A strengthening rental market is drawing more multifamily investors toward the New Haven metro area. Property fundamentals are rapidly improving, aided by greater renter demand and a lack of new supply pressure. Solid apartment performance, an array of multifamily assets well-positioned for upgrades and region-leading yields offer opportunities for investors, contributing to a record level of deal volume for the market in 2018. Apartment properties in New Haven have performed better over the past 24 months than they have at any point in the last 10 years. Positive job growth has renewed renter demand, facilitating vacancy declines and rent gains. Vacancy has fallen 350 basis points since September 2016 to its current rate of 4.1 percent, and as vacancy contracted, rent growth accelerated. Effective rents began rising in 2017. The pace of growth has been trending upward in 2018, reaching a trailing 12-month appreciation rate of 5.9 percent in September, a four-year high. These improvements are just as evident in the surrounding suburbs south along the I-95 Corridor and north along the I-91 Corridor as they are in the city of New Haven. The increase in absorption and the resulting impact on multifamily operations has been positive in part because …
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Greystone Real Estate Advisors has closed the sale of two seniors housing properties in Rhode Island: Chapel Hill in Cumberland and Smithfield Woods in Smithfield. The sales price was not disclosed. Both properties are located in the Providence metro area. Mike Garbers and Cody Tremper of Greystone Real Estate Advisors represented the seller in the transaction, a publicly traded REIT. The buyer was a partnership between GMF Capital, a New York-based private equity firm, and Meridian Senior Living, which will operate the properties. The communities were built between 1989 and 1999. The properties offer 272 units of assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Barings Multifamily Capital has provided a $10.9 million Fannie Mae refinancing loan for Flats on 4th, an 86-unit mid-rise apartment complex in downtown Birmingham that was built in 2017. The 10-year term loan comes with a 30-year amortization schedule and three years of interest-only payments. The complex is 97.7 percent occupied. The borrower was not disclosed.
ATHENS, GA. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $9.3 million in acquisition financing for Arbor Ridge Apartments, a 212-unit multifamily community situated at 150 Chateau Terrace in Athens. Andrew Slaton and Griffin Whitlock of NorthMarq arranged the Freddie Mac, seven-year, floating-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, Asia Capital Real Estate (ACRE). Arbor Ridge Apartments was built in 1969 and renovated in 2008 by the undisclosed seller. ACRE plans to further renovate the common areas and amenities over the next couple of years. Amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, laundry facility, playground, pool, courtyard, tennis court and a business center. The complex is situated about five miles from downtown Athens and about three miles from the University of Georgia.
SANTA CLARITA, CALIF. — JPI has closed on construction financing for Jefferson Vista Canyon, a luxury apartment community located in Santa Clarita. Dallas-based Comerica Bank and Los Angeles-based Colony Credit Real Estate will provide construction financing for the development. The $190 million project will feature 480 apartments; two resort-style pools with spas and cabanas with large-screen televisions; two fitness centers with multi-use studios for yoga and spin classes, with one center geared to functional training, including suspension training equipment; a clubhouse skylights, fireplace and entertainment kitchen; a speakeasy lounge; rooftop deck with barbecue area and fire pit; and a dog park and dog-washing station. Designed by Orange, Calif.-based Architects Orange, Jefferson Vista Canyon is slated for completion by spring 2020. Vista Canyon is JSB Development’s 185-acre, mixed-use, walkable community, including retail, office, hospitality, apartments, townhomes and single-family residences, along with a new intermodal transit station and Metrolink commuter rail.
WALNUT CREEK, CALIF. — Lancaster Pollard Mortgage Co. has arranged $22.5 million in financing for the construction of a skilled nursing facility in the Bay Area city of Walnut Creek. The borrower is Plum Healthcare Group LLC. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in San Marcos, Plum currently operates 55 skilled nursing facilities in California and Nevada. Grant Goodman led the transaction for Lancaster Pollard, along with Joe Munhall who leads the firm’s debt syndications group. A local bank provided the funds.
SAN ANTONIO — Raleigh, N.C.-based student housing owner-operator The Preiss Co., in partnership with Centaline Investment Management Co., has acquired The Estates at San Antonio, a 288-bed property serving the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). The 104-unit property is located less than two miles from campus, features an average unit size of 1,712 square feet and offers amenities such as a pool, volleyball court, 24-hour fitness center and outdoor grilling/picnic areas. The seller was not disclosed.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Texas-based Wellington Realty has arranged the sale of Fox Creek Apartments, a 172-unit multifamily community located in the northern Dallas metro of Carrollton. The property is situated on six acres and features a pool and onsite laundry facilities. Caleb Jones, Tammy Shaffer, William Hubbard and Curtis Sung of Wellington represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer, which was also undisclosed, will upgrade the unit interiors and property exterior.
SAN ANTONIO — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $28.4 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of White Rock Apartment Homes, a 336-unit multifamily community located at 3110 Thousand Oaks Drive in San Antonio. Proceeds will be used to fund capital improvements for the property, which provides affordable housing to the city. Robbie Lynn and Tiffany Durr of KeyBank led the financing effort on behalf of the borrower, Commonwealth Multifamily Housing Corp.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Berkadia has arranged $30 million in acquisition financing for 909 Walnut, a high-rise apartment building in Kansas City. Located at 909 Walnut St., the property includes 152 apartment units. The bottom four floors consist of office space. Amenities include a rooftop garden and fitness center. The purchase included both the office and apartment portions of the property as well as the parking garage. John Schorgl of Berkadia arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, Worcester Investments. Fannie Mae provided the 12-year permanent financing, which features an interest-only period and a 30-year amortization schedule. Daniel Burkons, Michael Barron, Joshua Wintermute and Max Helgeson of Marcus & Millichap’s Institutional Property Advisors represented the seller, a Dallas-based private investor.