FORT COLLINS, COLO., AND MERIDIAN, IDAHO — The Milestone Group has purchased two apartment properties in Colorado and Idaho totaling 602 units. Terms of the transactions were not released. Milestone acquired Bucking Horse Apartments, a 322-unit, garden-style asset within the 160-acre Bucking Horse master-planned community in Fort Collins. The property features low-density residential buildings offering one-, two- and three-bedroom units, as well as three-bedroom garage townhomes. Additionally, Milestone purchased Prelude at Paramount, a 280-unit garden-style property in Meridian. The resort-style community features one-, two- and three-bedroom units with smart home technology and recently renovated common area amenities.
Multifamily
BMO Healthcare Real Estate Provides Acquisition Financing for 156-Unit Seniors Housing Property in California
by Amy Works
ALISO VIEJO, CALIF. — BMO Healthcare Real Estate has provided financing for the acquisition of Belmont Village Aliso Viejo in southern California’s Aliso Viejo. Harrison Street Asset Management was the borrower. Opened in 2019, the community totals 156 assisted living and memory care units. Belmont Senior Living developed and operates the property. Harrison Street currently has more than $108 billion in assets under management.
CHAMPAIGN, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $13.3 million sale of University Commons, a 100-unit student housing property in Champaign. Located at 209 E. University Ave., the building comprises 95 fully furnished units in a variety of floor plans along with five ground-floor retail spaces. Built in 2018, the 68,309-square-foot property spans 2.7 acres and features amenities such as a gym, recreation center and study room. The asset is situated a few blocks from the University of Illinois campus. Sam McCarthy and Scott Harris of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, Illini Rental Properties LLC, which plans to complete modest interior and common area upgrades as well as enhancements to the retail portion.
NEW YORK CITY — Walker & Dunlop has arranged $19.1 million in financing for Melrose Concourse, a proposed 72-unit affordable housing project in The Bronx. The financing comprises a $6.3 million permanent loan commitment from Freddie Mac and a $12.8 million equity investment. Melrose Concourse will consist of a four-story building with eight units, a nine-story building with 34 apartments and a 10-story building with 30 residences. All units will be reserved for renters earning between 30 and 70 percent of the area median income, and 23 units will be set aside for seniors. John Gilmore and Ethan Waite of Walker & Dunlop led the debt financing process, and the firm’s Diego Benites and Ricky Figueroa led the equity placement efforts. The developer is a joint venture between Settlement Housing Fund and the Beechwood Organization.
NETCONG, N.J. — Regional brokerage firm Hudson Atlantic Realty has negotiated the $10.8 million sale of Kings View Apartments, a 38-unit apartment complex located in the Northern New Jersey community of Netcong. Units at the property, which was built in 2002, come in one- and two-bedroom floor plans and are reserved for renters age 55 and above. Amenities include a fitness center and a resident lounge. Adam Zweibel and Dante Fusaro of Hudson Atlantic brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
ATLANTA — McShane Construction Co. has completed Ashley Scholars Landing II, a mixed-income apartment complex located in Atlanta. Designed by JHP Architecture, the three- and four-story complex is situated within the larger master-planned community of Ashley Scholars Landing. The Integral Group was the developer. Ashley Scholars Landing II offers 212 affordable housing and market-rate apartments, as well as a swimming pool with cabanas, a clubroom, fitness center, activity space, micro-offices and a walking park, as well as 254 parking spaces. The property is located near the Atlanta University Center Consortium (AUC), a consortium of four historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) including Morehouse College and Spelman College.
RICHMOND, TEXAS — A joint venture between local developer Read King and Austin-based Wayfinder Real Estate is underway on construction of a 368-unit multifamily project in Richmond, a southwestern suburb of Houston. Known as Verbena at Waterview, the project encompasses 14 acres within the Waterview Town Center mixed-use development. Units will come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and will range in size from 641 to 1,349 square feet. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, pickleball court, two dog parks, putting green, game room and a library with coworking space. Meeks + Partners is the project architect, and OHT Partners is the general contractor. Vertical construction has commenced, and full completion is slated for summer 2027.
MIAMI — Bayview PACE, a division of Bayview Commercial Mortgage Finance, has provided $200 million in C-PACE financing for Okan Tower, a 72-story mixed-use tower underway at 555. N. Miami Ave. in downtown Miami. The borrower, Okan Group, and its construction affiliate Okan Construction recently reached the 40th floor of the tower’s build-out. The tower will rise 903 feet upon completion in 2028, making it the second tallest building in Florida. The C-PACE financing completes the capital stack for the new skyscraper, according to Bayview PACE. Other capital sources were not released. Designed by Behar Font & Partners, Okan Tower will feature four levels of offices totaling 56,000 square feet; an onsite parking garage totaling 429 spaces; a five-star, Hilton-branded hotel totaling 316 rooms; 236 condo-hotel units managed by Hilton; and Sky Residences, 163 for-sale condominiums that will occupy the tower’s uppermost floors.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $5.6 million sale of Pineview Pointe Apartments, a 141-unit community located in Birmingham’s Center Point neighborhood. Josh Jacobs and Lloyd Escue of Marcus & Millichap’s Birmingham office represented the seller, an entity doing business as Pineview Pointe LLC, in the off-market transaction. The buyer was not disclosed. Built in the 1970s, Pineview Pointe features a mix of one- and two-bedroom, garden-style apartments.
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — JLL has arranged a $62 million loan for the refinancing of a portfolio of five multifamily properties totaling 541 units in New Jersey and New York. The New Jersey properties include Spring Gardens Apartments in Summit; Omni Apartments in Bergenfield; Arcadia Court Apartments in Hackensack; and Park Engle Apartments in Englewood. The fifth, unnamed property is located in Montgomery, N.Y. Thomas Didio, Thomas Didio Jr., Gerard Quinn, Michael Mataras and Christian Badalamenti of JLL arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Tower Management Service.