ATHENS, GA. AND NEW YORK CITY — Athens-based Landmark Properties and New York-based Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust Inc. (BREIT) have formed a joint venture partnership in order to recapitalize and acquire eight student housing properties totaling 5,416 beds across the United States. TSB Capital Advisors acted as financial advisor to both Landmark Properties and BREIT in the $784 million deal. The sellers and the locations of the eight student housing properties were not disclosed. Blackstone completed the transaction because the company was looking to grow its student housing portfolio. Jacob Werner of Blackstone said the eight properties are at leading colleges that have rising enrollments. Landmark Properties is a student housing developer and owner-operator with $7.7 billion of properties under management currently. With this most recent student housing transaction, Landmark’s portfolio includes 79 student housing communities. The firm unveiled plans in July to develop three new student housing projects with a total of 2,544 beds across three states.
ORLANDO, MAITLAND AND FORT MYERS, FLA. — A joint venture between BLD Group and GMF Capital has received a $210 million loan for the refinancing of a three-property multifamily portfolio in Florida totaling 1,139 units. Eastdil Secured arranged the five-year, floating-rate loan through Brookfield Real Estate Financial Partners on behalf of the joint venture. The three apartments include the 403-unit M2 at Millenia in Orlando, the 300-unit 400 North in Maitland and the 436-unit Venetian in Fort Myers. Lincoln Property Co. manages all three communities, which were 96 percent leased at the time of sale. M2 at Millenia offers one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Located at 4206 Eastgate Drive, the property is situated adjacent to Millenia Mall and close to Florida’s Turnpike and Interstate 4. Community amenities include a private parking garage, clubhouse, business center, entertainment room, fitness center, outdoor dining and a Zen courtyard with a fireside lounge and waterfall. 400 North offers one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments with features such as plank flooring, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, valet waste removal service and garage parking. Community amenities include a fitness center, elevators, pool, courtyard, outdoor grilling and dining area and onsite management. Located at 400 N Orlando Ave., …
MEMPHIS, TENN. — Capstone Apartment Partners has arranged the $39 million sale of Cedar Run Apartments, a 416-unit property in Memphis. The community sold for $93,750 per unit. Jonathan Hawks, Luke Searcy, Adam Klenk and Tyler Mayo of Capstone represented the seller, New York-based Emet Capital, in the transaction. Fortune Investment Group was the buyer. Built in 1975, Cedar Run includes one-, two- and three-bedroom apartment homes. Community amenities include a swimming pool, clubhouse, business center, playground, sports court, soccer field, Amazon lockers and picnic areas. The community was approximately 98.5 percent occupied at the time of sale. Located at 5958 E Point Drive, Cedar Run is situated in East Parkway Village directly off Bill Morris Parkway. The property is about 17.5 miles from downtown Memphis. Over the last four years, Emet has completed interior renovations on 279 of the units. Fortune plans to continue the renovation program on the remaining units. The renovated units feature wood-style flooring, new wood cabinetry, upgraded hardware and light fixtures, updated plumbing fixtures and fresh paint throughout.
WYNNEHAVEN BEACH, FLA. — MAB American Management LLC has signed Publix to a lease to anchor Wynnehaven Plaza, MAB’s newest shopping center development located at the northwest corner of US Highway 98 and Rosewood Drive in Wynnehaven Beach. Wynnehaven Plaza will feature a 48,387-square-foot Publix store along with a 2,100-square-foot Publix Liquor store on 10 acres of land. In addition to Publix, MAB is now preleasing business storefronts in the eight-unit inline building adjacent to Publix, as well as a two-unit freestanding pad site. MAB recently broke ground on the project in July 2021 and is expected to complete the shopping center by 2022. The development cost for Wynnehaven Plaza is expected to exceed $20 million.
CAPE CORAL, FLA. — Alliance Consolidated Group of Cos. has acquired a two-property veterinary portfolio including Kindness Animal Hospital West and Kindness Animal Hospital East in Cape Coral. The undisclosed seller sold the properties for $2.1 million. Pathway Vet Alliance LLC will remain as the existing tenant in both properties. Pathway Vet Alliance is part of a national veterinary hospital group with over 300 facilities across the country. In 2018, the organization acquired Kindness Animal Hospital, and in turn, retained the practice’s name as well as the two locations in the Cape Coral portfolio. Kindness Animal Hospital West is a 5,500-square-foot facility located at 717 Cape Coral Parkway West. Kindness Animal Hospital East spans 2,060 square feet at 1711 South East 47th Terrace. Kindness Animal Hospital has been serving the Cape Coral community for over 30 years. The two locations offer veterinary services including exotic and avian animal specialty, spaying/neutering, vaccinations, grooming, pet boarding, dentistry, laser/ultrasound procedures and emergency care. Alliance Consolidated Group of Cos. is a Bannockburn, Ill.-based real estate investment firm that specializes in net-leased medical buildings.
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Multifamily Outlook: Growth Undiminished by Pandemic-Related Disruptions
The Roaring ’20s and the Great Wealth Transfer The United States is well on a path of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown that began in March 2020. More than 60 percent of the U.S. population has now received at least one dose of the vaccine, and more than half are fully vaccinated. Those figures increase significantly by age, particularly for the 65+ population[1]. The economy is booming this year — it is estimated to have grown by 7.8 percent[2] in the second quarter following 6.4 percent growth in the first quarter of 2021. Unemployment remains low at 5.9 percent in June due to 7.9 million jobs created in the past year. Retail sales are up by 23 percent year-over-year.[3] Even the battered restaurant industry has recovered, with sales again surpassing grocery sales as of April 2021. Pandemic-induced disruptions to labor and trade finally began showing in inflation figures. Even excluding the more volatile food and energy sectors, inflation soared from 1.6 percent in March to 4.5 percent in June, the highest pace since 1991. However, expectations are that the price pressure is a temporary adjustment as the economy recovers. Core inflation is expected to end the year at around 2.2 …
It seems as though we have recently seen significant weekly announcements about investment and job creation by major U.S. companies into the Research Triangle Park region, the area situated between the cities of Raleigh and Durham. For instance, tech titans Apple and Google declared plans to establish major engineering hubs in the region, adding heat to an already dynamic market. It is common knowledge that the Triangle area is respected for its large, highly educated workforce thanks to top-ranking colleges and universities, including Duke University, North Carolina State University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Wake Tech, North Carolina’s largest community college, also serves as a vital engine, providing the region’s workforce with STEM candidates. These institutions supply existing and expanding businesses with an impressive talent pool. Theses factors, along with a business-friendly economic climate, have grown the Research Triangle into one of the nation’s largest research centers. Although local headlines continue to buzz with real estate business news, the Raleigh-Durham industrial market has witnessed steady real estate investments from life sciences and R&D businesses for decades. Over the past 24 months, however, demand for life sciences space has had a dramatic impact on traditional flex/light industrial users …
MIAMI — The joint venture, Blue Legacy Ventures, has broken ground on Legacy Hotel & Residences Hotel, a mixed-use tower in Miami with 255 hotel rooms, 310 residences and a $100 million medical center. Legacy Hotel & Residence is part of Miami Worldcenter, a $4 billion, 27-acre mixed-use development in downtown Miami. The tower sits on 1.3 acres. All 310 residences in the tower sold out in May. The Legacy’s residences range in size from 350 square feet to 850 square feet with studios to two-bedroom units. The units sit atop the hotel, which will be managed and operated by Accor under The Morgan’s Originals Portfolio. The skyscraper’s amenities will also include ground-floor retail, a one-acre pool deck, a seven-floor rooftop atrium with a restaurant bar and lounge, an elevated pool and a members-only international business lounge. Blue Zones and Adventist Health also signed a partnership agreement to operate the medical center once it’s completed. Blue Zones is a subsidiary of Adventist Health Blue Zones. Miami-based Royal Palm Cos. is a co-developer on the project. The 10-floor medical and well-being center will occupy 120,000 square feet within Legacy Hotel & Residences. The center will be powered by artificial intelligence and …
MIAMI, FLA. — Melo Group has completed Downtown 5th, a pair of 52-story towers in downtown Miami with 1,042 rental apartments and approximately 12,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Construction began in late 2019 and move-ins are currently underway. Downtown 5th apartments include one-, two- and three-bedroom units measuring between 650 and 1,200 square feet in size. Monthly rental rates range from approximately $1,700 to $4,000. East Tower is now open for tenant move-ins, and South Tower is about to open. Both towers are fully leased. “As corporations, finance firms and tech companies continue to look to relocate or expand to downtown Miami, the city is evolving into a global destination for business and lifestyle,” says Martin Melo, principal of the Melo Group. “We’re seeing people moving here from major cities across the country. At Downtown 5th, about 25 percent of our tenants are coming from out of state, with many relocating from cities in the northeast and California.” Located at 55 & 25 NE 5th St. in the center of downtown Miami’s Central Business District, Downtown 5th is situated approximately seven miles from the Miami International Airport and is about 5.9 miles from Miami Beach. The property is …
BATON ROUGE, LA. — Dwight Capital has provided a $31.4 million HUD-insured loan for Highland Club Apartments, a 279-unit garden-style multifamily community in Baton Rouge. Located at 17505 Jefferson Highway, Highland Club is situated about 15.5 miles from downtown Baton Rouge. Built in three phases between 2003 and 2019, the property includes 28 buildings and a clubhouse situated on over 23 acres. The average square feet of the units is 1,162 square feet. Community amenities include a pet park, swimming pool, poolside cabanas, picnic/barbecue area, business center, fitness center and walking trails. Josh Sasouness of Dwight Capital originated the transaction. The loan benefitted from a green mortgage insurance premium (MIP) reduction set at 25 basis points because the property is Energy Star-certified. The loan was given to HCone LLC, the borrowing entity.