COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Parkview Financial has provided a $42.5 million loan to Austin, Texas-based Shir Capital for the purchase, redevelopment and repositioning of Hotel Elegante, a hotel at 2886 S. Circle Drive in Colorado Springs. Built in 1974 on 17 acres, Hotel Elegante features 496 guest rooms, a conference center, restaurant, pool and lounge. With the sale complete, Shir Capital has a planned phased renovation for the common areas, as well as the conversion of the rooms to studio apartments over the next 24 months. Working within the current room layouts, Shir Capital will add kitchenettes and closets, and perform upgrades to modernize the rooms. The units are approximately 350 square feet and all utilities will be included in the rent. Additionally, the 29,600-square-foot conference center will be converted into self-storage, which a third-party operator will manage. Malcomb Davies and Zack Streit of The Davies Group at Los Angeles-based George Smith Partners arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower.
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KEENE, N.H. — Covenant Living Communities & Services has acquired Hillside Village Keene, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Keene, located about 20 miles north of the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border. Covenant acquired the community out of bankruptcy and has renamed it Covenant Living of Keene. The property opened in 2019 and features 141 independent living units, 43 assisted living units, 18 assisted memory care units and 20 nursing care suites.
SKOKIE, ILL. — Murphy Development Group has opened Highpoint at 8000 North, a 153-unit luxury apartment community in Skokie. Luxury Living Chicago Realty is the marketing and leasing provider, while Lincoln Property Co. is the property manager. Located at 8000 Lincoln Ave., the 12-story property features amenities such as a rooftop deck, fitness center, dog run, pet wash and lounges. First move-ins are underway. Monthly rents start at $1,750 for studios. Lucien Lagrange served as architect.
MINNEAPOLIS — Colliers Mortgage has provided a $25 million HUD 221(d)(4) loan for the construction of Satori Boutique Apartments in Minneapolis. The apartment complex will consist of 112 units within a six-story building. There will be one level of underground parking and first-floor commercial space. Of the 112 units, 23 will be restricted for residents earning 50 percent or less of the area median income. The project is situated within an opportunity zone and received tax-increment financing from the City of Minneapolis. The loan is fully amortized over 40 years. Satori Apartments I LLC was the borrower.
Orange County’s Multifamily Market Stays Strong as New Inventory May Curb the Supply-Demand Imbalance
by Jeff Shaw
By Peter Hauser, Principal, Avison Young The Orange County multifamily sector is extremely strong. Rents continue on a positive upward trend and occupancies remain very high, hovering around 97 percent. It is unquestionably a landlord’s market. Many years of supply constrained NIMBY-ism that created the lack of new construction is coming to an end, however. The California governor has mandated that cities approve quality residential developments with the goal of increasing density and combatting the significant housing shortage. There are currently 6,800 new multifamily units in the process of being delivered. While there are projects in the majority of cities, Irvine, Anaheim, Orange and Santa Ana are seeing the most development activity. Some very active Orange County developers include Trammel Crow Residential, Alliance, the Irvine Company, Western National Group, JPI, Wermers Companies, Avalon, Fairfield, Shopoff Realty and Garden Communities. Alliance Residential is nearly complete on its 1,221-unit Park & Paseo in Santa Ana, near the border of the master-planned Tustin Legacy community. Wermers Companies is also in the process of finishing the 603-unit Elan, located less than a mile from downtown Santa Ana near the intersection of the 55 and 5 freeways. The 653-unit Avalon Brea Place is starting to …
HOUSTON — High Street Residential has topped out Parkside Residences at Discovery Green, a 43-story apartment tower located at 808 Crawford St. in downtown Houston. The location puts the 309-unit building adjacent to the 12-acre Discovery Park. Units will come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and will be furnished with quartz countertops and custom cabinetry. Amenities will include a rooftop pool and lounge, fitness center, coworking spaces, a catering kitchen and two guest suites. Ziegler Cooper designed the project, and Andres Construction is serving as the general contractor. Construction began in summer 2020. Preleasing will begin this spring, and the first move-ins are scheduled to start over the summer.
ATLANTA — The Radco Cos. has acquired Skyhouse Midtown, a 320-unit, 23-story high-rise multifamily building in Midtown Atlanta, for $131 million. The Atlanta-based investor has rebranded the property The M by Radius. The seller was not disclosed. Jason Nettles and Megan Thompson of Northmarq brokered the transaction. Built in 2013, The M offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Community amenities include a rooftop pool and lounge, fitness center and grills all with views overlooking Atlanta’s skyline. The M also includes 8,658 square feet of retail space on the ground floor. Located at the corner of West Peachtree and 12th Street, the property is situated close to the Interstate 75/85 connector. The property also is situated directly across from 1105 West Peachtree, a fully-leased, newly constructed office building that is the new regional headquarters for Google. In addition, the property is across the street from the Epicurean Hotel, Northside Hospital’s in-town campus, SCAD and Georgia Tech. Skyhouse was first created by the developer, Novare Group. Last summer, Equity Residential purchased the adjacent Skyhouse South from the developers.
PLANO, TEXAS — Canadian investment firm Western Wealth Capital has acquired Bel Air K Station Apartment Homes, a 245-unit community in Plano that was built in 2001. According to Apartments.com, the pet-friendly property features studio, one- and two-bedroom units that range in size from 466 to 1,230 square feet and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, picnic area and a resident clubhouse. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
TINLEY PARK, ILL. — Artisan Capital Group has purchased Edenbridge Apartments in the Chicago suburb of Tinley Park for an undisclosed price. The 309-unit, midrise apartment complex features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a sundeck, clubhouse, playground and pool. John Schorgl of Berkadia arranged acquisition financing through Cohen & Co.
ROCHESTER, MINN. — Northland has acquired SoRoc on Maine, a 186-unit multifamily community in Rochester, for an undisclosed price. The garden-style property consists of three buildings. Amenities include a pool, bocce ball court and clubhouse. Residents of SoRoc on Maine have shuttle access to the Mayo Clinic headquarters in downtown Rochester. Northland is a real estate private equity firm with $7 billion of assets under management, including more than 26,000 units.