Multifamily

CHICAGO — Skender has topped out construction of 741 N Wells, a 21-story apartment tower in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. Designed by Antunovich Associates and developed by VISTA Property, the project will include 168 units. Amenities will include a rooftop terrace with pool, meeting facilities, exercise area, bicycle storage and parking for roughly 50 vehicles. VISTA Property financed the project with a first mortgage loan from Huntington Bank. Luxury Living Chicago Realty is handling marketing and leasing. A timeline for completion was not provided.

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MINNEAPOLIS — Wiegmann Associates has begun work on a new six-story, 308-unit multifamily project in the Dinkytown neighborhood of Minneapolis. As the engineer of record and mechanical contractor, Wiegmann is responsible for designing, coordinating and managing the installation of the mechanical systems for the 487,000-square-foot building. The developer is targeting LEED Silver or MN B3 certification, which requires that the HVAC systems meet strict energy-efficiency standards. The B3 guidelines, which can be applied to new buildings or renovations to meet sustainability goals, are required on all projects that receive general obligation bond funding from the State of Minnesota. Completion is slated for this June. The project site is a combination of six different parcels that previously housed surface parking lots and a number of one- and two-story commercial buildings home to businesses such as Subway, Dinkytown Liquors and McDonald’s. The new development will include commercial spaces and affordable student housing units for the adjacent University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities campus. The project team includes general contractor Catalyst Construction, architect BKV Group and developer CA Ventures.

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WEST DES MOINES, IOWA — Thompson Thrift has sold Watermark at Jordan Creek, a 176-unit apartment community in West Des Moines. The sales price and buyer were undisclosed. Completed in 2015 and located at 6455 Galleria Drive, the Class A property consists of four-story buildings with detached garages. Amenities include a resident social lounge, heated pool and spa, clubhouse, fitness center, dog park and community grilling areas. The community was 94 percent leased at the time of sale.

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TULSA AND OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of a portfolio of two memory care communities totaling 54 units in Tulsa and Oklahoma City. The properties were built in 2015 and 2016. The buyer was a Texas-based owner-operator focused on standalone memory care facilities in the region. Blueprint also assisted the buyer with debt placement through an existing bank relationship. The seller was not disclosed.

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BUFFALO, N.Y. — Largo Capital, a locally based commercial finance and advisory firm, has arranged a $30 million loan for the refinancing of a portfolio of 11 multifamily properties totaling 789 units in Buffalo. The portfolio was 99 percent occupied at the time of sale. Ned Perlman of Largo Capital originated the financing. The borrower and direct lender were not disclosed.

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JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Coldwell Banker has begun leasing Aspira, a 60-unit apartment complex located in Journal Square neighborhood of Jersey City. The six-story building offers studio and one-bedroom units that are furnished with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a package handling room, bike storage space and a rooftop deck/garden. Rents start at $1,850 per month for a studio. The owner/developer was not disclosed.

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Raleigh-Durham’s multifamily market has solidified itself as a top performer in recent years. After a rapid economic recovery in 2021 and early 2022, occupancy rates and rent growth soared. Year-over-year effective rent growth reached 13 percent in third-quarter 2022, well above the national average, and totaled 15 percent in Class A product. The region continues to be nationally ranked for real estate prospects, competitive incentives and taxes, education and quality of life. The impressive list of job wins the Triangle has been awarded continues to grow, including major job announcements from Wolfspeed, Apple and VinFast, to name a few. The region’s status as one of the nation’s leading tech and life science hubs has also lured giants such as Grifols, Pfizer, IBM and Red Hat. Population growth is one of the Triangle’s strongest apartment market fundamentals and it continues to surge, as approximately 5,000 new residents move to the region each month. Raleigh and the surrounding metropolitan areas are expected to increase in population at the second-fastest rate in the country, behind only Austin. Municipalities outside of the Triangle’s metro areas are also some of the fastest-growing locations in the state. Johnston and Franklin counties, for example, are expected to …

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FLORIDA CITY, FLA. — Coral Rock Development Group has unveiled plans for Card Sound Key Apartments, a 342-unit multifamily community to be developed at 35800 S. Dixie Highway in Florida City, roughly 35 miles southwest of Miami. Upon completion, the development will comprise six four-story buildings, with units in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Twenty percent of the units will be reserved for workforce housing, with the other 80 percent rented at market rates. Amenities at the community will include a Vita Course with several workout stations, a pool, barbecue area, two-story clubhouse, dog park, children’s playground and pickleball court. Construction of the project, which is designed by Pascual, Perez, Kiliddjian, Starr & Associates, is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2024. Completion is expected in early 2025.

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ANNAPOLIS, MD. — UC Funds has provided a $20 million first mortgage for a multifamily project located in the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore market near Annapolis. Upon completion, the development will feature 60 units and 19,000 square feet of retail space. Further details on the project and construction timeline were not disclosed.

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PARSIPPANY, N.J. — A partnership between Los Angeles-based PCCP LLC, Claremont Development and Stanbery Development will build The District at 1515, a 498-unit multifamily project in the Northern New Jersey community of Parsippany. The four-building development will include 58,866 square feet of retail space that will be marketed to a mix of full-service and fast casual restaurants, as well as fitness users and soft goods merchandisers. Residential amenities will include a pool, fitness center, lounge area, conference center and a pet spa. Completion is slated for early 2025.

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