ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Dallas-based Bridgeview Multifamily will develop a 250-unit project on a 6.3-acre site at 800 W. Bardin Road in Arlington. The development, which has tentatively been dubbed Mercantile Lofts, will consist of a four-story building with three-story wings. Units will come in one- and two-bedroom floor plans and average 796 square feet, and amenities will include a pool, courtyard and a single-level parking garage. Construction is expected to begin next summer.
DOYLESTOWN, PA. — Presbyterian Senior Living (PSL) has acquired Pine Run Life Plan Community, a 532-unit continuing care retirement community in Doylestown, located approximately 25 miles north of Philadelphia. The facility offers independent living, memory care and skilled nursing services. Doylestown Hospital sold the property for an undisclosed price, and PSL is partnering with Doylestown Health to operate the community. Additional terms of sale were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Ariel Property Advisors has negotiated the $4.9 million sale of a multifamily development site in the Mott Haven area of The Bronx that can support 77,750 buildable square feet. The site at 431-439 Concord Ave. comprises two contiguous lots in a Qualified Opportunity Zone that were recently rezoned to support affordable housing usage. Daniel Mahfar, Victor Sozio and Jason Gold of Ariel Property Advisors brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
MINNEAPOLIS — Weidner has acquired The Nic on Fifth, a 253-unit apartment tower in Minneapolis. The property is located at 465 Nicollet Mall near the Nicollet Mall Station and provides direct access to the Minneapolis Skyway System. The 26-story building features amenities such as a community gourmet kitchen, pool, Zen garden, outdoor kitchen, spa, indoor pickleball court, yoga studio, fitness center and 25,404 square feet of commercial space. Abe Appert, Keith Collins and Ted Abramson of CBRE represented the seller, AEW Capital Management. The sales price was undisclosed.
PLACENTIA, CALIF. — Gelt Venture Partners (GVP) has acquired Union Place, a multifamily property located at 1500 Cherry St. in the Orange County city of Placentia, for $63.1 million. Mike Murphy and Rachel Parsons of Berkadia represented the buyer and undisclosed seller in the deal. Built in 2012, the three-story building offers 125 two- and three-bedroom apartments averaging 1,238 square feet. Apartments, which are in original condition, feature granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, wood-style flooring, laundry rooms with washers/dryers, nine-foot ceilings, walk-in closets, private balconies or patios, and garages for each unit, as well as ample surface parking. Community amenities include a pool, fitness center, barbecue areas, a playground and controlled entry access. GVP plans to add kitchen islands, new custom cabinetry, vinyl plank flooring, tile backsplashes, quartz countertops, undermount sinks, modernized hardware and recessed lighting. Planned common-area improvements include painting and enhancements to the pool and fitness center, among other cosmetic renovations.
DENVER — CBRE has arranged the sale of Delaware Street Townhomes, a multifamily building located at 2566-2598 S. Delaware St. and 351-375 W. Vassar Ave. in Denver’s South Broadway neighborhood. Hill Street Realty acquired the asset for $10.4 million from Pando Holdings. Built in 2022, Delaware Street Townhomes features 22 three-bedroom floor plans averaging 1,272 square feet and high-end finishes. At the time of sale, the townhomes were fully leased. Erik Toll, Justin Hunt, Andy Hellman, Brad Schlafer and Jessica Graham of CBRE’s Colorado multifamily investment properties team represented the seller in the deal.
INDIANAPOLIS — The Life Properties, the property management and construction management affiliate of Olive Tree Holdings, is underway on a $9.9 million capital improvement program at The Life at Wood Springs, a 608-unit apartment community in Indianapolis. The project is slated for completion in the first quarter of 2025. Upgrades include interior renovations to 417 of the residences; the implementation of new windows and paint; laundry center upgrades; resident clubhouse, onsite office and roofing repairs; and improvements to the dog park, playground and asphalt. There have also been necessary repairs made to the pool, delivering an amenity back to residents that had been unavailable for years under previous ownership. Upgrades also include several sustainable and security features, including the implementation of low-flow plumbing retrofits, LED lighting and a new security camera system. The property was originally built in 1973.
As the pandemic lockdowns hammered offices and retail properties, investors abandoned those assets and plowed cash into apartments and warehouses, both of which witnessed robust rent growth and appreciation as the economy reopened. But in many cases, apartment investors tapped ultra-cheap, variable-rate financing to overpay for multifamily properties, expecting rental rates to continue to climb and help the deals pencil financially. While in large part rents have grown — albeit not at the same double-digit level seen during 2021 and early 2022 — buyers often made the deals with too much optimism and failed to account for potential risks or often, at least, underappreciated them. Now, not only has the debt on those multifamily assets become considerably more expensive in about a year’s time, but labor, insurance, taxes and other operating costs also have increased. As a result, financial cracks are emerging in the multifamily market, says Jeff Salladin, a managing director with Dallas-based private debt fund Revere Capital. What’s more, because of the typical 12-month apartment lease term, landlords are unable to pass those higher expenses onto tenants in a timely fashion, declares Salladin, leader of the firm’s real estate debt team. Even if multifamily owners could increase rents, …
MIAMI — McHugh Construction and Stiles Construction have topped off NEMA Miami, a 39-story luxury apartment tower underway at 2900 Biscayne Blvd. in downtown Miami. Crescent Heights is developing the project, which will comprise 588 apartments in studio, one-, two-and three-bedroom layouts, as well as ground-floor retail space, including a 42,030-square-foot Whole Foods Market store. Additionally, the development will feature a 748-spot parking garage, with 195 spots reserved for Whole Foods patrons. Designed by Arquitectonica, NEMA Miami’s amenities will include indoor and outdoor lounges, a swimming pool, sauna and steam rooms, event space and catering kitchen, private bar lounge and a fitness center. Rockwell Group is providing interior design services. The first move-ins are scheduled for next summer.
FAIRFAX, VA. — GID has acquired Arbors at Fair Lakes, a 282-unit apartment community located in Fairfax, roughly 20 miles outside of Washington, D.C. Amenities at the property, which will be rebranded as Windsor Fair Oaks, include a clubhouse, pool and sundeck, 24-hour fitness center, dog park, tennis court, two outdoor grilling stations and a complimentary shuttle to the Vienna Metro station. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
