. in Santa Clara. A local apartment group acquired the asset from an undisclosed seller for $7.6 million. Constructed in 1958, the property features 20 apartments in a mix of one- and two-bedroom layouts, a community pool, on-site laundry and covered parking. The buyer plans to reposition and renovate the property. Levin Johnston represented the buyer in the deal.