Multifamily

FORT OGLETHORPE, GA. — General contractor Jim Chapman Construction Group (JCCG) has started construction on The Cottages at Battlefield Crossing, a 244-unit build-to-rent (BTR) townhome project located at the intersection of Dietz Road and Battlefield Parkway in Fort Oglethorpe. Situated on 41 acres about nine miles south of Chattanooga, Tenn., the property will feature homes in five floorplans totaling 1,020 to 1,466 square feet. Amenities at the community will include a 4,000-square-foot clubhouse, swimming pool, fitness center and 24-hour emergency maintenance services. The developer and construction timeline were not disclosed.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Berkadia’s Affordable Housing division has arranged a $37.8 million low-income housing tax credit (LITHC) investment for the construction of Northwest One Phase II, an affordable housing multifamily community in Washington, D.C. Upon completion, the development will total 212 units in a mix of studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom layouts for residents earning between 30 and 60 percent of the area median income (AMI), with 11 units reserved for individuals who were previously homeless. Amenities will include a business center, clubhouse, fitness center, laundry room and a game room. Berkadia secured the financing on behalf of the developer, a joint venture between MRP Realty, CSG Urban Partners and Taylor Adams Associates.

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MIRAMAR, FLA. — ZOM Living has sold Sorrento, a 320-unit affordable housing apartment community located in Miramar. Built more than 11 years ago, the property was originally financed through the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) program and state and county debt financing programs. The community features units in one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans ranging from 651 to 1,187 square feet. Amenities include a swimming pool, fitness center, clubhouse, pavilion and barbecue area, resident lounge and a computer lab. Monthly rents at the property begin at $826. Related Cos. purchased the community for an undisclosed price.

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ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Newmark has arranged the sale of Maverick Place, a 382-bed student housing community located near the University of Texas at Arlington campus. The garden-style community offers a mix of one-, two- and four-bedroom units (117 total) with bed-to-bath parity. Shared amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, clubhouse, pool, game room, cybercafé and a dog park. Ryan Lang, Jack Brett and Ben Harkrider of Newmark represented the sellers in the transaction. Jordan Roeschlaub, Dustin Stolly, Ben Roelke, Ian Walker and Trent Houchin, also with Newmark, arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, Axonic Properties LLC.

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LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Amalfi at Tuscan Lakes, a 328-unit apartment community located in the southeastern Houston suburb of League City. Built in 2008, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, business center, coffee bar, fitness center, game room, multiple lounges and courtyards and a pet play area. John Carr, Jennifer Campbell, Ben Fuller, Josh Hoffman, Avery Klatt, Asher Hall and Grant Raymond of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, New York City-based Sachs Cos., in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.

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CARMEL, IND. — Indiana-based Merchants Capital has completed a $303 million securitization of 11 multifamily loans via its fourth Freddie Mac-sponsored Q-Series transaction. The loans, ranging from $4 million to $62 million, were used for the acquisition or refinancing of multifamily properties spanning eight states. Florida, Indiana, Colorado and New Jersey make up 81 percent of the loan balance. Most of the properties are workforce housing developments, with a significant portion of the units’ composition comprising less than 80 percent of the area median income. According to Freddie Mac, Q transactions are structured pass-through securities backed by multifamily mortgage loans. They are backed by an underlying trust that holds multifamily mortgage loans that were not underwritten by Freddie Mac at the time they were originated, and the loans may not have been purchased by Freddie Mac prior to securitization. Merchants Capital has been the loan seller in four of the last nine Freddie Mac Q transactions. The transaction supports financing of affordable housing in underserved markets, qualifying as social bonds within the social bonds framework published on Freddie Mac’s website. Proceeds from social bonds are used to provide liquidity to social impact financial institutions, including parent company Merchants Bank of …

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SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — Locally based developer Garden Communities has begun leasing The Metropolitan, a 270-unit multifamily property located in the Northern New Jersey community of Springfield. The property consists of 223 one- and two-bedroom apartments, 47 two- and three-bedroom townhomes and 5,000 square feet of retail space. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, coffee bar, community room, coworking spaces and an outdoor kitchen with grilling and dining stations. Leasing for the townhomes is underway, with rents starting at $6,945 per month. Leasing of the apartments will commence early next year.

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NEW YORK CITY — Delshah Capital, a locally based real estate private equity firm, has completed a multifamily adaptive reuse project at 30 Morningside Drive on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The project converted a former hospital complex that was originally constructed between 1896 and 1928 into a residential complex with 204 units across five buildings. CetraRuddy served as the architect for the project, and Titanium Construction Services was the general contractor.

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SAN DIEGO — San Diego-based AAA Management has obtained $99.4 million in construction financing and preferred equity for the development of Ion Aero, an eight-story multifamily property in San Diego. Located in 8555 Aero Drive, Ion Aero will feature 302 apartments in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging from 500 square feet to 1,400 square feet. Community amenities will include an indoor-outdoor fitness center and yoga studio; coworking space; a clubroom with indoor and outdoor entertaining space; playground; dog run; pool and spa; and a seventh-floor sky lounge. Bill Chiles, Scott Peterson and Morgon Fraser of CBRE Capital Markets’ debt and structured finance team in San Diego secured the financing, which features a three-year term and 75 percent loan-to-cost ratio.

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KENT, WASH. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of Waters Edge, an apartment community in Kent. Jackson Square Properties sold the asset to FPA Multifamily for $80 million, or $263,125 per unit. Giovanni Napoli, Philip Assouad, Nicholas Ruggerio, Ryan Harmon and Anthony Palladino of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Completed in 1987, Waters Edge features 304 apartments in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, averaging 879 square feet, with oversized laundry rooms and wood-burning fireplaces with brick mantels. Community amenities include a private lake with walking trail, central clubhouse, leasing office, lounge, fitness center, outdoor pool, walking trails and children’s playground.

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