AUSTIN AND SAN ANTONIO — CBRE has provided a $62.1 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of a portfolio of six multifamily properties totaling 1,632 units, the majority of which are located in Central Texas. Specifically, the portfolio comprises Canyon Point, Oak Springs and Deer Oaks in San Antonio and Churchill Crossing in Austin, as well as two properties in Charleston, S.C. Nate Sittema and Kristen Reilley of CBRE originated the 10-year, interest-only loan on behalf of the borrower, Boston-based Churchill Forge Properties.
EAST CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — A joint venture between LCOR, a development firm with three offices in the mid-Atlantic region, and San Francisco-based DivcoWest has begun leasing Park 151, a 468-unit apartment community located across the Charles River from Boston in East Cambridge. The 20-story building houses studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units, 392 of which are market-rate apartments, 54 of which are affordable and 22 of which are penthouses. In addition, Park 151 features 19,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Amenities include a pool and lounge area, outdoor grilling stations, a fitness center, indoor and outdoor yoga spaces, a terrace and coworking and micro-office spaces. Rents start at roughly $2,900 per month for a studio apartment.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has arranged $59.8 million in debt and equity financing for the construction of Green|House, an apartment project in the Short North Arts District of Columbus. The seven-story development will feature 158 units and 3,700 square feet of retail space. Amenities will include a fitness center, outdoor pool, spa, sauna and community room. The project is the adaptive reuse of an existing building. Kaufman Development is the developer. Jeff Morris, Chad Kiner and A.J. Mangan of Walker & Dunlop arranged the debt through a regional bank and secured a national insurance company as the equity partner. The loan features a fixed interest rate and a three-year term.
CROWN POINT, IND. — Ready Capital has closed a $44 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a 432-unit apartment complex in Crown Point, a city in Northwest Indiana. The undisclosed borrower plans to implement a capital improvement plan to renovate unit interiors and address deferred maintenance. The nonrecourse loan features interest-only payments, a floating rate and a two-year term.
SALEM, ORE. — Northmarq has arranged $12.9 million in refinancing for May’s Landing Apartments, a multifamily community in Salem. Salem-based Rushing Group, the borrower, recently constructed the garden-style, 96-unit multifamily property. The permanent refinance will allow the borrower to take out its interim bridge debt, which it utilized during the property’s lease-up, and return equity for its next multifamily development. Conor Freeman of Northmarq’s San Diego office arranged the refinancing for borrower. The transaction was structured with a 10-year term and 10 years of interest-only payments.
ELIZABETH, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm Kislak Co. Inc. has arranged the $50 million sale of a portfolio of multifamily properties totaling 326 units in the Northern New Jersey community of Elizabeth. The portfolio also included two cell towers. The unit mix comprises 26 studios, 234 one-bedroom units, 60 two-bedroom apartments and six three-bedroom residences. Joni Sweetwood of Kislak represented the buyer and seller, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — As we move toward the start of a new academic year, the outlook in the student housing industry keeps getting brighter, according to experts within the industry. All signs point to further movement out of the COVID-19 pandemic — a testament to which was seen at the 14th annual InterFace Student Housing conference in Austin, where over 1,300 attendees gathered last week at the JW Marriott downtown. The sector’s resilience during the pandemic was once again a major topic at this year’s conference, particularly during the ‘Power Panel,’ which brought together a consortium of high-level executives to discuss industry trends and the outlook for the upcoming academic year. “Evidenced once again by a packed house in this room, the sector is demonstrating continued strength, resilience and sustainability as a niche real estate asset class,” began moderator Peter Katz, executive director with Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap. “While 2021 was a record year for many asset classes, one constant that we can expect in life is change,” he continued. “Over the past 90 days, we’ve seen a huge turn of events in the global economic platform. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has …
HOUSTON — Virginia-based investment firm Capital Square has acquired a 304-unit apartment community formerly known as Alta West Alabama in Houston. Developed by Wood Partners in 2019, the property offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, tile backsplashes and individual washer and dryers. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, sky lounge, coworking spaces, pet spa and a courtyard, as well as a clubhouse with TVs, a billiards table, lounge seating and an entertainment kitchen. Capital Square acquired the community via a Delaware Statutory Trust.
DALLAS —iBorrow, a Los Angeles-based commercial bridge and direct lender, has provided a $20 million acquisition loan for a 232-unit apartment community located at 4542 W. Kiest Blvd. in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas. According to Apartments.com, the property offers two-bedroom units with an average size of 969 square feet. The borrower was not disclosed.
MESQUITE, TEXAS — Greysteel has arranged the sale of Town East, a 190-unit multifamily property located in the eastern Dallas suburb of Mesquite. The property was built in 1959 and offers one- and two-bedroom units with an average size of 608 square feet. Doug Banerjee, Jack Stone and Andrew Mueller of Greysteel represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer, Elevate Commercial Investment Group, plans to upgrade unit interiors.