MESA, ARIZ. — Taylor Street Advisors has arranged the sale of The Horne Portfolio, an apartment complex in Mesa. A local private capital owner sold the asset to a local syndicator and professional investor for $5.6 million, or $200,000 per unit. Located at 111-113 N. Horne St., the portfolio features 28 two-bedroom/one-bathroom apartments, individually metered for electric with individual HVAC units., in single-story, garden-style buildings. Brian Tranetzki and Anton Laakso of Taylor Street Advisors represented the seller in the deal.
SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. — The student housing industry continued to show strong fundamentals in the first quarter of this year, with preleasing levels off to a robust start and annual rent growth exceeding pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest installment of Yardi’s National Student Housing Report. As of March, preleasing for fall 2022 was reported at 63.8 percent — a number that is 13.5 percent higher than the same time last year and 9.9 percent higher than March 2019 — and the average rent per-bedroom for fall 2022 is $777. These figures are based on the company’s “Yardi 200” markets, which include the top 200 investment-grade universities across all major collegiate conferences, including the Power 5 conferences and Carnegie R1 and R2 universities (research universities in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education). A handful of university markets were almost fully preleased as of March, with Purdue University (99.9 percent preleased), the University of Pittsburgh (99.8 percent preleased) and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (98.3 percent preleased) topping the list. Few universities are struggling with fall 2022 preleasing so far, but those that are tend to have higher acceptance rates, according to the report. The University of Houston had the …
HOUSTON — Tampa-based multifamily investment firm American Landmark has acquired H6, a 293-unit apartment community in Houston’s Energy Corridor area. Built in 2016, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units ranging in size from 475 to 1,444 square feet. Apartments feature stainless steel appliances, European cabinetry, granite countertops, washers and dryers and private balconies. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, game room, business center and a Zen garden. The seller was not disclosed. American Landmark has subsequently rebranded the community as Neo at Ten.
NEW HAVEN, CONN. — A partnership between Adam America Real Estate, EPIMONI and BH Management Services has opened Olive & Wooster, a 299-unit apartment community in New Haven. Units feature studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and are furnished with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, shaker cabinets and wood-style flooring. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubroom with a bar and a gaming area. Rents start at $1,258 per month.
AKRON, OHIO — Green Harvest Capital LLC has purchased a nearly 64,000-square-foot historic warehouse in Akron with plans to convert the property into roughly 50 apartment units. The historic Akron Soap Co. building was formerly occupied by WhiteSpace Creative. Completed in 1893, the factory was built to manufacture soap and was later utilized by Pioneer Cereal Co. and Pockrandt Paint Co. The facility sat vacant for several years until White Hot Properties LLC purchased it in 2013 and converted the building into office space. Nichole Booker of SVN Summit Commercial Real Estate Advisors brokered the sale. The sales price was undisclosed.
PORT ROYAL, S.C. — Vivo Living has purchased a hotel located at 1660 Ribaut Road in Port Royal, a coastal town situated north of Hilton Head, S.C. The California-based buyer plans to convert the hotel into an apartment community named Vivo Port Royal. This will be Vivo’s third adaptive reuse multifamily project in South Carolina. The property will feature a living room lobby with complimentary Wi-Fi, lounge areas, a pool and a fitness center. Vivo Living says that the property will command a 10 to 20 percent discount compared with market-rate rents in the trade area. The seller was not disclosed.
ESCONDIDO, CALIF. — Colliers has arranged the purchase of City Plaza, an apartment building located at 300-330 S. Escondido Blvd. in Escondido, a northern suburb of San Diego. Providence City Plaza Apartments II LLC acquired the asset from Escondido Apartments Investment LLC for $25 million. Built in 2018, the 63,729-square-foot property features 56 units in a mix of one- and two-bedroom layouts. Additionally, the property offers ground-floor retail space and 126 subterranean parking spaces. Peter Scepanovic and Corey McHenry of Colliers represented the buyer in the deal.
VANCOUVER, WASH. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of three Class A seniors housing communities in the Portland, Oregon suburb of Vancouver. The 703-unit portfolio spans the care continuum with offerings of active adult apartments, independent living, assisted living and memory care services. The seller, Rood Investments, developed all three communities between 2001 and 2017 in well-amenitized urban areas. Cushman & Wakefield’s Rick Swartz, Jay Wagner, Aaron Rosenzweig, Dan Baker and Jack Griffin represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer and price were not disclosed.
SAN ANTONIO — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of Timberhill Commons, a 340-unit apartment community in northwest San Antonio. Built in 2020 on a 21.5-acre site on the city’s northwest side, the garden-style property offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average size of 820 square feet. Residences include full-size washers and dryers and private patios/balconies. The amenity package comprises a pool, fitness center, dog park, business center, game room, social lounge, coffee bar and outdoor grilling and dining areas. Will Balthrope and Drew Garza of IPA represented the seller, a partnership between San Antonio-based White-Conlee Builders and Palatine Capital Partners, in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, Atlanta-based Dreamstone Investments.
SAN ANTONIO — Lument has provided a $16 million bridge loan for the acquisition of Palazzo, a 92-unit apartment complex in San Antonio. The property was built as a 100-unit condo development in 2008, but with only eight units sold upon completion, ownership converted the residences to rentals. Today, Palazzo consists of 10 buildings on a 4.3-acre site that house 20 one-bedroom, 48 two-bedroom and 24 three-bedroom units. Amenities include a fitness center, business center and a dog park. Phil Frasca of Lument originated the financing, which was structured with a floating interest rate, three-year term and two 12-month extension options. The borrower was not disclosed.