MISSOULA, MONT. — Farran Realty Partners has awarded Grand Campus Living management of 46 North Apartments, a 468-bed student housing community under development near the University of Montana in Missoula. The property will be the first purpose-built student housing community in Missoula. Community amenities will include dedicated study lounges and a study center, music practice rooms, a social lounge, fitness center, tanning lounge, bike storage and maintenance, ski tuning rooms, a cyber lounge, interior courtyards for community gardens and 6,500 square feet of street-level retail. The new development will offer a mix of studio, one-, two- and four-bedroom units with double occupancy available in select floor plans, alongside two levels of parking. The fully furnished apartments will feature modern appliances including full-size washers and dryers.
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NASHVILLE, TENN. — Terwilliger Pappas Multifamily Partners plans to build Solis North Gulch, a $64 million, 271-unit apartment community located in Nashville’s North Gulch district. Construction will start within 30 days, with the first apartments and amenities targeted for a late 2017 delivery. The five-story multifamily community will be built atop a two-level parking deck. Terwilliger Pappas is partnering with Clarion Partners on the development, and Citizens Bank of Providence, Rhode Island provided construction financing. Amenities will include a rooftop clubroom and terrace, resort-style swimming pool, club-grade fitness center and a pet park. Units will feature stainless steel appliances and quartz countertops. The project team includes architect and interior design firm Preston Partnership, landscape architect and civil engineer Littlejohn and general contractor Construction Enterprises Inc.
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Preiss Co., in a joint venture with an undisclosed private investment group, has acquired two student housing communities near North Carolina State University (NCSU) in Raleigh. The acquisitions include College Inn, a 440-bed community located at 2717 Western Blvd., and University Village at 2505, a 288-bed community located at 2505 Red Lodge Place. Amenities at College Inn include a clubhouse, fully furnished units with washers and dryers, study rooms, fitness center and a game room. Preiss will oversee a redevelopment at the property beginning in the fourth quarter of this year, which will include substantial room upgrades, new lighting, appliances, cabinets, countertops and furniture with enhancements to the clubhouse, building exterior and landscaping. Amenities at University Village at 2505 include a clubhouse with an internet café, a fitness center, self-serve Starbucks Coffee bar, resort-style swimming pool, sand volleyball court and fully furnished suites with bed to bath parity and walk-in closets. University Village also offers a free shuttle to the main and centennial campuses of NCSU.
ORLANDO, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the $25.5 million sale of The Serrano, a 252-unit apartment community located at 4860 Cypress Woods Drive in southwest Orlando. The property is situated near the Universal Orlando Resort and The Mall at Millenia and seven miles from downtown Orlando. Built in 1990, the property is located within a wooded conservation and was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale. Ann Arbor, Mich.-based McKinley Inc. purchased The Serrano from an undisclosed seller. Shelton Granade, Luke Wickham and Justin Basquill of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
Regency Centers, AvalonBay Acquire Market Common Clarendon Mixed-Use Property in Arlington for $406M
by Katie Sloan
ARLINGTON, VA. — A joint venture between Regency Centers Corp. (NYSE: REG) and AvalonBay Communities Inc. (NYSE: AVB) has acquired Market Common Clarendon, a mixed-use development located in Arlington, for $406 million. The project, located approximately five miles from Washington, D.C., consists of 300 Class A apartments and 300,000 square feet of retail space anchored by Whole Foods Market, Apple, Crate & Barrel, The Container Store, Pottery Barn and Williams-Sonoma. The asset also features an adjacent vacant building for future development. Arlington County records show that TIAA-CREF bought the properties for a little more than $166 million in 2002, according to the Washington Business Journal. AvalonBay will acquire all of the residential components, while Regency will acquire the retail and all remaining components. To reach the $406 million purchase price, AvalonBay contributed $120.3 million and Regency contributed $285.7 million. “Market Common Clarendon is a seasoned and cycle-tested 10-acre urban shopping center,” says Barry Argalas, senior vice president of national transactions for Regency Centers. “The combination of a dense, affluent and highly educated customer base, along with the convenient access to the Clarendon metro station, all contribute to the success of the retailers.” Regency Centers’ stock price closed at $78.27 per share …
Meridian Capital Group Arranges $218.2M in Acquisition Financing for Two Multifamily Properties in New Jersey
by Amy Works
PISCATAWAY AND WAYNE, N.J. — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $218.2 million in acquisition financing for the purchase of Pleasant View Gardens and Wayne Village, two multifamily properties located in Piscataway and Wayne. Cammeby’s International LTD acquired the properties, which total 1,414 units. The 10-year Fannie Mae loans, provided by Capital One Multifamily Finance, feature 3.89 percent fixed rates and seven years of interest-only payments. Abe Hirsch, Zev Karpel of Meridian Capital arranged the financing for the borrower. Located at 258 1/2 Carlton Ave. in Piscataway, Pleasant View Gardens offers 1,142 apartments, a swimming pool, fitness center, business center and clubhouse. Located at 1353 Valley Road in Wayne, the 275-unit Wayne Village features a swimming pool, fitness center and dog park.
Federal Capital Partners Provides $20.6M Construction Loan for D.C. Apartment Community
by John Nelson
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal Capital Partners (FCP) has provided a $20.6 million mezzanine loan to finance the development of a 197-unit, Class A apartment community located at 1255 22nd St. N.W. in Washington, D.C.’s West End neighborhood. Eagle Bank provided the senior financing for the project, which will include the ground-up construction of a connected nine-story, 65-unit apartment building with five, two-story carriage homes with private parking. The development will comprise a mix of studios, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments, as well as a fitness center, rooftop pool and 5,000 square feet of retail space. The co-developers include Tasea Investment Co. and the Auger family. Peter Witham of The Greenwich Group International arranged the loan on behalf of the developers. Construction will begin in June.
MARIETTA, GA. — PointOne Holdings has sold Lakefront Vista Apartments, a 222-unit garden-style apartment community located at 880 S. Cobb Drive in Marietta, a northern suburb of Atlanta. PointOne purchased the asset in June 2013 for $10.9 million and sold the value-add property to an undisclosed buyer for $17.5 million. During its ownership, PointOne invested more than $700,000 to renovate the property and add amenities, resulting in occupancy increasing from 88 percent to more than 97 percent and rents increasing an average of $150 per unit. PointOne improved the property’s net operating income by 103 percent.
DALLAS — Mill Creek Residential has begun construction on Modera Hall Street, a 340-unit apartment complex in east Dallas. Located on North Hall Street between Ross Avenue and North Central Expressway, the community will be located less than a mile from the Dallas Arts District and Downtown Dallas. Amenities will include an on-site dog park with owner’s lounge, pool with tanning ledge, fitness center, business center and a fifth-floor sky lounge with views of the Dallas skyline. Residents will enjoy 24-hour access to deliveries via an electronic package locker system and the use of Modera-branded bikes. Unit amenities will include quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, tile backsplashes, wood-style floors and walk-in closets. Mill Creek will manage the community and is partnering with Boston-based GID on the project.
SAN ANTONIO — Dougherty Mortgage has secured a $6.7 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of Edge Studio Apartments, a 128-unit market rate multifamily apartment property located in San Antonio. The 12-year Fannie Mae loan includes two years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. The loan was arranged for borrower Bluemel 2016 LLC through a partnership with Old Capital Lending and Dougherty’s Vienna, Va. office.