NEW YORK CITY — Wavecrest Equities has acquired a portfolio of five multifamily buildings totaling 180 units in the Little Italy area of The Bronx for $28 million. The portfolio includes two retail spaces. Ben Khakshoor and Alex Fuchs of locally based brokerage firm Rosewood Realty Group represented Wavecrest Equities, which also assumed two existing loans totaling $20 million, and the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The deal traded at a cap rate of 5.85 percent.
MIAMI — Fisher Brothers has broken ground on Wynhouse Miami, a 308-unit multifamily community located at 2200 NW First Ave. in the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami. JP Morgan Chase and affiliates of Canyon Partners provided $117.5 million in financing for the development, which Suffolk Construction is building. The eight-story community is scheduled for completion in early 2025. Wynhouse Miami will offer units in studio, one- and two-bedroom configurations, alongside a selection of penthouse units. Shared amenities will include a fitness center, second-floor lawn area, co-working and entertainment lounges, an expo kitchen, and a rooftop swimming pool and outdoor entertainment space with views of the downtown Miami skyline. The property will also feature 26,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and public artwork on the exterior of the community, with passageways to encourage pedestrians to engage with the building and community spaces. The development team for the project includes Rockwell Group, Nichols Architects and ID & Design International. “The project pays homage to the industrial, craft-oriented nature of the historic neighborhood,” says Andrew James, principal of Nichols Architects. “At the same time, the contemporary identity of Wynwood is being reinforced by the paseos, which will enhance the pedestrian realm, and the application …
Cordish Begins Conversion of Office Building into Apartments in Kansas City’s Power & Light District
KANSAS CITY, MO. — The Cordish Cos. has begun construction on the conversion of the historic Midland Office Building into Midland Lofts, a 135-unit apartment building in Kansas City’s Power & Light District. The project is directly connected to the Midland Theatre. In 2008, Cordish and AMC completed a two-year, multi-million-dollar renovation of the theater, which first opened its doors in 1927. The office building has been vacant for more than 20 years. Midland Lofts will feature studios and one-bedroom units. Amenities will include a coffee bar, entertainment kitchen, fitness center, coworking spaces, billiards room, club lounge, meditation room, business center, conference rooms and package system. Local Kansas City architecture and design firm Helix is the project architect, and RD Jones + Associates is the interior designer for the amenity spaces. Completion is slated for May 2024.
CHICAGO — Walker & Dunlop has structured a $30.9 million HUD 232/223(f) loan for the refinancing of Clark Manor, a nursing home in Chicago. Clark Manor provides services such as short-term, post-hospital physical rehabilitation, full-time physical, occupational and speech therapists, and a secure dementia and Alzheimer’s floor. Joshua Rosen and Brad Annis of Walker & Dunlop originated the loan. The borrower was undisclosed.
TOPEKA, KAN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $2 million sale of Englewood Apartments, a 27-unit apartment building in Topeka. The property at 5210 SW 10th Ave. has historically been fully occupied. Jacob Carroll and Aaron Kuroiwa of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company. The duo also secured and represented the buyer, an individual trust. The sale closed at the full list price.
SPOKANE, WASH. — CEP Multifamily has acquired Regal Ridge, a 97-unit, garden-style community in Spokane’s South Hill neighborhood. Ryan Harmon, Nicholas Ruggeiro, Giovanni Napoli and Philip Assouad of Institutional Property Advisors brokered the deal. The property traded for $21.5 million. The seller was not disclosed. According to Apartments.com, Regal Ridge was built in 1997 and offers two- or three-bedroom units. Amenities include a pool, clubhouse, playground and recycling services.
FAIRFIELD, CONN. — HJ Sims, a Fairfield-based investment bank and wealth management firm, acted as financial advisor in securing a $10.6 million life insurance company loan. The transaction marks a unique conclusion to a two-year plan with a returning client for the refinance of an assisted living and memory care community in the Southwest. The borrower is a regional owner-operator that currently manages a portfolio of 19 communities in the West. The borrower partnered with Sims in 2021 to close on the acquisition of the value-add, pre-stabilized community. Since the acquisition, the borrower successfully refreshed the building, and slightly raised monthly rental rates while also increasing census to over 95 percent occupancy. However, with increased expenses and labor costs felt industry-wide, combined with an ever-changing interest rate environment, the options for permanent debt to refinance out the entire high-leverage bridge loan were becoming more and more constrained. The fixed-rate debt was structured at a 70 percent loan-to-value ratio with a five-year term, including 24 months of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization. In addition, terms were negotiated to include the ability to pay off the loan with no penalty any time after the first 18 months. Further details on …
FRANKLIN AND HENDERSONVILLE, TENN. — CBRE has arranged $32.2 million in financing for the acquisition of Vitality Living Franklin and Vitality Living Hendersonville, both located in high-growth suburbs of Nashville. The borrowers were Winterpast Capital Partners (WCP), Scribner Capital and its institutional partner, and Broadview Real Estate Partners. Vitality Living, WCP’s wholly owned operating platform, will manage the communities under a traditional third-party agreement. The portfolio consists of 256 assisted living and memory care units. Aron Will, Tim Root and Michael Cregan of CBRE National Senior Housing arranged the financing, which features a three-year term and two years of interest-only payments. A regional bank provided the funds.
HOUSTON — Locally based developer McNair Interests has broken ground on Phase II of Remy on the Trails, a 221-unit multifamily project in Houston’s Westchase neighborhood. The site at 10505 Deerwood Road spans 6.8 acres. The complex will house one-, two- and three-bedroom units that will range in size from 900 to 1,500 square feet. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, clubroom, dog park and outdoor grilling and dining stations. Project partners include Cadence Bank (construction lender), Arch-Con Corp. (general contractor), The Preston Partnership (lead architect), MaRS (interior design) and Kimley-Horn (landscape design). The first move-ins are expected to begin in summer 2024.
WHIPPANY, N.J. — Coldwell Banker Realty New Homes has begun leasing 34 Eden, an 81-unit apartment complex located in the Northern New Jersey community of Whippany. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom formats and range in size from 690 to 1,500 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, resident lounge, business center and a pet wash station. The first move-ins will begin in August. Rents start at roughly $3,000 per month for a one-bedroom apartment. The owner/developer was not disclosed.