KANSAS CITY, MO. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Wild Oak in Kansas City for an undisclosed price. The 348-unit multifamily property is located at 7987 NE Flintlock Road. Amenities include two pools, a recently renovated clubhouse and a fitness center. Jeff Stingley and Max Helgeson of CBRE represented the seller, Missouri-based Maxus. Florida-based Stoneweg US was the buyer.
KANSAS CITY, KAN. — Rau Construction has completed a significant renovation of Town House in downtown Kansas City. Formerly known as Cross Lines Tower, the property is now home to 130 units for seniors age 55 and older who earn between 30 and 60 percent of the area median income. The building originally opened in 1951 as a hotel and was converted into affordable housing in 1981. Amenities include a meeting room, tenant lounge, outdoor patio and garden area, community room and laundry facilities. UMB Bank provided $25.5 million in construction and equity bridge loans and, through Hunt Capital Partners, a $17.4 million low-income housing tax credit equity investment to fund and finance the $42 million project. KeyBank provided permanent financing. Additional financing partners included Commerce Bank, Kansas Housing Resource Corp., Kansas Development Finance Authority and the North East Economic Development Corp. The development team included Foutch Brothers as the architect, Hughes Development Co. and Tier 1 Development Group LLC as co-developers and Universal Management Inc. as property manager.
APPLETON, WIS. — Prairie Hill Holdings Fund I LP has acquired the Shops at Fox River in Appleton for $12.9 million. The 70,414-square-foot retail center is home to 11 tenants such as JoAnn Fabrics, Dollar Tree and Kirkland’s. The property is adjacent to the Fox River Mall, which is Wisconsin’s largest mall. The seller was undisclosed. Prairie Hill is a commercial real estate investment manager that owns and manages retail and industrial properties throughout the Midwest on behalf of its investors.
PORTLAND, ORE. — Ziegler has arranged a $42.4 million Cinderella bank placement, as well as a $7 million taxable revolving line of credit, for Rose Villa, a continuing care retirement community in Portland. Situated on 21.5 acres, the community currently features 261 independent living homes, 16 nursing beds and 16 residential care beds. In addition, Rose Villa’s Phase III project adding 41 new independent living homes and a replacement supportive care neighborhood has come online, with move-ins beginning in July 2022. Phase III was fully presold. Truist Bank will provide a 12-year commitment on the financing and a five-year commitment on the taxable revolving line of credit.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Lodge Partners has completed the disposition of The Lodge on the Desert, a hotel resort property located at 306 N. Alvernon Way in Tucson. Chicago-based Atira Hotels acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Situated on five acres, The Lodge on the Desert offers 102 guest rooms. The property was first built in the 1934 as a residence and was converted to a guest ranch with seven rooms in 1936. The asset was expanded into a larger hotel property with the addition of deluxe guestrooms, a restaurant and outdoor space. Bill Murney and Jesse Heydorff of Cushman & Wakefield’s hospitality team in Phoenix represented the seller in the transaction.
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Rise48 Equity has acquired Aspire Glendale, a 120-unit multifamily property in Glendale, from Clear Capital for $29.2 million, or $243,333 per unit. Cliff David and Steve Gebing of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Brian Eisendrath, Cameron Chalfant and Jake Vitta of IPA Capital Markets arranged floating-rate agency financing for the buyer. Built in 1983, the community features 60 percent one-bedroom units and 40 percent two-bedroom units with in-unit washers/dryers and patios or balconies. Community amenities include a 24/7 fitness center and swimming pool.
PHOENIX — Urban Communities has completed the disposition of Elevate at South Mountain, a multifamily community located at 8818 S. Central Ave. in Phoenix. Gudi Real Estate Investments purchased the property for $22.3 million. Situated on 4.6 acres, Elevate at South Mountain includes two recently renovated, two-story buildings offering a total of 128 residential units. Karl Abert and Bret Zinn of Kidder Mathews represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
SAN DIEGO — San Diego-based CEG Capital Partners has purchased Mesa College Square, a retail center at 7604-7608 and 7612 Linda Vista in San Diego. M.C. Square and AFJR Partnership sold the property for $10.5 million. Marc Posthumus and Evan McDonald of Colliers represented the buyer, while Posthumus and McDonald, along with Byram Frost of Big Block Realty, represented the sellers in the transaction. Robert Shaw and Cameron Aldrich of Chicago Title Co. provided escrow and title services. Mesa College Square features 25,409 square feet of multi-tenant retail space. The acquisition is the first time the property has sold since its original construction in 1980. CEG plans to rebrand the center as Kearny Square.
DALLAS — RREAF Holdings, DLP Capital and 3650 REIT have partnered to acquire a portfolio of 10 multifamily properties across the Southeast for $500 million. This is the partnership’s third portfolio acquisition this year. The seller was not disclosed. The communities were built between 1998 and 2012 and total approximately 2,750 units, with a 93 percent collective occupancy. The properties include Glen at Polo Park in Bentonville, Ark.; River Pointe in Maumelle, Ark.; Echo Ridge and Pheasant Run in Indianapolis; Traditions at Westmoore in Oklahoma City; 5iftyOne at Tradan Heights in Stillwater, Okla.; Waterford Place in Greenville, N.C.; Reserve at Long Point in Hattiesburg, Miss.; Village Mill Creek in Statesboro, Ga.; and Broad River Trace in Columbia, S.C. The buyers plan to implement renovations to all units. New upgrades to property amenities will include electric automobile charging stations, dog parks, pickleball courts and business centers. Pools, tennis courts, outdoor kitchens, entertainment areas, clubhouses and lighting will also be updated. The portfolio acquisition will introduce capital into workforce rental units in the region. According to the National Multifamily Housing Council, 4.3 million more apartments are needed by 2035 to meet the demands for rental housing. “The affordable housing crisis pervades every state …
Converting student housing properties to traditional multifamily has become a more noticeable trend as ever-compressing cap rates pressure conventional multifamily investors to seek higher yields. And as many markets seek more affordable and market-rate rental housing, converting non-performing student housing properties to conventional multifamily has become popular among a subset of traditional multifamily owners. Berkadia Senior Managing Director of Student Housing Kevin Larimer points to a National Multifamily Housing Council/National Apartment Association study released in July that supports why conversions are on the upswing. The study shows that the United States needs approximately 4.3 million new apartment units by 2035. The study also points to a deficit — underbuilding — of 600,000 units caused by the 2008 financial crisis. “Additionally, there has been a decline of 4.7 million affordable units between 2015 and 2020,” says Larimer, citing the study. “All of these factors have led conventional multifamily capital to look for creative ways to fill the supply gap. Conversion of student housing properties has been a very effective and efficient way.” Added Yield The draw to conversion developed as investors sought more yield in new acquisitions and flips. “This trend largely started due to the significantly compressed cap rates and …
