BOSTON AND CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Berkadia has provided a $64.1 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of the Brookline Cambridge Portfolio, a collection of five multifamily properties in the Boston area. Two of the properties, Auburn Harris Courtyard and St. Paul Gardens, are located in the Brookline area. The other three — Wendell Terrace, Brattle Arms and John Harvard Apartments — are located across the Charles River in Cambridge. Robert Lipson of Berkadia originated the financing on behalf of the locally based borrower, Chestnut Hill Realty.
KENNEWICK, Wash. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the cash-out refinancing for a pair of Green Lake Senior Living Communities, located in the tri-cities area of Washington State. The two communities totaling approximately 160 beds were purchased during COVID as value-add communities from a pair of national operators looking to transition away from operating older, Class C communities. Green Lake Senior Living, a Washington-based owner-operator already in this market, was able to quickly and drastically improve performance through hands-on management and presence at the communities, in conjunction with fully adopting the state’s Medicaid program to make quality care attainable for a wider subset of the local population. VIUM, a national debt fund affiliated with Merchant’s Bank of Indiana, was chosen as the lender. The refinancing was structured to provide meaningful cash out today, an earnout for additional proceeds once the communities are fully stabilized, and a path to a non-recourse execution through HUD.
BOSTON — Cornerstone Realty Capital has arranged a $9 million loan for the refinancing of a 23-unit apartment building in Boston’s historic Washington Street Corridor. The newly constructed building houses studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units with quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances and tile backsplashes. Cornerstone arranged the loan, which carried a fixed interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule, on behalf of the buyer, Boston Real Estate Collaborative.
Atlanta remains an incredibly active market for multifamily demand from both a renter and investor standpoint. The Atlanta metropolitan statistical area (MSA) boasts a population estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau of more than 6.1 million people, an increase of 14.3 percent over the past 10 years, and ranks consistently as one of the top recipients of in-migration in the country. The continued influx of new residents and rising home pricing have led to a vacancy rate of 4.9 percent, the lowest recorded in the MSA since 2000. In the third quarter, rents reached the highest average in Atlanta’s history of $1,561 per unit, an increase of 21.3 percent year-over-year. While on average apartment communities tend to see an average occupancy rate around 95 percent, eviction moratoriums have pushed occupancies at many to as high as 99 percent leased as property managers seek to make up for lost revenue. Residents are flocking toward urban infill projects in walkable parts of the city, such as in the micro-market along the Atlanta BeltLine Eastside Trail where effective rents reached $2,052 per unit, commanding a 31.5 percent premium over the metro Atlanta average. However, there has also been substantial rent growth recorded in …
BREA, CALIF. — Cadence Living, Flournoy Development Group and Harrison Street have broken ground on Cadence Brea, an 80-unit assisted living and memory care in the Orange County city of Brea. The project team includes Thoma-Holec Design, Irwin Partners Architects and Flatiron Development Group. “This is a unique opportunity and part of our overall strategy to focus on boutique, high-end, amenity-laden communities with high walkability scores,“ says Rob Leinbach, principal with Cadence. “We are focused on locations with a high barrier to entry,” adds Justin Osborne, vice president at Flournoy Development Group. “It is rare that we come across a site with this many amenities in close proximity.” The community is scheduled to open in first-quarter 2024. This will be the third community delivered in the Cadence/Flournoy partnership after Cadence Olney in the Washington, D.C. suburb in Montgomery County, Maryland and Cadence at Kent-Meridian in the Seattle MSA. Cadence Brea is also the eighth collaboration between Cadence and Harrison Street.
DALLAS — Miami-based Atlantic Pacific Cos. (A|P) has purchased Highland Park West Lemmon, a 372-unit apartment community in the Highland Park area of Dallas. The mid-rise building houses a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans ranging in size from 503 to 1,749 square feet, as well as 18,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The amenity package consists of two pools, a fitness center, resident clubhouse and a dog park. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Following this purchase, A|P now owns 16 multifamily properties in Texas totaling nearly 5,500 units.
HOUSTON — Locally based investment firm Barvin has acquired Elan Heights, a 326-unit apartment community in The Heights neighborhood of Houston. Developed in 2016 by South Carolina-based Greystar, the property features units with stainless steel appliances and quartz countertops. Amenities include a fitness center with yoga and spin studios, a game room, conference center and a rooftop lounge. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
FRESNO, TEXAS — Houston-based Guefen Development Partners has acquired two parcels totaling roughly 40 acres in Fresno, located southwest of Houston, for the development of a 320-unit build-to-rent residential project. The tracts include a 30.3-acre parcel along Rabb Road and a 9.7-acre adjacent parcel fronting State Highway 6. Jason Scholtz of Colliers represented the family that sold the land to Guefen Development. A construction timeline was not disclosed.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Texas-based developer Presidium has begun leasing Presidium Hill Street, a 290-unit multifamily project located in the central metroplex city of Grand Prairie. Units are furnished with stainless steel appliances, smart technology lock systems and Ecobee thermostats. Amenities include a pool, business lounge with conference rooms, rooftop terrace, fitness center, onsite car wash and a pet grooming area. Project partners include O’Brien Architects, interior design firm SLJ Design Group and civil engineer Kimley-Horn. Move-ins are scheduled to begin in spring 2022.
CHICAGO — Chicago-based Waterton has acquired The Shoreham at Lakeshore East and The Tides at Lakeshore East in downtown Chicago. The purchase price was undisclosed, but Crain’s Chicago Business previously reported that the combined price could approach $400 million. The apartment towers total 1,156 units in the Lakeshore East neighborhood. The adjacent properties are situated directly south of the recently completed St. Regis Chicago, which rises 95 stories with 191 hotel and condo units. Both The Shoreham, which opened in 2005, and The Tides, which debuted in 2008, feature a 24-hour concierge, private club floor, outdoor pool, game room, fitness center, storage and parking. Waterton plans to upgrade unit fixtures and finishes, as well as modernize the common areas and amenity spaces. With this acquisition, Waterton’s Chicagoland portfolio now totals 10 communities with more than 6,600 units. John Jaeger, Dan Cohen and Justin Puppi of CBRE represented the seller, PNC Realty Investors.