NEW YORK CITY — New York City-based Skyline Developers has topped out a 97-unit multifamily project at 18 W. 55th St. in Midtown Manhattan. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects, the building rises 25 stories and spans 152,000 square feet, including 10,000 square feet of amenities and 5,265 square feet of retail space. Construction began in mid-2023, and delivery is slated for 2025. Goldman Sachs financed construction of the project.
SAN DIEGO — The Dinerstein Cos. has completed the disposition of Millennium PQ, a multifamily property located in San Diego’s Rancho Penasquitos neighborhood, to GID Real Estate Investments for $167 million, or $504,532 per unit. Millennium PQ features 331 apartments with high-end finishes and resort-style amenities in a low-density, garden-style setting. Hunter Combs led the Walker & Dunlop investment sales team that represented the seller and buyer in the transaction.
VISTA, CALIF. — Gelt Venture Partners has purchased Rancho Hills Apartments in Vista, approximately 40 miles north of San Diego. An undisclosed party sold the asset for $53.5 million. The 148-unit apartment community is located at 856 Heatherwood Lane. Built in 1986, the garden-style property features 10 two-story buildings on 7.3 acres. The community includes a mix of 56 one-bedroom units and 92 two-bedroom units with floor plans ranging from 553 square feet to 909 square feet. Recently upgraded apartments include washers/dryers, quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances and private balconies/patios. On-site amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, pool, spa and a gas barbecue area. Rachel Parsons, Derrek Ostrzyzek and Mike Murphy of CBRE represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
CHESTERFIELD, MO. — Tutera Senior Living & Health Care and Shelbourne Healthcare Development Group have opened The Lumiere of Chesterfield, a $55 million senior living community in the St. Louis suburb of Chesterfield. The 193,000-square-foot development, situated near Chesterfield Mall, features 96 independent living units, 37 assisted living units and 17 memory care units. The independent living units are now open, while the assisted living will open in late July and the memory care will follow in August. Amenities include libraries, bistros, a wine room, dog park, bocce ball, putting green, gardens and pedestrian pathways. Moseley Architects served as the project architect, while Faulkner Design Group was the interior designer. The project gets its name from the French word for light, “lumiere.” The development features large windows for letting in daylight.
Merchants Capital Provides $17.1M for Construction of Supportive Housing Development in Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS — Merchants Capital has provided $17.1 million in construction financing for The Marvetta & Anthony Grimes Family Center, a 36-unit supportive housing development in Indianapolis. The property will serve households recovering from addiction. Merchants Capital provided $9.5 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) equity financing, and Merchants Bank provided a $7.6 million equity bridge loan. Financing from The Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority included a $750,000 Development Fund Loan in addition to 9 percent LIHTC financing as part of the Emerging Developer 2023 Rental Housing Tax Credit General Set-Aside. Additional partners included First Merchants Bank and The National Bank of Indianapolis. The developer, 2 Thirty-Eight Properties LLC, is building the project in collaboration with Seeds of Hope to accommodate a shortage of recovery centers in the area. RealAmerica Cos. is the development consultant and general contractor. RealAmerica Management will serve as the property manager. Volunteers of America Ohio and Indiana and Seeds of Hope will provide onsite services and support for families in recovery, and St. Mary’s Early Childhood Center will provide daycare services. The development will comprise two two-story buildings with 24 two-bedroom units, 12 three-bedroom units and an onsite daycare center. Tenants will be referred …
CLUTE, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Vanderbilt Apartments, a 288-unit multifamily community located south of Houston in Clute. The property was built in 1978 and offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a pool, dog park, playground and outdoor grilling and dining stations. Nico Bianchi and Kent Myers of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an entity doing business as Gupta Vanderbilt Place LLC, in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, a locally based limited liability company.
DALLAS — Locally based developer Mintwood Real Estate has begun leasing Oakhouse, a 219-unit mixed-income residential project in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas. Mintwood developed the project in partnership with Mirasol Capital and New York City-based MSquared. Approximately half the units are reserved for households earning 80 percent or less of the area median income. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, dog park, children’s play area and a resident lounge. WDG Associates designed the project, and Rogers O’Brien served as the general contractor. Independent Financial provided construction financing.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — CBRE has arranged the $221.5 million sale of Lenox and Quinn Apartments, two adjacent buildings totaling 408 units in Jersey City’s Paulus Hook neighborhood. Built in 2017, Lenox consists of 255 units and includes a 257-space automated parking garage. Quinn was constructed in 2018 and totals 153 units. According to Apartments.com, both properties offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Both properties also house various Class A amenities. Jeffrey Dunne, Stuart MacKenzie, Eric Apfel, Travis Langer and Daniel Blumenkrantz of CBRE represented the seller, institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, Hines Interests.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $29 million sale of a portfolio of three multifamily buildings totaling 59 units in Manhattan’s East Village neighborhood. The buildings at 129 Second Ave. and 36 Saint Marks Place all rise six stories and house 10 retail spaces between them. Joe Koicim, Logan Markley, Zan Colin and Matt Berger of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Jonis Realty, in the transaction and procured the buyer, Ryco Capital. Both parties are locally based.
VANCOUVER, WASH. — JLL has directed the sale of Van Mall Retirement, a seniors housing community in Vancouver, just across the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon. Lytle Enterprises sold the asset to a regional Pacific Northwest owner and operator for $28 million. Located at 7808 NE 51st St., Van Mall Retirement features 191 independent living and assisted living units in one- and two-bedroom layouts. The property was constructed in 1989 and expanded in 1994. The pet-friendly community features an on-site theater; salon and barbershop; fitness center; activity and games room; arts and crafts studio; library; and bistro. Jay Wagner, Rick Swartz, Aaron Rosenzweig, Alanna Ellis, Dan Baker and Dean Ferris of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller, procured the buyer and procured acquisition financing from a regional bank on behalf of the buyer in the transaction.