FORT COLLINS, COLO. — EdR has acquired two student housing communities located in Fort Collins for an undisclosed price. The acquisition includes Pura Vida Place and Carriage House Apartments. Both Pura Vida and Carriage House Apartments are located near Colorado State University, and offer a total of 194 beds. Community amenities at each include a 24-hour computer lab, indoor bike storage and in-unit washers and dryers.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — EdR has acquired The Urbane, a 311-unit apartment community in Tucson, for an undisclosed sum. The community offers a range of studio to five-bedroom apartments. The Urbane amenities include a fitness center; spa featuring a sauna and tanning beds; rooftop sundeck with pool, oversized hot tub, lounging and gaming areas, and poolside cabanas; an outdoor terrace with fire pits and a custom barbecue grill; and an executive business center with computers and printers.
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. AND BOSTON — Clearwater Senior Living, a Newport Beach-based seniors housing developer, and Berkshire Group, a Boston-based multifamily investor, have formed a new joint venture that plans to develop and acquire $500 million in seniors housing communities in the Western United States. The JV plans to bring in third-party institutional investors to help fund the pipeline. The joint venture will own, operate and develop a mix of independent living, assisted living and memory care communities. As of June 30, Berkshire Group had approximately $7.2 billion in real estate assets under management, largely in the multifamily sector.
PHOENIX — Life Care Services and Westminster Funds, the joint venture owners of Sagewood, a continuing care retirement community in Phoenix, have announced plans to add a 24-unit independent living neighborhood to the community’s campus. The addition to Sagewood will be named The Estates. The expansion includes a mix of villas, single homes and duplexes, as well as a 15,000-square-foot event center. When The Estates is completed, the CCRC will feature 316 independent living units. The owners also recently expanded Sagewood’s onsite Acacia Health Center. A timeline for the expansion was not disclosed.
LOS ANGELES — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $1.1 million sale of a 5,104-square-foot mixed-use retail and multifamily property at 4650 W. Adams Blvd. in Los Angeles. Floyd Shaheen and Daniel Hirth of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an undisclosed partnership, and secured and represented the buyer, an undisclosed individual trust, in the transaction.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Gables Residential plans to develop Gables Republic Square, a 24-story, Class A mixed-use residential and hotel project in downtown Austin. HFF arranged joint venture equity for the project through The Carlyle Group on behalf of Gables Residential. Due for completion in early 2019, Gables Republic Square will be located at 400 Lavaca St. and will include 221 residential units, along with a separately owned, 159-key Hotel ZaZa. The residential component will feature a ground-floor lobby with residential units located on floors 13 through 24. The Hotel ZaZa lobby, valet, bar and spa will occupy the ground floor, while the hotel ballroom, restaurant and swimming pool will be located on floor seven and guest rooms on floors eight through 12. Floors two through six of the property will be reserved for residential parking, and two levels of subgrade parking will be reserved for the hotel. The residential units will feature granite or quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, in-unit washers and dryers, wood or wood laminate flooring and balconies. Residents will have access to a rooftop amenity area featuring views of the city, as well as a swimming pool, hot tub, outdoor kitchen, fireplace, clubroom, library and fitness center.
DALLAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Timberbrook Apartments, a 70-unit apartment property located in Dallas. John Barker and Daniel Burton of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Worth office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. Barker also secured the buyer, an individual/personal trust. The 69,745-square-foot property sits on 3.1 acres at 2468 Laughlin Drive and consists of eight, two-story brick buildings featuring pitched roofs.
GAINESVILLE, FLA. — Landmark Properties has unveiled The Standard at Gainesville, a 1,200-bed, mixed-use student housing community located near the University of Florida campus in Gainesville. The development will be connected to an AC by Marriott Hotel, and will be occupied by retailers including Target, Chick-fil-A and Bento Café. The 430-unit development will offer 22 different floor plans, ranging from studios to six-bedroom options, including two-story penthouse townhomes. Each unit will be wired for high-speed internet and cable, and will include a flat screen TV, gourmet kitchens with stainless steel appliances and granite countertops and a full-size washer and dryer. Community amenities will include rooftop pools and cabanas, a fitness center, racquetball court, golf simulator, computer labs, 24-hour study lounges and an internet café. Premium VIP units will also feature billiards tables and exclusive access to a private rooftop lounge and a second rooftop pool. The development is scheduled for completion in fall 2017. Pre-leasing for the property will begin this Thursday.
ORLANDO, FLA. AND ATLANTA — Blue Rock Partners LLC has purchased two apartment communities in Orlando and Atlanta totaling $44.4 million. The acquisitions included the $21 million purchase of the 320-unit Silver Oaks Apartments in Orlando and the $23.4 million purchase of the 450-unit Landings at Oak Hill in Atlanta. Blue Rock Partners purchased the Orlando asset from Madison Exchange LLC and the Atlanta complex from Chartwell Multifamily LLC. The Tampa-based company purchased both assets in partnership with Canadian investor Rosdev Group. Blue Rock plans to invest $5.8 million in interior and exterior upgrades at the two apartment communities. The company will also rebrand Silver Oaks as The Park at Highgate and Landings at Oak Hill as The Park at Morella. Marcus & Millichap brokered the sale of the Orlando community, and Cushman & Wakefield brokered the sale of the Atlanta project. Pembrook Capital Group provided acquisition financing for the Orlando community, and Wells Fargo Multifamily Capital provided acquisition financing for the Atlanta complex.
MINNEAPOLIS — The Opus Group plans to develop a 30-story multifamily and retail development at 365 Nicollet Ave. in downtown Minneapolis. The pet-friendly high-rise will feature 369 apartments and 9,500 square feet of ground-level retail space. Floor plans will range from alcove units to three-bedroom options, including 36 penthouse suites. All units will include granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and floor-to-ceiling windows. On-site amenities include residential parking, a bike lounge with repair station and seating areas, sauna steam room, a yoga room, hot tub, pool and outdoor cabanas. Construction of the project, which is designed to meet LEED certification, is slated to begin in early October with completion scheduled for summer 2018. Opus Development Co. and Opus Design Build will be the project’s developer and design-builder, respectively. Opus AE Group is the architect and structural engineer of record.