GARLAND, TEXAS — Waterton, a real estate investor and operator, has acquired Parkside at Firewheel, a 594-unit rental community located in the Dallas suburb of Garland. Built in two phases in 2007 and 2013, the community is adjacent to the Firewheel Town Center, a 1 million-square-foot regional shopping center that includes more than 125 storefronts and 70,000 square feet of office space. Parkside at Firewheel also offers access to nearby employment centers including the Telecom Corridor and CityLine, a 186-acre mixed-use development in nearby Richardson. Parkside at Firewheel includes a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom residences ranging in size from 569 to 2,457 square feet. Shared amenities include two swimming pools, a pair of fitness centers, a wellness studio and a grilling/patio area. When the community was built, 30 percent of the units in each phase were finished with a higher-quality interior package that includes hardwood-style flooring and upgraded kitchens with stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and tile backsplashes. As the property’s new owner, Waterton plans to update the remaining 70 percent of units to offer a similar level of finishes.
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PASADENA, TEXAS — Ryan Watson of Q10 KDH has arranged permanent financing through Q10’s Freddie Mac small balance loan program for the Bella Sol Apartments in Pasadena. The property was constructed in 1963 and renovated in 2008. It contains 53 units and is 100 percent occupied.
BLUE ASH, OHIO — NXT Capital has provided a $26 million refinancing loan for a 242-unit apartment community in Blue Ash, approximately 12 miles northeast of Cincinnati. Charleston at Blue Ash is a Class A community, located at 4870 Hunt Road, that features amenities such as a business center, covered parked, gated access, a fitness center, a tanning bed and a swimming pool. Unit amenities include 9-foot ceilings, balconies or patios, appliances and in-unit washers and dryers. The borrower in the transaction was undisclosed.
INDIANAPOLIS — Colliers International has brokered the sale of a historic apartment building in downtown Indianapolis for an undisclosed price. Janus Lofts is a 35,640-square-foot, 23-unit building that was constructed in 1914. Silver Point Capital sold the five-story property, located at 240 S. Meridian St., to Buckingham Cos. The building, which contains an underground parking garage and three commercial spaces, was most recently redeveloped in 2003. The Fahnley & McCrea Millinery Co., which sold women’s hats, occupied a building at the location from the late 1800s until a fire burned it down in 1905. A building reconstructed on the same site in 1914 was where the millinery company operated until it closed.
BURR RIDGE, Ill. — Anthem Memory Care has opened Harvester Place, a 66-unit memory care community in the Chicago suburb of Burr Ridge. Development costs were $13 million. Harvester Place is Oregon-based operator Anthem’s sixth memory care community, with three more under development in Colorado, California and Illinois. Harvester Place is designed in a figure-eight pattern to create a natural flow that lessens confusion among memory-impaired residents.
Creekside Apartment Investors Buys Market-Rate Seniors Housing Community in California for $11.4M
by Nellie Day
PITTSBURG, CALIF. — Creekside Apartment Investors LLC has purchased Creekside Village, an 88-unit, market-rate seniors housing community in the Bay Area city of Pittsburg, for $11.4 million. The gated community was built in 2003 and consists of 82 one-bedroom units and six two-bedroom units. The five buildings sit on just over six acres of land. Based in Los Angeles, Creekside Apartment Investors is a project of the managing partners of L5 Real Estate Investments and Equity Consultants Real Estate. Rich Martini, vice president, and Bill Hillis and Curt Scheve, both senior vice presidents, of Colliers International arranged the deal on behalf of the seller, Lark Creek LLC.
MEMPHIS, TENN. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided two loans totaling $20 million for the acquisition of two affordable housing apartment communities in metro Memphis. The financing included a $4.1 million loan for Pinebrook Pointe Apartment Homes in Memphis and a $15.9 million loan for Angelo’s Grove Apartments in Marion, Ark., a suburb of Memphis. These communities are two of the five properties that the borrower, Peak Capital Partners LLC, is planning to buy in the Memphis area. Irena Edwards and Alex Buecking of KeyBank’s community development lending division arranged the financing.
Campus Evolution Villages Refinances Student Housing Asset Near West Virginia University
by John Nelson
MORGANTOWN, W.VA. — Campus Evolution Villages has refinanced Campus Evolution Villages Morgantown, a 924-bed, 280-unit student housing property located minutes away from West Virginia University. Each unit is fully furnished and features private bedrooms and bathrooms for each resident. Amenities at the center include a newly renovated clubhouse with a 24-hour fitness center, resort-style pool with hot tub, volleyball court, sun deck, basketball court, 24-hour computer lounge, tanning beds and a free shuttle bus service to West Virginia University’s downtown, Evansdale and Health Sciences campuses. Steven Vornea with JL Hunter arranged the financing for CEV.
DALLAS — Richman Ascension, an affiliate of The Richman Group, has broken ground on its first multifamily project in Dallas. Named The Parc at White Rock, the $51 million development will span 291 units. The community will be a five-story complex with views of nearby White Rock Park. Offering studios, one- and two-bedroom units ranging from 580 to 1,230 square feet, The Parc will include private balconies and quartz or granite countertops in select units, as well as wood plank flooring throughout. A two-level clubhouse includes a clubroom, fitness center, media lounge, pool and four garden courtyards. The Parc is within walking distance of the White Rock DART station. The project is scheduled to open in fall 2016.
HOUSTON — Berkadia has financed Villas at Cypresswood, a multifamily property located at 9844 Cypresswood Drive in Houston. Jonathan Gilfillan and Cutt Ableson of Berkadia’s Houston office worked to secure the seven-year, floating-rate refinancing loan for the borrower, Community Management. The $24 million loan, which also features an interest-only component combined with a 30-year amortization schedule, was originated through Berkadia’s Freddie Mac program. The 270-unit property, located 25 miles northwest of downtown Houston, features one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with faux wood floors and blinds, double paneled windows, home intrusion alarms and garden tubs. Community amenities include a pool, grilling areas, fitness center and controlled access gate.