Multifamily

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PLANO, TEXAS — Dallas-based Rosewood Property Co. has broken ground on The Buckley, a 338-unit apartment community in Plano. The Buckley is the sister property of The Ludlow, both of which are located within the 156-acre Heritage Creekside master-planned development. The Buckley will feature studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and amenities such as a pool, multiple lounge areas, a club and card room, fitness center, coworking areas and a dog park. MetLife Investment Management is the equity partner for the project, and Broadway Bank provided construction financing. Provident General Contractors will build the property, which was designed by Hensley, Lamkin, Rachel Inc. Completion is slated for summer 2026.

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NEW YORK CITY — Newmark and Greystone have jointly arranged $560 million in floating-rate debt for the refinancing of 3ELEVEN, a 60-story, 938-unit apartment tower in Manhattan. The site at the corner of 11th Avenue and West 29th Street lies at the intersection of the borough’s Hudson Yards and West Chelsea neighborhoods. Units come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a pool with cabanas, fitness center with a yoga studio, theater, coworking spaces with conference rooms, music practice rooms and multiple outdoor gathering areas, including a 42nd-floor terrace and dedicated dog runs. Jordan Roeschlaub, Nick Scribani and Jonathan Firestone of Newmark collaborated with Drew Fletcher, Paul Fried and Bryan Grover of Greystone to originate the debt, which retires a senior construction loan provided by HSBC. The borrower, a partnership between Ares Corp. and Douglaston Development, originally announced the project in summer 2019 and completed construction in summer 2023. At the time of the loan closing, 3ELEVEN was 99 percent occupied.

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NEW YORK CITY — American Lions, which is a joint venture between locally based developers Fetner Properties and Lions Group, has begun leasing The Bold, a 164-unit apartment building in Queens. Designed by SLCE Architects, the 28-story building is located at 2701 Jackson Ave. in the borough’s Long Island City area and includes 50 affordable housing residences. Units come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. The amenity package consists of a coworking lounge, gym with a climbing wall, party room with a bar and kitchen, clubhouse lounge, media room and a golf simulator room. Rents start at roughly $3,600 per month for a studio apartment.

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The method to buy below replacement cost is a tried-and-true investment strategy among real estate investors that allows them to capitalize on short-term fluctuations in the market in order to lock in long-term value. Grant Russell, director of investments at AvalonBay Communities Inc., said that multifamily investors today are in a “golden window” because they can acquire a Class A property for less than what it costs to develop the same community from the ground-up, all things being held equal. “Deals are trading for higher than yesterday’s costs and below today’s costs; these are win-win transactions,” added Russell. “If a developer capitalized the deal a few years ago then they’re selling for a profit, and the buyer is able to acquire these deals for below today’s costs.” These win-win deals are becoming few and far between in today’s environment of elevated interest rates. While buyers are seeking strong yields in their investments, sellers are seeking profitability, and the middle ground has become narrower as those two motivations don’t overlap as often, especially compared to 24 to 36 months ago when interest rates were at historic lows. “In 2021-2022, properties were trading like commodities to some extent — they were two-year …

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Comunidad Partners, an investment firm that specializes in affordable and workforce housing, has acquired the 358-unit Toscana Apartment Homes in northwest Austin. Built in 2001, the property features one-, two-, and three-bedroom units that are reserved for households earning between 60 and 120 percent of the area median income. Residences are furnished with stainless steel appliances, faux wood flooring, stone countertops and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a pool, playground and a pet park. Comunidad Partners plans to implement a capital improvement program that elevates common areas and living spaces, including installing a pickleball court and adding private yards. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.

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MIAMI — SG Holdings, a partnership between Swerdlow Group, SJM Partners and Alben Duffie, has completed the housing component of Sawyer’s Walk, marking the delivery of the largest affordable senior living community in the United States within the last decade, according to the developer. The studio, one- and two-bedroom housing units, which are designated for seniors earning at or below an average of 60 percent of the area median income (AMI), sit atop Sawyer’s Walk’s shops and parking garage. Sawyer’s Walk, a $350 million mixed-use development, is underway in the Overtown neighborhood of Miami. Upon full build-out it will total 1.5 million square feet, including the 578 residential units completed that will be home to low-income seniors; 175,000 square feet of retail space committed to tenants including Target (50,000 square feet) and Aldi (25,000 square feet); a 25,000-square-foot public plaza; and 130,000 square feet of office space acquired by MSC Group that will anchor its North American cruise division headquarters. The retail component is slated to open this fall. SG Holdings broke ground on the 3.4-acre, mixed-use development in June 2021. The public-private partnership was made possible through a collaboration with the City of Miami’s Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment …

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CHARLESTON, S.C. — Boston-based Rockpoint and Connecticut-based Realco Capital Partners have purchased Summit Place, a Class A midrise student housing community adjacent to the College of Charleston in the city’s Upper King Street neighborhood. Built in 2020, the property features 357 student housing beds across 118 units, as well as a fitness center, swimming pool and study spaces, among other amenities. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Realco Capital previously has been had an ownership stake in Summit Place since 2022.

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TUPELO, MISS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Parkway Terrace, a 123-unit apartment community located at 2700 W. Main St. in Tupelo. Preston Cooper, Matt Smith and Wallace Schmuck of Marcus & Millichap’s Birmingham office represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity. Mickey Davis, the firm’s broker of record in Mississippi, assisted in the transaction, the sales price of which was also not disclosed. Built in 1972, Parkway Terrace features a mix of one-bedroom apartments and two- and three-bedroom townhomes. The units were recently renovated with new flooring, fixtures and appliances.

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OAK HARBOR, WASH. — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) has provided $17.9 million in federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit equity and a $19.3 million construction loan for the construction of Camas Flats, an affordable residential property in Oak Harbor, located on an island north of Seattle. KeyBank Commercial Mortgage Group also arranged an $8.2 million Fannie Mae MTEB permanent loan for the project. Shelter Resources Inc., a Bellevue-based affordable housing developer, is the borrower. Additionally, Opportunity Council (OC) will service as the nonprofit general partner for the project, providing supportive services and case management to tenants on site. Camas Flats will consist of 10 garden-style, walk-up apartment buildings offering a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units, as well as one manager’s unit. Community amenities will include a playground, park and community building. The community will provide 81 affordable housing units for residents earning between 30 percent and 80 percent of area median income. Camas Flats will also include eight units that are specifically Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) for those experiencing homelessness and two units for veterans. For the PSH units, OC will offer full-time case management services that are focused on wellness, medical health and behavioral health …

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FREMONT AND SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Lument has provided $38.8 million in Freddie Mac refinancing loans for Carlton Senior Living, one of Northern California’s largest senior living providers with 11 independent living, assisted living, and memory care communities in operation.  The loans are spread across two separate properties — $13.5 million to refinance a 123-unit senior living property in Fremont and $25.3 million to refinance a 126-unit senior living property in San Jose. Both loans feature a fixed interest rate, 10-year term and 30-year amortization. One loan also provides funds for renovations to improve the San Jose property.   Lument’s Nick Hamilton and Casey Moore, both based in San Diego, led the transaction.

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