ZANESVILLE, OHIO — Woda Cooper Cos. Inc. has broken ground on Munson Crossing, a 43-unit affordable housing community in Zanesville, about 50 miles east of Columbus. The co-developer for the $13.8 million project is Housing Services Alliance. Munson Crossing is located in the West Main Street Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) on the site of the former Munson Elementary School building, which was demolished last year. Munson Crossing will provide 14 one-bedroom units that offer 663 square feet, 23 two-bedroom apartments with 858 square feet and six three-bedroom units totaling 1,105 square feet each. Projected rental rates will range from $330 to $1,025 per month, depending on unit size and the resident’s income. All units are reserved for tenants whose income is 30 to 80 percent of the area median income. Amenities will include a multipurpose room with kitchenette, package room, laundry room and dedicated supportive service space. The project received housing tax credits allocated by the Ohio Housing Finance Agency, which also provided an equity bridge loan and will provide a second permanent mortgage. PNC Bank provided $6.1 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity. RiverHills Bank is the construction lender, providing a loan of $7.8 million. Cedar Rapids Bank …
CHICAGO — ShainRealty Capital has sold Madison Terrace, a 96-unit apartment building in Chicago, for $11 million. The transaction marks the company’s last holding in the Chicago multifamily market. ShainRealty purchased the asset for $8.2 million shortly after the pandemic began. The disposition marks a 34 percent increase in value. Additionally, ShainRealty had acquired the asset in a low interest rate environment with a 2.83 percent, fixed-rate Fannie Mae loan with a term of seven years. ShainRealty says that the loan assumption enticed the buyer, David Pezzola of Icarus Investments. The property, built in 1986, consists of two-, three- and four-bedroom units averaging 1,275 square feet in size. Lucas Fryman and Ted Stratman of Interra Realty represented both the buyer and seller.
ST. CLOUD, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of The Highlands, a 100-unit apartment complex in the Minneapolis suburb of St. Cloud. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 2015 27th St., the property was constructed in 2003 and is part of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Section 42 program. Amenities include an outdoor pool, playground, community room and underground parking. Chris Collins and Evan Miller of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, and the buyer, a limited liability company.
TEXAS — Sherman & Roylance has arranged the sale of a 104-bed skilled nursing facility in Texas. A physician owner sold the asset to a California-based buyer for $8.1 million. The facility was built in 2018 and features 94 Medicare and 10 Medicaid beds. The name of the property, buyer and seller were not disclosed. Sherman & Roylance also arranged acquisition financing for the deal.
CLEBURNE, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Hidden Oaks Mobile Home Park, a 40-site manufactured housing property in Cleburne, a southern suburb of Fort Worth. Skyler Henderson, Brad Dorsey, Edgar Martinez and Blake Eisenberg of Marcus & Millichap brokered the deal. The names of the seller and Texas-based buyer were not disclosed.
SANDY, UTAH — Tablerock Capital has completed the disposition of Meridian Heights, an apartment community in Sandy, approximately 15 miles south of Salt Lake City. Orion Real Estate Partners acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Danny Shin and Brock Zylstra of Intuitional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Built in 1998 on five acres, Meridian Heights offers 96 one- and two-bedroom apartments with air conditioning, dishwashers and balconies. Community amenities include covered parking, a clubhouse and laundry room.
PARKER, COLO. — Health Dimensions Group (HDG), along with co-owners Ellipsis and Invesque, has opened Terra Bluffs, an assisted living and memory care community in Parker. The property is located southeast of Denver. Details such as the number of units were not disclosed. HDG provides oversight of the community’s day-to-day operations. Ellipsis is the project developer for the care community and Invesque is the project’s investment partner.
WINSTED, CONN. — Locally based brokerage firm Chozick Realty has arranged the $4 million sale of The Mill at Still River, a 39-unit apartment building in Winsted, about 25 miles northwest of Hartford. The building was originally constructed as an industrial facility in 1887 and converted to residential use in 1986. Steve Pappas of Chozick Realty represented the buyer and seller, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
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Agency Initiatives Entice Traditional Multifamily Owners, Investors to Workforce Housing
A trio of social-impact lending programs is enticing enough to convince market-rate multifamily owners and investors to dip their toes into the affordable housing sector. These recently launched initiatives all promote the creation and preservation of workforce housing. Unlike low-income housing tax credits, Section 8 rent vouchers and other longstanding programs centered on helping families with low and very-low incomes to afford housing, the newest offerings primarily aim to assist missing middle renters — or those with modest-to-low incomes. That’s according to Ian Monk, deputy chief production officer for conventional multifamily at Lument — which is educating its borrowers about the competitive pricing, generous proceeds and potential for lengthy amortization periods available from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. “By charter, the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) have a duty to help provide housing that is affordable to all people, including families with only moderately low incomes,” Monk says. “In the multifamily arena, they may serve those families in fully dedicated affordable communities, but they can also serve them in conventional, market-rate properties that adopt some affordability initiatives using one of these social-impact loan structures.” The GSEs are making a strong push in 2024 to expand participation in the three social-impact loan products, …
HIALEAH, FLA. — MG Developer has completed the vertical construction of Metro Parc, a 559-unit transit-oriented apartment community located in Hialeah, approximately 13 miles outside Miami. Upon completion, the two-tower building will feature residences with two bedrooms and two bathrooms ranging from 500 to 800 square feet. Amenities at the community will include coworking space, an outdoor kitchen, pool and a gym. The property will also feature ground-floor retail space, including a Latin-inspired food marketplace. Metro Parc is the first phase of the Metro Center development, which will comprise roughly 2.3 million square feet of multifamily and retail space and is scheduled for completion in 2027.