FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — JLL has arranged $127.5 million in financing for EON at Flagler Village, a two-phase multifamily complex in Fort Lauderdale. JLL worked on behalf of the developer and borrower, Alta Developers LLC, to secure the three-year, floating-rate loan through Mack Real Estate Credit Strategies LP. Loan proceeds will be used to pay the existing construction loan on Phase I and will fund the construction of Phase II. Brian Gaswirth and Reid Carleton of JLL’s Capital Markets team represented Alta in the transaction. EON at Flagler Village is within walking distance of the new Virgin (formerly Brightline) train station in Fort Lauderdale. Phase I of EON at Flagler Village was completed in May 2019 and consists of 206 residential units and 3,320 square feet of retail. Amenities include a pool, outdoor grilling stations, fitness center and yoga room, pet facilities, a game room and lounges. Phase II, which is currently under construction, will consist of 270 residential units and 2,400 square feet of retail space. The second phase is anticipated to open by spring 2021.
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SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — Atlanta-based Cortland has purchased The Hill, a 287-unit multifamily complex in Sandy Springs, a suburb of Atlanta in the city’s Central Perimeter submarket. Cincinnati-based developer North American Properties Inc. (NAP) sold the property at 1160 Johnson Ferry Road NE to Cortland for an undisclosed amount. The complex, which will be rebranded as Cortland at the Hill, features a fitness center with free group fitness classes, a dog park, pool area, grilling stations and a fire pit. The apartment complex is adjacent to the MARTA Medical Center station and near to both Ga. Highway 400 and Interstate 285, as well as a cluster of hospitals giving the neighborhood the nickname of “Pill Hill.” The property was 81 percent occupied at the time of sale. With this acquisition, Cortland now owns 37 assets and more than 11,900 units in metro Atlanta.
Black Creek Purchases New Multifamily Community in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter District for $117M
by Alex Tostado
SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — Denver-based Black Creek Group has purchased Hanover Perimeter from developer Hanover Co. for $117 million. The 384-unit multifamily property is located at 1110 Hammond Drive in Sandy Springs, a suburb of Atlanta in the city’s Central Perimeter submarket. The units were 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. Walker & Dunlop’s Pat Jones represented Black Creek in the transaction. Built in 2018, Hanover Place features a fitness center, pool, grilling areas, pet care station and a clubhouse equipped with billiards and a TV lounge. The property has nearby access to restaurants, retail and a Publix grocery store. It is also adjacent to Interstate 285, Ga. Highway 400 and the MARTA Dunwoody Station.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Hines will develop The Residences at Classen Curve, a 325-unit apartment community that will be located in the Nichols Hills submarket of Oklahoma City. Designed by Dwell Design Studio, the project will be situated adjacent to a retail center that houses a Whole Foods Market and Trader Joe’s. Units will average roughly 900 square feet and amenities will include a pool, fitness center, coworking lounge, package facilities, courtyards and a resident clubroom. Construction is slated to begin in 2020, and the first units are expected to be available for occupancy in late 2021.
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. — Kennedy Wilson, through various investment vehicles managed by the Beverly Hills-based company, has purchased five multifamily properties for $342 million in an off-market transaction. Terms of the transaction were not released. Kennedy Wilson has an average ownership of 38 percent in the assets. The communities are located in Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico. The portfolio contributes 1,008 units to Kennedy Wilson’s multifamily presence in the Mountain States and adds 449 units to the company’s Pacific Northwest portfolio. This acquisition builds on Kennedy Wilson’s total multifamily portfolio of 29,500 units, including properties under construction. Kennedy Wilson and its partners invested $122 million of equity in the portfolio, including closing costs. The company’s asset management plan includes adding and enhancing amenities and updating unit interiors across the portfolio.
DENVER — Nelson Partners Student Housing has sold Auraria Student Lofts. The 438-bed student housing community is located near the Auraria Campus, an educational facility which serves the University of Colorado – Denver, Metropolitan State University and the Community College of Denver. The community offers two- and four-bedroom units with shared amenities including a rooftop swimming pool, cabanas, an outdoor dining area, fitness center, yoga studio, gaming lounge and study spaces. Terms of the transaction and the buyer were undisclosed.
WESTMINSTER, COLO. — New York-based The Praedium Group purchased Legacy on the Promenade, an apartment community located in Westminster, for an undisclosed price. Additional terms of the transaction were not released. The buyer plans to rebrand the property and make several enhancements to the amenity areas. Constructed in 2018, the 300-unit Legacy on the Promenade comprises an elevated four-story building with interior conditioned hallways and a six-level central parking garage. Additionally, the property features 24 townhome units with attached two-car garages. In a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, the units range in size from 641 square feet to 1,888 square feet and feature nine- to 20-foot ceilings, lakefront views, granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Community amenities include an outdoor lounge, pool and spa; outdoor grill and fire pit station; a two-story fitness center with a spin and yoga studio; and resident clubhouse and game room.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Seattle-based Thayer Manca Residential has purchased Mirabella Heights, an apartment property located in Albuquerque, for an undisclosed price. The buyer plans to implement a $4.7 million renovation and repositioning plan that includes a reinvented clubhouse, modernized 24-hour fitness center, upgraded pool area, a new pet park, additional package lockers, interior unit renovations, property rebranding and additional capital upgrades. Situated on 13 acres at 701 Stephen Moody St. SE, Mirabella Heights features 280 units and is the only post 2000-built garden-style apartment community in the surrounding market, according to Thayer Manca. The acquisition marks the buyer’s third multifamily purchase in Albuquerque. Combined with renovation costs, the company has invested more than $100 million investment in the Albuquerque multifamily market in the last two years.
As one of the premier global tourist destinations in the world, the Hawaii market is dominated by condos and hotels. It is also home to mega investment deals. A review of Hawaii’s investment market over the past three years shows that the hotel industry has made up the following percentage of the top 10 deals for each year: • 91 percent in 2017 • 55 percent in 2018 • 23 percent in 2019 The total sales volume for these deals has also seen a decline from more than $1.5 billion in 2017 to less than $926 million in 2019 as a result of a decline in foreign investors. In case you’re wondering, yes, there are multifamily properties in Hawaii. In fact, apartment sales represented 37 percent of the total sales volume for the top 10 deals in 2018. The largest investment deal was the $540 million portfolio recapitalization of Project Europa on Ewa Beach in Oahu. This was larger than the $505 million Global Hyatt Portfolio sale, which included the Grand Wailea in Maui. Institutional sales in 2018 were in the range of $371,000 per unit to $395,000 per unit, with cap rates in the 4.5 percent to 5 percent …
HJ Sims, Duncan-Williams Arrange $219.3M Financing Package for Seniors Housing Project in Tennessee
by Alex Tostado
COLLIERVILLE, TENN. — Herbert J. Sims & Co., Inc. (HJ Sims) and Duncan-Williams have arranged a financing package totaling $219.3 million for the construction of The Farms at Bailey Station, a continuing care retirement community in Collierville. The borrower for the development at 3382 Grand Central Circle E. is Retirement Cos. of America (RCA). The development will be a sister community to Kirby Pines Estates in nearby Memphis. When completed, The Farms will feature 176 independent living units, 63 garden homes, 52 assisted living units, 32 memory support suites and a health center consisting of 60 private skilled nursing suites. The units are already 70 percent pre-sold. Construction has commenced throughout the campus. The apartments will be delivered in stages, with the first resident occupancy planned for June 2021. The health campus is slated for completion in April 2021. Nine of the garden homes are already completed, with seven more currently under construction. REES Architects and Renaissance Group served as architects. Memphis-based Dalhoff Thomas design studio assisted as landscape architect. Linkous Construction Co. Inc. is the general contractor. Greystone is the project manager, with RCA as asset manager. Sims and Duncan-Williams were co-managers on the transaction, which was structured as …