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.
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 …
FORT COLLINS, COLO. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Copperleaf Place, a multifamily community in Fort Collins. Brinkman sold the asset to California-based Warm Springs Holdings for $21.8 million. Located at 3425 S. Shields St., Copperleaf Place features 94 apartments across three rental buildings on 2.8 acres. At the time of sale, the property was 96.8 percent occupied. Built in 2018, the community features a clubhouse, 24-hour fitness center and dog park. Dan Woodward, David Potarf, Matthew Barnett and Jake Young of CBRE Capital Markets represented the seller in the transaction.
PHOENIX AND SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Berkadia has brokered the sale of a two-property multifamily portfolio located in Phoenix and Scottsdale. Colorado-based Birch LLC sold the portfolio to Phoenix-based ZH Multifamily for $13.5 million. The properties are Oak Tree, a 76-unit community located at 3620 E. McDowell Road in Phoenix built in 1984, and Scottsdale 5th Avenue, a 59-unit complex located at 6405 E. Indian School Road in Scottsdale built in 1968. Scottsdale 5th Avenue sold for $6.6 million, or $111,864 per unit, and Oak Tree sold for $6.9 million, or $90,789 per unit. Ric Holway, Mark Forrester and Dan Cheyne of Berkadia’s Phoenix office represented the seller in the deal.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Manitoba, a 265-unit multifamily complex in Fort Worth. Built in 1971, the property offers amenities such as two pools, a playground, afterschool center and onsite laundry facilities. Al Silva of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Dallas-based nonprofit that owned the asset for 18 years, in the transaction. Silva and Ford Braly, also with Marcus & Milichap, secured the buyer, a Dallas-based investment firm that will renovate the property’s exteriors, unit interiors and amenity spaces.
TOLEDO AND OREGON, OHIO — Reichle Klein Group has brokered the $29.4 million sale of an 888-unit apartment portfolio in Toledo and Oregon. The properties include Tamarack Creek, Piccadilly West and Alexor in Toledo; and Piccadilly East, located at 2750 Pickle Road in Oregon. Tony Plath and Harlan Reichle of Reichle Klein represented the local seller, R.J. Lloyd Co. Ltd. Columbus-based Urban Land Co. Ltd. purchased the portfolio.
DALLAS — Minneapolis-based Dougherty Mortgage has arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for Sedona Ranch, a 253-unit multifamily asset in Dallas. The property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a two pools, a picnic area and onsite laundry facilities. Dougherty arranged the loan, which carried a 12-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule, through a partnership with Old Capital Lending on behalf of the borrower, 2749 Sedona Ranch LLC.
DALLAS — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a 33-unit memory care community in the Turtle Creek neighborhood of Dallas. A publicly traded REIT sold the property, the name of which was not disclosed, to local owner-operator Iris Senior Living. Blueprint’s Ben Firestone and Joshua Salzman handled the transaction.
On June 14th, the New York State legislature passed a series of stringent rent regulation reforms. The laws damaged property owners’ means of making money by strengthening tenant protections, capping rent increases and keeping units permanently stabilized. A quick Google search will explain the specifics regarding IAIs, J51s, eviction, buyouts, vacancy bonus and decontrol. In short, landlords will face rising taxes, higher water and sewer bills and elevated construction costs with no mechanism to raise rents to outpace or even match these expenses. Gloom was in the air until an auspicious turn of events occurred on June 21st, just one week after the new rent laws passed. A Pennsylvania woman won a momentous victory in the U.S. Supreme Court that opened the doors for property owners to go directly to federal court without going to state court first. The timing was nothing short of incredible. Essentially, the decision paves the way for New York City landlords to get a fast-track hearing by the Supreme Court, which may view the these new rent laws as going too far and violating owners’ constitutional rights. In weeks to follow, property owners spoke with each other and with major law firms to get a …
TALLMADGE, OHIO — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $14.5 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of a 101-unit seniors housing property in Tallmadge, just east of Akron. Built in 2016, Danbury Tallmadge offers independent living, assisted living and memory care. Lee Delaveris of KeyBank originated the loan. Danbury Senior Living was the borrower.