NEW YORK CITY — JLL has arranged a $33 million loan for the refinancing of 640 Broadway, a 21-unit luxury apartment building that occupies a full city block in Manhattan’s NoHo neighborhood. The nine-story, pre-war building was originally designed and constructed in 1896 and houses 4,241 square feet of retail space that is fully leased. Residential amenities include a fitness center and a rooftop terrace. Stephen Van Leer led the JLL team that arranged the loan through Bridge Investment Group on behalf of the borrower, Acadia Realty Trust.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Ariel Property Advisors has negotiated the $5.1 million sale of two apartment buildings in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood. The building at 105 Wilson Ave. houses four three-bedroom units and a Japanese restaurant, and the building at 153 Wilson Ave. is home to six residential units and a barbershop. Dov Chein, Benjamin Vago and Victor Sozio of Ariel represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also not disclosed.
EAST PEORIA, ILL. — Flaherty & Collins Properties has broken ground on Blutowne, a $65 million luxury apartment community in the Levee District of East Peoria, a city in central Illinois. The project includes two multifamily buildings that will be centrally located near the municipal building and public library. Plans call for 219 units, 10,000 square feet of commercial space and 276 parking spaces. Merchants Bank of Indiana provided financing for the project, which will be situated at 501 E. Washington St. Units will come in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, with the average unit size being 898 square feet. Amenities will include a fitness facility, meeting space, saltwater pool and rooftop lounge. Flaherty & Collins expects to welcome the first residential and commercial tenants in spring 2025. The full build-out is slated for completion in fall 2025.
KISSIMMEE, FLA. — Alliance Residential Co. has purchased a 17-acre site at 2900 Big Sky Blvd. in Kissimmee for the development of Prose Big Sky, a 311-unit apartment community. The Arizona-based developer plans to welcome first residents by fall 2024. Prose Big Sky will feature one- and two-bedroom units ranging from 746 to 1,078 square feet in size. Community amenities will include a resident clubroom with a catering kitchen and entertainment lounge, business center with coworking spaces, concierge package system, a resort-style pool with sun shelf seating, fitness center and a dog park. Prose Big Sky is the newest of 10 Alliance Residential properties currently under construction or scheduled to break ground in Florida.
By Harrison Pinkus, Interra Realty Though many multifamily investors have been able to close transactions in today’s less-than-ideal economic climate, high interest rates remain a challenge for some. However, there is one strategy that can propel a deal over the hurdle of high interest rates and across the finish line: assuming the seller’s loan. With plenty of investors looking to acquire assets despite elevated rates, loan assumptions offer a win-win opportunity, as long as the buyer and seller surround themselves with a knowledgeable team of brokers, attorneys and lenders. The biggest advantage for buyers is a lower financing rate than what is currently available on the market. Buyers also benefit from lower closing costs and no appraisal. Meanwhile, loan assumptions at a lower rate provide sellers with the leverage to command a higher asking price for their property. Loan assumptions are by no means the only route to closing a deal in today’s environment. After all, investors can always move ahead with a purchase now and finance at current rates with a plan to refinance later if rates improve. But, since the buyer must be able to acquire debt financing and carry a higher rate for a year or more …
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — The Town of Hilton Head Island has awarded its request for proposal (RFP) for the island’s first ever workforce housing community to Atlanta-based OneStreet Residential. The project, preliminarily named Northpoint, will feature 150 to 170 workforce housing units and will be located on an 11-acre tract of town-owned land. The project is envisioned to house the caregivers, teachers, medical professionals and first responders who work on Hilton Head Island. At least half of the units will be reserved for households earning between 60 to 80 percent of the area median income (AMI). OneStreet Residential was selected as the town’s preferred development partner after months of deliberation by town staff and an advisory committee, which included tours of the developer’s projects in Atlanta. OneStreet will begin site due diligence, site planning, engineering and architectural renderings. The development agreement is expected to go before Hilton Head Town Council for a vote in early 2024, with the commitment to maintain the Northpoint community as workforce housing forever.
OAKLAND PARK, FLA. — Newrock Partners has completed Oaklyn, an 11-story mixed-use tower located at 3333 N. Federal Highway in Oakland Park, a city in South Florida’s Broward County. The project comprises 274 apartments and 19,000 square feet of ground-level retail space. Managed by Bozzuto, Oaklyn’s residences comprise studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments spanning from 451 to 1,172 square feet. Rental rates begin at $1,850, according to the property website. Amenities include Oak Three, a rooftop experience with an indoor/outdoor lounge, entertainment kitchen, communal games, art activations, resort-style pool deck, hot tub, outdoor dining and kitchen areas with grilling stations and oversized day beds. Other amenities include podcast studios, maker spaces, an indoor/outdoor fitness center, dog spa and a dog park. The design-build team includes general contractor First Florida and architect Kobi Karp Architecture & Interior Design Inc.
SARASOTA, FLA. — Berkadia has brokered the sale of Reserve at Palmer Ranch, a 320-unit apartment community located at 4100 Winners Circle in Sarasota. Jason Stanton, Cole Whitaker and David Etchison of Berkadia represented the seller, California-based Strategic Holdings, in the transaction. John Koeijmans of Berkadia’s Dallas office arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, Wisconsin-based MLG Capital. The 10-year loan featured a fixed interest rate and full-term interest only payments. The loan amount and sales price were not disclosed. Built in 1990, Reserve at Palmer Ranch features primarily two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as a fitness studio, two resort-inspired pools, bark park, car care center and a courtyard with communal games.
JERICHO, N.Y. — PX4 Development has purchased an 80-room hotel in the Long Island community of Jericho with plans to convert the building into a student housing community with one-, two- and three-bedroom units. To that end, PX4 has secured a long-term lease with The New York Institute of Technology, which has campuses on both Manhattan and Long Island. The development team is aiming to have the building ready for occupancy in advance of the 2024 academic year.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — High Street Residential (HSR), the residential subsidiary of Trammell Cros Co., has completed construction on Smith & Rio, a multifamily property located at 1979 E. Rio Salado Parkway in downtown Tempe. The five-story property features 310 apartments in a mix of studio, one-, one-plus-den and two-bedroom layouts. Community amenities include a fifth-floor sky lounge; two outdoor courtyards; a dog park; pet lounge; work-from-home area with individual workspaces; pool; spa; fitness center; clubhouse with multiple lounges and seating areas; fireplace; and demonstration kitchen.