Multifamily

CHICAGO — Sterling Bay has received $81.8 million in financing to begin construction of 160 N Morgan, a new apartment tower in Chicago’s Fulton Market district. Developed in partnership with Ascentris, the project will feature 282 units and 2,600 square feet of ground-floor retail space. CIBC Bank USA provided the financing. Walsh Group will oversee construction alongside joint venture partner and certified minority-owned business BOWA Construction. Local firm bKL Architecture will serve as lead architect. A timeline for completion was not provided. As part of its development-related commitment to provide affordable housing, Sterling Bay will contribute nearly $6 million to fund the construction of 28 affordable housing units at SL Solar Lofts, a residential project on Chicago’s South Side.

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NEW YORK CITY — JLL has negotiated the $15.5 million sale of a 27-unit multifamily building at 2647-2649 Broadway on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The seven-story building includes two retail spaces totaling 4,250 square feet. Hall Oster, Teddy Galligan and Braedon Gait of JLL represented the seller, an undisclosed private investor that owned the property for 35 years, in the transaction. The buyer was New York-based investment management firm Aulder Capital.

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ATLANTA — Trammell Crow Co. (TCC) and its residential subsidiary High Street Residential (HSR), along with Georgia Advanced Technology Ventures (GATV), have closed on ground leases and are ready to begin construction on the first phase of a life sciences and multifamily development adjacent to Atlanta’s Georgia Institute of Technology campus. Formerly known as Technology Enterprise Park, the site is now named Science Square. The first phase will include TCC’s Science Square Labs, a 364,740-square-foot speculative lab and office tower. The lab project is the only ground-up commercial lab space under construction in the Atlanta market, according to TCC. Phase I will also include HSR’s 280-unit multifamily building, the firm’s first residential development in Atlanta. The multifamily component will include shared parking and ground-floor retail space. Designed by Perkins + Will, Science Square Labs will rise 13 stories with 35,558-square-foot floor plates. The facility will also feature ground-floor retail space and amenities such as a fitness center, conference space, indoor-outdoor tenant lounge and outdoor amenity deck. TCC is seeking LEED and WELL certifications for the property and plans to incorporate View Dynamic Glass, which controls ultraviolet and visible light from entering the building without blinds. Additionally, the project will feature …

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By Becky Bedwell, vice president of development, Cottonwood Group As one of Boston’s fastest-growing and most dynamic areas, the Seaport District has gotten a lot of attention as it has undergone a multitude of transformations over the past 150 years. The area has evolved from a bustling railyard and shipping area in the early 20th century to a no-man’s land of parking lots in the 1990s to its most recent iteration: The Innovation District. While the spotlight is only growing brighter as several high-profile residential and mixed-use projects come on line in this distinctive and in-demand neighborhood, the headlines tell only part of the story. The Seaport District’s seemingly sudden emergence is the result of more than a decade of development and over $22 billion in public funding — efforts that have helped draw hundreds of new businesses and support a growing list of noteworthy developments. The challenges faced and opportunities realized by developers in this part of town reveal some important truths about what it takes to create great civic spaces and successful multifamily developments — not just in this city and this area, but in urban communities around the country. What follows are some best practices, consideration and …

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YUMA, ARIZ. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) has arranged the sale of Regency Square, an apartment property in Yuma. Sundance Bay acquired the asset from a private partnership for $41.5 million, or $136,513 per unit. Built in 1986, Regency Square features 304 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments spread across 17 two-story residential buildings. Community amenities include assigned covered parking, two swimming pools, a leasing office and clubhouse, basketball court, children’s playground, pet park and two laundry facilities. Cliff David and Steve Gebing of IPA, a division of Marcush & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.

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LOS ANGELES — A joint venture between Ryan Cos. US Inc., Cadence Living and Harrison Street has received financing and started construction of Acoya South Bay in Los Angeles. Located near the Del Amo Fashion Center, the luxury senior living community will be in a prime, amenity-laden location with increasing demand for senior housing. By 2026, there will be more than 6,000 75-and-older, income-qualified households in the South Bay area, according to Moore Diversified Services Inc. “We’re going to continue seeing demand significantly outpace supply because of the high barriers to entry in this submarket,” says Patrick Dimaano, vice president of senior living development, Ryan Cos. Just two miles from the ocean, the 175,810-square-foot, four-story independent living and assisted living community will offer 158 apartments and 177 underground parking spaces. Ryan is the developer, builder and capital markets partner for the project. Upon completion in 2023, Cadence Living will lead day-to-day operations and Ryan will support asset management. AO Architects is the architect of record and Ryan A+E Inc. has been engaged as the interior designer. Wells Fargo provided construction financing for this project. This is the first Acoya-branded location in California and fifth in the Western United States.

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ATLANTA AND DENVER — Berkadia has completed the $375 million sale of a 12-property portfolio in Georgia totaling 2,459 apartments. Paul Vetter, Andrew Mays, Judy MacManus and Matt White of Berkadia completed the sale on behalf of the seller, JAMCO Properties. Berkadia’s Denver and Atlanta offices worked together closely throughout the process to arrange long-term Freddie Mac financing on behalf of the undisclosed buyer. The financing includes a mix of fixed and floating-rate, non-recourse loans. The properties in this portfolio include the following: Aspen Pointe, a 300-unit property in Roswell; Emerald Pointe, a 196-unit property in Riverdale; Lakeside Townhomes, a 177-unit property in College Park; Linden Ridge, a 210-unit property in Stone Mountain; Maplewood Pointe, a 218-unit property in Jonesboro; Morrowood Townhouses, a 264-unit property in Morrow; Oak Run, a 144-unit property in Jonesboro; Stonetree, a 232-unit property in East Point; Stratford Arms, a 100-unit property in Riverdale; The Village at Wesley Chapel, a 218-unit property in Decatur; Willow Lake, a 280-unit property in Stone Mountain; and The Woods at Southlake, a 120-unit property in Jonesboro.

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Ashton Hills

MEMPHIS, TENN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Ashton Hills Apartments, a 200-unit complex in Memphis. Bryan Sisk, David Dorris and Brad Barham of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an Iowa-based limited liability company. The team also secured the buyer, an investment group out of Denver. The sales price was not disclosed. Built in 1975, Ashton Hills offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans with a unit size range of 580 to 1,044 square feet. Unit features include washer and dryer hookups, vinyl flooring and walk-in closets. Community amenities include a pool, package service, maintenance onsite, property manager onsite, business center and a playground. The seller previously made significant upgrades to the property, according to Marcus & Millichap. Located at 4183 Troost Drive on 12.6 acres, Ashton Hills is situated 20.6 miles from Memphis International Airport and 13.9 miles from downtown Memphis.

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INDIANAPOLIS — Berkadia has arranged a $91 million loan for the acquisition of The Whit in downtown Indianapolis. The 334-unit apartment community is located at 307 N. Pennsylvania St. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, courtyard and dog park. The property also features an attached 540-space parking garage and 10,687 square feet of retail space, which is leased to 16 Bit Bar+Arcade and MassageLuXe. Jason Brown and Austin Katai of Berkadia arranged the five-year loan through a debt fund lender. The borrower was Indiana-based Zidan Management Group Inc.

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CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the sale of The Loyola, a 49-bed student housing property in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood, for nearly $5.2 million. Completed in August 2021, the four-story building is located along West Loyola Avenue. The property, which includes 1,500 square feet of retail space, was built on the site of former office and storage space for the Chicago Waldorf School. The property was 25 percent leased at the time of sale and 60 percent pre-leased for the upcoming fall semester. Residents have access to a community room, fitness center and rooftop deck. Craig Martin of Interra represented the undisclosed seller and procured the all-cash buyer, who owns and operates student living communities locally.

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