UKIAH, CALIF. — Northmarq has arranged the $23.5 million sale of a two-property multifamily portfolio in the Northern California city of Ukiah. Ridge Capital Investments sold the portfolio to an undisclosed buyer. Totaling 121 units, the portfolio includes Sierra Sunset Village at 505-531 Capps Lane and Alderwood Apartments at 1416 and 1450 S. State St. The 68-unit Sierra Sunset Village features mostly two-bedroom apartments with open floor plans, stainless steel appliances, hardwood-style flooring and central air conditioning. Community amenities include a pool, fitness center and an outdoor picnic area. Alderwood Apartments offers 53 units in a mix of two- and three-bedroom floor plans that are furnished with energy-efficient appliances, hardwood-style flooring and private balconies.Onsite amenities include a resort-style pool, covered garage parking and outdoor grilling areas. Zach LeBeouf and Anthony Pappageorge of Northmarq’s Walnut Creek, Calif., Investment Sales team represented the seller in the deal.
PITTSBURG, KAN. — Gantry has arranged a $22.8 million permanent CMBS loan for University Digs, a multifamily property located at 1902 S. Broadway St. in Pittsburg, directly adjacent to Pittsburg University. The three-story, 190-unit community features a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Originally built in 1960, University Digs has undergone extensive renovations since its original construction. Amenities include a pool, clubhouse, volleyball court, pickleball court and onsite management. Mark Reichter and Alec Frook of Gantry represented the borrower, a private real estate investor. The five-year, fixed-rate loan features interest-only payments for the full term.
PORTAGE, WIS. — Impact Seven, in partnership with Harmony Housing Partners, has selected McShane Construction Co. to build River Crossing, a 52-unit affordable housing community in Portage. Positioned on a 2-acre site at 2941 Hunters Trail, the development will consist of a podium-style building atop a one-level underground parking garage with 52 spaces. A portion of the units will accommodate adults with disabilities. Residents will have access to 13,000 square feet of amenities, including a community room, quiet lounge, media room, pet spa, fitness center and storage lockers. Completion is slated for October 2027. Continuum Architects + Planners is the architect, and General Engineering Co. is the civil engineer.
CHICAGO — A partnership between The Scion Group and funds managed by Ares Real Estate has acquired a portfolio of four student housing properties in Sun Belt markets. The aggregate purchase price for the 2,315-bed portfolio was approximately $435 million. The seller, Chicago-based SCHENK+, developed three of the properties and acquired and repositioned the fourth. The portfolio includes two communities serving students attending Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas: The Parlor and Hillside San Marcos. The other two properties are Tenn near University of Tennessee in Knoxville and Georgia Heights near the University of Georgia in Athens. Chicago-based Scion currently operates in all three student housing markets. The company says this acquisition represents a “comprehensive exit” for SCHENK+’s founder, Jared Schenk. “Jared Schenk is one of the true pioneers of off-campus student housing, and he has built an incredible portfolio of high-quality communities,” says Robert Bronstein, CEO of Scion. “Scion is pleased to add another successful portfolio execution to our track record, and we are even more excited to welcome these communities to our portfolio.” Founded in 1999, Scion is the world’s largest owner of off-campus student housing. Following this transaction, Scion will operate nearly 117,000 beds across 187 …
By Cyrus Khadivi, regional vice president of sales, LoopNet Inc./Ten-X For a Dallas multifamily investor considering where to allocate the next deployment of capital, the process and ultimate solution may be more complex than simply seeking the next acquisition. Looking ahead to 2027, the options could range from competing for additional assets in Dallas, pursuing lower-cost alternatives in other parts of the market, making larger investments in properties currently in their portfolio or simply keeping cash on hand until a better deal comes along. No matter what strategy the investor chooses, the deal execution will follow an extended period during which Texas multifamily owners have dealt with increasing debt rates, slowed rent growth in oversupplied markets and higher operating costs. Deals continue to happen, but investors are evaluating them with more attention to underlying fundamentals. According to a new survey among U.S multifamily investors conducted by LoopNet Inc., about a third of survey participants are planning to focus on upgrades to add value to their portfolios and increase rents in the coming year. An equal number plan to keep extra money to weather market downturns, and roughly a quarter of investors plan to make no portfolio changes at all. In …
GLENVIEW, ILL. — Knighthead Funding has provided a $32 million loan for the refinancing of Cerca, a newly constructed multifamily community in Glenview. The loan refinances a previous construction facility and provides proceeds to pay off the property’s preferred equity investor. Jonathan Daniel, Peter Illuzzi and Joseph Marraccini of Knighthead originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, The Drake Group. Amenities at the 62-unit property include fitness rooms, a private dining area, conference rooms, an amenity deck, dog spa and grilling stations. The property also includes 6,886 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Daniel Gillard, Philip Galligan, Michael Gurwin and Ryan Planek of JLL represented the borrower.
MILPITAS, CALIF. — Newport Beach, Calif.-based Waterford Property Co. has started construction of a 75-unit affordable multifamily property located at 1397 California Circle in Milpitas, located in California’s Santa Clara County. As part of a larger residential master-planned community, the 75-unit property will offer apartments to families earning between 30 percent to 70 percent of the area median income. Slated for completion in early 2028, the project is being financed with 4 percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credits and private activity bonds. Designed by KTGY Architecture and built in partnership with C&C Development, the community will feature four floors of residential space above a parking garage. Community amenities will include two podium-level courtyards, a tot lot, barbecue and outdoor gaming area, lounge, community room, teen homework room, fully equipped community kitchen and dining area, entertainment space with TV and foosball table, a yoga/fitness studio, bike storage and electric vehicle charging stations. Through a partnership with the nonprofit organization Pacific Housing Inc., residents will have access to no-cost, onsite social services programming, including after-school youth tutoring, teen leadership and social skill development and adult financial literacy and wellness classes, as well as dedicated service coordination for individual families. Construction financing was provided by …
SHEBOYGAN, WIS. — Northmarq has brokered the $31 million sale of Harbor Estates, a 186-unit multifamily property in Sheboygan, which is north of Milwaukee. Alex Malzone, Jake Lamb, Parker Stewart and Dominic Martinez of Northmarq represented the seller, a partnership between Harmoniq Residential and Midloch Investment Partners. Built in 2002, Harbor Estates offers a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, putting green, underground parking and a pool.
LOS ANGELES — Priority Capital Advisory has arranged a $13.6 million bridge loan for the refinancing of a student housing and multifamily property located at 8833 Reading Ave. in Los Angeles’ Westchester neighborhood. The owner is a joint venture between Six Peak Capital and Grandview Partners. Completed in April 2025, the five-story property features 33 one-, two-, three-, four- five- and six-bedroom apartments and a 25-space subterranean parking level. Units feature stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, vinyl plank and tile flooring, walk-in closets and washers/dryers. Community amenities include a rooftop deck with barbecues and a clubhouse with a kitchen, as well as automated package lockers. The property is currently 88 percent occupied, with approximately 50 percent of the units leased to students. Additionally, three units are covenanted for very low-income households and two units covenanted for extremely low-income households.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — New York City-based Affinius Capital has provided a loan of an undisclosed amount for the refinancing of Marlowe Wellington, a 594-unit, garden-style apartment community in Fort Worth. Located on the city’s north side, Marlowe Wellington comprises 43 buildings that house one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units, as well as townhome-style units with attached private garages. Residences are furnished with quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, keyless entry systems and individual washers and dryers. The amenity package consists of two pools with cabanas, a fitness center, lakeside walking trail, basketball court, dog park, grilling areas, private coworking spaces and recreational game areas. Walker Layne of Walker & Dunlop arranged the loan on behalf of the owner, Greystar.