NEWARK, N.J. — Greystone has provided $39.1 million in Freddie Mac Small Balance Loans for the refinancing of a portfolio of 10 multifamily properties totaling 287 units in Northern New Jersey. Nine of the properties are located in Newark, and the 10th is located in nearby Irvington. Eight of the properties were refinanced with five-year, fixed-rate loans, and the existing debt on the other two properties was restructured with 10-year, fixed-rate loans that carried three years of interest-only payments. Hope Curtis of Greystone originated the financing. The borrower was not disclosed.
CRANFORD, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm Hudson Atlantic Realty has negotiated the $14.6 million sale of Riverside Gardens, a 46-unit apartment complex located in the Northern New Jersey community of Cranford. The sales price equates to roughly $318,000 per unit. The property was originally constructed in the 1940s and offers one- and two-bedroom apartments, as well as onsite parking and laundry facilities. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Sheiner Group/Living Well Homes has completed the disposition of Eastyn Park, an apartment property in Tucson. Greenwater Investments acquired the asset for $42.5 million, or $152,329 per unit. Hamid Panahi, Clint Wadlund, Art Wadlund, Steve Gebing and Cliff David of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Brian Eisendrath and Cameron Chalfant of IPA Capital Markets arranged acquisition financing for the buyer. Constructed in 1973, Eastyn Park features 279 apartments averaging 895 square feet per unit spread across 33 residential buildings. The community features a fitness center, two swimming pools, business center and picnic areas with barbecue grills. Apartments offer all-electric kitchens, wood-style plank flooring and oversized closets.
THORNTON, COLO. — Greystone has provided a $30.4 million Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting & Servicing loan to refinance the 206-unit Parkview Terrace Apartments in Thornton. Dale Holzer of Greystone’s Newport Beach, Calif., office originated the financing for Milky Way Apartments LLC. Constructed in 1972, Parkview Terrace offers 60 one-bedroom, 138 two-bedroom and eight three-bedroom units. The loan is a permanent exit from bridge acquisition financing that Greystone provided in July 2021. The non-recourse, fixed-rate financing carries a seven-year term with full-term interest-only payments.
DALLAS — Chicago-based brokerage firm Triad Real Estate Partners and Worldwide Commercial have arranged the sale of McCallum Communities, a 419-unit multifamily property in North Dallas. The property offers one- and two-bedroom floor plans and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, playground and outdoor grilling and dining areas. A Texas-based private investment firm sold the property to a New Hampshire-based owner-operator for an undisclosed price.
STONE MOUNTAIN, GA. — A joint venture between Kaplan Residential and Dune Real Estate Partners has broken ground on Avondale East, a multifamily development that will comprise 239 townhomes in Stone Mountain, roughly 10 miles east of Atlanta. Situated on 20 acres at 3940 Redan Road, the community will feature townhomes with one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans. Amenities will include an 8,000-square-foot clubhouse, a fitness center, coworking space, lounge, pool, walking trails, pocket parks and fire pits. Locally based Brock Built Homes is the general contractor for the project, with Niles Bolton Associates serving as the architect. Focus Design Interiors and J Lancaster Associates Inc. are providing interior design and civil engineering, respectively. Kaplan acquired the land from The Paideia School in 2021 for $6.5 million.
SAVANNAH, GA. — Vista Residential Partners and Batson-Cook Development Co. (BCDC) have broken ground on Riverchase Vista, a 300-unit apartment development located on 15 acres in Savannah. The community, which marks the third joint development project between the two companies, will feature homes in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, with an average size of almost 1,000 square feet. Amenities will include a clubhouse, pool, fitness center, pet park and 24/7 package concierge services. First tenants are expected to move in by early 2023, according to the developers.
DALLAS — Locally based investment firm WindMass Capital has recapitalized The Elise, a 341-unit apartment community in East Dallas. Specifically, WindMass Capital received a $7.6 million preferred equity investment from Miami-based multifamily owner-operator Pensam and refinanced the property’s existing debt with an undisclosed lender. Built in 1987, The Elise features one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center and onsite laundry facilities.
SAN ANTONIO — Locally based developer Koontz Corp. has broken ground on The Savoy Apartments, a 300-unit multifamily project located at the 10.4-acre site of the former Royal Fiesta movie theater in San Antonio. Savoy will offer one- and two-bedroom apartments, as well as two pools, landscaped courtyards and a dog park. Garcia + Associates is the project architect, and Pape-Dawson is the civil engineer. Koontz Corp. is also serving as the general contractor. Construction is expected to be complete before the end of 2024.
NEW YORK CITY — Bank OZK and Barings have provided $385 million in construction financing for 470 Kent Avenue, a multifamily project in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood that will add 463 rental units and 90 condos to the local supply. The 22-story building will also include 19,000 square feet of commercial space. Bank OZK supplied a $310 million senior loan, and Barings provided $75 million in mezzanine financing. Aaron Appel, Keith Kurland, Jonathan Schwartz, Adam Schwartz and Jackson Irwin of Walker & Dunlop arranged the debt on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between Naftali Group and Access Industries. Construction is underway and expected to be complete in 2025.