Multifamily

ST. LOUIS, MO., BELLEVILLE, AND O’FALLON ILL. — Love Funding has arranged two loans totaling $7.4 million to refinance three apartment properties in Missouri and Illinois. In the first transaction, Kevin Kloster refinanced Mississippi Lofts, a 36-unit community in St. Louis. The apartment building is a fully rehabilitated former shoe factory. The second loan was used to refinance Bradford Place, a 68-unit garden-style complex in Belleville and Ansley Oaks a 69-unit garden-style community in O’Fallon. Fedcar LLP was the borrower. Harry Cheatham and Brian Robertson of Love Funding arranged the financing through HUD’s 223(f) program.

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CHETEK, WIS. — Atrium Health and Senior Living has acquired Knapp Haven Nursing Home and Pelican Place Assisted Living in Chetek, approximately 100 miles northwest of Minneapolis. The connected facilities were purchased for $3.1 million. The community includes 14 assisted living units and 97 skilled nursing beds, for a price per bed of $27,928. The 60,691-square-foot community is fully private-pay. Evans Senior Investments brokered the deal.

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DALLAS — RED Development has begun construction on The Union Dallas, an 800,000-square-foot office, residential and retail project scheduled for completion in 2018. First announced in May 2014, the two-tower mixed-use project will offer 417,000 square feet of Class A office space, 309 residential units and 87,000 square feet of retail. StreetLights Residential is leading design and development for the 23-floor residential tower, which will be known as The Christopher. The development will also include a 10,ooo-square-foot restaurant known as The Henry, which will serve breakfast, lunch and dinner. Tenants in the office portion of the development will include Vinson & Elkins, which will lease 82,000 square feet across three floors beginning in 2018. Weaver, the largest independent accounting firm in the Southwest, will move its Dallas office to a 58,000-square-foot space within two floors in the office tower. Located at Field Street and Cedar Springs Road, the mixed-use project is within walking distance of many sports, entertainment, museum and outdoor park venues. Designed by Dallas-based architect HKS Inc., and with DPR as the general contractor, the project will include a 60,000-square-foot Tom Thumb grocery store on the ground floor. Landscape designer Office of James Burnett will design a 21,000-square-foot …

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Austin-based investment group Gill & Tillery has purchased Patton Courtyard Apartments and plans to upgrade the property. Ellen Muskin and Daniel Elam of Muskin Commercial represented the seller in the transaction. Mike Ussery with The Bank of San Antonio coordinated financing. Patton Courtyard is composed of 34 units, which include micro units, studios and one-bedroom apartments. Located at 1706 Patton Lane, Patton Courtyard is located near the University of Texas-Austin.

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MADISON, WIS. — Associated Bank has provided two loans totaling $6.7 million for an 80-unit multifamily property in Madison. The financing consisted of an affordable housing construction loan and a Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) bridge loan. Maple Grove Commons, which will located at 3204-3228 Golden Copper Lane, will consist of one-, two- and three-bedroom units, 68 of which will be reserved for tenants earning below 60 percent of the median income for the county. The project, situated on 3.2 acres, will be delivered next summer. Maple Grove Housing LLC is the borrower, and McGann Construction of Madison is the general contractor. Knothe & Bruce is the design architect of record, and Oakbrook Corp. and Movin’ Out Inc. are co-developing the project. Steve Sosnowski of Associated Bank originated the loan. Associated Bank provided the majority of the loan tax credit equity through a Boston Capital syndicated fund.

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CHICAGO — American Street Capital has arranged a $5.5 million cash-out refinancing loan for an 18-unit multifamily property in Chicago. Amenities at the property include a heated indoor parking garage, elevator, fitness center, party room and rooftop deck. The building is comprised of nine three-bedroom/2.5-bathroom units and nine two-bedroom/two-bathroom units. The non-recourse loan features a five-year adjustable-rate mortgage, a 20-year term and 30-year amortization schedule. The loan was funded through the Freddie Mac Small Balance Program. Igor Zhizhin of American Street Capital originated the loan.

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BURLINGTON, WIS. — Boston Capital has invested approximately $4 million in the construction of a 32-unit apartment community in Burlington, 40 miles southwest of Milwaukee. Boston Capital is teaming up with Bear Development to deliver Fox Crossing II, which will utilize the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program. The property will consist of three market-rate units, 29 units for tenants earning less than 60 percent of the area’s median income and eight units for tenants earning 30 percent less. Units will feature dishwashers, washer and dryer hookups, walk-in closets and patios or balconies. Community amenities will include a 635-square-foot community room with a kitchen, fitness center, laundry facility, interior storage units and secure entry.

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Note 16 Nashville

NASHVILLE, TENN. — Security Properties, a Seattle-based multifamily investment and development firm, has purchased two apartment communities in Nashville for a combined $53.7 million. The assets include the 139-unit Opus 29 in Nashville’s West End neighborhood and the 86-unit Note 16 in the Music Row area. Security Properties has purchased the assets off-market in a 50/50 joint venture with Loma Linda University. This represents the fourth and fifth acquisitions between the two groups. Security Properties used a 10-year, fixed-rate loan for the two transactions.

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Annapolis Junction Town Center

ANNAPOLIS, MD. — Armada Hoffler Properties Inc., a Virginia Beach, Va.-based REIT, has invested $42 million for the development of the $102 million residential component of Annapolis Junction Town Center, a planned 18-acre mixed-use development in Annapolis. Upon completion, Annapolis Junction Town Center will feature 17,000 square feet of retail space, a 150-room hotel, 416 upscale apartment residences and 100,000 square feet of Class A office space. Scheduled to break ground in the second quarter of 2016 with estimated completion in the first quarter of 2018, the Residences will pursue LEED Silver certification and feature structured parking adjacent to the Savage MARC Commuter Rail Station. The investment agreement includes a purchase option for Armada Hoffler to acquire an 88 percent interest in the project at the developer’s cost basis, upon completion of construction. The agreement also includes a $68 million maximum price construction contract for Armada Hoffler to build the asset.

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NORCROSS, GA. — PointOne Holdings has sold Grove Point Apartments, a 312-unit multifamily community in the Atlanta suburb of Norcross for $27 million. The South Florida-based multifamily investor purchased the asset in January 2014 via Auction.com from special servicer CW Capital for approximately $12.8 million. PointOne Holdings invested more than $3 million in capital improvements to the property, including upgrades to unit interiors, overall repairs to building exteriors, replacement of mechanical, electrical and plumbing and improved curb appeal. The company also upgraded the amenities by adding a business center, dog park, fitness center, outdoor kitchens, playground and a Zen garden. During PointOne’s ownership of Grove Point, occupancy rose from 85 percent to more than 97 percent at the time of the sale. Average rents also increased an average of $200 per unit and the property’s net operating income per month increased by 77 percent.

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