DALLAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Timberbrook Apartments, a 70-unit apartment property located in Dallas. John Barker and Daniel Burton of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Worth office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. Barker also secured the buyer, an individual/personal trust. The 69,745-square-foot property sits on 3.1 acres at 2468 Laughlin Drive and consists of eight, two-story brick buildings featuring pitched roofs.
GAINESVILLE, FLA. — Landmark Properties has unveiled The Standard at Gainesville, a 1,200-bed, mixed-use student housing community located near the University of Florida campus in Gainesville. The development will be connected to an AC by Marriott Hotel, and will be occupied by retailers including Target, Chick-fil-A and Bento Café. The 430-unit development will offer 22 different floor plans, ranging from studios to six-bedroom options, including two-story penthouse townhomes. Each unit will be wired for high-speed internet and cable, and will include a flat screen TV, gourmet kitchens with stainless steel appliances and granite countertops and a full-size washer and dryer. Community amenities will include rooftop pools and cabanas, a fitness center, racquetball court, golf simulator, computer labs, 24-hour study lounges and an internet café. Premium VIP units will also feature billiards tables and exclusive access to a private rooftop lounge and a second rooftop pool. The development is scheduled for completion in fall 2017. Pre-leasing for the property will begin this Thursday.
ORLANDO, FLA. AND ATLANTA — Blue Rock Partners LLC has purchased two apartment communities in Orlando and Atlanta totaling $44.4 million. The acquisitions included the $21 million purchase of the 320-unit Silver Oaks Apartments in Orlando and the $23.4 million purchase of the 450-unit Landings at Oak Hill in Atlanta. Blue Rock Partners purchased the Orlando asset from Madison Exchange LLC and the Atlanta complex from Chartwell Multifamily LLC. The Tampa-based company purchased both assets in partnership with Canadian investor Rosdev Group. Blue Rock plans to invest $5.8 million in interior and exterior upgrades at the two apartment communities. The company will also rebrand Silver Oaks as The Park at Highgate and Landings at Oak Hill as The Park at Morella. Marcus & Millichap brokered the sale of the Orlando community, and Cushman & Wakefield brokered the sale of the Atlanta project. Pembrook Capital Group provided acquisition financing for the Orlando community, and Wells Fargo Multifamily Capital provided acquisition financing for the Atlanta complex.
MINNEAPOLIS — The Opus Group plans to develop a 30-story multifamily and retail development at 365 Nicollet Ave. in downtown Minneapolis. The pet-friendly high-rise will feature 369 apartments and 9,500 square feet of ground-level retail space. Floor plans will range from alcove units to three-bedroom options, including 36 penthouse suites. All units will include granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and floor-to-ceiling windows. On-site amenities include residential parking, a bike lounge with repair station and seating areas, sauna steam room, a yoga room, hot tub, pool and outdoor cabanas. Construction of the project, which is designed to meet LEED certification, is slated to begin in early October with completion scheduled for summer 2018. Opus Development Co. and Opus Design Build will be the project’s developer and design-builder, respectively. Opus AE Group is the architect and structural engineer of record.
NORTH WALES, PA. — CBRE Capital Markets has arranged the sale and acquisition financing of The Solana Horsham, a 76-unit assisted living and memory care community in North Wales. A joint venture between Capitol Seniors Housing and Formation-Shelbourne Partners sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $31.5 million, or $414,474 per unit. Located at 1419 Horsham Road, the property was 95 percent occupied at the time of closing. Lisa Widmier and Matthew Whitlock of CBRE’s San Diego office represented the seller. Additionally, CBRE originated the five-year, non-recourse floating-rate acquisition loan, which features three years of interest-only payments, for an undisclosed amount for the buyer. Aaron Will of CBRE’s Houston office secured the loan for the borrower.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a mixed-use property located at 239 Elizabeth St. in Manhattan’s Nolita neighborhood. An estate sold the property to a private investor for $7.2 million, or more than $900 per square foot. The six-story property comprises a studio unit, five two-bedroom apartments, five one-bedroom apartments and one retail unit. Peter Von Der Ahe, Joe Koicim and Joshua Grossman of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and buyer in the transaction.
ATLANTA — With so many new facilities and operational models altering the seniors housing landscape, what will be the key to a successful seniors housing development in the future? According to panelists at the InterFace Seniors Housing Southeast Conference, the answer is flexibility. Colleen Blumenthal, managing director with Florida-based seniors housing advisory firm HealthTrust, moderated the “State of the Industry” panel at the event, which drew approximately 315 industry professionals to the Westin Buckhead in Atlanta on Aug. 25. The panelists included Richard Hutchinson, president and CFO of Florida-based owner-operator Discovery Senior Living; Joe Weisenburger, vice president of seniors housing for Ohio-based REIT Welltower; Kevin Pascoe, executive vice president of investments for Tennessee-based REIT National Health Investors (NHI); Charles Turner, president of Texas-based developer PinPoint Senior Living; and Mark Spiegel, president of Georgia-based developer Formation Development Group. Flexible Spaces Create Agile Buildings When asked about the successful seniors housing communities of the future, several panelists cited flexibility as a top consideration — including everything from room sizes to price point to use of common spaces. “As we’re building new product, we’re trying not to have common areas that guess what the future trends are going to be,” said Spiegel. Formation …
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. — Dougherty Mortgage has arranged a $21.2 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of The District at Hamilton, a 300-unit, market-rate apartment complex located in Chattanooga. The gated, pet-friendly property features a swimming pool, sundeck, grilling area, business center, athletic center and two lighted tennis courts. The interiors include Whirlpool appliances, window coverings, decks or sunrooms and built-in microwaves. Dougherty Mortgage’s Nashville office arranged the 15-year loan with a 30-year amortization schedule on behalf of the borrowers, Calhoun Shores LLC, Fremount House LLP and Hamilton Place CAG LLC.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Ironstate Development and Panepinto Properties are developing the final tower at the team’s multi-phase Columbus Drive project in Jersey City. Located at 90 Columbus Drive, the 50-story, 539-unit luxury apartment tower will be the fourth tower in the development, which already features residential buildings at 50 and 70 Columbus Drive, a more than 900-space parking garage and an under-construction 152-room Marriott Residence Inn at 80 Columbus Drive. The joint venture broke ground on the final tower earlier this year and completion is slated for October 2018. Completion for the hotel is slated for this winter. Russell Bershad of Gibbons Real Property & Environmental department has represented the joint venture on the Columbus project since its inception. The Gibbons team has closed $170 million in permanent financing for 70 Columbus, $155 million in construction financing for 90 Columbus and completed a $16 million term loan for the 70 Columbus project. Additionally, Gibbons served as counsel in connection with the ED-5 equity investment component for 90 Columbus.
NEW YORK CITY — Cignature Realty Associates has brokered the sale of a multifamily building located at 546 Isham St. in the Inwood section of Manhattan. Hillcrest Acquisitions acquired the five-story corner building from Geisinger Equities for $9.4 million, or $249 per square foot. Built in 1928, the 37,700-square-foot property features 49 apartments in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Lazer Sternhell and Peter Vanderpool of Cignature Realty represented the buyer and seller in the deal.