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.
MIAMI — Berkadia has arranged a $45.8 million bridge loan for the acquisition of River Oaks Marina & Tower, a 199-unit apartment community located along the Miami River at 1951 N.W. S. River Drive in Miami. Charles Foschini and Christopher Apone of Berkadia arranged the three-year, floating-rate loan through a correspondent life company on behalf of the buyer, a Miami-based real estate investment firm. The new ownership will use proceeds of the loan to modernize the 20-story community and update its amenity base. River Oaks Marina & Tower offers a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 720 square feet to 1,942 square feet. Community amenities include a clubhouse, pool, business center and a barbecue/picnic area.
Las Vegas continues to benefit from a strong labor market, which is driving demand and strong fundamentals in the multifamily sector. Employment in Southern Nevada increased by 3.4 percent over the past year, reaching one million workers, while the total population in Southern Nevada increased 2.2 percent, surpassing more than 2.2 million people. With a well-documented shortage in housing, developers added more than 3,200 new apartment units during the year and still saw vacancies decrease 30 basis points to 5.2 percent. Part of what is driving the tremendous growth in Las Vegas is the billions of dollars in commercial developments. This includes several major resort renovations (Palms, Monte Carlo, Caesars), several new resort developments (Paradise Park, The Drew, Resorts World), and the $1 billion expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center. There is also the $1.9 billion football stadium that is helping usher the city into a new era of professional sports. On the capital side, multifamily properties continue to be highly sought after by both private and institutional buyers. Although transaction volume slowed in the first quarter of 2018 compared to the same period a year ago, total volume was more than $350 million in the first quarter, marking …
PHILADELPHIA — Campus Apartments, a student housing developer and operator based in Philadelphia, has opened four student housing developments totaling 1,643 beds. Development costs for the projects, which are within walking distance to University of Tennessee, University of Michigan and University of Pennsylvania, totaled over $220 million. “We’re excited to be providing students with high-quality housing in Knoxville, Ann Arbor, and our hometown, Philadelphia,” says Daniel Bernstein, president and chief investment officer of Campus Apartments. “We’ve been thrilled with the initial response to these four new developments, and we look forward to continuing to surpass our residents’ expectations.” The new properties include TENN, a 603-bed, mixed-use community located near the University of Tennessee in Knoxville; The Yard, a 590-bed, mixed-use community located near the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor; Six11, a 350-bed student housing community also located in Ann Arbor; and The Simon at Founders Row located near the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. TENN in Knoxville offers a mix of three-, four- and five-bedroom, fully furnished units. Shared amenities include a two-story clubhouse, fitness center, study lounge, putting green, resort-style swimming pool, fire pits and grill stations. The Yard in Ann Arbor offers studio, one-, two-, three-, four- …
NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has arranged the $3.4 million sale of a development site located at 1408 Cromwell Ave. in the Bronx. The vacant lot is situated in the Jerome Avenue District, which was recently rezoned to residential under New York City’s affordable housing plan. The rezoning covers 92 blocks and is expected to generate approximately 4,600 new units of housing. Jason Gold, Michael Tortorici and Daniel Mahfar of Ariel Property Advisors represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also undisclosed.
BETHESDA, MD. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged $69.9 million in Fannie Mae financing for the acquisition of three multifamily properties located in the Atlanta and Richmond, Va., metro areas. Andrew Tapley and Alexandra Huffman of Walker & Dunlop arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, Capital Square 1031. The financed portfolio includes Ivy Commons Apartments in Marietta, Ga., roughly 24 miles northwest of Atlanta; Axis 147 in Chesterfield, Va., roughly 17 miles south of Richmond; and Mayton Transfer Lofts in Petersburg, Va., approximately 24 miles south of Richmond. Both Mayton Transfer Lofts and Ivy Commons qualified for Fannie Mae’s Green Rewards program. Community amenities across the portfolio include business centers, dog parks, fitness centers and swimming pools.
PROSPECT HEIGHTS, ILL. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of The Grandbrier at Prospect Heights, a 101-unit assisted living and memory care community in suburban Chicago. The sales price was not disclosed. A joint venture between Virtus Real Estate Capital and Pathway to Living acquired the asset. Built in 2017, the property features 69 assisted living units and 32 memory care units. Amenities include an outdoor terrace, theater, living rooms and lifestyle programming. Oz Real Estate was the seller.
LAWRENCE, KAN. — Dougherty Mortgage has provided an $8.3 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of a two-property apartment portfolio in Lawrence, located about 42 miles southwest of Kansas City. The portfolio includes Sunrise Village and Sunrise Place for a total of 132 units. The 12-year loan features a 30-year amortization schedule. The borrower was a venture between MJP Property Group and Sky Castle Properties.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — San Diego-based MG Properties Group has purchased Country Brook Apartments, a multifamily property located at 4909 W. Joshua Blvd. in Chandler. An undisclosed seller sold the property for $74 million. The 396-unit community features three resort-style swimming pools with outdoor televisions and shade sails, two whirlpool spas, gas barbecues, a picnic area and ramadas surrounded by landscaping. The apartments feature in-unit washers/dryers and an average size of 936 square feet. Cindy Cooke and Brad Cooke of Colliers International handled the marketing and sale transaction.
