WEST HAVEN, CONN. — Regional brokerage firm Northeast Private Client Group (NEPCG) has arranged the $5.2 million sale of a 40-unit apartment building in the southern coastal Connecticut city of West Haven. According to Apartments.com, the three-story building at 295 Elm St. was originally constructed in 1960. Bradley Balletto, Rich Edwards, Jeff Wright and Derek Mahabir of NEPCG represented the local seller, CT Realty Trust, in the transaction and procured the buyer, an undisclosed, New York City-based private investor.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Alliance Residential has opened Broadstone West End, a 332-unit apartment community located at 2220 Wilkinson Blvd. in Charlotte’s FreeMoreWest neighborhood. The property includes studio, one and two-bedroom floorplans, with monthly rental rates starting at $1,359. Amenities include a saltwater pool, fitness center, outdoor grilling station with a Big Green Egg and pizza oven, two firepits with lounge seating and a resident clubroom. Other amenities include a speakeasy-inspired poker room that is hidden behind a cabinet door entrance, as well as indoor bike storage, a fenced dog park, EV charging stations, smart package lockers, package room with cold storage and gated parking. The design-build team includes McAdams Co. (civil engineer), Cline Design (architect) and MAD Studio Interiors (interior designer). Attractions within a mile of Broadstone West End include Legion Brewing and Pinky’s Westside Grill.
FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. — Aptitude Development has sold The Marshall Arkansas, a 647-bed student housing development located near the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville. Newmark brokered the disposition of the property to an undisclosed institutional investor. Terms of the transaction were not released. Developed in 2021, The Marshall Arkansas offers units in a mix of one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom configurations. Shared amenities include a resort-style pool and hot tub, outdoor kitchen, rooftop terrace, fitness center and fitness lawn, private and shared study spaces and a game room.
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Comunidad Partners has acquired The Haywood, a 234-unit workforce housing community located at 100 Gloucester Ferry Road in Greenville, roughly one mile south of Simon’s Haywood Mall. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. The property was originally built in 1991 and was previously known as Hawthorne at the Park, according to Apartments.com. Comunidad Partners plans to renovate The Haywood’s unit interiors, facades and amenities. The company also plans to work closely with local and national nonprofit partners to establish resident services at the community.
LOS ALTOS, CALIF. — EAH Housing and the County of Santa Clara have broken ground on Distel Circle, an affordable housing rental community in Los Altos. Located at 330 Distel Circle, the property will offer 90 affordable residences for individuals and families earning between 30 percent to 80 percent of the area median income. Several units will be designated as permanent supportive housing to help address homelessness and housing instability in the region. Designed by KTGY Architects, Distel Circle will offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, a community room, an outdoor courtyard and dedicated on-site services. Construction is underway with completion slated for January 2027. The project’s primary funding source is Low Income Housing Tax Credit and State Credit equity. The County of Santa Clara contributed $25 million toward the development, of which $15.9 million came from the $950 million Measure A Affordable Housing Bond, which was approved by county voters in 2016, with the balance provided through the county’s No Place Like Home and HOME Investment Partnerships Program funds.
SANDY, ORE. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of Mount Hood Senior Living, a vacant 44-unit assisted living and memory care community located in Sandy, roughly 30 miles southeast of Portland. Totaling 26,000 square feet, the property was updated in 2022. A local operator acquired the community, which it plans to reopen. Jason Punzel, Vince Viverito, Brad Goodsell, Jake Anderson and Taylor Graham of SLIB brokered the transaction.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the sales of two vintage apartment buildings in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood for a total of $13 million. The properties included 611-13 W. Arlington Place, a 23-unit asset built in 1927 that sold for $7.3 million, and 567-69 W. Arlington Place, a 14-unit building constructed in 1907 that traded for $5.7 million. Colin O’Malley of Interra represented the confidential seller of both properties. Joe Smazal and Mark Dykstra of Interra represented Hayes Properties, the buyer of 611-13 W. Arlington. The confidential buyer of the other property was self-represented. Both assets were fully occupied at the time of sale.
ATLANTA — The seniors housing sector stands at a “curious” crossroads in terms of the current real estate cycle, according to Chris Guay, CEO of Vitality Living. The Brentwood, Tenn.-based company is a seniors housing owner-operator with communities located across the Southeast and Texas. Guay asserts that on one hand, seniors housing owners and operators are still healing from the supply-and-demand shocks stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. On the other, the sector is standing on the precipice of the prophesied “silver tsunami,” a phenomenon wherein the baby boomer generation is aging into needing senior living care. Editor’s note: InterFace Conference Group, a division of France Media Inc., produces networking and educational conferences for commercial real estate executives. To sign up for email announcements about specific events, visit www.interfaceconferencegroup.com/subscribe. The oldest baby boomers are now turning 80, and Guay says that even if developers met the output of the highest point of the previous cycle annually, it still wouldn’t be enough to satisfy the wave of demand coming. “The silver tsunami is actually here,” says Guay. “Right now is probably the most interesting time in the industry that I can remember.” Guay’s comments came during the “power panel” at InterFace Seniors …
DALLAS — Fairstead, a New York-based affordable housing owner-operator, has acquired Royal Crest, a 167-unit complex in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas, with plans to undertake a $24 million renovation. Built in 1969, Royal Crest consists of 12 buildings that house 16 one-bedroom units, 120 two-bedroom residences and 31 three-bedroom apartments. Units are reserved for households earning between 50 and 60 percent of the area median income. Renovations will include an overhaul of common areas, unit interiors, building exteriors and mechanical systems. New amenities will include a clubhouse, dedicated resident services office, laundry facilities and a community room. Capital One provided financing for the renovation, which is expected to be complete next fall. Hooker DeJong Inc. is the architect for the project, and FTK Construction Services is the general contractor. Hudson Housing Capital is the tax credit equity syndicator.
HOUSTON — JLL has arranged a construction loan of an undisclosed amount for Clock Tower Residences, a multifamily project that will be located in the Heights area of Houston. Clock Tower Residences will consist of 214 traditional residential units, four live-work units and a food-and-beverage concept on the ground floor. Residential amenities will include multiple lounges, coworking spaces and media rooms, as well as a fitness and wellness center. Colby Mueck, Michael Johnson, Davis Burnett and James Lovell of JLL arranged the four-year loan through Veritex Community Bank on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Houston-based Radom Capital and Charlotte-based Asana Partners.