HOUSTON — Greystar has broken ground on a 152-unit multifamily community at 510 W. 20th St. in Houston’s Heights neighborhood. Designed by Meeks + Partners, the community will offer one- and two-bedroom units ranging in size from 850 to 1,900 square feet. Penthouse units ranging in size from 1,700 to 2,300 square feet will also be available for lease. Amenities will include a clubroom, business center, fitness and yoga rooms, a resort-style pool with outdoor kitchen and a high-end sky lounge at the top floor. Completion is slated for spring 2021.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — The Bascom Group, in partnership with an affiliate of The Axton Group, has acquired Summer Grove Apartments and Tanglewood Apartment Homes, two adjacent multifamily communities in Colorado Springs, for a total consideration of $41.1 million. The joint venture purchased the 374-unit Summer Grove Apartments, located at 3802 Half Turn Road, for $31 million, or $82,887 per unit. The 112-unit Tanglewood property, located at 3803 Half Turn Road, cost $10.1 million, or $90,625 per unit. Jake Young of CBRE brokered the transaction, while Brian Eisendrath and Annie Rice, also of CBRE, arranged debt financing with Don Broderick and Erik Frandsen of TCF Bank.
ALAMEDA, CALIF. — Levin Johnston of Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Buena Vista Apartments, a multifamily community located at 4330-450 Buena Vista Ave. in Alameda. A private, high-net-worth investor sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $15.9 million. Adam Levin and Robert Johnston of Levin Johnston represented the seller in the transaction. Originally constructed in 1966 and renovated in 2018, the 52-unit property consists of two parcels and offers a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. On-site amenities include laundry facilities, gated secure entrance, bike storage, barbecue and picnic areas, and storage for tenant use.
CINCINNATI — NorthMarq has arranged a $5 million loan for the refinancing of Lytle Tower, a 115-unit multifamily property in Cincinnati. The 12-story building, located at 405 Broadway St., features studios, one-bedroom units and one-bedroom penthouses. Amenities include a resident lounge, fitness center, on-site restaurant and in-unit laundry. Noah Juran of NorthMarq arranged the 20-year loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule. A life insurance company provided the loan.
PHILADELPHIA — FCP, a Maryland-based investment firm, has acquired Edgewater, a 286-unit apartment community located at 2323 Race St. in the Center City neighborhood of Philadelphia, for $117.9 million. Edgewater offers a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a 24-hour fitness center with a yoga studio, resident lounge and hospitality center and a children’s play area. The sale includes land for additional development. Erin Miller and Lizann McGowan of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller, an institutional investor advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Arbor Realty Trust Inc. has provided a $15 million bridge loan for the refinancing of a 43-unit apartment complex located at 2417 Albemarle Road in Brooklyn. The property was built in 2018 and features an oversized common deck, bike storage area and an underground parking garage. Eugene Yanovskiy of Arbor originated the loan, which carries a two-year term with interest-only payments. The borrower was not disclosed.
As the industry eagerly anticipates the arrival of baby boomers, intergenerational housing models are emerging as an attractive alternative for a group that wants a different type of retirement experience. Developers, operators and owners are tweaking time-tested intergenerational arrangements and trying new approaches. Mixing different age groups has benefits for everyone involved, experts say. It’s natural, and the way families lived until we started to move so far apart. Many elders like being around young children or helping them, since their grandchildren may not live nearby. Adolescents bring energy to a retirement community, with the added benefit of being able to teach seniors how to use their smart phones. Young adults can serve as a labor pool for senior living properties. College-based or -affiliated life plan communities have been around for decades. But developers are fine-tuning the model at a number of new high-profile college projects now underway. Legacy Pointe at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, is currently under development by the nonprofit CCRC Development Corp. Greystone Communities will manage and market the property. Residents will be able to attend classes and participate in learning programs. Other types of developments with an intergenerational spin are being rolled out. There …
ALEXANDRIA, VA. — AHC Inc. will break ground on The Spire, a 113-unit affordable housing development situated on a two-acre plot in Alexandria owned by Episcopal Church of the Resurrection. The Spire will include one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, including 12 fully accessible homes, that will serve households with incomes ranging from 40 percent to 60 percent of the area median income (AMI). The Spire will cost $48.3 million to develop and has received funds from a number of local state and national sources, including $23 million in tax credit equity from the Virginia Housing Development Authority (VHDA), a $9.9 million loan from the City of Alexandria, a $1.3 million loan from Virginia/National Housing Trust Funds, a $500,000 loan from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a $11.5 million first trust loan from Capital One/Freddie Mac and $500,000 funding from NeighborWorks America. The City of Alexandria also provided a $350,000 rental assistance grant to make 12 apartments deeply affordable, which targets households making 25 percent to 35 percent of the AMI. The ground breaking is slated to take place Tuesday, June 18 at 3:30 p.m.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Alta Grande, a 314-unit apartment complex in Orlando that opened in May 2018. Lantower Residential acquired the property and will rebrand it as Lantower Grande Flats. The property was 98.4 percent occupied at the time of sale and offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans spread across 10 three-story buildings. Community amenities include a fitness center with separate yoga studio, dog park, saltwater swimming pool, cabanas, media center/game room and an outdoor hammock garden. Jay Ballard, Ken Delvillar, Michael Mulkern and Robert Given of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller and developer, Atlanta-based Wood Partners, in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.
AUSTELL, GA. — Beach Investment Management, an affiliate of The Beach Co., has acquired Reserve at Sweetwater Creek, a 156-unit multifamily community in Austell, for $19 million. Reserve at Sweetwater Creek is located 15 miles west of downtown Atlanta and was built in 1988. The property offers one- and two-bedroom floor plans ranging from 650 to 1,000 square feet. Communal amenities include a swimming pool, outdoor kitchen, fitness center, tennis court, laundry facility and a cyber lounge. Beach plans to upgrade unit interiors, including installing stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and modern fixtures. Community upgrades will include new roofs throughout the property, conversion of the tennis court into an outdoor fitness center and a new gazebo with a grilling area. Darby Parker of The Beach Co. represented the buyer internally in the transaction. Nate Swenson and Travis Presnell of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Arcan Capital. Berkadia provided arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer.