HATTIESBURG, MISS. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of The Met Apartments, a 288-unit multifamily property in Hattiesburg, approximately 70 miles north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. David Oakley, David Wilson, Jay Briley and Gregg Cordaro of Berkadia completed the sale on behalf of the seller, Texas-based NNI Development. Mississippi-based Heritage Properties Inc. bought the property for an undisclosed amount. Located at 27 Lake Forgetful, The Met Apartments was completed in 2018. The complex has convenient access to U.S. Route 98, Shadow Ridge Golf Club and Turtle Creek Mall. The property features one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with a fitness center, pool, pet park, entertainment lounge, office space and elevator access in each building.
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AURORA, ILL. — Kiser Group has brokered the sale of 2000 Illinois, a 128-unit apartment property in Aurora. The sales price was undisclosed, but the cap rate was 5.64 percent. Constructed in 1973, the property includes parking and an outdoor pool. In 2014, the seller entered into a land use restriction agreement with the Illinois Housing Development Authority that stipulated 25 percent of the units be income-restricted to 60 percent of the area median income for a 10-year period. Matt Halper and Danny Mantis of Kiser represented the undisclosed buyer and seller.
SPRING, TEXAS — Locally based developer Fein has acquired 17.4 acres in the northern Houston suburb of Spring for the development of The Canopy at Springwoods Village, a 332-unit apartment community. The property will be located within the 2,000-acre Springwoods Village mixed-use development, which is situated at the confluence of Interstate 45, Hardy Toll Road and the Grand Parkway. Designed by Steinberg Dickey Collaborative, the community will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 552 to 1,705 square feet. Unit interiors will feature stone countertops, tile backsplashes, custom cabinetry, stainless steel appliances and full-sized washers and dryers. Amenities will include a clubroom with a golf simulator and billiard and ping pong tables, a fitness center with yoga and spin studios, pool with tanning ledges and cabanas and a 1.5-acre lake with surrounding walking trails. The groundbreaking is scheduled for January 2020, and completion is slated for the fourth quarter of 2021.
DALLAS — Truist Financial Corp., the entity formed by the merger of BB&T and SunTrust, has provided a $39.1 million Fannie Mae acquisition loan for Reserve at White Rock, a 312-unit apartment community in Dallas. The Class A property was built in 2000 in multiple phases and offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, social area with a lounge and kitchen, theater room, business center, outdoor grilling stations, conference room and a jogging trail. Evan Hom of Truist originated the loan, which carries a 10-year term, four years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule, on behalf of a New York-based private equity firm. Reserve at White Rock was 95 percent occupied at the time of the loan closing.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Amtex Multi-Housing LLC has broken ground on Limestone Ridge Senior Apartments, a 225-unit affordable housing project in Austin for seniors earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. Slated to be complete in fall 2021, the community will offer 223 one- and two-bedroom units plus a pair of two-bedroom units allocated for onsite managers. Amenities will include a resident clubhouse, pool, walking trails and a community garden.
PHOENIX — CBRE has brokered the sale of Revival Biltmore, a multifamily property located in Phoenix. LP.PBV-2911 East Indian School Road LLC acquired the asset from an undisclosed seller for $31.2 million in an all-cash transaction. Located at 2911 E. Indian School Road, Revival Biltmore features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units with modern amenities, including upgraded cabinets, flooring and fixtures, as well as stainless steel appliances. Brian Smuckler, Jeff Seaman, Derek Smigiel and Bryson Fricke of CBRE’s Phoenix office represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.
SEATTLE — Village Properties has purchased The Gilbert, a multifamily community located in Seattle’s Upper Queen Anne neighborhood. LaSalle Investment Management sold the asset for an undisclosed price. Constructed in 2005, The Gilbert features 54 recently renovated apartments, 10,577 square feet of retail space and a subterranean parking garage with more than 70 parking stalls. Jaime Oneill Salon, La Pasta, Chaco Canyon Café and Desert Sun Tanning Salon occupy the fully leased retail space. Giovanni Napoli, Philip Assouad, Ryan Dinius and Sidney Warsinske of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
EAST WENATCHEE, WASH. — Summerfield Commercial has facilitated the sale of Rylee Ann Apartments, a multifamily asset located at 339 Ninth St. NE in East Wenatchee. Two entities — Richland Spoerl Apartments LLC and Richland Armstrong Apartments LLC — acquired the community from Rylee Ann LLC for $20.9 million, or $199,048 per unit. Originally built in two phases in 2015 and 2016, the garden-style community features 93 two-bedroom units and 12 three-bedroom units, with an average unit size of 1,153 square feet. Apartments offer an open floor plan with stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, private patio or balcony with storage, and in-unit washers/dryers. Common amenities include a clubhouse with resident lounge and ping-pong table, swimming pool, fitness center, outdoor barbecue area, a fenced basketball court and gated dog park. Additionally, the property features an on-site maintenance shop, additional for-rent storage lockers, 106 carports and 132 uncovered parking stalls. Ryan Kidwell and Robert Parmar of Summerfield Commercial brokered the deal.
Edgewood Group Acquires 42-Unit Multifamily Property in North Providence, Rhode Island
by Alex Patton
NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Edgewood Group has acquired Smithfield Manor, a 42-unit multifamily property in North Providence, for $3.1 million. The community has since been rebranded as The Belmore and is located in close proximity to Providence College, Rhode Island College, Our Lady of Fatima Hospital and downtown Providence. Edgewood plans to renovate the property, which was built in 1968, with interior and exterior upgrades as well as new signage and landscaping. The seller was undisclosed.
NAP Sells New Mixed-Use Development Along Atlanta BeltLine to Connor Group for $110M
by Alex Tostado
ATLANTA — North American Properties (NAP) has sold Edge, a mixed-use development that the firm recently delivered along the Atlanta BeltLine’s Eastside Trail, to The Connor Group, a multifamily owner based in Ohio. According to Atlanta Business Chronicle, Connor Group acquired Edge for $110 million. Located at 670 DeKalb Ave. NE in Atlanta’s Inman Park, Edge straddles both sides of the BeltLine’s Eastside Trail. The development offers studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments, as well as a pool, fitness center, parking garage and a clubhouse. The apartments are adjacent to Interstate 85 and the MARTA King Memorial station. The development also offers 29,000 square feet of retail, dining and loft office space. Current tenants include Shake Shack, Cold Beer and Rukus Cycling Studios. The property is less than two miles from Ponce City Market and less than one mile from Krog Street Market. Cincinnati-based NAP partnered with Atlanta BeltLine Inc. (ABI) and The Conservation Fund to transform the environmentally contaminated site.