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, …
In 2017, the multifamily investment sales market in New York City followed the trends seen within the broader market with sales volumes dropping while property values were mixed. The year ended on a high note with regard to contract execution activity, which bodes well for sales volume in 2018. This year, we expect volumes to rise while values bottom out and start to climb by the end of the year as positive movements in fundamentals start to exert upward pressure on property values. With regard to the number of properties sold, there were 1,215 apartment buildings sold last year, down 19 percent from the 1,507 that were sold in 2016. The elevator building sector, which we differentiate from walk-up buildings as a separate asset class, performed better with 235 sales, down 14 percent from the 273 elevator buildings that were sold in 2016. In the walk-up sector, there were 980 sales, down 21 percent from the 1,234 walk-up buildings that were sold in 2016. If we compare the Manhattan submarket to the outer boroughs, we see that activity in the outer boroughs held up much better than in Manhattan. In the outer boroughs, elevator building sales dropped by 13 percent …
DANIA BEACH, FLA. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $35.2 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition and rehabilitation of Sheridan Lake Club Apartments, a 240-unit multifamily community in Dania Beach. Timothy DeWispelaere of KeyBank originated the 10-year loan with five years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule through Fannie Mae’s Green Rewards program. The name of the borrower was not disclosed, but local media outlets report American Landmark Properties acquired the property. Situated in South Florida’s Broward County, Sheridan Lake Club Apartments was built in 2001 and features a resort-style pool, 24-hour fitness center, business center, pet park and a playground.
PIKESVILLE, MD. — Peak Management LLC has acquired Annen Woods, a 131-unit apartment community in Pikesville, for $24.5 million. The community is located at 1 Harness Court, roughly 20 miles northwest of Baltimore. Peak Management, an affiliate of Hill Management Services Inc., acquired the asset from Harbor Group Management. Annen Woods includes a mix of one- to three-bedroom units and was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. Community amenities include a swimming pool with sundeck, lighted tennis court, fitness center and a fenced-in dog park. Peak Management plans to upgrade the community by renovating approximately 90 percent of units with the addition of stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, Nest light fixtures and new bathroom vanities and countertops. In addition, the company will remodel the leasing office and fitness center and install low-flow plumbing fixtures in each unit to reduce water consumption.
GARLAND, TEXAS — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has arranged a $56.4 million loan for the acquisition of Landmark at Lake Village North, an 848-unit multifamily community located in the Dallas metro of Garland. The property was built in 1983 and comprises 69 two- and three-story apartment buildings. Amenities include a fitness center and on-site laundry facilities. Amber Rao of KeyBank secured the non-recourse, floating-rate loan through an undisclosed life insurance company on behalf of Madera Residential. The loan also includes three years of interest-only payments and $5.4 million in funding for future capital improvements.