Most of us have read articles or seen reports that suggest we are building too many apartment units in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Thus, we potentially could have a surplus of multifamily units resulting in lower occupancies and stabilizing rents (sorry to all the apartment renters — don’t anticipate rents going down). Let’s review historical data and trends, then see if we are truly overbuilding. Over the past 22 years, an average of 29,542 single-family building permits were issued annually across the Dallas/Fort Worth area. However, the figure fell to 22,678 on average from 2011 to 2015. Thus, over the past five years there were 34,320 less single-family units delivered than what the market has historically absorbed. In comparison, multifamily permits (those of two or more units) have averaged 14,094 annually over the past 22 years, and 18,417 annually from 2011 to 2015. Over the past three years, 2013 through 2015, the average increased for both single-family (25,937) and multifamily (21,231). The combined average of 47,168 permits over the last three years is above the 22-year average of 43,636 permits. Multifamily permits have most likely increased as a result of a significant decrease in single-family permits. We have only recently …
WILMINGTON, N.C. — Carolina Apartment Advisors has arranged the $34.2 million sale of Carolina Cove, a 600-bed student housing community located less than one mile away from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington campus. Built in 2013, the property features 228 two- and three-bedroom units, as well as a resort-style swimming pool, sundeck, student lounge, business center, fitness center with a tanning bed, beach volleyball court, basketball court, hammock garden, barbecue grills, campus bus route and a private gated entry. John Edwards of Carolina Apartment Advisors represented the seller, University Housing Group. The buyer, Realco Capital Partners, plans to upgrade the furnishings and interiors of the complex.
CHICAGO — CIM Group has completed the construction of Marquee at Block 37, a 690-unit apartment tower in Chicago. The 34-story apartment building sits on top of the four-story Block Thirty Seven retail center. Marquee at Block 37, which is located at 25 W. Randolph St., offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include an outdoor pool and sundeck, fire pits, rooftop hot tub, dog run and wash, fitness center, event room, business center and outdoor terraces. Block Thirty Seven is 275,000 square feet and includes an 11-screen AMC Dine-In Theatre. Construction began on Marquee at Block 37 in October 2014.
INDIANAPOLIS — RESOURCE Commercial Real Estate has arranged the sale of a 328-unit apartment community in Indianapolis. ROCO-Abington Apartments LLC purchased the property from Abington Apartments LLC for an undisclosed price. Built in 1981, Abington Apartments consists of 26 two- and three-story buildings. Amenities at the property include a clubhouse, fitness center, pool, business center, lake, carports, tennis court, extra storage, laundry room and playgrounds. The complex also offers five floor plans from which to choose. Michael Wernke of RESOURCE Commercial Real Estate brokered the transaction.
TEXAS and OKLAHOMA — Greystone Real Estate Advisors has closed the $210 million sale of an eight-property seniors housing portfolio in Texas and Oklahoma. Harrison Street Real Estate Capital and Bridgewood Property Co. sold the properties to Cardinal Bay, a private company based in Texas. Greystone represented the seller in the transaction. The properties are: • Village on the Park, Oklahoma City, 188 units • Carriage Inn, Bryan, Texas, 90 units • Carriage Inn, Conroe, Texas, 91 units • Village on the Park, Friendswood, Texas, 158 units • Village on the Park, Houston, 183 units • Carriage Inn, Huntsville, Texas, 81 units • Carriage Inn, Katy, Texas, 146 units • Carriage Inn, Lake Jackson, Texas, 102 units
EDMOND, OKLA. — Harborview Capital Partners has arranged a $4.3 million bank loan for the purchase of a 98-unit multifamily property located in Edmond, Okla. The loan features a one month Libor-based interest rate. This is the most recent of several deals Harborview has closed on behalf of the Missouri-based lender, and the second loan Harborview has closed for the California-based property owner this year. Jeff Fuchs and Andrew Eisen of Harborview’s New York headquarters negotiated the loan. The loan includes specified funds for exterior and interior capital upgrades to the property.
HOUSTON — Morgan has opened Pearl CityCentre and Pearl Residences at CityCentre, two luxury apartment developments in Houston. Located across the street from one another at 10401 and 10402 Town & Country Way, the two communities are near shopping destinations, employment in the energy corridor and Westchase District, and highly rated local schools. Pearl CityCentre contains 311 one- and two-bedroom units in a seven-story concrete and steel building. Units range from 650 to 1,500 square feet, with an average size of 950 square feet. Pearl Residences at CityCentre has 148 one-, two- and three-bedroom units in an eight-story concrete and steel building. Designed for residents seeking more square footage, the units in the community range from 750-2,500 square feet, with an average size of over 1,500 square feet. Each property features a cyber café, business center, athletic club and swimming pool. All residents have access to a sky lounge and shuttle service to nearby CityCentre.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Manhattan Building Co. has opened Cast Iron Lofts II, a 27-story luxury residential building in Jersey City. Located at 300 Coles St., the industrial-inspired building features 232 apartments in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, indoor and outdoor amenities and 20,000 square feet of street-level retail space. The building is the second property to open within the Cast Iron Lofts collection, which is spearheading the creation of SoHo West (South of Hoboken, N.J., West of New York City), a new neighborhood of oversized residences in highly-amenitized buildings on the border of Jersey City and Hoboken. Construction is well underway on the next two-tower building, which will include 337 residences. When complete, the SoHo West development will comprise 1,360 residences in multiple buildings and street-level retail space.
PHOENIX — Bridge Investment Group has purchased the 856-unit Saratoga Ridge apartment complex in Phoenix for $75.5 million. The community is located at 1450 E. Bell Road in the Deer Valley submarket. It was built in 1984 and is currently 95 percent occupied. Jim Crews and Brett Polachek of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, the Variable Annuity of Life Insurance Company (AIG Asset Management LLC), in this transaction.
PHOENIX – The 312-unit Arboretum at South Mountain apartment complex in Phoenix has sold to an unnamed buyer for $45.5 million. The community is located at 15251 S. 50th St. in Ahwatukee Foothills, an urban village adjacent to South Mountain Park in Phoenix. Arboretum at South Mountain is situated near Interstate 10, U.S. Route 60, Loop 101 and the upcoming Loop 202 expansion. Notable employers in the area include Intel, Verizon Wireless, Honeywell, Avnet and Insight. Steve Gebing of Institutional Property Advisors and Cliff David of Marcus & Millichap’s National Multi Housing Group represented the unnamed seller and procured the buyer.