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LEMON GROVE, CALIF. — LLJ Ventures and Citymark Development are nearing completion of Kelvin, a mixed-use community at 7950 Broadway in Lemon Grove in San Diego County. Slated for completion in early March, Kelvin features 66 studio, one-, and two-bedroom apartments ranging from 523 square feet to 1,058 square feet. The five-story building offers 4,043 square feet of first-level commercial space on a 0.92-acre lot near local dining, shopping and entertainment options. Additionally, Kelvin is near Freeway 94, Freeway 125 and the Lemon Grove Trolley Station. Pre-leasing is underway at Kelvin, which San Diego-based Sunrise Management is handling. Move-ins are scheduled the begin mid-March. Studio E Architects served as architect for the project, which is situated on the site of a former Barry’s Athletic Supply store, which operated on the site for 25 years until it relocated to another Lemon Grove location.

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AURORA, COLO. — JTA Real Properties LLC has completed the disposition of a three-building multifamily portfolio, located at 1377-1397 Laredo St. and 16415 E. 14th Place in Aurora. Runt and Bro Laredo LLC acquired the portfolio for $9 million, or $115,500 per unit. The buyer plans to update and renovate the properties, which offer a unit mix of 69 450-square-foot one-bedroom/one-bath units and nine 400-square-foot studio/one-bath units. Marc Lippitt, Phil Dankner, Justin Herman, Will McCauley and Elliott Polanchyck of Unique Properties / TCN Worldwide handled the transaction.

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WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. — Champion Real Estate Co. has acquired Salisbury Campus Apartments in West Lafayette near Purdue University for an undisclosed price. The student housing community, which totals 85 units and 290 beds, will be rebranded as Victory on Salisbury. Champion now owns and operates 15 student housing communities totaling more than 4,300 beds at eight universities. Champion Salisbury LLC, a subsidiary of Champion, will begin renovations to the property once the current master lease with Purdue University expires in 2025. The community will receive new paint, vinyl plank flooring, cabinetry, quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances and modern fixtures. The asset will be leased by the bedroom and all bedrooms will be fully furnished. Scott Clifton, Teddy Leatherman, Kevin Kazlow, Jack Goldberger and Grace Picchiotti of JLL represented both Champion and the seller, Muinzer. Jeff Sause, Brian Halpern, Josh Blank and Ellie Conway of JLL arranged acquisition financing through a nonrecourse bridge lender on behalf of Champion.

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MICHIGAN — Colliers Mortgage has provided a $21.6 million construction loan for an independent living, assisted living and skilled nursing property in Michigan. The project will feature 105 units in a variety of studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Amenities will include a main dining room, bistro, lounge and large community spaces. The loan features a 48-month term with one 12-month extension option. Christopher Fenton and Catherine Eby of Colliers Mortgage, along with Nick Skarich and Kevin McMahon of Colliers Funding, originated the loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.

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RICHFIELD AND NEW HOPE, MINN. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of Southdale Parc Apartments and Wingate Apartments in metro Minneapolis for an undisclosed price. Both properties are located in inner-ring suburbs of Minneapolis. Built in 1962 and totaling 69 units, Southdale Parc Apartments is located in Richfield. The community features one-bedroom units with onsite laundry facilities, a Luxor package system, green spaces and onsite parking. Built in 1967 and totaling 136 units, Wingate Apartments is located in New Hope. The property features one- and two-bedroom units with amenities such as a pool, patio, basketball court, playground and clubroom. Dan Linnell, Mox Gunderson, Josh Talberg, Adam Haydon and Devon Dvorak of JLL represented the seller, Centerspace, and procured the buyers, both local private investors.

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NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Rosewood Realty Group has negotiated the $5 million sale of a 60-unit apartment building located at 560-562 W. 175th St. in Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood. The five-story, walk-up building was originally constructed in 1924 and includes two commercial spaces. Ben Khakshoor and Alex Fuchs of Rosewood Realty represented the buyer and seller, both of which were private investors, in the transaction. The deal traded at a cap rate of 8.8 percent.

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MIAMI — A joint venture between Toll Brothers Campus Living and CanAm Capital Partners has completed Lapis, a 1,086-bed student housing development located adjacent to the Florida International University campus in Miami. The 20-story community spans more than 763,500 square feet and offers units in one-, two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom configurations. Shared amenities include a club room, indoor/outdoor fitness center, saltwater swimming pool, coffee bar, private study and group meeting rooms and a rooftop amenity deck with a Jumbotron and grilling stations. The design team for the development included Mary Cook Associates and Humphreys & Partners Architects. The community welcomed first residents in fall 2023.

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CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Beach Co. has broken ground on The Charles, a boutique multifamily community located at the corner of Broad and Barre streets in Charleston. The property will feature 15 three-story townhomes, eight apartment flats and a half-acre park overlooking the Ashley River and Safe Harbor City Marina. The townhomes will feature two- and three-bedroom layouts and will include private garages, 10- to 12-foot ceilings, soaking tubs, custom cabinetry, private balconies and private gardens. The design-build team includes Antunovich Associates, DesignWorks, Forsberg Engineering and Balfour Beatty. First Bank is providing an undisclosed amount of construction financing for the project. The Beach Co. plans to deliver The Charles in summer 2025.

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ORANGE COUNTY, CALIF. — BWE has arranged $224.7 million in financing for a six-property, 1,192-unit multifamily portfolio in Orange County. Five properties in the portfolio were refinanced in order to secure equity for the acquisition of the sixth property, Regency Palms in Huntington Beach. Jason Krupoff and Doug Taylor of BWE’s Irvine office originated the loans on behalf of a long-term investor-operator of Orange County multifamily properties. One of BWE’s correspondent life companies provided financing for three of the properties, totaling $90.6 million in loan proceeds. The other three, including the acquisition, totaled $134 million through Fannie Mae. The six individual loans were all nonrecourse, permanent transactions with fixed rates. The loans have between five- and 10-year terms with 30-year amortization periods, with the agency loans having initial interest-only periods.

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URBANA, ILL. — Berkadia has brokered the $38 million sale of Town & Country, a 662-unit multifamily property in Urbana. Located at 1032 E. Kerr Ave., the garden-style community offers convenient access to the University of Illinois. Town & Country was built in phases between 1970 and 2007, and was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale. Ralph DePasquale of Berkadia represented the seller, Colorado-based Monarch Investment and Management Group. The buyer was Michigan-based MF Capital. The transaction also included an adjacent 52-unit self-storage facility.

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