Multifamily

The Greater Phoenix multifamily market continues to thrive in a high-demand environment, driven by strong tenant volume and investor interest. As the local economy expands, employers are adding workers at a steady pace while demand for housing is on the rise. Apartments remain the preferred choice for many, pushing multifamily vacancy rates low even as new units are added to inventory. We fully anticipate these conditions to continue in the year ahead. Multifamily vacancy in the Greater Phoenix market ended the second quarter of 2016 at 5.9 percent, 20 basis points lower than one year earlier. Vacancy typically ticks higher in the second quarter, as some part-time residents escape the summer heat wave. This trend occurred again this year. Despite the recent seasonal rise, vacancy has been below 6 percent for the past four quarters, and the rate will undoubtedly tick lower in the second half of this year. The low-vacancy conditions are fueling robust rent growth. Asking rents have spiked by more than 8 percent in the past year, while the pace of gains is accelerating. Asking rents rose more than 5 percent in the first half of 2016, with additional increases anticipated in the months ahead. More than …

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WALNUT CREEK, CALIF. — Northern California Presbyterian Homes and Services is developing Viamonte, a 200-unit seniors housing community in the San Francisco Bay Area city of Walnut Creek. Northern California Presbyterian Homes and Services plans to break ground on the community in 2017. Northern California Presbyterian Homes and Services develops and operates affordable seniors housing communities on the West Coast.

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SAN ANTONIO — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) has negotiated the sale of Vantage at Alamo Ranch, a 288-unit apartment community located near the Westover Hills area of San Antonio. Will Balthrope, Drew Kile and Jordan Featherstone of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer. The property is located on Alamo Parkway, near the Alamo Ranch master-planned community. Vantage at Alamo Ranch is a gated community featuring nine-foot ceilings, black appliances and in-unit washers and dryers. Community amenities include a clubhouse and business center, fitness center and swimming pool.

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ROCKWALL, TEXAS — Steadfast Apartment REIT has acquired Lake Ray Hubbard, a garden-style apartment community with 334 apartment homes in the Dallas suburb of Rockwall. Built in 2009, Lake Ray Hubbard is a 96 percent occupied apartment community with 42 apartment buildings housing one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom floorplans. The average unit size is 1,118 square feet and the average rent is $1,603. The Lake Ray Hubbard community is being renamed to Sixteen50 @ Lake Ray Hubbard. Each unit features a balcony or patio, ceiling fans, washer and dryer connections and a garage, with fireplaces and hardwood floors in select homes. Community amenities include a pool, hot tub, steam room and dry sauna, on-site spa, fitness center, sand volleyball court, community pond, dog park, central park and playground, barbecue and picnic area and a business center. Steadfast Apartment REIT plans a value enhancement strategy at the property.

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BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Calli Village, a 76-unit apartment property located at 2644 Old Port Isabel Road in Brownsville. The single-story development was completed in summer 2016 and features 62 two-bedroom and 14 three-bedroom apartment homes. The new owner-operator plans to construct an additional 40 units on the adjacent land. Mike Moffitt Jr. of Marcus & Millichap’s Austin office represented the seller, a limited liability company. Moffitt also secured the purchaser, a partnership.

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LEE’S SUMMIT, MO. — Parrot Properties, in partnership with Block & Co., has received approval for its $225 million Village at View High development in Lee’s Summit from the city’s planning commission. The mixed-use project will feature multifamily space, 250,000 square feet of retail space and more than 100,000 square feet of office and medical space, as well as a proposed senior living facility. To be developed in three phrases, the project will feature 23 acres of land for 300 luxury apartments, 13 acres for a gated-community of senior living villas, townhomes and apartments, and 35 acres for retail, restaurant and office development. The project team includes Engineering Solutions, TransSystems, Hirst and Associates Architects, Bushyhead, and Humphrey, Farrington & McClain PC.

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NEW YORK CITY — An affiliate of Rockpoint Group LLC has acquired two residential properties located at 63 and 67 Wall St. in Manhattan. An affiliate of DTH Capital sold the properties for an undisclosed sum. 63 Wall Street, known as the Crest and formerly The Wall and Hanover Building, was built in 1928 as the headquarters of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. The 400,000-square-foot building was converted into 476 residential apartments in 2003 and 2004. 67 Wall Street was originally built in 1921 as headquarters for the Munson Shipping Co. In 2006, the building was converted into 331 residential units and a retail component. The properties have approximately 10,000 square feet of connected amenity space and 20,000 square feet of retail space. Carl Schwartz, Matthew Scoville and Katie Baranek of Hunton & Williams LLP advised DTH Capital on the sale.

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OWINGS MILLS, MD. — Baltimore-based Continental Realty Corp. has acquired Riverstone at Owings Mills, a 324-unit garden-style apartment community located in Owings Mills, for $61.6 million. Continental purchased the community via its Continental Realty Fund IV LP, marking the third multifamily purchase for the fund. Located at 4700 Riverstone Drive, Riverstone at Owings Mills consists of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartment units featuring 9-foot ceiling heights, open-style layouts, split master options, individual full-sized washer and dryers, and balconies or patios. The asset was nearly 96 percent occupied at the time of the purchase. Constructed in 2002, the property’s community amenities include a clubhouse with a fitness center, business center and resident lounge, as well as an outdoor swimming pool, hot tub and a tennis court. Continental Realty plans to continue the on-going renovation program, which includes the installation of granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. CBRE represented the seller, CIM Group, in the transaction.

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KATY, TEXAS — Trademark Property Co. has entered into an agreement with Westside Ventures to develop an 82-acre mixed-use development at the northwest corner of I-10 and Mason Road in Katy. Planning will continue in the coming months for the initial 60-acre phase, which will include retail, restaurant, residential, hotel and office space. The site, which is part of a larger 107-acre tract owned by Westside Ventures, will be developed in phases over several years. Phasing and a construction timeline will be scheduled following planning.

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HOUSTON — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Colonial Oaks Apartments, an 80-unit apartment property located in Houston. Juan Cuevas and Lucas Fertitta of Marcus & Millichap’s Houston office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. Cuevas and Fertitta also secured and represented the buyer, a limited liability company. Colonial Oaks Apartments is located at 3940 South Shaver St.

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