MODESTO, CALIF. — The Mogharebi Group (TMG) has brokered the sale of Edge at Lakewood Apartments, a multifamily property in Modesto, located south of Sacramento and east of the Bay Area. Osso Capital and Graceada Partners sold the property for $42.7 million. Located at 1401 Lakewood Ave., Edge at Lakewood features 196 one- and two-bedroom units ranging from 598 square feet to 880 square feet. Community amenities include a fitness center, clubhouse, pool and covered parking. The property was built in 1985 on 7.63 acres. The deal closed at the end of December and marked the largest multifamily transaction in California’s Central Valley in 2023, according to TMG. The buyer was not disclosed.
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Orion Real Estate Partners Buys 217-Unit Fielders Creek Apartment Complex in Englewood, Colorado
by Amy Works
ENGLEWOOD, COLO. — Orion Real Estate Partners has acquired Fielders Creek, a multifamily community located at 3205 W. Floyd Ave. in Englewood, a suburb south of Denver. Terms of the transaction were not released. Situated on 7.3 acres, the 170,713-square-foot community features nine two- and three-story buildings offering 217 studio, one- and two-bedroom units with an average size of 787 square feet. Community amenities include a game room, 24-hour fitness center, resort-style pool, grilling and picnic areas, 272 parking spaces, a playground and dog park. Built in 1983, Fielders Creek has undergone multiple renovation programs and leaves the new owner the opportunity to invest in interior refreshments. Terrance Hunt, Shane Ozment, Andy Hellman and Justin Hunt of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
MADISON, WIS. — Associated Bank and Johnson Financial Group have originated a $13 million construction loan and a $41.6 million tax-exempt bond loan for the development of Rise Madison. The Wisconsin Housing Preservation Corp. is developing the affordable housing project in the state’s capital. The 4 percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credits project will provide affordable housing for both seniors and families. The senior financing structure will take the form of tax-exempt bonds issued by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority and held by both Associated Bank and Johnson Financial Group. Bryan Schreiter of Associated Bank and Steve Sosnowski of Johnson Financial Group handled the loan arrangements and closing. The four-building project is situated on Rise Lane. Units will be offered to tenants with income levels at or below 80 percent of the Dane County median income. Two five-story buildings will be marketed for families. One will have a total of 110 units while the other will feature 77 units. A three-story building will have a total of 46 units designed for senior living. The fourth building will consist of 12 two-story townhomes. Older buildings on the project site have been demolished, and phased construction is underway. The first building …
CARY, ILL. — Dandelion Development LLC has acquired the newly constructed Haber Pointe Senior Luxury Apartments in Cary, about 44 miles northwest of Chicago. The purchase price was $4.5 million. The 24-unit property totals 24,177 square feet. Paul Proana of Coldwell Banker Commercial and Heather Schweitzer of Premier Commercial Realty brokered the transaction. Foxboro Group LLC was the seller.
SAN ANTONIO — An affiliate of locally based investment firm LYND Group has purchased Culebra Commons, a 327-unit mixed-income apartment community in San Antonio’s Far West submarket, for $76.2 million. The garden-style property was originally developed in 2021 by a different affiliate of LYND Group and offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average size of 835 square feet. About half the units have been reserved as affordable housing. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubroom, resident lounge, catering kitchen, playground and a dog park. Origin Strategic Credit Fund is a preferred equity investor in the deal.
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — Black Salmon and LD&D plan to co-develop Gallery Haus, a 23-story multifamily tower in the Tampa Bay city of St. Petersburg. The $115 million project will be located at 155 17th St. S, which is adjacent to the upcoming $6.5 billion overhaul of Tropicana Field, the home ballpark of the Tampa Bay Rays. Black Salmon and LD&D purchased the 0.8-acre site last month for a little more than $9 million. The duo plan to break ground on Gallery Haus in the fourth quarter. The project will include 10,000 square feet of amenities and coworking space, as well as 5,000 square feet of ground-level retail space.
Harrison Street, Michaels Sell 551-Bed Student Housing Community Near University of West Florida
by John Nelson
PENSACOLA, FLA. — A joint venture between Harrison Street and The Michaels Organization has sold The Next, a 551-bed student housing community located near the University of West Florida campus in Pensacola. CBRE National Student Housing’s Jaclyn Fitts, William Vonderfecht and Casey Schaefer represented the seller, in partnership with CBRE Jacksonville Multifamily’s Ryan Hixon. WFI acquired the property for an undisclosed price. The Next offers fully furnished units with bed-to-bath parity. Shared amenities include a clubhouse, game room, computer center, tanning station, resort-style swimming pool, fitness center and study rooms on each floor.
Landmark Properties Plans 936-Bed Student Housing Project Near the University of Colorado Boulder
by Amy Works
BOULDER, COLO. — Landmark Properties has acquired a 15-acre site at 1345 28th St. near the University of Colorado Boulder in Boulder. The firm plans to construct The Standard at Boulder, a 936-bed student housing community, on the site. The project caps off approximately $700 million in year-end transactions for Landmark in 2023. The 447,000-square-foot building will include 303 student apartments. Landmark expects to begin abatement and demolition of the vacant building on the site, former home to the Harvest House Hotel, early this year. Landmark Construction, the construction arm of Landmark Properties, will be the general contractor. Completion is slated for fall 2027. The four-story Standard at Boulder will offer a mix of floor plans, ranging from studios to four-bedroom units, some with private balconies. The community will include 29,000 square feet of amenities including multiple rooftop decks with views of the surrounding campus and the Flatirons; an outdoor pool and pool deck; a clubroom; several study lounges’ as well as; and parking for 348 vehicles with several electric vehicle charging stations. As part of the planned development, Landmark Properties will incorporate nearly six acres of active and passive green spaces fronting Boulder Creek and make improvements to the portion …
DENVER — Griffis Residential has acquired Platform at Union Station, a multifamily community in downtown Denver, for $125.5 million in an all-cash transaction. The asset is located at 1650 Wewatta St. Built in 2015, the 21-story Platform at Union Station features 287 apartments in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans with an average size of 814 square feet. Community amenities include a resort-style rooftop terrace and pool; a 24-hour fitness center and yoga studio; an indoor dog run and pet wash station; and business and coworking centers. Tupelo Honey Southern Kitchen & Bar occupies the building’s ground-floor retail space. Terrance Hunt, Shane Ozment, Chris Cowan, Andy Hellman, Justin Hunt, Chris Hart and Brad Schlafer of CBRE’s multifamily investment properties team in Denver represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
Stream Real Estate Acquires Queen Anne Plaza Office Property in Seattle for Residential Conversion
by Amy Works
SEATTLE — Stream Real Estate, a developer/investor, has purchased Queen Anne Plaza, a four-story office building and two levels of parking in Seattle’s Lower Queen Anne neighborhood, from East West Investment Co. for $7 million. The buyer plans to convert the asset into a residential property. Located at 201 Queen Anne Ave. N, the property is situated across from Climate Pledge Arena, home to the National Hockey League’s Seattle Kraken and Women’s National Basketball Association’s Seattle Storm. Official details for Stream Real Estate’s new apartment redevelopment have not yet been released. Dan Chhan, Tim McKay, Sam Wayne and Matt Kemper of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer, while Andrew Shultz and Brandon Burmeister of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.