LAKEWOOD, COLO. — Los Angeles-based Gelt Inc. has completed the sale of Westhills Apartment Homes, a multifamily property located at 453 Van Gordon St. in Lakewood, a submarket of Denver. An undisclosed buyer acquired the community for $92 million. Built in 1972 and situated on 16.2 acres, the 27-building property features 400 units in a mix of two studios, 108 one-bedroom layouts and 290 two-bedroom units. Community amenities include two outdoor swimming pools, a fitness center, basketball court, dog park, playground and a clubhouse with kitchen and lounge area featuring WiFi. The garden-style community is within walking distance to the Federal Center Light Rail Station, which allows a convenient commute to downtown Denver.
HENDERSON, NEV. — San Diego-based The ConAm Group has purchased South Valley Ranch, a 292-unit apartment community situated on 17.4 acres at 701 Aspen Peak Loop in Henderson. An undisclosed seller sold the asset for $54.5 million. Built in 1997, South Valley Ranch features 37 two-story buildings offering a total of 104 one-bedroom units, 164 two-bedroom units and 24 three-bedroom units, each with its own patio or balcony. Community amenities include a swimming pool, fitness center, business center, playground, barbecue area, carports and garages.
MESA, ARIZ. — CBRE has brokered the sale of FIVE46, a multifamily community located at 546 S. Country Club Road in Mesa. S2 Capital acquired the property from a joint venture between Security Properties and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management for $46 million. Tyler Anderson, Sean Cunningham, Asher Gunter and Matt Pesch of CBRE’s Phoenix Multifamily Institutional Properties represented the sellers. Rocco Mandala of CBRE Debt & Structured Finance arranged acquisition financing for the buyer. FIVE46 features 320 apartments, two swimming pools, a resident clubhouse, 24-hour fitness center, lighted dog park, soccer field, children’s playground and picnic areas with barbecue grills.
TULSA, OKLA. — Covenant Living Communities and Services has acquired Inverness Village, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Tulsa, for an undisclosed price. As part of the transition, the community will be rebranded as Covenant Living at Inverness. The community opened in 2003 and features 196 independent living apartments, 40 cottages, 20 garden homes, 31 assisted living apartments, 12 memory care units and 44 skilled nursing rooms. The property sits on 192 acres. Covenant Living also owns and operates a senior living rental independent and assisted living community in Bixby, Okla. Covenant Living at Bixby has been in operation for five years.
DALLAS AND FORT WORTH, TEXAS — New York-based Arbor Realty Trust Inc. has provided five loans totaling $68.6 million for the refinancing of a portfolio of multifamily properties in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex. The portfolio spans approximately 1,100 units. Vincent Chiodo of Arbor Realty Trust provided the loans, all of which carried 12-year terms, fixed interest rates and six years of interest-only payments, through Fannie Mae. The property names and borrowers were not disclosed.
ROSELAND, N.J. — JLL has arranged $117.8 million loan for the refinancing for Everly Roseland, a 360-unit apartment community located in Roseland, a western suburb of New York City. An international bank provided a $96.3 million senior loan while J.P. Morgan Asset Management provided a $21.5 million mezzanine loan to refinance the existing loan and complete unit renovations. The property offers a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with amenities including a newly constructed clubhouse, fitness center, pool and tennis court. Michael Klein and Matthew Pizzolato of JLL arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Novel Property Ventures.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between multifamily owner-operator Fairstead and investment firm Meadow Partners has acquired The Chocolate Factory Lofts, a 125-unit apartment building in Brooklyn, for $67.25 million. The converted Tootsie Roll factory at 275 Park Ave. is situated one block from the Brooklyn Navy Yard and the new Wegmans flagship grocery story. Daniel Parker, Paul Gillen and Kyle van Buitenen of Hodges Ward Elliott represented the sellers, HK Organization and Brickman Real Estate, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — ORIX Corp. USA, the U.S. and Latin American business hub of Tokyo-based ORIX Corp., has agreed to acquire multifamily finance firm Hunt Real Estate Capital LLC, an affiliate of Hunt Cos. Inc. The deal calls for the merging of New York-based Hunt Real Estate Capital with the two brands that comprise ORIX Real Estate Capital, Lancaster Pollard and RED Capital Group. Hunt currently offers the full suite of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and FHA financing packages, as well as proprietary bridge, term and subordinated product. Upon closing of the deal, which is expected to occur before year’s end, James Flynn, president and CIO of Hunt, will become CEO of the new entity. Branding of the new entity will be addressed after the close of the deal.
CUPERTINO, CALIF. — Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has announced a $2.5 billion plan to address the housing availability and affordability crisis in California. Much like Facebook’s recent announcement to commit $1 billion and build 20,000 affordable housing units in the Golden State, Apple cited the major discrepancy between the paces of population growth and affordable housing development as the key catalyst behind its plan. Earlier this year, Microsoft Corp. and Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, also pledged a combined $1.25 billion toward the development of affordable housing in metro Seattle and the Silicon Valley area, where those two firms are respectively based. In supporting this measure, Apple referenced a recent study by real estate brokerage firm Redfin that found that some 30,000 people had vacated the San Francisco area between April and June of this year. The study also found that the rate of homeownership in the Bay Area has hit a seven-year low. Both pieces of information suggest that residents, whether buying or renting, are simply being priced out of the region. In response to the growing cost of housing in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill in October that would cap annual rent increases imposed …
CINCINNATI — ACRES Capital Corp. has originated a $38 million loan for the development of 1118 Sycamore Street, a 155-unit multifamily project in Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine district. The project will rise seven stories and feature a two-level parking structure, 8,875 square feet of retail space, 3,611 square feet of office space and four townhomes. The third floor will feature an outdoor courtyard with a pool, fire pit, barbecue and seating area. ACRES provided the 30-month loan on behalf of Charles Street Investment Partners. Architectural firm NBBJ led the design and will oversee production designs completed by Architecture Alliance. The Over-the-Rhine submarket recently underwent a massive revitalization plan funded primarily by local corporations, including more than $500 million of investments.