CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $7.7 million loan for the refinancing of Wheatland Club Apartments in Cedar Rapids. The 144-unit apartment property is located at 5617 Muirfield Drive SW. Jason Kinnison of NorthMarq arranged the 23-year loan, which is fully amortized. A life insurance company provided the loan.
The strength of the national multifamily market has been driven by a number of factors, especially job and wage growth. Nationally, annual job growth has been 1.5 percent and annual wage growth has been 2.9 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Another factor affecting the multifamily market is homeownership. In the United States, homeownership reached 65 percent in 2008, dropped to 60 percent in 2015 and rebounded to 65 percent at the end of 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Strong demand, low vacancies, good rental growth and a vibrant sales market have characterized the market. During the last 10 years, the millennial population has primarily rented housing and baby boomers have been downsizing to apartments or condos. These trends have contributed to the multifamily market’s strength. We see the millennial sector housing choices changing with much of the generation getting married and starting families. Last year represented the third-best year in history for multifamily property sales volume, according to Dave Lockard, senior vice president in the multifamily brokerage division of CBRE. Another factor affecting multifamily markets is a slowdown in new construction. Higher construction costs and more conservative commercial bank construction financing have led to …
PHOENIX — NorthMarq Capital has debuted the new NorthMarq Multifamily business, which debuted with a 10-person multifamily investment sales team headquartered in Phoenix. This new team marks the beginning of NorthMarq Capital’s selective geographic expansion of multifamily and manufactured housing investment sales services across the country The team was formerly known as the HSK team and led by Trevor Koskovich, who will now serve as president of NorthMarq Multifamily. Koskovich will retain his current production team. In addition to Koskovich, five other brokers have joined NorthMarq Capital this month, including Bill Hahn, executive vice president; and vice presidents Jesse Hudson, Cynthia Meister, Thomas Olivetti and Don Vedeen. Affiliated brokers Meister and Olivetti are based in Albuquerque and Las Vegas, respectively. The rest of the team is based in NorthMarq Capital’s Phoenix office at 3200 E. Camelback Road. James DuMars continues to lead the debt and equity business for NorthMarq Capital in Phoenix.
ST. LOUIS — A joint venture between Elite Street Capital and Rialto Capital Management has acquired the Lofts at the Highlands in St. Louis for an undisclosed price. The 200-unit apartment property is situated on 2.8 acres at 1031 Highlands Plaza Drive. Completed in 2006, the property features units that average 1,233 square feet. Amenities include a hot tub, grilling area, courtyard, fitness center, business center and recreation room. The complex was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. Matthew Lawton, Sean Fogarty, Marty O’Connell and Wickliffe Kirby of HFF marketed the property on behalf of the seller, KBS Legacy Partners Apartment REIT Inc., which is a public, non-traded real estate investment trust sponsored by KBS Capital Advisors LLC and affiliates of Legacy Partners Residential Realty LLC.
CHICAGO — White Oak Realty Partners and Crayton Advisors are developing a 275-unit apartment property in Chicago’s West Loop. Known as Milieu, the 19-story development is scheduled for completion in the summer of 2019. The project will include a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units in addition to 13,000 square feet of retail space. The property will be built in partnership with Pacific Life Insurance Co., Power Construction and a design team including architect Fitzgerald Associates, interior designer Patina Collection|Design and engineering firms WSP, WMA and Eriksson Engineering.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Sterling Real Estate Partners, a joint venture between Los Angeles-based Barker Pacific Group and Pacific Real Estate Partners (PREP), has acquired Spring Valley Apartments, a 230-unit multifamily community in Austin. The property was built in 2001 and features a fitness center, business center, basketball court, playground, swimming pool and spa. Sterling plans to upgrade the property’s landscaping, signage, clubhouse and kitchens. The seller was not disclosed.
CLUTE, TEXAS — Arbor Realty Trust Inc., a New York-based direct lender, has provided a $20.8 million bridge loan for a 520-unit multifamily property in Clute, about 60 miles south of Houston. The property offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a fitness center, on-site laundry facilities and three swimming pools. Joseph Charneski of Arbor Realty Trust originated the loan, which features a two-year adjustable term.
TITUSVILLE, FLA. — Trillium Capital Resources (TCR) has arranged a $21.6 million loan for Solamere Grand, a 216-unit apartment community in Titusville. TCR arranged the 15-year, non-recourse, fixed-rate loan through Aegon Realty Advisors on behalf of the borrower, Solamere Grand LLC. The community was completed this month and features a clubhouse, business center, TV lounge, resort-style swimming pool, fitness center, sauna, playground, dog park and grilling stations.
KNOXVILLE, TENN. — CBRE Capital Markets has provided an $18.1 million loan through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the refinancing of The Villas of Emerald Woods, a 198-unit apartment community in Knoxville. Ann Cone and K.O. Kennedy of CBRE originated the 35-year loan on behalf of the borrower, The Williams Co. LLC. The Knoxville-based company developed the property in three phases between 2006 and 2009. The Villas of Emerald Woods features two- and three-bedroom, townhome-style apartments. Community amenities include a fitness center, tennis court, resort-style pool, hot tub and attached garages.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Sunny skies continue to be the forecast for the student housing sector, with investor interest in this property niche continuing to increase, more institutional capital flooding into the space and a continued demand seen for new development. Each of these points of growth was highlighted extensively during last week’s InterFace Student Housing conference in Austin. The conference’s first general session, titled “The Power Panel,” brought together a consortium of CEOs from the industry’s top companies to discuss their perspectives on industry trends, the future of the sector and capital markets shifts, among other topics. “There has never been a more intriguing time to be in the sector,” began moderator Peter Katz, executive director of Institutional Property Advisors. “The vast majority of the industry is showing significantly solid year-over-year NOI growth, coupled with institutional and private capital flooding into the space. The quality of the product and the performance of the industry stands on its own among other real estate sectors.” “Being the 10th anniversary of this conference, and thinking about all of the conversations that we’ve had over the last decade, we’re finally realizing everything that we had hoped would occur in the industry,” continued Bill Bayless, …
