Multifamily

CHANHASSEN, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged $89.6 million in construction financing for Bennett Apartments and Harlow Apartments in Chanhassen, about 15 miles southwest of Minneapolis. Bennett will feature 184 units and 11,853 square feet of retail space, while Harlow will include 126 units and 3,029 square feet of retail space. The adjacent projects are both slated for completion in 2026. Gary Sefcik of MMCC arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, Minnesota-based Roers Cos. Kayne Anderson provided $77.5 million in senior proceeds, and SteepRock Capital provided $12.1 million in mezzanine financing.

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JEFFERSONVILLE, IND. — JLL Capital Markets has negotiated the $67.2 million sale of Lakeside Gardens, a 360-unit luxury apartment community in Jeffersonville within metro Louisville. Built in 2022, the property features units averaging 1,244 square feet. The community was 95 percent leased at the time of sale. Amanda Friant, Mark Stern and Colleen Watson of JLL represented the sellers, a joint venture partnership between Denton Floyd Real Estate Group, LDG Development and a private investor. Medina Spiodic, Matthew Schoenfeldt and Becca Brielmaier of JLL arranged $42.7 million in acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, S&S Properties. The Fannie Mae loan featured a seven-year term and a fixed interest rate.

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PHILADELPHIA — Andrew Carle believes that university retirement communities (URCs) represent a potential game-changing opportunity not only for the seniors housing industry but also for universities and retirees, if executed properly.  Yet, URCs are also extraordinarily complicated to operate, cautions the founder of UniversityRetirementCommunities.com, the first directory and information resource of its kind, which lists more than 85 such communities nationwide.  “It doesn’t get more difficult than trying to merge big, large, bureaucratic state universities that move very slowly and who live in a bubble of 20-year-olds with the senior living industry that’s very fast-paced, investor-oriented and focused on 80-year-olds. If you had to think of an odd couple, that would be it,” said Carle, an adjunct faculty member at Georgetown University and president of Carle Consulting. His comments came at the InterFace Seniors Housing Northeast conference on Dec. 5. at the Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia, where he was the keynote speaker.  Up until the last 15 years, there were only a handful of URCs nationwide, but today it’s among the fastest growing segments in the senior living industry, said Carle.  While the vast majority of URCs are loosely connected to institutions of higher learning, the top dozen or so …

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A partnership between Penzance and TriWest Multifamily has purchased Stoney Trace Apartments, a 380-unit community located at 4616 Stoney Trace Drive in Charlotte’s Mint Hill neighborhood. The previous owner sold the recently renovated apartment community for $59.8 million. Blake Hockenbury and Bryan Frazier of Walker & Dunlop arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing on behalf of Penzance and TriWest Multifamily. The new ownership has tapped ZRS Management to operate Stoney Trace, which offers one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and amenities including a fitness center, club room with a business center and pool table, soccer field, dog park and an outdoor pool with a grilling area.

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VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Owner-operator Beth Sholom Village has opened Aviva Pembroke, a new community located in Virginia Beach adjacent to the Pembroke Square shopping mall. Pembroke Realty Group developed the property on behalf of Beth Sholom Village. Totaling 153 units, the community features 121 independent living, 20 assisted living and 12 memory care residences. Amenities at the property, which was designed by Kahler Slater, include a pool, fitness center, bistro, community room and a meditation and prayer room. Outdoor amenities include a deck, rooftop lounge and terrace, pickleball courts, putting greens and firepits. The project team also included associate architect Drew Kepley, contractor S.B. Ballard Construction Co., civil engineer Kimley-Horn, structural engineer Lynch Mykins and interior designer Solution 65. JLL provided project oversight to Beth Sholom Village.

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ATLANTA — Berkadia has arranged a $28.3 million HUD 221(d)(4) loan for the construction of Englewood Multifamily, a 200-unit mixed-income community underway in Atlanta’s Chosewood Park neighborhood. The non-recourse, fully amortizing loan features a construction-to-perm structure that covers the construction period followed by a 40-year amortization schedule. Carolyn Whatley and Angela Folkers of Berkadia’s FHA/HUD team originated the financing on behalf of the co-developers, The Benoit Group and the City of Atlanta’s Housing Authority (AHA). Englewood Multifamily is part of a 37-acre master-planned development and represents the second building within Phase I of the redevelopment of Englewood Manor on Atlanta’s southeast side. Englewood Multifamily’s development costs are estimated to exceed $86 million. The property will feature 80 percent of the units reserved for households earning 60 percent or less of AMI with the remainder rented at market rates. The community will also include 21,844 square feet of commercial space. The network of companies and organizations that are bringing the Englewood Multifamily development to fruition include the following:

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NASHVILLE, TENN. — Portman has signed contrast therapy studio SweatHouz to a retail lease at Starling, a 359-unit apartment community in Nashville’s Germantown neighborhood. With this lease, Starling’s 17,000 square feet of retail space is fully committed to concepts including Toastique, Solidcore, Retrograde Coffee, Social Cantina, KyuRamen and PannePazze. The new SweatHouse is set to open in August and will be the brand’s first location in Nashville and second in Tennessee. The location will offer private suites featuring infrared saunas, cold plunges and vitamin-C showers for members.

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GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of The Destino, a 192-unit apartment complex located roughly midway between Dallas and Fort Worth in Grand Prairie. The Destino comprises 18 buildings that were built on an 11-acre site in the 2000s. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, and amenities include a pool, outdoor kitchen, playground and a dog park. Al Silva and Ford Braly of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Atlantic Multifamily, in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, a New York-based private investment company.

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TUCSON, ARIZ. — PeakMade Real Estate is set to break ground on Theory Tucson, a 395-unit mixed-use development located near the University of Arizona campus in Tucson. The conventional multifamily project, which will also contain some retail space, is designed to appeal to students as well as the local population. The 19-story community will span 686,000 square feet, offering units in studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom configurations. Shared amenities will include a lounge, fitness area, coworking space and a rooftop swimming pool. The transit-oriented development will also feature access to a local rail line. The development team for the project includes M.A. Mortenson Co., Gensler, Power Design, Suntec Engineering and Rick Engineering. The community is scheduled for completion in fall 2027. 

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HENDERSON, NEV. — A joint venture between CREC Real Estate and The Calida Group has sold Coronado Ridge Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, a skilled nursing facility in the Las Vegas suburb of Henderson, for $33 million. JLL’s Seniors Housing Capital Markets team, in conjunction with Mark Wintner of JLL, represented the seller in the transaction. Completed in 2017, the facility totals 121 beds across 90 resident rooms. The 68,873-square-foot property is situated on 2.3 acres across from a 132-unit seniors housing community and a 62-unit memory care facility. 

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