WACO, TEXAS — Eisner Equities has broken ground on OPUS 2430, a 151-bed boutique student housing community located near Baylor University in Waco. The development is expected to open for occupancy in fall 2017. The 68,000-square-foot property will offer townhome-style units featuring granite countertops, washers and dryers and en-suite bathrooms, with an additional powder room on the ground floor of each unit for guests. Community amenities will include a clubhouse, fitness center, outdoor living and exercise areas and a resort-style pool and tanning deck. Project team members include Bennett, Benner Partners Architects and Waco-based engineering firm Walker Partners. Campus Realtors will serve as the on-site management and leasing firm. Ciera Bank of Fort Worth provided construction financing on behalf of Eisner Equities.
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ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Windemere, an apartment property located at 2001 Wesley Drive in Arlington. A limited liability company acquired the 60-unit property for an undisclosed price. Built in 1980, the property features a mix of three floorplans with an average unit size of 797 square feet. Nick Fluellen, Bard Hoover and Evan Burke of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, and procured the buyer in the deal.
NASHVILLE, TENN. AND HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Andrew Agee of the SVN Multifamily group has brokered the $19.8 million sale of a three-property multifamily portfolio in Nashville and Huntsville. The communities include the 200-unit Millwood Manor in Nashville, the 110-unit Hartford House in Nashville and the 169-unit Summertree Apartments in Huntsville. A private buyer based in Nashville purchased the portfolio from Athens, Ala.-based J&J Properties for roughly $41,231 per unit. Agee represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction.
PALO ALTO, CALIF. — Greystone has provided a $220 million Freddie Mac credit facility for a 1,808-unit affordable housing project in East Palo Alto. The Woodland Park project will feature 118 individual land parcels, including a mix of small properties (one to 50 units), as well as conventional multifamily and commercial properties. The borrower was Woodland Park Property Owner LLC, an affiliate of Sand Hill Property Co. John Nelson and Erik Franks of CBRE Capital Markets’ Debt & Structured Finance team represented the borrower. Rob Russell, head of CMBS production in Greystone’s New York office, originated the financing.
Community Preservation Partners Buys 280-Unit Affordable Housing Development in California
by Nellie Day
CATHEDRAL CITY, CALIF. — Community Preservation Partners (CPP) has acquired Mountain View Apartments, a 280-unit affordable seniors housing community in Cathedral City, approximately 100 miles east of Los Angeles. A private trust sold the property for an undisclosed price. In conjunction with the sale, CPP has unveiled plans for $11.3 million in renovations to the community, which includes 70 buildings of four one-bedroom units each on a 20-acre plot. The community was built in 1984, and renovations are slated for completion by late 2017. Planned renovations include replacing all windows and doors, new paint, water efficiency upgrades, new exterior lighting and landscaping, cable television and wireless internet installation, new appliances, and fully remodeled bathrooms. The cost of the upgrades equates to approximately $40,000 per unit. Irvine-based CPP is an affordable housing rehabilitation company that owns more than 4,500 units across the United States.
MEDIA, PA. — BET Investments Inc. has broken ground on West End Flats, a multifamily building located at the corner of Baltimore Pike and Brooke Street in Media. Slated for completion in 2018, the property will feature 162 apartments, common area social space and a covered parking garage. On-site amenities will include an outdoor swimming pool and lounge area, virtual spin and yoga classes, an aerobic and free-weight fitness center, social gathering areas with fireplaces, 24-hour concierge, and game/media room with pool table, shuffle board and HD television.
BOSTON — An affiliate of Akelius US has purchased Carson Tower, a multifamily property in south Boston, from a joint venture between Fairfield Residential and an institutional partner for $64.2 million. Built in 1973, the property features 153 apartment units. With this acquisition, Akelius owns 11 properties in Boston and a total of 28 properties in the United States. The name of the seller was not released. Simon Butler and Biria St. John of CBRE/New England represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
Continental Realty Buys Apartment Community in Tampa from PGIM Real Estate for $65.5M
by John Nelson
TAMPA, FLA. — Continental Realty Corp. has purchased The Grand Reserve at Tampa Palms, a 390-unit apartment community located at 16616 Palm Royal Drive in Tampa. The Baltimore-based real estate investment firm acquired the asset from PGIM Real Estate for $65.5 million on behalf of Continental Realty Fund IV LP, which is focused on acquiring value-add retail and multifamily properties in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions. Constructed in 1999 on approximately 41 acres, The Grand Reserve is a gated community comprised of 15 three-story garden buildings that feature one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom floorplans ranging from 890 to 1,800 square feet. The property is located within the master-planned community of Tampa Palms and features a clubhouse with a health and fitness facility and resident lounge; an outdoor pool, sundeck and Jacuzzi; screened outdoor kitchen area; sand volleyball pit; lighted tennis and basketball courts and a children’s playground. Individual storage units and a car care center are also integrated within the residential community. Greg Engler, Pat Jones and Chris Chadbourne of Walker & Dunlop Investment Sales represented PGIM Real Estate in the sale.
CBRE Arranges $49.1M in Financing for Four-Property Multifamily Portfolio in Tallahassee
by John Nelson
TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — CBRE Capital Markets has secured $49.1 million in permanent financing for a four-property, 630-unit multifamily portfolio in Tallahassee. The properties in the refinancing include the 104-unit Arbor Station II, the 132-unit Azalea Place, the 274-unit Arbor View and the 120-unit Eagles Landing. Glenn Housman of CBRE’s Orlando office arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, Arbor Properties Inc. The financing included four separate non-recourse loans originated via CBRE’s Fannie Mae DUS program. The loans featured 10-year terms and fixed interest rates below 4 percent.
ATLANTA — A joint venture between Wingate Cos. and Columbia Residential has opened City Lights Apartment Homes, an 80-unit affordable seniors housing community in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood of Atlanta. The units, all one-bedroom, are reserved for residents over the age of 62. Prudential Mortgage Capital Co. provided construction financing for City Lights, which comprises a four-story building spanning 93,333 square feet. Financial partners on City Lights included Community Affordable Housing Equity Corp., Sugar Creek Capital, Georgia Department of Community Affairs, The City of Atlanta, InvestAtlanta and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The design team included architect JHP Architecture/Urban Design and general contractor Agile Construction. The project is part of a redevelopment plan for Village of Bedford Pine, and Wingate has announced Phase II of the redevelopment, a 96-unit affordable community called Station 464, which will not have any age restrictions. Four existing buildings will be torn down to make way for construction of the five-story Station 464. Wingate plans to start construction of that project as early as 2017.