ORLANDO, FLA. — Walker & Dunlop has provided a $27.9 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan for Brooke Common Apartments, a 288-unit affordable housing community in Orlando. The borrower is Avanath Capital Management. Half of the units, which are spread out over 38 garden-style buildings, are reserved for those making 60 percent of the area median income (AMI), while 5 percent of the units are reserved for those making 55 percent of the AMI. Brooke Commons Apartments is located 13 miles north of downtown Orlando and offers communal amenities such as a swimming pool, playground, fitness center, volleyball court, business center and a clubhouse. The seller was not disclosed.
Multifamily
Related, The Hudson Cos. Top Out 340-Unit Affordable Housing Project in New York City
by Alex Patton
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between two New York-based developers, Related Cos. and The Hudson Cos., has topped out Riverwalk Park, 340-unit affordable housing project on Roosevelt Island. Designed by Handel Architects, Riverwalk Park will house a mix of studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments in a single building. Sixty percent of Riverwalk Park’s units will be permanently affordable, with the remaining 40 percent affordable for 40 years. Construction is slated for completion in 2021.
Money360 Provides $13.2M Loan for Refinancing of Multifamily Property in Rochester, New York
by Alex Patton
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.
Origin Investments, Massimino Development Break Ground on 280-Unit Farm Haus Apartments in Colorado
by Amy Works
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 …
CBRE Brokers $21.8M Sale of Copperleaf Place Apartment Complex in Fort Collins, Colorado
by Amy Works
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.