EWING, N.J. — Locally based student housing development and management firm The PRC Group has received an $88.4 million loan for the refinancing of Campus Town at TCNJ, a 612-bed development located in the Northern New Jersey community of Ewing. The property, which serves students at The College of New Jersey, offers 184 units in one-, two- and four-bedroom floor plans alongside 78,787 square feet of ground-floor retail space. John Banas, Kristopher Wood, Christopher Philipps, Rhett Saltiel, Erik DiGirolamo and Sean Bailey of Walker & Dunlop arranged the financing on behalf of PRC Group. The direct lender was not disclosed.
Multifamily
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Rosewood Realty Group has arranged the $17.6 million sale of a portfolio of eight multifamily buildings totaling 84 units in Harlem. The portfolio includes four commercial spaces. Aaron Jungreis, Ben Khakshoor and Alex Fuchs of Rosewood Realty represented the buyer and seller, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction. The deal traded at a cap rate of 6.5 percent.
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Jamestown, along with local real estate developers Weaver Capital Partners and WECCO Development, has broken ground on the first buildings at Navy Yard Charleston, the 79-acre mixed-use redevelopment of a former naval base in North Charleston. This first phase of the redevelopment involves converting two historic storehouses — Storehouse 8 and Storehouse 9 — on the project site into a total of 107,000 square feet of mixed-use space for restaurants, retail, office space and apartments. The buildings are scheduled to open in 2024. The 40,000-square-foot, two-story building known as Storehouse 8 will be restored and repurposed as a restaurant, event space and offices. To preserve the history and character of the building, which was constructed in 1906 as naval administrative offices, the renovation will salvage architectural details such as the original hallways, trim, railings, flooring, slate roof and copper soffits. The adjacent Storehouse 9, a 67,000-square-foot, four-story building constructed in 1918 as naval administration offices and storage facility, will be converted into restaurant and retail space on the ground floor, a rooftop bar and restaurant with views of the Cooper River and 86 multifamily units offering flexible live/work layouts. In addition to the redevelopment of Storehouses …
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Atlas Real Estate Partners and FIDES Development have acquired a site in Charleston for the development of The Darby, a 331-unit multifamily community. Located at 1590 Meeting St., the asset will be situated in Charleston’s NoMo corridor. Full entitlements and site plan approval have been obtained for the project, which will include units in studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts. Upon completion, the community will feature two courtyards, a pool, pickleball court, dog park and 9,000 square feet of indoor amenity space, including a coworking facility. The sales price for the land was not disclosed.
PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS — Trez Capital has sold The Dalton and The Beacon, two apartment communities in the northern Austin suburb of Pflugerville that total 350 and 258 units, respectively. Trez Capital developed both properties in partnership with Thompson Realty Capital, with construction on both projects commencing in late 2019/early 2020 and wrapping up in 2021 and 2022, respectively. The Dalton and The Beacon both feature one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as pools, fitness centers, outdoor grilling and dining areas, dog parks and resident lounges. TerraCap Management purchased the assets. The sales price was not disclosed, but global real estate private equity firm ACRE provided $111 million in acquisition financing for the deal. Newmark arranged the debt.
HOUSTON — Locally based developer Sueba USA has opened San Estrella, a 318-unit apartment community in Houston’s Energy Corridor neighborhood. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans that range in size from 480 to 2,087 square feet. Residences are furnished with stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, tile backsplashes and walk-in closets. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, internet café, business center, catering kitchen and outdoor grilling and dining areas. Rents start at roughly $1,200 per month for a one-bedroom unit.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Indianapolis-based multifamily developer TWG will build Fairground Flats, a $47 million affordable housing project in Oklahoma City. The six-building, 216-unit complex will house one-, two- and three-bedroom units that will be reserved for households earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, playground and a clubhouse with a computer lab. The Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency provided a $33.6 million tax-exempt bond for the project. Construction is slated for an early 2024 completion.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — Northmarq has arranged the sale of The Carmel Apartments, a 74-unit multifamily property in Corpus Christi. The property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units, as well as a pool and onsite laundry facilities. Moses Siller, Zar Haro, Bryan VanCura, Phil Grafe, Brian Booth and Stephanie Hernandez of Northmarq represented the seller, 3CM Multifamily, in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.
EAST ORANGE, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm Gebroe-Hammer Associates has arranged the $6.8 million sale of a 52-unit apartment building in the Northern New Jersey community of East Orange. The historic building at 60 N. Arlington Ave. offers 30 one-bedroom units, 17 two-bedroom residences and four three-bedroom apartments. David Oropeza of Gebroe-Hammer represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. Oropeza also procured the buyer, a private investor. Both parties requested anonymity.
RICHFIELD, MINN. — American Legion Post 435 has proposed a $67.5 million redevelopment of its headquarters in Richfield, a southern suburb of Minneapolis. The proposed project, Veterans Village 435, would deliver 195 apartment units with priority for veteran residents. Slightly more than 20 percent of the units would be priced for those earning up to 50 percent of the area median income. The development would also house the Post’s administrative offices and a banquet facility that would double as the Post’s membership meeting space. Plans call for a privately operated restaurant and dedicated space for agencies serving the needs of veterans. The project would also include several extended-stay units for the families of veterans staying at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. Post leadership is seeking a $10 million state funding appropriation to help pay for construction of the project. Elwyn Tinklenberg, who formerly served as the state’s commissioner of transportation, is working through his own organization, The Tinklenberg Group, with the proposed project developer, St. Louis-based JPL Development.