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MOSCOW, IDAHO — A public-private partnership between the University of Idaho, Gilbane Development Co. and Rocky Mountain Cos. is set to begin a $162.8 million renovation and expansion of the university’s campus in Moscow. The project will include the renovation and redevelopment of the university’s South Hill and Elmwood Apartments, the Wallace Residence Center and the Theophilus Residence Building. “We continue to see enrollment growth as we prove again and again the University of Idaho’s value,” says Scott Green, university president. “Our on-campus housing is an important piece of that value, and our students need and deserve modern living and learning facilities.” The development team for the project includes Lydig, Integrus and Design Collective. A timeline for the project was not announced. 

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TEMPE, ARIZ. — A partnership between PGIM Real Estate and High Street Residential (HSR), the residential subsidiary of Trammell Crow Co., has completed the disposition of Smith & Rio, an apartment property in Tempe. A global investor acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Completed by HSR in 2023, Smith & Rio offers 310 apartment units, a rooftop deck, resident clubhouse with gaming tables, a fireplace and seating areas, and a central courtyard including a resort-style pool deck with a spa, barbecue pavilion and fire features. Additional amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, reception area and leasing office, multiple seating areas, coworking offices, pet spa and another outdoor courtyard with a dog park and yoga lawn. Asher Gunter, Matt Pesch, Sean Cunningham and Austin Groen of CBRE represented the seller in the deal.

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INDIANAPOLIS AND AVON, IND. — Berkadia has negotiated the sale of two seniors housing properties totaling 242 units in metro Indianapolis for an undisclosed price. Dave Fasano, Ross Sanders, Cody Tremper and Mike Garbers of Berkadia represented the seller, a private equity firm. A publicly traded REIT was the buyer. Traditions Management operates both communities and will continue to do so. Built in 2014, Traditions of Reagan Park in Avon features 125 independent living, assisted living and memory care units, including 30 independent living villas built in 2016 and 2019. Built in 2014, Traditions of Solana in Indianapolis features 117 independent living, assisted living and memory care units, including 24 independent living villas built in 2014 and 2016.

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ST. CLOUD, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $5.5 million sale of Westwind Apartments, a 60-unit affordable senior living property in St. Cloud, a city in central Minnesota. Located at 765 Savanna Ave. and built in 2004, the community offers a mix of one- and two-bedroom units across 55,686 rentable square feet. Chris Collins, Evan Miller and Eric Wagner of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Minnesota partnership, and procured the buyer, a North Dakota partnership.

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By Taylor Williams ATLANTA — There is nothing wrong with the new interest rate environment that currently governs capital markets activity in commercial real estate, and borrowers just need to adjust their expectations, put them into historical context and get back to making deals. This is the view of at least a couple veteran lenders who spoke at the InterFace Multifamily Southeast conference on Dec. 4 at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta. The event is now in its 15th year and continues to attract hundreds of multifamily developers, investors and lenders from across the region. Editor’s note: InterFace Conference Group, a division of France Media Inc., produces networking and educational conferences for commercial real estate executives. To sign up for email announcements about specific events, visit www.interfaceconferencegroup.com/subscribe. Following two cuts totaling 75 basis points earlier this year, the target range for the federal funds rate, or the overnight interest rate at which banks lend to each other, currently sits at 4.5 to 4.75 percent. This year’s cuts marked the first monetary easing by the Federal Reserve in more than four years, and while at least a couple more slashes to the overnight rate are anticipated in the coming months, …

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SWEETWATER, FLA. — Terra, a Miami-based developer, has obtained a $170 million construction loan to fund the development of Upland Park, a planned $1 billion mixed-use development in the west Miami suburb of Sweetwater. Terra is transforming Miami-Dade County’s Dolphin Park-and-Ride/Transit Terminal Facility into a multimodal hub that will feature a transit station, residences, retail space and commercial uses on a 47-acre site near Dolphin Mall. The local developer is teaming up with Miami-Dade County on Upland Park in a public-private partnership. SCALE Lending, Slate Property Group’s debt financing arm, was the lead lender on the construction loan. Terra will use the loan proceeds to fund Phase I of Upland Park, which will comprise 578 apartments. The first phase is slated to break ground in early 2025. Designed by PPK Architects, in collaboration with master plan architect Arquitectonica and urban planner Plusurbia Design, Upland Park will include more than 2,000 new mid-rise and garden-style apartments, about 282,000 square feet of shops and restaurants and approximately 414,000 square feet of commercial space. Upland Park is designed to increase public transit ridership while anchoring the new East-West Corridor of Miami-Dade County’s SMART public transportation plan. Potential transit riders will have direct access …

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Atlanta remains one of the most desirable markets in the country for investors due to its diverse economy, below-national average unemployment rate, steady increase in jobs and population growth. These market fundamentals have translated to a well-performing multifamily market that, despite short-term macro challenges, is in a unique favorable position due to its relatively low supply compared to other peer Sunbelt markets. Demand for multifamily has seen a rebound in 2024 and Atlanta has been resilient in the middle of a multi-year supply wave. Over the past two years, the market delivered approximately 35,000 units and that number is expected to drop to just 9,000 units in 2025 and less than 4,000 units in 2026. This will lead to tightening occupancies and strong rent growth. The city has already recorded its seventh consecutive quarter of net positive net absorption as of the second quarter of 2024, which is a quarterly high since mid-2021 at 5,799 units.  New development, on the other hand, has been a bit more challenging due to the higher return on cost requirements, flat rent growth and a lack of meaningful relief on construction costs. Market valuations for newly constructed assets are near current replacement cost, which …

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ORLANDO, FLA. — Altman Living has opened Phase II of Altís Grand Lake Willis, a 230-unit luxury apartment community in Orlando. The second phase is situated adjacent to the first phase of the community, which welcomed residents to the city’s O-Town West neighborhood last year. Located at 6260 Juniper Pine Way, the garden-style complex features one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments ranging from 707 to 1,248 square feet in size, with monthly rental rates spanning $1,750 to $2,700. Amenities include a resident and business lounge, heated saltwater pool, an outdoor entertainment zone complete with a fireplace, TVs, Wi-Fi and ping-pong, an onsite pet park and cyber café, steam rooms, movie theater, virtual gaming space and a private sports simulator. The development is also National Green Building Standard (NGBS) certified, featuring sustainable elements such as energy-efficient, stainless steel appliances, Energy Star-rated refrigerators and dishwashers and high-efficiency water heaters.

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LOUISVILLE, KY. — Co-developers Woda Cooper Cos., Wellspring Inc. and Smith Solutions have started construction on Bridlewood Crossing, a new, 76-unit affordable housing community in Louisville for residents age 55 and older. Apartments at the property will be reserved for residents at a mix of incomes up to 70 percent of area median income (AMI). The apartment complex, located at 7945 3rd Street Road, will offer a mix of one- and two-bedroom units, where 23 units will be prioritized for seniors who are disabled, homeless or at risk of homelessness. Several more units will offer features for residents with mobility, sight or hearing disabilities. Capital partners involved with this development include the Louisville Metro Government, Louisville Affordable Housing Trust Fund, Kentucky Housing Corp. (KHC), Ohio Capital Corp. for Housing, Stock Yards Bank & Trust and Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust.  The project team consists of Blomquist Design Group (civil engineer), Grimm Architecture and Woda Construction (general contractor). Woda Management & Real Estate will lease and manage Bridlewood Crossing.

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SEATTLE — AvalonBay Communities has completed the sale of AVA Ballard, a multifamily asset located at 5555 14th Ave. NW in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood, to an undisclosed buyer for $105.5 million. Built in 2013, AVA Ballard offers 265 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments averaging 717 square feet. Units feature quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, plank hardwood-style flooring and washers and dryers. Community amenities include a rooftop lounge, barbecues and a dog run; a clubroom with media lounge, arcade games and lounge seating; a fitness studio; inner courtyards with barbecues, fire pits and lounge seating; rentable storage units; and electrical vehicle charging, as well as 12,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Eli Hanacek, Mark Washington and Kyle Yamamoto of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.

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