NORTH OGDEN, UTAH — Greystone has provided $20.3 million Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting & Servicing (DUS) Green Rewards loan to refinance Patriot Pointe Apartments, an 87-unit multifamily property in North Ogden. Patriot Pointe Apartments was built in 2020 and features one- to three-bedroom units. The nonrecourse, fixed-rate financing carries a 10-year term and 30-year amortization, with full-term interest-only payments. The property achieved a Fannie Mae Green Globes certification for its energy upgrades. Loan proceeds enabled the borrower to monetize a portion of the equity in the property.
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NEW YORK CITY — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $131 million construction loan for a 240-unit multifamily project that will be located in the Long Island City area of Queens. The site at 23-10 42nd Road lies at the convergence of the borough’s Court Square and Queens Plaza districts. Preliminary sitework was completed last fall, and the development team expects to fully deliver the building in summer 2025. Apartments will be available in studio, one- and two-bedroom formats and will feature Class A finishes. Residents will have access to more than 15,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenities, including a fitness center, coworking spaces, sky lounge and multiple amenity terraces, all with views of the Manhattan skyline. A syndicate led by Corebridge Financial (formerly AIG) and Los Angeles-based PCCP LLC provided the floating-rate loan, specific terms of which were not disclosed. The borrower is locally based developer Werwaiss Properties, which has partnered with Albanese Development Corp. on the project. “This thoughtfully conceived residential tower in one of New York’s most rapidly growing, transit-rich neighborhoods will help create additional market-rate and attainable housing options in New York City,” says Brian Haber, managing director at PCCP. Jonathan Schwartz, Aaron Appel, …
As someone who has lived here for the past decade, I regularly hear phrases like, “It’s an exciting time to live, work and play in Nashville.” I love hearing those comments and am honored that our team plays a role in the city’s growth. However, is that optimism cooling, or is Nashville uniquely primed for continued success in the multifamily space? Following a white-hot streak of rent growth and transaction velocity during the economy’s resounding pandemic recovery, Nashville joins the rest of the nation in a transitionary period influenced by interest rate hikes and inflation. But for many reasons, our city is better prepared than most. Approximately 130,000 residents have moved to Nashville in the past five years, resulting in some of the highest apartment construction rates in the country. In fact, according to Marcus & Millichap’s Research Services division, Nashville is expected to take over the top spot for inventory growth nationwide in 2023, with roughly three-fourths of the metro’s new construction located in Nashville proper. While those numbers are certainly impressive, Marcus & Millichap’s National Multifamily Index, which ranks major markets based on forward-looking economic indicators, places Nashville in only the No. 28 position for 2023. This is …
NORTH MIAMI, FLA. — Oleta Partners, a joint venture between developers LeFrak and Turnberry, has broken ground on 2400 Laguna Circle, a 30-story residential tower in North Miami. Situated within the 184-acre master planned community SoLé Mia, the multifamily development will feature 328 rental residences ranging in size from 686 to 1,315 square feet. Arquitectonica and Stantec are the architects for the project, which marks the fourth residential development at SoLé Mia. The project is scheduled for completion in early 2025. Outdoor amenities will include a 75-foot swimming pool, yoga lawn, rooftop garden and sundeck, dog run and beach volleyball, basketball and pickleball courts. Indoor amenities will include a coffee shop, dedicated coworking spaces, a podcast recording studio, gym, golf simulator, playroom, resident lounge, dog spa and electric vehicle charging stations.
FUQUAY-VARINA, N.C. — Capital Square has acquired Ashford Townes, a 74-unit townhome community located in Fuquay-Varina, a southwest suburb of Raleigh. Located at 604 Oakbrook Pass Way, the build-for-rent development was completed in February of last year and features three-bedroom floorplans averaging 1,693 square feet. D.R. Horton was the developer. Capital Square acquired the property on behalf of CS1031 Ashford Townes BFR Housing DST, a private equity investment vehicle internally managed by Dave Platter and Jon Trott.
CHICAGO — Sterling Bay has topped out construction of 160 N Morgan, the firm’s first residential building in Chicago’s Fulton Market district. The 282-unit apartment building will feature amenities such as an exterior rooftop pool deck, fitness center, training room, outdoor fitness deck, resident lounge, covered outdoor dog run and coworking spaces. Sterling Bay is developing the project in partnership with Ascentris, a Denver-based real estate private equity firm. The project’s capital structure includes senior-secured financing from CIBC Bank USA. Sterling Bay has set aside 28 units for affordable housing. Chicago-based bKL Architecture is the project architect. Walsh Group is leading construction alongside joint venture partner BOWA Construction. Pre-leasing is scheduled to begin in July. The first units are slated for completion in September.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Thompson Thrift has sold The Grove, a 320-unit apartment complex in Grand Rapids, for an undisclosed price. A private real estate investment firm purchased the Class A community. Completed in August 2022, The Grove features floor plans that average 1,200 square feet. Amenities include a resident social lounge, fitness center, heated pool and spa, grilling areas, pickleball courts, dog park and pet spa. Jason Krug of Berkadia brokered the sale on behalf of Thompson Thrift.
EXCELSIOR, MINN. — Locally based Red Leaf Partners LLC and Monarch Development Partners LLC are developing One West Drive, a 49-unit apartment building in Excelsior, a western suburb of Minneapolis. The project site is situated near Lake Minnetonka and dozens of restaurants and shops. The development will include a 322-stall parking garage, of which 78 stalls will be dedicated to One West Drive residents. Andy Finn of Northmarq arranged equity and debt financing for the project. Denver-based Brue Baukol Capital Partners is the equity partner, and MidWestOne Bank is providing a construction loan. The loan features a 65 percent leverage on a three-year term with three years of interest-only payments.
LOS ANGELES — Landmark Properties has announced plans to develop a student housing community near the University of Southern California (USC) campus in Los Angeles. Located at the corner of West 39th and South Figueroa streets, the property will offer 435 units in studio through five-bedroom configurations. The development will also include 87 affordably priced units, which will be reserved for students at the low-income level or below. Landmark is still in the planning phase for the project, which is expected to feature more than 1,500 beds. Shared amenities will include a clubhouse; rooftop resort-style swimming pool and grilling area; computer lab; fitness center; on-site parking; and 20,000 square feet of ground-floor retail. Construction is set to begin by the end of 2023, with completion scheduled for fall 2026. Landmark Urban Construction will serve as general contractor for this project. Kevin Shannon, Ken White, Greg Galusha, Bryan Norcott, Ryan Lang, Jack Brett, Chris Benton and Anthony Muhlstein of Newmark, in collaboration with Eric Bergstrom at Bergstrom Capital Advisors, brokered the acquisition of the development site from Ventus Group for an undisclosed price.
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — LTC Properties Inc. (NYSE: LTC), a Westlake Village-based REIT, has sold two skilled nursing centers in New Mexico. The two centers, totaling 235 beds, were sold for $21.3 million, generating proceeds of $20.8 million. The proceeds will be used to pay down the company’s unsecured revolving line of credit. LTC anticipates recording a gain on sale of approximately $15 million in first-quarter 2023. As a result of the sale, the two properties were removed from the operator’s master lease, and LTC provided a rent decrease of 7.5 percent of the net proceeds, or approximately $1.5 million of cash rent, to the operator. The centers were built in 1975 and 1985. “As part of our active asset management program, we identify opportunities to reduce the age of our portfolio and provide us with capital that can be better deployed through new investments or deleveraging our balance sheet,” says Wendy Simpson, LTC’s chairman and CEO. “This sale was in the best interest of LTC and the operator, and we look forward to continue working with them through the four skilled nursing centers and one behavioral hospital they continue to operate under the master lease.”