Joint Venture Acquires Apartment Community in Suburban Maryland for $86.8M

SILVER SPRING, MD. — A joint venture between The Donaldson Group, Declaration Capital and DRA Advisors has acquired Montgomery White Oak Apartments, a 592-unit, garden-style apartment community in Silver Spring, for $86.8 million. The partnership plans to renovate the property, with the main focus of the renovation being the heating and cooling systems in each unit. Montgomery White Oak Apartments is situated on 28 acres adjacent to White Oak Federal Research Campus, home to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) headquarters and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory. Bill Roohan, Mike Muldowney, Brian Margerum and Martha Hastings of CBRE represented the seller, Joncon Venture LLP, in the sale. Maxi Thiels Leachman and David Webb of CBRE arranged acquisition financing through Freddie Mac on behalf of the buyers.