CHICAGO AND FORT WASHINGTON, PA. — Sam Zell’s Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) and luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL) have formed a partnership to acquire and develop sites for new rental apartment communities in metro Boston; Atlanta; Austin, Texas; Denver; Orange County/San Diego; Seattle; and Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. The two companies are looking to deploy $1.9 billion to take advantage of the surging demand for rentals, according to Crain’s Chicago Business. The partnership will invest about $750 million in equity, plus additional debt. Chicago-based Equity invests in apartments with a portfolio of more than 300 properties across California, Washington, D.C., New York City, Boston, Seattle and Denver. Fort Washington-based Toll Brothers builds homes in 24 states.
DETROIT — Bedrock’s Book Tower project in Detroit will be home to Roost Apartment Hotel. The project will include 118 studios, one- and two-bedroom extended-stay apartments across four floors. The Book Tower is currently undergoing an extensive restoration and is set to reopen in late 2022 with a mix of retail, office and residential space. The Roost brand is known for bridging a boutique hotel concept with apartment-style living, according to Bedrock. Amenities include a coffee program with La Colombe, bike share program, 24-hour concierge, fitness center, coworking space and onsite housekeeping and maintenance services. Philadelphia-based hospitality company Method Co. will operate the Roost at Book Tower. Method operates several Roost locations across the country, including an upcoming outpost in Cleveland. Method will also operate several dining options at Book Tower, including two restaurants, a lobby bar/lounge and a bakery. One-night rates for the units will start at $195, according to Crain’s Detroit Business. Bedrock acquired the 486,760-square-foot Book Tower property in 2015. Designed by Louis Kamper and completed in 1926, the 38-story office tower is currently vacant. Architecture firm ODA is leading the historic renovation and interior design. Morris Adjmi Architects, which has designed all prior Roost properties, is …
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Chicago-based Fringe Capital Partners has completed the disposition of The Hayden, a multifamily community in Scottsdale. San Francisco Bay Area-based Fivey Co. acquired the property for $8.3 million, or $330,000 per unit. Located at 2635 N. Hayden Road, the garden-style property features 25 two-bedroom/one-bath apartments spread across two two-story buildings. Community amenities include a pool, courtyard and covered parking. Fringe Capital repositioned the property, which was originally built in 1978, last year with premium finishes. Brian Smuckler, Jeff Seaman, Derek Smigiel and Bryson Frickle of CBRE represented the seller in the deal.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — JLL has arranged a $13 million loan for the refinancing of Esjay Apartments, a 40-unit multifamily complex in Jersey City. The mid-rise building features one- and two-bedroom units with an average size of 680 square feet. Amenities include a fitness center, two rooftop terraces with grilling stations and a package handling room. Matthew Pizzolato of JLL arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through Nationwide on behalf of the borrower, Point Capital Development LLC.
MAINE — The Knapp-Stahler Seniors Housing Group of Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of an unnamed continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in central Maine. The site of the 121,677-square-foot property spans an entire city block, totaling 3.6 acres. The occupancy rate has consistently been over 90 percent, according to the brokers. The sales price was $10.2 million, but details on the buyer and seller were not disclosed. The lead agent for this transaction was Jim Knapp.
BUFORD, GA. — Passco Cos. has acquired The Harrison at Braselton, a 248-unit apartment community in Buford, for $69 million. Claret Communities and The Ardent Cos. were the sellers. Transwestern Real Estate Services was the broker. Built in 2019, The Harrison at Braselton offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units that feature granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, open-style floor plans, kitchen islands with bar seating, wood-style plank flooring and built-in desks topped with granite. The property was 97.9 percent occupied at the time of sale. Community amenities include a clubhouse, resident lounge, fitness center, outdoor lounge with fireplace and TV, pool, sundeck, two poolside grilling stations, package lockers, 24-hour emergency maintenance and a bark park and dog wash station. The property was fully leased at the time of sale. Located at 1500 Noble Vines Drive, the apartment property is situated about 42.1 miles north from downtown Atlanta and approximately 20.2 miles from Duluth. These properties include the Mill at New Holland, a 284-unit community in Gainesville, Ga.; The PARQ at Chesterfield, a 345-unit community in Chesterfield, Mo.; The Fitzroy at Chenal, a 294-unit community in Little Rock, Ark.; Altis Promenade, a 338-unit community in Tampa, Fla.; and The Collins, a 272-unit …
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Investors Management Group Inc. (IMG) has purchased the Tapestry at Hollingsworth Park, a 242-unit apartment property located at 201 Rocky Slope Road in Greenville. Raia Properties sold the community for an undisclosed price. Andrea Howard of NorthMarq represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction. NorthMarq also provided a Freddie Mac acquisition loan to IMG. Built in 2013, Tapestry at Hollingsworth Park includes 19 buildings with one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 1,105 square feet. The property is located within Verdae, a master planned urban community. Tapestry’s community amenities include a clubhouse with cyber cafe, coffee bar, library, outdoor kitchen and dining terrace, fitness studio, pool with cabana and a car care center. IMG plans to improve the apartment community through upgrades to unit interiors and community amenities. IMG is a California-based real estate investment and property management firm that has acquired more than $340 million in apartment properties since the start of the pandemic.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tower Capital has arranged $19.1 million in acquisition financing for 99 build-for-rent townhomes in Indian Trail, a suburb of Charlotte. The property includes two-story, three-bedroom townhomes with attached garages. An undisclosed investor based in Phoenix received the two-year financing that features a floating interest rate 400 basis points above LIBOR and a six-month extension option. Including the property in Indian Trail, Tower Capital has arranged nearly $108 million in combined financing for several single-family and build-for-rent developments. These transactions include three assets in Arizona: Village at Paseo de Luces in Tolleson, Village at The BLVD in Avondale and Arise North PHX in metro Phoenix. Tower Capital has closed more than $400 million in financing transactions for build-for-rent properties and has another $1 billion of projects in the pipeline that spans multiple states including Arizona, Texas, Alabama, Georgia and Florida.
FOLEY, ALA. — Arch Cos. has sold Meadowbrook Apartments, a 60-unit multifamily property located in Foley, for $6.8 million. Andrew Brown of Cushman & Wakefield represented Arch Cos. in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed. Located at 701 S. Juniper St., Meadowbrook Apartments is situated 11.6 miles from Gulf Shores Beach. The multifamily property offers two- and three-bedroom apartments. Community amenities include a laundry center, balconies and patios, washer and dryer connections in select units and a playground. Arch Cos. acquired the apartment community in April 2018 and has maintained an occupancy rate above 95 percent throughout its ownership. Arch Cos. is a New York-based real estate owner, operator and developer with a portfolio of more than 3.4 million square feet across the country. So far this year, Arch Cos. has acquired over 1,700 units in garden-style properties throughout the Southeast.
SAN ANTONIO — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of Vecina Apartment Villas, a 297-unit multifamily community located in north San Antonio. LIV Development completed the property in 2020. Amenities include a 10,000-square-foot clubhouse with private workspaces and a coffee bar, a 24-hour convenience mart, fitness center, pool and an outdoor sports lawn. Will Balthrope and Drew Garza of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer, California-based Passco Cos., in the transaction.