Multifamily

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KATY, TEXAS — Walker & Dunlop has arranged the sale of Vineyards, a 369-unit value-add apartment community in the western Houston suburb of Katy. Built in 2003, Vineyards features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a fitness center, business center and a playground. Scott Bray, Ryan Epstein and Jennifer Ray of Walker & Dunlop represented the seller, Atlanta-based Preferred Apartment Communities, in the deal. The buyer was Knightvest Capital, an investment firm with offices in Dallas, Houston, Phoenix and Raleigh.

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PHOENIX — Orion Investment Real Estate has brokered the sale of an infill land parcel located on Central Avenue in Midtown Phoenix. The buyer, an undisclosed developer, is assembling the adjoining parcels to develop a 144-unit multifamily property. The development site sold for $2.4 million, or $80.58 per square foot. Nick Miner of Orion represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.

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HOUSTON — Lightstone Capital has provided a $20.1 million acquisition loan for Normandy Woods, a 268-unit multifamily property located on the eastern outskirts of Houston. The property was built in the early 1980s and offers one- and two-bedroom units ranging in size from 634 to 942 square feet, according to Apartments.com. The borrower was Dallas-based Performance Properties. Cutt Ableson of Berkadia arranged the loan. Performance Properties has maintained an average minimum occupancy rate of 90 percent at Normandy Woods over the last decade.

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NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARK. — The New York office of Colliers Mortgage has arranged an $11.3 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of The Pointe North Hills Phase II, an 86-unit, market-rate apartment community in North Little Rock. The pet-friendly property was constructed in 2020 and shares resort-style amenities with Phase I of the property, including a 24-hour fitness center, pool, two private movie theaters, virtual fitness studio and sports simulator lounge. The borrower is The Pointe North Hills LLC. The seller was not disclosed. The loan features a 10-year term and 30-year amortization.

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NEW YORK CITY — CBRE has negotiated the $63 million sale of a future multifamily development site in the Long Island City area of Queens. The buyer, North Carolina-based Grubb Properties, plans to build a 17-story, 317-unit residential tower with 9,000 square feet of retail space at the 54,000-square-foot site. Demolition permits for the existing two-story building on the site were filed in May. Dan Kaplan and Elli Klapper of CBRE represented the seller, a private real estate family consisting of three limited liability companies, in the transaction. Handel Architects is the architect of record for the project.

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MARBLEHEAD, MASS. — Callahan Construction Managers has broken ground on The Mariner, a seniors housing project in Marblehead, located in the southern coastal part of the state, that will house 61 assisted living units and 26 memory care units. The Northbridge Cos., in partnership with Heather Cairns, Michael Lafayette and Philip Helmes, a local development team, is developing the building. EGA is serving as the project architect. The Mariner will feature a full-service restaurant, private dining, lounge, café, living rooms, beauty salon, health and wellness room, library and a movie theater. Completion is slated for February 2023.

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ANTIOCH, ILL. — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has arranged a $30.4 million loan for the construction of The Clublands of Antioch by Moda Homes, a 110-unit, single-family build-for-rent community in the northern Illinois town of Antioch. Moda Homes is the developer and Ryan Homes is the builder. The project will sit within The Clublands of Antioch, a 1,000-unit master-planned community with roughly 450 existing homes. The one- and two-story homes will average 1,719 square feet and will include two-car garages. Eric McGlynn of Walker & Dunlop arranged the floating-rate loan. CoreVest Finance, a division of Redwood Trust, provided the loan.

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SUMMIT, N.J. — New Jersey-based brokerage firm The Kislak Co. Inc. has arranged the $6.2 million sale of a 10-unit townhome property in the Northern New Jersey community of Summit. The property was built in 2019 and consists entirely of two-bedroom units with stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and laundry rooms. Joseph Keenan and Joni Sweetwood of Kislak brokered the deal. Both parties involved in the transaction requested anonymity.

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FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. AND TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has secured $73 million in acquisition financing for two student housing properties in Arkansas and Florida. The borrowers, GFH Financial Group and Student Quarters, received the fixed-rate financing for VOX in Tallahassee and The Avenue in Fayetteville. Guardian Life Insurance provided the seven-year financing. VOX is a 602-bed student housing property serving Florida State University. Completed in 2020, the property features a mix of one- through five-bedroom floor plans, all offering bed-bath parity. Community amenities include an outdoor interval training center, a two-story indoor fitness center, social lounge, an outdoor courtyard and fire pit and a covered parking garage. The Avenue is a 652-bed student housing property serving the University of Arkansas. Built in the fall of 2019, The Avenue offers two- and four-bedroom floorplans, all offering bed-bath parity. Community amenities include 507 parking spaces, a fitness center and a swimming pool with cabanas. Gideon Gil, Alex Lapidus, Meredith Donovan and Sebastian Sanchez of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the loan on behalf of the borrowers.

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LUBBOCK, TEXAS — Ascott Residence Trust, a REIT based in Singapore, has acquired Wildwood Lubbock, a 1,005-bed student housing community located about two miles from Texas Tech University. Ascott purchased the community, which offers two- to four-bedroom units with bed-to-bath parity, from an undisclosed seller for $70 million. Shared amenities include a resort-style pool with hot tubs, a swim-up bar, outdoor cabanas and grills and fire pits. In addition, residents of Wildwood Lubbock have access to a fitness center, study rooms, theater, dog park and basketball and volleyball courts.

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