PHOENIX — Ready Capital has closed $21.5 million in financing for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a 181-unit, Class B apartment community in Phoenix’s Westside submarket. Upon acquisition, the undisclosed sponsor plans to implement a capital improvement plan to renovate unit interiors and property exterior. Ready Capital closed the non-recourse, interest-only, floating-rate loan, which features a 36-month term, two extension options, flexible prepayment and a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures and interest shortfalls.
SAN ANTONIO — Investors Management Group, a multifamily investment firm with offices on the West Coast, has acquired Hardy Oak, a 312-unit apartment community in San Antonio. Built in 2020, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 791 to 1,446 square feet. Amenities include a pool, coworking space, outdoor kitchen and walking trails. Will Balthrope and Drew Garza of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, brokered the deal. Charlie Mentzer of Capital One originated Freddie Mac acquisition financing for the deal.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — New York City-based Ready Capital Corp. has closed a $19.2 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of an unnamed, 212-unit apartment community in southeast Fort Worth. The nonrecourse, interest-only loan was structured with a 36-month term, floating interest rate, two extension options and a facility to fund future capital improvements. The undisclosed sponsor plans to implement a value-add program.
NUTLEY AND PALISADES PARK, N.J. — JLL has arranged two loans totaling $45.5 million for the refinancing of a pair of multifamily properties totaling 321 units in Northern New Jersey. Village Manor is a 227-unit community in Nutley that was originally built in 1950 and features one- and two-bedroom units ranging in size from 659 to 910 square feet. Palisades Manor is a 94-unit complex that was originally constructed in 1935 and offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units with an average size of 946 square feet. John Hancock Financial provided the fixed-rate loans, which respectively total $31.5 million and $14 million, to the borrower, Tidewater Real Estate. Greg Nalbandian and Michael Lachs of JLL placed the loans.
ATLANTA — The build-to-rent (BTR) space boasts a scintillating story of short-term success, driven by demand from households that rent by choice and want the feel and privacy of owning a home without dealing with maintenance and paying property taxes. Building to rent involves developing residential properties with the explicit, predetermined purpose of renting them. This differs from single-family rental (SFR), a more established practice of buying existing single-family homes and renting them out that has its roots in mom-and-pop investments but is now being adopted by larger companies. The rapid growth of the BTR space has brought challenges that are markedly different from those of building and operating traditional multifamily and student housing properties. A panel of experts outlined some of these commonplace hurdles at the 12th annual InterFace Multifamily Southeast conference on Thursday, Dec 2. About 350 industry professionals attended the event, which took place at the Westin Buckhead hotel in Atlanta. For starters, the space can be a tough one to break into. Developers undertake different strategies for launching their BTR platforms and divisions, frequently partnering with single-family homebuilders or leveraging existing relationships with third-party general contractors. This is largely because these developers often lack the in-house …
By Allen Chitayat, First Vice President, CBRE Capital Markets The San Diego multifamily market has continued to exhibit very strong fundamentals in light of the pandemic. This is due to the region’s diversified economy, as well as the continued shortage of housing supply. Tourism, biotech, healthcare, education, the Navy, drone manufacturing, business services, software, and other high-tech industries have made San Diego a magnet for venture capital and other business investment, with several high-profile technology companies announcing expansions in San Diego. Local historic housing policies, which have been unfriendly to new development, have made it very expensive to build, and perpetuate the shortage of housing. This dynamic has continued to bode well for multifamily investment in the region. However, there have been numerous efforts by the various municipalities within San Diego County to increase housing density in their transit priority areas. This has been aided by more relaxed parking requirements and revisions of community plans in the City of San Diego (through the Complete Communities Initiative), Mission Valley, Kearny Mesa and Downtown’s Midway District. These community plan amendments and initiatives call for an additional supply of about 70,000 new housing units. In addition, the Navy recently announced a preliminary decision to redevelop …
FULLERTON, CALIF. — Intracorp has completed the sale of AmpliFi Apartments, a multifamily property located at 600 W. Commonwealth Ave. in Fullerton. An undisclosed buyer acquired the asset for $168 million. Built in 2019, AmpliFi features 290 apartments in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. On-site amenities include a pool with private cabanas, outdoor fireplaces with seating areas, outdoor dining, barbecues, ground-floor retail space and a business center with private offices. The property also features a coffee bar, clubhouse with chef-inspired kitchen, fitness center, three rooftop viewing decks, dog park and spa.
PHOENIX — Rise48 Equity has completed the disposition of Villa Serena, a multifamily community located near Interstate 17 in Phoenix. Tides Equities acquired the property for $32 million, or $233,577 per unit. Cliff David and Steve Gebing of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Constructed in 1982 on five acres, Villa Serena features 137 apartments in a mix of one- and two-bedroom layouts, with 54 percent of the property being two-bedroom/two-bath units. All apartments include private patios or balconies with exterior storage space and washers/dryers. Community amenities include a swimming pool with poolside loungers and ramada, business center and reserved covered parking.
LOS ANGELES — Avenir Senior Living has opened Avenir Memory Care Westside, a seniors housing community in Los Angeles’ Westchester neighborhood. The community features 88 memory care units using a specialized program that aligns residents who have similar cognitive abilities. “We call this the cognitive lifestyle,” says Jason Gurash, vice president of sales and marketing for Avenir Senior Living. “Taking it a step further, every neighborhood is intentionally designed to look exactly the same. That way, everything is familiar. Residents feel comfortable and at home even if they need to move to a higher level of support.”
ATLANTA — Atlanta-based Carroll has acquired two new multifamily properties in northeast Atlanta called The Artisan and Berkshires at Lenox Park for a combined purchase price of $175 million. Carroll paid $245,000 per unit with a total of 715 units between the two properties, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle. The seller(s) was not disclosed. Both properties were acquired through Carroll’s institutional investment vehicle, Carroll Multifamily Venture VI LP. The Artisan and Berkshires at Lenox Park will also be managed by Carroll. Ashish Cholia, Colleen Hendrix, Don Hoffman and Shea Campbell of CBRE represented the seller of Berkshires at Lenox Park. The Artisan, which will rebranded as Arium Peachtree Creek, is a 340-unit garden-style community located off Interstate 85 and near Buford Highway. Located at 3001 Northeast Expy, the Artisan is 11.8 miles from downtown Atlanta. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans with walk-in closets, hardwood floors and in-unit washer and dryers. Community amenities include a pool, fitness center and a community business center. Berkshires at Lenox Park, which will be rebranded as Arium Lenox Park, is a 375-unit property located at the intersection of the Atlanta neighborhoods of Brookhaven and Buckhead. The property offers one-, two- and …