Multifamily

Atlanta Multifamily Developer Byron Cocke, Wife Catherine Die in Plane Crash

by John Nelson August 30, 2017

ATLANTA — Byron Cocke, co-CEO of Atlanta-based CF Real Estate Services, and his wife, Catherine Cocke, owner of design firm Catherine Cocke Interiors, were killed Monday morning when the small plane they were aboard crashed near Savannah. Byron, 42, and Catherine, 39, are survived by their five children, whom will be cared for by extended family members. The pilot, Randy Hunter, was also killed in the accident, according to The Atlanta Journal Constitution. The newspaper reports that the aircraft was a single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza, and that the National Transportation Safety Board is currently investigating the cause of the crash. “We are devastated by this tragic loss,” said Brett Finkelstein, co-CEO of CF Real Estate Services, in a statement issued by the company. “They were philanthropic, creative, intelligent, caring and entrepreneurial.” Before co-founding Cocke Finkelstein in 2004, Byron had worked as an investment and merchant banker with Burke Capital Group. He specialized in mergers and acquisitions in the financial services sector, with an expertise in community banks. Byron attended the University of Virginia and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in commerce, with concentrations in accounting and finance. Catherine was a prominent interior designer, with her 18-month renovation of the family’s midcentury …

August 30, 2017

Multifamily Retail Southeast Virginia

Morgan Properties Acquires Multifamily, Retail Portfolio in Metro D.C. for $509M

by Camren Skelton August 30, 2017

ALEXANDRIA, VA. — Morgan Properties has acquired the Mark Center portfolio, a multifamily and retail portfolio comprising 2,664 apartment units and a 63,320-square-foot retail center in Alexandria, for $509 million. Located in the Seminary Road submarket, the 150-acre Mark Center portfolio is roughly eight miles south of Washington, D.C. CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The Apartments at Mark Center include six adjacent garden-style communities: Hillwood, Stoneridge, Meadow Creek, Lynbrook, Brookdale and Willow Run. King of Prussia, Pa.-based Morgan Properties will consolidate the six assets into four apartment communities and invest approximately $35 million in capital improvements, including updated interiors and appliances and a new fitness center, business center, movie theater, club room, putting green and a dog park. The Shops at Mark Center is leased to tenants including CVS/pharmacy, Global Foods, Starbucks Coffee and SunTrust Bank. The Mark Center acquisition is Morgan Properties’ second largest transaction in the company’s history. With the acquisition, the company obtained the former owner’s right to maximize the allowable density of the center from 2.5 million square feet to 6.4 million square feet over the long-term.

August 30, 2017

Florida Loans Multifamily Southeast

JV Receives $110.3M in Construction Financing for Apartment Tower in Miami

by Camren Skelton August 30, 2017

MIAMI — A joint venture between institutional advisors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management and Magellan Development Group have received a $110.3 million construction loan for the development of Midtown 6, a 31-story apartment tower that will be located at 3101 N.E. 1st Ave. in Miami’s Midtown district. Danny Kaufman, Elliott Throne, Scott Wadler and Mike Tepedino of HFF secured the loan through PNC Bank and BMO Harris Bank on behalf of the borrowers. HFF also arranged construction financing on the borrower’s behalf for the development of the adjacent Midtown 5 tower in 2014. Designed by bKL Architecture, Midtown 6 will include 397,000 square feet of residential space and 40,000 square feet of ground-level retail space. Residential units will offer a mix of studio to three-bedroom floor plans averaging 890 square feet. Community amenities will include a fitness center, sport court, spa with sauna and steam room, swimming pool with cabanas and grilling areas, pool bar and a sky lounge. The project is intended to be LEED Silver-certified and is slated for completion in spring 2020.

August 30, 2017

Florida Multifamily Southeast

Lexerd Buys Multifamily Community in Tampa Bay Area for $38.7M

by Camren Skelton August 30, 2017

BRADENTON, FLA. — Lexerd Capital Management LLC has acquired Springs at Braden River, a 270-unit apartment community in Bradenton, a city roughly 50 miles south of Tampa. The sales price was not disclosed, but the Bradenton Herald reports Wisconsin-based Continental Properties sold the asset for $38.7 million. Lexerd, a New Jersey-based sponsor of private equity funds, renamed the property The Lory of Braden River. The property comprises 15 buildings on approximately 41 acres and features a swimming pool, dog park, picnic and grilling areas and bike storage.

August 30, 2017

Affordable Housing Midwest Multifamily Ohio

DSCDO Breaks Ground on 40-Unit Affordable Housing Property in Cleveland

by Kristin Harlow August 30, 2017

CLEVELAND — Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization (DSCDO), along with funders Enterprise Community Partners and the Ohio Housing Finance Agency, have broken ground on Aspen Place, a 40-unit affordable housing property in Cleveland. The 49,000-square-foot, $10.5 million development will serve households making between 30 and 60 percent of the area median income. Completion is slated for September 2018. The transit-oriented development is being built in partnership with the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority to provide free transit/bus passes for residential tenants. Enterprise Community Loan Fund and Enterprise Community Investment, both subsidiaries of Enterprise, provided $250,000 in pre-development capital and $8.7 million in equity. Aspen Place was one of seven developments in the country to receive Enterprise’s inaugural pre-development design grant. Other partners and providers of project funding include KeyBank, the Ohio Housing Finance Agency, the City of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, and the Finance Fund. Marous Brothers Construction will serve as the design builder. DSCDO will own and manage the property.

August 30, 2017

Multifamily Texas

IPA Negotiates Sale of 288-Unit Apartment Complex in Metro Austin

by Taylor Williams August 29, 2017

GEORGETOWN, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of Vantage at Georgetown, a 288-unit multifamily complex located near Interstate 35 and State Highway 130 in Georgetown, about 25 miles north of Austin. The property is situated within the 284-acre, master-planned Longhorn Junction development. Will Balthrope and Jordan Featherston of IPA represented the seller, Housing Development, and procured the buyer, Pensam Residential.

August 29, 2017

Loans Multifamily Texas

BMC Capital Arranges $3.8M Loan for 94-Unit Multifamily Asset in Dallas

by Taylor Williams August 29, 2017

DALLAS — BMC Capital has arranged a $3.8 million acquisition loan for a 94-unit multifamily property in Dallas. The three-year loan, which features a 4.3 percent interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule, was arranged through one of BMC Capital’s correspondent agency relationships. Other terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

August 29, 2017

Massachusetts Multifamily Northeast Seniors Housing

Maplewood to Open 75-Unit CCRC Expansion on Cape Cod

by Jaime Lackey August 29, 2017

WEST YARMOUTH, MASS. — Maplewood Senior Living recently hosted the grand opening for Mill Hill Residence, a Maplewood At Mayflower Place Community. The property offers 75 units of assisted living and memory care in the Cape Cod town of West Yarmouth. The two-story community is located on the former site of the Mill Hill Club. Mill Hill Residence is part of the Maplewood at Mayflower campus, a full-service continuing care retirement community. The architect on the project was Stein Troost Architecture. Maplewood partnered with Perkins Eastman on the interior design, and NEI General Contracting served as the construction partner.

August 29, 2017

Loans Multifamily Northeast Pennsylvania Seniors Housing

HJ Sims Completes $32.1M Refinancing and Modification for CCRC in Pennsylvania

by Jaime Lackey August 29, 2017

TELFORD, PA. — HJ Sims has completed a $32.1 million refinancing of Lutheran Community at Telford (LCT), a continuing care retirement community in Telford, approximately 35 miles north of Philadelphia. The financing enables LCT to reduce interest rates and debt service, extend the duration of the bank credit commitment on its financing, and raise capital to provide $2 million of initial funding for a planned expansion project. Of $35.4 million of total debt, LCT had approximately $19.3 million of outstanding fixed-rate and variable-rate bonds from 2007. With interest rates near historic lows, Sims analyzed refunding this debt along with the potential benefits of refinancing or modifying LCT’s other outstanding bank debt. LCT opted to pursue bank financing for the transaction.

August 29, 2017

District of Columbia Multifamily Southeast

Greysteel Brokers $34M Sale of Two-Property Multifamily Portfolio in D.C.

by Camren Skelton August 29, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Greysteel has arranged the $34 million sale of two apartment communities in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C. — Capitol East Apartments, a 120-unit community located at 518 9th Street. N.E., and Lexington Apartments, a 48-unit property located at 816 E. Street N.E. Ari Firoozabadi, Kyle Tangney, Rawles Wilcox and Herbert Schwat of Greysteel brokered the transaction. Akelius Residential, an international multifamily operator, acquired the properties from Pennsylvania-based Wexford Management. The communities are situated within walking distance to the U.S. Capitol, the Library of Congress and the House and Senate office buildings.

August 29, 2017

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