— By Rachel Ivers, senior analyst, multifamily investment sales team, and Bryan Danforth and Matt Thomson, senior vice presidents, Compass Commercial — The multifamily investment sales market in the San Francisco Bay Area is undergoing a noticeable transformation that’s driven by economic pressures and evolving investor strategies. Unlike in previous years — where sellers might list properties to capitalize on market highs or interest rate lows — the current environment is seeing fewer sales motivated by profit. Many sellers today are cashing out due to expiring fixed interest rates or selling for personal reasons rather than purely financial motivations. This includes circumstances such as inheritance, divorce or retirement. With the Baby Boomer generation, currently aged 60 to 78 and reaching retirement age in larger numbers, we’re beginning to see the front end of significant changes in property ownership. This demographic shift is likely to drive a substantial increase in inheritance sales in the near future as life expectancy hovers around 77.5 years. A significant factor driving this shift is the belief among many investors that the market has peaked. Concerns about stricter rent control measures, which continue to appear on ballots, are prompting these investors to seek opportunities elsewhere. Markets …
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SAN FRANCISCO — Chicago-based Waterton has expanded its presence in San Francisco with the acquisition of L Seven, a multifamily community at 1222 Hamilton St. in the city’s SoMa neighborhood. Terms of the transaction and the seller were not released, though many media outlets have reported that the previous owner was Brookfield Properties. Built in 2017, L Seven offers 410 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments, as well as two-story townhomes and loft-like penthouse residences. Apartments feature modern finishes, and, in select residences, floor-to-ceiling windows, private balconies, in-unit washers/dryers and direct-access garages. The community offers 31,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, a rooftop amenity deck with a beer garden, grilling stations and a fire pit. L Seven also features a resident lounge and coworking space that Waterton will upgrade with various nooks and areas for increased privacy for remote workers. Additionally, Waterton will institute a light value-add program focused on enhancing underutilized amenity spaces while prolonging the life of the asset.
MAGNOLIA, TEXAS — New Hope Housing (NHH), a nonprofit affordable and workforce housing owner-operator, is underway on construction of a 120-unit affordable seniors housing project that will be located in the northwestern Houston suburb of Magnolia. The site at 7520 Avenue C spans 3.5 acres, and the development will house 90 one-bedroom units and 30 two-bedroom units. Of those, 19 units will be reserved for households earning 30 percent or less of the area median income (AMI); 44 units will be made available to seniors earning 50 percent or less of AMI; and 57 units will be earmarked for renters earning 60 percent or less of AMI. Amegy Bank provided $20 million in construction financing for the project, which is expected to be complete in 2026.
LOUISVILLE, COLO. — Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $42 million sale of Delo Apartments, a multifamily property located at 1140 Cannon St. in Louisville. Situated roughly 21 miles north of Denver and nine miles east of Boulder, Delo Apartments offers 130 apartments. Michael Krebsbach and Kenny Clarke of Pinnacle represented the buyer and seller in the off-market transaction. Both parties requested anonymity.
IPA Arranges $75M in Financing for Redevelopment of Former Pfizer Headquarters Building in Manhattan
NEW YORK CITY — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged $75 million in financing for the redevelopment of the former Pfizer headquarters building in Midtown Manhattan. The project will convert the 10-story, 290,000-square-foot office building at 219 E. 42nd St. into a multifamily complex with 660 units that will come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. When combined with the adjacent building at 235 E. 42nd St., the development will feature more than 1,400 apartments. Max Herzog, Marko Kazanjian, Andrew Cohen and Max Hulsh of IPA arranged the financing through Northwind Group on behalf of the developer, a partnership between David Werner Real Estate Investments and Metro Loft Management. Alexandria Real Estate Equities bought the former Pfizer headquarters building in 2018 following the pharmaceutical giant’s announcement that it would be relocating its headquarters to The Spiral, Tishman Speyer’s 2.8 million-square-foot building in the Hudson Yards district.
EAST HANOVER, N.J. — Locally based developer KRE Group has begun leasing Valley View Park, a 239-unit apartment community in East Hanover, about 30 miles west of Manhattan. The property, which is named for a golf course that occupied the site from 1937 to 1973, consists of five four-story buildings. Units come in one- and two-bedroom floor plans, and 34 residences are subject to income restrictions. The amenity package comprises a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, indoor and outdoor children’s play areas, outdoor grilling and dining stations, a gaming lawn, dog park and walking trails. Rents start at approximately $2,700 per month for a one-bedroom apartment. Construction began in April 2023.
LOS ANGELES — GPI Cos. has acquired The Lofts at NoHo Commons, a Class A multifamily property in the North Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles. Terms of the transaction were not released. The transit-oriented, mixed-used property was originally built in 2006 and extensively renovated in 2017. The Lofts at NoHo Commons’ 292 apartments offer 11-foot to 14-foot ceilings and open floorplates. Community amenities include outdoor space, open-air corridors and a large amenity deck. GPI Cos. has tapped South Carolina-based Greystar to manage the property.
Lalani Ventures, Exact Capital to Develop $160M Mixed-Income Multifamily Tower at Underground Atlanta
by John Nelson
ATLANTA — Lalani Ventures, owner of the historic Underground Atlanta development in downtown Atlanta, has formed a joint venture with New York-based Exact Capital to develop a $160 million multifamily high-rise project. The 30-story tower will feature a mix of 163 affordable housing units, with incomes restricted to households earning at or below 60 percent of the area median income, as well as 242 market-rate apartments and community amenities. Lalani Ventures and Exact Capital are currently in the planning and design phases for the tower and have tapped architectural firm Niles Bolton to handle the unnamed tower’s design, engineering and permitting. The site for the tower is at Underground Atlanta’s fountain plaza, which is bordered by Peachtree Street to the west, Wall Street to the north, Pryor Street to the east and Upper Alabama Street to the south. The board at Invest Atlanta, the City of Atlanta’s economic development arm, voted yesterday to approve an inducement for a $40 million tax-exempt bond issuance to help finance the tower’s affordable housing units. The Invest Atlanta board will have an opportunity to review the project again before providing its final resolution in advance of the Lalani-Exact joint venture closing on its construction …
Live Oak Bank Closes $39M Loan for Seniors Housing Community in Morgantown, West Virginia
by John Nelson
MORGANTOWN, W.VA. — Live Oak Bank has closed a $39 million unitranche loan — a hybrid financing structure that combines senior debt and subordinated debt into one loan — on behalf of a Charleston, S.C.-based owner and operator of seniors housing communities. Loan proceeds were used to retire existing bank debt along with partnership debt associated with the sponsor’s 2021 purchase of a 175-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community located in Morgantown, home city of West Virginia University. The three-year loan provides a bridge-to-agency option and includes 24 months of interest-only payments and no exit fee. Berkadia Commercial Mortgage’s Seniors Housing & Healthcare Group funded the subordinate debt.
Marcus & Millichap Arranges Sale of 56-Unit Apartment Community in Ocean Springs, Mississippi
by John Nelson
OCEAN SPRINGS, MISS. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Dominion Apartments, a 56-unit community located at 310 Holcomb Blvd. in Ocean Springs, a little over four miles east of Biloxi. Built in 2008, Dominion Apartments sits on 3.1 acres and features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. The property represents the first Mississippi acquisition for the buyer, 3H Management. Preston Cooper and Matt Smith of Marcus & Millichap’s Birmingham office represented the seller, Hattiesburg, Miss.-based Dearman Properties, in the transaction. Mickey Davis served as Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record for Mississippi in the deal.