AUSTIN, TEXAS — Northmarq has brokered the sale of two residential rental properties totaling 38 units in the Austin area. Redbud Cove is a 15-unit build-to-rent complex in West Lake Hills, located west of the state capital, that was built in 1976 and recently renovated. Zilker Place is a 23-unit apartment complex located in south-central Austin that offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Will Collier, Jordan Vaughn and Hayden Schnieders of Northmarq represented the seller, locally based development and investment firm Rastegar Property Co., in the transaction. The buyer was Aperture Capital Partners.
Multifamily
CIM Group, Centennial Yards Unveil 304-Unit Mitchell Apartment Tower in Downtown Atlanta
by Abby Cox
ATLANTA — CIM Group and Centennial Yards Co. have unveiled The Mitchell, a 304-unit residential tower within the $5 billion Centennial Yards mixed-use development underway in downtown Atlanta. The 19-story luxury apartment building comprises apartments ranging from studio to three-bedroom floorplans. Select units offer walk-in closets, balconies and floor-to-ceiling windows with panoramic views. Rental rates for a 512-square-foot studio apartment begin at $1,450, according to Apartments.com. Amenities at The Mitchell include a community pool, fitness center, coworking space with office suites, multiple outdoor gathering areas and indoor event spaces with a catering kitchen, as well as a dedicated pet area with a pet spa and 16,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and restaurant space. Khao Thai Isan, a Thai tapas concept introduced by 26 Thai, will occupy 4,730 square feet. Additional retail and dining operators will be announced in the coming months. The Mitchell will join The Lofts at Centennial Yards South, which features 162 units located above the Georgia-based brewery Wild Leap. Meanwhile, the 292-room Hotel Phoenix is scheduled for completion later this year, and Cosm’s immersive sporting experience is planned for 2026. A 5,300-seat Live Nation venue was also announced earlier this year, with an anticipated opening in 2027. …
NEW YORK CITY — Douglaston Development is nearing completion of a $320 million multifamily project at 1057 Atlantic Ave. in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. The 17-story building will have 456 units, 138 units of which will be reserved as affordable housing, as well as 31,000 square feet of retail space. Units will come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities will include a fitness center, lounge, golf simulator, game room, screening room, children’s playroom and a landscaped rooftop deck, as well as 31,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Construction topped out last February. Leasing will begin in the coming weeks.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between William Macklowe Co. and GreenBarn Investment Group has begun leasing Paseo on Fifth, an 131-unit multifamily project located in the Park Slope area of Brooklyn. Designed by SLCE Architects with interiors by Durukan Design, the property offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a fitness center, children’s playroom, social suite and a rooftop lounge. Rents start at approximately $3,100 per month for a studio apartment.
JLL, HJ Sims Secure $80.1M in Tax-Exempt Bond Financing for Sunrise Senior Living Community in Long Beach
by Amy Works
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — JLL Capital Markets and HJ Sims have closed $80.1 million in tax-exempt bond financing for the development of Sunrise of Long Beach, a Sunrise Senior Living community in Long Beach. On behalf of Quality Senior Housing Foundation and Sunrise Senior Living, JLL’s Seniors Housing Capital Markets team, in collaboration with the bond underwriting teams of HJ Sims and JLL Securities, secured financing through California Public Finance Authority Senior Living Revenue Bonds, Series 2025A. Located at 3340 N. Los Coyotes Diagonal, the two-story, 78,227-square-foot community will feature 62 assisted living and 24 memory care apartments across 102 licensed beds. Assisted living accommodations will include generously sized studio layouts with private bathrooms, kitchenettes with refrigerators and individually controlled HVAC systems, while memory care offerings will include both private studios and shared suites designed to accommodate couples or roommate preferences. Community amenities will include a wellness center, multiple dining venues, including a formal dining room and casual bistro, a library, theater room, fitness center, beauty salon and four secure landscaped courtyards. The project team includes Sunrise Development as developer, W.E. O’Neil Construction Co. as general contractor and HPI Architecture providing design services. Construction is slated for completion in first-quarter 2027.
KENT, SEATTLE AND SHORELINE, WASH. — The Simon | Anderson Multifamily team at Kidder Mathews has completed the sale of a four-property apartment portfolio in the Seattle area. John Stephanus sold the four-property portfolio and used the proceeds to acquire The Postmark, a 243-unit multifamily community in Shoreline. The purchase was executed through a series of transactions that were previously announced in August. The portfolio includes the 108-unit Swiss Gables Apartments in Kent, the 67-unit Charbern Apartments in Seattle’s Capitol Hill, the 76-unit Stockbridge Apartments in Seattle’s First Hill and the 72-unit Carolina Court Apartments in Seattle’s South Lake Union. Delivered in 2020, The Postmark offers 243 studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units with high-end finishes and modern layouts. Amenities include a fitness center, yoga studio, resident lounge, rooftop deck, package lockers, bike storage and secure parking. Dylan Simon, Jerrid Anderson, Matt Laird and JD Fuller of the Simon | Anderson Multifamily team at Kidder Mathews represented John Stephanus in the transactions.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of Casa Estrella del Norte, an apartment community in Tucson. Hamid Panahi, Clint Wadlund, Steve Gebing and Cliff David of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer. Terms of the deal were not released. Built in 1959 on 7.4 acres, Casa Estrella del Norte features 196 studio and one-bedroom apartments spread across eight residential buildings and a standalone clubhouse.
NOBLESVILLE, IND. — ACRES Capital has provided a $54.3 million loan for the refinancing of Promenade Trails, a 210-unit multifamily community in the Indianapolis suburb of Noblesville. The age-restricted property offers one- and two-bedroom units with 476 parking spaces, a pool, sun deck, fitness center, pet spa, clubhouse and dog park. Justus Cos. was the borrower.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has arranged the $3.2 million sale of a 16-unit apartment building in Chicago’s West Ridge neighborhood. Constructed in 1931 and renovated in 2023, the property at 6254 N. Whipple St. features two-bedroom units. The building was fully occupied at the time of sale. Brad Feldman of Interra represented the buyer and seller, both of which were local private investors. Feldman also assisted the seller in the original $1.8 million acquisition of the asset in 2023. At that time, the property had not changed hands in more than 50 years and needed significant upgrades. The seller’s investment equated to a nearly $85,000 increase in price per unit and increased rents.
LOUISVILLE AND LEXINGTON, KY. — DMK Development Group has sold four senior living properties in Kentucky for a total $65.3 million. American Healthcare REIT was the buyer. Located in the Louisville and Lexington metros, the portfolio totals 316 units, with assisted living and memory care residences. Each of the properties was opened between 2020 and 2022. Trilogy Health Services managed the properties through lease-up and stabilization.