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.
Multifamily
Progress Capital Secures $4.3M Acquisition, Construction Financing for Multifamily Building in New Jersey
by David Cohen
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Orion Investment Brokers Acquisition of Nine-Acre Land Parcel for Multifamily Development in Chandler, Arizona
by Amy Works
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — Orion Investment Real Estate has arranged the purchase of a nine-acre land parcel located within the Price Corridor of Chandler. Houston-based Kaplan Cos. acquired the property from Price Revocable Trust and Circle R Investments for $4.4 million. The buyer plans to develop The District at Chandler, 340-unit multifamily project on the site. Larry Kush of Orion represented the buyer in the deal.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — LandSouth Construction, a Jacksonville, Fla.-based general contractor, has broken ground on The Merchant, a $37 million apartment community located at 15 Huguenin Ave. in Charleston’s NoMo district. Atlanta-based Pollack Shores Real Estate Group is developing the 231-unit community, which will include 10 buildings with a mix of one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Community amenities will include a resort-style pool, clubhouse with gaming area, fitness center, yoga studio, pet spa and a bike lounge. Raleigh, N.C.-based Cline Design Associates is the architect for the project, which is scheduled for completion in December 2019.
RICHFIELD, MINN. — Kraus-Anderson and Inland Development Partners have broken ground on a $53 million apartment project in Richfield, about nine miles south of Minneapolis. The three-story, 316-unit property will be located at 6745 18th Ave. The project includes six buildings, three of which are new construction. Approximately 20 percent of the units will be designated as affordable housing. Dougherty Mortgage arranged HUD financing for the project. The City of Richfield sold the property to the developers. Kraus-Anderson Construction is the general contractor. The first units are slated to open in the fall of 2019.
HOUSTON — Tradition Senior Living has broken ground on The Tradition-Woodway, a 23-story seniors housing property that will be located in the Tanglewood area of Houston. The community will feature 222 independent living residences and 92 assisted living/memory care units. Amenities will include lounges and card rooms, a movie theater, indoor golf simulator, indoor pool, fitness center, dog park and a putting green. Jackson & Ryan Architects is handling design of the project and D.E. Harvey Builders is serving as general contractor. The opening is scheduled for April 2020.