Multifamily

Crescent Main Street Durham

DURHAM, N.C. — Crescent Communities has completed construction on Crescent Main Street, a 208-unit apartment community located on Main Street near Duke Medical Center in Durham. The community’s environmentally friendly amenities include bike storage for every unit, electric car charging stations, a Filtera Biofiltration system and Energy Star appliances, windows and “Cool Roof.” Other amenities include a health and wellness facility, pet spa, resort-style pool and outdoor spaces. Additionally, Crescent Communities has sold the community to affiliates of Berkshire Group for $54.7 million, according to the Charlotte Business Journal. The sale is part of the announced nine-property, $700 million portfolio that Crescent is selling to Berkshire and UBS Global Asset Management.

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Thornton Park Jacksonville Epoch

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — HFF has arranged $50 million in acquisition financing for Thornton Park, a 474-unit, Class A apartment community located at 8450 Gate Parkway W. in Jacksonville’s Southside submarket. The developer, Epoch Residential, is using the loan to purchase the apartment community outright. The acquisition marks Epoch Residential’s first purchase in its 45-year history. Completed in 2008, the apartment community features two resort-style swimming pools and spas, a picnic area with barbecue grills, playground, indoor basketball court, fitness center, clubhouse, library, billiards room, sports bar and detached garages. Elliott Throne and Brett Moss of HFF arranged the three-year, floating-rate loan through Colony Mortgage Capital.

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Atlanta Beltline Multifamily

ATLANTA — SWH Residential Partners (SWHR) has purchased 3.3 acres of land adjacent to the Atlanta Beltline in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward neighborhood for $5.3 million. The land is an assemblage of three tracts that front North Avenue and is adjacent to the Historic Fourth Ward Park. The sellers include the Atlanta Development Authority (d/b/a Invest Atlanta), The Atlanta Beltline Inc. and Southeast Capital Cos. (SEC). SWHR and SEC are co-developing an eight-story, 220-unit luxury apartment building and a 4,500-square-foot restaurant at the site. On the north side of the land assemblage, SEC intends to repurpose two existing mill buildings as part of a 24,000-square-foot adaptive reuse. SWHR is a partnership between Worthington Hyde Partners, Soundview Real Estate Partners and John Tirrill.

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DENVER — A pair of multifamily properties in the Greater Denver area has received $77.5 million in financing. The properties include the 240-unit Terra Vida and Block 32 at RiNo. Terra Vida is located at 3707 Precision Drive in the Fort Collins submarket. It is situated near the Interstate 25 and Harmony Road interchange, less than eight miles from Colorado State University’s main campus. Community amenities include a Junior Olympic swimming pool and a 5,400-square-foot clubhouse, which features a 24-hour fitness club, pet washing station, pool table and complimentary wireless internet. Terra Vida was completed in 2012. Block 32 at RiNo is located at 3200 Brighton Blvd. in Denver’s River North (RiNo) neighborhood. It is situated near interstates 70 and 25, less than two miles from Downtown Denver’s Union Station. Community amenities include a resort-style swimming pool and hot tub, poolside bar, 15,000-square-foot landscaped courtyard with fire pits and ping pong, barbecue area, dog spa with enclosed dog park, clubhouse, fitness center, community kitchen, pool tables, lounge and business center. It was built in 2014. Terra Vida received a $36.9 million, 20-year, 3.95 percent fixed-rate loan, while Block 32 received a $37.8 million, 20-year, 3.98 percent fixed-rate loan. Both loans …

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GLENDALE AND PLEASANTON, CALIF. — Two California-based, nonprofit seniors housing owner/operators have announced plans to merge, creating the largest nonprofit seniors housing provider in California, according to the two companies. Pleasanton-based American Baptist Homes of the West (ABHOW) and Glendale-based be.group, made the announcement Tuesday. The unified company will provide continuing care, affordable housing, assisted living and memory support to 9,800 residents in 83 communities across California, Arizona, Nevada, Washington and Oklahoma. When the merger is finalized, Ferguson will become executive advisor to aid in the transition until his official retirement from ABHOW in early 2017. Ferguson has been with the company for 25 years. John Cochrane, be.group CEO, will assume leadership of the combined organization at the close of the merger. The merger must be approved by several state agencies. During this review period, the two companies will conduct due diligence regarding finances, operations and development plans. Upon regulatory approval, the two companies will merge, which is expected to occur early next year.

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ELMWOOD PARK, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of an apartment building located at 2646-50 N. Harlem Ave. in Elmwood Park. The 12-unit property sold for $850,000. The property consists of two one-bedroom/one-bath units, two two-bedroom/one-bath units and eight two-bedroom/one-bath units. Andrean Angelov, Ryan Engle and Jordan Gilbert of Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago Oak Brook office represented the seller, a private investor, and secured the buyer, a limited liability company, in the transaction.

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Southfork-Lake

MANVEL, TEXAS — Allied Orion Group has broken ground on Southfork Lake, a 328-unit apartment complex located in Manvel. Scheduled to open in summer 2016, Southfork Lake is the first multifamily property Allied Orion Group has built in the Manvel/Pearland area. Steinberg Design Collaborative Architects designed the complex. Southfork Lake will be located at 3333 Southfork Parkway, near local retail, dining and entertainment destinations. Floor plans range from one to three bedrooms and will feature granite countertops with under-mount sinks, stainless steel appliances and nine-foot ceilings. Amenities will include a swimming pool with cabanas, courtyard with grilling stations and a fitness center. The community will also offer a pond and walking track, an air-conditioned pet care center, a dog park with 6,000 square feet of space with separate areas for large and small dogs and both attached and detached garages.

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BRYAN, TEXAS — Kurt Dennis and Ken Lawrence of LMI Capital has arranged $7 million in debt for the refinancing of a student housing complex in Bryan. The Class B property is located a few blocks from the Texas A&M campus. On behalf of the borrower, Dennis obtained a 10-year, fixed-rate nonrecourse loan that provided cash out proceeds to the client and features a three-year interest-only period.

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CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Hunt Mortgage Group has secured a $2.3 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of a multifamily property located in Cambridge. The borrower is Agora Market Street LLC. Located 19-25 Market St., the 16-unit property comprises three-bedroom/one-bathroom units and is 100 percent occupied. Hayley Suminski of Hunt Mortgage negotiated the financing.

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FALLS CHURCH, VA. — The Greysteel Co. has arranged joint venture equity financing for the acquisition of The Jefferson Apartments, a 310-unit mid-rise apartment community in Falls Church, 10 miles west of Washington, D.C. The buyer, Capital Investment Advisors LLC, purchased the apartment community from BVF-II Prestwick LLC, an affiliate of Berkshire Property Advisors. Matthew Schwartz and Mark Bittenbender of Greysteel arranged the joint venture equity financing on behalf of Capital Investment Advisors. The loan amount wasn’t disclosed, but sources estimate the amount to be roughly $10 million.

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