Multifamily

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VANCOUVER, WASH. — Rise Properties (Westwynd) LP, a Seattle-based REIT, has purchased Westwynd Apartment Homes, a multifamily property located in Vancouver. Christensen Properties I, based in Vancouver, sold the asset for $18.3 million. Located at 10117 NE Ninth Ave., Westwynd Apartments features 120 units spread across seven residential buildings, a clubhouse, pool and office, as well as a 20-car garage building. At the time of sale, the property was 98.6 percent occupied. David Chatfield and Timothy Mitchell of Portland, Ore.-based Norris & Stevens represented both parties in the deal. The purchase is Rise Properties’ first acquisition in the Portland/Vancouver area.

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EL CENTRO, CALIF. — ACI Apartments has arranged the purchase of Villas Bonita, a multifamily complex located at 699 Wake Ave. in El Centro. Imperial Properties acquired the asset from Villas Bonita LCC for $9.6 million. Built in 2005, the 71,250-square-foot community features 75 apartments spread across seven two-story buildings. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom apartment layouts ranging from 730 square feet to 1,130 square feet, each with an in-unit washer/dryer and balcony or patio. The community also includes 75 carports, 51 surface parking spaces, a gym, recreation room, pool, spa, playground area, barbecues and a large patio. Ricardo Lopez of ACI Apartments represented the buyer, while Steve Willmore and Erik Faucett of Lee & Associates represented the seller in the deal.

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STATESBORO, GA. — Colliers International has arranged the sale of Cottage Row, a 1,087-bed student housing community located near the Georgia Southern University campus in Statesboro. Rialto Capital Advisors sold the property to a joint venture between XFD Real Estate Partners, Ash Real Estate, Saxum Real Estate and Anchor Real Estate Capital for an undisclosed price. Sean Baird, Jonathan Holt and Will Mathews of Colliers represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction. Cottage Row offers two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom units. Communal amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, computer lab, study lounge, full-court volleyball, a pool, movie theater, tanning bed and a private shuttle to campus. Georgia Southern plans to begin in-person classes for its fall semester Aug. 17. Nathan Lynch and Donald Jennewein, also with Colliers, arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyers. The non-recourse loan features a five-year term with a 3.6 percent fixed interest rate.

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CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — MassHousing has provided $87.2 million in financing for the renovation and preservation of a 300-unit affordable housing community located at 808 Memorial Drive in Cambridge. MassHousing provided the borrower, Homeowners Rehab Inc., with a $61.5 million tax-exempt construction and permanent loan, $24.9 million in taxable and tax-exempt tax credit equity bridge financing and a $787,763 interest reduction payment (IRP) loan. The project will also use $8.9 million of income during the construction period for development costs. Renovations are expected to be complete by the end of 2022. Bruner Cott is designing the project, and NEI General Contracting is handling construction.    

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NEW YORK CITY — Alpha Realty has arranged the sale of a 48-unit apartment building located at 1675 Ocean Ave. in the Midwood area of Brooklyn. The property also houses two office spaces for a total of approximately 54,000 square feet of commercial space. Lev Marshev and Yehuda Leser of Alpha Realty brokered the off-market transaction between a local family that sold the asset to a private investor for $8.5 million.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — A partnership between two Dallas-based firms, Rosewood Property Co. and Trinsic Residential Group, will develop Aura Avery Ranch, a 339-unit apartment community that will be located on the north side of Austin. Designed by Davies Collaborative, the property will be built on 16.1 acres and will offer amenities such as a pool, fitness center, dog park and a resident clubhouse. The first units are expected to be available for lease by spring 2021, and full completion is slated for 2022.

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PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS — Texas-based developer Presidium has begun leasing Presidium The Pecan District, a 272-unit apartment community in the northern Austin suburb of Pflugerville. The property represents Phase I of the Texas-based developer’s Pecan District mixed-use project, a multi-phase project that will feature more residential units, office space and retail and restaurant space. Mark Odom Studios designed the apartment community, which features one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, coworking spaces, a game lounge and an outdoor kitchen. Full completion is scheduled for September.

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DALLAS — Hunt Real Estate Capital has provided an $11 million loan for the refinancing of Buckner Village Apartments, a 172-unit multifamily asset in Dallas. Built in 1972, Buckner Village Apartments is a garden-style workforce housing community that was approximately 98 percent occupied at the time of the loan closing. The loan carried a fixed interest rate and a 12-year term with two years of interest-only payments. Duke Stone of Churchill Capital placed the loan on behalf of the borrower, Texas-based JAG Acquisitions LLC.

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TEMPE, ARIZ. — Western Wealth Capital has completed the sale of Signature Place, a multifamily asset located at 600 W. Grove Parkway in south Tempe. Knightvest Capital acquired the property for $62.5 million. Signature Place features 300 apartments with nine-foot ceilings, fully equipped kitchens, full-size washers/dryers and private patios. Select units feature walk-in closets, dual vanities and fireplaces. Community amenities include two swimming pools, a fitness center, lighted tennis courts and outdoor grilling areas. Tyler Anderson, Sean Cunningham, Asher Gunter and Matt Pesch of CBRE’s Phoenix Multifamily Institutional Properties represented the seller in the transaction.

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TEMPE, ARIZ. — The Ensign Group Inc. (NASDAQ: ENSG) has acquired the real estate and operations of a post-acute care retirement campus located in Tempe. The acquisition includes Tempe Post Acute, a 62-bed skilled nursing facility, and Desert Marigold Senior Living of Tempe, a senior living center with 72 assisted living beds and 90 independent living units. These acquisitions bring Ensign’s growing portfolio to 226 healthcare operations, 24 of which also include assisted living operations, across 13 states. Ensign owns the real estate at 92 healthcare operations.

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