Multifamily

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LUBBOCK, TEXAS — Austin-based owner-operator Parallel will develop a 671-bed student housing community in Lubbock. The site at 2413 S. 14th St. is situated adjacent to the Texas Tech University campus. The development will offer a mix of studio through five-bedroom units. Shared amenities will include a full-service smart market, influencer room, fitness space, study areas, conference rooms and a sky lounge overlooking campus. The development team for the project includes BOKA Powell Architects, A Royal Interiors, Parkhill, RLG Consulting Engineers and Teinert Construction. Construction is expected to be complete in time for the fall 2027 semester. 

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BAY HARBOR ISLANDS, FLA. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $53.6 million loan for the construction of Clara Bay Harbor 100th, a multifamily development located at 1145-1163 100th St. in Bay Harbor Islands, roughly 15 miles outside Miami. Upon completion, the property — which is the second phase of a three-phase rental development by Clara Homes — will comprise 45 units. The developer will also use the proceeds to begin pre-development on the third and final phase of the project, which will feature an additional 77 units. Construction is currently underway on the first, 28-unit phase, with completion scheduled for the end of this year. Adam Schwartz, Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz, Keith Kurland, Michael Ianno, Christopher de Raet and Marlon Robins of Walker & Dunlop secured the financing on behalf of the borrower.

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KENSINGTON, MD. — Berkadia has arranged a $47.4 million loan for the refinancing of Modena Reserve at Kensington, a 135-unit seniors housing community located in Kensington, a northern suburb of Washington, D.C. A debt fund provided the capital to the borrowers: Solera Senior Living, McCaffrey and an unnamed institutional investor. Steve Muth and Austin Sacco of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare arranged the three-year, nonrecourse loan, which features interest-only payments for the full term. The loan will be used to refinance a maturing construction loan. Modena Reserve at Kensington originally opened in late 2021, reaching a stabilized occupancy within 24 months.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Multifamily lending declined 49 percent year-over-year in 2023, according to a report by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). Lenders provided a total $246.2 billion for apartment buildings with five or more units last year, with 51 percent of active lenders making five or fewer multifamily loans throughout the year. The Washington, D.C.-based organization previously estimated that multifamily originations totaled $264 billion. By volume, the top five multifamily lenders in 2023 included Berkadia, Walker & Dunlop, JP Morgan Chase & Co., CBRE and Greystone. Nearly half (42 percent) of the dollar volume went to the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. “The analysis shows that even with the drop in activity, the multifamily lending market remains broad and deep, with more than 2,500 different lenders making more than 36,000 mortgage loans backed by multifamily properties,” says Jamie Woodwell, MBA’s head of commercial real estate research. The MBA report is based on its surveys of the larger multifamily lenders and the recently released Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data that covers multifamily loans made by many smaller lenders, particularly commercial banks.

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FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Greystone has provided an $18.6 million Fannie Mae acquisition loan for The Residences of Diamond Hill, a 204-unit multifamily property in Fort Worth. The garden-style community was built in 2003 and comprises 40 buildings that house two-, three- and four-bedroom units. Amenities include a fitness center, pool, outdoor grilling and picnic area, playground and an after-school program. The property is subject to land-use restriction agreements that limit resident incomes on 121 apartments, and more than half of the units at the complex are reserved for households earning below 30 or 60 percent of the area median income. John Williams of Greystone originated the loan, which carries a 10-year term, 35-year amortization schedule and interest-only payments for the first five years. The borrower and seller were not disclosed.

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MISSION, KAN. — MLG Capital has acquired Silverwood Apartments in Mission, a southwest suburb of Kansas City. The purchase price was undisclosed. Located at 5100 Foxridge Drive and built in 1986, the 280-unit multifamily property features amenities such as a pool, fitness center, clubhouse and picnic area. Approximately 80 percent of the units have been recently renovated, and MLG plans to renovate and modernize the remaining units. The firm plans to install in-unit washers and dryers in all units. MLG is partnering with Parkwest Real Estate on the execution of its business plan at the property. Silverwood marks MLG’s third acquisition in metro Kansas City and brings the firm’s total number of units owned in Kansas to 913. Michael Spero and Niko Vrentas of Berkadia represented the seller, California-based Canyon View Capital.

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NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — JLL has arranged $52 million in refinancing for Atria Newport Beach, a seniors housing community located at 393 Hospital Road in Newport Beach. The borrower is a partnership between a national REIT and Atria Senior Living. Aaron Rosenzwieg and Dan Baker of JLL Capital Markets arranged the financing. MidCap Financial provided the floating-rate, first-mortgage loan. Built in two phases with the north building fully renovated in 2023 and the south building purpose-built and opened in 2021, the three-story buildings offer a total of 168 studio, one- and two-bedroom independent living, assisted living and memory care units. Community amenities include 24-hour support staff, all-day dining, valet and concierge services, fitness classes, car services, housekeeping, a salon and spa, yoga studio, theatre, library, game room and underground parking garage.

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By Derrick Barker, founder and CEO, Nectar Many founders and CEOs in commercial real estate have seen their fair share of market cycles. Analyzing today’s affordable housing crisis within the current multifamily rental market lends itself to sharing personal insights and most importantly, discussing how we can address these challenges head-on. A Cautionary Tale from 2013 Consider this personal story as anecdotal evidence. In 2013, this writer, a private investor at the time, acquired an apartment complex in Austell, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. It was a prime investment: cash-flowing and competitively priced due to it being a buyer’s market. For a while, we were the crown jewel of the submarket, which gave us a competitive advantage when leasing. But the tide turned quickly. Neighboring properties that were previously underperforming sold at discounts. New owners used their cost savings to renovate and undercut our rental rates. Suddenly, our competitive edge vanished, and we found ourselves with overpriced, outdated units. This experience imparted a crucial lesson: In real estate, you must always be prepared for market shifts — because the market ALWAYS shifts. Fast forward to today, and we’re seeing some eerily familiar patterns in the following areas: The Developer’s Dilemma …

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CHICAGO — Kiser Group has brokered the $17.2 million sale of Ravenswood Gardens, a multifamily portfolio consisting of 151 units across seven buildings in the Sheridan Park Historic District of Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. Katie LeGrand, Lee Kiser and Jacob Price of Kiser brokered the transaction. Initially marketed in summer 2023, the portfolio went under contract but did not close due to market volatility. The seller, continuing its strategic exit from Chicago, revisited the sale in 2024. The buyer plans to reposition the units and rebrand them as Sheridan Park. The buyer assumed the seller’s existing loan, which features an interest rate below 4 percent for the next five years. The buyer now owns more than 400 units in the Uptown neighborhood.

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TAMPA, FLA. — Landmark Properties has delivered The Metropolitan Tampa, a 759-bed student housing development located at 2701 E. Fowler Ave. near the University of South Florida (USF) campus in Tampa. The community offers 276 fully furnished units in studio through four-bedroom configurations. Shared amenities at the property include an outdoor rooftop swimming pool, jumbotron, grilling areas, a gaming lawn, two courtyards, fitness center, study centers and onsite parking. The development also features 1,700 square feet of retail space at the ground level. The development team for the five-story project included Niles Bolton Associates and Landmark Construction, the in-house construction arm of Athens, Ga.-based Landmark Properties.

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