CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Crescent Communities has sold Novel LoSo Station, a 344-unit apartment community located at 4015 Craft St. in Charlotte. Mid-America Apartment Communities purchased the newly built property for $140 million, according to Charlotte Business Journal. Situated near the Scaleybark Light Rail Station in Charlotte’s Lower South End neighborhood (LoSo), Novel LoSo Station is a part of the larger LoSo Station master development by Beacon Partners that includes more than 500,000 square feet of office space, 45,000 square feet of retail space and 125 townhomes. Units at Novel LoSo Station come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with high-end finishes. Community amenities include a double-story fitness center with a dedicated yoga and spin room, a LTH Coffee & Social café on the ground level, coworking area, saltwater pool with a tanning ledge, rooftop terrace with outdoor heated space and outdoor grilling and picnic areas. Crescent Communities sold Novel LoSo Station almost exactly one year after opening the community. The developer has recently announced the land closings of two build-to-rent communities in Charlotte, Harmon Five Points and Harmon Ballantyne, as well as the development of multifamily communities Novel Mallard Creek and Novel University Place, which are both under …
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JLL Arranges $133.6M Construction Loan for 19th & Church Apartments in Midtown Nashville
by John Nelson
NASHVILLE, TENN. — JLL has arranged $133.6 million in construction financing for the development of 19th & Church, a 383-unit apartment development located at 1815 Church St. in Nashville’s Midtown neighborhood. Chris Knight led the JLL team that arranged the financing through Square Mile Capital Management LLC on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Ascend Real Estate Group and Wanxiang America Real Estate Group that is doing business as 19th Church Street LLC. Upon completion, the 16-story property will feature studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments with an average size of 814 square feet and high-end finishes. Community amenities will include a coffee bar, fitness center and yoga studio, indoor entertainment room, gourmet chef’s kitchen, music and podcast studio, an outdoor bar with TVs and bar seating, a courtyard with a pool, grilling stations and firepits and private work rooms. Additionally, 19th & Church will offer 6,000 square feet of retail space. No construction timeline was disclosed.
PASADENA, TEXAS — New York City-based Olive Tree Holdings is underway on a $10 million renovation at The Life at Park View, a 309-unit affordable housing community in the eastern Houston suburb of Pasadena. The property houses one-, two- and three-bedroom units for households earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. Renovations will include new flooring, kitchen and bathroom countertops, cabinets and appliances. To date, 59 residences have been completed, with an additional 50 in progress. Exterior improvements will include new roofing and windows, as well as plumbing and HVAC upgrades. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2023.
WORCESTER, MASS. — CBRE has negotiated the $26.7 million sale of ReNew Tatnuck Square, a 120-unit apartment complex located in the Central Massachusetts city of Worcester. The five-building, garden-style property was built between 1969 and 1972 and offers a pool, fitness center and a leasing office. Simon Butler, Biria St. John and John McLaughlin of CBRE represented the seller, an affiliate of San Francisco-based FPA Multifamily, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, an affiliate of Massachusetts-based Arrowpoint Properties.
Mallory & Evans Breaks Ground on Phase II of Student Housing Community Near University of North Georgia
by John Nelson
DAHLONEGA, GA. — Mallory & Evans Development has broken ground on Phase II of Bellamy Dahlonega, a student housing community located near the University of North Georgia. The second phase of the project will add two buildings offering 128 beds. Phase I of the project was delivered in fall 2015 and offers 426 beds. The 44 new units will feature two-, three- and four-bedroom configurations and will be fully furnished with bed-to-bath parity. Phase II will also include the development of a new fitness center and renovations to the existing clubhouse. A timeline for the project was not announced.
PHILADELPHIA — New York City-based Trevian Capital has provided a $17.1 million bridge loan for the acquisition of an undisclosed, 71-unit multifamily property located in Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood. The newly constructed property includes ground-floor retail space and was 74 percent occupied at the time of the loan closing. The borrower was not disclosed.
SAN DIEGO — Hines, in partnership with USAA Real Estate, has started construction on the first phase of the 200-acre Riverwalk San Diego, a transit-oriented, mixed-use property in San Diego. The first phase will include 900 residential rental units, ranging from studios to townhomes, in five buildings along Friars Road; a neighborhood-serving retail space; village green; and traffic, sidewalk and bike lane improvements along Friars Road. Completion is slated for early 2025. The Riverwalk plan that was established through a partnership between Hines and the Levi-Cushman family landowners will transform Mission Valley West neighborhood, according to the development partnership.
SALT LAKE CITY — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has arranged a $68.3 million permanent loan through Freddie Mac for The Woodbury Corp., Colmena Group and Western States Lodging. The loan refinances existing debt on Legacy Village of Sugar House, a seniors housing property in Salt Lake City. The 10-story Legacy Village of Sugar House features independent living, assisted living and memory care units. The property also offers retail space, parking and commercial space. Morgin Morris of KeyBank structured the 10-year, fixed-rate loan with an initial five years of interest-only payments. The property is within the master-planned Sugar House neighborhood of Salt Lake City.
Marcus & Millichap Negotiates $24.1M Sale of Tanara Villa Apartments in Tacoma, Washington
by Amy Works
TACOMA, WASH. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Tanara Village, a multifamily community in Tacoma. A private seller in a 1031 exchange sold the property to a limited liability company for $24.1 million, or $185,769 per unit. Built in 1969, Tanara Village features 130 apartments spread across five buildings. The community offers four laundry rooms, a recreation room, dog park and 113 parking stalls. The apartments are all one-bedroom/one-bath, 114 of which are 550 square feet and 16 are 600 square feet. Kellan Moll and Scott Morasch of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
READINGTON, N.J. — New Jersey-based developer Larken Associates is nearing completion of The Ridge at Readington, a 254-unit multifamily project located about 50 miles southwest of Manhattan. The Ridge at Readington will feature a mix of market-rate and affordable units in one- and two-bedroom formats across nine buildings. Residences will be furnished with stainless steel appliances and quartz countertops. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, lounge and wet bar, outdoor pavilion, dog park and walking trails. The first move-ins are scheduled for the fourth quarter.