BRYAN, TEXAS — Dominium, a developer and operator of affordable housing, has acquired a 140-unit property in the Central Texas city of Bryan that was built in 2005. According to Apartments.com, the property features two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, business center, clubhouse, playground, basketball court and a lounge. Dominium, which has already rebranded the property as Sandy Creek Apartments, will also implement a capital improvement plan beginning next year. The seller was undisclosed.
Multifamily
SAN ANGELO, TEXAS — The Multifamily Group (TMG), a Dallas-based apartment brokerage firm, has negotiated the sale of Casa Rio, a 100-unit multifamily property in San Angelo, located in the western-central part of the state. Casa Rio was built in 1977. Paul Yazbeck of TMG represented the undisclosed seller, which originally acquired the asset in 2010, in the deal. The undisclosed buyer plans to implement a value-add program.
KUTZTOWN, PA. — JLL has negotiated the sale of Edge at Kutztown, a 552-bed student housing property serving students at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, located roughly midway between Reading and Allentown. The sales price was $20.1 million. The property’s 184 units are furnished with full appliance packages, vinyl tile flooring, Formica countertops and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a clubhouse, outdoor grilling stations, game room and package receiving area. Fran Coyne, Tom Hall, Mark Thomson and Carl Fiebig of JLL represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was DLP Real Estate Capital.
ITHACA, N.Y. — Chicago-based investment firm Harrison Street has acquired The Lux and The Lofts, two student housing communities serving students at Cornell University in Ithaca. The properties respectively offer 207 and 74 beds in various floor plans. Both assets were 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. Ryan Lang and Ben Harkrider of Newmark represented Harrison Street and the seller, a partnership between Ithaca-based Visum Development Group and equity partner East To West Capital, in the transaction.
CHELSEA, MASS. — M&T Realty Capital has provided a $17.6 million FHA-insured loan for the refinancing of a 120-unit skilled nursing facility located in Chelsea, a northeastern suburb of Boston. The loan was completed under HUD’s 232 program, which provides mortgage insurance for residential care properties such as assisted living facilities and nursing homes. The borrower was not disclosed.
PORTLAND, ORE. — Trion Properties has acquired The Russell Apartments, a multifamily property located at 2621 NE Seventh Ave. in Portland. An undisclosed seller sold the asset for $19.7 million. The six-story property features 68 apartments in 25 different floorplans with patio decks, modern finishes and full-size in-unit washers/dryers. Community amenities include a roof terrace with barbecues and a fire pit, fitness center, club lounge, pet washroom and secured bike storage. Rob Marton and Tyler Johnson of HFO Real represented Trion in the transaction. Continental Partners arranged the financing through Andrew Kwok of Capital One.
PHOENIX — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Golden Key, a multifamily property located in Phoenix. A private investor sold the asset to a fund manager for $13.5 million. Located at 3675 W. Osborn Road, Golden Key features 91 apartments. The community spaces and three of the units at the 62,323-square-foot property have been renovated. Paul Bay and Darrell Moffitt of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Titan Development has completed the construction of Highlands North, an apartment community located at 200 Mulberry St. NE in downtown Albuquerque. Lease-up is underway at the 92-unit property, which was built in partnership with Alliance Residential. Greystar will serve as property manager for the community. Situated on 2.4 acres, the development includes a four-story building and four surrounding carriage buildings, a clubhouse, fitness center and resort-style pool. The apartment complex is the latest development in Titan’s 12-acre, mixed-use, master-planned The Highlands project. The company is working with Maestas Development Group to redevelop the five-block region in downtown Albuquerque. The project was funded by the Titan Development Real Estate Fund I, a $115 million private equity real estate fund established in 2017 to raise and invest equity in approximately $300 million of Titan Development’s investment opportunities, focused heavily on multifamily.
KENNESAW, GA. — Preferred Apartment Communities Inc. (PAC) has purchased The Ellison, a 250-unit, newly built multifamily community in the northern Atlanta suburb of Kennesaw. The sales price and seller were not disclosed. Robert Stickel, Alex Brown and Ashlyn Warren of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Built in 2021, The Ellison is located at 1650 N Roberts Road, about 3.5 miles from Kennesaw State University and 7.3 miles from Chattahoochee Technical College. Community amenities include a saltwater pool with sun decks, fire pit, fitness center, resident lounge with gaming tables and a coffee bar, bark park and paw spa, electric car charging stations and bike storage. The Ellison is currently 100 percent occupied. PAC is an Atlanta-based real estate investment trust engaged primarily in the ownership and operation of Class A multifamily properties.
KINGWOOD AND PORTER, TEXAS — LYND, a San Antonio-based multifamily developer and operator, has acquired two apartment communities totaling 684 units in the Houston area for $84 million, or roughly $123,000 per unit. The two properties — the 372-unit Paramount at Kingwood and the 312-unit Villas of Valley Ranch — are located in Houston’s northeastern suburbs of Kingwood and Porter, respectively. Paramount at Kingwood features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and a clubhouse, pool and fitness center. Villas of Valley Ranch offers one- and two-bedroom units and a pool, dog park and walking trails. LYND assumed management of the properties in September 2020 and oversaw a value-add program. The seller was Sy Li, a private investor based in Texas.