EAST LANSING, MICH. — Newmark has arranged the sale of three student housing assets totaling 496 beds that serve Michigan State University in East Lansing. The sales price was undisclosed. The properties include: The Gates, a 139-bed property built in 2014; The Manor, a 56-bed building constructed in 2015; and The Tower, a 301-bed property. Amenities include controlled access, resident events, onsite parking, laundry facilities and a pedestrian bridge to campus. Ryan Lang, Jack Brett, Ben Harkrider and Debbie Corson of Newmark represented the seller, MJW Investments. Blue Vista Capital Management was the buyer.
PORTLAND, MAINE — Metro Boston-based mortgage banking firm Fantini & Gorga has arranged a $23 million permanent loan for Danforth Heights, a 166-unit mixed-income community located in between Portland’s historic and waterfront districts. According to Apartments.com, the property was built in 1973 and features one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units. Tim O’Donnell and Derek Coulombe of Fantini & Gorga placed the debt through Eastern Mortgage Capital on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
By Jim Prichard of Ball Janik LLP The 13-story, L-shaped Champlain Towers decorated the Surfside coastline. In the early morning of June 24, 2021, the pool deck suffered a partial collapse, triggering more destruction in the structure’s central section and eastern wing. In less than 30 seconds, approximately half of the 136 units in the building were destroyed, leaving 98 residents dead and establishing a horrific legacy as one of the deadliest structural engineering failures in U.S. history. In the wake of the tragedy, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava ordered an immediate audit of all high-rise buildings that were more than 40 years old and five stories tall constructed by the developer. The attention to South Florida development prompted a review of hundreds of older buildings. There was also an onslaught of editorial investigations, including features by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and the Miami Herald. Florida International University conducted its satellite analysis of the site as well. All investigations, first-hand experiences, and post-collapse engineering findings reported that there had been concerns about the structural integrity of the building and that the collapse was based on faulty construction and deterioration. As a law firm, our biggest …
By Al Silva, senior managing director, investments, Marcus & Millichap; and Ford Braly, first vice president, investments, Marcus & Millichap The multifamily segment in Fort Worth is in a great position. The metro’s vacancy rate slid down to a multi-decade low of 3.1 percent last year, which facilitated stellar rent growth as the number of available rental units plummeted. Fort Worth’s average effective rent grew more than 15 percent in 2021 to $1,276 per month, and the elevation in 2022 is expected to remain in the double digits. Behind this momentum is robust household formation as citizens relocate to the metro for greater job availability, cost-of-living considerations and quality of life. An average of 16,300 new households were created annually in the Fort Worth metro area over the past decade, and the 2022 addition is expected to eclipse that benchmark by about 20 percent. This rate of household creation is about twice as fast as the national pace and is happening at a time in which the barriers to homeownership have rapidly intensified, pushing much of the new demand toward the rental segment. Barriers to Homeownership The median price of a single-family house in the Fort Worth area climbed to …
UPLAND, CALIF. — Virtu Investments has completed the disposition of Foothill Ridge, a multifamily property in Upland, to Clear Capital for $82 million, or $353,448 per unit. Built in 1973, Foothill Ridge features 232 apartments spread across 32 one- and two-story buildings on 11 acres. Units offer energy-efficient appliances, large closets and central air conditioning. Community amenities include ample open space, a resort-style pool with furnished sundeck, a spa, fitness center, dog park, playground and barbecue grills. Alexander Gracia Jr., Tyler Martin and Chris Zorbas of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIF. — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment has provided $53.2 million in financing for the development of Tiburon, an affordable multifamily property in San Luis Obispo. KeyBank provided a $28 million construction loan and a $2.3 million permanent loan, as well as $22.9 million in low-income housing and state housing tax credit equity, to People’s Self Help Housing, a San Luis Obispo-based affordable housing development and management company. Situated on 2.1 acres, Tiburon will feature 68 units in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units spread across two three-story residential buildings with a community center. The units are designated for individuals and families within the 25, 30, 40, 50 and 60 percent area median income levels. The units at 25 percent and 30 percent are part of California’s permanent supportive housing program, helping to serve unhoused individuals and those who may be prone to homelessness. The development will receive support from the California Department of Housing and Community Development, which awarded the project $6.4 million in funding under the California No Place Like Home Program. Additionally, the city and county of San Luis Obispo provided $1.1 million of funding. Transitions Mental Health of San Luis …
DENVER — NorthPeak Commercial Advisors has arranged the sale of Avon Apartments, a multifamily property located at 2850 and 2880 S. Federal Blvd. in Denver. The asset traded for $19.8 million, or $200,000 per unit. The names of the seller and buyer were not released. Totaling 75,662 square feet, Avon Apartments features 99 units. Scott Fetter and Joe Hornstein of NorthPeak Commercial Advisors represented the undisclosed buyer in the deal.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Kirkland Co. has brokered the $90.9 million sale of Amaze @ NoDa, a 298-unit apartment community in Charlotte. Built in 2020, the gated property is situated in Charlotte’s NoDa (north of Davidson Street) district along the Lynx Blue Line rail. Dennis Harris, Austin Haney and Matt Behr of Kirkland represented the seller and developer, Neyland Apartment Associates, in the transaction. Stoneweg U.S. LLC, a multifamily investor and developer based in St. Petersburg, Fla., was the buyer. Amaze @ NoDa features studio, one- and two-bedroom units, as well as a pool, clubhouse, sky lounge with an outdoor bar, business center, bike storage, fitness center, dog park, firepits, courtyard and grills.
ATLANTA — Blue Vista Capital Management and StepStone Real Estate, the real estate arm of investment firm StepStone Group, have purchased Theory Interlock, a 240-unit student housing project underway near Georgia Tech in Atlanta’s West Midtown district. Blue Vista and PeakMade Real Estate are the developers behind the community, which is one of the anchors of the $450 million The Interlock mixed-use destination that SJC Ventures is developing. Theory Interlock, which will feature a unit mix ranging from studios to five-bedroom apartments, is slated to open ahead of the fall 2023 semester. The acquisition of Theory Interlock is the first investment for a $90 million co-investment partnership between Blue Vista and StepStone that is focused on student housing opportunities.
GALLATIN, TENN. — Penler has sold The Parkstone, a newly developed apartment community located in the Nashville suburb of Gallatin. The Atlanta-based developer sold the 240-unit, townhouse-style property to Weinstein Properties, a Richmond-based investor that has rebranded the property to Bexley Parkstone. The sales price was not disclosed. Penler acquired the 16.5-acre site in summer 2020 and opened The Parkstone in January 2022. The community, which was fully stabilized at the time of sale, features one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a 24-hour package room, dog park, detached garages, clubhouse, pool with a sundeck and cabanas, fitness center and a picnic area with grills, according to Apartments.com.