Multifamily

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DURANT, OKLA. — HLC Equity, a national investment and management firm, has acquired High Meadows, a 208-unit apartment complex in Durant, located near the Texas-Oklahoma border. The property, which was built in 2007, fetched a sales price of $21 million. High Meadows offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units, according to Apartments.com. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, community clubhouse, playground, basketball court, dog parks and large communal outdoor areas. The seller was not disclosed.

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Advenir at San Tropez

PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. — Berkadia has secured the $58.7 million refinancing for Advenir at San Tropez, a 480-unit apartment community in Pembroke Pines. Charles Foschini and Christopher Apone of Berkadia originated the Freddie Mac loan on behalf of the borrower, an entity doing business as Advenir at San Tropez LLC. The fixed-rate, seven-year loan was structured with a partial interest-only payment period and a 70 percent loan-to-value ratio. Advenir at San Tropez is located at 7840 NW 3rd St. and was built in 1975. The property has one- and two-bedroom units that range from 625 to 850 square feet. Community amenities include laundry facilities, barbecue and picnic areas and three swimming pools. The apartment community is situated near the Boulevard Heights neighborhood of Pembroke Pines, and adjacent to the property is both the North Perry Airport and Broward College-South Campus. The apartment complex is also 4.8 miles from the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and 15 miles from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport.

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Hartland Station

ATLANTA — Wendover Housing Partners LLC will open in August 2021 Hartland Station, a new mixed-income affordable housing community in Atlanta. Located at 2074 Fleet St. SW in the city’s Sylvan Hills neighborhood, Hartland Station is situated four miles south of downtown Atlanta and 6.8 miles from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The community features 131 one-, two- and three-bedroom units with rents starting at $888 a month. Community amenities include a business center, fitness center, activity room with kitchen, splash pad and a playground for children. The $28 million project was financed in part by nearly $1 million in Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, and Invest Atlanta provided $1.5 million in Housing Opportunity Bonds. Funding was also provided from $18.8 million in tax-exempt bonds and $1.3 million in grant funding from the Metropolitan Parkway Tax Allocation Bond District. Slocum Platts Architects provided design services for the project, and Roger B. Kennedy Construction was the general contractor. Based in Altamonte Springs, Fla., Wendover Housing Partners is a privately held real estate development, investment and management company that specializes in the development of single-family and multifamily homes, apartment communities, seniors housing and transit-oriented …

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HUNTINGTON STATION, N.Y. — E.W. Howell Construction Group has completed Sunrise of Huntington, a 90-unit seniors housing community on Long Island. The 108-bed property offers assisted living and memory care services. Units come in studio, one- and two-bedroom formats. Amenities include a wellness center, activity room and a salon. The property is the 11th on Long Island for owner-operator Sunrise Senior Living.

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PHILADELPHIA — CBRE has negotiated the $13 million sale of a 35-unit apartment building in Philadelphia’s Northern Liberties neighborhood. Samantha Kupersmith and Spencer Yablon of CBRE represented the seller, Trinity Realty Cos., in the transaction. The buyer, Pittsburgh-based Hudson Cos., has rebranded the property from Liberty Flats to Hudson Liberties.

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WARRENVILLE, ILL. — Northfield, Ill.-based Interforum Holdings has completed development of Arden of Warrenville, a 364-unit luxury apartment complex in Warrenville, a western suburb of Chicago. The project is situated within the larger Cantera community. Units are available in one- to four-bedroom layouts ranging from 833 to 1,201 square feet. Amenities include a fitness center, yoga room, business center, resident lounge, sauna, business center, library room, pool, rooftop terrace, dog park, outdoor courtyards, indoor parking and spa services. The project team included general contractor McShane Construction and architect Baranyk Associates. CIBC Bank, Inland Bank, Associated Bank, Great Southern Bank and Arbor Multifamily Lending provided financing for the project. Monthly rents start at $1,713. Residents can now receive up to two months of free rent.

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CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA — The Annex Group has unveiled plans to develop Union at Wiley, a 180-unit affordable housing community in Cedar Rapids. Located at 4227 21st Ave. SW in Linn County, the $31.8 million project will include one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans for residents who earn up to 60 percent of the area median income. Amenities will include a clubhouse, gaming area, playground and fitness center. Completion is slated for May 2022. The project team includes Sebree Architects, Crockett Engineering, Ament Design, Summit LIHTC Consulting, Hayes Gibson Property Services and GLD Commercial. Annex will serve as general contractor. CREA will serve as the equity partner, providing nearly $13 million in low-income housing tax credit equity. Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust is providing a $27 million construction loan and an $18.3 million permanent loan.

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CHICAGO — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) has provided a $22.6 million bridge loan on behalf of Evergreen Real Estate Group. The loan will be utilized to acquire and preserve two contiguous affordable housing properties totaling 217 units in Chicago. All but two of the units operate with a Housing Assistance Payment contract. The transaction is part of a larger acquisition of six properties in Chicago that were built between 1920 and 1948. David Lacki and Alton Tinker of KeyBank’s CDLI team structured the 18-month loan.

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BARRINGTON, ILL. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $20.7 million sale of 101 West, a 64-unit apartment community in Barrington, about 40 miles northwest of Chicago. Units average 982 square feet. Amenities include a community room, rooftop terrace, fitness center, pet grooming station and heated parking. The property is located at 101 W. Liberty St. and is a 10-minute walk from the Barrington Metra Station. Marty O’Connell, David Gaines and Kyle Butler of JLL represented the seller, Monroe Residential Partners LLC. HP Ventures Group LLC was the buyer.

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On-Campus

It was a rough year for everyone, but certain industries absorbed more of the brunt than others in 2020. This would include hospitality, airlines, restaurants and on-campus student housing. There was no clear map for navigating the COVID-19 pandemic, and while campuses and on-campus housing officials tried their best to keep everyone safe and healthy, everyone experienced a turbulent year.  Some on-campus housing communities closed for parts of the school year. Others issued lockdowns that required students to stay in their rooms for up to two weeks at a time. Many tried to stay open, only to find that off-campus gatherings spread COVID like wildfire once it reached housing facilities.  Now that a return to normalcy is imminent — thanks to vaccines and a promising reduction in the number of COVID deaths and cases — on-campus housing executives are tasked with welcoming students back safely while planning for an uncertain future.  “The next six months will be dominated by testing, vaccinations, mitigation requirements, class delivery modalities, planning for fall opening, and occupancy and budget projections,” says Ana Hernandez, assistant vice president of housing and residential education at the University of South Florida in Tampa. “Many campuses are taking a strategic pause …

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