HOUSTON — The LaSalle Group has plans to break ground on the $11.2 million Autumn Leaves of West Houston, a 26,000-square-foot memory care/assissted living community that will be located at 1725 Eldridge Parkway in Houston. The project is slated to provide 200 jobs and will be the eighth Autumn Leaves community in the Houston area.
SEATTLE — Resmark Apartment Living and Intracorp have formed a joint venture to develop two urban apartment communities in Seattle’s northeast region. This will include a 161-unit community in the University District at 4545 8thAve. and a 112-unit community at 1020 Northeast 63rdStreet. Construction is expected to begin on both apartments in the first quarter of 2013.
OXFORD, MISS. — Carter and Chance Partners have broken ground on the $40 million, 753-bed Highland Square, a student housing community located less than two miles from the University of Mississippi in Oxford. Amenities will include three pools, fitness trails, media center, individual cottage courtyards, community fireplaces, basketball and volleyball courts, a lawn with a stage and games, dog park, car wash, dog wash and media center. Campus Advantage will oversee the property. Completion is slated for July 2013.
ALEXANDRIA, VA. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged $67.5 million in financing for the 443-unit Huntington Gateway Apartments, a high-rise residential community located in Alexandria. Amenities include a fitness center, spa, racquetball court, barbecue area, fireside lounge and tennis courts. Ted Hermes and Elizabeth Conahan of Walker & Dunlop arranged the 10-year loan with a 30-year amortization schedule through New York Life Insurance Co. on behalf of the borrower, Huntington Apartment Associates.
BOYNTON BEACH, FLA. — Beech Street Capital has secured a $21.7 million acquisition loan for the 300-unit Ashley Lake Park, a multifamily community located in Boynton Beach. Amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, basketball court, two resort-style pools, jacuzzi, laundry facility, playground, tennis court and clubhouse with Wi-Fi. Mitch Sinberg and Michael Wallace of Beech Street arranged the seven-year loan with two years of interest-only payments through Freddie Mac's CME program on behalf of the borrower, Robbins Property Associates.
PHILADELPHIA — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $1.6 million sale of Park Place Apartments, a 30-unit apartment property at 5730-42 Frankford Ave. in Philadelphia. The seller, a private investor, developed the property in the early 1970s. Dana Newton and Fred Paisley of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction. They also secured the buyer, a limited liability company.
NORWOOD, MASS. — Chestnut Hill Realty has completed a new Resident Activity Center at Norwood Gardens, a 344-unit apartment community in Norwood. The new 12,600-square-foot clubhouse features an Internet cafe, fitness center, resident lounge, conference room, movie theater and activity room. Lowe Associates-Architects designed the project, which is part of an ongoing $12 million improvement program that began five years ago. Chestnut Hill Realty was the general contractor in the project.
AUSTIN — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of the 112-unit Spanish Palms, a multifamily property located at 1007 E. Rundberg Lane in Austin. Kent Myers and Joe James of Marcus & Millichap's Austin office represented the seller in the transaction and procured the buyer, a private investor.
SEATTLE — Resmark Apartment Living and Intracorp have formed a joint venture to develop two urban apartment communities in Seattle’s northeast region. This will include a 161-unit community in the University District at 4545 8th Ave. and a 112-unit community at 1020 Northeast 63rd Street. Construction is expected to begin on both apartments in the first quarter of 2013.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. – The 114-unit Fillmore Ridge apartment community in Colorado Springs has sold to LocalConstruct for $6.05 million. The community was constructed in 1965 and recently renovated, upgrading the property from a C Class to a B Class. It was 91 percent occupied at the time of closing. The seller, Seagate Properties, was represented by ARA’s Kevin McKenna and Ken Greene.