Multifamily

DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. — The Opus Group has broken ground on a seven-story, 167-unit luxury apartment complex in the Chicago suburb of Downers Grove. Located at 926 Maple Ave., the project will include 319 parking spaces, 71 of which are dedicated for a neighboring church. Amenities will include work-from-home suites, a clubroom, fitness center, conference room, coffee bar, pool, pet spa and dog run. The project is a joint venture between Opus and Principal Real Estate Investors. Opus is serving as developer, design-builder, interior designer, architect and structural engineer. Greystar will manage the property, completion of which is slated for April 2023.

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ARLINGTON, TEXAS — New York City-based Ready Capital has closed a $28 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of an unnamed 310-unit apartment community in Arlington. The nonrecourse, interest-only loan was structured with a floating interest rate, 36-moth term, two extension options and a facility to fund future capital expenditures. The undisclosed sponsor plans to implement a value-add program.

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LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — JLL has negotiated the sale of a 632-unit multifamily property in Lawrenceville, located outside of Princeton. Built between 1992 and 1996, the property consists of 19 buildings that house one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average size of 1,120 square feet. Amenities include two pools, a fitness center, dog park, tennis court, racquetball court, playground and outdoor grilling areas. Jose Cruz, Michael Oliver, Steve Simonelli and Kevin O’Hearn of JLL represented the seller, AvalonBay Communities, in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.

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WILDOMAR, CALIF. — Tricon Residential, Foremost Pacific Group and Woodbridge Pacific Group Cos. has broken ground on Bacara, a townhome single-family rental community in Wildomar. Located at 24808 Preilipp Road, Bacara will feature 170 rental townhomes with one-, two- and three-bedroom options with solar power, attached one- or two-car garages, keyless front-door entry and forecourt patios. Community amenities will include a dog park, lap pool and spa, gym and community center. Completion is slated for late 2022. Tricon Residential will operate Bacara upon completion. Foremost Pacific Group is serving as project developer and Woodbridge Pacific Group Cos. is serving as project contractor.

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LAS VEGAS — Ready Capital has closed $26 million in financing for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a 278-unit apartment in the Central Las Vegas submarket. Upon acquisition, the undisclosed borrower plans to implement a capital improvement program for deferred maintenance and renovating unit interiors, building exterior and common area upgrades. Ready Capital closed the non-recourse, interest-only, floating-rate loan, which features a 36-month term, two extension and options, flexible prepayment and a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures and interest shortfalls.

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YORK, PA. — IntegraCare Corp. has broken ground on a 130-unit seniors housing community in York, approximately 90 miles west of Philadelphia. The 124,000-square-foot community, which has yet to be branded, will feature 68 independent living units, 42 assisted living residences and 20 memory care units. Warfel Construction is the general contractor for the project, which IntegraCare is developing in partnership with Avenue Development. The community is scheduled to open in early 2023.

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TAMPA, FLA. — Atlanta-based developer ECI Group has sold Channel Club, a 22-story high-rise apartment building in Tampa, to Snell Properties, an investment firm based in the Washington, D.C. area. The sales price was $136 million. The property totals 324 units, which translates to a per-unit sales price of approximately $420,000. Apartments feature one- and two-bedroom floor plans and an average size of 911 square feet. Units are furnished with stainless steel appliances and private balconies. ECI Group developed Channel Club, which also houses a Publix grocery store and several levels of onsite parking, in 2019. The community offers amenities such as a pool, fitness center and a business center. The Publix was not included in the sale. ECI Group is also developing Parc Madison, a 351-unit apartment community on the same block as Channel Club. Both projects represent part of a broader effort to redevelop and revitalize one of Tampa’s former industrial districts. The block is also home to Madison Street Park. “ECI Group is excited to be continuing to invest in one of the most transformational downtowns in the nation with Parc Madison,” says ECI Group CEO Seth Greenberg. “We congratulate Snell on their purchase of Channel Club, …

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ATLANTA AND NEWARK, N.J. — Carroll, in partnership with Newark, N.J.-based PGIM Real Estate, has completed the sale of 12 multifamily communities for more than $1.1 billion in total. The 4,121-unit portfolio is located in Raleigh, Charleston and South Florida. The communities were sold in three separate joint venture transactions between institutional fund vehicles managed by PGIM Real Estate and Carroll. Jim Mehalso led the portfolio transaction internally for PGIM Real Estate, while Josh Champion led the transaction for Carroll. The buyer(s) were not disclosed. The portfolio includes six multifamily communities in Raleigh (Arium Southpoint, Arium Kildaire, Arium Weston, Arium Lake Lynn, Arium Lake Johnson and Arium Trailwood); three Charleston communities (Arium North Charleston, Arium St. Ives and Arium Mt. Pleasant); and three South Florida communities (Arium Boca Raton, Centro at Davie by Arium and Arium Boynton Beach). Purchased under Carroll’s workforce value-add strategy, the Carolinas properties provided workforce housing, while the South Florida portfolio extended Carroll’s suburban presence with assets in high-growth markets. Under its ownership, Carroll and PGIM Real Estate completed exterior and interior capital renovation projects on the properties totaling $22 million. At the time of sale, each of the communities were operating with strong occupancy. In …

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WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS — Locally based developer Kalterra Capital Partners has broken ground on The Hamilton, a 175-unit active adult community that will be located on a 7.8-acre site in the southern Dallas suburb of Waxahachie. Amenities will include a fitness center, salon, theater, golf simulator and outdoor putting green, dog park and bocce ball and pickleball courts. The project is slated for a fourth-quarter 2022 opening.

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ARLINGTON, TEXAS — New York City-based Ready Capital has closed a $28 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a 310-unit apartment community in Arlington. The nonrecourse, interest-only loan carried a floating interest rate, a 36-month term, two extension options, flexible prepayment options and a facility to fund future capital improvements. The name of the property and the borrower were not disclosed. Renovations will be focused on unit interiors, building exteriors and amenity spaces.

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