TUCSON, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield|PICOR has brokered the sale of Tierra Alegre Apartments, a multifamily property in Tucson. Equilibrium Cordova Village Tierra Alegre LLC acquired the asset from Ryder Family Real Estate for $8.5 million. Located at 3355 E. Fort Lowell Road, the 37,684-square-foot building features 72 units. Allan Mendelsberg and Joey Martinez of Cushman & Wakefield|PICOR represented both parties in the transaction.
WHEAT RIDGE, COLO. — Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a multifamily property, located at 3330 Ames St. in Wheat Ridge. The building traded for $4.5 million, or $203,182 per unit. The names of the seller and buyer were not released. Built in 1958, the building features 22 apartments. Chris Knowlton and Mark Knowlton of Pinnacle’s Knowlton Lawson Team represented the seller, while Josh Newell of Pinnacle’s Newel Team represented the buyer in the deal.
MURRAY, UTAH — TWG has unveiled plans for Residences at Fireclay, a $13 million affordable seniors housing community in Murray. Construction is slated to begin this year, with the first units available in 2025. Located at 152 W. 4250 South, the four-story building will feature 40 one-bedroom apartments for seniors age 62 and older. The units are also reserved for those earning up to 50 percent of the area median income, with a preference for military veterans. Additionally, the project includes four units reserved for disabled seniors and five units available for seniors who have experienced homelessness. Community amenities will include a fitness room, community-raised garden, community room with kitchen and a computer room. TWG has partnered with First Step House, a Salt Lake City-based nonprofit that addresses addiction, mental health, homelessness and criminal justice, to provide services and referrals for residences. The project was made possible with Low Income Housing Tax Credits from the Utah Housing Corp. Additional key partners include Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund, Raymond James and Horizon Bank.
LA MESA, CALIF. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $10.7 million loan for the refinancing of Chateau Spring Terrace, an apartment community located at 4242 Spring St. in La Mesa. The borrower is Universe Holdings. Built in 1969, Chateau Spring Terrace features 56 one-, two- and three-bedroom residences with patios and balconies, efficient appliances, large closets and hardwood floors. Community amenities include a fitness center, laundry facility and pool, as well as on-site maintenance and management. Charles Halladay, Jonah Aelyon, Jolie Zhou and Elle Miraglia of JLL Capital Markets Debt Advisory secured the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through Mechanics Bank for the borrower.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Southern California-based investment firm Buchanan Street Partners has purchased Jefferson Terrace, a 354-unit apartment community located north of Dallas in McKinney. The unit mix comprises 209 one-bedroom residences, 115 two-bedroom apartments and 30 three-bedroom units. Amenities include a pool, fitness center with yoga and spin studios, clubhouse and resident lounge, game room, dog park, putting green and outdoor grilling and dining areas. Locally based firm JPI developed and sold Jefferson Terrace, which was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale. Tom Kenny of Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital arranged a $56 million acquisition loan through an undisclosed life insurance company on behalf of Buchanan Street Partners.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of Abberly NoDa Vista, a 261-unit apartment community located in the NoDa neighborhood of Charlotte. Matthew Lawton, John Gavigan, John Mikels and Nick Brown of JLL represented the buyer, HHHunt, in the $91 million transaction. Travis Anderson and Warren Johnson of JLL aarranged a $60.3 million, floating-rate acquisition loan on behalf of the buyer. Constructed in 2019, Abberly NoDa Vista features apartments in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts with an average size of 892 square feet. Amenities include a barbecue grill and picnic area, a community gas grill, electric vehicle charging stations, private balconies and patios, a resort-style pool, sun deck and a gym.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Northmarq has arranged the sale of Tapestry University City, a 352-unit multifamily community located on 17 acres at 5340 Periwinkle Hill Ave. in Charlotte. The community features apartment homes in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Amenities include a dog park, pet washing station, pool deck, clubroom, cyber café, fitness center, electric vehicle charging stations, a yoga and spin studio, grilling station and bike racks. Andrea Howard, John Currin, Allan Lynch, Caylor Mark and Jeff Glenn of Northmarq represented the sellers, Arlington Properties and Glenmont Capital Management, in the transaction. Faron Thompson, David Vinson and Grant Harris of Northmarq originated a fixed-rate Fannie Mae acquisition loan. The buyer, sales price and loan amount were not disclosed.
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. — Connell Co. has unveiled plans for expansion at The Park, a 185-acre mixed-use campus in the Northern New Jersey community of Berkeley Heights. The latest phase of The Park will be known as The District and will comprise five new buildings that will house 328 multifamily units and 190,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and entertainment space. The two multifamily buildings will total 179 and 149 units and will both feature a variety of indoor and outdoor amenities. The first of the three retail buildings will encompass 81,715 square feet and will be fully dedicated to entertainment. End users within this structure, which will also house a covered garden and event space, will include a brewery, Mexican restaurant, Italian steakhouse and a duckpin bowling concept. The other retail buildings will total 30,515 and 25,755 square feet. The District will also feature various pocket parks and open green spaces. Completion is slated for 2025.
YONKERS, N.Y. — A partnership between locally based developer Rose Associates and asset management firm Battery Global Advisors has topped out Alexander Crossing, a 440-unit apartment building located north of New York City in Yonkers. Designed by Perkins Eastman and built by Callahan Construction Managers, Alexander Crossing is a seven-story, 600,000-square-foot building. The property will feature studio, one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a heated outdoor pool, fitness center, outdoor grilling and dining areas, game room, coworking lounge and a multi-sport simulator. The development team plans to deliver units in phases over the course of 2023.
The cancellation of the NMHC Student Housing Conference due to Hurricane Ian took some wind out of the student housing investment sales market this fall. The annual event is where many dealmaking meetings are held. Activity was a little slower during the third quarter due to changes in the capital markets climate, but is expected to pick up as the year draws to a close and more sellers bring properties to market. “August was a little bit slower, but now that we have the rent rolls for fall 2022 we are seeing a lot of assets hit the market,” says Teddy Leatherman, senior managing director, capital markets, with JLL. “Our team has never been busier from a broker’s opinion of value (BOV) or RFP standpoint.” The investment sales market, overall, has had a strong year. Even removing Blackstone’s $13 billion acquisition of American Campus Communities from the market, the student housing sector has had a robust year. Add that transaction in the mix, and the industry will likely have a record year in 2022. “The first three quarters of 2022 surpassed 2021’s volume and broke 2018’s record for annual transaction volume,” says Timothy Bradley, founder of TSB Capital Advisors and …