RICHMOND HEIGHTS, MO. — Draper and Kramer Inc. continues leasing up the first phase of EVO, a four-phase apartment development that will bring more than 800 luxury apartment units to suburban St. Louis. Located at 9015 Eager Road in Richmond Heights, EVO includes four planned apartment buildings that are scheduled to be completed by 2020. EVO’s first phase of construction, expected to be complete in early 2017, features a four-story apartment complex with 281 units, including studio, one- and two-bedroom residences. Rents start at $1,100 and floor plans measure from 572 to 1,210 square feet. Holland Construction Services Inc. has already broken ground on the second phase, which will include 46 townhome-style residences.
Multifamily
MINNEAPOLIS — Dougherty Mortgage has arranged a $2.3 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Beltrami Apartments in Minneapolis. Originally built in 1964, the property includes 24 apartment units and was renovated in 2015. The 12-year loan features a 30-year amortization schedule. Alma Equities LLC was the borrower.
ATLANTA — The RADCO Cos., a private multifamily investor based in Atlanta, has purchased Bell Cheshire Bridge, a 318-unit, Class A apartment community located in Atlanta’s Lindbergh neighborhood. RADCO has renamed the asset Radius Cheshire Bridge and plans to invest $4.5 million on capital improvements to modernize the property, including upgrades for the amenities and unit interiors. RADCO financed the purchase using a $44.4 million Freddie Mac loan and $18.7 million in private capital. RADCO Residential will manage the property, which is RADCO’s 13th acquisition in 2016. Built in 2001, Radius Cheshire Bridge features a leasing office and clubhouse with a fitness center, resident lounges and a billiards room that overlooks the swimming pool. Other amenities include a nature trail, dog park, car wash, surface parking, detached car garages and a parking deck.
APEX, N.C. — Greystone has provided a $30.9 million loan to developer RST Development LLC for the construction of The Flats at Apex 540, a 212-unit apartment community located in Apex, roughly 15 miles west of Raleigh. The project will include 457 surface parking spaces, 72 detached garage parking spaces, a clubhouse, pool, fitness center, business center, deck area with a cabana and outdoor kitchen, car care facility and a dog park. Donny Rosenberg of Greystone originated the FHA-insured loan using HUD’s 2016 MAP Guide standards for a lower Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP) threshold based on Green and Energy Efficiency Multifamily Housing requirements. To qualify for the program, a real estate project must produce a Statement of Energy Design Intent (SEDI) score of 75 or higher, and The Flats at Apex 540 produces a SEDI energy score of 82. The financing was fast-tracked by HUD’s Atlanta office, saving RST Development at least four months, according to Greystone. RST Development plans to deliver the asset in mid-2018.
WINTER PARK, FLA. — ARA Newmark has brokered the $28.7 million sale of Cranes Landing, a 252-unit, garden-style apartment community located in Winter Park, a suburb of Orlando. New York-based White Eagle Property Group purchased the asset from the undisclosed seller for $113,690 per unit. Cranes Landing features one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts and amenities such as an indoor racquetball court, fitness center, tennis court, sand volleyball court and two swimming pools. Scott Ramey, Kevin Judd, Patrick Dufour, Marc deBaptiste and Dick Donnellan of ARA Newmark represented the seller in the transaction.
WINTER SPRINGS, FLA. — Watermark Retirement Communities has started construction of The Watermark at Vistawilla, an 89-unit memory care community in the Orlando suburb of Winter Springs. Watermark, The Freshwater Group and development partners Rookis Investment Partners and Gulf Coastal Development Inc. broke ground on the community earlier in December. The project is slated for completion in the fourth quarter of 2017. Tampa-based Chancey Design Partnership designed the project. Watermark will both own and operate the community. Watermark Retirement Communities, based in Tucson, Ariz., is the 13th largest operator of seniors housing communities in the United States, managing 6,713 units across 36 communities, according to the American Seniors Housing Association’s 2016 calculations.
CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $16 million in refinancing for Springvale Apartments, an age-restricted multifamily property located on Skytop Drive in Croton-on-Hudson. The property features 524 units for residents age 55 or older. The transaction was structured with a 15-year term on a 30-year amortization schedule. Robert Ranieri of NorthMarq arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower through NorthMarq’s seller/servicer relationship with Freddie Mac.
Woodmont Properties, Roseland Residential Begin Construction of 59-Unit Apartment Building in New Jersey
by Amy Works
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — Woodmont Properties and Roseland Residential Trust have commenced construction for Metropolitan Lofts, a luxury apartment building located at 11 Dehart St. in Morristown. The building will feature 59 units in a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments and 1,100 square feet of ground-level retail space. On-site amenities include a fitness center and golf simulator. The building is the final component of a mixed-use redevelopment project that combines residential space with 53,000 square feet of retail space at the Shops on the Green and a 795-car public parking facility.
ORANGE, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a mixed-use property located at 256 Reock St. in Orange. A private investor sold the 13,500-square-foot property to an out-of-state buyer for $1.6 million. The property features seven residential units and two commercial spaces. Michael Lombardi of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, while Chip Collins, also of Marcus & Millichap, represented the buyer in the deal.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Pilot Properties has acquired Barclay House, a multifamily property located at 2100 Forest Park Blvd. in the Berkeley Place neighborhood of Fort Worth, from an out-of-state investor for an undisclosed sum. Built in 1926, the property features 17 units in two buildings, a courtyard, covered parking and on-site laundry facilities. Boyan Radic, Doug Banerjee, Andrew Mueller, Ryan Hill and Andrew Hanson of Greysteel represented the seller and procured the buyer. Additionally, Greysteel arranged a three-year loan through a local bank for the acquisition. The loan features two years of interest-only payments, a two-year extension option and a 25-year amortization schedule. Anton Mattli and John Marshall Doss of Greysteel arranged the financing for the buyer.