PALMETTO, FLA. — Summit Contracting Group has broken ground on Trevesta Place, a 256-unit apartment community located within the master-planned Trevesta Community in Palmetto. The project team includes Terwilliger Brothers Residential LLC as the developer, Group 4 Architectural Services LLC as the architect and Morris Engineering and Consulting LLC as the civil engineer. Construction is now underway with the first units available for lease in January 2023. The project will be fully completed in the summer of 2023. Trevesta Place Apartments will include one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans, ranging in size from 770 to 1,248 square feet. All units will be fashioned with modern finishes like granite countertops, tile backsplashes, washer and dryer and plenty of closet space. Community amenities will include a central clubhouse with fitness center and lounge areas, swimming pool, garages and a dog walk park.
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MINNEAPOLIS — Walker & Dunlop has arranged the sale of five Class A seniors housing communities in Minneapolis. Minnetonka-based Roers Cos. developed the communities, which Walker Methodist and Jaybird Senior Living operate. The communities opened between 2018 and 2021. The portfolio consists of 567 independent living, assisted living and memory care units. The buyer, an affiliate of Lone Star Funds, will utilize Grace Management to oversee daily operational responsibilities. The sales price was not disclosed. Alex Vice, Joshua Jandris, Brett Gardner and Mark Myers of Walker & Dunlop provided advisory services and facilitated the disposition of the portfolio.
Kennedy Wilson Buys Three Multifamily Properties in Idaho, Washington, New Mexico for $264M
by Amy Works
MERIDIAN, IDAHO, SHORELINE, WASH., AND ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Kennedy Wilson has acquired more than 905 apartment units across three separate transactions in Idaho, Washington and New Mexico. The transactions totaled $264 million, excluding closing costs. The names of the sellers were not released. The communities are the 180-unit Central Park Commons in Meridian, the 221-unit Paceline in Shoreline and the 504-unit AYA ABQ in Albuquerque. Kennedy Wilson has approximately 50 percent ownership in these acquisitions, which were completed within the company’s co-investment portfolio. Kennedy Wilson and its partners invested $149 million of total equity, and the properties are expected to add approximately $11 million of initial annual net operating income, including $6 million to Kennedy Wilson. Kennedy Wilson expects to implement value-add asset management plans at the three properties, which will include renovating unit interiors, refreshing common areas and enhancing amenities.
LTC Provides $25M Recapitalization for Five-Property Seniors Housing Portfolio in Oregon, Montana
by Amy Works
OREGON AND MONTANA — LTC Properties Inc. (NYSE: LTC) has originated a $25 million mezzanine loan for the recapitalization of a five-property seniors housing portfolio. The loan has a term of five years and two months, with two one-year extension options. It bears interest at 8 percent, with an internal rate of return of 11 percent. Located in Oregon and Montana, The Springs Living operates the five communities, which include independent living, assisted living and memory care and total 621 units. The Springs is a new operator partner for LTC.
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — Baltimore-based Continental Realty Corp. (CRC) has acquired Sweetgrass Landing Apartments, a multifamily community in Mount Pleasant, about 9.1 miles from Charleston. Tai Cohen of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Chaucer Creek Capital, in the $55.5 million sale. CRC purchased Sweetgrass Landing on behalf of Continental Realty Fund V LP, a $210.8 million private equity fund focused on acquiring value-add retail and multifamily properties in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions. The firm acquired 175 of the 200 apartment units, with the remaining 25 consisting of privately owned condominiums. Sweetgrass Landing is a two-story, 14-building apartment community developed in 2001. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans ranging from 787 to 1,596 square feet in size with open kitchen areas with a dining room, extra-large kitchen sinks, tile backsplashes, walk-in closets, stainless steel appliances, master bedrooms that can accommodate a king-sized bed, in-unit washers and dryers, garden tubs, screened patios and private balconies The property was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. Community amenities include an outdoor swimming pool with fountain and sundeck, clubhouse with fireplace, fitness center, automotive care center and a pet park. Located at 1100 Legends Club Drive, the property is …
HOUSTON — The Multifamily Group (TMG), a Dallas-based brokerage firm, has negotiated the sale of Winsome Court, a 105-unit apartment complex in Houston. Winsome Court was built in 1973 on a four-acre site, and its units have an average size of approximately 1,000 square feet. Greg Miller of TMG represented the seller in the deal while Bryce Smith of TMG procured the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.
PASADENA, TEXAS — New York City-based Ready Capital has closed a $4.9 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of an unnamed, 60-unit apartment complex in Pasadena, an eastern suburb of Houston. The nonrecourse, interest-only loan features a 24-month term, floating interest rate, two extension options and a facility to fund future capital improvements. The sponsor was not disclosed.
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — BRP Cos., the urban development arm of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, has received $294 million in construction financing for a mixed-income housing project in New Rochelle, a northern suburb of New York City. The development at 500 Main St. in the city’s downtown area will consist of 477 units in one- and two-bedroom formats, 119 of which will be dedicated as affordable housing. Specifically, 20 units will be reserved for households earning 50 percent or less of the area median income (AMI), while 99 residences will be earmarked for renters earning 60 percent or less of AMI. The remainder of the units will be rented at market rates. The community will also feature 24,000 square feet of amenity space that includes a pool, fitness center, lounge and a rooftop deck. Demolition work is underway with vertical construction set to begin in mid-March, and the first units are expected to be available for occupancy by late 2024. Housing & Community Renewal, an economic development agency based in New York City, provided a $200 million construction loan for the project through its housing finance agency. In addition, Goldman Sachs provided $40.7 million in equity and $20.7 million in …
WOODBRIDGE, N.J. — Locally based developer Wick Cos. has completed The Park at Woodbridge Station, a 146-unit multifamily project in Northern New Jersey. The transit-oriented property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units with stainless steel appliances, wood-grain cabinets and full-size washers and dryers. Amenities include a coffee bar, fitness center, community room with a chef’s kitchen, dog run, game room and a rooftop deck with outdoor grilling and dining areas. Rents start at $1,775 per month for a one-bedroom unit.
M&T Realty Capital Corp. is beginning 2022 with ambitious plans to increase its multifamily financings as part of an effort to double its real estate loan volume over the next two to three years. To achieve those goals, it is leveraging a new leadership structure and a recently announced strategic partnership with the Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. M&T Realty Capital, M&T Bank’s commercial mortgage banking subsidiary, recorded $5.1 billion in loan volume in 2021, a level that was just below its high watermark of $5.2 billion in 2019, says Michael Berman, CEO of M&T Realty Capital. Multifamily loans made up of the lion’s share of financings, he adds, and the sector provides a significant growth opportunity going forward. “Multifamily is a hot a sector right now — everyone is trying to invest in it,” he says. “It’s just an extraordinarily healthy asset class because of its supply and demand dynamics.” Indeed, the U.S. apartment market enjoyed a banner year in 2021 across all measures. Investment volume reached a record $335.3 billion, nearly 75 percent above the record volume of $193.1 billion posted in 2019, according to commercial real estate brokerage CBRE. Meanwhile, renters absorbed 617,500 apartment units in 2021, …