Multifamily

ST. PAUL, MINN. — JLL has arranged the sale of The Cosmopolitan Apartments in St. Paul’s Lowertown neighborhood for an undisclosed price. The 258-unit multifamily building has an estimated market value of about $45 million, according to the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. Formerly the Finch, Van Slyck and McConville Dry Goods Co. building, The Cosmopolitan Apartments was originally a Neoclassical building from 1911 that was transformed into apartments in 1989. Since then, the eight-story building has undergone $8 million in upgrades. The property features studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans averaging 805 square feet. Amenities include a fitness center, spin/yoga room, internet lounge, barbecue and picnic area, fire pit, media room, clubhouse, courtyard and bocce court. Josh Talberg, Mox Gunderson, Dan Linnell, Adam Haydon and Devon Dvorak of JLL represented the seller, AEW Capital Management. Ken Dayton and Pat McMullen of JLL originated Fannie Mae acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, Bigos Management. Will Tansey of law firm Felhaber Larson represented Bigos.

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Aspendale-Centennial-CO

CENTENNIAL, COLO. — Headwaters Group has broken ground on Aspendale Centennial, an active adult community in Centennial, a southern suburb of Denver.  The property will feature 172 age-restricted units in a four-story, 203,653-square-foot building. Live Oak Bank provided construction financing, and a programmatic institutional equity partner provided equity.  “This is a meaningful project, as it will be our first ground-up development since Headwaters Group’s inception in 2022,” says Ben Burke, managing partner at Headwaters Group. The focal point of the community will be a two-story clubhouse featuring 9,757 square feet of internal community amenity space. Construction is set to begin later this month, with pre-leasing starting in October 2024. Headwaters expects to deliver the first units in August 2025. Headwaters Group has three additional development sites under control in Colorado and four in Arizona, with plans to start projects on all four over the next 24 months. In 2023, Headwaters Group acquired an age-restricted apartment community in Salt Lake City.

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SAN DIEGO — Thorofare Capital has provided $26 million in lease-up bridge financing for an apartment property located in San Diego’s Point Loma neighborhood. The newly built property features 82 apartments with best-in-class finishes and amenities. Felix Gutnikov, David Perlman, Andrew Kim and Jonathan Hart of Thorofare Capital secured the loan that features a one-year initial term plus extensions. Further details on the borrower and property were not disclosed.

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LAKEWOOD, COLO. — Capstone has brokered the sale of The Ridge at 285, a multifamily property located at 3490 S. Carr St. in Lakewood. The asset traded for $5.4 million. The names of the seller and buyer were not released. Constructed in 2020, the property features 12 townhome-style, three-bedroom/two-and-a-half bath apartments. All apartments feature stainless steel appliances, in-unit washers and dryers, and attached garages. Christian Burgdof and Sean Holamon of Capstone handled the transaction.

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MAUMELLE, ARK. — Health Dimensions Group (HDG) has opened Mira at Maumelle, which the developer asserts is the first senior living community in the Little Rock suburb of Maumelle. Mira at Maumelle provides independent living, assisted living and memory care services. The number of units was not disclosed. HDG manages the property, bringing its portfolio to 48 communities in eight states.

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Seabrook-Square-Austin

AUSTIN, TEXAS — A partnership between nonprofit developer The NHP Foundation, Capital A Housing and the Austin Housing Finance Corp. has broken ground on Seabrook Square, a 204-unit affordable housing project in East Austin. Units will be reserved for households earning 60 percent or less of the area median income, and Seabrook Square will also house 3,000 square feet of commercial space. Financing for the project includes a $40 million tax-exempt bond issued by the City of Austin; $32.3 million in 4 percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity syndicated by Boston Financial; $13.5 million in subordinate debt financing from the Austin Housing Finance Corp.; and a $3.4 million construction loan from Citibank. Completion is slated for late 2025.

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PHOENIX — Las Vegas-based Capro Arcadia Views LLC has purchased Arcadia Views, a multifamily property at 2640 N. 52nd St. in Phoenix. Kinella Capital sold the asset for $8.5 million. Built in 2023, Arcadia Views features 16 one- and two-bedroom apartments with chef-inspired kitchens, outdoor areas and smarthome designs throughout. Select units also offer views of Camelback Mountain. David Fogler, Steven Nicoluzakis and Race Carter of Cushman & Wakefield’s Multifamily Advisory Group in Phoenix represented the seller in the deal.

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Gemma-Gramercy-Manhattan

NEW YORK CITY — JLL has arranged a $70.6 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of a 108-unit apartment building located at 200 E. 23rd St. in Manhattan’s Gramercy Park neighborhood. Known as Gemma Gramercy, the newly constructed building rises 20 stories and was 80 percent occupied at the time of the loan closing. Residences come in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a fitness center, rooftop terrace, coworking space, lounge and entertainment room, media room and package handling services. Evan Pariser, Michael Shmuely, Michael Zaremski and John Flynn of JLL originated the 10-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower and developer, SMA Equities.

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NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Ariel Property Advisors has arranged the $26 million sale of a 237-unit multifamily property in The Bronx. The 17-story building sits on a five-acre site at 1500 Noble Ave., in between the West Farms and Parkchester neighborhoods. The unit mix consists of 50 one-bedrooms, 136 two-bedrooms and 51 three-bedrooms. Victor Sozio, Shimon Shkury, Jason Gold, Daniel Mahfar and Gabriel Elyaszadeh of Ariel represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also not disclosed.

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JERSEY CITY, N.J. — A partnership between locally based developer Fields Grade and New York City-based Alpine Residential has begun leasing Starling, a 39-unit apartment building in Jersey City’s Bergen-Lafayette neighborhood. Designed by GRT Architects, Starling offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a rooftop lounge, fitness center, coworking space, golf simulator and a package room, as well as ground-floor restaurant space. Rents start at $2,690 per month for a studio apartment.

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