ATLANTA and KENNESAW, GA. — Greystar has broken ground on two active adult communities in metro Atlanta: Overture Barrett in Kennesaw and Overture Lindbergh in Atlanta. Both apartment communities are restricted to residents over the age of 55. Overture Barrett will offer 175 luxury apartments and Overture Lindbergh will offer 190 apartments. The communities will include one- and two-bedroom apartments featuring gourmet kitchens with prep islands, granite countertops, tiled backsplashes, custom cabinetry and stainless steel appliances, wood-style plank flooring, nine-foot ceilings, spa-style showers and garden tubs, walk-in closets, full-size top-load washers and dryers, and private balconies or patios in select units. The developers plan to complete construction on Overture Barrett by February 2018 and Overture Lindbergh by summer 2017. Greystar, a South Carolina-based multifamily developer and operator, will break ground on nearly a dozen Overture-branded active adult properties during 2016 in Georgia, Texas, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, California and Arizona.
CHICAGO — Chicago-based Blue Vista Capital Partners has sold three student housing communities located in Mississippi and North Carolina totaling 990 beds. The dispositions include Lafayette Place, a 366-bed community located near the University of Mississippi in Oxford; First Street Place, a 288-bed community located near East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C.; and Pembroke Place, a 336-bed community located near The University of North Carolina at Pembroke in Pembroke, N.C. Campus Partners LLC acquired Pembroke Place. The buyers of Lafayette Place and First Street Place were undisclosed. Dorothy Jackman, Steven Peden and Travis Prince of Colliers International represented Blue Vista Capital Partners in all three transactions. The sales prices were undisclosed.
WOODINVILLE, WASH. — Acacia Capital Corp. has purchased the 360-unit Campbell Run apartments in Woodinville for $98 million. The community is located at 13305 N.E. 171st St., just outside downtown Seattle and the Eastside Tech Corridor. It was built in 1989 and renovated in 2014. Campbell Run is the second largest garden-style apartment community to sell this year on the Eastside in terms of both sales price and number of units, according to the new owner. The seller was Grosvenor Americas, while the property manager was Thrive Communities. Philip Assouad and Giovanni Napoli of Kidder Mathews brokered the transaction.
CHICAGO — HFF, acting on behalf of University of Chicago, has arranged the sale of a housing portfolio that includes 11 properties and five land sites in Chicago. Pioneer Acquisitions LLC acquired the 394-unit housing portfolio free and clear of existing debt for an undisclosed price. The portfolio includes six graduate student housing properties, four faculty/staff buildings, one retail property and five land sites. The properties have a total of 520 beds and approximately 272,593 square feet with residential units averaging 692 square feet. Located in Chicago’s Hyde Park, the properties are within walking distance of campus and six miles south of Chicago’s central business district. Michael Higgins and Brian Kelly of HFF represented the seller in the deal.
CHICAGO — American Street Capital has secured $6.6 million in acquisition financing for a seven-story, multifamily portion of a mixed-use property located in Chicago’s South Loop. Provided by a correspondent life insurance company lender, the non-recourse, 15-year loan includes a 30-year amortization schedule. The recently renovated property features 30 apartment units in a mix of one- and two-bedroom layouts. Igor Zhizhin of American Street Capital originated the loan for the undisclosed borrower.
SAN ANTONIO — The Tobin Endowment has closed on the sale of 44 acres surrounding the original residence of the late Robert L. B. Tobin. Dallas-based Rosewood Property Co. purchased the property and plans to build a mixed-use development on the tract. The property is in the Oakwell Farms area of north-central San Antonio. The sale will preserve the residence, which was designed by Tobin, a San Antonio arts patron, philanthropist and businessman. Two surrounding acres will also be preserved. Before his death in 2000, Tobin converted the residence to the offices of The Tobin Endowment.
WESLEY CHAPEL AND PLANT CITY, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $28.4 million sale of two affordable housing communities in the Tampa Bay metro area. The properties include Pasco Woods Apartments, a 200-unit community in Wesley Chapel, and Park Springs, a 200-unit community in Plant City. The assets sold for cap rates of 5.9 percent and 5.34 percent, respectively. Both properties were built in 2000 under the Section 42 Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program, and both properties were 100 percent occupied at the time of sale and have long histories of high occupancy. Ray Turchi, Chris Travis and Kristin Boekhoff of Marcus & Millichap’s Orlando office represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The trio also secured the out-of-state institutional buyer.
ROSWELL, GA. — Griffin Fine Living has opened The Georgian Lakeside, a 95-unit assisted living and memory care community in the Atlanta suburb of Roswell. KTGY Architecture + Planning designed the project, which Griffin manages. Canyon Partners Real Estate LLC provided the investment capital. The Georgian is a resort-style community featuring 70 assisted living and 25 memory care units. Amenities include multiple dining options, a private dining room, theater, hair salon, library, physical therapy and private doctors’ examination rooms, along with numerous activity rooms and an exercise facility. Griffin Fine Living provides design, construction, development, marketing and operational management services for seniors housing and multifamily communities. Canyon Partners Real Estate is the real estate direct investing arm of Canyon Partners. The Los Angeles-based company provides debt and equity capital for commercial real estate in primary and secondary markets across the U.S. KTGY Architecture + Planning is an architecture firm with offices in Chicago, Denver, Irvine, Los Angeles, Oakland, Pune and Tysons.
GAINESVILLE, GA. — NXT Capital has provided a $17 million acquisition loan for Park Creek Apartments, a 200-unit, garden-style apartment community in Gainesville. Situated near Lake Lanier, the Class B property features gated access, a business center, laundry facility, fitness center and a swimming pool. Park Creek also offers a playground, two lighted tennis courts, car care center, grilling/picnic areas and 20 garage spaces. Melissa Marcolini Quinn of NorthMarq Capital’s Orlando office arranged the loan through NXT Capital on behalf of the borrower.
COSTA MESA, CALIF. — Evans Senior Investments has arranged the sale of Villa Rose Memory Care, a 98-bed memory care community in the Los Angeles suburb of Costa Mesa, for $6.5 million. Pacifica Senior Living acquired the property from Sorenson Capital. The purchase price equates to $130,000 per unit. The 31,900-square-foot community underwent a $1.7 million renovation in 2011.