Multifamily

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Alliance Residential Co. has purchased a 3.5-acre site at 120 Matheson Ave. in Charlotte’s NoDa neighborhood with plans to develop a 302-unit apartment community. Dubbed Prose NoDa, the community will feature one- and two-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 663 to 1,058 square feet. The first units are expected to be available for occupancy in the fall of 2024. Amenities will include a resort-style pool, outdoor kitchen, grilling areas, access-controlled garage parking, dog park, private coworking offices, fitness center and a clubroom. The design-build team includes architect Cline Design and civil engineer McAdams. Prose NoDa is Alliance Residential’s sixth active project underway in the Charlotte area.

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SAN ANTONIO — A partnership between New York-based RockFarmer Properties and Austin-based Old Three Hundred Capital has purchased Estates at San Antonio, a 104-unit multifamily property located on the city’s northwest side. Built in 2010, the property offers two-, three-and four-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, volleyball court and outdoor grilling and dining areas. Casey Schaefer and Michael Wardlaw of CBRE represented the partnership and the undisclosed seller in this transaction. The new ownership plans to implement a value-add program.

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LANCASTER, PA. — Fernmoor Homes has purchased The Shops @ Rockvale, a 581,462-square-foot retail power center located about 80 miles west of Philadelphia in Lancaster, with plans to undertake a multifamily redevelopment. The New Jersey-based multifamily developer intends to demolish 265,198 square feet of commercial space and construct a 13-building, 416-unit apartment community at the 63-acre site. Brad Nathanson, David Crotts and Dean Zang of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller, New Jersey-based Wharton Realty Group, in the transaction. The trio also procured Fernmoor Homes, which purchased the property for $30.5 million, as the buyer. At the time of sale, The Shops @ Rockvale was home to 40 retailers and restaurants, including Carter’s, Crate & Barrel Outlet, Olive Garden and Cracker Barrel. The redevelopment is valued at approximately $100 million and could take up to five years to complete.

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WORCESTER, MASS. — MassDevelopment has provided a $19.6 million tax-exempt bond for the construction of a mixed-income housing project in the central Massachusetts city of Worcester. The site at 120 Washington St. formerly housed the headquarters of Table Talk Pies, and the project is part of a larger redevelopment that will ultimately feature 400 residential units and 20,000 square feet of commercial space. Units will come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom formats. The borrower and developer, an affiliate of Boston Capital Development, will use the bond proceeds to construct 59 apartments, while the other 24 residences will be financed with Low-Income Housing Tax Credits and other subsidies. Eastern Bank and Rockland Trust purchased the bond. Construction is slated for a February 2024 completion.

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PORTLAND, ORE. — Norris & Stevens has negotiated the sale of Midland Apartments, formerly known as El Moro Apartments, in Portland. Midland Apartments LLC acquired the asset from El Moro LLC for $12 million. Originally constructed in 1966, Midland Apartments features 94 residences with 27 one-bedroom/one-bath flats, 24 two-bedroom/one-bath units and 43 two-bedroom/1.5-bath townhomes. Community amenities include ample parking, a leasing office, community/playground area, extra storage space, balconies/patios for every unit and washer/dryer hookups in all but the one-bedroom units. David Chatfield and Timothy Mitchell of Portland-based Norris & Stevens represented the seller and buyer in the deal.

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SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Taylor Street Advisors has arranged the sale of LP on 85th Apartments, a multifamily community located at 1221 N. 85th Place in Scottsdale. A local syndicator sold the asset to an out-of-state buyer in a 1031 exchange for $8 million, or $333,333 per unit. Built in 1984, LP on 85th features 24 units in a mix of eight one-bedroom/one-bath layouts and 16 two-bedroom/two-bath layouts. The property was renovated in 2022. Updates included a modernized paint scheme, a swimming pool, landscaping, exterior lighting, white Shaker cabinets, quartz countertops, tile backsplashes, stainless steel appliances and modern lighting. Brian Tranetzki and Anton Laakso of Taylor Street Advisors represented the seller and buyer in the deal.

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AURORA, COLO. — NorthPeak Commercial Advisors has arranged the sale of an affordable housing portfolio located at 1571 Beeler St. and 1641 Alton St. in Aurora. The assets traded for $6.3 million, or $75,000 per unit. Totaling 74,596 square feet, the multifamily portfolio features 84 apartments. Keith Hardy and Joe Hornstein of NorthPeak Commercial represented the undisclosed seller, while Scott Fetter of NorthPeak Commercial represented the undisclosed buyer in the transaction.

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SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Chicago-based Optima has purchased a 22-acre development site on the southeast corner of Scottsdale Road and Loop 101 Freeway in Scottsdale for the development of Optima McDowell Mountain Village, a $1 billion residential project that recently received city approval. John Lund sold the land parcel for $44.7 million. The community will consist of six eight-story buildings totaling 1,330 residential units, as well as 36,000 square feet of commercial space. Four of the buildings will be rental apartments and two buildings will offer for-sale condominiums. The unit mix will include studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts ranging from 775 square feet to 2,025 square feet. Each of the six buildings will offer a rooftop deck with a 50-meter, Olympic-length swimming pool, sauna, spa, cold plunge, running track, outdoor fireplaces, lounge seating, and outdoor kitchens with barbecues and dining spaces. Additionally, each building will feature lobbies, a fitness center, yoga studio, sauna, steam room, residents’ club with game room and theater, an indoor basketball and pickleball court, an outdoor pickleball arena, a golf simulator, an outdoor putting/chipping area, indoor and outdoor kids’ play spaces, a massage room, a dog park and pet spa, business center, and conference room. Parking …

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HOUSTON — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital has provided a Freddie Mac Transitional Line of Credit for Aspen Park, a 256-unit affordable housing complex in Houston. The amount was not disclosed, but the financing is part of a $150 million credit facility for a quartet of properties in Texas and Oklahoma. The borrower, Alabama-based Envolve Communities, will use the proceeds to refinance existing debt, preserve affordability and fund capital improvements. Jon Killough and John Roberts of Bellwether Enterprise originated the financing. Aspen Park houses one-, two- and three-bedroom units, the majority of which  are reserved for renters earning 60 percent or less of the area median income.

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BURLESON, TEXAS — Locally based general contractor KWA Construction has completed Atlantica at Burleson, a 217-unit multifamily project located on the southern outskirts of Fort Worth. Designed by Womack + Hampton Architects and developed by Sovereign Properties, the community offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, business center, dog park, resident clubhouse and outdoor grilling and dining areas. Rents start at $1,300 per month for a one-bedroom apartment. Jacobson Equities purchased the property in August 2022.

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