KNOXVILLE, TENN. — A public-private partnership between the University of Tennessee (UT) and RISE: A Real Estate Co. has announced plans to develop three residence halls on the university’s campus in Knoxville. The three seven-story communities are expected to add 2,500 beds to the university’s housing inventory. Development plans include two communities on Andy Holt Avenue and Caledonia Avenue that will target first- and second-year students. The projects will offer 750 and 1,100 beds, respectively, in fully furnished, one- and two-bedroom units with en-suite bathrooms. Both buildings will include office space for staff and lounge space for students. The development cost for the two communities, which are expected to open in fall 2025, totals approximately $180 million. The third residential community will be located adjacent to the university’s Lindsey Nelson Stadium and will offers 750 beds in two- and four-bedroom apartment-style units. The project, which will cost roughly $129 million to develop, is scheduled for completion in fall 2026. The site will also feature an indoor practice facility that will complement other renovations and enhancements currently underway at the stadium. Pending state approvals, the projects will be delivered through a ground-lease structure in which UT will retain ownership of the …
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SAVANNAH, GA. — ACRE has provided a $26.5 million loan for the refinancing of The Lowe, a newly built apartment community located at 1501 Montgomery St. in Savannah. The borrower, MED Developers, is using the loan proceeds to refinance its existing construction debt on the project, which began welcoming its first residents in March. John Gavigan of JLL arranged the loan on behalf of MED. The Lowe comprises 135 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 421 to 1,079 square feet. Community amenities include a resort-style swimming pool, 24-hour fitness center, club room, pet spa, outdoor grilling area, covered parking garage and a bicycle storage room. Pegasus Residential manages the property.
HOUSTON — Locally based private equity firm Three Pillars Capital Group has acquired Chateaux Dijon, a 426-unit apartment community located at 5331 Beverlyhill St. in Houston’s Galleria district. The property offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, business center, outdoor grilling and dining areas, package lockers and a pet park. Austin-based InvestRes, which acquired the asset in 2018, sold the property to Three Pillars Capital for an undisclosed price. Jordon Emmott and Abraham Garza of Global Real Estate Advisors brokered the deal.
PHILADELPHIA — LCOR, a developer with three offices in the Mid-Atlantic region, has begun leasing The Ryland, a 267-unit apartment building in Philadelphia’s Society Hill neighborhood. The 31-story building’s unit mix comprises 44 studios, 154 one-bedroom units, 44 two-bedroom apartments and 25 penthouses with private outdoor spaces. Amenities include a fitness center and yoga studio, piano lounge, private coworking space, chef’s kitchen and a children’s playroom. Move-ins will begin in late summer, and full completion is slated for the fall. Rents start at roughly $2,000 per month for a studio apartment.
PUYALLUP, WASH. — Equus Capital Partners has acquired Sierra Sun Apartments, a 150-unit property in the Seattle suburb of Puyallup. Built in 2006, Sierra Sun comprises 20 apartment buildings and an 8,500 square-foot clubhouse and amenity center. The community offers one-, two- and three-bedroom townhome-style units. Each unit includes an attached two car garage. Equus will conduct $2 million in renovations to the asset, including interior and exterior updates, as well as enhancements to the clubhouse and amenity center. Madison Apartment Group, a subsidiary of Equus, will oversee the upgrades in addition to managing the community. The investment is being made on behalf of a programmatic joint venture between an affiliate of Equus and a public pension plan that is based in the U.S.
BOUND BROOK, N.J. — A partnership between two regional developers, Denholtz Properties and Redwood Real Estate Group, has broken ground on The Rail at Bound Brook, a 143-unit multifamily project located about 50 miles southwest of Manhattan. The six-story building will offer studio, one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a fitness center, game room, courtyard and outdoor grilling and dining areas. A tentative completion date was not disclosed.
LOS ANGELES — CBRE has hired John Boyett as first vice president and Adam Feldman as a senior associate in the firm’s Woodland Hills office in Los Angeles. Boyett and Feldman will focus on multifamily investment sales in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Boyett previously served as associate vice president at Matthews Real Estate Investment Services. Feldman also worked at Matthews as a senior associate, where he specialized in the acquisition, disposition and analysis of multifamily assets.
HICKORY, N.C. — Greystone has provided a $24.1 million HUD 223(f) loan for the refinancing of Argyle Place Apartments, a 216-unit multifamily community located in the Charlotte suburb of Hickory. Lisa Fischman of Greystone originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, Pressly Development Co. The HUD-insured loan carries a 35-year term and amortization schedule along with a low, fixed interest rate. In addition to refinancing, loan proceeds enable Pressly Development to make renovations to Argyle Place and fund new construction projects. The property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units that were originally constructed in 1987 and 2001 and renovated in 2018.
DALLAS — ZOM Living has received a $109 million loan for the refinancing of Atelier, a 41-story luxury apartment tower in the Dallas Arts District. The property consists of 417 units, including 53 lofts. Floor plans range from 500 to 2,300 square feet. Designed by Stantec, Atelier features a lobby meant to emulate an art gallery. Local organizations showcase rotating public art installations and host events on site. The property also features 15,000 square feet of ground-level retail space that is leased to dining, arts and entertainment concepts. Atelier is roughly 93 percent leased. Amenities include an infinity edge pool, yoga lawn, outdoor lounge, fitness center, coworking space, private wine lockers, an entertainment lounge, catering kitchen, resident market and pet spa. The building is within walking distance of the AT&T Performing Arts Center, the Dallas Museum of Art, the Crow Museum of Asian Art and the Nasher Sculpture Center. ZOM continues to expand its footprint in the Texas market, where it has had an active presence for the past 20 years and has completed over a dozen residential projects. “This refinancing underscores the strength of the Texas market, which is experiencing a surge in housing demand and leads the nation …
HOUSTON — Partners Real Estate has arranged the sale of a 22-unit apartment building located at 4525 Weaver Road in North Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the two-story building was constructed on a half-acre site in 1972 and renovated in 2022. Ryan DeGennaro of Partners represented the seller, Mell Investment Group, in the transaction. Enrique Moreno Jr. of eXp Commercial represented the undisclosed buyer.