LYNN, MASS. — Multifamily development and management firm WinnCompanies has completed the $18.7 million rehabilitation of Cobbet Hill, an affordable housing community located in the northern Boston suburb of Lynn. The 18-month project upgraded the interior features of 117 units, created new common areas and amenity spaces and modernized the property’s security and utility systems. The building was originally constructed in the 1930s as a public school and converted to a residential use in 1988.
MANSFIELD, MASS. — Colliers International has brokered the $15 million sale of Village at Cedar Heights, a 66-unit apartment community in Mansfield, located south of Boston. Bruce Lusa, Jonathan Bryant, John Flaherty and Maggie Collins of Colliers represented the seller and developer, Turner Brothers, in the transaction. The buyer, Manhattan-based Corigin Real Estate Group, will implement a value-add program.
Capital One’s survey conducted at the National Multifamily Housing Council’s annual conference earlier this year offered a lot of food for thought regarding the outlook for the multifamily sector in 2019. The vast majority of respondents — 70 percent — believe that we’re nearing the end of the current economic cycle. But despite that notion and despite the 70 percent who are concerned about either rising costs or interest rates, plenty of optimism remains. To this point, 37 percent cited strong fundamentals and 29 percent pointed to an abundance of capital to deploy as drivers of another strong year in this all-important segment this year. Indeed, Freddie Mac predicts multifamily origination volume will grow to $317 billion this year, driven by solid market fundamentals and strong investor demand for properties. The 2019 figure will exceed by 3.9 percent the $305 billion in originations that had been estimated for 2018. Nowhere is this trend more visible than in the New York multifamily market, where demand continues to boom. We see this pattern play out in places like Long Island’s Nassau County, where there’s a definite lack of multifamily inventory in locations like Garden City and New Hyde Park, and where new …
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $93.5 million sale of a three-property, 1,816-unit apartment portfolio in Birmingham. The three properties included in the sale are The Park at Buckingham, The Park at Callington and Carlyle. The Park at Buckingham was built in 1972 and offers 583 units. Amenities include tennis courts, a sand volleyball court, two swimming pools with sun decks and a theater room. The Park at Callington and Carlyle were built in 1978 and 1973, respectively, and total 1,233 units. Amenities include tennis courts, three pools with sun decks, volleyball court and a fitness center. Josh Jacobs and Jimmy Adams of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, a Texas-based real estate firm, in the transaction. Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-based Contour Development Group acquired the portfolio.
BRANDON, FLA. — Regions Bank has provided a $54 million construction loan to Arlington Properties for Tapestry Town Center, a planned 287-unit apartment community in Brandon. The project is situated 11 miles east of downtown Tampa and will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. The community will be located within walking distance of the Westfield Brandon Mall, which houses more than 190 retailers. A timeline for delivery was not disclosed.
LARGO, FLA. — Balfour Beatty Communities and ApexOne Investment Partners have teamed up to acquire Waterchase Apartments, a 278-unit multifamily community in Largo, 23 miles west of downtown Tampa. Constructed in the 1980s, Waterchase spans 18 acres and was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale. The property offers studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, as well as three swimming pools, a dog park, fitness center and a newly renovated clubhouse. Balfour Beatty will deliver both property and asset management services for Waterchase. Patrick Dufour, Ryan Moody and Ryan Crowley of Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) represented the seller, Hudson Capital, in the transaction.
CINCINNATI, COLUMBUS AND HILLIARD, OHIO — Merchants Capital has secured $49 million in bridge financing for three assisted living communities in Ohio. The borrower, Wallick Communities, develops affordable assisted living and memory care communities. The properties include the 108-unit The Ashford at Mt. Washington in Cincinnati, the 131-unit The Ashford on Broad in Columbus, and the 124-unit The Ashford on Sturbridge in Hilliard. All three communities are designed to serve working- and middle-class seniors, offering rents at 15 to 30 percent below rents in similar communities. Merchants Capital secured the bridge loans through its parent company, Merchants Bank. Wallick will use the loans to refinance underlying debt and allow more time to meet the requirements for HUD.
DENVER, COLO. — Los Angeles-based Gelt Inc. has acquired Cedar Run Apartments, a 384-unit multifamily community located at 888 S. Oneida St. in Denver. Maxx Properties sold the asset for $62 million. Situated on 14 acres, Cedar Run features nine residential buildings with 240 one-bedroom units and 144 two-bedroom units, with an average size of 846 square feet. On-site amenities include a 27,000-square-foot clubhouse building with two racquetball courts, an indoor pool, fitness center and conference room spaces. Additionally, the property features two outdoor pools, three courtyards with picnic and barbecue areas, a playground, a sand volleyball court and covered parking. The property was built in 1970 and partially renovated between 2012 and 2017. Terrance Hunt and Shane Ozment of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller in the deal. Newmark Knight Frank’s Mitch Clarfield and Ryan Greer secured a 10-year, full-term, interest-only loan at 70 percent loan-to-value and a 4.2 percent rate through Freddie Mac’s Green-Up program.
WALNUT CREEK, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged $91.8 million in financing for DiNapoli Capital Partners (DCP), an investor based in Walnut Creek. The funds will refinance existing debt on a five-property, 560-unit seniors housing portfolio located in California. Integral Senior Living manages three of the communities, located in Los Angeles area, and Westmont Senior Living manages the remaining two communities, located in the Sacramento area. DCP bought each of the assets within the portfolio separately as value-add acquisitions. The financing package comes at the end of the company’s repositioning plan for the properties. Andrew Behrens of CBRE Multifamily Institutional Group, along with Aron Will, Austin Sacco and Adam Mincberg of CBRE National Senior Housing, arranged the transaction. The 10-year Fannie Mae loan includes five years of interest-only payments.
ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — A division of insurance giant New York Life has provided a $42 million first mortgage loan for the acquisition of Bexley Round Rock, a 330-unit multifamily community located on the northern outskirts of Austin. The loan carried a 20-year term and a fixed interest rate. The borrower was Virginia-based Weinstein Properties.
