TYLER, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of The Woodlands, a 256-unit apartment complex located in the East Texas city of Tyler. Built in 1984, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as fitness and business centers, a pool and package lockers. Taylor Hill, William Hubbard, Drew Kile, Joey Tumminello and Michael Ware of IPA represented the seller, BH Equities, in the transaction and procured the buyer, Clover Capital Partners. Brian Eisendrath, Cameron Chalfant and Harry Krieger of IPA Capital Markets originated an undisclosed amount of agency acquisition financing for the deal that was structured with a seven-year term and fixed interest rate.
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NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between locally based owner-operators, The Hudson Cos. and BRP Cos., has received $343 million in financing for Phase II of La Central, a multifamily project in the South Bronx that will add 420 affordable and supportive housing units to the local supply. The second phase will encompass Building C (166 units) and Building E (254 units), which will rise 13 and 26 stories, respectively, and house one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units that will be reserved for households earning between 30 and 80 percent of the area median income. In addition, Phase II, which is slated for a 2028 completion, will include 1,567 square feet of commercial space, 13,000 square feet of community space and 7,134 square feet of public garden space. Building C will be constructed to meet Passive House standards, operating entirely on electricity to eliminate carbon emissions, while Building E will be built to achieve LEED Gold certification. Following completion of Phase II, La Central will comprise more than 1,000 units across five buildings. Buildings A and B, which opened in 2021, house nearly 500 affordable apartments between them, and Building A is also home to a YMCA. Building D, completed …
MONTCLAIR, N.J. — New York City-based real estate giant Tishman Speyer has purchased Two South Willow, a 200-unit apartment building located in the Northern New Jersey community of Montclair, for $96.1 million. Completed in 2021, Two South Willow consists of 180 market-rate units and 20 affordable housing units in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a fitness center, roof deck, resident lounge, interior courtyard and barbecue grills. Tishman Speyer plans to undertake a series of targeted enhancements to the lounge, roof deck, common areas and mechanical systems, as well as to re-orient the lobby and add a coworking lounge and pet washing station. Jeffrey Dunne, Stuart MacKenzie, Eric Apfel and Travis Langer of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
STONINGTON, CONN. — JLL has arranged a $41.5 million construction loan for Stonington Village, a 160-unit multifamily project in southern coastal Connecticut. Stonington Village will consist of six buildings, including a clubhouse, pool and parking facilities. Units will come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, including an affordable housing component, and the development will feature approximately 10,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Henry Schaffer and Madeline Joyce of JLL arranged the five-year, fixed-rate loan through Liberty Bank on behalf of the locally based developer, READCO. Completion of the first phase of construction is slated for 2027.
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. — Regional investment firm Tower Management has acquired Hudson Ridge, a 215-unit apartment building located outside of Manhattan in North Bergen. Built in 1949, the property offers a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units, as well as outdoor picnic areas and garage parking. Thomas Didio, Thomas Didio Jr., Gerard Quinn and Michael Mataras of JLL provided a $24.2 million Freddie Mac fixed-rate acquisition loan to Tower Management for the deal. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
HARTFORD, CONN. — Locally based brokerage firm Chozick Realty has negotiated the $4.1 million sale of Webb Manor Apartments, a 43-unit multifamily complex in Hartford. Constructed in 1951 and recently renovated, Webb Manor offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Recent capital improvements include a new elevator, a fully repaved parking lot and comprehensive upgrades of unit interiors. Steve Pappas and Tess Cullen of Chozick Realty brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
MG Developer Obtains $105M Construction Loan for Multifamily Development in Hialeah, Florida
by John Nelson
HIALEAH, FLA. — MG Developer has obtained a $105 million construction loan for Metro Parc South, a 347-unit apartment community located at 954 and 934 E. 25th St. in Hialeah, a suburb of Miami. The multifamily project will be part of MG Developer’s 2.3 million-square-foot Metro Center master project that also includes the 10-story Metro Parc tower, the 55-unit Metro Station and the 620-unit Metro Parc North community. New York-based SCALE Lending, the debt financing arm of Slate Property Group, provided the new loan to MG Developer, which plans to break ground on Metro Parc South in the second quarter. Tal Bar-Or, David Strongwater and Parker Thelander of Lantern Real Estate arranged the financing. The development will comprise studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments. The design-build team includes Miami-based Modis Architects and Coral Gables-based KAST Construction.
PRINCETON, FLA. — Miami-based Pinnacle has opened Pinnacle at Tropical Pointe, a new 215-unit affordable housing community located at 25155 S.W. 136th Ave. in Princeton, a city in south Miami-Dade County. The property features a mix of one- to four-bedroom apartments spread across six garden-style buildings, with amenities including a swimming pool, fitness center, business center and a playground. The community is designated for households earning up to 60 percent of the area median income. Pinnacle’s capital partners on the project included Bank of America, the Florida Housing Finance Corp., Miami-Dade County and Citibank.
IPA Negotiates $25.5M Sale of 208-Unit Monte Vista Multifamily Property in Glendale, Arizona
by Amy Works
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of Monte Vista, an apartment community in Glendale. A workforce and affordable housing fund acquired the asset from a private seller for $25.5 million, or $122,596 per unit. Built in 1985, Monte Vista features 208 apartments, a swimming pool, laundry facility and covered parking. Apartments offer washer/dryer connections, dishwashers and walk-in closets. The average unit size is 787 square feet. Cliff David and Steve Gebing of IPA, along with Darrell Moffitt of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
MIAMI — PMG has secured a $413 million construction loan for One Twenty Brickell Residences, a two-tower condominium and apartment development located at 120 S.W. 8th St. in Miami’s Brickell Financial District. Christopher Peck, Brian Gaswirth, Nicco Lupo, Nick Lavin, Jimmy Calvo and Paul Adams of JLL arranged the financing through an Ares Real Estate fund and Monarch Alternative Capital. Andrew Warman, Jon Blank and Paton Marion of PMG’s capital markets team worked on the deal internally. PMG plans to break ground on One Twenty Brickell Residences the first week of May and complete the development in 2028. The condominium tower will rise 37 stories and house 266 fully furnished, for-sale condominiums, as well as 60,000 square feet of amenities that include an owner’s lounge, infinity-edge pool and an upscale fitness and wellness center that includes treatment rooms, a yoga lawn, outdoor terraces and a high-end fitness studio. The condos were 91 percent sold at the time of financing, and each condo owner will have a deed to an office suite. The multifamily high-rise, which will be operated by Sentral, will rise 41 stories and feature a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as a 48,000-square-foot amenity …