Multifamily

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HOUSTON — California-based investment firm Strategic Realty Holdings has purchased a portfolio comprising two multifamily properties totaling 488 units in Houston for $34.3 million. Cypress Ridge Apartments was built in 1980 and totals 252 units in one- and two-bedroom floor plans ranging in size from 599 to 957 square feet. Highland Cross Apartments was also constructed in 1980 and comprises 236 units that also feature one- and two-bedroom formats and range in size from 685 to 1,140 square feet. Both properties have similar amenity packages that include pools, fitness centers, clubhouses and onsite laundry facilities. Electra Capital contributed a $6.2 million preferred equity investment to the transaction, the seller in which was not disclosed.

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HOUSTON — Dallas-based Westmount Realty Capital has acquired West End on Eldridge, a 192-unit apartment community in the Energy Corridor area of West Houston. The property was built in 1999 and features one- and two-bedroom units averaging 911 square feet. Amenities include a pool with a sundeck, outdoor grilling and lounge areas, a fitness center with a yoga room and a dog park. Westmount plans to implement a value-add program to unit interiors that will add stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and tile backsplashes. In addition, the company will upgrade the amenity spaces and rebrand the community as Westmount at Eldridge. The seller was not disclosed.

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BASKING RIDGE, N.J. — Braemar Partners has unveiled plans for Arbor Terrace Basking Ridge, an assisted living and memory care community that will be located approximately 35 miles west of Manhattan. When completed, the property will feature 27 assisted living apartments, 24 units for seniors in early stages of dementia and 29 units for full memory care. The groundbreaking is scheduled for later this year, with completion targeted for early 2023. The Arbor Co., which operates other senior living communities in New Jersey, will operate the community when it opens.

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KIRKLAND, WASH. — Aegis Living has opened its second community in 2021, Aegis Living Kirkland Waterfront in Kirkland. The 98,000-square-foot development will feature 106 units of assisted living and memory care. Aegis currently has six other communities in development in Seattle and California. “Heading into 2020, we set aggressive goals to double in size over the next decade,” says Dwayne Clark, founder, CEO and chairman of Aegis Living.

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Triton-Court-Lynnwood-WA

LYNNWOOD, WASH. — Gantry has arranged a $32.5 million refinancing for Triton Court, a student housing community located adjacent to Edmonds College in Lynnwood, roughly 17 miles north of Seattle. The property offers 220 beds alongside 13,000 square feet of retail and 15,000 square feet of office space. The newly built community is the result of a public-private partnership, wherein an undisclosed private developer built and owns the complex managed by the Housing and Residence Life Office of Edmonds College. Mike Wood and Alex Saunders of Gantry worked with the borrower, a privately held limited liability company, to structure the funding. The loan was placed with a debt fund and carries a fixed interest rate with payments on an interest-only basis for the 10-year loan term.

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Waterview Apartment Homes

MEMPHIS, TENN. — Berkadia has arranged the sale and financing of Waterview Apartment Homes, a 1,002-unit multifamily community in southeast Memphis. Patrick Jordan of Berkadia represented the seller, CapReit, in the transaction. Blue Magma Residential, a Tampa-based real estate firm, acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Charles Foschini and Christopher Apone of Berkadia arranged acquisition financing on behalf of Blue Magma. Arbor Realty Trust provided the $82 million bridge loan, which is a non-recourse, floating-rate, three-year, interest-only loan that includes two one-year extension options. Located at 6860 Quince Road, Waterview is located close to Interstate 240 and Bethel University and approximately 18.4 miles from downtown Memphis. Built in 1985, the property offers one- and two-bedroom apartments ranging from 533 square feet to 1,160 square feet. Individual units are cable ready and feature vaulted ceilings and ceiling fans. Some units will include washers and dryers, wood-burning fireplaces and built-in bookshelves. Community amenities include a fitness center, 22 acres of lakes with water features, tennis courts, indoor and outdoor pools and spas and a sundeck and lounge area.

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400H

RALEIGH, N.C. — A joint venture between Trammell Crow Co., High Street Residential, AECOM-Canyon Partners and HM Partners has broken ground on 400H, a 365,000-square-foot mixed-use development in Raleigh. Vancouver-based QuadReal Property Group provided an undisclosed amount of financing for the development. The 20-story tower, designed by Gensler, will include 150,000 square feet of Class A office space, 242 residential units and 16,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Construction is scheduled for completion by the fall of 2023. Located at 400 Hillsborough St., 400H is situated close to Union Station, the Morgan Street Food Hall and a Publix grocery store. The project’s Hillsborough Street location also provides the east-west connection to North Carolina State University and the state capital’s government complex. 400H will have residential units on floors 10 through 20. Community amenities will include a pool and SkyHub amenity on the ninth floor with indoor and outdoor space. Offices will include 14- to 20-foot floor-to-floor heights, full-height glass windows and parking ratios of 4-to-1,000. Also, outdoor seating is planned for several restaurants located within the retail space. AECOM-Canyon Partners, a joint venture partnership between AECOM Capital, the real estate investment arm of global infrastructure firm AECOM, and Canyon …

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ROSELLE, ILL. — M&T Realty Capital Corp. has provided a $27.2 million HUD-insured loan for the refinancing of a 247-unit apartment complex in Roselle, a suburb of Chicago. The property name and specific details were undisclosed. Bob Kaplan and Carole Stafford of M&T’s Baltimore office originated the 35-year loan, which features an 80 percent loan-to-value ratio and a fixed interest rate of 2.4 percent. Len Deering of Deering Commercial Mortgage LLC arranged the loan.

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CHICAGO — Kiser Group has negotiated the sale of a 40-unit multifamily property located at 5301 N. Ashland Ave. in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood for $5 million. The building, comprised of 26 studio units and 14 one-bedroom units, went under contract in four days at the full asking price. Andy Friedman and Jake Parker of Kiser represented both the buyer, a local investor, and the seller, an unnamed family trust.

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HUMBLE, TEXAS ­— Greystone has provided a $27.6 million HUD-insured loan for the refinancing of Willowbend Apartments, a 228-unit multifamily complex located in the northern Houston suburb of Humble. Built in 2016, the 10-building property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, business center, pet park and an outdoor kitchen with grilling areas. Eric Rosenstock of Greystone originated the financing, which was structured with a fixed interest rate and a 35-year term and amortization schedule, through HUD’s 223(f) program on behalf of the borrower, Partin Properties LLC.

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