Multifamily

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — An affiliate of Dallas-based developer RightQuest has broken ground on The Flats at ShadowGlen, a 248-unit apartment community situated on 12 acres on Austin’s east side. The property will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units with rents ranging from $991 to $1,700 per month. Amenities will include a clubhouse with a media center, business center, pool, fitness center and a dog park. The first units are expected to be available for occupancy by summer 2019. Austin-based Journeyman Construction LLC is serving as general contractor for the project. San Antonio-based Mason Joseph Co. Inc. secured construction financing.

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CHICAGO — Square Mile Capital Management LLC has provided a $55 million loan for the refinancing of Infinite Chicago, a 404-bed student housing community located in downtown Chicago. Stephen Skok of HFF arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, CA Student Living, a division of CA Ventures. Loan terms were not disclosed, but the loan was used to repay an existing loan. Infinite Chicago, formerly known as the Gibbons/Steger office buildings, includes a pair of 18- and 19-story towers, originally constructed between 1910 and 1912. CA Student Living acquired the property in 2012 and completed the conversion of the buildings into student housing in 2014. Both Kendall College and School of the Art Institute of Chicago control master leases for a large portion of the beds at Infinite Chicago. The remaining tenant roster includes students from institutions such as DePaul University, Roosevelt University and Columbia College, among others. Shared amenities at the community include a landscaped rooftop with gas grills, fitness center, business center, group study rooms and an entertainment lounge. In addition, Infinite Chicago features 6,000 square feet of ground-floor retail leased to tenants such as Just Salad, 7-Eleven, BIBIBOP Asian Grill and Hero Coffee Bar.

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DES PLAINES, ILL. — The Opus Group has begun construction of a 113-unit luxury apartment project in Des Plaines. Located at 1555 Ellinwood Ave., the transit-oriented development will feature 1,400 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The project is a joint venture with Berkshire Group. Amenities will include a fitness center, yoga studio, clubroom, dog spa, outdoor amenity deck and bike storage. One- and two-bedroom units will vary in size. The property is being constructed on the former Sim’s Bowl site, which closed in 2009 and demolished two years later, according to the Daily Herald. Opus Development Co. is the developer while Opus Design Build is the builder. Opus AE Group is the structural engineer and ESG Architects is the architect. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2019.

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FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Greysteel has arranged the sale of Midtown Crossing, a 208-unit apartment property in Fort Worth. Built in 1984, the property consists of one- and two-bedroom units averaging 829 square feet per unit. Amenities include a pool and outdoor picnic areas with grills. Doug Banerjee, Boyan Radic, Andrew Mueller, Andrew Hanson and Jack Stone of Greysteel represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also not disclosed.

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GARLAND, TEXAS — Maryland-based Berkeley Point Capital has provided a $20.5 bridge loan for Broadway Apartments, a 288-unit multifamily asset located in the northeastern Dallas metro of Garland. Built in 1982, the pet-friendly community offers one- and two-bedroom units, as well as two pools and a fitness center. Proceeds from the loan will fund renovations to the property’s common areas, landscaping and amenity spaces, as well as its unit interiors and exteriors. New York-based Bedrock Capital arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Exponential Property Group.

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PASSAIC, N.J. — Progress Capital has secured $4.3 million in land acquisition and construction financing for a four-story multifamily building in Passaic. Construction is scheduled to begin immediately on the building, which will include 40 residential units. The property is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2019. Progress Capital arranged a 36-month, interest-only loan, which floats at one-month LIBOR plus 310 basis points. The lender was Tri-State Capital, and the borrower was Future Realty LLC.

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WILMINGTON, DEL. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has arranged a $14.5 million refinancing of Brandywine Apartments, a 444-unit multifamily community in Wilmington. Built in 1978, Brandywine Apartments is made up of 37, three-story, garden-style apartment buildings on 25 acres. Grandbridge arranged a 20-year, fully amortizing loan through a life insurance company for the undisclosed borrower.

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THE COLONY, TEXAS — Lanoha Development Co. is underway on Live Grandscape, a 345-unit luxury apartment tower within Grandscape, a 433-acre mixed-use development located in the northern Dallas metro of The Colony. The 419,000-square-foot tower, which will include studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments, broke ground earlier this year. Amenities will include multiple pools, outdoor amenity spaces with cabanas and lounges, multi-story exercise facilities, a dog park, theater and coworking office spaces. Move-ins are scheduled to begin in 2020. Lanoha is based in Omaha, Neb., same as Grandscape’s developer and anchor retailer, Berkshire Hathaway-owned Nebraska Furniture Mart.    

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RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Dallas-based Cantrell Co. & Partners has arranged the sale of Camelot Apartments, a 117-unit multifamily community in the northern Dallas metro of Richardson. The property was built in phases in 1966 and 1970 and includes two pools, a fitness center and a playground. Sam Pettigrew of Cantrell represented the Toronto-based seller, which recently invested $650,000 in capital improvements to the property, in the sale. Pettigrew also represented the buyer, JSNB Camelot LLC, which will continue to make upgrades. Camelot Apartments was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale and drew a dozen offers.

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NORTH LAS VEGAS — Northcap Multifamily has facilitated the sale of La Esperanza Apartments, a multifamily property located at 900-1208 E. Carey Ave. in North Las Vegas. Tayla Family Trust & Miklos Steuer Trs sold the asset for $4.5 million, or $62,500 per unit. Built in 1962, the property features 72 apartment units. The buyer plans to renovate the property. Devin Lee, Robin Willett, Jared Roberts and Jason Dittenber of Northcap Multifamily represented the seller and buyer in the off-market deal.

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