BERKELEY, CALIF. — Landmark Properties has announced $2 billion worth of student housing project starts and deliveries. The developer delivered close to 5,000 beds this fall, including a student housing project called Stonefire at Berkeley near the University of California, Berkeley, in Northern California. In addition to its fall deliveries, the company has begun working on 11 new developments totaling more than 8,000 beds. These projects included the Standard at Flagstaff near Northern Arizona University and the Mark at Tucson near the University of Arizona. Landmark is also slated to break ground on another 12 projects totaling close to 9,000 beds in 2018.
PLAINFIELD, N.J. — JMF Properties has broken ground on Quin Sleepy Hollow, a $50 million residential community in Plainfield. This 212-unit rental development, located at 1400 South Avenue near the Netherwood train station, is the largest residential development ever in the city of Plainfield. Residences range in size from 900 square feet to 1,200 square feet. Amenities include stainless steel appliances, vinyl wood flooring, quartz countertops, and chef kitchens, as well as high-speed internet and keyless entry. Community amenities include a club room with common kitchen, community room/business center with wireless internet, billiards room, theater/multimedia room, yoga studio, fitness center with state-of-the-art equipment and Fitness On Demand virtual trainers, as well as outdoor grills, open-air lounge seating, an indoor/outdoor fireplace, and a dog park. The community will also offer a bike share program and an electric car charging station. The project is slated for completion in winter 2018/2019. “This project represents one of the single largest investments in the history of our city,” said Plainfield Mayor Adrian Mapp. “This project will not only transform a large blighted property into a vibrant residential community, but it will also revitalize a major corridor and spur additional retail and economic development. I am …
PHILADELPHIA — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $5.5 million in financing for the refinance of a 31-unit multifamily building in Philadelphia’s Olde Kensington neighborhood on behalf of Rock Construction and Development. The seven-year loan, provided by a local savings bank, features a fixed rate of 3.75 percent and a five-year extension option. Sam Grunberger and Barry Lefkowitz of Meridian negotiated the transaction. The property, located at 1216 North Fifth Street, is a newly constructed four-story building that was leased up within 12 weeks. Each unit features hardwood floors, spacious rooms, a modern kitchen and stainless steel appliances, an in-unit washer and dryer, and a private balcony. Community amenities include a shared rooftop with panoramic views of the city, a fitness room, and a 20-car parking garage.
NEW YORK CITY — New York City-based Westbridge Realty Group has brokered the $3 million sale of a package of 30 unsold cooperative units at the Acropolis Complex in Astoria, Queens. The portfolio comprises 30 rent-stabilized apartments with break-even cash flow. The purchase price equates to $100,000 per unit. Westbridge founder Steven Westreich was the sole broker involved in this off-market transaction. This was the second co-op portfolio Westreich has sold at the Acropolis.
DALLAS — Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas-based multifamily investment team has brokered the sale of a six-property portfolio of multifamily properties located throughout Texas for approximately $41 million. The properties include the 172-unit Country Place in Abilene; the 14-unit Fair Oaks in Dallas; the 88-unit Legends of Lindale in Lindale; the 112-unit Riverwood in Temple; the 162-unit La Vita in Dallas; and the 108-unit The Carlton in Fort Worth. Nick Fluellen and Bard Hoover of Marcus & Millichap represented the sellers and procured the buyers for each property.
DALLAS — Greysteel has brokered the sale of French Colony, a 94-unit multifamily property located at 1239 Hartsdale Drive in Dallas. Built in 1964, the property consists of 41 one-bedroom units and 53 two-bedroom units averaging about 755 square feet per unit. Boyan Radic and Doug Banerjee of Greysteel brokered the sale on behalf of the seller, a local private investor, in the transaction. The buyer and other terms of sale were not released.
DALLAS — Revere Capital has provided $9 million in short-term financing for a 169-bed skilled nursing facility located in the Rowlett suburb of Dallas. The property, which was damaged in a 2015 tornado, was recently remodeled and rebuilt. Revere Capital provided a 24-month financing package, which will be replaced by HUD funds upon stabilization of the property.
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 …
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.
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.