AUSTIN, TEXAS — A partnership between two private equity firms, Pittsburgh-based JoCo Partners and Dallas-based The ValCap Group, has acquired two adjacent multifamily communities totaling 316 units in Austin. Westwood Apartments was built in 1983 and totals 152 units, and Audubon Square was built in 1986 and totals 164 units. The partnership plans to combine the properties into one community called The Lantern that features amenities such as a clubhouse, fitness center, pool areas, outdoor grilling stations and a dog park. The community opened recently and its first units are currently being renovated.
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AUSTIN, TEXAS — TH Real Estate, an affiliate of Chicago-based asset manager Nuveen, has purchased Tacara Steiner Ranch, a 246-unit apartment community in northwest Austin. The property, which was built in 2017 and was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale, offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 959 square feet per unit. Amenities include a pool, fitness and massage studios, media and game rooms and a dog park. Scott LaMontagne of JLL handled the sale on behalf of the seller and developer, San Antonio-based Casey Development Ltd.
BEAUMONT, TEXAS — Griffin-American, a partnership between American Healthcare Investors LLC and Griffin Capital Company LLC, has acquired Pinnacle Beaumont Assisted Living Facility in Beaumont for $19.5 million. Situated on 4.4 acres, the property features 79 units and consists of approximately 61,000 square feet of assisted living and memory care space. The acquisition was completed in a joint venture with an affiliate of Meridian Senior Living LLC, which will manage the property.
UVALDE, TEXAS — Hunt Capital Partners has closed $9.7 million in low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) equity financing for the development of Monarch Estates, an affordable seniors housing community in Uvalde, about 100 miles west of San Antonio. Roundstone Development is planning the 80-unit community, which will be the first affordable seniors housing community in the area. The groundbreaking is scheduled for later this month with a July 2019 target completion.
LINDENWOLD, N.J. — Houlihan-Parnes Realtors has brokered the $27.3 million sale of the Stonington Court apartments, a 456-unit apartment community at 1800 Laurel Road in Lindenwold. The community is located approximately 16 miles southeast of Philadelphia. Robert V. Tiburzi Jr. of Houlihan-Parnes represented the seller, an investment company. The Kislak Co., represented the buyer, a New Jersey-based real estate investor.
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — Trez Forman Capital Group has provided a $42 million construction loan for a new 297-unit apartment community located at 17355 Old Statesville Road in Huntersville, roughly 15 miles north of Charlotte. Brett Forman of Trez Forman originated the loan on behalf of the project developer, Caldwell Station NC LLC. The 20-building community will include a mix of garden-style apartment units and for-rent townhomes. Community amenities will include a saltwater pool, clubhouse, fitness center, lounge area and a dog park. A construction timeline for the project was not disclosed.
DORAL, FLA. — Trammell Crow Residential, in partnership with AvalonBay Communities Inc., has unveiled plans to develop a 350-unit apartment community located at the corner of N.W. 36th Street and N.W. 79th Avenue in Doral, roughly 16 miles northwest of Miami. The residences will be part of a horizontally integrated mixed-use development that will feature 80,000 square feet of retail, which is under development by the Terra Group. The site currently houses the 139,000-square-foot Atrium Office space. Demolition of the property is scheduled for later this month. The community will include a mix of one- to three-bedroom apartment units and will feature a pool, park and bike path. Trammell Crow and AvalonBay expect to wrap up construction in 2020.
CHICAGO — Baker Development Corp. has completed ELEVATE Lincoln Park located at 930 W. Altgeld St. in Chicago. The 11-story luxury apartment building includes 191 units. The property features a pool, grill area, demonstration kitchen, fitness center and dog run. Floor plans include studios, one- and two-bedroom units, as well as penthouse units. Monthly rents start at $1,985.
NORTH SAINT PAUL, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Division Street Apartments in North Saint Paul for $1.5 million. The three-building apartment property is located at 2633 Division St. All of the property’s 21 units are one-bedroom units averaging 400 square feet. Evan Miller of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the undisclosed seller. He also procured the buyer.
Henley Tower 16 Buys 512-Unit Multifamily Community in Las Vegas’ Spring Valley Submarket
by Amy Works
LAS VEGAS — Henley Tower 16, a joint venture between Henley USA and Tower 16 Capital Partners, has acquired Foothill Village Apartments, a multifamily property located in the Spring Valley submarket of Las Vegas. Greenberg Traurig sold the property for $50 million in an off-market transaction. The buyers plan to renovate the property and rebrand it as Altura on Tropicana. The community features 512 one-, two- and three-bedroom townhomes with central air conditioning and individual electric metering. On-site amenities include three swimming pools, two hot tubs, two basketball courts, four laundry facilities, a business center, a large playground and dog runs. Pat Sauter, Art Carll-Tangora and Antone Brazill of NAI Vegas retained the buyers in the transaction.