SAN ANTONIO — San Francisco-based investment firm Cooper Street Capital has purchased South Hill Apartments, a 174-unit multifamily property in southeast San Antonio. Built in 1965, South Hill Apartments offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as three pools, tennis courts, a playground and a business center. Zar Haro, Moses Siller, Bryan VanCura, Brian Booth and Phil Grafe of Northmarq represented the seller in the transaction.
DALLAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Polk Villas, a 165-unit apartment complex in South Dallas. The 16-building property was built in phases between 1960 and 1973. Al Silva and Ford Braly of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer, a partnership led by Henley Properties, in the transaction. The new ownership plans to implement a value-add program. Tyler Rentfro, Travis Headapohl and Diego Garcia of Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. arranged $12.8 million in preferred equity and agency financing for the deal.
HOUSTON — Atlanta-based investment firm Formation Capital has acquired a 147,135-square-foot office building that sits on a 3.1-acre site at 16666 Northchase Drive in North Houston. The building rises six stories and was constructed in 1985. David Carter of Colliers represented the seller, Geosam Capital Group, in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.
By Taylor Williams DALLAS — Just 18 months ago, multifamily lenders and investors in major Texas markets were underwriting record-high levels of rent growth to accompany historically low cap rates, giving capital sources little hesitation to lend at negative leverage. Following a spate of nearly a dozen interest rate hikes, the opposite is now mostly true. Negative leverage occurs when a buyer’s going-in capitalization rate is lower than the all-in interest rate on the debt attached to the property. The scenario tends to manifest when a property with an encumbered cash flow is purchased in a high- or rising-interest-rate environment. As a rule of thumb, net operating income should comfortably cover debt service, or at least clearly be moving in that direction at the time of acquisition. When times are good — meaning prices are high for sellers and money is cheap to borrow for buyers — negative leverage can present a flexible and creative way of getting deals across the finish line. Lenders and equity partners may be willing to accept negative leverage in the short run because they are confident that rents/cash flows will soon increase, or that interest rates will remain low, or both. But the ability to …
SAN DIEGO AND DALLAS — Realty Income Corp. (NYSE: O) and Spirit Realty Capital Inc. (NYSE: SRC) have entered into an all-stock merger agreement valued at $9.3 billion. The combined company, which will operate under the Realty Income banner, is expected to become the fourth largest REIT on the S&P 500 index with a total enterprise value of $63 billion. Both companies primarily invest in freestanding, net-leased commercial properties. Realty Income boasts a portfolio of 13,100 properties located across the U.S. and Europe, and Spirit Realty owns a portfolio of 2,064 properties across 49 states. Primary tenants across the combined company’s portfolio include Life Time Fitness, BJ’s Wholesale Club, At Home, Dave & Buster’s, Dollar Tree, The Home Depot, Treasury Wine Estates, Sainsbury’s, 7-Eleven, Lowe’s and Chipotle Mexican Grill. Under terms of the agreement, each share of Spirit Realty Capital will be converted into 0.762 of a share of newly issued Realty Income stock. At closing, this will result in Realty Income and Spirit owning 87 percent and 13 percent of the combined company, respectively. No external capital is currently being used for the transaction. Realty Income and Spirit cite the potential for higher earnings, a more competitive cost of …
Families searching for more space, in part as remote work options retain their hold on the workplace landscape, plus strong migration into the Southeast have helped fuel a robust single-family rental market, especially in Atlanta and other Georgia markets over the last several years. More recently, young renters pairing up to share the growing burden of housing costs, as well as would-be home buyers putting off a purchase because of higher interest rates, have also gravitated toward single-family rentals, says Troy Reynolds, a multifamily advisor with NAI G2 Commercial Real Estate, who has added single-family rentals to his business focus. Given the lack of housing supply in the Southeast, these conditions are likely to persist for the foreseeable future. As a result, a growing number of investors have been piling into the assets amid a multifamily investment market saturated with buyers and a consequent leap in prices over the past few years, he adds. “We just don’t have enough housing to meet all the demand, and we continue to see a mass exodus from other states into the Southeast, and particularly into Georgia,” Reynolds states. “So, we’re seeing a lot of younger as well as newer investment groups coming …
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — BWE has arranged undisclosed amounts of construction debt and preferred equity for Riley’s Pointe, a 360-unit multifamily project in the Central Texas city of San Marcos. Specific information about floor plans and amenities was not disclosed, but the residences will have an average size of 914 square feet. Adam Bieber and Alec Jenkins of BWE arranged the debt through an undisclosed regional bank and the equity contribution from an unnamed partner. The sponsor is South Carolina-based Woodfield Development. The first units are expected to be available for occupancy by the third quarter of next year.
SAGINAW, TEXAS — Dallas-based Alpine Start Development has broken ground on Range West Saginaw, a 261-unit multifamily project that will be situated on an 11-acre site on the northern outskirts of Fort Worth. The development will house one-, two- and three-bedroom units that will range in size from 637 to 1,349 square feet. Amenities will include a pool, pickleball courts, fitness center, dog park and outdoor grilling stations. The first units are expected to be available for occupancy in late 2024.
SAN ANTONIO — Austin-based developer Urban Moment is nearing completion of YardHomes Juniper Pointe, a 248-unit multifamily project in San Antonio. The development will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, with each unit having 250 square feet of private outdoor space. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, outdoor grilling and dining stations and an outdoor event lawn, as well as multiple pocket parks throughout. A grand opening ceremony will be held in November, with the first move-ins scheduled to begin shortly thereafter.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Luna Vista, a 236-unit apartment complex in Fort Worth. The 32-building property was built in 1979 at the intersection of I-30 and Loop 820 on the city’s east side. Al Silva and Ford Braly of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were locally based investment groups that requested anonymity, in the transaction. The new ownership plans to implement a value-add program.