WILLIAMSBURG, VA.— Berkadia has arranged the $46 million sale of Spotswood Commons, a 212-unit garden-style multifamily property in Williamsburg. Drew White of Berkadia DC Metro and Carter Wood of Berkadia Richmond represented the seller, Massachusetts-based The Dolben Co. Inc., and the buyer, New York-based Kushner Cos. Located at 100 Glenburnie Road, Spotswood Commons features one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with air conditioning, a patio or deck and in-unit washers and dryers. Community amenities include a dog park, clubhouse, fitness center, tennis court, outdoor grilling area, swimming pool, volleyball court and playground. The apartment property is close to Colonial Williamsburg, Interstate 64 and the Williamsburg Premium Outlets. Kushner is a New York City-based real estate development and management firm. The company has a portfolio of residential, commercial, retail, hospitality and industrial properties, with 10.8 million square feet currently under development and 24,000 apartments under ownership across six states.
SPRING, TEXAS — Locally based development and investment firm Caldwell Cos. has sold Asher Oaks, a 330-unit apartment community located in the northern Houston suburb of Spring. The 18-acre property opened in 2019 and features one-, two- and three-bedroom units that are furnished with quartz and granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, tile backsplashes and custom cabinetry in select units. Amenities include a resort-style pool with lounge seating, a social patio with an outdoor kitchen and fireplace patio, demonstration kitchen, golf simulator, yoga and cycling room, fitness center, coffee bar and a work area. The undisclosed buyer has since rebranded the property as Savannah Oaks.
SHERMAN, TEXAS — Colliers Mortgage has provided a Fannie Mae acquisition loan of an undisclosed amount for 23Hundred Apartments, a 216-unit multifamily property located in the North Texas city of Sherman. Built in 1986, the 22-building community features a resident lounge, a resort-style pool, courtyards, an internet lounge, clubhouse, business center and a pet park. Colliers Mortgage originated the loan through a partnership with Old Capital Lending on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
INDIANA — Mortgage banking company Merchants Capital, along with Merchants Bank of Indiana (MBI), have secured $262 million in financing for 15 workforce housing properties through a Freddie Mac-sponsored Q-Series transaction. The Freddie Mac program provides increased liquidity to enable financial institutions to continue to support affordable and workforce housing. This transaction marks only the 15th deal completed under the Q platform. MBI will retain the equity and the interest-only securities from the transaction, and Merchants Capital will continue to sub-service the loans in the pool. Of the portfolio of properties, 99.5 percent have units restricted to 80 percent of area median income (AMI), 70.5 percent of units are under 60 percent AMI and 42.3 percent of units are under 50 percent AMI. The 15 loans came from across the country but were concentrated around Indiana and the Midwest.
ROCHESTER, MINN. — Colliers Mortgage has provided a $4.3 million HUD 223(f) loan for the refinancing of Harvestview Place in Rochester. The 60-unit affordable housing community was constructed in 2019 using 9 percent low-income housing tax credit syndication proceeds. All units are restricted to residents who earn at or below 50 percent of the area median income. Harvestview Place LP was the borrower for the 35-year loan, which is fully amortized. Velair Property Management LLC manages the property.
BOSTON — Maryland-based Phillips Realty Capital has arranged two loans totaling $96.2 million for the refinancing and renovation of a pair of multifamily assets totaling 279 units in Boston. In the first transaction, Voya Commercial Mortgage LLC provided funds for Atrium on the Commonwealth, a 187-unit community near Boston University that was originally built in the 1920s as an assembly plant and dealership for Packard Motors. In the second deal, Hingham Institution for Savings provided financing for the 92-unit Longfellow Apartments near Harvard University in Cambridge. That property was originally built in 1917 and features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Adam Bieber of Phillips Realty Capital led the debt placement efforts in conjunction with Harmon Handorf, Emily Beeler and Bill Wrench. The borrower was full-service real estate firm The Hamilton Co.
EAST ORANGE, N.J. — Locally based developer Blue Onyx Cos. has broken ground on 14 Summit, a 78-unit apartment project located in the Northern New Jersey community of East Orange. Designed by Inglese Architecture & Engineering, the five-story property will comprise eight studio apartments, 51 one-bedroom units and 19 two-bedroom units. Amenities will include a coworking space, fitness center, pet washing station, community lounge, two rooftop terraces and bike storage rooms. Completion is slated for early 2023.
By Brad Frisby, associate, NAI Rio Grande Valley As the national economy and society as a whole move toward recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, multifamily investors of all varieties, eager to deploy capital into the space, are increasingly looking at markets in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV). While the region’s multifamily investment market has unquestionably experienced its share of decreased activity over the past 15 months, deal volume and velocity have really picked back up through the first two quarters of 2021. Many investors that are targeting the RGV are banking on its solid fundamentals holding through the recovery and are eyeing deals with five- to 10-year holding strategies in mind. Although the RGV remains something of a seller’s market — many multifamily deals are trading at sub-6-percent cap rates — buyers are willing to pony up to be in this high-growth market. This holds especially true when one considers the RGV as an alternative to Dallas, Houston or Austin. But it’s precisely from those markets that we continue to see an influx of capital looking for multifamily deals. Prior to the pandemic, the annual combination of limited new deliveries and steady job growth in resilient industries like healthcare, education …
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Locally based mortgage banking firm Fantini & Gorga has placed $5.2 million in permanent financing for a 31-unit multifamily building located at 1558 Massachusetts Ave. in the Harvard Square area of Cambridge. The five-story building was originally constructed in the 1920s and sits directly across the street from Harvard Law School. Eastern Mortgage Capital provided the loan, which was structured with a 35-year term and a fixed interest rate. The borrower was not disclosed.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Legacy Partners and Bridge Investment Group have broken ground on Camber Ranch on Parmer, a 483-unit apartment community in Austin. Designed by Humphreys & Partners, the community will consist of 22 residential buildings separated by a large green belt and wetland with walking trails. Units will range in size from 438 to almost 1,500 square feet, and multiple homes will include private garages. Other amenities will include a pool, fitness center, outdoor grilling areas, a demonstration kitchen, esports gaming center, podcast studios and a coworking lounge with a mix of common and private work areas. The project was announced in December 2020.