Multifamily

MAPLEWOOD, MINN. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the $27.3 million sale of Frost English Silver, a newly built, luxury apartment community for residents age 55 and older in Maplewood, a suburb of Minneapolis. The property’s 107 units average 876 square feet each. Amenities include a fitness center, outdoor patio, community room, salon, indoor pool and heated underground parking. Located at 1957 English St., Frost English Silver is within walking distance of parks, lakes, trails and golf courses. Josh Talberg, Mox Gunderson, Dan Linnell, Adam Haydon and Ken Dayton of JLL represented the seller, Sherman Associates. Jeff Lepley of JLL arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, an affiliate of Axial Real Estate Advisors LLC. JLL is providing the seven-year, fixed-rate Fannie Mae loan.

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HOUSTON — NorthMarq has arranged a $21 million loan for the refinancing of Vista Apartments, a 300-unit workforce housing community in North Houston. The property was built in 1980 and renovated in 2019. Warren Hitchcock of NorthMarq arranged the loan, which carried a 10-year term with an initial interest-only period, a fixed 3.75 percent interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule, on behalf of the Houston-based borrower. An undisclosed national balance sheet lender provided the debt.

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NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has negotiated the $24.5 million sale of a portfolio of seven multifamily buildings in The Bronx. The first property at 45 E. Moshulu Parkway North in the Norwood area was built in 1926 and totals 71 units. The second complex at 501 W. 147th St. in Hamilton Heights was constructed in 1930 and comprises 33 apartments and four commercial spaces. Lastly, the asset at 741-745 E. 217th St. in Olinville was built in 2005 and totals 21 units. Aaron Jungreis, Ben Khakshoor and Alex Fuchs of Rosewood Realty represented both the buyer, a private family, and the seller, Ron Rettner, in the deal.

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NEW YORK CITY — Avison Young has brokered the $15.5 million sale of two apartment buildings in New York City’s East Village neighborhood. The 10-unit building at 164 First Ave. includes three retail spaces and sold for $10.4 million, while the four-story property at 218 E. Ninth St. fetched a price of $5.1 million. Brandon Polakoff, James Nelson, Eric Karmitz and Ryan McGuirl of Avison Young represented the seller of 218 East 9th Street. Polakoff and McGuirl also handled the sale of 164 First Avenue. The buyers in both deals were not disclosed.

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WHARTON, N.J. — Locally based developer CHA Partners has broken ground on a 66-unit multifamily project that will include 7,800 square feet of retail space in Wharton, about 40 miles west of New York City. The property will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a lobby with a coffee and beverage station, lounge seating areas and electric vehicle charging stations. The first units are expected to be available for occupancy next summer.

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There are 11 university markets set to add 1,000 or more student housing beds this year, according to data from RealPage. The Richardson, Texas-based research firm tracks new construction, rental rates and leasing activity in 175 core university markets for its student housing data. Overall, RealPage reports that approximately 42,000 new purpose-built student housing beds will deliver in 2021, which falls into the firm’s normal supply growth range of 40,000 to 50,000 beds annually. Carl Whitaker, senior manager of market analytics at RealPage, says that figure is an encouraging sign given the uncertainty and disruptions of the past year from the COVID-19 pandemic. “That 42,000-bed number was about what we hoped to see,” says Whitaker. “The pandemic was so sudden that developers that were looking to build in 2021 had gotten just far enough down the planning process that they went ahead and proceeded as if it was a normal year.” In Walker & Dunlop’s annual year-end student housing report (2020), the Bethesda, Maryland-based firm found that 38,036 student housing beds will come on-line in 2021, which is a 27 percent decrease from 2020.  For both 2020 and 2021, the Southeastern United States is dominating in terms of new student …

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MESA, ARIZ. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of Delano, an apartment property located along Gilbert Road in Mesa. S2 Capital sold the asset to Western Wealth Capital for $64 million, or $241,509 per unit. Cliff David and Steve Gebing of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Built in 1980 on 20 acres, Delano features 265 apartments, a fitness center, swimming pool, dog park and an outdoor Wi-Fi lounge with landscaping, seating and bistro lighting. Units feature stackable washers/dryers, wood-style vinyl flooring and private patios.

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AURORA, COLO. — Capstone has brokered the sale of Macon Flats, a five-building multifamily portfolio in Aurora. The asset traded for $7.1 million. The names of the seller and buyer were not released. Macon Flats features 56 one-bedroom units and one two-bedroom unit. The buyer plans to renovate the property to modernize the asset. Sean Holamon and Jason Koch of Capstone represented the seller and buyer in the deal.

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MESA, ARIZ. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Sunset Mesa, an apartment building located at 237 S. Ashland in Mesa. A private investor acquired the asset from another private investor for $6.1 million. Built in 1983, Sunset Mesa features 40 units in a mix of 19 one-bedroom/one-bath, eight two-bedroom/one-bath and 13 three-bedroom/one-bath layouts. Community amenities include a swimming pool, laundry facilities and an interior amenity space. Darrell Moffitt and Paul Bay of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.

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PORTLAND, ORE. — Ethos Development has broken ground for the construction of Shift Apartments, a five-story multifamily property located in Portland’s Overlook neighborhood. The 43,000-square-foot, transit-oriented community will feature 73 apartments in a mix of lofts, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts affordable to residents earning 60 percent of area median income. Shift will also feature 22 market-rate micro-studios. On-site amenities will include a gym, community room and roof deck. Works Progress Architecture is serving as architect and O’Brien & Co. is serving as general contractor for the project. Shift Apartments is located one block from Nomad, a 130-unit apartment community completed by Ethos in December 2020.

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