HOUSTON — Miami-based balance sheet lender 3650 REIT has provided a $60.5 million construction loan for The Vic on Park Row, a 363-unit multifamily project that will be located in Houston’s Energy Corridor neighborhood. Amenities will include a game room, entertainment area, business center, conference room, fitness center and a bowling alley, as well as an outdoor recreational area with a pool, dog park and playground. The developer and borrower is locally based firm Hunington Properties. A tentative completion date was not released.
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HOUSTON — Dallas-based Westmount Realty Capital has purchased The Station at Mason Creek, a 291-unit apartment community in Houston. Built in 2001, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average size of 772 square feet. The amenity package consists of a pool with a splash pad, fitness center, coffee bar, clubhouse, business center and a dog park. The seller was not disclosed. Westmount plans to implement a value-add program to the unit interiors, building exteriors and landscaping, as well as to rebrand the property as Westmount at Mason Creek.
JBG Smith Begins Construction on Two Apartment Towers in Metro DC’s National Landing District
by John Nelson
ARLINGTON, VA. — JBG Smith (NYSE: JBGS), an owner and developer of mixed-use properties in the greater Washington, D.C. market, has begun construction on a pair of multifamily towers at 2000 and 2001 South Bell Street in Arlington. The development is expected to bring 775 apartments and nearly 27,000 square feet of retail space to National Landing, a neighborhood anchored by Amazon’s HQ2 campus and the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus, both of which JBG Smith is developing. “The start of construction at 2000 and 2001 South Bell Street is a major milestone in National Landing’s ongoing transformation and delivers on our pledge to build new housing in lockstep with Amazon and Virginia Tech’s growth in the neighborhood,” says Bryan Moll, executive vice president of development at JBG Smith. KPF designed 2000 South Bell Street to be a modern, 25-story glass tower with 355 multifamily units situated above approximately 15,000 square feet of street-level retail space. The adjacent 2001 South Bell Street was designed by Studios to be a 420-unit, 19-story tower with a green-glazed brick façade and approximately 10,000 square feet of street-level retail space. SK+I will serve as the architect of record for both towers, which are designed to …
LEANDER, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of 22 North, a 240-unit apartment community located in the northern Austin suburb of Leander. Built in 2018, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average size of 1,090 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, business center, grilling area and a media/game room. Will Balthrope, Kent Myers and Jordan Featherston of IPA represented the buyer and seller, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based investment firm Emmut Properties has acquired the 126-room Excelsior Hotel, located at 45 W. 81st St. in Manhattan, for $80 million. The new ownership plans to convert the property, which was built in the 1920s but has been closed since April 2020, into a 134-unit multifamily building. Chinmay Bhatt, Noam Franklin and Cody Kirkpatrick of Berkadia arranged acquisition financing through Franklin BSP Realty Trust for the deal.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Cleveland-based developer The NRP Group has opened The Sawyer, a 131-unit apartment complex in Jersey City. Units come in studio, one- and two-bedroom formats. Amenities include a fitness center, rooftop terrace, a children’s playroom, outdoor grilling and dining areas and a pet spa. NRP Group developed the project in partnership with Hoboken Brownstone Co. Monthly rents start at approximately $2,150 for a studio unit.
PHOENIX — Davlyn Investments has purchased The Boulevard, an apartment property in Phoenix, for $112.5 million. The California-based buyer plans to rebrand the 294-unit community as Boulders at Lookout Mountain. Built in 1994 on 16.7 acres, the property features central heating and air conditioning, in-unit laundry, wood-burning fireplaces, walk-in closets with built-in shelving, arid landscaping, parking and an expansive community amenity package. Steve Gebing and Cliff David of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the undisclosed seller. Eric Flyckt of Northmarq arranged acquisition financing, which New York Life provided.
PCCP Provides $75M Acquisition, Repositioning Loan for The Post Apartments in Downtown Seattle
by Amy Works
SEATTLE — PCCP has provided a $75 million senior loan to Griffis Residential for the acquisition and repositioning of The Post, a 16-story multifamily community located at 888 Western Ave. in downtown Seattle. Situated in the Seattle Central Business District, Waterfront and Pioneer Square submarkets, The Post features 208 apartments with quartz countertops, vinyl-plank flooring, steel appliances, floor-to-ceiling windows and views of downtown Seattle, Elliott Bay and the Olympic Mountains. Community amenities include a rooftop deck with grilling areas and a reflection pool, multiple rooftop lounges, a media room, dog run, yoga studio, library and fitness center.
Lument Funds $25.1M in Fannie Mae Financing for Affordable Housing Portfolio in Colorado
by Amy Works
LAKEWOOD, ARVADA, DENVER AND FOUNTAIN, COLO. — Lument has closed five Fannie Mae conventional multifamily housing loans totaling $25.1 million to refinance the Archway Portfolio, five affordable housing communities near Denver and Colorado Springs. The borrower is Archway Communities, which manages the portfolio. Andrew Ellis of Lument led the transactions. Fountain Ridge, the largest of the portfolio, received a 10-year loan with a fixed interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. The other four loans feature fixed interest rates, 12-year terms, two years of interest-only payments and 30-year amortization schedules. The portfolio includes the 72-unit Foothills Green in Lakewood, the 60-unit Willow Green in Arvada, the 65-unit Sheridan Ridge in Arvada, the 60-unit Arapahoe Green in Denver and the 111-unit Fountain Ridge in Fountain.
LAKE OSWEGO, ORE. — CBRE National Senior Housing has arranged a refinancing for The Springs at Lake Oswego, a 216-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Lake Oswego. The borrower is a joint venture between Harrison Street and The Springs Living. Aron Will, Austin Sacco and Tim Root arranged the non-recourse, four-year, floating-rate loan with three years of interest-only payments through a national bank. CBRE previously arranged construction financing for the community in 2017. The amount was not disclosed. The community opened in 2019 in a highly affluent city approximately eight miles south of downtown Portland.