Multifamily

Midtown Nashville

NASHVILLE, TENN. — Olympus Property, a multifamily owner and operator based in Fort Worth, Texas, has purchased Midtown, a 170-unit, Class A apartment community in downtown Nashville. Built in 2010, Midtown’s amenities include a media lounge with billiards and Wi-Fi, Zen garden, 24-hour sky bridge fitness studio, elevator access, electronic building access, parking garage and valet dry cleaning services. Unit interiors include black energy star appliances, granite countertops, walk-in closets, 9-foot ceilings, wood flooring, designer cabinetry, under-mount sinks, washers/dryers and patios/balconies with Nashville skyline views. Midtown is Olympus Property’s third acquisition in Tennessee and fourth acquisition for its WW Olympus Property V LLC investment fund.

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CHICAGO — Pillar has originated two Fannie Mae loans totaling $9.6 million for two multifamily properties in Chicago. Lancelot Lie of Pillar orientated the fixed-rate loans, which both feature six-year terms. The borrowers are affiliates of BJB Partners. A $7.8 million loan was originated for a 220-unit property located at 2850 N. Sheridan Road, and a $1.8 million loan was originated for a 76-unit property located at 420 Surf St. Both properties were fully leased.

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The Louisville multifamily market has consistently demonstrated strong, favorable market fundamentals, which has drawn significant interest in this growing riverfront city. Since 2010, the market has seen 19.8 percent rent growth and continually posted occupancy gains. This momentum resulted in a record amount of multifamily transactions in 2014 and continues to fuel investor demand today. This momentum in the multifamily sector is happening not only in Louisville, but across the U.S., according to CBRE Research. Overall demand for rental housing continues to be driven by demographic-led household formation and a deepening preference for rental vs. owner tenure. Supply continues to grow briskly and rent and revenue growth are accelerating. Additionally, a recent CBRE multifamily study found that the national homeownership rate is 63.4 percent — its lowest level since 1967. The report also discovered that the national rent growth has reached its strongest year-over-year gain in nine years. And we don’t expect this trend to level off anytime soon. During the first half of 2015, the Louisville market demonstrated strong fundamentals with increasing rents and occupancy. Between 2014 and 2015, the annual market-wide rent growth was 3.4 percent, bringing the average rent to $786, or $0.86 per square foot. The …

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LOS ANGELES — IPA Capital Markets has arranged a total of $107 million in financing for two multifamily properties in California. The properties include the Emerald Terrace Apartments in Los Angeles and Fiori Estates in the Northern California submarket of Rohnert Park. The communities received $52 million and $55 million, respectively. The Emerald financing was structured as an interest-only, floating-rate loan. The loan-to-total cost value, including rehab dollars, is 72 percent. Fiori’s financing was structured with an interest-only floater of less than 3 percent. The loan-to-value is 65 percent and the loan-to-cost is 92 percent. Jake Roberts and Anita Paryani of IPA Capital Markets arranged the financing.

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DENVER — A&C Properties has completed the first phase of Porteos, a 1,287-acre mixed-use project in Denver. The project is being built adjacent to Denver International Airport. Phase I ushered in the opening of the new Jackson Gap Street, which provides immediate access to the airport and throughway for residents of Aurora and Adams County. A&C Properties invested $13 million to complete Jackson Gap Street and its related infrastructure. Forum Real Estate Group also recently completed ParkDIA, a 7,500-space parking complex in the area that provides valet services, self-covered and uncovered parking, and a shuttle. Porteos is the only entitled, zoned and shovel-ready, non-residential site within a four-mile radius of the airport. JLL is leading the marketing efforts to investors, developers, and occupiers of industrial, aviation, hospitality and commercial space.

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Kilnsea Village Apartments Summerville

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — Capstone Capital has closed the $32.5 million cash-out refinancing of Kilnsea Village Apartments, a 313-unit multifamily property located at 5300 Patron Place in Summerville, roughly 26 miles west of Charleston. The unnamed borrower, a Southeast-based developer, refinanced an existing $20 million loan and withdrew approximately $12.5 million from the new financing. Jackson Howard of Capstone Capital arranged the Fannie Mae loan at a fixed interest rate of 4.45 percent. The loan features three years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule.

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LOUISVILLE, KY. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $22 million sale of Crescent Centre Apartments, a 209-unit apartment community located in downtown Louisville. Built in 1989, the property comprises four residential buildings and 23,160 square feet of commercial space. The development features a central brick courtyard and fountain, two high-speed elevators, controlled card access, fitness center, trash chutes, laundry facilities and a new clubhouse. Chicago-based Trilogy Real Estate Group purchased the apartment development from Coral Gables, Fla.-based Brothers Property Corp. for $105,263 per unit. Aaron Willis and Aaron Johnson of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.

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EL PASO, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Sundial, a 112-unit apartment property located in El Paso. Kent Myers and Joe James of Marcus & Millichap’s Austin office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a partnership. Sundial is located at 5515 Alabama St. The property boasts two swimming pools, a resident clubhouse, playground and three on-site laundry facilities. Interiors feature newly renovated units, dishwashers and disposals.

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DALLAS — Wellington Realty has negotiated the sale of the Summer Glen Apartment complex located at 9624 Rolling Rock Lane in Dallas. With a total of 206 apartment units, the Summer Glen Apartment complex was built in 1972 and renovated in 2000. David Shaffer, Kirby Hall Jackson III and Caleb Jones of Wellington Realty sold the asset.

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JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Construction for the first phase of Journal Squared in Jersey City has topped out at 563 feet. The 53-story building, which will feature 538 residential units, is part of the three-tower, mixed-use project that is revitalizing Jersey City’s historic Journal Square neighborhood. Scheduled for completion in late 2016, the first phase will feature a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom rental unit and more than 10,000 square feet of amenities, including a fitness center, golf simulator, children’s playroom, outdoor pool and entertaining space on the 53rd floor. Situated adjacent to the Journal Square PATH station, the three-phase project will also include a 60-story tower and a 70-story building. Upon completion, the project will bring 1,838 rental residences, 36,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, and a pedestrian-friendly public plaza to the neighborhood. Designed by HWKN and Handel Architects, the project is being developed by KRE Group and National Real Estate Advisors.

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