Multifamily

ATLANTA — Eastern Union has arranged a $48 million bridge loan for the acquisition of Optimist Lofts, a 212-unit multifamily property situated at 2115 Piedmont Road NE in Atlanta’s Midtown district. The two-year, interest-only loan carries an interest rate underwritten at SOFR (secured overnight financing rate) plus 345 basis points, and features three one-year extension options. Completed in 2008, the property consists of 203 conventional units and nine “live/work” units housed in four three- and four-story buildings. The property also includes six ground-floor retail spaces totaling 8,026 square feet. The unidentified borrower and property owner is planning to undertake a multimillion-dollar capital expenditure initiative for improvements to approximately half of the units, as well as various exterior and common area renovations and site upgrades.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Colliers Mortgage has provided an $8.8 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of Tindall Park at South Park Apartment Homes, a 37-unit, market-rate multifamily property located at 6023 Tindall Park Road in Charlotte. The loan carries a five-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule. The borrower is Los Angeles-based Summit Equity Investments. Built in 2017, Tindall Park at South Park is a pet-friendly property featuring conference rooms, a library, 24/7 gym, onsite property management, community-wide Wi-Fi, elevator and a lounge.

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EULESS, TEXAS — Los Angeles-based ShainRealty Capital has acquired The Landing, a 267-unit apartment community in Euless, located in the central part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Built in 1983, the property features one- and two-bedroom units with an average size of 770 square feet and amenities such as a pool, fitness center and a playground. Arlington-based 180 Multifamily Properties sold the community for an undisclosed price. Bard Hoover and Wes Racht of Marcus & Millichap brokered the deal. Miami-based Rialto Capital provided acquisition financing on behalf of ShainRealty Capital, which plans to implement a $3 million value-add program and rebrand the property as Infinity on the Landing.

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HOUSTON — Dallas-based StreetLights Residential, in partnership with El Paso-based Hunt Cos., will develop The Langley, a 134-unit apartment complex that will be located at 1717 Bissonet St. in Houston. The location is near Rice University on the city’s southwest side. The Langley will feature two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, coworking spaces, a coffee lounge, 24-hour concierge and valet services and a full resident bar. Construction slated to begin in November and to be complete in 2025.

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NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Kaplan Cos. has opened Amaranth at North Brunswick, a 222-unit active adult community located approximately midway between New York City and Philadelphia. Apartments range in size from 823 to 1,397 square feet. Amenities include a resident lounge, demonstration kitchen, card room, doggie day spa, yoga studio with interactive mirrors and a package room. Kaplan is also underway on its second Amaranth development in nearby East Windsor. Information on starting rents was not disclosed.

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POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $10.4 million sale of 40 Cannon, a multifamily building located about 85 miles north of Manhattan in Poughkeepsie. According to LoopNet Inc., the property, which includes retail space, was originally built as a hotel in 1957. Joseph French Jr., Kodi Traver and Matthew Gault of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an undisclosed private investor, in the deal. Steven Rock of Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer. The property was fully leased at the time of sale.

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CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the sale of Astoria Tower in Chicago’s South Loop for $82.5 million. The luxury apartment tower rises 30 stories with 248 units. Built in 2009, Astoria Tower features one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a fitness center, indoor pool, sauna, spa treatment room, billiards room, movie room, business center and two rooftop decks. The seller, Miami-based Crescent Heights, converted the property from condominiums into apartment units in phases completed in 2010 and 2019. Brad Feldman of Interra represented the buyer, Chicago-based 3L Real Estate, which plans to add additional amenities and offerings to increase rents.

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LAS VEGAS — Laguna Point Properties has acquired two multifamily properties in Las Vegas from an overseas investor for $129.7 million in an off-market transaction. Totaling 708 units, Topaz and Viridian are part of a 1,945-unit, $566 million portfolio acquisition by Laguna Point Properties. Other recently closed acquisitions include five properties in Los Angeles and one in Jacksonville, Fla. Built in 1985 and 1981, respectively, Topaz and Viridian are located adjacent to one another on West Viking Road. The 252-unit Topaz offers one- and two-bedroom floorplans, and Viridian features 456 studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Laguna Point Properties has engaged Cushman & Wakefield to manage the two properties in Las Vegas, while Greystar will manage the properties in Los Angeles and ZRS Management will manage the Jacksonville property. Pat Sauter and Art Carll-Tangora of Avison Young’s Las Vegas office represented Laguna Point Properties in the transaction. Troy Tegeler, Trevor Breaux, Ryan Greer and CJ Connolly of CBRE Capital Markets secured debt financing for the buyer.

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MESA, ARIZ. — Taylor Street Advisors has arranged the sale of The Horne Portfolio, an apartment complex in Mesa. A local private capital owner sold the asset to a local syndicator and professional investor for $5.6 million, or $200,000 per unit. Located at 111-113 N. Horne St., the portfolio features 28 two-bedroom/one-bathroom apartments, individually metered for electric with individual HVAC units., in single-story, garden-style buildings. Brian Tranetzki and Anton Laakso of Taylor Street Advisors represented the seller in the deal.

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SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. — The student housing industry continued to show strong fundamentals in the first quarter of this year, with preleasing levels off to a robust start and annual rent growth exceeding pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest installment of Yardi’s National Student Housing Report. As of March, preleasing for fall 2022 was reported at 63.8 percent — a number that is 13.5 percent higher than the same time last year and 9.9 percent higher than March 2019 — and the average rent per-bedroom for fall 2022 is $777. These figures are based on the company’s “Yardi 200” markets, which include the top 200 investment-grade universities across all major collegiate conferences, including the Power 5 conferences and Carnegie R1 and R2 universities (research universities in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education). A handful of university markets were almost fully preleased as of March, with Purdue University (99.9 percent preleased), the University of Pittsburgh (99.8 percent preleased) and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (98.3 percent preleased) topping the list. Few universities are struggling with fall 2022 preleasing so far, but those that are tend to have higher acceptance rates, according to the report. The University of Houston had the …

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