NEW BRITAIN, CONN. — Northeast Private Client Group has brokered the $4.6 million sale of 87 West Main Street, a 29,000-square-foot multifamily and retail property in New Britain, located southwest of Hartford. The residential component comprises 10 one-bedroom and six two-bedroom units, and the retail space totals 13,761 square feet across eight units. Rich Edwards, Jeff Wright and Patrick Hegarty of Northeast Private Client Group represented the buyer and seller, both of which requested anonymity, in the deal.
SAN DIEGO — Preservation Equity Fund Advisors has purchased Alcove East Village (formerly known as Nook East Village) in San Diego from an undisclosed seller for $20 million. Built in 2019, the five-story Alcove East Village features 91 affordable residences for individuals and veterans. Each apartment averages 254 square feet and includes kitchenettes with under-counter refrigerators, two-burner stove tops, microwaves, private bathrooms and hardwood floors. Select units offer balconies. The community has eight units allotted for residents earning up to 30 percent of the area median income (AMI), two units at 65 percent AMI, 80 units at 80 percent AMI and one manager unit. Regulatory agreements require five units to be fully handicap accessible and two unit to be accessible to the hearing and visually impaired. As of September 2022, the property was 95.6 percent occupied. Onsite amenities include a community room, laundry facilities, elevator, controlled access, leasing office, rooftop patio, bike parking, Amazon Hub lockers and valet trash pickup.
GILBERT, ARIZ. — Marcus & Millichap’s Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) has arranged the sale of Liv Crossroads, a multifamily property located in Gilbert, approximately 20 miles southeast of Phoenix. The 356-unit property sold for $116 million, which equates to $325,843 per unit. Completed earlier this year, the property comprises 19 residential buildings, as well as a clubhouse, heated pool and fitness center. Other amenities at the community include a car care center, electric car charging stations, bicycle repair station and community garden. Averaging 876 square feet, the apartments feature walk-in closets, vinyl plank flooring, stainless steel appliances and granite countertops in the kitchens. According to the community’s website, studio rents start at $1,330 per month and one-bedroom units start at $1,603 per month. Located within Gilbert’s central business district, Liv Crossroads is approximately two miles from the 250-acre mixed-use Rivulon development, where office tenants include Morgan Stanley, Deloitte, Merill Lynch, Amerifirst Financial and the headquarters of Isagenix International. The property is also adjacent to the Chandler Airpark area. Gilbert and Chandler are together home to companies including Honeywell, Intel, PayPal, Amazon, Wells Fargo, Dignity Health and Northrop Grumman. Steve Gebing and Cliff David of IPA represented the seller, Liv Communities. …
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Walker & Dunlop: Affordable Housing Crisis Calls For New Solutions, Effective Programs
By John Ducey, chief production officer of Walker & Dunlop’s affordable lending group Private industry and the federal government are rallying to recover ground lost to a housing affordability crisis that has been decades in the making. Nearly half of the nation’s renters, 46 percent, are housing cost-burdened, which the Census Bureau defines as those families paying 30 percent or more of their income on rent and utilities. The burden is higher for some, with nearly one in four families (23 percent of Americans) paying half or more of their income for housing. The situation calls for a change in tactics, a recognition of recent policy failures and a shared commitment to double down on programs with proven efficacy. As a nation we must ask, what can we do differently to put more homes within reach for the growing ranks of Americans who struggle to meet basic housing costs? A Building Problem The gap between housing costs and strained household budgets has widened due to both insufficient supply and wage stagnation that has fueled demand for affordable housing. The larger of the two issues — a lack of supply — traces chiefly to the 2008 financial crisis, which put a …
MADISON, WIS. — Northmarq has brokered the sale of a four-property multifamily portfolio totaling 1,288 units in Madison for an undisclosed price. The properties include Carolina Apartments, The Monticello, Monona Lakeview and Country Meadows. They were built from 1956 to 1992. Parker Stewart and Dominic Martinez of Northmarq represented the seller, who was the original developer of The Monticello and Carolina Apartments as well as the long-term owner of the other two communities. A Wisconsin-based investor purchased The Monticello, Carolina Apartments and Monona Lakeview. A Chicago-based investor purchased Country Meadows, which totals 466 units.
GRAFTON, WIS. — McShane is building Woodside Prairie, a 32-unit supportive living community for adults with autism in Grafton, about 20 miles north of Milwaukee. Impact Seven is the developer. The project incorporates four supportive living buildings as well as two townhomes. Additionally, a 3,700-square-foot activity building will contain a community kitchen, craft space, computer center and fitness area. Completion is scheduled for October 2023. New Horizon Ventures is the architect.
DALLAS — A partnership between a subsidiary of locally based investment firm CAF Cos. and Goldman Sachs Asset Management has acquired a portfolio of 16 multifamily properties totaling 2,766 units in Dallas-Fort Worth. The names and addresses of the properties, which are collectively known as The Obsidian Portfolio, were not disclosed, but all were constructed as market-rate projects. The new ownership plans to self-impose rent restrictions and social programming for renters at a variety of income levels. New services will include childcare, afterschool tutoring, workforce development and financial literacy. The seller was not disclosed.
DALLAS — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $175 million refinancing for a six-property seniors housing portfolio totaling 821 units across the Southeast. The portfolio offers a mix of independent living, assisted living and memory care units. Five of the properties are recently completed and the sixth, a second phase to its adjacent sister property, is currently under construction. The properties are positioned in high-growth markets with strong demographics and forecasted growth in the senior population. The communities are near major retail, entertainment, healthcare and professional centers, as well as numerous outdoor activities such as golf courses and country clubs. Allison Holland and Jason Skalko led the JLL Capital Markets debt advisory team representing the unnamed borrower. Further details on the borrower and properties were not disclosed.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — A partnership between Minneapolis-based developer Ryan Cos. and locally based investment and management firm Castletop Capital has broken ground on a 222-unit seniors housing project in Austin. Grand Living at The Grove will be located within a larger mixed-use development and will offer 186 independent and assisted living units and 36 memory care units. Residences will range in size from 450 to 1,600 square feet. Amenities will include a bistro, library, performance theater, spa, fitness center, salon, pool, therapy rooms, chapel and outdoor amenity spaces. Completion is slated for late 2024.
LAHAINA, HAWAII — Ikaika ‘Ohana and Hunt Capital Partners, in collaboration with Urban Housing Communities, have opened Kaiaulu o Kupuohi, an affordable housing community in Lahaina. Located at 258 Kupouhi St., Kaiaulu o Kupuohi features 89 apartments divided into 20 one-bedroom units, 34 two-bedroom units and 35 three-bedroom units. The apartments are reserved for families earning up to 60 percent of the area median income. Onsite amenities include a community center, management, tot lot, barbecue/picnic area, laundry facilities and ample parking. Goodfellows Bros. and Maryl Group Construction served as general contractors and Design Partners served as project architect. ThirtyONe50 Management operates the asset. The total cost for Kaiaulu o Kupuochi is $64.6 million. Hunt Capital Partners provided $21.9 million in federal and $8.1 million in Hawaii state Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity for the project. Other funding sources include the Bank of Hawaii, which provided a $27.6 million construction loan and an $8.2 million construction-to-permanent loan; the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corp., which provided $17.1 million in Rental Housing Revolving Funds; Maui County, which provided a $6.4 million permanent loan; and Ikaika ‘Ohana, which provided a $725,952 permanent loan.