Multifamily

OMAHA, NEB. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has provided an $88.3 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of The Atlas Apartments in Omaha. The apartment complex was originally built as a hospital in 1977. NuStyle Development renovated the property into a 732-unit apartment property starting in 2018. Amenities include an indoor pool, fitness center, sand volleyball courts, conference rooms, clubhouses, bike storage rooms, grilling patios, a rooftop deck, rooftop pool and pedestrian bridge to Creighton University. Brett Olson and Jeff Witt of Grandbridge originated the 11-year loan, which features a fixed rate and a 30-year amortization schedule.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

COLUMBUS, OHIO — The Pizzuti Cos. is underway on the development of The Residences at The Sutton, a six-story multifamily project featuring 100 units and 123 parking spaces. The property is situated within the Short North neighborhood of Columbus, which is known for its art galleries, specialty shops, restaurants, pubs and coffee houses. Community amenities include a 2,000-square-foot rooftop deck, fitness center and package delivery room. Completion is slated for summer 2020. The Residences is the second phase of a multi-phase project, which includes a new mixed-use building located at 875 N. High St. The Offices at The Sutton is a four-story office and retail development that includes 45,000 square feet of office space and 12,000 square feet of ground-level retail space.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail
Meridian-Place-Apts-Los-Angeles-CA

LOS ANGELES — San Diego-based MG Properties Group has purchased two multifamily properties in Los Angeles for a total of $139.7 million. An undisclosed seller sold both properties. Totaling 397 units, the assets are The Enclave at Warner Center, which sold for $69.5 million, and Meridian Place Apartment Homes, which sold for $70.2 million. Located in Los Angeles’ Warner Center/Woodland Hills neighborhood, The Enclave at Warner Center features 195 units. Meridian Place Apartments, situated in Los Angeles’ Northridge district, features 202 units. MG Properties plans to enhance the interiors of the units and upgrade common area amenities at both properties. Greg Harris, Kevin Green and Joseph Grabiec of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the Enclave at Warner Center deal, while Sean Deasy and Blake Rogers of JLL represented the seller in the Meridian Place transaction. Brian Eisendrath, Brandon Smith and Cameron Chalfant of CBRE arranged acquisition financing for the deals.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail
The-Station-Littleton-CO

LITTLETON, COLO. — San Diego-based Pathfinder Partners has acquired The Station, a 97-unit multifamily community located at 2100 W. Berry Ave. in Littleton. An undisclosed seller sold the value-add asset for $20.7 million. Constructed in 1983, The Station features 17 studios, 44 one-bedroom and 36 two-bedroom apartments with well-equipped kitchens including over-the-range microwaves, dishwashers and garbage disposals. Additionally, the units feature walk-in closets, private balconies or patios, air conditioning, washer/dryer hook-ups in 80 units and fireplaces in nine units. On-site amenities include parking, laundry facilities and a leasing office.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

For the year ending in March, multifamily vacancy in the Cleveland metro area tightened to the lowest level since 2016, keeping annual rent growth climbing. Measured supply gains amid increased renter demand over the past four quarters have resulted in steady vacancy and rent improvement. These trends should continue over the next several quarters, holding vacancy below the 5 percent threshold. Favorable apartment operations are capturing investor attention. Demand for apartments is coming from an increase in employment that is allowing more people to move into rentals. Employers added roughly 14,200 positions year over year in May, nearly double the previous year’s growth. Another encouraging sign for Cleveland is that most employment sectors added jobs during this period. The heightened hiring has kept the unemployment rate below 5 percent for the past five months and the rate is down 80 basis points since May 2018. Education and health services is the most dominant employment sector, and the construction segment led employment gains during the past 12 months, staffing more than 5,300 new positions, followed by professional and business services with nearly 4,200 people. New apartment projects contribute to some of the construction jobs. Over the past four quarters, builders added …

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

PEMPROKE PINES, FLA. AND NASHVILLE, TENN. — NexPoint Residential Trust Inc. has agreed to buy the 1,520-unit Pembroke Cove Apartments in South Florida for $322 million and the 346-unit Arbors of Brentwood in Nashville for $62.3 million. Pembroke Cove Apartments is situated at 13401 NW 5th St., 24 miles north of downtown Miami. The property offers one- through three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a swimming pool, hot tub, clubhouse, fitness center, tennis courts, racquetball courts, basketball courts, playground and a billiards room. The community was 96 percent occupied at the time of the agreement. The seller was not disclosed. Arbors of Brentwood is located at 100 Brentwood Place, 10 miles south of downtown Nashville. The complex offers one- through three-bedroom floor plans. Community amenities include a fitness center, three swimming pools, outdoor kitchen, business center, pet park, playground, tennis court and outdoor picnic and grilling area. The seller was not disclosed. NexPoint expects both sales to close by Aug. 30.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

ORLANDO, FLA. — Walker & Dunlop has provided a $27.9 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan for Brooke Common Apartments, a 288-unit affordable housing community in Orlando. The borrower is Avanath Capital Management. Half of the units, which are spread out over 38 garden-style buildings, are reserved for those making 60 percent of the area median income (AMI), while 5 percent of the units are reserved for those making 55 percent of the AMI. Brooke Commons Apartments is located 13 miles north of downtown Orlando and offers communal amenities such as a swimming pool, playground, fitness center, volleyball court, business center and a clubhouse. The seller was not disclosed.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail
roosevelt-new-york

NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between two New York-based developers, Related Cos. and The Hudson Cos., has topped out Riverwalk Park, 340-unit affordable housing project on Roosevelt Island. Designed by Handel Architects, Riverwalk Park will house a mix of studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments in a single building. Sixty percent of Riverwalk Park’s units will be permanently affordable, with the remaining 40 percent affordable for 40 years. Construction is slated for completion in 2021.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Money360, a California-based direct lender, has provided a $13.2 million bridge loan to refinance a multifamily property in Rochester, a city located about 70 miles east of Buffalo. The property includes ground-floor retail space. The non-recourse, three-year loan features a fixed interest rate with an interest-only amortization schedule. Ken Wood of Money360 originated the loan.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail
Farm-Haus-Apts-Longmont-CO

LONGMONT, COLO. — A joint venture partnership between Chicago-based Origin Investments and Boulder-based Massimino Development has started construction of Farm Haus Apartments, a $68.8 million multifamily property located in Longmont. Situated on 13.5 acres at Ken Pratt and East Third avenues, the eight-story Farm Haus Apartments will feature 280 units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Units will range in size from 761 square feet to 1,412 square feet. Additionally, 12 percent of the units, 34 apartments, will be set aside for residents making 60 percent or less of area median income for the region. Farm Haus Apartments will include fully equipped lifestyle spaces with exterior patios; resort-style swimming pool and spa; outdoor entertainment areas with built-in barbecues; farmhouse tables set amongst tree orchards; custom water features; and outdoor firepits. Exterior amenities will include a bouldering area, bocce call court, dog park, playground and active game areas. Additionally, Farm Haus will include a fitness center, outdoor yoga plaza, postal center, pet spa, bike wash and ski tuning rooms. The community is expected to be delivered in phases beginning in the fourth quarter of 2020. The partnership is also developing Connect at First Creek, a $35 million, 150-unit …

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail