WASHINGTON, D.C. — Phillips Realty Capital has arranged $61.5 million in financing for the development of 1401 Penn, a Class A apartment development located at 1401 Pennsylvania Ave. S.E. in Washington, D.C. The financing package included a $44.5 million construction loan through EagleBank and $17 million in preferred equity through EB5 Capital. Phillips Realty Capital arranged both components of the financing package on behalf of the developers, CAS Riegler Cos. and May Development. Neighborhood Restaurant Group (NRG) has preleased and will operate approximately 13,500 square feet of the 19,000 square feet of first-floor retail. The space will house restaurants, beer and cocktail bars, a food market and a coffee shop. The residential portion of the project will feature a mix of studio to three-bedroom apartments, for a total of 167 units. The community will be located roughly 50 feet from the Potomac Avenue three-line Metro Station and within walking distance to Eastern Market and Barracks Row. The project is expected to break ground early this month, with delivery slated for summer 2019. The project team also includes Tishman Construction and Antunovich Associates Architects.
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MIAMI — Blue Rock Partners LLC Affiliates, in partnership with institutional investors, has acquired Pinebrook Apartments, a 309-unit multifamily community in Miami. Pinebrook South Ltd. sold the property to the joint venture, known as Pinebrook Property Holdings LP, for $37.3 million. The joint venture comprises a Blue Rock Partners affiliate, a Canadian-based investment firm and a New York-based institutional investor. The company will invest roughly $3 million in exterior and interior upgrades and will rename the property The Park at Sheffield. Evan Kristol of Marcus & Millichap brokered the transaction, and Ladder Capital Finance LLC provided debt financing for the acquisition. At the time of sale, the property was 98 percent occupied.
DAVENPORT, FLA. — NXT Capital has provided $26.8 million in financing for the acquisition of Village at Town Center, a 240-unit multifamily community in Central Florida’s city of Davenport. Elliott Throne and Mona Carlton of HFF secured the acquisition and bridge financing through NXT Capital on behalf of the borrower, Beachwold Residential. Located at 2000 Village Blvd. within the Reunion Resort & Club, Village at Town Center is roughly nine miles south of Walt Disney World. Constructed in 1999, the property features a basketball court, children’s play area, tennis court, swimming pool and a fitness facility. Beachwold plans to renovate the apartment units and install an institutional management team.
SPOTSYLVANIA, VA. — Humanities Foundation, in conjunction with James Doran Co., has broken ground on Keswick Senior Apartments, a 100-unit seniors housing community in Spotsylvania. The $16 million development is located within Keswick, a residential community under development by Jarrell Properties Inc. Located at the intersection of Lake Anna Parkway and Old Robert E. Lee Drive, the community will include 700 townhomes, single-family homes and apartments. Keswick Senior Apartments will features a security system, a community space with a meeting area, business center, exercise room, laundry facility, gazebo and a garden area. The project is being built utilizing Low Income Housing Tax Credits administered by the Virginia Housing and Development Authority. Citi Community Capital provided construction financing for the project with Boston Capital as the syndicator. The project team includes architect Martin Riley Associates, civil engineer Webb & Associates and land broker Coldwell Banker Elite/Coldwell Banker Commercial.
TAMPA, FLA. — BTI Partners has sold a 12-acre parcel of land in Tampa’s Westshore Marina District for $13.2 million. The buyer, Wellington, Fla.-based Bainbridge Cos., plans to build a 351-unit apartment community on the property. Westshore Marina District is a master-planned community under development by BTI Partners. The company is selling portions of the 52-acre property to developers that will build residential communities in phases. Upon completion, Westshore Marina District will include approximately 1,750 residential units, a 200-room hotel, retail, restaurants and office space, 185 to 240 marina slips and a 1.5-mile waterfront park. Bainbridge’s community will feature a public park, game rooms, swimming pool, dog parks, parking garages, fitness center and a clubhouse.
PHILADELPHIA — Independence Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: IRT) has agreed to acquire a nine-property multifamily portfolio for $228.1 million. The portfolio contains 2,353 units across the U.S. The seller was not disclosed. This acquisition will allow IRT to further develop its presence in core markets like Atlanta, Indianapolis and Columbus, Ohio. It will also allow the REIT to enter two new markets, though further information regarding the assets’ locations was not disclosed. IRT maintains a large multifamily portfolio in the South and Midwest, particularly in Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas. Rents range from $455 per month at Raindance Apartments in Oklahoma City to more than $1,265 per month at Sabal Key in Naples, Fla. The communities within the new portfolio were built or renovated between 2000 and 2011 and feature an average occupancy of 95 percent. Average effective rent per unit was $884 for the three months that ended July 31, 2017. “This acquisition represents another key milestone for IRT, bolstering our current portfolio with a collection of high-quality communities located in amenity-rich, non-gateway markets that are core to our investment thesis,” says Scott Schaeffer, chairman and CEO of IRT. “This is a tremendous …
ODENTON, MD. — Crows Holdings Capital – Real Estate has purchased NOVUS Odenton, a 244-unit multifamily property in Odenton, roughly 30 miles northeast of Washington, D.C. The sales price was not disclosed. Walter Coker and Brian Crivella of HFF marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a joint venture between Cafritz Interests and Clark Enterprises Inc. Located at 315 Nevada Ave., NOVUS Odenton is within walking distance of the Odenton MARC train station, which provides service to both the D.C. and Baltimore central business districts. The community includes one-, two- and three-bedroom units and features nine-foot ceilings, granite countertops, faux wood plank flooring, walk-in closets and in-unit washers and dryers. Community amenities include a swimming pool, patios with outdoor cooking areas, fitness center, yoga room, theater and media room, game room and a pet-grooming salon.
JOHNS CREEK, GA. — Sealy & Co. has acquired the Johns Creek Value & Income Portfolio, a 277,201-square-foot, single-story office portfolio in Johns Creek, roughly 30 miles north of Atlanta. The acquisition was made on behalf of Sealy Strategic Equity Partners. The sales price was not disclosed. At the time of sale, the portfolio was 89 percent leased and home to three company headquarters: ARRIS International, Femasys and Alpha Advanced Materials.
LITHIA SPRINGS, GA. — Katz Properties has acquired the Village at Westfork, a Kroger-anchored shopping center in Lithia Springs, for $11.6 million. The 75,947-square-foot property is roughly 18 miles west of Atlanta. Ladder Capital provided financing for the acquisition. The seller was not disclosed. New York-based Katz Properties is a real estate investment, development and management company that focuses on the acquisition, operation and repositioning of shopping centers on the East Coast.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has arranged an $8.8 million Fannie Man loan for the acquisition of Rolling Hills Apartments, a 152-unit multifamily community in Tallahassee. The 12-year loan utilized Fannie Mae’s Green Rewards program and was structured with five years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule on behalf of the borrower, Rolling Hills Investors LLC. The apartment community features a swimming pool, picnic area with grills and a fitness center.