MESA, ARIZ. — Greenlight Communities has completed the sale of Cabana Power, an apartment property in Mesa. An undisclosed buyer acquired the asset for $84 million, or $344,262 per unit. Completed in 2022, Cabana Power features 244 apartments with nine-foot ceilings, eight-foot entry doors with keyless entry, smart thermostats and heat-reflecting windows. Select floor plans offer built-in workstation desks and full-size, front-loading washers and dryers. The community features a leasing office and clubhouse, coworking space, two laundry rooms, a resort-style swimming pool, Zen gardens, a multipurpose event lawn and outdoor fitness circuits. Steve Gebing and Cliff David of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
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BUTTE, MONT. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has negotiated the sale of Big Sky Senior Living in Butte. The community features 159 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care. The 87,000-square-foot asset was built in 1997 and sits on 11.3 acres of land. The seller is a locally based regional owner-operator. The buyer is a regional owner-operator based in the West that is expanding in the Mountain West. The price was not disclosed. Jason Punzel, Brad Goodsell and Vince Viverito of SLIB handled the transaction.
ECI, Phoenix Capital Begin Construction on $101M Apartment Community in Roswell, Georgia
by John Nelson
ROSWELL, GA. — A joint venture between ECI Group and Phoenix Capital has broken ground on Averly East Village, a $101 million luxury apartment and townhome community in the Atlanta suburb of Roswell. The developers expect to deliver the property in late 2024. Truist Financial provided construction financing for the project, which Rule Joy Trammell Rubio Architects designed. The multifamily project is part of a mixed-use redevelopment of East Village Shopping Center, and Ardent Cos. will continue to own the retail component. Amenities will include a pool with a sun shelf, pool deck with cabanas, two outdoor kitchens, clubroom, synthetic turf dog park and dog spa, two-story fitness center, outdoor gym, coffee lounge with individual work spaces and secure bicycle storage. At full buildout Averly East Village will include one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and townhomes, as well as 75,000 square feet of retail space and a large central green space.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $71.4 million sale of Colony Woods, a 414-unit apartment community in the Cahaba Heights submarket of Birmingham. Andrew Brown and Craig Hey of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Denver-based Forum Investment Group, in the transaction. The buyer was Arcan Capital, a multifamily investment firm based in Marietta, Ga. Built in 1991 and 1995, Colony Woods was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. The property features units averaging 1,088 square feet with wood-burning fireplaces, walk-in closets, in-unit washers and dryers and private patios or balconies.
Companies, Investors Court New Mexico’s Multifamily By Todd Clarke, CEO, NM Apartment Advisors Strong employment and changing post-pandemic lifestyles have led to a surge of demand for New Mexico’s multifamily rental market. Investments made more than a decade ago are paying off from SpacePort NM and the NM Rail Runner, as well as the film and television industries, which have made New Mexico the third best place to film in the country behind Los Angeles and New York. Although Santa Fe — the fifth best international destination and oldest state capital — remains undeserved by more than 6,484 units, the market is on track to deliver 1,500-plus units. This is well ahead of Albuquerque’s less than 1,000 new units. More development will hopefully continue, thanks to a new Integrated Dynamic Ordinance (IDO, or zoning), recent investments in mass transit expansion lines and a vibrant tech eco-system at the Innovation District in downtown Albuquerque. Several major employers have announced expansions in the market, including Intel (750 jobs), Netflix (3,000 jobs), Facebook/Meta (35 IT jobs, 1,500 construction jobs) and Amazon (four distribution facilities totaling more than 3,500 new jobs). Based on historic benchmarks, this creates an acute housing shortage in Albuquerque. Recent …
MIAMI — Trion Properties, a private equity investment firm with offices in West Hollywood and Miami, has purchased Art 88 Apartments in Miami for $87.3 million. The seller was not disclosed, but South Florida Business Journal reports that Grand Peak Properties was the previous owner. Built in 1971 within one mile of Miami International Airport, Art 88 comprises 294 one- and two-bedroom apartments averaging 787 square feet. The community is configured in eight two- to five-story elevator buildings and features two pools, a fitness center, laundry facilities and a dog park. Maurice Habif, Simon Banke and Ted Turner of JLL brokered the transaction, and Jesse Wright with JLL arranged acquisition financing. Art 88 was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale, and the new ownership plans to make capital improvements to the property in the near future.
TSB Realty Arranges Sale of 909-Bed Student Housing Property Near Old Dominion in Norfolk
by John Nelson
NORFOLK, VA. — TSB Realty has arranged the sale of The Next at ODU, a 909-bed student housing property located near Old Dominion University in Norfolk. The Michaels Organization sold the community to Saxum Real Estate for an undisclosed price. Delivered in 2010, the property offers shared amenities including a resort-style swimming pool and spa, 24-hour fitness center, tanning, a clubroom, business center and shuttle service to campus. Units offer bed-to-bath parity alongside features including modern appliances and washers and dryers.
DALLAS — Global Real Estate Advisors (GREA) has arranged the sale of four multifamily assets totaling 851 units that are located throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. The properties include Villa Placita in Garland (122 units); Antigua Village in Fort Worth (152 units); WaterWalk Las Colinas in Irving (153 units); and The Club at Fossil Creek in Fort Worth (424 units). Mark Allen and Zac Thomas of GREA brokered the deals. The sellers were not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Dallas-based brokerage firm The Multifamily Group (TMG) has negotiated the sale of Pebble Creek Apartments, a 136-unit property in northwest Houston. Built on 6.5 acres in 1980, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units with an average size of 865 square feet. According to Apartments.com, amenities include a pool, playground and onsite laundry facilities. Chris Siemasko of TMG represented the seller, and Nasir Pooran of TMG procured the private California-based buyer. Both parties requested anonymity. Pebble Creek was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale.
FAIR LAWN, N.J. — Locally based developer Kushner has begun construction on a 307-unit apartment community that will be reserved for renters age 55 and over in the Northern New Jersey community of Fair Lawn. The community will offer one- and two-bedroom units, with 46 residences reserved as affordable housing. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, spa, salon, massage room, clubhouse, game room, movie theater, putting green, library and a pet spa. The site currently houses a vacant office building. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2025.