SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Sinatra & Co Real Estate and Windsor Capital Group have acquired the Nob Hill Apartments, a 761-unit multifamily community in Syracuse. The joint venture purchased the property, which is located at 101 Lafayette Road, for $58.5 million. The seller was undisclosed. A team from Pyramid Brokerage and Cushman & Wakefield brokered the transaction. Situated on 27 acres, Nob Hill Apartments consists of four mid-rise apartment buildings, a clubhouse and an indoor parking garage. Amenities include a fitness center, clubroom and outdoor swimming pool with large sun deck.
OMAHA, NEB. — Hunt Real Estate Capital has provided a $24.7 million bridge loan for the acquisition and renovation of a multifamily property in Omaha. The 408-unit garden-style property, located at 10535 Ellison Plaza, is 94 percent occupied. The complex, originally built in 1973, comprises 17 buildings and a two-story leasing office and clubhouse. The loan includes $4 million for interior and exterior improvements. The undisclosed borrower plans to add amenities such as a business center, fitness center, sports court, pet washing station, dog park and playground. Interior improvements will include granite countertops, black appliance upgrades, washer installations and new flooring.
SURPRISE, ARIZ. — Christian Care Cos. has opened Fellowship Square Surprise, a 313-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in the Phoenix suburb of Surprise. The nonprofit community is located on 15 acres. Development costs were estimated at $84 million. The finished campus features a koi pond, fire pits, gazebos, sitting areas, fenced dog park, multiple dining options, 22,000-square-foot clubhouse with multiple meeting rooms, fitness/therapy rooms, library, billiards room, gift shop, swimming pool, woodworking shop, putting green, bocce ball court and pickle ball courts. Christian Care has created a fund to partially subsidize up to 20 percent of its residents earning no more than 80 percent of area median income. This is Christian Care’s sixth Fellowship Square community, all located in Arizona. The full portfolio totals 2,382 units.
The average monthly rent for multifamily communities in the United States rose $3 to an all-time high of $1,409 in July, according to a recent report by Yardi Matrix. The increase is thanks in part to strong second-quarter economic growth and healthy demand. Year-over-year, rents are up 2.8 percent. Yardi is a California-based software company serving the commercial real estate industry. The company’s Yardi Matrix data branch researches and compiles data through a combination of original research studies and references to secondary sources. Numbers are representative of 127 U.S. markets, though the 30 largest metros are highlighted specifically. Average rents have risen $41, or 3 percent, year-to-date. This is in line with growth figures during the same period in recent years. This statistic is encouraging, according to Yardi, because it exemplifies the fact that the expansion of multifamily has not run out of steam, despite headwinds of increased supply and affordability issues. Rent increases are healthy across the board, led by growing secondary markets. At the top of the list is Orlando, which saw year-over-year rent increase of 6.9 percent, followed by Las Vegas, which saw a growth of 5.8 percent. On the West Coast, the Inland Empire saw an increase …
DALLAS — Florida-based investment firm Michaelson Real Estate Group LLC has purchased four multifamily properties totaling 692 units in Dallas for approximately $52.6 million. Included in the sold portfolio was Corey Place, a 276-unit asset that sold for $21.4 million; Brittney Place, which totals 169 units and traded for $12.3 million; Spanish Square, a 168-unit community that drew a winning offer of $13.2 million; and The Heights, which spans 79 units and commanded a price of $5.7 million. With these acquisitions, Michaelson’s multifamily portfolio now includes more than 15,000 units.
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — Southlake, Texas-based TS Asset Encore LLC has acquired The Encore on Mustang, a 218-unit apartment property in Grapevine, a northern suburb of Fort Worth. The community features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, outdoor picnic areas, playground, business center and onsite laundry facilities. Dougherty Mortgage LLC arranged a 12-year acquisition loan, which includes a 30-year amortization schedule, on behalf of TS Asset Encore.
CROSBY AND DENTON, TEXAS — Columbus, Ohio-based RED Capital Group LLC has provided two acquisition loans totaling approximately $13.1 million for a pair of multifamily assets in Texas. In the first transaction, RED Capital originated a $9.7 million loan through HUD’s 221(d)(4) program for Crosby Plaza, an 86-unit affordable housing property located in the northeastern Houston suburb of Crosby. In the second transaction, the company provided a $3.4 million through Freddie Mac’s small balance loan program for Autumn Ridge Apartments, a 64-unit property in Denton.
DALLAS — CBRE has negotiated the sale of Haskell Flats, a 62-unit multifamily property in Dallas. The property was built in 2017 and includes a fitness center and a package locker system. Chris Deuillet, Chandler Sims, Nita Stewart and Jeremy Faltys of CBRE represented the seller, Haskell Flats LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was California-based Fisch Properties LP.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The RADCO Cos. has acquired a two-property multifamily portfolio in Charleston for $30 million. Dubbed the West Ashley Portfolio, the Class B communities total 300 units. The properties have been renamed Ashford Riverview and Ashford Palmetto Square. The Atlanta-based firm plans to invest more than $5 million to update the buildings, which were constructed in the late 1960s. The communities are located less than a mile apart and include a mix of one- to three-bedroom floor plans. Community amenities across the portfolio include swimming pools, a community garden, dog parks, fitness centers, business centers, laundry facilities, barbecue and picnic areas and fire pits. RADCO Residential, the company’s management platform, will manage the communities. RADCO financed the acquisition using its private capital platform, as well as debt funded by SunTrust Bank. The name of the seller was not disclosed.
CHICAGO — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of the Clarity Pointe Portfolio, a three-property, 174-unit seniors housing portfolio located in Knoxville, Tenn., and Fayetteville and Little Rock, Ark. Joshua Jandris, Matthew Andriano and Mark Myers of IPA arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, a joint venture between Chicago-based Harrison Street Real Estate Capital and Life Care Services. IPA correspondent Jordyn Berger and independent mortgage broker Jim Nahal arranged a 75 percent bridge-to-HUD loan through Dwight Capital on behalf of the buyer, an owner/operator based in the Southwestern United States. The sale of the Clarity Pointe portfolio marks IPA’s fifth standalone memory care facility closing in the last 10 months.