NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Alpha Realty has negotiated the sale of four multifamily properties totaling 133 units that are located in various boroughs of New York City. The properties sold for a combined price of $16.6 million. Lev Mavashev and Yehuda Leser of Alpha Realty represented the sellers and the buyer, a locally based, family-owned management firm, in the transactions. All the parties involved requested anonymity.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Property managers are navigating a minefield of issues in today’s apartment market. Analyzing renter applications for fraud, collecting overdue rent and turning over units from freeloading tenants are all in a day’s work for savvy apartment operators. Amanda Kitts, senior vice president of property management at Northwood Ravin, a multifamily owner and operator based in North Carolina, said that part of the role of an operations professional today entails poring over documents like check stubs, IDs and employment records to make sure the prospective resident is creditworthy. She said that fraud is more prevalent in some markets than others, so it’s imperative that property managers are adequately trained. “Charlotte still is a very big market for fraud, but Durham not so much. Chapel Hill is squeaky clean; nobody does anything wrong in Chapel Hill,” joked Kitts. “We have these applications and check stubs, and maybe one could be off, and you have to investigate and Google. We’re almost mini-FBI investigators.” Kitts’ comments came during the leasing and operations panel at France Media’s InterFace Carolinas Multifamily, which took place April 14 at the Hilton Uptown Charlotte. The networking and information conference drew more than 260 attendees from all facets …
What does the Lincoln, Nebraska commercial real estate market have to offer? Quite simply it has land, room to grow, affordability and a centralized location. Pair these attractive and unique features with an educated workforce in a culturally diverse community and the answer becomes clear. Lincoln’s commercial real estate market has a lot of potential. Despite Lincoln’s small size of approximately 300,000 people, it is experiencing the same challenges and triumphs as the bigger metropolitan areas. Warehouse space One of the biggest challenges in the Lincoln market is the low supply of industrial space in a high-demand environment. The industrial vacancy rate as of year-end 2021 was 1.6 percent. Any new product that comes on market is leased quickly and the per-square-foot selling price is trending up with a 31 percent increase in just three years. Unfortunately, in the Lincoln market, the value of new industrial construction building permits has been trending down over the last five years. The rising cost of construction makes this trend even more significant; many developers are unwilling to invest in speculative product without the certainty that tenants will pay the rental rate necessary to provide an adequate rate of return. One local developer, Las …
PHOENIX — Thompson Thrift has purchased a 30-acre development site at the southwest corner of Dove Valley and 29th Avenue in Phoenix. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The company plans to develop a mixed-use property on 16 acres of the site. The remaining acreage will be left as outdoor space that is part of Skunk Creek Wash natural preserve, and will feature pedestrian amenities and running paths. Upon completion, the development will feature apartments and 35,000 square feet of retail. Oregano’s, a local pizza chain, and Twisted Sugar, a gourmet cookie shop, have pre-leased space at the development.
SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City-based RealSource Properties has announced the launch of its real estate investment trust (REIT) with 10 existing properties. The $390 million REIT targets multifamily properties nationwide. Assets in the REIT will be managed by the same value-add real estate strategy currently deployed at RealSource multifamily assets across the country. The 10 existing properties already owned by RealSource Properties REIT include 2,897 apartments in Ohio, Texas, North Carolina and Colorado.
LAS VEGAS — Ready Capital has closed $34.4 million in financing for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a 152-unit apartment community in central Las Vegas. Upon acquisition, the undisclosed borrower will implement a capital improvement plan consisting of interior and exterior renovations, along with deferred maintenance. Ready Capital closed the nonrecourse, 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.
GLENDORA, CALIF. — Clearwater Living has opened the sales office at Clearwater at Glendora, a 117-unit assisted living and memory support community in Glendora, approximately 25 miles east of Los Angeles. Construction on Clearwater at Glendora began in spring of 2021. The two-story, 117,000-square-foot property is being built on nearly three acres. When it is completed later this year, the community will feature 88 assisted living and 29 memory care apartments with studio, companion, one-bedroom and two-bedroom layouts.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of NORA, a 246-unit multifamily property in downtown Orlando. Shelton Granade, Luke Wickham and Justin Basquill of IPA represented the seller, GDC Properties, and procured the buyer, G.W. Williams Co. The sales price was not disclosed. Built in 2014, NORA has controlled access throughout, an integrated parking garage with over 400 spaces and 9,263 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Community amenities include a resort-style pool, electric car charging stations and a clubhouse. Unit features include nine-foot ceilings, floor-to-ceiling windows and full-size, stackable washers and dryers. Select units have moveable islands with drawers and wine racks, private patios or balconies and views of the downtown skyline. Located at 899 N. Orange Ave., the six-story property is situated 17.5 miles from the Walt Disney World Resort.
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — A joint venture between Manhattan Beach, Calif.-based Magma Equities and Chapel Hill, N.C.-based Prudent Growth Partners has acquired Keystone Apartments, a 202-unit multifamily community in Fayetteville, for $23.7 million. The seller was not disclosed. Constructed in 1974 and renovated in stages from 2018 through 2021, Keystone offers one- and two-bedroom floorplans. Located at 425 Woodstream Trail, the property features 28 two-story residential buildings on a 19.1-acre site. Community amenities include a pool, fitness center, onsite property management and 24-hour maintenance. The joint venture plans to spend $1.5 million renovating units and improving the common areas, such as the leasing office, fitness center, pool area and other outdoor amenities.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Avenida Partners and Artemis Real Estate Partners will develop Avenida Carrollton, an active adult community that will be located on the northern outskirts of Dallas. The 10-acre community will feature 155 market-rate apartments with one- and two-bedroom floor plans, as well as 48 duplex and triplex cottages. The apartments will range in size 686 to 1,285 square feet. The cottages will range in size from 1,360 to 1,490 square feet and will be equipped with attached garages and front and backyards. Residents will have access to more than 35,000 square feet of interior and exterior amenities. Project partners include Meeks + Partners and KWA Construction. A tentative completion date was not disclosed.
