Multifamily

CHICAGO — Kiser Group has arranged the sale of a 188-unit multifamily property located at 5815 N. Sheridan Road in Chicago for $43 million. Lee Kiser of Kiser represented both the buyer, TLC Management, and the seller, Greenstone Property Group. The property last sold in 2018 for $27.2 million. Greenstone completed a condo deconversion at that time and renovated 70 percent of the units, which range in size from 515 to 780 square feet. TLC plans to continue updating units and add more amenities. The property fronts Lake Michigan and features private beach access.

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LANSING, MICH. — Dwight Capital has provided a $23 million loan for the construction of City View Apartments in Lansing. Upon completion, the five-story building will include 117 apartment units and 3,500 square feet of ground-level retail space. Amenities will include a fitness center and parking garage. Adam Sasouness of Dwight originated the loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.

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INDIANAPOLIS — TWG has opened Line Lofts Apartments, an $11 million affordable seniors housing project on the east side of Indianapolis. Located at 1145 E. Washington St., the property features 63 two-bedroom units. One-fifth of the units are designed and reserved for seniors with visual impairments, as part of a partnership between TWG and local nonprofit Visually Impaired Preschool Services (VIPS). The property includes specific features to aid visually impaired residents, including oversized elevator buttons, tactile markings, dedicated ride sharing pickup spots and a park area for service animals. Line Lofts will also serve as the new home for the VIPS Simon and Estelle Knoble Family Resource Center, a 6,000-square-foot center that will offer services for blind or visually impaired children such as early intervention, orientation and mobility, preschool transition assistance, advocacy training and parent events. Low-income housing tax credits from the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority helped fund the project.

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NEW YORK CITY — New York City-based GAIA Real Estate has acquired a portfolio of three multifamily buildings totaling 71 units in Manhattan’s East Village for $49.5 million. The buildings are located at 50-58 E. Third St. and primarily feature two- and three-bedroom units. The seller was a locally based limited liability company that is affiliated with Anbau Enterprises. The portfolio, which includes about 15 rent-controlled units, was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. The property traded in an off-market transaction.  

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NEW YORK CITY — Locally based firm Ariel Property Advisors has brokered the $25.3 million sale of Johanna Apartments, a 60-unit Section 8 multifamily property located at 104-110 W. 144th St. in Central Harlem. The four-building complex spans 51,560 square feet and consists entirely of two-bedroom units. Victor Sozio and Courtney Lee of Ariel Property Advisors brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.

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WELLSVILLE, N.Y. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has negotiated the sale of Manor Hills Assisted Living for $8 million. Located in Wellsville, near the New York-Pennsylvania border, the asset features 89 assisted living and memory care units and was built in 1989. The seller was a private owner that previously divested its skilled nursing portfolio. The privately held buyer was an Albany, N.Y.-based seniors housing owner-operator. Dave Balow from SLIB handled the transaction.

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ATLANTA — Seniors housing operators have been grappling the past 18 months with how to maintain their properties and keep occupancy high while also protecting their staff and residents, who are the most vulnerable population for infections and death from the COVID-19 outbreak. With the rise of the Delta variant in recent weeks, owners and operators are having to make tough decisions to care for their residents, although now they have built some muscle memory on how to operate effectively amid the pandemic. “We are better at dealing with COVID-19 now than before,” said Joe Jasmon, CEO and managing partner of American Healthcare Management. Jasmon added that alleviating the fear of COVID-19 and the Delta variant is a big part of an operator’s job, and bringing residents into their social programs is a major point of emphasis, even if it can only be done virtually. “There’s been a huge insurgence of Zoom calls,” said Jasmon. “Before it was once in a blue moon, and it would be a son or daughter who lived in Belize or somewhere. Now the entire family and friends are calling in. We have to cultivate that activity and encourage it.” Jasmon’s comments came during the …

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Sunny Lake

LAUDERHILL, FLA. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged the $79.3 million sale of Sunny Lake Apartments, a 405-unit, garden-style community in Lauderhill. Still Hunter and Kaya Suarez of Walker & Dunlop represented the seller, Bar Invest Group. The buyer is a joint venture between East Hill Capital Partners, The Bascom Group and Leste Group, with Leste Group participating as the majority equity investor. Bridge Investment Group provided the debt financing for the acquisition, which Stuart Wernick of Walker & Dunlop arranged. Built in 1988, Sunny Lake Apartments offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average of 719 to 1,129 square feet. Units feature double bathroom vanities; storage units; washers and dryers in unit; walk-in closets; patios and decks; and hardwood floors. Community amenities include a pet play area, car wash, fitness center, pool, clubhouse, business center, playground and tennis court. Located at 2360 NW 56th Ave. on nearly 27 acres, the apartment property is situated in the suburban Broward County area. The property is about 2.8 miles from Sunrise, approximately 7.9 miles from Fort Lauderdale and about 2.9 miles from Plantation. The property is less than two miles from Florida’s Turnpike, which provides fast connectivity to other areas of …

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BOZEMAN, MONT. — George Smith Partners has secured a $46 million construction loan for the phased development of 400 apartment units located within an Opportunity Zone in Bozeman. The borrower is Roundhouse Development. Jonathan Lee and Paul Monsen of George Smith Partners secured the financing for the borrower. For the first 268 units, the loan is priced at a sub 3 percent rate. Construction of the first phase is expected to finish in late 2023, at which time the construction on the remaining 132 units will begin.

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WILMETTE, ILL. — Skender has completed construction of Cleland Place, a three-story, 16-unit affordable housing project located at 1925 Wilmette Ave. in Wilmette, about 14 miles north of downtown Chicago. Housing Opportunity Development Corp. (HODC) will operate the property, which will house working families, seniors and veterans. The project is part of the Public Housing Voucher program, meaning residents pay 30 percent of their income and Housing Authority of Cook County subsidizes the rest. Cleland Place is named for Jean Cleland, a long-time Wilmette resident and founding member of HODC. The building includes one- and two-bedroom units. Amenities include a laundry room, covered parking and social activities for residents. Cordogan Clark & Associates served as architect.

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