Multifamily

CLEARWATER, FLA. — Berkadia has brokered the $50.1 million sale of Estates at Countryside, a 320-unit apartment community located at 2652 N. McMullen Booth Road in Clearwater. The buyer, an affiliate of Insula Cos., plans to improve the property’s energy and water usage. Mitch Sinberg and Matt Robbins of Berkadia’s South Florida office arranged a $37.2 million, 10-year, floating-rate loan through Freddie Mac’s Green Up program on behalf of Insula Cos. Built in 1990, the property is situated about 21 miles from downtown Tampa on the other side of Old Tampa Bay. Estates at Countryside comprises one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments with vaulted ceilings, sunrooms, walk-in closets and washer/dryer units. Community amenities include a fitness center, spa, pool and a playground. Jason Stanton and Cole Whitaker of Berkadia represented the buyer in the transaction. The seller was not disclosed.

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FORT MILL, S.C. — JLL has arranged the $49 million sale of Beckett Farms, a 280-unit apartment community located at 1111 Gennett Circle in Fort Mill, a suburb of Charlotte in South Carolina. PRG Real Estate purchased the asset from the developer, Miller-Valentine Group. Built along Interstate 77 in 2018, Beckett Farms features a clubhouse, fire pits, pocket parks and play lawns, fitness center and a saltwater/mineral pool with sun shelves and private cabanas. Units average 1,026 square feet and include wood-style flooring, patios and balconies, large closets, granite countertops and stainless steel appliances.

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OMAHA, NEB. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $21 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Tranquility Pointe Apartments in Omaha. The 230-unit apartment property is located at 4202 N. 126th Court. Amenities include a fitness center, pool, playground, basketball court and storage space. John Reed of NorthMarq arranged the 10-year loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule.

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SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Shea Properties and Ivanhoé Cambridge have broken ground on a two-property mixed-use project in San Jose’s Japantown. Situated on a 3.8-acre parcel, the project will include Facet, a two-building, 518-unit apartment community, and 6th and Jackson, a 19,000-square-foot retail area with restaurants, shops and services. Additionally, the project will feature a community park situated between the residential structures. Being built by San Jose-based Swenson, the residential component will feature units ranging from 512-square-foot studios to 1,537-square-foot three-bedroom units. Units will include stainless steel appliances, full-size washers/dryers, quartz countertops and smart home technology. Community amenities will include swimming pool/spa, poolside BBQ grills, outdoor gaming areas, fitness room, indoor kitchen/lounge, rooftop deck, pet spa and large dog run area. Additionally, the North building will offer flexible work options, including work pods, collaborative work lounges and multimedia rooms, for residents. The South Building will feature amenities for an active lifestyle, including large, gym-quality fitness areas, as well as shopping and dining options on the ground level. Facet is slated to begin leasing in Spring 2021, with the retail space at 6th and Jackson scheduled to open at the same time.

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SANTA FE, N.M. — Co-developers MorningStar Senior Living and Confluent Senior Living have opened MorningStar Assisted Living & Memory Care of Santa Fe.  The 71,000-square-foot senior living community adds 56 assisted living units and 29 memory care units to the Santa Fe market. Nearly one-fifth of the city’s population is 65 or older, according to the developers.  Construction of the community began in August 2017. The development represents the second MorningStar Senior Living community in the state. MorningStar and Confluent opened the MorningStar of Albuquerque community in 2016 and are building a third New Mexico community scheduled to open in Rio Rancho in spring 2019.  The Santa Fe project represents the ninth completed joint venture between affiliates of Denver-based senior living developer, owner and operator MorningStar, and Confluent Senior Living, a subsidiary of Denver-based real estate investment and development firm Confluent Development.  Rosemann & Associates was the architect on the project while New Mexico-based Bradbury Stamm Construction served as general contractor. Confluent is the project owner and MorningStar serves as the operator.

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In 2018, the Detroit real estate market had a banner year for transactions, new developments and big headlines. Chief among these was Ford Motor Co.’s acquisition of the vacant Michigan Central Station, a major media event that attracted attention from all over the world.  Other notable news stories predominantly revolved around Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert and his Bedrock Real Estate Services. In 2018 alone, Bedrock delivered the 129-key Shinola Hotel, began construction on the 847,000-square-foot Monroe Blocks and laid the foundation for the 912-foot tall Hudson’s tower. The combined costs of these projects exceed $2 billion.  From a brokerage standpoint, it also was a successful year. Q10|Lutz Financial Services, a Birmingham-based commercial mortgage banking firm, had its best year on record. Similarly, Farmington Hills-based Friedman Real Estate’s investment sales division had transaction volume of a half-billion dollars, according to the firm’s manager of opportunities, Jared Friedman. Some highlights and market insights into the Great Lakes State’s commercial real estate market are below.   Multifamily redevelopment Downtown Detroit has received most of the notable press this cycle, in particular for the flock of millennials and young professionals who up-ended trends and brought their skinny jeans and electric scooter habits to …

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ORLANDO, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the $64 million sale of Island Club, a 472-unit multifamily community in Orlando. The asset is situated at 1401 Kirkman Road, about six miles west of downtown Orlando. Built in 1990, Island Club offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a car care center, tennis court, volleyball court, two lake-side swimming pools, playground, game room and fitness center. Shelton Granade, Luke Wickham and Justin Basquill of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Brian Eisendrath of CBRE originated a 10-year Freddie Mac loan on behalf of the buyer, TruAmerica Multifamily. The acquisition loan features five years of interest-only payments.

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LAKELAND, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $50 million sale of Victoria Landing, a 352-unit apartment complex in Lakeland. Tampa-based Blue Roc Premier purchased the asset and has rebranded it as The Park at Palazzo. The asset totals 383,212 square feet across 12 buildings on 24 acres. The Park at Palazzo offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and was 98 percent occupied at the time of the sale. Amenities include a resort-style swimming pool, hot tub, athletic facility, business center, sand volleyball court, car care facility, game room, playground, indoor basketball and racquetball courts, two dog parks and a pet washing station. Brad Capas, Luis Elzora and Robert Given of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Minnesota-based Mercury Investment, in the transaction.

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ROANOKE, TEXAS — Civitas Senior Living and LKP Ventures will develop Harvest Senior Living, an 83-unit assisted living and memory care community in Roanoke, a northern suburb of Fort Worth. The property will be situated on 5.2 acres along State Highway 114, span 67,000 square feet and offer resort-style amenities. The groundbreaking is slated to occur this spring.

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SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living (SFCJL), a continuing care retirement community in San Francisco, has opened a preview center at its 190-unit Frank Residences expansion. The $140 million project will add 113 assisted living apartments and 77 memory care suites. The expansion includes 270,000 square feet of new construction, plus renovations to the community’s 362 skilled nursing units. The new units are slated for occupancy in late 2019.   “SFCJL leadership embarked on this project because they saw there was a real need in the community for modern housing where older adults could receive higher levels of care,” says Staci Chang, director of marketing and communications. “With this expansion, we are creating an economically sustainable model that will be viable for generations to come and expanding our services to serve the needs and wants of a broader population of older adults and their families.” In addition to the new residential units, SFCJL is creating a “downtown” on campus with social and cultural activities, as well as medical services. Named Byer Square, the area will feature a primary, specialty and integrative health care clinic, along with a fitness and aquatics center, library, café, cinema, and a cultural and …

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