CHICAGO — Becovic, a Chicago-based multifamily owner and operator, has acquired The Clark Rogers in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood for $2.2 million. The 19-unit apartment building is located on North Clark Street and includes eight parking spaces. Chicago Real Estate Resources represented the undisclosed seller, while Becovic Realty represented the buyer.
CONEY ISLAND, N.Y. — A joint venture between two locally based firms, Cammeby’s International Group and Rybak Development, will build a 499-unit multifamily property on Coney Island. The property, which will house 40,368 square feet of commercial space, will be developed as part of the Neptune/Sixth mixed-use redevelopment. Units will come in one-, two- and three-bedroom formats, with 30 percent of the residences to be designated as affordable housing. Demolition work is underway at the site, and vertical construction is scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2022.
ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A partnership between two New Jersey-based firms, KRE Group and Russo Development, has begun leasing Rock Pointe, a 345-unit apartment community in Rockaway Township, located west of New York City in Morris County. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and feature stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a pool, tot lot, walking trails, outdoor grilling areas, fitness center, conference facility, game room, package lockers and a dog park. Rents start at $2,100 per month for a one-bedroom unit. Move-ins are slated to begin in mid-January.
PHILADELPHIA — Operators in the seniors housing industry have long been awaiting the incoming demographic wave of baby boomers reaching retirement age. Every day in the U.S., 10,000 people turn 65, and the number of older adults will more than double over the next several decades to top 88 million people and represent over 20 percent of the population by 2050. The oldest boomers are now 76. But this wave of customers will have very different desires than existing seniors housing residents, according to Tod Petty, chief operations officer at Lloyd Jones Senior Living. “We know demographics and psychographics are rapidly changing. Think of the success of The Villages [a famous retirement community in Florida]. They’re drawn to live their best life. It is the last hurrah for many people to be relevant.” Petty’s comments came during a panel titled “The Development Outlook: Experts Analyze the Smartest Plays for Developers in 2022” during France Media’s InterFace Seniors Housing Northeast conference. The event was held in Philadelphia on Dec. 2. Petty moderated the panel, which also included Stephen Bailey, senior vice president of new business development, Kendal Corp.; Michael Gordon, senior vice president of acquisitions and development, EPOCH Senior Living; Scott …
Like the rest of the country, metro New Orleans is slowly coming out of the COVID-19 fog. The uncertainty of these uncharted waters caused a lot of anxiety for multifamily owner and operators. Although there were some challenges, the market has survived the pandemic surprisingly well. The overall vacancy factor for the city is in the 5 to 6 percent range and should compress further given the modest pipeline of new inventory coming on line. The highest vacancy rates reported are in Algiers (15 percent) and East New Orleans (12 percent) where the majority of service and tourism workers lived and the most affected by COVID-19. It should be noted that we feel this downturn in occupancy is temporary and is showing signs of recovery as our tourism industry slowly rebounds. The Downtown/Warehouse district also experienced increased vacancies as residents fled the urban market for the suburbs with communities reporting vacancy rates as high as 15 percent. As the height of COVID-19 dissipated, the submarket rebounded strongly with many communities reporting 92 to 95 percent occupancy. Although previous years have seen a host of new developments enter the Downtown submarket, currently there are only two communities in the pipeline that …
EUGENE, ORE. — Cumberland Holdings has completed the disposition of Sheldon Butte, a garden-style, value-add multifamily property in Eugene. Clear Capital acquired the asset for $35.7 million. Located at 2555 Willakenzie Road, Seldon Butte features 176 apartments. Community amenities include a leasing office, community lounge, fitness center, pool and spa, four laundry facilities, a recycling center, dog park, picnic and barbecue areas, and a community garden. The property was built in 1972. Ira Virden, Carrie Kahn and Frank Solorzano of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal.
The mountaintop of multifamily transactions was blown off in 2020 and 2021. Sales transactions are up 300 percent from 2017. Chattanooga’s hot market has gone from $150 million in transactions to nearly $500 million. Hungry investors have found prices lower than in many other desirable cities, the cap rates higher, attractive rental price increases and the locale unbeatable. Two-bedroom apartment rents are up over 17.6 percent in 2021 according to a recent local study yet still 19 percent below the average rate nationally. Residential price increases have outpaced the multifamily increases and made many single-family homes unaffordable for first-time homebuyers, further feeding the apartment demand. In addition to the volume of transactions increasing by some 300 percent, the sales price per door has risen significantly. In 2017 the average price per door for the market was $69,459 and in 2021 we are seeing $132,125 for a 90.2 percent increase. This statistic includes all product classifications. Class A prices per door have increased from $107,193 to $163,488. This is an increase of 52.5 percent. Class C product has risen from $46,176 to $93,308 per door. This indicates a 102 percent growth. Class C has outpaced all other classes in the last …
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Locally based general contractor KWA Construction has completed The Truman, a 358-unit apartment community that represents Phase II of the $250 million, 1,300-unit Arlington Commons development. Designed by JHP Architecture and developed by Nehemiah Co., The Truman features one-, two- and three-bedroom units with stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and European-style cabinetry. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, game room, coworking lounge, outdoor grilling stations and a dining room with private event space. Rents start at $1,360 per month for a one-bedroom unit.
SAN ANTONIO — Newmark has brokered the sale of Waterford Park, a 224-unit apartment community in northeast San Antonio that was built in 2008. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, coffee lounge, business center and a dog park. Matt Michelson of Newmark represented the seller, Kansas City-based development and investment firm Cohen-Esrey, in the transaction. San Antonio-based REEP Equity purchased the asset for an undisclosed price. Waterford Park was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale.
GARLAND, TEXAS — Palladium USA has broken ground on Embree Eastside, a 107-unit mixed-income housing community in Garland, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. About a quarter of the units will be rented at market rates, while the remainder will be reserved for renters earning between 30 and 60 percent of the area median income (AMI). Amenities will include a pool, dog park, walking trails, fitness center, conference room, computer lab and a kids’ playroom. HEDK is the project architect. General contractor Brownstone Construction is teaming up with the Garland Housing Finance Corp. on construction. PNC Bank provided both equity ($13.7 million) and debt ($11.2 million) for the project. The first units are scheduled to come on line in January 2023.
