ATLANTA — Peak Campus and investment partner Blue Vista Capital Management LLC have broken ground on Theory West Midtown, a 525-bed student housing community located near the Georgia Institute of Technology in Midtown Atlanta. The project will feature studio, one-, two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom, fully furnished units. Shared amenities will include a resort-style pool, rooftop amenity deck, fitness center, business center, study/conference areas, a package locker system and parking and bike storage. Theory West Midtown will also feature 10,500 square feet of ground level retail space along Marietta Street. The development is scheduled to open in fall 2019.
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MADISON, ALA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $37 million sale of Madison Park, a 308-unit apartment community in Madison, a city in northern Alabama. Jimmy Adams and Craig Hey of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, WCDM Development, in the transaction. Hayden Properties acquired the property. Constructed in 2008, Madison Park includes one- to three-bedroom units, and features a fitness center, on-site storage units, picnic area, pool, business center, package service and private garages.
GREENVILLE, N.C. — A joint venture between FM Capital, Gottlieb Family Partners and AMAC Holdings has acquired Captain’s Quarters, a 1,692-bed student housing community located near East Carolina University in Greenville, for $17.7 million. Howard Jenkins of CBRE | Raleigh, along with the CBRE Southeast Multifamily Carolinas Group and CBRE | Student Housing, arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, LNR. The property is set to undergo renovations and rebranding. The community will be renamed Paramount 3800. The property spans 38 buildings and features three resort-style pools with outdoor lounging and dining areas, two clubhouses, a full-court basketball gymnasium, double sand volleyball courts, a dog park, fitness center, theater room, computer lab and multiple private and group study rooms. The Preiss Co. will manage the property.
SAINT LOUIS PARK, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Tamarind Apartments in Saint Louis Park near Minneapolis for $15.6 million. The 102-unit apartment property is located at 2300 Ridge Drive. Built in 1986, the property features one- and two-bedroom units. The community was 100 percent occupied at the time of sale. Mox Gunderson, Dan Linnell and Josh Talberg of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a local partnership. The team also secured the undisclosed buyer.
HOUSTON — HFF has arranged the capitalization of Hanover River Oaks, a 39-story luxury high-rise apartment tower under construction in Houston’s River Oaks neighborhood. Cortney Cole, Scott Galloway and Dustin Selzer of HFF represented Hanover Co. and institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management to capitalize the project’s equity and construction financing. Located at 2930 Kirby Drive in Houston’s Upper Kirby District, the property will feature 370 residential units and nearly 10,000 square feet of ground-level retail space. Units will average 1,172 square feet and feature stainless steel appliances, stone countertops, kitchen islands and pantries, garden tubs, walk-in closets, computer niches and/or dry bars, floor-to-ceiling windows and faux wood and tile flooring throughout. Community amenities will include a rooftop pool with sunbeds and poolside cabanas, outdoor grilling and dining stations, 24-hour fitness club, clubhouse with lounge seating, catering kitchen with private dining room, theater, landscaped garden courtyard, water wall garden, pet washing station, 24-hour concierge, controlled-access parking garage and panoramic city views. The project broke ground in December, with the first units expected to open in the first quarter of 2020.
ORANGE, CALIF. — Chapman University has received approval for the adaptive reuse of a historic packing house. The university will develop a 402-bed student housing community adjacent to its campus in Orange. The historic Villa Park Orchards Association Packing House will be converted into a museum, student services center and classrooms or offices for the university. The new student housing development will target upperclassmen, and is being designed to reflect the character of the packing house and the surrounding community. The project’s designers are Togawa Smith Martin Inc. and AC Martin. KTGY Architecture + Planning is the university’s design advisor and project representative, and has helped to ensure project consistency, coordinate with various design firms, provide design recommendations and shepherd the project through the approval process. Additional details and a planned completion date have yet to be announced.
CASHMERE, WASH. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage has arranged the sale of Cashmere Convalescent Center, a 65-bed skilled nursing facility in Cashmere, located between Seattle and Spokane. The price was not disclosed. A regional owner-operator based in Idaho purchased the property, seeking to expand its footprint beyond the northern Rocky Mountain region. The 21,820-square-foot facility sits on four acres of land, leaving room for future expansion. Jason Punzel, Brad Goodsell and Nick Cacciabando of Senior Living Investment Brokerage handled the transaction.
BOSTON — Natixis has arranged a $480 million construction loan for Cottonwood Management to develop 3.5 acres in Boston Seaport Square in Boston. The loan will finance a 717-unit residential facility, two condominium towers and one luxury rental tower, as well as a two-story, 125,000-square-foot retail base podium centered around a public courtyard. The overall project is an 819,000-square-foot mixed-use space on Boston’s waterfront. The property’s residential units will feature luxury finishes including quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, gas fireplaces, floor-to-ceiling windows and in-unit laundry, custom Italian cabinetry and porcelain tile. Common amenities will include a wine room, a lounge, outdoor and indoor swimming pools, a spa treatment room, a half basketball court, an innovation center, a children’s playroom, a pet spa and lobbies.
MT. LAUREL, N.J. — Jefferson Apartment Group is developing an apartment complex located on 77 acres in Mt. Laurel, an inner suburb of Philadelphia. Jefferson Place Mt. Laurel will comprise 21 separate three-story buildings. Seventeen of the buildings will feature elevators and range in size from 16 to 32 units each. The community will include 98 low- and moderate-income units. The 490 units will range in size from 690 square feet to 1,300 square feet in a mix of one- and two-bedroom layouts with either balconies or patios. On-site amenities will include a 7,100-square-foot clubhouse with a resort-style swimming pool, fire pits, a fitness center, a cyber lounge and a pub room. Construction is slated to break ground this month, with delivery scheduled for spring 2019. JAG Management Co. will provide property management services for the community.
Madison Realty Capital Provides $53.5M in Financing for Mixed-Use Development in Manhattan
by Amy Works
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital (MRC) has provided a $53.5 million acquisition and construction financing package collateralized by a partially constructed mixed-use development at 208 Delancey Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. The borrower, New Empire Real Estate Development, plans to construct an approved 85,000-square-foot, 69-unit residential condominium building and a 10,201-square-foot community facility on the site. MRC funded an initial $15 million at closing to the borrower and has committed to fund an additional $38.5 million to complete construction of the project. The $53.5 million financing package represents approximately 70 percent of the total project cost. The property includes a gross area of 84,579 square feet and a net sellable area of 62,529 square feet. The seller began construction on the site in 2011 and completed excavation, foundation and superstructure work through the fourth floor, but received a stop work order midway through the project. With the MRC financing, the buyer was able to acquire the distressed property and intends to demolish the existing structure, repair any structural deficiencies and begin work on the revised new building plans.