NEW YORK CITY — JLL has arranged a $47.5 million loan for the refinancing of The 80th Street Residence, an assisted living facility in Manhattan. The property specializes in enhanced memory care and comprises 61 units and 70 beds. IDB Bank, a New York-based private and commercial bank, provided the loan. Peter Rotchford, Zach Rigby, Jason Skalko and Dillon Donald of JLL arranged the loan on behalf of property owners Wayne Kaplan and Larry Morehead.
NEWARK, N.J. — The Kislak Co. Inc. has brokered the $5.8 million sale of a four-property multifamily portfolio totaling 69 units in Newark.. The portfolio comprises four three-story apartment buildings within close proximity of each other, including 12 units at 48 Millington Ave., 16 units at 51 Summit Ave., 21 units at 535 Hawthorne Ave. and 20 units with a developable lot at 291 Wainwright St. Collectively, the properties were 100 percent occupied at the time of the sale. Robert Squires and Michael Kossak of Kislak represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Jeff Squires of Kislak procured the undisclosed buyer.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — JLL has arranged $127.5 million in financing for EON at Flagler Village, a two-phase multifamily complex in Fort Lauderdale. JLL worked on behalf of the developer and borrower, Alta Developers LLC, to secure the three-year, floating-rate loan through Mack Real Estate Credit Strategies LP. Loan proceeds will be used to pay the existing construction loan on Phase I and will fund the construction of Phase II. Brian Gaswirth and Reid Carleton of JLL’s Capital Markets team represented Alta in the transaction. EON at Flagler Village is within walking distance of the new Virgin (formerly Brightline) train station in Fort Lauderdale. Phase I of EON at Flagler Village was completed in May 2019 and consists of 206 residential units and 3,320 square feet of retail. Amenities include a pool, outdoor grilling stations, fitness center and yoga room, pet facilities, a game room and lounges. Phase II, which is currently under construction, will consist of 270 residential units and 2,400 square feet of retail space. The second phase is anticipated to open by spring 2021.
SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — Atlanta-based Cortland has purchased The Hill, a 287-unit multifamily complex in Sandy Springs, a suburb of Atlanta in the city’s Central Perimeter submarket. Cincinnati-based developer North American Properties Inc. (NAP) sold the property at 1160 Johnson Ferry Road NE to Cortland for an undisclosed amount. The complex, which will be rebranded as Cortland at the Hill, features a fitness center with free group fitness classes, a dog park, pool area, grilling stations and a fire pit. The apartment complex is adjacent to the MARTA Medical Center station and near to both Ga. Highway 400 and Interstate 285, as well as a cluster of hospitals giving the neighborhood the nickname of “Pill Hill.” The property was 81 percent occupied at the time of sale. With this acquisition, Cortland now owns 37 assets and more than 11,900 units in metro Atlanta.
SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — Denver-based Black Creek Group has purchased Hanover Perimeter from developer Hanover Co. for $117 million. The 384-unit multifamily property is located at 1110 Hammond Drive in Sandy Springs, a suburb of Atlanta in the city’s Central Perimeter submarket. The units were 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. Walker & Dunlop’s Pat Jones represented Black Creek in the transaction. Built in 2018, Hanover Place features a fitness center, pool, grilling areas, pet care station and a clubhouse equipped with billiards and a TV lounge. The property has nearby access to restaurants, retail and a Publix grocery store. It is also adjacent to Interstate 285, Ga. Highway 400 and the MARTA Dunwoody Station.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Hines will develop The Residences at Classen Curve, a 325-unit apartment community that will be located in the Nichols Hills submarket of Oklahoma City. Designed by Dwell Design Studio, the project will be situated adjacent to a retail center that houses a Whole Foods Market and Trader Joe’s. Units will average roughly 900 square feet and amenities will include a pool, fitness center, coworking lounge, package facilities, courtyards and a resident clubroom. Construction is slated to begin in 2020, and the first units are expected to be available for occupancy in late 2021.
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. — Kennedy Wilson, through various investment vehicles managed by the Beverly Hills-based company, has purchased five multifamily properties for $342 million in an off-market transaction. Terms of the transaction were not released. Kennedy Wilson has an average ownership of 38 percent in the assets. The communities are located in Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico. The portfolio contributes 1,008 units to Kennedy Wilson’s multifamily presence in the Mountain States and adds 449 units to the company’s Pacific Northwest portfolio. This acquisition builds on Kennedy Wilson’s total multifamily portfolio of 29,500 units, including properties under construction. Kennedy Wilson and its partners invested $122 million of equity in the portfolio, including closing costs. The company’s asset management plan includes adding and enhancing amenities and updating unit interiors across the portfolio.
DENVER — Nelson Partners Student Housing has sold Auraria Student Lofts. The 438-bed student housing community is located near the Auraria Campus, an educational facility which serves the University of Colorado – Denver, Metropolitan State University and the Community College of Denver. The community offers two- and four-bedroom units with shared amenities including a rooftop swimming pool, cabanas, an outdoor dining area, fitness center, yoga studio, gaming lounge and study spaces. Terms of the transaction and the buyer were undisclosed.
WESTMINSTER, COLO. — New York-based The Praedium Group purchased Legacy on the Promenade, an apartment community located in Westminster, for an undisclosed price. Additional terms of the transaction were not released. The buyer plans to rebrand the property and make several enhancements to the amenity areas. Constructed in 2018, the 300-unit Legacy on the Promenade comprises an elevated four-story building with interior conditioned hallways and a six-level central parking garage. Additionally, the property features 24 townhome units with attached two-car garages. In a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, the units range in size from 641 square feet to 1,888 square feet and feature nine- to 20-foot ceilings, lakefront views, granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Community amenities include an outdoor lounge, pool and spa; outdoor grill and fire pit station; a two-story fitness center with a spin and yoga studio; and resident clubhouse and game room.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Seattle-based Thayer Manca Residential has purchased Mirabella Heights, an apartment property located in Albuquerque, for an undisclosed price. The buyer plans to implement a $4.7 million renovation and repositioning plan that includes a reinvented clubhouse, modernized 24-hour fitness center, upgraded pool area, a new pet park, additional package lockers, interior unit renovations, property rebranding and additional capital upgrades. Situated on 13 acres at 701 Stephen Moody St. SE, Mirabella Heights features 280 units and is the only post 2000-built garden-style apartment community in the surrounding market, according to Thayer Manca. The acquisition marks the buyer’s third multifamily purchase in Albuquerque. Combined with renovation costs, the company has invested more than $100 million investment in the Albuquerque multifamily market in the last two years.