Multifamily

ARVADA, COLO. — Co-developers MorningStar Senior Living and Confluent Development have broken ground on MorningStar Senior Living of Arvada, a 141-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in the Denver suburb of Arvada. The developers expect to complete construction in fall 2017, with an information center opened by January of that year. The 160,000-square-foot development will feature 71 suites for independent living, 41 suites for assisted living and 29 suites for memory care. The community will be situated on 4.5 acres, encircled by six parks and Arvada Reservoir. Suites will range from studio to two-bedroom layouts, and 340 to 1,200 square feet. MorningStar of Arvada is the sixth joint venture between affiliates of MorningStar Senior Living, a Denver-based senior living developer and operator, and Confluent Development, a Denver-based development and investment firm. It will be MorningStar’s 16th ground-up seniors housing development. Rosemann & Associates of Denver is serving as the architect for the new development, and Thoma-Holec Design of Phoenix is the interior designer.

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HOUSTON — Carroll Organization has secured the sale of an apartment community known as ARIUM Fall Creek in Houston. Carroll’s investment vehicle Carroll Co-Invest Fund I previously owned the property. Carroll originally purchased the 264-unit property in February 2012. ARIUM Fall Creek is located 14 miles north of downtown Houston and is situated along the Sam Houston Tollway. The buyer was unnamed.

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EL PASO, TEXAS — Greysteel has arranged agency financing for the refinance of the Amigos Del Sol, a multifamily property located in El Paso. The seven-year, non-recourse loan was provided by an agency lender under the Freddie Mac small balance loan program. Greysteel’s Anton Mattli and John Marshall Doss negotiated the transaction. Amigos Del Sol, located at 10009 Rushing Road, was constructed in 1973 and totals 52 units.

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STOUGHTON, MASS. — CBRE/New England has arranged the sale of Coppermill Park, a garden-style apartment community located at 3101 Stagecoach Road in Stoughton. Fairfield Residential sold the 154-unit property for an undisclosed sum. Built in 2010, the property consists of three four-story buildings with a mix of 55 one-bedroom apartments, 53 one-bedroom with den units and 46 two-bedroom apartments on 8.6 acres of land. The apartments range in size from 710 to 1,042 square feet. The community was developed under Chapter 40B with 75 percent of the units at market and 25 percent of the units at 80 percent of area median income. Simon Butler and Biria St. John of CBRE/NE represented the seller and procured the undisclosed buyer in the transaction.

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HARLEYSVILLE, PA. — Green Courte Partners through its fund, Green Courte Real Estate Partners IV and its affiliates, has acquired Arbour Square of Harleysville. Built in two phases and completed in 2014, the 275-unit independent living community was 78 percent occupied at the time of closing. Heritage Senior Living will manage the property. Matt Pyzyk of Green Courte Partners originated the transaction for Green Courte Partners.

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BOSTON — Trinity Financial has opened One Canal Apartment Homes, an apartment community located in Boston’s Bulfinch Triangle neighborhood. Apartment Investment and Management Co. (Aimco) invested $195 million in the 12-story, 310-unit apartment community. One Canal features a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, plus 44 luxury penthouses on the building’s top two floors. On-site amenities include a 2,000-square-foot fitness center and a rooftop social deck with a heated pool, fire pit lounge, outdoor theater and 360-degree panoramic views of the city. Additionally, the project features 21,000 square feet of retail space that will house City Winery, a high-end culinary and cultural destination that will offer concerts, food and wine classes.

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TAMPA, FLA. — Robbins/Electra America LLC (REM), a joint venture between Robbins Property Associates and its investment partner Electra America, has purchased a 12-property multifamily portfolio in North Carolina and Virginia for more than $400 million. Totaling 3143 units, the communities include seven properties in the Charlotte area, four in metro Raleigh and one in Richmond, Va. The new ownership is planning a multimillion-dollar investment program to upgrade the properties’ kitchens, bathrooms, fixtures, lighting and flooring. Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC arranged acquisition financing through Freddie Mac on behalf of REM. With this transaction, REM owns and manages 57 apartment communities totaling 16,689 units.

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GREENBELT, MD. — Capital One has provided a $66.7 million acquisition loan for Gates of Cipriano, a 591-unit apartment community located at 8501 Greenbelt Road in Greenbelt. The asset is situated roughly 13 miles outside of Washington, D.C., and across the street from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. Abe Hirsch, Jacob Katz and Zev Karpel of Meridian Capital Group arranged the 12-year, Fannie Mae loan through Capital One on behalf of the borrower, BDMG.

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With Atlanta’s recent growth in population and workforce, the city has all the attributes of a strong multifamily market. Last year saw peaks in all major metrics: occupancy, absorption and rent. With no end in sight for either trend, developers and investors have focused on urban submarkets — leaving a dearth of inventory in the suburbs and looming questions. Can Atlanta continue to provide affordable communities for its growing middle class or is a housing shortage imminent? A Balancing Act Development has always been a balancing act between the availability of land/zoning, construction costs and the rents a new property can demand. In recent years, almost all new apartment construction has been in high density “urban core” locations. Today, urban locations have matured and are commanding the highest rents in the market due to fundamental changes in perceptions of urban living. Steep rents help offset high construction costs and developers often find more receptive audiences during their zoning hearings in urban areas. While there are pockets of new development in suburban “core” markets, the low levels of activity in the last 10 years don’t compare to Atlanta’s past. For this reason alone, expect to see a long period of rental …

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RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — JCH Consulting Group has arranged the sale of a skilled nursing facility in the Los Angeles suburb of Riverside for $13.1 million. Built in 1969, the facility features 188 beds, resulting in a sale price of $69,680 per bed. The community was 60 percent occupied at the time of sale The buyer was a California owner-operator, and the seller was a regional operator. Shep Roylance was the lead agent on the transaction.

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