NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Alpha Realty has negotiated the $11.8 million sale of a portfolio of three multifamily properties in Brooklyn’s Boerum Hill neighborhood. The portfolio consists of 10 multifamily units and five retail spaces. The properties are located at 348 Atlantic Ave., 336 State St. and 75 Hoyt St. Lev Mavashev and Daniel Aminov of Alpha Realty represented the seller, an investment fund that was looking to liquidate its Brooklyn holdings, and procured the buyer, a European investment firm. Both parties requested anonymity.
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ATLANTA — The beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic made everyone question the future, and for investors and owners in the seniors housing business sector, things were rocky. The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care reported the occupancy rate in seniors housing facilities decreased 680 basis points in 2020 to record lows. In 2021, there has been a renewed confidence in the economy as people return to working in an office and many Americans have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Additionally, occupancy rates in seniors housing properties have continued to rise. Now that things seem to be getting marginally better, the question many investors may be asking themselves is if they should buy, sell or hold assets in the current market? At the InterFace Seniors Housing Southeast conference in Atlanta, Ga. on Wednesday, Aug. 18, a group of industry-related leaders discussed the tips and tricks to survive in today’s market, as well as their predictions for the seniors housing sector in the future, during the “Investment Panel.” In a discussion lead by Marcus Van Ameringen, vice president of business development at 12 Oaks Senior Living, many of the investors in the panel mentioned the importance of making deals with …
SAN ANTONIO — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of Celeste at La Cantera, a 300-unit apartment community in San Antonio. Built in 2018 by USAA Real Estate and Cambridge Development Group, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units that are furnished with quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances and luxe plank flooring. Amenities include a rooftop pool, fitness center and a sky lounge. Will Balthrope and Drew Garza of IPA represented the seller/developer in the transaction and procured Churchill Forge Properties as the buyer. Nate Sittema, Kristen Reilley, Grant Harris and Elliot Voreis of CBRE arranged a 12-year, $39.9 million acquisition loan through a life insurance company on behalf of the new ownership.
INDIANAPOLIS — Standard Real Estate Investments LP, a minority-owned real estate private equity firm focused on providing joint venture equity to developers, formally launched its business on Wednesday, Aug. 25. The company closed a majority equity investment in a 244-unit multifamily project located at 75 W. 18th St. in downtown Indianapolis. Construction recently began on the development, but a timeline for completion was not disclosed. Standard, and its Indianapolis-based joint venture partner Arrow Street Development, will build Wesley Place Apartments on the two-acre site, which is located within walking distance of the Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital. Plans call for four stories of apartments above a single-level retail and parking podium. Robert Jue and Jerome Nichols, formerly with CBRE Global Investors, are leading the new company. Standard aims to have $200 million of assets under management within 12 months through investments in four development projects.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. — Kiser Group has brokered the condo deconversion sale of Timber Court in Arlington Heights for $16 million. A Chicago-based apartment investor acquired the 72-unit property, which is located at 3400 N. Old Arlington Heights Road. Ron Plonis, Lee Kiser and Jeff Leibovich of Kiser represented both the condo association and the buyer in the transaction. Ray Cahnman served as president of the board of directors for the condo association and was also one of the original developers of the project, which was built in 2007. Under the Condominium Property Act in Illinois, condo unit owners can elect to sell a property if 75 percent or more are in agreement. Sellers then have the option to either move out of their units or lease them back from the new owner.
PRINCETON, N.J. — Commercial investment and management firm Shamah Properties has purchased Copperwood Apartments, a 153-unit multifamily community located at 300 Bunn Drive near downtown Princeton, for $70.3 million. The unit mix at the property, which was built in 2015, includes 22 one-bedroom residences, 130 two-bedroom units and one studio apartment. Amenities include outdoor exercise paths, a fitness center and outdoor grilling areas. The seller was not disclosed.
NAVARRE, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has secured $48.9 million in construction financing on behalf of Atlanta-based Branch Properties LLC for Elevate Navarre Beach, a 332-unit apartment community located in Navarre. Michael Ryan, Brian Linnihan, Richard Henry and Taylor Crowder of Cushman & Wakefield secured the five-year, floating-rate loan through IberiaBank. Elevate Navarre Beach will include 11 three-story residential buildings offering one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans with an average unit size of 894 square feet. Community amenities will include a pool, fitness center, outdoor grilling stations with private cabanas, dog park and spa and car care center. The property is slated to break ground before the end of the year, and construction is expected to be complete by late 2023. Located at 8250 Naverre Parkway, the property will be adjacent to Paradise Shoppes of Navarre, a Publix-anchored neighborhood center offering retail, restaurants and entertainment space. Elevate Navarre Beach will be situated approximately 20 miles from Pensacola Beach and 41 miles from Santa Rosa Beach.
ALEXANDRIA, VA. — Berkadia has secured an $86 million loan to refinance Meridian at Braddock Station, a 480-unit multifamily property located in Alexandria. An undisclosed national life company provided the borrower with the 10-year, interest-only loan. J. Tyler Blue, Paul Wallace, Robbie Driscoll and Pat Cunningham of Berkadia arranged the financing. Located at 1200 First St., Meridian at Braddock Station is a 16-story high-rise situated about 7.5 miles from Washington, D.C. The property is also 6.3 miles from Northern Virginia Community College and 7 miles from George Washington University. Built in 2000, the property offers studio, one- and two-bedroom floorplans with recently renovated units featuring wood plank flooring, quartz countertops and stainless steel appliances, as well as breakfast bars and glass enclosed sunrooms in select units. Community amenities include a rooftop terrace with a swimming pool and sundeck, clubroom with billiards, fitness center, courtyard lounge with barbecue grills and a dog park.
RICHMOND, VA. — NorthMarq has arranged a $34 million loan for the construction of Hardywood Village, a 189-unit multifamily property with ancillary retail space located at 1601 Overbrook Road in Richmond. Construction is scheduled to be completed by summer or fall 2022. The loan was structured with a 30-year fully amortizing term. Keith Wells and Reina Abboud of NorthMarq arranged financing for the undisclosed borrower through its relationship with the Virginia Housing & Development Authority.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Locally based developer Cumby Group will redevelop a site on Manor Road in East Austin with three adjacent projects that will collectively add more than 800 multifamily units, including 80 affordable housing residences, and 150,000 square feet of commercial space to the local supply. Cumby Group purchased the sites, which span nine acres and more than a full city block, in 2019 and 2020. Construction is underway on The Emma, a 146-unit project at 3219 Manor Road, and two buildings housing between 450 and 500 units, along with commercial space, are planned next door at 3115 Manor Road. Lastly, Cumby expects to build about 200 units at 3033 Manor Road. The projects will include space for neighborhood gatherings that could feature food trucks or farmers markets. The development’s affordable housing units will be reserved for renters earning 60 percent or less of the area median income.