BLOOMINGTON, IND. — The Annex Group has opened The Annex of Bloomington, a $23 million workforce housing community located on South Grant Street in Bloomington. The property features 102 studio, one- and two-bedroom units across two buildings. The community is within walking distance of the Indiana University campus. Retail space on the first level is home to a new Bru Burger location from Cunningham Restaurant Group and Coffee Beanery. The project team included Gilliatte General Contractors Inc., architect KTGY and engineer Smith Design Group Inc. STAR Financial Bank provided $18.1 million in funding.
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SOMERSET, PA. — Evans Senior Investments (ESI) has negotiated the sale of The Patriot, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Somerset, located in southwest Pennsylvania. The transaction was executed on behalf of a nonprofit organization. The CCRC features 100 licensed skilled nursing beds, 47 personal care units and two independent living units. At the time of sale, the skilled nursing component of the property was 77 percent occupied, and the personal care beds were 47 percent occupied.
MODESTO, CALIF. — Aspen Real Estate Financial (AREF), in partnership with Stanislaus Regional Housing Authority and California Affordable Housing Agency (CalAHA), has acquired the 50-unit Rumble Road Apartments in Modesto for $17 million, or $340,000 per unit. AREF handles 100 percent of the total capitalization of the acquisition, along with reserves to cover lease payments and operating expenses. The program is a long-term lease to own, where AREF donates all equity and upside value to Stanislaus Regional Housing Authority. Stanislaus Regional Housing Authority, on a 35-year lease to own the property, will begin implementing a workforce housing platform at the property where the rent levels are structured to fall within moderate income housing as defined by HUD at 80 percent to 120 percent of area median income. Located at 2531 W. Rumble Road, the community offers 10 one-bedroom units and 40 two-bedroom apartments with air conditioning, ceiling fans, stainless steel appliances, double-pane windows, walk-in closets, full-size washers/dryers and tankless water heaters. Community amenities include a clubhouse with a fitness center, play area and onsite property manager. AREF has provided funds to gate the entire community. Matt Benwitt of Lee & Associates LA North/Ventura represented the buyer, while Marcus & Millichap …
Madison Capital Obtains $34.3M Construction Financing for Apartment Development Near Raleigh
by John Nelson
APEX, N.C. — Madison Capital Group has obtained $34.3 million in construction financing for a new apartment development in the metro Raleigh-Durham area. Affiliate firm Madison Communities is planning the 218-unit community, which will be named Madison Aquiline and will be located in Apex. Warren Johnson and Travis Anderson of JLL arranged the loan through Centennial Bank on behalf of Madison Capital. Madison Aquiline will feature an integrated clubhouse with a fitness center and a resort-style pool and pool deck with grilling stations and a fire pit. Other amenities will include a café island with a wet bar, cyber lounge, flexible workspaces and a coffee bar. The construction timeline was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — SCALE Lending, the debt financing arm of Slate Property Group, has provided a $135 million construction loan for 261 Grand Concourse and 315 Grand Concourse, two adjacent multifamily projects that will be located in the Mott Haven area of The Bronx. The two buildings will rise 14 stories and house 405 units between them. Residences will come in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, and the development will also include 136 parking spaces and a 5,100-square-foot shared recreation space. Landstone Capital arranged the 24-month loan on behalf of the developer, Beitel Group, which acquired the sites in April 2022 and subsequently demolished existing structures. Completion is slated for late 2025.
WESTPORT, CONN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 28-unit apartment complex located about 50 miles northeast of New York City in Westport. The Westporter was built in 2019 and includes both flat- and townhouse-style units, as well as four ground-floor retail spaces. Eric Pentore, Victor Nolletti, Wes Klockner and Ross Friedel of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
MADISON, WIS. — Developer Subtext and Harrison Street have completed VERVE Madison, a 12-story student housing development located two blocks from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. ESG Architecture & Design served as the architect for the 536-bed, 142-unit community. The project team also included Stevens Construction Corp., civil engineer JSD Professional Services and landscape architect Damon Farber. Harrison Street served as the lead investor, while Old National Bank was the lender. The 278,143-square-foot property offers fully furnished one-, two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom units. The rooftop features a pool, hot tub, cabanas and gardens. Additional amenities include a multipurpose turf and game zone, fitness center with sauna, second-floor terrace courtyard and study areas. VERVE Madison is fully leased.
SEATTLE — Gantry has secured a total of $34.3 million of loans to refinance four Seattle-area assets owned by different and unaffiliated entities. Each transaction was placed with one of Gantry’s life company correspondent lenders and each structure provided the borrowers with non-recourse, fixed-rate loans. Mike Wood of Gantry represented three of the borrowers. The financings included:
OCEANSIDE, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of 1210 South Nevada Street, an apartment property in Oceanside. Matt Vessell sold the asset to Matt Pace for $3.3 million. The apartment building features eight two-bedroom/one-bath units and three one bedroom/one-bath units. Community amenities include 11 single-car garages and 12 offsite parking spaces. Adrian Grobelny and Conor Brennan of Marcus & Millichap’s San Diego Del Mar office represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
Orlando’s multifamily market has experienced softened conditions lately due to a record amount of new supply being built, as well as economic challenges impacting commercial real estate as a whole. Yet, green shoots have emerged as insurance costs continue to ease and interest rates remain steady with downward pressure. Both overall sentiment and renter demand have steadily improved as well. Properties in the multifamily space seeing the most interest these days are those that are high-quality and well-located. Two key multifamily sale transactions that occurred in the second quarter of 2024 were in the Southwest Orlando submarket. This includes the 424-unit Osprey Links at Hunter’s Creek property that sold for $100.6 million, which marked Orlando’s largest multifamily sale this year, and the 296-unit Sonceto Apartments property that sold for $71 million. Investors are flooding back into the market with increasingly more aggressive offers and heightened competition as a result of the still limited available multifamily inventory and notion that supply levels have peaked. However, additional supply will still enter the market in the years to come as developers maintain a positive outlook on Orlando with just over 2,000 units across six buildings delivered by the end of the second quarter …