LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Dallas-based Leon Capital Group will develop Lakeyard District, a 364-unit multifamily community that will be located in the northern Dallas metro of Lewisville. Situated on 15.2 acres, the Class A property will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, outdoor grilling area, fitness center, dog park and TV lounges. LG Wade is the general contractor for the project and BGO Architects is handling design. Preleasing is expected to begin in August. The first units are slated for a November 2019 delivery.
Multifamily
Leviathan Capital Secures $20M Construction Loan for Multifamily Development in Westchester, New York
by David Cohen
WESTCHESTER, N.Y. — Leviathan Capital has secured a $20 million construction loan for the Grand, a transit-oriented multifamily community in Westchester. The 56,000-square-foot project will consist of 15 townhomes and nine penthouse units. The project is slated to be completed in 2021. Leviathan secured the non recourse loan with a completion and carry guaranty to the borrowers, a group that includes NBA basketball player Luol Deng. The lender was undisclosed.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Greysteel has arranged the sale of Ridglea Square Apartments, a 54-unit multifamily community in Fort Worth. The property was built in 1960 and is located near Texas Christian University, the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens and Fort Worth Zoo. Doug Banerjee, Boyan Radic, Andrew Mueller, Andrew Hanson, Scott Simon, Jack Stone and Moises Maldonado of Greysteel represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity.
ROHNERT PARK, CALIF. — HFF has arranged the sale of a four-property multifamily portfolio in Rohnert Park, a community in Sonoma County. A Colorado-based private firm acquired the portfolio from a private investor for $41 million. The assets are Atherton, a 40-unit community at 181 Avram Ave.; Brewster Ames, a 27-unit property at 7300 Adrian Drive; Tivoli Gardens, a 29-unit complex located at 7380 Adrian Drive; and Lancaster Arms, a 105-unit property at 8288 Lancaster Drive. The properties have an average occupancy greater than 97 percent and provide direct access to Highway 101 and the Cotati and Rohnert Park SMART stations. Scott Bales and Peter Yorck of HFF represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Sterling Highlander, a 658-bed student housing community located near the University of California, Riverside. The property comprises four buildings and a clubhouse offering studio, two-, three- and four-bedroom units. Shared amenities include a swimming pool, fitness center, tanning dome, gourmet coffee bar, basketball court, private study rooms, a computer center, game room and courtyards with barbecue areas. Seattle-based Horizon Realty Advisors purchased the asset from Houston-based The Dinerstein Companies for an undisclosed price. Jaclyn Fitts, William Vonderfecht, Casey Schaefer and Cray Carlson of CBRE brokered the transaction. Ben Roelke and Ian Walker, also of CBRE, secured long-term financing on behalf of the buyer. The 10-year, fixed-rate loan was provided through CBRE’s Fannie Mae DUS program.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — The Praedium Group has purchased The Point at Town Center, an apartment community in Jacksonville comprising eight three-story buildings offering one- and two-bedroom floor plans. The Praedium Group bought the property from Block One Ventures for $46.7 million, according to Jacksonville Business Journal. Block One delivered the property earlier this year. Amenities at The Point include a dog park with wash station, yoga lawn, pool and package concierge.
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARK. — Berkadia has arranged $13 million in refinancing to borrower Salter Properties for Argenta Flats, a 160-unit apartment community located at 123 W. 7th St. in North Little Rock. New York-based Benefit Street Partners provided the loan. Charles Foschini, Christopher Apone and Patrick Jordan of Berkadia arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower. The loan comprises a first mortgage and mezzanine debt and features a 10-year term with two years interest-only. Argenta Flats offers one- and two-bedroom apartments with amenities such as a fitness room, wine room, book exchange room, business center and a pool.
NEW YORK CITY — S3 Capital Partners has provided a $75 million construction loan for an apartment tower in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx. Located at 210 E. 135th St., the property will include 237 residential rental apartments and 3,000 square feet of commercial space. Isaac Filler of Meridian Capital Group represented the borrower, Cheskel Schwimmer of CGS Developers. Terms of the financing were not disclosed.
HOUSTON — LMI Capital, a Real Estate Capital Alliance (RECA) member, has closed four loans totaling $15 million for a quartet of multifamily properties totaling 335 units throughout the greater Houston area. The properties are located in the Galveston, Spring Branch and north Houston submarkets. Jamie Safier of LMI Capital placed the loans for the Galveston and north Houston communities, as well as for one of the Spring Branch assets. Jamie Mullin of LMI Capital placed the loan for the other Spring Branch property. The borrowers, lenders and property names were not disclosed.
SAN FRANCISCO — A public-private partnership between American Campus Communities (ACC) and San Francisco State University has broken ground on a 584-bed student housing community with mixed-use components on the university’s campus in San Francisco. The development will offer fully furnished, apartment-style units. Shared amenities will include social and recreational lounges and an academic success center, alongside 15,000 square feet of retail space. The development, located on the southeast edge of campus, is scheduled for completion in 2020.