Multifamily

ATLANTA — Atlanta BeltLine Inc. (ABI) has selected development firm Culdesac for the 20-acre Murphy Crossing project located at 1050 Murphy Ave. in southwest Atlanta’s Oakland City neighborhood. Culdesac, which recently delivered a “car-free” mixed-use development in Tempe, Ariz., will be working with Urban Oasis Development, Kronberg Urbanists + Architects, LDG Consulting and T. Dallas Smith and Co. on the Murphy Crossing project, which will be branded Murphy Crossing by Culdesac. Plans for the development are subject to change pending community feedback, but preliminarily the project will comprise new and existing buildings that will house market-rate and affordable housing apartments, a grocery store, retail and dining options, light industrial space, coworking spaces, arts and culture programming and a farmer’s market, honoring the site’s history as the location for the Georgia Farmers Market in the 1940s and 1950s. Murphy Crossing by Culdesac will give residents proximity to the Oakland City and West End MARTA stations. Additionally, 25 percent of the residential units will be designated permanently affordable with an additional 5 percent of units deemed affordable for at least the next 30 years. The target rent restriction for the affordable units is between 60 and 80 percent of the area median …

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ORLANDO, FLA. — Avanath Capital Management has purchased City View, a mixed-use development located at 595 Church St. in Orlando, for $62.5 million. The buyer purchased the asset using a combination of its commingled fund equity and debt financing from JPMorgan Chase and Fannie Mae. Marcus & Millichap’s Affordable Housing Advisors division brokered the sale. Nearly half of City View’s 266 apartments are designated affordable, with the property’s rent restrictions continuing until 2050. Avanath Capital has taken steps to preserve the current designations of 28 units at 50 percent of area median income (AMI), 79 units at 60 percent of AMI and 24 units at 120 percent of AMI. The property was 96.9 percent occupied at the time of sale. In addition to the apartments and resident amenities, City View houses 13 commercial tenants occupying nearly 25,000 square feet, including boutique retail, restaurant, deli and financial education/literacy users, as well as the Orlando Police Department. Avanath Capital plans to complete interior renovations of the market-rate units to bring finishes and rents in-line with those of market competitors. Additionally, the firm will upgrade City View’s common areas and retails spaces and replace the roof, HVAC and boiler.

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HOOVER, ALA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $44 million sale of The Hills at Hoover, a 320-unit apartment community in Hoover, a suburb of Birmingham. Josh Jacobs and Royce Emerson of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a family office based in New Jersey, and procured the buyer, a Florida-based multifamily owner/operator. Built in the early 1970s, The Hills at Hoover has recently undergone a significant remodel across several interior units, according to Jacobs. According to Apartments.com, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as a business center, clubhouse, fitness center, pool, playground, tennis court and a grilling/picnic areas.

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HOUSTON — Locally based investment firm Three Pillars Capital Group has received a $46 million loan for the cash-out refinancing of Mainridge Point and Westridge Gardens, two apartment communities totaling 520 units in Houston. Three Pillars purchased the properties, which offer one- and two-bedroom units, in October 2020 then implemented a series of capital improvements. Upgrades included new countertops, cabinetry, flooring and kitchen and bath fixtures. An undisclosed, California-based bank provided the loan.

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MIAMI — Related Urban Development Group has broken ground on Gallery at West Brickell, a $190 million mixed-income tower in Miami. The site for the 29-story residential property is located at 201 SW 10th St. in the city’s Brickell district. Once complete, the property will offer 465 mixed-income units, ranging from studios to three-bedroom apartments. Related Urban, the affordable housing arm of Miami-based development giant Related Group, expects to begin preleasing units in late 2025. The developer is building the community in a public-private partnership with Miami-Dade County and Miami-Dade County Public Schools. As part of the partnership, Related Urban executed a 75-year ground lease and will pay rent to the county as a percentage of the property’s cash flow. According to the developer, the property represents the largest single-phase, public-private partnership project in Miami-Dade County. “Through this groundbreaking, we are paving the way for hundreds of local families to find accessibly priced homes in a Class A development located within a block of mass transit that they can all be proud of,” says Albert Milo, president of Related Urban. “Miami-Dade County is committed to ensuring local families, teachers and other members of the workforce can live in the urban …

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NASHVILLE, TENN. — Square Mile Capital has provided a $162 million construction loan for Society Nashville, a 16-story apartment tower located at 915 Division St. in the city’s Gulch district. The borrower is a development partnership between PMG, New Valley and RMWC. The developers also received $35 million in equity through CrowdStreet. Designed by Baker Barrios Architects, Society Nashville will rise 16 stories and include 502 residential units (both traditional and co-living), approximately 8,400 square feet of retail space and 485 parking spaces. Planned amenities include a pool with a pool deck, fitness center and coworking spaces. The developers plan to deliver Society Nashville in 2024.

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FISHER ISLAND, FLA. — CBRE has brokered the sale of a 6.5-acre site on Fisher Island, an island city in Miami-Dade County. An unnamed private investor purchased the development site, the last available waterfront parcel on Fisher Island, for $122.6 million. No future development plans were disclosed, but CBRE says the parcel is approved for condominium development. Timothy Gifford and Nilmaris Negron with CBRE represented the seller, also a private investor, in the transaction. The site offers unobstructed views of the Atlantic Ocean, Miami Beach, Biscayne Bay and downtown Miami’s skyline. Reached only by yacht, private ferry or helicopter, Fisher Island represents the wealthiest zip code in the United States, according to Gifford. The island features a members-only country club with a 35-hole golf course and racquet club, as well as two deep-water marinas, a 15-room boutique hotel for members and the historic Vanderbilt Mansion Clubhouse.

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LVL-North-Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA — French investment bank Natixis has provided a $150 million loan for the refinancing of LVL North, a 410-unit apartment community located just north of downtown Philadelphia at 510 Broad St. The property includes 108,000 square feet of commercial space that is anchored by grocer Giant. Kelly Gaines, Chad Orcutt and Blaine Fleming of JLL arranged the five-year, floating-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, Philadelphia-based Alterra Property Group.

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WORCESTER, MASS. — CBRE has brokered the sale of a multifamily development site in the central Massachusetts city of Worcester that is approved for the construction of 210 market-rate units. Plans currently call for a five-story building to be constructed over a double podium parking garage. Simon Butler, Biria St. John and John McLaughlin of CBRE represented the seller, a limited liability company, and procured the buyer, an affiliate of metro Boston-based SMC Management Corp., in the transaction.  

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RAMSEY, MINN. — CBRE has negotiated the sale of ParkView East in Ramsey, about 22 miles northwest of downtown Minneapolis. The sales price was undisclosed. The 121-unit apartment complex is located at 14450 Rhinestone St. near a Northstar Commuter rail station. Completed in 2017, the property features a clubhouse, fitness center, dog park and dog wash. Ted Abramson, Abe Appert and Keith Collins of CBRE Minneapolis Multifamily represented the seller, Curtis Capital Group. Partner Apartments was the buyer. Dan Trebil of Northmarq originated a $19.9 million Freddie Mac loan for the acquisition. The 10-year, fixed-rate loan features five years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule.

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