MADISON AND MILWAUKEE, WIS. — A court-appointed receiver retained Affordable Housing Investment Brokerage (AHIB) to secure new owners for portions of Heartland Housing’s Wisconsin portfolio, which included 166 affordable housing units across five properties in Madison and Milwaukee. Kyle Shoemaker of AHIB represented all buyers in the transaction. Cinnaire Solutions acquired the two Madison properties — Rethke Terrace and Tree Lane Apartments. Rethke Terrace is a 60-unit community developed in 2016, while Tree Lane Apartments is a 45-unit property completed in 2018. The Milwaukee assets sold to three different private investors. St. Anthony Apartments is a 60-unit property built in 2019, Prairie Apartments is a 24-unit community developed in 2008 and Maskani Apartments is a 37-unit asset built in 2014.
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EQT Exeter Buys Four Gayteway Business Park Buildings in Arlington, Washington for $70.6M
by Amy Works
ARLINGTON, WASH. — EQT Exeter has purchased Gayteway Business Park buildings B, C, F and G from Chris Gayte and Brent Nicholson of Gayteway Business Park for $70.6 million. Situated on 22.3 acres in Arlington, approximately 45 miles north of Seattle, the four Class A industrial buildings total 365,000 square feet. Located at 20101 and 19927 67th Ave. Northeast, the buildings offer dock-high and grade-level loading, concrete truck courts, 24- to 30-foot clear heights, abundant parking and ESFR sprinklers. Brett Hartzell and Paige Morgan of CBRE National Partners represented the seller in the deal. Al Hodge of Broderick Group assisted on the transaction.
Colliers Mortgage Arranges $24.4M Construction Financing for Kingsley Apartments Affordable Project in Los Angeles
by Amy Works
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Colliers Mortgage Structured Finance Group has arranged $24.4 million in construction financing for Kingsley Apartments, an affordable housing development in Los Angeles’ Koreatown submarket. Jonathan Lee, Shahin Yazdi, William Hyatt and Tommy Adelson of Colliers arranged the financing, which features a term of 30 months plus optional extensions. Upon completion, the 72,800-square-foot Kingsley Apartments will offer 136 studio and one-bedroom units restricted to residents earning up to 80 percent of the area median income. The undisclosed borrower plans to break ground on the project in June 2024.
NBP Capital Sells Thunderbird Village Multifamily Community in Vancouver, Washington for $26.7M
by Amy Works
VANCOUVER, WASH. — NBP Capital has completed the disposition of Thunderbird Village, a garden-style apartment community in Vancouver, a suburb of Portland, Oregon. An undisclosed buyer paid $26.7 million for the property, which is located at 4601 E. 18th St. Josh McDonald, Joe Nydahl and Phil Oester of CBRE represented the seller in the deal. Built in 1972, Thunderbird Village features 182 one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans averaging 972 square feet. Of the units, 41 have been renovated to include upgraded vinyl and carpet flooring, new appliances and hardware, quartz countertops and stacked washers/dryers. Newly renovated community amenities include an outdoor swimming pool, sauna, walking trails, fitness center, tennis and basketball courts, and business center.
AURORA AND DENVER, COLO. — Brennan Investment Group has purchased two distribution facilities, totaling 206,000 square feet, in Aurora and Denver. Terms of the transaction were not released. The properties are located at 18245 E. 40th Ave. in Aurora and 4999 Oakland St. in Denver. At the time of sale, the Oakland property is fully leased to a single tenant, and the 40th Avenue property is partially leased.
SHOW LOW, ARIZ. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Show Low Small Bay Industrial Park, a two-building industrial asset in Show Low, approximately 175 miles northeast of Phoenix near the New Mexico border. A private investor sold the property to a California-based private investor for $2.2 million. Located at 1241 E. Lumbermans Loop, Show Low Small Bay Industrial Park offers 17,200 square feet of small-bay industrial space on 1.5 acres. At the time of sale, the buildings were fully leased. Cory Gross of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Ryan Sarbinoff, also of Marcus & Millichap, served as broker of record in Arizona for the transaction.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The NFL’s Carolina Panthers have unveiled plans for a renovation of its Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte totaling $1.3 billion. Highlights of the renovation include a park-like setting and exterior video boards for watch parties at the stadium’s entrance. Once inside, fans would experience a new sound system, scoreboard and video boards. Plans call for social areas with skyline views, improved concessions with regional offerings and an expanded team store. Additional improvements include new seats installed throughout the bowl; improved accessibility throughout the facility; stadium safety and security enhancements; a reimagined South Lawn Pavilion area; upgraded restrooms; enhancements to the stadium exterior; and modernization of the building systems. The renovation would be an ongoing partnership between the City of Charlotte and Tepper Sports & Entertainment (TSE), which owns and operates the Carolina Panthers, Bank of America Stadium and Major League Soccer’s Charlotte Football Club. Details of the proposed partnership include a fixed investment of $650 million from the City of Charlotte and a total investment of $688 million by TSE, including $117 million that was invested prior to June 2024. The city’s investment does not require any new or increased taxes, according to a release …
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How Developers Use Mix of Technology, Amenities to Attract Residents
The multifamily industry faces a major challenge. Final construction costs have grown 33 percent since 2019 interest rates and operational expenses are sky high; and rents may need to increase, where possible, to make deals feasible — an off-putting reality for residents. One developer solution is smaller apartments, which make units cheaper. There is also a push to add more common-space amenities that are both valuable and less costly to include. These features include rooftop spaces, green areas and decks. However, to make these spaces truly usable for today’s multifamily residents, it is important to make them technologically flexible and to offer easy internet connection. “The floor plans of most new-construction multi-dwelling units (MDUs) today are shrinking, and their amenities are expanding,” says Bryan Rader, president of MDU at networking and internet service company Pavlov Media. According to RentCafe, the average size of newly constructed apartment units fell by almost 6 percent in a decade, with half of that change occurring in the last year. Rader likens it to the “resort-style community” approach, where hotel rooms are small, and guests are encouraged to spend time everywhere else on the property. Similarly, multifamily developers create shared amenities such as comprehensive fitness …
Federal Realty Acquires 665,000 SF Virginia Gateway Shopping Center in Metro D.C. for $215M
by John Nelson
GAINESVILLE, VA. — Federal Realty Investment Trust has acquired Virginia Gateway, a 665,000-square-foot retail center situated on 110 acres in Gainesville, about 35 miles west of Washington, D.C.. The purchase price was $215 million, and the seller was not disclosed. Tenants at the property, which is organized into five sections and was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale, include Giant Food, HomeGoods, Ulta Beauty, Total Wine & More and Hobby Lobby. The campus includes a Super Target that was not included in the transaction.
DSC Partners, Harbert Management Buy Industrial Portfolio in Suburban Maryland for $86.4M
by John Nelson
LANHAM, MD. — DSC Partners, in partnership with Harbert Management Corp. (HMC), has purchased Forbes Center, a 17-property, 785,000-square-foot portfolio comprising industrial, flex and office buildings in Lanham, about 12 miles northeast of Washington, D.C. The seller was not disclosed. Tenants at the property include distribution companies, government contractors, local and national service providers and medical groups. Rob Pugh, Ken Fellows, Keiry Martinez and Aaron Carroll of KLNB will lease the properties on behalf of the buyers, and Transwestern will provide property management services.