FOUNTAIN VALLEY AND SANTA ANA, CALIF. — Northmarq has provided $60 million in loans to Advanced Real Estate for the refinancing for two multifamily properties in Orange County. Alex Kane, Joe Giordani, Brendan Golding and Alvin Cao of Northmarq’s Newport Beach Debt + Equity team arranged the financing through Northmarq’s Freddie Mac Optigo seller-servicer platform. The permanent, fixed-rate loans were structured on 10-year terms with full-term interest-only payments. Northmarq funded $40 million in refinancing for Serena Vista Apartments (built in 1970) in Fountain Valley and $20 million in refinancing for Villa del Sur (built in 1969) in Santa Ana. Totaling 284 apartments, the communities offer one- and two-bedroom floor plans.
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Creation to Break Ground on $120M The Switchyard Mixed-Use Development in Suburban Phoenix
by Katie Sloan
QUEEN CREEK, ARIZ. — Development firm Creation is set to break ground on The Switchyard, a $120 million mixed-use development located at the northeast corner of Ellsworth and Ocotillo roads in the Phoenix suburb of Queen Creek. Plans for the 10-acre project include the development of 54,000 square feet of restaurant, retail, residential and office space. The retail portion of the development will include a 3,800-square-foot Postino wine café and an 11,900-square-food restaurant called The Porch, which will include an expansive outdoor patio. Creation plans to break ground on the multi-phase project later this year. Phase I is scheduled for completion in early 2026. The development team includes Dallas-based architect GFF Design and general contractor LGE Design Build. Creation is a real estate development firm with dual headquarters in Phoenix and Dallas. The company has a $4.5 billion pipeline of ground-up development currently underway across six states. — Katie Sloan
FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS — Dallas-based Realty Capital will develop a 181-room hotel in Flower Mound, located in the northern-central part of the metroplex. The 12-story hotel will be located within the 160-acre Lakeside Village mixed-use development and will be operated under the Autograph by Marriott family of brands. The property will also include 21 for-sale residences across the top three floors. Amenities will include a pool, spa, ballrooms, fitness center, a lakefront wedding chapel, an outdoor music amphitheater and several lakefront restaurants.
HAVERHILL, MASS. — KeyBank has provided a $24 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Pine Brook Place, a 240-unit apartment complex located north of Boston in Haverhill. The property was built on nine acres in 1974 and offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units across 10 buildings. Amenities include a pool, courtyard and onsite laundry facilities. Dirk Falardeau and Matt Purtell of KeyBank originated the financing on behalf of the borrower, locally based developer The Dolben Co.
ORANGE, N.J. — A partnership between PEEK Properties and Circle Squared Alternative Investments has received $20.5 million in construction and permanent financing for The Lincoln, a 102-unit multifamily project located in the Northern New Jersey community of Orange. The property will offer studio, one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a fitness center, tenant lounge and a courtyard deck. Amboy Bank provided the debt. Inglese Architects & Engineering is designing the project. Completion is slated for next spring.
CapitaLand Ascott Trust Completes Acquisition of 678-Bed Student Housing Community Near University of South Carolina
by John Nelson
COLUMBIA, S.C. — CapitaLand Ascott Trust (CLAS) has acquired the Standard at Columbia, a student housing community located near the University of South Carolina campus in Columbia. CLAS acquired the property in phases over the past three years. In June 2021, CLAS jointly acquired a 90 percent stake in the development alongside The Ascott Limited. The company acquired Ascott’s 45 percent stake in the property in November 2022. The remaining 10 percent stake not owned by CLAS was recently acquired, bringing the company to full ownership of the community. The 678-bed property was completed in August 2023 and offers studio through five-bedroom units. Shared amenities include a fitness center, academic lounge, private study rooms, a computer lab, rooftop swimming pool, jumbotron, fire pit, grilling station, bike storage, multi-sport simulator and a resident clubroom.
SLIB Brokers Sale of 121-Unit Indian Rock Village Seniors Housing Property in Fairfield Bay, Arkansas
by John Nelson
FAIRFIELD BAY, ARK. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of Indian Rock Village, a 121-bed independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Fairfield Bay. Located along Greers Ferry Lake approximately 80 miles north of Little Rock, the community was built in 1990. A regional seniors housing owner-operator looking to exit the skilled nursing industry sold the asset to a regional owner. The sales price was not disclosed. Daniel Geraghty and Bradley Clousing handled the transaction for SLIB.
MADISON AND MILWAUKEE, WIS. — A court-appointed receiver retained Affordable Housing Investment Brokerage (AHIB) to secure new owners for portions of Heartland Housing’s Wisconsin portfolio, which included 166 affordable housing units across five properties in Madison and Milwaukee. Kyle Shoemaker of AHIB represented all buyers in the transaction. Cinnaire Solutions acquired the two Madison properties — Rethke Terrace and Tree Lane Apartments. Rethke Terrace is a 60-unit community developed in 2016, while Tree Lane Apartments is a 45-unit property completed in 2018. The Milwaukee assets sold to three different private investors. St. Anthony Apartments is a 60-unit property built in 2019, Prairie Apartments is a 24-unit community developed in 2008 and Maskani Apartments is a 37-unit asset built in 2014.
Colliers Mortgage Arranges $24.4M Construction Financing for Kingsley Apartments Affordable Project in Los Angeles
by Amy Works
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Colliers Mortgage Structured Finance Group has arranged $24.4 million in construction financing for Kingsley Apartments, an affordable housing development in Los Angeles’ Koreatown submarket. Jonathan Lee, Shahin Yazdi, William Hyatt and Tommy Adelson of Colliers arranged the financing, which features a term of 30 months plus optional extensions. Upon completion, the 72,800-square-foot Kingsley Apartments will offer 136 studio and one-bedroom units restricted to residents earning up to 80 percent of the area median income. The undisclosed borrower plans to break ground on the project in June 2024.
NBP Capital Sells Thunderbird Village Multifamily Community in Vancouver, Washington for $26.7M
by Amy Works
VANCOUVER, WASH. — NBP Capital has completed the disposition of Thunderbird Village, a garden-style apartment community in Vancouver, a suburb of Portland, Oregon. An undisclosed buyer paid $26.7 million for the property, which is located at 4601 E. 18th St. Josh McDonald, Joe Nydahl and Phil Oester of CBRE represented the seller in the deal. Built in 1972, Thunderbird Village features 182 one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans averaging 972 square feet. Of the units, 41 have been renovated to include upgraded vinyl and carpet flooring, new appliances and hardware, quartz countertops and stacked washers/dryers. Newly renovated community amenities include an outdoor swimming pool, sauna, walking trails, fitness center, tennis and basketball courts, and business center.