Multifamily

Olympus Property Renaissance Village

HOUSTON — Olympus Property has acquired Renaissance Village at Shadow Lake, a 624-unit Class A apartment community located in Houston’s Westchase District submarket. The submarket employs nearly 200,000 individuals with 26,000 more jobs projected in 2015. Renaissance Village was built in two phases in 1998 and 1999 and spans 28 acres. Amenities include a lake, clubhouse, swimming pool with sundeck, fitness center and outdoor stone fireplace. Olympus is planning a $2.5 million renovation project to transform the property and provide residents with an improved living experience. The renovation plan will include upgrades to the interiors of the units, improvements to the clubhouse, new fitness center equipment and enhancements to the pool areas. In addition, Olympus will change the name to The Ranch at Shadow Lake. Floor plans include 372 one-bedroom, one-bath units; 180 two-bedroom, two-bath units; and 72 three-bedroom, two-bath units. Units feature nine-foot ceilings, two-tone paint, garden tubs, full-size washer and dryer connections and patios. Renaissance Village is the fourth property to be added to Olympus Property’s fourth fund, WW Olympus Property IV LLC.

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MONTCLAIR, CALIF. — GH Palmer Associates has received an $81-million bridge loan to purchase The Paseos at Montclair North, a 385-unit luxury multifamily community near Ontario. The community is located at 4914 Olive Street. The Paseos is situated directly across from Montclair Plaza regional mall. It is one block south of the Metro link commuter rail. The property features one-, two- and three- bedroom units with amenities like gas fireplaces, hardwood-style flooring, modern quartz countertops, stainless-steel GE appliances and walk-in closets. Community amenities include two resort-style pools, spas with cabanas and pool beds, a central park with a concert amphitheater and fountain, outdoor living areas with fireplaces and gas barbeques, a resident entertainment lounge and a fitness facility. The bridge financing includes a 3.23 percent rate, a five-year term and a 75 percent loan-to-value. Financing was secured by George Smith Partners (GSP). It was one of the last financings completed by GE Capital before its sale this past April. GSP previously secured $25 million in joint venture equity for the land acquisition, as well as $53.7 million in financing for the construction of the multifamily property for the original developer back in 2012.

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PORTLAND, ORE. — Aukum Management LLC has purchased the 372-unit Canyon Creek apartment community in the Portland submarket of Wilsonville for $49.5 million. The community is located at 26310 SW Canyon Creek Road, about 16 miles south of Downtown Portland. The property is 95.7 percent leased. Its units average about 858 square feet. Community amenities include a swimming pool, hot tub, fitness center, playground, clubhouse and business center. The seller, a private investor, was represented by HFF’s Ira Virden and Kerry Hughes.

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Hunter's Pointe Apartments Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Capstone Apartment Partners has brokered the $12.8 million sale of Hunter’s Pointe, a 394-unit apartment community located in Charlotte. The property is located roughly five miles from Uptown Charlotte. ACRE purchased the asset from Hunter’s Apartments LLC for roughly $32,616 per unit. The apartment community has received approximately $3 million in upgrades over the past 10 years and was 85 percent occupied at the time of sale. Brian Ford, Beau McIntosh and Alex McDermott of Capstone Apartment Partners represented the seller in the transaction.

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HOBOKEN, N.J. — The Daten Group is developing a seven-story residential building at 600 Harrison St. in downtown Hoboken. Designed by Nastasi Architects, the 67,000-square-foot building will feature 46 apartment units with spacious layouts and in-unit washer/dryers, a virtual doorman, a private gym, an outdoor recreation space and 32-spot parking garage. The rental units will range from $2,900 per month for a one-bedroom, one-bath unit to $4,950 a month for a three-bedroom, two-bath unit. Groundbreaking is scheduled for Thursday, May 28, and construction is estimated to last 18 months.

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MOORHEAD, MINN. — Dougherty Mortgage has arranged a $9.6 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Summit Ridge Apartments in Moorhead, a suburb of Fargo, Minn. The 12-year loan features a 30-year amortization schedule. The borrower was Apartments at Johnson Farms LLC. The 125-unit apartment property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units with open floor plans, 9-foot ceilings on the first and second floors, vaulted ceilings on the third floor, walkout patios or balconies, in-unit washers/dryers and garages.

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Villas at Canterfield Cumming

CUMMING, GA. — Atlanta-based contractor Juneau Construction Co. has entered the final phase of construction for The Villas at Canterfield in Cumming, which includes a 146,000-square-foot independent living apartment facility. The structure under construction is a four-story building housing 76 residential units, plus a pool, exercise facilities, multi-purpose activity rooms, a club area, country store, fully equipped communal kitchen, restaurant-style dining area and an outdoor courtyard. Juneau expects to complete construction of The Villas at Canterfield by November. The developer is Medical Development Corp., and the architect and engineer is The Corcoran Ota Group.

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UH-Norman

NORMAN, OKLA. — University House Communities (UHC), formerly known as Inland American Communities Group, will develop a new University House community on the site of the current Bishop’s Landing apartments near the University of Oklahoma. Construction will begin on the apartment community this fall, with a scheduled opening of August 2017. Leasing will begin by August 2016. The five-story, 388-unit development will feature 917 beds with studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom floor plans, all fully furnished. The community will also include amenities such as three outdoor courtyard areas, a clubroom, lounge, pool, 24-hour fitness center, parking and on-site management. Residents of University House will also have easy access to campus via the Norman CART bus system, with a transit hub directly across the street from the property. The project team consists of Humphrey’s & Partners Architects as the architect and Huitt-Zollars as the civil engineer. University House will be located near Brooks and Classen at 333 E. Brooks St. in Norman.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Presidium Group LLC, in partnership with St. Croix Capital Advisory Services Group, has acquired Hunterwood Apartments, a 160-unit apartment complex in Austin. The property was built in 1983. Presidium plans to implement value-add upgrades that will consist of aesthetic and finish improvements. Interior renovations will include the addition of granite countertops, tile backsplashes, faux wood flooring, new door and cabinet hardware, new plumbing and electrical fixtures, new appliances and a new paint scheme. Exterior upgrades will include modernizing the leasing center, the addition of a fitness center, pool area upgrades, landscaping additions and a new exterior paint scheme. Hunterwood is located in south Austin within a mile of South First Street and South Congress Avenue, two of the major access ways into downtown Austin. The property is a 15-minute drive from downtown Austin, Bergstrom Airport, the Sunset Valley shopping area, Barton Creek Square Mall and Circuit of the Americas. Hunterwood’s current amenities include a swimming pool, laundry facilities and a leasing center.

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