CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the sales of two multifamily properties totaling $2.7 million in Chicago’s Ukrainian Village and North Park neighborhoods. A five-unit, owner-occupied multifamily property, located at 1101 N. Damen Ave. in Ukrainian Village, sold for $2 million. The second transaction is the $735,000 sale of a six-unit multifamily property, located at 3217-23 W. Balmoral St. in the North Park district. Brad Feldman of Interra Realty brokered the transactions. The names of the sellers were not disclosed.
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Higher income seniors are now more likely to occupy seniors housing in their elderly years than those with moderate and low incomes, according to a study conducted by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT). This is a reverse from two generations ago, when higher-income seniors were more likely to age in place and those with lower incomes were more likely to move into subsidized seniors housing or an institution sponsored by a religious organization. Similarly, the percentage of elderly people entering seniors housing has increased compared to past times when most older Americans remained in their home for as long as physically possible. “The growth of the overall senior housing sector, the shift towards facilities that offer higher levels of services and amenities and the changing relationship between wealth and residency in a senior facility suggest that members of the Baby Boom generation may choose to live in senior housing at a higher rate than did earlier generations,” according to the study. The study examined the demographic and financial determinants of housing choices of older Americans, and how they have changed over the past several decades. NAREIT used information from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), …
PERKASIE AND SELLERSVILLE, PA. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has secured a total of $37.5 million in Freddie Mac financing for two townhome communities in Pennsylvania. The two properties are the 233-unit Heritage Orchard Hill in Perkasie and the 108-unit Heritage Greene in Sellersville. The properties currently have a joint leasing office located at Heritage Orchard Hill. Chris Black and Caleb Marten of KeyBank’s commercial mortgage group a closed 10-year, non-recourse fixed-rate first mortgage for both properties. The loans were closed simultaneously.
NEW YORK CITY — BRP Companies and its development partners have opened Macedonia Plaza, an affordable housing complex located at 37-08 Union St. in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens. The 14-story, 161,760-square-foot property features 143 affordable rental apartments, with 27 studios, 58 one-bedroom apartments, 55 two-bedroom units, two three-bedroom apartments and one super unit. The property also features 9,000 square feet of retail space, which will be occupied by Tree of Life NY grocery store. The project team includes African Methodist Episcopal Church, New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), New York City Housing Development Corp. (HDC), Capital One and Hudson Housing Capital. The total development cost of the project was $49.8 million. HDC provided an initial $26.4 million in tax-exempt bonds to finance construction, $9.6 million of which is a permanent source of funding, as well as $9.3 million in corporate reserves through its Low-Income Affordable Marketplace Program. HPD provided $6.3 million in city capital funding and $1.9 million in federal HOME funding. Hudson Housing Capital provided $18.5 million in tax credit equity leveraged from qualifying Low Income Housing Tax Credits, and BRP Companies provided $4.2 million in funding for the project.
DEWITT, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $4.3 million in refinancing for Alana Woods Apartments, a 92-unit multifamily property located in DeWitt, near Lansing. Kevin Kovachevich of Bernard Financial originated the loan for the borrower, Alana Woods Apartments LLC. Bernard Financial Group will be fully servicing the loan.
NEW YORK CITY — Abro Management has acquired Hudson East, a multifamily rental building located at 223-237 East Sixth St. in New York City’s East Village. The 92,000-square-foot property sold for $60 million. Originally built in 1997, the six-story property features 86 rental units, with rents ranging from $4,950 to $6,300 per month. Aaron Jungreis and Devin Cohen of Rosewood Realty Group represented the buyer in the transaction. The name of the seller was not released.
LA PORTE, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Village by the Bay, a 79-unit apartment property located in La Porte. Juan Cuevas of Marcus & Millichap’s Houston office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. John Susank of Marcus & Millichap’s Newport Beach, Calif., office secured the exchange buyer, a limited liability company. Village by the Bay is located at 1026 S. 6th St. in La Porte.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a multifamily property located at 26 Fort Charles Place in New York City’s Marble Hill neighborhood. The 20-unit apartment property sold for $2.9 million. Peter Von Der Ahe, Scott Edelstein, Seth Glasser and Rafi Moskowitz of Marcus & Millichap’s Manhattan office represented the seller and buyer, both private investors, in the transaction.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Wood Partners LLC has broken ground on Alta Berewick, a 266-unit apartment community located on a 16-acre lot at 5503 Dixie River Road in Charlotte. Wood Partners expects to have apartments available for lease in February 2016, with construction slated for a December 2016 completion. This apartment community marks the 15th property that Wood Partners has developed in North Carolina. Architect Cline Design Associates has designed the property to comprise one- to three-bedroom units, each featuring stainless steel appliances, washers and dryers, granite countertops and faux wood flooring. The community’s amenity offerings include a fitness center, resort-style pool, clubroom, cyber café and a playground. Wood Partners purchased the lot from Berewick Town Center III for an undisclosed price. Wood Partners’ equity partner on the project is Sumitomo Corporation of the Americas, and the community’s general contractor is WP East Builders. Wood Residential Services will manage the community upon completion.
ORLANDO, FLA. — CBRE has brokered the $29 million sale of Laguna Oaks, a 360-unit lakeside apartment community located at 3211 S. Semoran Blvd. in Orlando. Avesta Communities purchased the gated apartment property from Ram Realty Services. Built in 1973 and renovated in 1997 and 2013, the multifamily community in situated near the 64-acre Lake Frederica. Laguna Oaks’ amenity package includes an onsite boat ramp and boat slips, two pools, an outdoor kitchen, clubhouse, community room, fitness center and covered parking. Shelton Granade, Luke Wickham and Justin Basquill of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.