PHOENIX — Gantry has secured an $8.5 million permanent loan to refinance the Rose Garden Apartments, located at 21008 N. 23rd Ave. in Phoenix. The Class B, garden-style apartment community features 55 one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Adam Parker, Chad Metzger and Andrew Christopherson of Gantry’s Phoenix production office represented the borrower, a private real estate investor. The Fannie Mae loan features a 10-year term, fixed interest rate and interest-only payments for half of the term prior to transitioning to a 30-year amortization schedule.
Multifamily
MONTICELLO, N.Y. — Locally based brokerage firm The Kislak Co. Inc. has arranged the $3.2 million sale of Jefferson Garden Apartments, a 76-unit multifamily complex in Monticello, about 100 miles north of New York City. Completed in 1969 and last renovated in 2023, the garden-style property consists of seven buildings that house two studios, 47 one-bedroom apartments, 18 two-bedroom residences and nine three-bedroom units. Janet Bortz of Kislak represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.
ST. CLOUD, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of two multifamily properties in the Minneapolis suburb of St. Cloud for $9.7 million. Brookwood Apartments was built in 1987 and includes 102 units across 89,225 rentable square feet. Pine Pointe Apartments, constructed in 1989, features 78 units totaling 73,933 rentable square feet. The properties are less than a mile apart and offer a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Chris Collins and Evan Miller of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Minnesota-based limited liability partnership. Collins and Matthew Shide procured the buyer, a Minnesota-based limited liability company.
NAPLES, FLA. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Altis Santa Barbara, a 242-unit apartment community located at 4710 Altis Drive in Naples. Northland purchased the property for an undisclosed price. Robert Given, Neal Victor and Chris Smiles of CBRE represented the seller, a joint venture sponsored by Altman, in the transaction. Tracy Kennedy, Tony Stein and Ryan Hall with CBRE assisted Northland with acquisition financing. Delivered in 2024, Altis Santa Barbara offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units, as well as private patios or balconies for all units and direct-access garages for select units.
Greystar-Led Joint Venture Breaks Ground on 605-Bed Student Housing Project Near San Diego State University
by Amy Works
SAN DIEGO — A joint venture between Greystar, Kanden Realty & Development America and Tokyo Tatemono has broken ground on Accolade Campanile, a 605-bed student housing development serving students attending San Diego State University. The development will rise six stories and offer 310 units at the southwest corner of Montezuma Road and Campanile Drive. Shared amenities are set to include a pool and spa; multiple outdoor kitchens and gathering spaces; fire pits; a fully equipped indoor/outdoor fitness center; multiple clubhouses; recreation and game lounges, including a speakeasy; indoor bicycle storage; a dog spa; and dedicated study spaces on each floor. The property will also feature ground-floor retail space. The community was designed by JWDA Architects. Construction financing was provided by Helaba Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen. The project is scheduled for completion in June 2028 with leasing set to begin in August 2027.
AMES, IOWA — Coastal Ridge has acquired two student housing properties serving Iowa State University in Ames. The acquisitions were part of a portfolio that also included a property in Louisiana totaling just under 1,600 beds with a gross asset value of approximately $90 million. The acquisitions mark the firm’s initial deployment of capital from the Coastal Ridge Value-Add Student Housing Fund LP, the company’s inaugural institutional commingled fund. The per-bed cost across the three assets was approximately $56,000. New construction can exceed $100,000 per bed, according to Coastal Ridge.
BALA CYNWYD, PA. — Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT) and CBG Building Co. have begun leasing Blayr, a 217-unit multifamily redevelopment project in Bala Cynwyd, a northwestern suburb of Philadelphia. The project, which represents the second phase of a larger redevelopment known as Bala Cynwyd on City Avenue, is a conversion of the former 120,000-square-foot Lord & Taylor department store into an apartment complex with 16,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Units come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include an outdoor pool, a golf and multisport simulator and a courtyard with grills and gathering spaces. Federal Realty received zoning approval for the project in February 2024, broke ground a few months later and topped off the project this spring. The first move-ins are scheduled for March.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — FM Capital, a financial intermediary based in South Florida, has arranged $32.5 million in bridge financing for a portfolio of four multifamily properties totaling 385 units in the Rochester area. The portfolio consists of Community Manor Apartments, Hamlet Court Apartments, Lakewood Manor Apartments and Valley Brook Townhomes, which collectively span about 32 acres. Noam Temchin of FM Capital arranged the floating-rate financing through Sheridan Capital. The borrower was not disclosed.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — HPI Real Estate Services & Investments has broken ground on a 396-unit multifamily project in northwest Fort Worth. The project represents Phase I of a larger development that will ultimately consist of 829 units on a 55-acre site at the southeast corner of Bonds Ranch and Blue Mound roads. Units will come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Arch-Con Corp. is designing the project, and Blackland Partners is serving as the general contractor. The first units are expected to be available for occupancy in early 2027.
NEW YORK CITY — French investment bank Natixis has provided a $260 million loan for the refinancing of AIRE, a 43-story apartment tower located at 200 W. 67th St. on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Completed in 2010, AIRE offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and amenities such as a fitness center, private elevated park, event deck with a catering pavilion, children’s playroom and coworking space. AIRE also features nearly 37,000 square feet of commercial space that is predominantly leased to medical users. Lawrence Britvan and Michael Straw of CBRE arranged the floating-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, a joint between an undisclosed global investment firm and Gotham Organization.