CHATTANOOGA, TENN. — Los Angeles-based Haven Realty Capital, in a joint venture with funds managed by New York City-based Yieldstreet, has closed on the first phase of a $28.6 million acquisition of Hartman Hill, a 71-home build-to-rent (BTR) residential community in Chattanooga. The Haven-led joint venture will close on the remaining homes in phases over the next seven months. Hartman Hill is being developed on a 26-acre site at 5005 Dayton Blvd. in the Red Bank neighborhood, approximately eight miles north of downtown Chattanooga. At full buildout, the property will offer three- and four-bedroom homes ranging in size from 1,538 to 2,515 square feet. Each of the two-story homes will offer custom cabinetry with soft-close drawers, quartz countertops, tile backsplashes, stainless steel appliances, private backyards and direct access garages. Common area amenities will include a sports court, bark park and a pet washing station. The new ownership will maintain the landscaping for all homes and common areas.
Multifamily
Like much of the rest of the country, the Atlanta multifamily market has been white-hot with strong occupancies and rent growth that is contributing to outsized returns for owners, investors and developers. Recent increases in financing costs does not mean the music is stopping, but the tempo is slowing a bit. Atlanta’s multifamily fundamentals are still outstanding. Occupancies are holding strong and rents are continuing to rise. According to Northmarq’s fourth-quarter 2021 research, occupancy improved by 90 basis points while asking rents spiked by 15.9 percent at year-end. The compelling story fueling investor interest — growing demand and limited supply of housing options — remains firmly in place. In addition, there is plenty of investor appetite and capital available for multifamily assets for both debt and equity financing. The big change that has occurred over the past several weeks is the increasing cost of debt that will likely take some of the edge off what has been an ultra-aggressive investment sales market. The 10-year Treasury was 1.73 percent on March 1, 2022. At the end of April, it was 2.91 percent, a 118-basis-point increase in less than two months. Additionally, lender spreads have widened over this same period — 30 …
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Silver Star Real Estate has purchased Maryland West, a multifamily community located at 4530 W. McLellan Road in Glendale. CRSC Residential Inc. sold the asset for $26.5 million, or $265,000 per unit. Built in 1970, Maryland West features 100 apartments, the majority of which are two- and three-bedroom units. Communal amenities include onsite laundry facilities, a basketball court, playground and covered parking. Cliff David and Steve Gebing of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — San Antonio-based investment firm Embrey has acquired Arboretum Oaks, a 252-unit apartment community in northwest Austin. Embrey acquired the property in partnership with Black Salmon Capital from an undisclosed seller. The property features one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, pet park, business center, clubroom, laundry facilities and a package handling system. Matt Pohl and Spencer Roy of Walker & Dunlop brokered the sale. Patrick Short and Tom Toland, also with Walker & Dunlop, arranged acquisition financing for the deal through global investment management firm Heitman LLC. The new ownership plans to implement a value-add program.
Aztec Group Arranges $81M Construction-to-Perm Loan for Metro Miami Mixed-Use Development
by John Nelson
HIALEAH, FLA. — Aztec Group has arranged an $81 million construction-to-perm loan for the development of Residences and Shoppes of Highland, a mixed-use development underway in the Miami suburb of Hialeah. The developer/borrower is an affiliate of South Florida-based Dacar Management, a development firm led by Alberto Micha. An affiliate of New York Life Insurance Co. provided the non-recourse, fixed-rate loan, which has an initial three-year term and converts to a 27-year self-amortizing loan. Upon completion, Residences and Shoppes of Highland will feature 244 garden-style apartments in four- and five-story buildings and a shopping center spanning 190,000 square feet. The retail component will house a Publix grocery store and Publix Liquors, HomeGoods, dd’s Discounts, Burlington, Five Below, Famous Footwear and Taco Bell, among others. Sitework has already commenced on the 70-acre project, which is scheduled for completion in the third quarter of 2023.
Crescent Communities, ParkProperty Capital to Build New Multifamily Community in Richmond
by John Nelson
RICHMOND, VA. — Crescent Communities and multifamily real estate investment firm ParkProperty Capital have plans to develop Novel Scott’s Addition, a new multifamily community in Richmond. The 275-unit property marks Crescent’s first investment in the Richmond area and was made possible through a partnership with Thalhimer Realty Partners. Construction is slated to begin immediately. Located at the former Wesco Distribution site at 2902 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd., Novel Scott’s Addition will sit at the northern edge of Richmond’s vibrant Scott’s Addition neighborhood. The location is also adjacent to The Diamond, home of the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels baseball team, and just 2.5 miles from the popular City Center neighborhood. The five-story wrap building with a seven-story corner pop-out will offer a mix of studio, one-, and two-bedroom apartments with a limited number of lofts on the top floor. First residences are scheduled for delivery in early 2024. Planned amenities include a resort-style pool with expansive pool deck, multiple dining and gathering spaces, including a fireside lounge, library, coworking rooms, dog park and spa, outdoor dining spaces, sky deck and a resident speakeasy. Partners for Novel Scott’s Addition include architecture firm KTGY, civil engineer Kimley-Horn, landscape architect LandDesign, interior designe CID …
DALLAS — Locally based financial intermediary Terrydale Capital has arranged a pair of loans totaling $5.1 million for the acquisition of two Dallas multifamily properties comprising 12 units. The properties are located at 5931 Ross Ave. and 6035-6059 La Vista Drive in the city’s Greenville area. Chris Formichella of Terrydale Capital arranged the loans through a correspondent agency lender on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — JLL has arranged a $25.5 million loan for the refinancing of Nest Micro Apartments, a multifamily complex in Jersey City. Built in 2021, Nest Micro consists of 122 studio apartments and 1,350 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Matthew Pizzolato, Max Custer, Michael Oliver and Salvatore Buzzerio of JLL arranged the loan through Argentic Investment Management on behalf of the borrower, an entity doing business as 190 Academy Urban Renewal LLC.
CHICAGO — Kiser Group has brokered the sale of a 21-unit apartment building in Chicago’s East Rogers Park neighborhood for $3.2 million. The property is located at 1237 W. Morse Ave. and includes 14 one-bedroom units and seven two-bedroom units as well as nine parking spaces. Danny Logarakis of Kiser represented the seller, who had owned the property for more than two decades and completed upgrades. Logarakis also represented the undisclosed buyer, who is expected to renovate units and increase rents.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and National Apartment Association (NAA) have praised the Biden administration on the release of the Housing Supply Action Plan, which aims to alleviate the housing affordability crisis and lower costs for renters. Under the plan, the administration outlined new measures that would produce more housing supply, including more affordable housing units, over the course of the next five years. The plan includes several concepts previously proposed in the Build Back Better bill that passed in the House but stalled in the Senate. Though the NMHC and NAA have acknowledged that there is no “single magic bullet” that can solve the nation’s housing shortage, they underlined that the current crisis is the result of decades of policy failures to address the growing shortage of housing production. In their reaction, both associations point to research conducted by Hoyt Advisory Services that found that the U.S. will need to build an average of 328,000 apartments every year through 2030 to keep up with national demand. That mark has only been achieved five times since 1989. The NMHC and NAA states they are particularly encouraged by specific aspects of the proposed policy. The NAA recently …