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CBRE Brokers Sale of 143-Unit Apartment Community in Carrollton

by Taylor Williams

CARROLLTON, TEXAS — CBRE has arranged the sale of Villas de la Colonia, a 143-unit multifamily community located at 1515 Metrocrest Drive in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro of Carrollton. Built in 1969, the community features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 822 square feet per unit. Chris Deuillet of CBRE represented the seller, California-based Communidad Realty Partners, which sold the property to Aspire Ventures LLC, a Pennsylvania-based private equity firm. Villas de la Colonia was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale.  

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Bellwether Enterprise Secures $37M Financing for Mixed-Use Property in NYC

by Haisten Willis

NEW YORK CITY — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital, the commercial and multifamily mortgage banking subsidiary of Enterprise Community Investment, has secured $37 million in financing for The Larkspur, a mixed-use property in the Central Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan. The eight-story building includes 116 apartment units along with seven ground-floor commercial spaces. Bellwether provided a fixed-rate CMBS loan with a 12-year term through Fannie Mae. The terms of the financing ensure that at least 20 percent of the units are reserved for low-income families or individuals. Jim Gillespie of Bellwether Enterprise’s New York office arranged the loan for The Lemle & Wolff Cos.

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WinnDevelopment to Build 140-Unit Multifamily Community in Metro Boston

by Haisten Willis

QUINCY, MASS. — WinnDevelopment and nonprofit partner NeighborWorks Southern Mass are moving forward with plans to build a $44 million, 140-unit apartment community in Quincy. Known as The Watson on Howard, the project will be located on 1.7 acres and will feature the largest number of workforce units ever financed under MassHousing’s Workforce Housing Initiative, according to a release from WinnDevelopment. Amenities will include a gym, community room and courtyard.

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BRP, CNY Group Break Ground on $407M Transit-Oriented Development in Queens

by John Nelson

NEW YORK CITY — Developer BRP Cos. and general contractor CNY Group have broken ground on The Crossing at Jamaica Station, a $407 million, two-building development in downtown Jamaica in the Queens borough of New York City. The 669-unit affordable housing development will be situated at the Metropolitan Transit Authority’s (MTA) Jamaica Station, which features a link to AirTrain JFK, John F. Kennedy’s International Airport’s mass transit line. The Crossing will feature a 30-story high-rise located at Archer Avenue and Sutphin Boulevard between the Long Island Rail Road and three MTA subway lines. The other building will span 15 stories. FXFOWLE Architects designed both buildings to achieve LEED Silver certification. In addition to housing, the property will feature 45,000 square feet of retail and community space and 187 above-grade parking spaces. The development is part of Greater Jamaica’s revival and represents the largest private investment in downtown Jamaica in decades, according to CNY Group. Goldman Sachs provided $300 million in construction financing on behalf of BRP. The developer will also use $41.6 million in Low Income Housing Tax Credit equity and $65.2 million in tax-exempt bonds issued by the New York City Housing Development Corp. The New York City Department …

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Omaha’s Strong Apartment Fundamentals Draw National Attention of Investors

by Kristin Harlow

With an average occupancy rate of 96 percent at the end of 2016, coupled with a four percent growth in asking rental rates during 2016, Omaha’s apartment market continues to be a strong performer. According to apartment data research firm Reis, Omaha’s average asking rental rate has increased in every quarter for the past 23 quarters, and is expected to increase 3.6 percent in 2017. On the occupancy front, Reis expects the vacancy rate to finish 2017 slightly higher at 4.9 percent, which would still result in a projected healthy 95.1 percent occupancy rate. On a 10-year historical occupancy basis, Reis reports that the average occupancy over the past decade has been 95.3 percent. Meanwhile, the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) reports that the occupancy rate during the same period ranged from a low of 92 percent in 2008 to 96 percent in both 2013 and 2015. Since the beginning of 2007, the average annual increase in asking rental rates has been 2.7 percent, according to Reis. Over the past 23 quarters, the cumulative increase in asking rental rates has been 19.3 percent.   Investors take notice While Omaha may not have as robust rent growth as some East …

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Emerald Communities to Add 42 Units to CCRC in Seattle Suburbs

by Nellie Day

REDMOND, WASH. — Emerald Communities, a nonprofit seniors housing operator, has announced plans to add a new neighborhood named The Courtyard to its Emerald Heights continuing care retirement community in the Seattle suburb of Redmond. The Courtyard will feature a three-level, 69,998-square-foot building atop a 34,107-square-foot parking structure. It will add 42 new units to the community, surrounding a pedestrian plaza that connects to the property’s existing nature trail. Construction of The Courtyard is expected to begin in mid-2018. Emerald Heights, which sits on 38 acres in the Education Hill neighborhood of Redmond, was most recently expanded in 2014.

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MultifamilyTexas

NE Development to Break Ground on High-Rise Apartment at Legacy West in Plano

by Taylor Williams

PLANO, TEXAS — NE Development will break ground tomorrow on LVL 29, a 29-story high-rise apartment tower located within the Legacy West development in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro of Plano. The property’s units will range from 600 to 3,800 square feet, and its amenities will include a seven-story parking deck, 24-hour fitness center, a pool and tanning deck and a lounge veranda. NE Development expects to deliver LVL 29, which was designed by Dallas-based Humphreys & Partners Architects LP, in May 2019.

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KWA Completes 227-Unit Apartment Complex at Former Coca-Cola Bottling Plant in Fort Worth

by Taylor Williams

FORT WORTH, TEXAS — KWA Construction has completed construction of HIGHPOINT Urban Living, a 400,000-square-foot, 227-unit apartment complex on the site of the former Coca-Cola bottling plant at 650 S. Main St. in Fort Worth’s Medical District. The property features a bike rental station, resort-style pool, cabanas and a fire pit, with one-bedroom units averaging 631 square feet and two-bedroom units averaging 1,257 square feet.  

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Related Development Sells Multifamily Property in Broward County for $87M

by John Nelson

PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. — Related Development has sold the recently completed Town at Pembroke Pines, a 356-unit apartment community located at 10700 City Center Blvd. in Pembroke Pines, a city in South Florida’s Broward County. Rockpoint Group, a Boston-based real estate private equity firm, purchased the property from the Miami-based developer for $87 million. Built in 2016, Town at Pembroke Pines features 33 units per acre and community amenities such as a resort-style pool deck with personal cabanas and daybeds, outdoor dining area, demonstration kitchen, game room, private movie theater, eight courtyards, dog park, children’s playground and volleyball, tennis and racquetball courts. Over the past 18 months, Related Development has sold three completed multifamily projects totaling over $290 million, not including Town at Pembroke Pines.

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