WASHINGTON, D.C. — Roadside Development LLC and Dantes Partners have opened Hodge on 7th, a 90-unit, $28 million seniors housing apartment community located in the City Market at O project in Washington, D.C.’s Shaw neighborhood. The City Market at O is 1 million-square-foot urban infill project that features 90,000 square feet of retail, 650 multifamily units, a 182-room Cambria Suites Hotel that opened last week and a 500-car parking garage. The new LEED Silver-certified Hodge on 7th is available for senior citizens older than 55 years old and earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. The project is one of four residential buildings coming to the Shaw neighborhood. According to Roadside Development, the new seniors housing community employs more than 100 people.
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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — CBRE | Triad has arranged the $14.8 million sale of Jamison Park Apartments, a 216-unit, Class B apartment community located in North Charleston, minutes from downtown Charleston. Constructed in 2001, the apartment community features a clubhouse with a gym, swimming pool and garage storage. Hal Kern and Richard Montana of CBRE | Triad represented seller, Pendergraph Management, in the transaction.
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Greystone has acquired Allerton Place Apartments, a 228-unit multifamily community located in Greensboro. Greystone purchased the asset from Summit Equities for an undisclosed price. Allerton Place was constructed in 1997 and is comprised of 14 garden-style apartment buildings, a clubhouse and a leasing center. Greystone Property Mangement Corp. will manage the apartment community.
BALTIMORE — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has arranged a $7.6 million CMBS loan for Churchill Manor Townhomes, a 90-unit townhome community located in Baltimore. Kathy Anderson and Ken Broussard of KeyBank arranged the fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, Baltimore-based Quest Management Group. Quest completed a value-add renovation program utilizing a KeyBank bridge loan before obtaining permanent financing from the lender.
EUCLID, OHIO — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has arranged a $9.2 million loan for the refinance of a 738-unit affordable housing property in Euclid, a suburb of Cleveland. Euclid Apartments is located at 27181 Euclid Ave. Dougherty originated the 13-year term, 12.5-year yield maintenance loan for Euclid Leased Housing Associates I LP.
PITTSBURGH, PA. — Village Green is breaking ground for the development of Morrow Park City Apartments, an apartment community in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood. The $40 million community will feature 213 apartment units, a hotel-style lobby with a two-sided movie screen, Zen garden, courtyard, indoor/outdoor pool, 24-hour fitness center, business conference center, heated, underground parking and a club room with a bar, fireplace and gourmet kitchen.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Amberwood Apartments, a 60-unit multifamily property in Fort Worth. Constructed in 1969, the garden-style complex is located at 800 Hamsted St., in proximity to I-20, I-35 and the Fort Worth central business district. The community offers studio and one- to three-bedroom floor plans, as well as a swimming pool and laundry facility. Mark Allen and John Barker of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. Mason Green, also of Marcus & Millichap, secured the buyer in the all-cash transaction.
LOS ANGELES — Union Village, a new $50-million luxury community, has broken ground in Pasadena. The Class A community will be located on a 1.2-acre site at the intersection of Union Street and El Molino in the city’s Playhouse District. The two-building project will contain 118 residential units and 7,600 square feet of ground-floor retail space. It is scheduled for completion in January 2016. The community is being developed by a joint venture between Mack Urban and Mill Creek Development Company. Cigna Investment Management is also acting as an equity partner. This is the second project between Cigna and Mack Urban. Mack Urban will manage the development, along with Kenneth McCormick of Mill Creek Development Co., the site’s previous owner. Union Village will be designed by RTKL Associates.
ELIZABETH AND IRVINGTON, N.J. — Gebroe-Hammer Associates has completed three multifamily sales totaling $5.76 million and 86 units in Northern New Jersey. In Elizabeth, Stephen Tragash and Steven Follman of Gebroe-Hammer arranged the sale of 1009-1015 East Jersey Street, a 34-unit apartment property. The low-rise, garden-style property sold for $2.2 million. Also in Elizabeth, David Oropeza and Tragash brokered the $1.9 million sale of 409-421 Jefferson Avenue. A private equity fund sold the 34-unit property, which was built in 1971. In Irvington, Joseph Brecher and David Jarvis of Gebroe-Hammer arranged the sale of Gold Haven Commons, an 18-unit condominium apartment property located at 512-516 Union Ave. Featuring one-bedroom and three-bedroom units, the property sold for $1.65 million.
HOUSTON — Development firm Midway has commenced site preparations for Avenue Grove, a 270-unit multifamily property at the Kirby Grove mixed-use development in Houston. The eight-story building will offer studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments, as well as a swimming pool and fitness center. Architecture firm munoz albin designed the property, and its affiliate HOUSE + partners is the architect of record. Institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management are providing equity, and Cadence Bank is providing construction financing. Avenue Grove is slated for completion in the fall of 2015. The Kirby Grove development is being built in conjunction with the Upper Kirby Redevelopment Authority’s revitalization of Levy Park.