CATHEDRAL CITY, CALIF. — Community Preservation Partners (CPP) has acquired Mountain View Apartments, a 280-unit affordable seniors housing community in Cathedral City, approximately 100 miles east of Los Angeles. A private trust sold the property for an undisclosed price. In conjunction with the sale, CPP has unveiled plans for $11.3 million in renovations to the community, which includes 70 buildings of four one-bedroom units each on a 20-acre plot. The community was built in 1984, and renovations are slated for completion by late 2017. Planned renovations include replacing all windows and doors, new paint, water efficiency upgrades, new exterior lighting and landscaping, cable television and wireless internet installation, new appliances, and fully remodeled bathrooms. The cost of the upgrades equates to approximately $40,000 per unit. Irvine-based CPP is an affordable housing rehabilitation company that owns more than 4,500 units across the United States.
MEDIA, PA. — BET Investments Inc. has broken ground on West End Flats, a multifamily building located at the corner of Baltimore Pike and Brooke Street in Media. Slated for completion in 2018, the property will feature 162 apartments, common area social space and a covered parking garage. On-site amenities will include an outdoor swimming pool and lounge area, virtual spin and yoga classes, an aerobic and free-weight fitness center, social gathering areas with fireplaces, 24-hour concierge, and game/media room with pool table, shuffle board and HD television.
BOSTON — An affiliate of Akelius US has purchased Carson Tower, a multifamily property in south Boston, from a joint venture between Fairfield Residential and an institutional partner for $64.2 million. Built in 1973, the property features 153 apartment units. With this acquisition, Akelius owns 11 properties in Boston and a total of 28 properties in the United States. The name of the seller was not released. Simon Butler and Biria St. John of CBRE/New England represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
TAMPA, FLA. — Continental Realty Corp. has purchased The Grand Reserve at Tampa Palms, a 390-unit apartment community located at 16616 Palm Royal Drive in Tampa. The Baltimore-based real estate investment firm acquired the asset from PGIM Real Estate for $65.5 million on behalf of Continental Realty Fund IV LP, which is focused on acquiring value-add retail and multifamily properties in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions. Constructed in 1999 on approximately 41 acres, The Grand Reserve is a gated community comprised of 15 three-story garden buildings that feature one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom floorplans ranging from 890 to 1,800 square feet. The property is located within the master-planned community of Tampa Palms and features a clubhouse with a health and fitness facility and resident lounge; an outdoor pool, sundeck and Jacuzzi; screened outdoor kitchen area; sand volleyball pit; lighted tennis and basketball courts and a children’s playground. Individual storage units and a car care center are also integrated within the residential community. Greg Engler, Pat Jones and Chris Chadbourne of Walker & Dunlop Investment Sales represented PGIM Real Estate in the sale.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — CBRE Capital Markets has secured $49.1 million in permanent financing for a four-property, 630-unit multifamily portfolio in Tallahassee. The properties in the refinancing include the 104-unit Arbor Station II, the 132-unit Azalea Place, the 274-unit Arbor View and the 120-unit Eagles Landing. Glenn Housman of CBRE’s Orlando office arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, Arbor Properties Inc. The financing included four separate non-recourse loans originated via CBRE’s Fannie Mae DUS program. The loans featured 10-year terms and fixed interest rates below 4 percent.
ATLANTA — A joint venture between Wingate Cos. and Columbia Residential has opened City Lights Apartment Homes, an 80-unit affordable seniors housing community in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood of Atlanta. The units, all one-bedroom, are reserved for residents over the age of 62. Prudential Mortgage Capital Co. provided construction financing for City Lights, which comprises a four-story building spanning 93,333 square feet. Financial partners on City Lights included Community Affordable Housing Equity Corp., Sugar Creek Capital, Georgia Department of Community Affairs, The City of Atlanta, InvestAtlanta and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The design team included architect JHP Architecture/Urban Design and general contractor Agile Construction. The project is part of a redevelopment plan for Village of Bedford Pine, and Wingate has announced Phase II of the redevelopment, a 96-unit affordable community called Station 464, which will not have any age restrictions. Four existing buildings will be torn down to make way for construction of the five-story Station 464. Wingate plans to start construction of that project as early as 2017.
ROBINSONVILLE, MISS. — Dougherty Mortgage has closed a $14 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of two apartment communities in Robinsonville. The properties, River Pointe and Cypress Lakes, total 312 units. Dougherty Mortgage’s Brentwood, Tenn.-office arranged the 10-year loan with a 30-year amortization schedule on behalf of the borrower, Cypress River LLC.
MINNEAPOLIS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of 860 10th Ave. Southeast in Dinkytown, a commercial district within Minneapolis, for $1.3 million. The nine-unit student housing building was constructed in 1990 and features 24 beds. Josh Talberg, Mox Gunderson, Dan Linnell, Adam Haydon and Abe Roberts of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. The Marcus & Millichap team also represented the buyer, a private investor.
SAN ANTONIO — Draper and Kramer Inc. has acquired The View at Encino Commons Apartment Homes, a rental community situated in the Stone Oak area of north central San Antonio. Located at 21303 Encino Commons Blvd., the 27-building community features 324 apartments in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, ranging in size from 677 square feet to 1,497 square feet. On-site amenities include a resort-style pool with covered pavilion, kitchen and grilling area and outdoor televisions, and a clubhouse with a resident lounge, entertaining kitchen, theater room, business center and internet café and a fitness studio. Draper and Kramer will also take over management of the property through its residential management division.
SAN ANTONIO — MBP Capital has acquired Honey Hill Apartments, a multifamily asset located in San Antonio’s Medical District, for an undisclosed price. The company has hired Dallas-based Catalyst Multifamily to handle the day-to-day property management of the 346-unit asset. MBP Capital plans to invest $3 million in capital improvements, including full interior renovations, full exterior paint, new patio and balcony fencing, outdoor amenities, remodeled clubhouse and extensive landscaping upgrades. MBP Capital finished 2016 with more than $55 million of transactions in the fourth quarter. The company acquired the 96-unit Bradfield Place in Garland, Texas; the 201-unit Riverbend Village in Arlington, Texas; and sold the 160-unit The Monterey Apartments in Irving.