OGDEN, UTAH — Investor Capital Group has completed the disposition of The Falls at Canyon Rim, a multifamily property in the Salt Lake City suburb of Ogden. TruAmerica Multifamily purchased the asset for an undisclosed price. Built in 2001 on more than 14 acres, the 12-building community features 288 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 937 square feet to 1,420 square feet. Each unit offers full-size washers/dryers, plank flooring and a private patio or balcony. Community amenities include two playground areas, a swimming pool and tennis court. Danny Shin and Brock Zylstra of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
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BOISE, IDAHO — Lument has provided a $9 million bridge loan to finance three The Cottages-branded communities in metro Boise: Alpine Meadows, The Cottages of Boise, and The Cottages of Lochsa Falls. Lument will carry the loan directly on its balance sheet. Rob McAdams, a director based in Denver, led the transaction for Lument. The transaction is structured as a single loan secured by the three assets and includes financing the acquisition of Alpine Meadows, a 34-bed assisted living facility in Meridian, and refinancing existing debt of the Boise and Lochsa locations, both 32-unit assisted living and memory care facilities in Garden City and Meridian, respectively. The loan features a two-year term, floating interest rate and interest-only payments. Once performance at Alpine Meadows has stabilized, Lument plans to convert the financing into a HUD scattered-site loan to create a larger base of beds and diversify the operational risk across buildings.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Knighthead Funding has originated a $22 million loan for the refinancing of The Luna, a newly built apartment community located at 1009 8th Ave. S in Nashville’s Edgehill neighborhood, roughly two miles south of downtown. The two-year, fixed-rate loan will feature interest-only payments and be used to take out a maturing construction loan. The borrower is a joint venture led by developer CA South. Built in 2023, The Luna features 108 apartments with monthly rental rates ranging from $1,650 to $4,300, according to Apartments.com. Floor plans include studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts ranging in size from 520 to 1,350 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, pet play area, pet washing station and a business center.
Brikwell Receives $5.8M Loan for Benjamin Square Affordable Housing Community in Eaton, Colorado
by Amy Works
EATON, COLO. — Brikwell has received $5.8 million in financing for Benjamin Square, an affordable housing property in Eaton, a small town east of Fort Collins. Located at 55 Juniper Ave., Benjamin Square features 60 one-bedroom apartments spread across 10 single-story buildings. The units are all Section 8 affordable housing. Community amenities include a laundry room, community lounge and a covered gazebo/picnic area. Brock Yaffe and Tony Nargi of JLL Capital Markets Debt Advisory secured the fixed-rate senior loan through Freddie Mac Multifamily. JLL and Freddie Mac were able to craft a structure that provided the borrower time to renew and extend the Project-Based Section 8 HAP contract prior to acquisition and loan closing, preserving affordability at Benjamin Square for 20 years. JLL Real Estate Capital, a Freddie Mac Optigo lender, will service the loan.
MERCER ISLAND, WASH. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of a 50-unit assisted living and memory care community in Mercer Island, located in Lake Washington just east of Seattle. The property was built in 1990. Its name was not disclosed. The seller was a private real estate fund. The buyer is a Northwest-based owner-operator looking to expand its portfolio in Washington. The new owner plans to remodel the community Jason Punzel and Daniel Geraghty handled the transaction for SLIB.
MIAMI — PMG, a development and investment firm with offices in New York City and Miami, has received a $668 million construction loan for the Waldorf Astoria Hotel & Residences Miami. Located at 300 Biscayne Blvd, the building will rise more than 1,000 feet and will house 387 private residences and 205 hotel rooms and suites, as well as retail and restaurant space. The latter component will include Peacock Alley, a concept that is part of the Waldorf Astoria band. The Waldorf Astoria is part of the Hilton Hotels (NYSE: HLT) family of brands. Christopher Peck, Chris Drew, Brian Gaswirth, Jimmy Calvo and Mateo Bolivar of JLL arranged the financing through Arkansas-based Bank OZK and New York City-based Related Fund Management on behalf of PMG. According to South Florida Business Journal, condo sales launched in 2021, and the formal groundbreaking took place in 2022. At the time of the loan closing, more than 90 percent of the residences had been pre-sold. Vertical construction of the property is slated for mid-2028 completion. Hotel guests and residents will have access to a shared suite of amenities. These will include: Residents of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel & Residences Miami can also utilize a …
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Hunt Capital Partners has completed Saison North, a 116-unit affordable housing project located at the site of the former NXNW Brewery in North Austin. The majority (70 percent) of the units are subject to income restrictions, specifically for households earning 30, 50 or 60 percent or less of the area median income. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, and amenities include a clubhouse with community kitchen, a fitness center and a business center. Hunt Capital Partners developed the property in partnership with O-SDA Industries, Travis County Housing Finance Corp. and Saigebrook Development.
JLL Arranges Agency Acquisition Financing for 116-Unit Monticello Apartments in Fort Worth
by Jeff Shaw
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — JLL has arranged a Freddie Mac acquisition loan of an undisclosed amount for Monticello Apartments, a 116-unit multifamily complex in Fort Worth. The property consists of 22 two-story buildings that house 56 one-bedroom and 60 two-bedroom apartments. Units average 952 square feet in size and feature walk-in closets, patios or balconies, washer and dyers, stainless steel appliances and air conditioning. John Brownlee, Bo Beidleman, Blake Morrison and Aaron Craig of JLL originated the five-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, Price Realty.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between Witkoff and an affiliate of Apollo Global Management has topped out The Brook, a 52-story apartment building in downtown Brooklyn. The Brook will house 591 apartments and 21,000 square feet of retail space. Thirty percent of units will be set aside as affordable housing. Income restrictions for these units were not disclosed. Amenities will include a pool, basketball court, lounge, fitness center, library, communal terraces, playground, dog run and coworking spaces. Move-ins are slated to begin in the second half of 2025. Beyer Blinder Belle designed the community, and Bonetti/Kozerski Architecture provided interior design services. Suffolk Construction is the general contractor.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $8 million sale of a seven-unit apartment building located at 228 W. 10th St. in Manhattan’s West Village. The four-story building consists of six one-bedroom apartments and a 2,500-square-foot retail space that is leased to Italian restaurant L’Artusi. Joe Koicim and Peter Dodge of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.