Multifamily

SEATTLE — Ziegler has closed $75 million in bond financing for Horizon House, a 482-unit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in downtown Seattle. Horizon House is a nonprofit community affiliated with the Pacific Northwest Conference of the United Church of Christ. The property is home to more than 540 residents in 378 independent living apartments, 80 assisted living apartments and 25 memory care apartments. Horizon House will use the proceeds of the bonds to pay off $56.5 million in outstanding bonds from 2014 and fund renovations.

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PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. — Aztec Group Inc. has secured a $56.8 million construction loan for the development of a 387-unit apartment community at Pembroke Pines City Center, a 325,000-square-foot mixed-use project under development in Broward County. The site is located at the southwest corner of Palm Avenue and Pines Boulevard in Pembroke Pines. Jason Shapiro and Sean Harrington of Aztec Group arranged the loan through Florida Community Bank on behalf of the borrower and project developer, Terra City Center MF LLC. The community will feature a resort-style pool, fitness center and clubhouse. Terra is currently underway on the retail portion of Pembroke Pines City Center, which is more than 70 percent preleased to tenants including Publix, Carl’s Patio, Cooper’s Hawk, BurgerFi, Smoothie King, PizzaRev, Bento Café and The Halal Guys. In addition, the project is located adjacent to the city’s recently completed civic center, which includes a 3,500-seat performing arts center and conference hall, outdoor plaza, 10,000-square-foot art gallery and a new city hall. Pembroke Pines City Center is expected to complete in 2019, according to the South Florida Business Journal.

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NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has arranged the sale of three contiguous mixed-use buildings on Amsterdam Avenue in Washington Heights. A private investor, 2372-2376 Amsterdam Avenue NYC, acquired the properties from 2372-2376 Amsterdam Avenue LLC for $13.2 million. The buildings, located at 2372, 2374 and 2376 Amsterdam Ave., total 41,353 square feet. The properties consist of two five-story mixed-use walk-up buildings and one six-story mixed-use building with a total of 58 apartments and eight retail stores, including a barbershop and a grocery store. The properties were built between 1906 and 1908.

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DETROIT — City Club Apartments has broken ground on a 288-unit apartment property in Detroit. Located at the corner of Washington Boulevard and Park Avenue facing Grand Circus Park, the site was once home to the 18-floor, 800-room Statler Hotel, which was built in 1915. In addition to apartments and penthouses, the property, known as City Club Apartments-CBD, will also feature 13,000 square feet of street-level space, including a pet store, restaurant and gourmet market. Amenities will include wellness and exercise rooms, valet parking and concierge services. The first residents are expected to begin moving into the community in November 2018 with project completion set for the second quarter of 2019. Wolverine Building Group is the general contractor, while BKV Group and Damon Farber are providing architectural services. Huntington Bank, Bank of Ann Arbor and Comerica Bank provided construction financing for the $70 million project.

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ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — Camden Property Trust (NYSE: CPT), a Houston-based multifamily REIT, has acquired Camden Pier District, a 358-unit apartment community in the Tampa suburb of St. Petersburg, for $127 million. The community is located at 330 3rd St., less than a mile from the waterfront and within close proximity to Tropicana Field and the University of South Florida St. Petersburg. Patrick Dufour and Richard Donnellan of ARA Newmark arranged the transaction on behalf of the sellers, Miami-based American Land Ventures LLC and global equity partner Barings Real Estate — part of Barings LLC — on behalf of an institutional investor. American Land Ventures developed the property — originally known as AER Luxury Apartments — in 2016. “AER was an especially important assignment for us as we represented the land owner in the sale of the site to the developer, sourced the equity for the development of the project, monitored the asset closely through lease up and ultimately secured an institutional buyer in the sale of the asset.” says Dufour. The sales price, which equates to about $354,745 per unit, makes this transaction the largest apartment deal in the history of the Tampa Bay area on a per-unit basis, according …

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Oden Hughes LLC has broken ground on Lenox Ridge, a 350-unit multifamily community that will be located in north Austin. The property will feature a 1,600-square-foot community work studio on the second floor, which will offer private and community offices, meeting rooms, an open-floor lounge and a hospitality bar. The community is scheduled to open in early 2019.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — KeyBank’s community development lending and investment group has secured $32.3 million in financing for the construction of Harris Ridge Apartments, a 324-unit multifamily complex that will be located in Austin. All units will be rented to residents earning at or below 60 percent of the area median income (AMI). Kyle Kolesar and Jeff Rodman of KeyBank arranged the financing through Freddie Mac’s Tax Exempt Loan program on behalf of NRP Group and the Housing Authority of the City of Austin. The loan, which includes 4 percent low income housing tax credits (LIHTC), features a 15-year term, 35-year amortization schedule and a 24-month interest-only period. Completion is slated for 2019.  

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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — NorthMarq Capital has closed $13.1 million in refinancing for an undisclosed, 218-unit multifamily property located in Corpus Christi. Randy Wolfe and Bert Roberds of NorthMarq secured the 12-year loan, which features a 12-year term, 35-year amortization schedule and three years of interest-only payments, through Fannie Mae’s Green Rewards program.  

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NEW YORK CITY — AMAC, a Midtown Manhattan-based real estate investment firm, has purchased 10 Rutgers Street, a mixed-use property located in downtown Manhattan. Hudson Cos. sold the property for $59 million. Located at the intersection of the Lower East Side and Two Bridges neighborhoods, the asset features 83 residential units and seven retail spaces. The eight-story property features a unit mix of studios, one- and two-bedroom units; amenities include a doorman, a gym, a landscaped garden and a bike room. AMAC plans to renovate the units, common areas and amenities.

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STAMFORD, CONN. — Greystone has provided $55.2 million in Freddie Mac financing for the acquisition of an affordable housing community in Stamford. Dan Sacks of Greystone originated the loan in conjunction with Greystone’s Affordable Lending team. The seven-year adjustable rate Freddie Mac Targeted Affordable Housing loan was provided to a New Jersey-based investment group for the acquisition of The Wescott Apartments, a 261-unit income-restricted property. Built in 1986, the asset was renovated over the last five years and restricts 20 percent of its units to households earning 80 percent or less of the average median income.

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