Multifamily

Passco Cos. Acquires Greenville Apartment Community for $30.9M

by John Nelson October 10, 2014

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Passco Cos. LLC has purchased Vinings at Laurel Creek, a 244-unit, Class A apartment community, for $30.9 million. The multifamily community is located at 3434 Laurens Road near downtown Greenville. Delivered in 2013, the apartment property features a beach-entry pool, indoor/outdoor clubhouse, cyber café, dog park and fitness center. Passco plans to hold the asset for seven to 10 years or until the market dictates, according to Gary Goodman, senior vice president of acquisitions for Passco Cos.

October 10, 2014

Loans Massachusetts Multifamily Northeast

Colliers International Arranges $175M Loan for Granada Highlands in Malden

by Amy Works October 10, 2014

MALDEN, MASS. — Colliers International has arranged $175 million in financing for Granada Highlands, a multifamily community in Malden. The loan will be used to pay off existing debt and the completion of unit renovations and upgrades, plus the construction of an additional 236 units. Situated on 41 acres, Granada Highland currently includes 919 units in 13 buildings. Once the expansion is complete, the property will feature 1,155 units in 15 buildings and upgraded amenities, including a fitness center, business center, media room, outdoor resort-style pool with cabana, basketball courts, tennis courts and professionally landscaped grounds. John Broderick and Kevin Phelan of Colliers secured the financing for the borrower, Metropolitan Properties of America, through JP Morgan Chase.

October 10, 2014

Loans Multifamily New York Northeast

Meridian Capital Arranges $10.7M Loan for Three-Property Multifamily Portfolio

by Amy Works October 10, 2014

NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has negotiated $10.7 million in refinancing for a three-property multifamily portfolio located in Brooklyn. Totaling 33 units, the properties are located on Roebling Street, South Second Street and Bedford Avenue in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. The five-year loan, which was provided by a national balance sheet lender, features a 3 percent fixed interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. Judah Hammer of Meridian’s New York City headquarters secured the financing.

October 10, 2014

Multifamily Northeast Pennsylvania

Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of 92-Unit Multifamily Property in Pottstown

by Amy Works October 10, 2014

POTTSTOWN, PA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Hanover Courts, a 92-unit multifamily property located in Pottstown. An undisclosed partnership sold the property for $3.95 million to a regional limited liability corporation. Located at 371 N. Hanover St. and built in 1965, the property features 16 studio units, 52 one-bedroom units and 24 two-bedroom units. Clarke Talone, Ridge MacLauren and Andrew Townsend of Marcus & Millichap’s Philadelphia office represented the seller and buyer in the transaction.

October 10, 2014

Loans Midwest Minnesota Multifamily

Grandbridge Arranges $5.7M Refinancing for Apartment Complex in Hopkins, Minn.

by Danielle Everson October 9, 2014

HOPKINS, MINN. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has arranged a $5.7 million first mortgage loan to refinance an 83-unit apartment complex in Hopkins. The fully occupied property features remodeled unit interiors. Tony Carlson of Grandbridge originated the fixed-rate, 15-year loan, through a life insurance company for the undisclosed borrower. The loan required no personal guaranty and closed with an interest rate in the low 4 percent range.

October 9, 2014

Massachusetts Multifamily Northeast

New Boston Fund, ACDC, Suffolk Top Off One Greenway in Boston

by Amy Works October 9, 2014

BOSTON — New Boston Fund Inc., Asian Community Development Corp. (ACDC), New Boston’s Urban Strategy America Fund and Suffolk Construction have topped off the North Building of One Greenway, a mixed-income residential development located in Boston’s Chinatown neighborhood. The property, which is revitalizing an entire city block on Hudson Street, consists of two buildings bookended by an open space and new pedestrian connection between Hudson and Albany streets. Upon completion in summer 2015, the 312-unit North Building will offer 217 market-rate rentals and 95 affordable rental units. The second building, South Building, will offer 51 middle-income home ownership opportunities within a transit-oriented location. One Greenway received significant public support for its 146 affordable units from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the Department of Housing and Community Development, Department of Neighborhood Development and various other city and state agencies. Private investors and lenders include National Real Estate Advisors, PNC Bank, People’s United Bank, Property and Casualty Initiative, Boston Private Bank and RBC Capital Markets. Suffolk Construction is serving as general contractor for the project.

October 9, 2014

Multifamily Southeast Virginia

Kettler to Begin Construction on High-Rise Apartment Community in Arlington

by John Nelson October 9, 2014

ARLINGTON, VA. — Kettler is planning to develop an 11-story, 198-unit high-rise apartment community in Arlington’s Crystal City neighborhood known as m.flats Crystal City. Capital One is providing construction financing for the project. KTGY Group Inc. has designed m.flats Crystal City to meet LEED Silver certification. The transit-oriented development will be located one block from the Crystal City Metro station and will feature a resident lounge with a gaming area, fitness center, street-entry bike room, landscaped courtyard with fire and water features, outdoor seating and dining areas, outdoor kitchens and a swimming pool with a sundeck and cabanas. The project team includes civil engineer Bohler Engineering and general contractor John Moriarty & Associates. The property will be Kettler’s sixth multifamily project in the Crystal City/Pentagon City market. Kettler is expecting to break ground this month and wrap up in October 2016.

October 9, 2014

Multifamily North Carolina Southeast

Batson-Cook Breaks Ground on $25M Apartment Community in Charlotte

by John Nelson October 9, 2014

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Batson-Cook Construction breaks ground on The Gibson, a 250-unit apartment community located at 1000 Central Ave. in Charlotte. The developer on the $25 million project is Pollack Shores Real Estate Group and the architect is Poole and Poole Architects. The apartment development will neighbor the historic Plaza Midwood and Elizabeth neighborhoods. Batson-Cook expects to deliver the mid-rise, infill apartment community in the fourth quarter of 2015.

October 9, 2014

Multifamily South Carolina Southeast

MHA Brokers Two Apartment Community Sales Totaling $27.7M

by John Nelson October 9, 2014

SUNSET BEACH, N.C. AND NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Multi Housing Advisors (MHA) has brokered the sales of the 168-unit Tides at Calabash in Sunset Beach and the 172-unit Cherry Grove Commons in North Myrtle Beach. Hamilton Point Investments LLC acquired Tides at Calabash from Berkadia for $12.6 million and Cherry Grove Commons from Aspen Square Management for $15.1 million. Marc Robinson, Jordan McCarley and Watson Bryant of MHA’s Charlotte office represented the sellers in both transactions. The buyer didn’t use a broker in either transaction. The two properties are approximately 15 miles apart.

October 9, 2014

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Shades of 2007? Kansas City Apartment Vital Signs are Remarkably Strong

by Danielle Everson October 8, 2014

Today’s Kansas City apartment fundamentals resemble the height of the 2007 market as jobs, deliveries, building permits, occupancy and rents are up. The availability of financing for developers and investors, along with the temperate economic recovery, portends further operational strength and investment activity in the near term. Job growth in the metro area this year has been positive. The end of the first quarter saw a full rebound of the job losses that occurred in late 2013. Through the first half of 2014, total payroll employment expanded by 5,200 jobs, an increase of 0.5 percent compared with the end of 2013. The local unemployment rate at the end of the second quarter of 2014 was 6.3 percent. Some 4,200 additional new jobs are projected for the second half of 2014, which would bring the area nonfarm job count to only 1,800 under its 2007 high of 1,018,300. Supply and Demand Apartment developers are expected to deliver new product in time to meet the demand created by the new jobs. By year’s end, construction is scheduled to be completed on 3,750 new apartments for multifamily properties of 100 or more units. New construction has been ramping up since the first quarter …

October 8, 2014

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