WHARTON, N.J. — Locally based developer CHA Partners has broken ground on a 66-unit multifamily project that will include 7,800 square feet of retail space in Wharton, about 40 miles west of New York City. The property will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a lobby with a coffee and beverage station, lounge seating areas and electric vehicle charging stations. The first units are expected to be available for occupancy next summer.
There are 11 university markets set to add 1,000 or more student housing beds this year, according to data from RealPage. The Richardson, Texas-based research firm tracks new construction, rental rates and leasing activity in 175 core university markets for its student housing data. Overall, RealPage reports that approximately 42,000 new purpose-built student housing beds will deliver in 2021, which falls into the firm’s normal supply growth range of 40,000 to 50,000 beds annually. Carl Whitaker, senior manager of market analytics at RealPage, says that figure is an encouraging sign given the uncertainty and disruptions of the past year from the COVID-19 pandemic. “That 42,000-bed number was about what we hoped to see,” says Whitaker. “The pandemic was so sudden that developers that were looking to build in 2021 had gotten just far enough down the planning process that they went ahead and proceeded as if it was a normal year.” In Walker & Dunlop’s annual year-end student housing report (2020), the Bethesda, Maryland-based firm found that 38,036 student housing beds will come on-line in 2021, which is a 27 percent decrease from 2020. For both 2020 and 2021, the Southeastern United States is dominating in terms of new student …
MESA, ARIZ. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of Delano, an apartment property located along Gilbert Road in Mesa. S2 Capital sold the asset to Western Wealth Capital for $64 million, or $241,509 per unit. Cliff David and Steve Gebing of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Built in 1980 on 20 acres, Delano features 265 apartments, a fitness center, swimming pool, dog park and an outdoor Wi-Fi lounge with landscaping, seating and bistro lighting. Units feature stackable washers/dryers, wood-style vinyl flooring and private patios.
AURORA, COLO. — Capstone has brokered the sale of Macon Flats, a five-building multifamily portfolio in Aurora. The asset traded for $7.1 million. The names of the seller and buyer were not released. Macon Flats features 56 one-bedroom units and one two-bedroom unit. The buyer plans to renovate the property to modernize the asset. Sean Holamon and Jason Koch of Capstone represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
MESA, ARIZ. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Sunset Mesa, an apartment building located at 237 S. Ashland in Mesa. A private investor acquired the asset from another private investor for $6.1 million. Built in 1983, Sunset Mesa features 40 units in a mix of 19 one-bedroom/one-bath, eight two-bedroom/one-bath and 13 three-bedroom/one-bath layouts. Community amenities include a swimming pool, laundry facilities and an interior amenity space. Darrell Moffitt and Paul Bay of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
PORTLAND, ORE. — Ethos Development has broken ground for the construction of Shift Apartments, a five-story multifamily property located in Portland’s Overlook neighborhood. The 43,000-square-foot, transit-oriented community will feature 73 apartments in a mix of lofts, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts affordable to residents earning 60 percent of area median income. Shift will also feature 22 market-rate micro-studios. On-site amenities will include a gym, community room and roof deck. Works Progress Architecture is serving as architect and O’Brien & Co. is serving as general contractor for the project. Shift Apartments is located one block from Nomad, a 130-unit apartment community completed by Ethos in December 2020.
SAN ANTONIO — Berkadia has arranged an acquisition loan of an undisclosed amount for Castle Hills Apartments, a 148-unit complex in San Antonio. Built in 1997, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 732 square feet to 1,224 square feet. Argentic Real Estate Investment LLC provided the three-year, floating-rate loan, which was also structured with three years of interest-only payments. Mitch Sinberg and Brad Williamson led the transaction for Berkadia on behalf of the borrower, Miami-based Rincon Real Estate Investments.
TULSA, OKLA. — New York City-based Hudson Realty Capital has provided a bridge loan for the refinancing of Stonehaven Square, a seniors housing community in Tulsa that provides assisted living and memory care services. The amount of the loan was not disclosed, but the financing was secured as part of $37.7 million package for Stonehaven Square and a Florida property, The Landing at Lake Worth. Eric Johnson of Ziegler arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, Columbia Pacific Advisors.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — The Cordish Cos. has broken ground on Three Light Luxury Apartments, a $140 million apartment complex in the heart of Kansas City’s Power & Light District. Three Light is the third apartment property to be built in the area, following One Light and Two Light, which are 97 percent occupied. Three Light will rise 26 stories with 288 units. The project will also include a seven-story parking garage and 7,600 square feet of ground-floor retail space. More than 30,000 square feet of amenities will include an exterior deck, infinity pool, entertainment kitchen, theater room, fitness center, business center, valet dry cleaning and coworking areas. Completion is slated for September 2023. More than 20 percent of the units in Three Light will be priced for residents who earn up to 80 percent of the area median income. The project team includes JE Dunn Construction, Hord Coplan & Macht, RD Jones + Associates and Selbert Perkins Design. The project was first announced in April.
CHESTERFIELD, MO. — Merchants Capital has arranged $71 million for the refinancing of Wildhorse, a 188-unit luxury apartment complex in the St. Louis suburb of Chesterfield. Wildhorse also features a 15,000-square-foot Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse with a rooftop bar and 10,000 square feet of retail space. The borrower, Great Lakes Capital, completed construction in April and has since leased the property to full occupancy. Proceeds from the Merchants Bank of Indiana loan paid off an existing construction loan, bought out limited partners and secured additional interest-only payments.