Multifamily

CENTREVILLE, VA. — Denver-based Apartment Investment and Management Co. (Aimco) has acquired Bent Tree, a 748-unit apartment community in Centreville, roughly 25 miles southwest of Washington, D.C., for $160 million. The name of the seller was not disclosed. Bent Tree offers a mix of one- to three-bedroom units with average monthly rents of roughly $1,500. Community amenities include a swimming pool, fitness center, clubhouse, sports courts and a playground. Aimco plans to achieve rent growth through capital improvements, but did not specify what renovations would be implemented.

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GADSDEN, ALA. — Berkadia has brokered the $6.4 million sale of two multifamily communities in Gadsden: Pine Ridge and Williamsburg. David Wilson and David Oakley of Berkadia arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, an affiliate of Strategic Diversified Management Inc., which is based in California. Birmingham-based Abaco Partners LLC acquired the assets. Pine Ridge, a 112-unit community constructed in 1979, offers a mix of one- to three-bedroom units ranging in size from 680 to 1,160 square feet. Williamsburg, constructed in 1973, offers 60 two-bedroom townhomes averaging 1,200 square feet. Over 70 percent of the unit interiors at Williamsburg were renovated in the 18 months prior to the sale. Both properties feature swimming pools and on-site management.

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TORRANCE, CALIF. — The Wolff Company has unveiled plans for Revel South Beach, a 185-unit independent living community in the coastal Los Angeles suburb of Torrance. Wolff, an Arizona-based private equity firm and developer, plans to break ground on the community before the end of the 2018 and open the community during 2019. The property is located near many of Southern California’s most notable beaches, including Manhattan, Redondo, Torrance and Palos Verdes. The four-story property will be the 10th seniors housing community Wolff has developed since 2016. The company plans to invest $300 million to $400 million annually in seniors housing developments, in addition to seeking acquisition opportunities.

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LITCHFIELD PARK, ARIZ. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Hacienda Del Rey, a 90-unit assisted living and memory care community in the Phoenix suburb of Litchfield Park. Hacienda Del Rey is arranged as nine 10-unit buildings surrounding a courtyard. A local developer built the Class A community in 2015. Recognizing the need for a more experienced operator, the developer sold the property to MBK Senior Living, a Southern California-based operator looking to expand its footprint in Arizona. Blueprint’s Jacob Gehl, Amy Sitzman and Giancarlo Riso led the transaction. The price was not disclosed.

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GAINESVILLE, FLA. — A joint venture between Coastal Ridge Real Estate and H. Katz Capital has acquired Campus Lodge, a 1,115-bed student housing community located less than three miles from the University of Florida campus in Gainesville. EdR sold the property for an undisclosed price. The property, constructed in 2000, offers two-, three- and four-bedroom, fully furnished units with bed-to-bath parity and rents ranging from $1,206 to $2,052 per unit. Community amenities include a resort-style pool, fitness center, basketball court, tanning, a car wash area, picnic areas with barbecues, a computer lab and study rooms. The community is fully occupied for the 2017-2018 school year.

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MABLETON, GA. — Hunt Mortgage Group has provided a $5.4 million Freddie Mac loan for the development of Wisteria Place at Mableton, a 104-unit affordable housing community in Mableton, roughly 15 miles northwest of Atlanta. The loan is an 18-month Unfunded Forward Commitment that will include two six-month extension options. Following the construction phase, the loan will convert to a 16-year permanent loan with a 35-year amortization schedule. The loan was arranged on behalf of the borrower, BJS Floyd Wisteria LP. The Unfunded Forward Commitment loan provides construction-to-permanent financing for multifamily properties that are eligible for 9 percent low income housing tax credits (LIHTC). Wisteria Place of Mableton will be an age-restricted (55 and older) community with 21 of the units reserved for those earning 50 percent of the area median income (AMI), 62 reserved for those earning 61 percent of the AMI and 21 units at market rate. Missouri-based Sterling Bank is providing construction financing for the project. The community will feature a picnic area, koi pond, vegetable gardens, butterfly garden, gas grill area, covered gazebo, computer lab, theater, beauty salon and a classroom.

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NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital has originated a $91 million first mortgage loan collateralized by The Fitzroy building, a nearly complete condominium project located at 514 W. 24th St. in the West Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. The borrower is a joint venture between JDS Development and Largo Investments. The financing will allow for the completion of the development. The 65,346-square-foot building will feature 14 units in a mix of two-bedroom units to four-bedroom units ranging from 2,300 square feet to 4,500 square feet. Completion is slated for this summer. The project team includes Roman and Williams, Severud Associates, BuroHappold and L’Observatoire International. Aaron Appel of JLL represented the borrower in the financing.

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NEW YORK CITY — JLL has arranged joint venture equity from a fund managed by The Davis Cos. for a mixed-use residential condominium project located at 70 Schermerhorn St. in Brooklyn’s Brooklyn Heights. A partnership between Lonicera Partners and Orange Management is developing the 12-story property. In addition to the equity, JLL secured $42.1 million in construction financing, which was provided by Bank of the Ozarks, for the project. The 85,000-square-foot property will feature 59 for-sale residential units and 3,000 square feet of rentable retail space. Jonathan Schwartz, Keith Kurland and Mark Fisher of JLL arranged the equity placement and financing.

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PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS — FourPoint Investments has brokered the sale of The Emerson Apartments, a 384-unit multifamily community located in the northern Austin metro of Pflugerville. Built in 2017, the property offers a mix of one-, two and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a resort-style pool, fitness center, putting green and coffee bar. Kevin Dufour, Chris Epp and Chris Bancroft of FourPoint represented the buyer and seller, both of whom requested anonymity, in the transaction.

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Solid fundamentals in tandem with soaring population growth in the Triangle market continues to drive rents and occupancy to record highs. Raleigh is repeatedly recognized as one of the nation’s best places to live, work and start a business. As a result, the market has a projected population growth of over 73 percent through the year 2044, outpacing cities such as Boston, Atlanta, Nashville and San Francisco, creating a snowball effect of investment and interest. Investors are finding the greatest opportunities in the value-add space in Raleigh for B and C-class product. Significant shortage of single-family home availability in the Triangle region has forced young and new families to turn to multifamily properties as a housing solution. Due to the demand for mid-size accommodation within middle-class budgets, and very few neighborhoods in that criteria, Class B and C apartments have seen a surge in interest, and in turn, attraction of investor attention. Of the 84 multifamily properties sold through Dec. 1 in 2017, 75 were considered Class B or C and totaled over $1.3 billion, or 76 percent of total Raleigh-Durham multifamily market investment in that time frame. Developers have slightly overbuilt Class A property downtown, resulting in a softening …

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