FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Chapel Creek Storage, a 356-unit self-storage facility in Fort Worth. The property spans 56,650 net rentable square feet. Brandon Karr and Danny Cunningham of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a locally based private partnership, in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, Dallas-based Montfort Capital.
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Manufactured Housing Communities Garner Investor Interest
Interest in affordable paths to homeownership and the growing popularity of lower density living are raising the profile of the manufactured housing option among American households and investors. At the same time, the government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are making concerted efforts to better serve this historically underfinanced market at both the individual homeowner and community levels. The combination of robust cash flow growth (particularly in Sunbelt and Western markets), cap rate compression, and liquidity provided by the GSEs makes a compelling case for manufactured housing community (MHC) acquisitions and refinances. As increased competition has left market participants looking for an edge amidst compressing cap rates, the importance of working with an experienced MHC lender with access to short- and long-term loan programs has become more apparent. The following provides an in-depth analysis of the recent performance of rental MHCs, sales volume and pricing trends, and loan and underwriting trends in the MHC space. The Performance of the Site Rental Market The COVID-19 pandemic affected American housing preferences in profound ways. Increasingly, households are seeking lower density options with larger floor plans, home offices, and dedicated space for entertaining or distanced learning. This phenomenon …
DALLAS — A partnership between Dallas-based RREAF Holdings, North Carolina-based DLP Capital and 3650 REIT has acquired a portfolio of 13 multifamily properties totaling more than 2,000 units across various Sun Belt states. This deal marks the first tranche of a larger, three-phase acquisition that is slated to close by early November. The entire portfolio totals 21 multifamily communities and 4,000-plus units and is valued at $534 million. Taylor Bird, Andrew Brown and Jaime Slocumb of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers in the transaction. Berkadia arranged Freddie Mac acquisition financing on behalf of the new ownership, which will implement a variety of capital improvements to the properties.
ARLINGTON AND PLANO, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of The Orchards at Arlington Heights and The Orchards at Market Plaza, two active adult communities In the Dallas area totaling 360 units. The second community is located in Plano. The age-restricted properties offer amenities such as clubhouses, pools, movie theaters, game rooms, salons, fitness centers, gift-wrapping stations and activity rooms. Cody Tremper and Mike Garbers of JLL represented the seller, Kompass Kapital Management LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was Capitol Seniors Housing.
FRISCO, TEXAS — Hillwood has opened The Cadence at Frisco Station, a 322-unit apartment community located within the 242-acre Frisco Station mixed-use development on the northern outskirts of Dallas. The property features studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, as well as townhomes. Each residence is furnished with stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and custom cabinetry. Amenities include a pool with cabanas, fitness center, pet washing facility, resident lounge with a coffee bar and coworking space with private offices and a conference room. Rents start at approximately $1,500 per month for a studio apartment.
HUTTO, TEXAS — Locally based owner-operator Aspen Heights Partners has acquired 36 acres in the northern Austin suburb of Hutto for the development of Bell Yard, a 219-unit single-family rental (SFR) community. The property will offer two-, three-, and four-bedroom homes with attached garages, modern interiors and designer finishes, as well as an assortment of resort-style amenities. Construction is scheduled to begin in May of next year and to be complete in late 2023.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — A partnership between Maryland-based investment firm FCP and VaultCap Partners has purchased Prairie Ridge Apartments, a 100-unit multifamily property located in the central metroplex city of Grand Prairie. Prairie Ridge offers one- and two-bedroom floor plans and amenities such as a playground and onsite laundry facilities. The partnership will merge the property with the adjacent Corey Place Apartments, which it acquired this summer, and operate the combined community as Marabella on Pioneer. Nick Fluellen, Bard Hoover and Wesley Racht of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an undisclosed limited liability company, in the off-market transaction.
By Greg Langston, principal, managing director, Avison Young The Dallas North Tollway (DNT) is a staple thoroughfare for Dallas Fort-Worth (DFW), connecting the metroplex’s urban core in Dallas to the thriving northern suburbs. Over the past 12 years, since the recovery from the Great Recession began, much of the market’s activity and energy has occurred along this tollway. Weighing the performance of assets in submarkets that connect to the DNT versus those that don’t, those in DNT-connected submarkets have outperformed in total and in annualized averages. Centers of Action Three core submarkets — Uptown/Turtle Creek in the urban core, Upper Tollway/West Plano and Frisco/The Colony in the far north region — have driven much of this growth. The northern suburbs have done a great job attracting massive corporate headquarters and relocations deals, while Uptown/Turtle Creek has created a unique identity as a thriving urban hub full of walkable amenities, mixed-use developments and more. Beyond the DNT, major developments like Cypress Waters have helped drive strong interest and activity to the center of the region. To the west, Tarrant and Denton counties have seen robust growth along State Highway 114, with several major institutional employers like Deloitte, Charles Schwab and Fidelity …
By Taylor Williams Facing extended construction timelines and elevated costs of materials due to COVID-19’s disruption of global, national and local supply chains, multifamily developers are being forced to pivot, improvise and forge new relationships with suppliers in order to manage overall risk levels within their projects. Even before the pandemic, real estate developers and users across all asset classes understood how crucial competent supply chain management was to their budgets. But the global health crisis has reinforced that fact, especially for developers whose product type remains in high demand, such as housing providers in the rapidly growing state of Texas. In terms of basic economics, when COVID-19 hit and ground global commerce to a halt, suppliers across a range of industries decreased their inventories in response to sluggish demand for sundry goods and services. With vaccines now widely available, travel picking back up and businesses reopening at full capacity, pent-up demand is being unleashed on these industries, including real estate development, forcing suppliers to rebuild their inventories. Yet this process is not a simple matter of flipping a switch back on. Furthermore, being aware of a problem is very different from actually solving it. And a global pandemic that …
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Locally based developer Crescent Real Estate has broken ground on a new mixed-use project in Fort Worth’s Cultural District that is valued at $250 million, according to The Dallas Morning News. Current plans for the project, which was announced in February, call for 175 residential units, a 200-room boutique hotel and a 160,000-square-foot office building that will house the headquarters of tenants such as Goff Capital, Canyon Ranch and Contango Oil & Gas. Crescent Real Estate also plans to move its headquarters into the new office building. Construction is scheduled to be complete in mid-2023.