GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Magnus Capital Partners, a Grand Rapids-based asset management and real estate investment firm, is set to break ground Dec. 19 on HōM Flats at Maynard, a new $51.5 million multifamily housing development located in Grand Rapids. Situated on 12.8 acres off Lake Michigan Drive NW, HōM Flats at Maynard will comprise seven buildings and 240 one-, two- and three-bedrooms apartments. Amenities at the community will include fitness and yoga centers, play spaces for children, indoor and outdoor dog parks, a pet spa, a café, rooftop lounge, indoor bike storage, a game room and green spaces. Once constructed, HōM Flats at Maynard will join Magnus Capital Partners’ current portfolio of HōM Flats at 28 West in Wyoming, Michigan and HōM Flats at Felch Street in Holland, Michigan. Both properties were completed in 2021. Hooker DeYoung will serve as the architect and Rhode Construction will serve as general contractor for the project. Magnus Capital and its equity partner, Stratford, received project approval from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority in late November. The project will be financed through the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program, making the apartments affordable based on tenant income. The developer is targeting tenants …
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TERRE HAUTE, IND. — Tampa, Florida-based real estate investment firm Gray Capital has acquired Sycamore Terrace Apartments in Terre Haute as part of its $100 million multifamily investment fund, The Gray Fund. The sale was brokered by Cushman & Wakefield. The sales price was not disclosed. Sycamore Terrace Apartments is a 250-unit luxury multifamily apartment community. The community offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and amenities such as a swimming pool, fitness center, clubhouse and a media center. Gray Capital plans to repaint the exteriors of the property, as well as install a controlled access and gate system. Sycamore Terrace Apartments will be managed by Gray Capital’s property management company, Gray Residential. George Tikijian, Hannah Ott and Cameron Benz of Cushman & Wakefield’s Indianapolis office represented the seller in the transaction. Gray Capital represented itself in the deal.
Jamestown to Begin Leasing Active Adult Community Signal House in Atlanta in Early 2023
by John Nelson
ATLANTA — Jamestown plans to begin leasing units at Signal House, a 21-story active adult community underway at Ponce City Market in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward, in first-quarter 2023. The Atlanta-based mixed-use owner and developer expects the apartments to be “move-in ready” by fall 2023. Located directly adjacent to the Atlanta BeltLine at North Avenue, the 162-unit Signal House will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Residents will have access to a property app that will allow them to book a suite of services, including housekeeping, plant watering, dry cleaning, food delivery and dining reservations and massage and personal trainer appointments. Amenities will include a pool terrace with a shaded grotto lounge and outdoor shower, a multipurpose fitness room with connected outdoor fitness space, 3,300 square feet of retail space fronting the BeltLine, coworking space, wellness rooms for personal treatments, a clubhouse lounge, onsite lifestyle director and a dining room with a full commercial chef’s kitchen and connected outdoor seating. Other common spaces at Signal House will include a rooftop terrace with outdoor grilling, dining and lounging spaces, as well as community garden plots.
Monday Properties, Glenmont Capital Break Ground on 338-Unit Willow Apartments in North Charleston
by John Nelson
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Monday Properties, a multifamily developer with offices in New York City and Arlington, Va., and partner Glenmont Capital Management have broken ground on The Willow, a 338-unit apartment community located at 7562 Plantation Road in North Charleston. Monday Properties purchased the site in November 2021 and secured $48 million in construction financing from Sandy Spring Bank. The Class A multifamily community is expected to deliver in late first-quarter 2024. Amenities will include a zero-entry, saltwater pool, grilling cabana, pickleball court, outdoor fitness area, courtyards, 24-hour fitness center and yoga studio, a lounge and game room and a covered patio overlooking the pool, as well as coworking and conference spaces and a community room. The pet-friendly community will also feature a half-acre dog park.
Gantry Secures $14.3M Construction Loan for Office-to-Multifamily Conversion in Monterey, California
by Amy Works
MONTEREY, CALIF. — Gantry has secured $14.3 million of construction financing for the adaptive reuse of an office property into workforce multifamily housing. The borrower is an undisclosed local developer. Located at 2300 Garden Road, the property will feature 64 one- and two-bedroom market-rate apartments on a 7.23-acre site. Robert Slatt, Jeff Wilcox and Andrew Ferguson arranged the financing for the borrower. Gantry’s secured the three-year construction loan through one of its correspondent life company lenders.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Dallas-based brokerage firm The Multifamily Group (TMG) has negotiated the sale of Bella Capri, a 20-unit complex located in the central metroplex city of Grand Prairie. According to Apartments.com, the property was built in 1969. Jon Krebbs of TMG represented the seller in the transaction, and Nasir Pooran of TMG procured a 1031 exchange investor as the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.
Dwight Capital Provides $21.4M HUD Loan for Paxton 365 Apartment Complex in Salt Lake City
by Amy Works
SALT LAKE CITY — Dwight Capital has provided a $21.4 million HUD 223(f) loan for Paxton 365, a mixed-use multifamily property in Salt Lake City. The refinancing benefitted from a Green Mortgage Insurance Premium Reduction, as Paxton 365 is Energy Star certified. The asset features a five-story building with 121 residential units and three commercial spaces, including Paxton Pub. Community amenities include a dog park, courtyard with fire pit, fitness center, roof terrace, community lounge, grill areas and electric vehicle charging stations.
Stepp Commercial Negotiates $9.3M Sale of Multifamily Building in Signal Hill, California
by Amy Works
SIGNAL HILL, CALIF. — Stepp Commercial has arranged the sale of a residential property located at 1867 Temple Ave. in Signal Hill, near Long Beach. Los Angeles-based VMG Properties sold the asset to a Long Beach-based family office for $9.3 million, or $338,543 per unit. Built in 1964, the two-story hilltop property overlooks Long Beach and sits on a 13,849-square-foot lot. The community offers 13 one-bedroom units and 11 two-bedroom units, as well as 24 subterranean parking spaces. Community amenities include a pool, elevator and close proximity to Hillbrook Park. Robert Stepp and Michael Toveg of Stepp Commercial represented the seller, while Robert Stepp also represented the buyer in the deal.
ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. — Locally based developer Tulfra Real Estate has broken ground on The Delford, a 160-unit multifamily project in the Northern New Jersey community of Rochelle Park. The six-story building will offer one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, resident lounge, outdoor grilling stations, coworking space and a rooftop terrace. Michael Klein and Jon Mikula of JLL arranged $34.8 million in construction financing through Provident Bank on behalf of Tulfra Real Estate. Completion is slated for 2024.
NEW YORK CITY — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital has provided an $11.7 million Freddie Mac permanent loan for Bronxview at Serviam, a newly constructed mixed-income complex located at 2885 Marion Ave. The eight-story building houses 26 one-bedroom units, 66 two-bedroom apartments and 22 three-bedroom residences. Jim Gillespie of Bellwether Enterprise originated the financing on behalf of the borrower, Fordham Bedford Housing Corp. The loan carried a 30-year term and a fixed interest rate.