LONG BRANCH, N.J. – Conceptual renderings of the interiors and common areas are now available for South Beach at Long Branch, a luxury residential project. Currently under construction, South Beach at Long Branch occupies 1.7 oceanfront acres between Ocean Avenue and Ocean Boulevard at the intersection of North Bath Avenue. FEM South Beach Urban Renewal is the developer for the project, which will include 47 one- to five-bedroom multifamily residences ranging from 1,352 to 3,382 square feet, with pre-construction pricing starting at $1.2 million. Completion is slated for spring 2019. Construction crews will pour concrete and place footings and foundations in the next 90 days. Members of the architectural, construction and design teams include construction managers David Ulassin and Jared Yorder of Cornerstone Construction, interior designers Brian Dumervil and Steven Gurowitz of Interiors by Steven G., site engineer John Buletza of Nelson Engineering and architect Stephen Carlidge of Shore Point Architecture.
Multifamily
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Mark Whelan of NorthMarq Capital has arranged $2.4 million in earn-out/supplemental financing for a 123-unit multifamily property located in Manchester. The transaction was structured with an eight-year term on a 28-year amortization schedule. NorthMarq arranged financing for the borrower through its relationship with a regional bank.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Spanish Village Apartments, a 13-unit property located at 2210 Enfield Road in the Tarrytown neighborhood of Austin. Built in two phases in 1940 and 1960, the property consists of 12 two-bedroom units and one one-bedroom unit. Josh Kantor and Mike Moffitt, Jr. of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an undisclosed individual. The buyer’s name and representative were not disclosed.
SOUTH BEND, IND. — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has arranged a $6.3 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Legacy Village at Notre Dame. The 14-unit student housing property is located in South Bend. The 12-year loan features a 30-year amortization schedule and was arranged through a partnership with Old Capital Lending. RWD Campus Developments LLC was the borrower.
Robbins Electra Acquires Three Multifamily Communities in Jacksonville, Metro Atlanta for $78.4M
by John Nelson
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. AND STOCKBRIDGE, GA. — Robbins Electra has purchased three multifamily communities totaling 880 units in Jacksonville and Stockbridge for a combined $78.4 million. The properties include the 352-unit Vue at Baymeadows and the 160-unit Palm Trace in Jacksonville and the 368-unit Marbella Place in Stockbridge. The multifamily investor purchased Vue at Baymeadows for $34.2 million, Palm Trace for $11.7 million and Marbella Place for $32.5 million. Robbins Electra will invest $2.2 million to upgrade Vue at Baymeadows, which was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale; an undisclosed amount to upgrade Palm Trace, which was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale; and nearly $2 million to upgrade Marbella Place, which was 93 percent occupied at the time of sale. Robbins Electra’s portfolio now includes more than 22,400 apartment units totaling over $2.5 billion in value.
KeyBank Arranges $14.9M Acquisition Loan for Affordable Housing Property in Metro Atlanta
by John Nelson
STOCKBRIDGE, GA. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has arranged a $14.9 million acquisition loan for North Park at Eagle’s Landing, a 244-unit apartment community in Stockbridge, roughly 20 miles south of Atlanta. Built in 1999, the property designates 67 units for tenants earning roughly 80 percent of the area median income. Caleb Marten of KeyBank arranged the seven-year Fannie Mae loan with one year of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule.
Interest Rates Are Top Concern for Multifamily Professionals, Capital One Survey Finds
by John Nelson
BETHESDA, MD. — Concern over potential interest rate hikes is tempering optimism in the multifamily market, according to a recent survey conducted by Capital One Multifamily Finance. Capital One conducted the survey during the NMHC 2017 conference in San Diego in late January. The survey gauges emerging trends and industry insights from multifamily real estate professionals across the country. About 51 percent of multifamily professionals consider rising interest rates to be their biggest challenge in 2017, more than double the 25 percent of respondents who cited rising costs as their greatest concern. Only 5 percent of those surveyed anticipate potential regulation to be their biggest challenge this year. (Percentages are based on 95 responses.) These interest rate concerns may signal the end of the current cycle for the multifamily market as 50 percent of those surveyed believe the market has entered the last few legs of the race, while only 7 percent feel the cycle is in its early stages. Despite market sentiment, significantly more respondents anticipate being buyers than sellers in 2017; 51 percent said that they anticipate being buyers, while 23 percent anticipate being sellers. “While more industry professionals expect to be buyers than sellers in 2017, increasing …
NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS — National Health Investors Inc., a Tennessee-based healthcare and seniors housing REIT, has acquired a 126-bed skilled nursing facility in New Braunfels, a northeastern suburb of San Antonio, for $13.9 million. NHI will lease the facility, which opened in 2015, to an affiliate of The Ensign Group Inc., a company with numerous subsidiaries that operate rehabilitative and assisted living properties.
PORT ORCHARD, WASH. — A joint venture between New Standard Equities and an affiliate of Brixton Capital has acquired the 276-unit Arbor Terrace apartment community in Port Orchard for $38.1 million. The community is located at 1800 Sydney Ave. The JV plans to implement a $3 million repositioning at the property that includes a full renovation of the asset’s 1995-vintage unit interiors, as well as improvements to the fitness center, leasing facility and exteriors. The acquisition was leveraged with a $30.15 million loan from Freddie Mac, which CBRE’s Brian Eisendrath arranged.
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. – Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Riverview Lofts, an eight-unit apartment property located in North Bergen, for $3.1 million. David Thurston and Charles Loccisano of M&M’s New Jersey office represented the seller, a limited liability company, as well as the buyer. Riverview Lofts is located at 8917 Old River Road in North Bergen, across the street from Edgewater Town Hall.