Multifamily

HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — WSS Development LLC has broken ground on 2020 at Providence, a $100 million luxury apartment project in Huntsville. The development is situated within the larger 305-acre Village of Providence master-planned community. Located at the intersection of Providence Main Street and Town Center Drive, 2020 at Providence will feature 360 luxury apartment units and 20,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. More than 70 percent of the retail space has been leased to Starbucks, The Cajun Steamer, Oh Crepe and an unnamed breakfast and lunch concept. Amenities will include a rooftop pool, rooftop fitness center, covered parking deck, high-speed elevators and an electronic package delivery system. The project team includes Humphreys & Associates Contractors LLC, Riverstreet Architects, Goodwyn Mills Cawood and Geo Solutions. BancorpSouth provided financing and Spaces Management will serve as property manager. Completion is slated for the end of 2022. The surrounding Village of Providence, which Duany, Plater-Zyberk & Co. designed and WSS developed, is home to hundreds of single-family homes, townhomes and a town center that includes more than 800,000 square feet of office, restaurants, retail and hotels. “The broader Huntsville market is experiencing unprecedented growth from both a rent and employment standpoint,” says Marc …

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By Sean Sorrell, senior managing director, JLL Last year, San Antonio’s multifamily  sector was one of the only markets nationally in which the 2020 absorption exceeded that of previous years. Moreover, the city’s development pipeline was already contracting after 2019, so additional supply reductions in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19 should result in rebounding occupancy across the metro. The market is maintaining balance in terms of supply and demand and is poised to elevate its national prominence. The San Antonio multifamily market ‘s overall inventory is approaching 185,000 units, having grown by roughly 8 percent over the last two years. Ongoing supply growth has marginally outpaced demand, but even in the face of COVID-19, the overall market is approximately 92 percent occupied. JLL’s research shows that nationally, more than 6 percent of apartment renters have vacated their units since April 2020, either moving back in within parents or “coupling up” with roommates. San Antonio experienced very little of this effect, with an occupancy loss of less than 1 percent due to this temporary phenomenon. These displaced renters are likely to re-enter the apartment market in the near term, and, with ongoing in-migration, we anticipate the San Antonio market should …

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HIALEAH, FLA. — The Estate Cos., a developer of multifamily projects throughout South Florida, has received approximately $29.5 million in construction financing for the multifamily conversion of a former Ramada Inn at 1950 W. 49th St. in Hialeah. Centennial Bank provided approximately $22.45 million in construction financing, and LV Lending provided a $7 million mezzanine loan. The hotel will be transformed into Alture Westland, a four-story garden-style community with 251 rental units and 5,522 square feet of commercial space. Construction is underway, and completion is scheduled for the fourth quarter. The Estate Cos. acquired the five-acre site for $15.3 million in August 2020 and received site plan approval in December. The community will include 245 studios and six one-bedroom units ranging in size from 340 to 600 square feet. Community amenities will include a pool with sundeck, fitness center and clubhouse. Monthly rents will start in the $1,200s. Alture Westland is located directly adjacent to the Palmetto Expressway and the 103rd Avenue exit. The adaptive reuse development is the first project to be introduced as part of the new Alture brand of The Estate Cos., which focuses on value-add opportunities and repositioning older assets.

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MIAMI — Abbhi Capital, a Coral Gables, Fla.-based investment firm, has purchased a one-acre parcel within Miami Worldcenter for $20 million. The seller was Miami Worldcenter Associates, the developer behind Miami Worldcenter doing business as MWC Block A LLC. The $4 billion, 27-acre mixed-use development is now underway in downtown Miami across 10 city blocks. Robert Given, Troy Ballard and James Quinn of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the land transaction. The assemblage includes 45,000 square feet of developable space. The property, known as the west parcel of Miami Worldcenter’s “Block A,” is located between Northeast 10th and 11th streets along Northeast 1st Avenue. The parcel is zoned for a mixed-use project, with a base development capacity of nearly 850 residential units and 1.2 million square feet. The sale marks the second parcel of Miami Worldcenter land purchased by Abbhi Capital within the last year. In August 2020, the firm bought the neighboring center parcel of Block A for $24 million. Miami Worldcenter will total 300,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and entertainment space. Other uses include two completed residential buildings, the 60-story Paramount Miami Worldcenter condominium and the 43-story Caoba luxury apartment tower. Approximately 150,000 square feet …

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Lake Lucerne

WINTER HAVEN, FLA. — Pintar Investment Co. has secured $9.3 million in refinancing for Lake Lucerne, a 56-unit single-family rental home community in Winter Haven. LendingHome, a San Francisco-based lender for residential investors, provided Pintar with the loan. Pintar chose LendingHome in 2019 to supply a $6.3 million acquisition loan, and Pintar selected LendingHome again to refinance the bridge loan. Built in 2019, Lake Lucerne’s homes feature four-bedroom floor plans averaging 1,678 square feet. Each home features a dedicated two-car garage and a lot size that averages 6,500 square feet.

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4618 14th Street NW

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Feldman Ruel Urban Property Advisors has arranged the $4.2 million sale of 4618 14th Street NW, a 25,153-square-foot development site located directly across the street from WMATA’s planned redevelopment of the Northern Bus Garage in Washington, D.C. Heleos, a Washington, D.C.-based affordable housing developer, bought the site in partnership with a local performing arts nonprofit. Josh Feldman and Ian Ruel of Feldman Ruel marketed the property on behalf of the seller, Raymar Corp., which had controlled the property since 1964. The sale represents the final parcel in Raymar’s portfolio. The new ownership plans to construct 99 multifamily units at the site, with 66 of those units set aside for residents making up to 60 percent of the area median income (AMI) and approximately 20 three-bedroom units designed for families. The new owners also plan to include solar panels in an effort to make the project a net-zero energy building. The site currently includes a commercial property leased to a local furniture store on the first level and a dance studio on part of the second level. The project will be branded as Dance Loft at 14th and will include up to 16,000 square feet of ground-floor retail …

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IRVING, TEXAS — New York City-based Ready Capital has closed a $43.2 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a 416-unit multifamily property in Irving. The undisclosed sponsor plans to implement a capital improvement program to upgrade unit interiors and enhance curb appeal. The nonrecourse loan was structured with a 36-month term, floating interest rate, two extension options and a flexible prepayment schedule. The names of the property and seller were not disclosed.

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SAN ANTONIO — Dallas-based brokerage firm The Multifamily Group (TMG) has arranged the sale of Glennwood Apartments, a 100-unit complex situated on a 6.3-acre site on the north side of San Antonio. According to Apartments.com, the property was built in 1970 and offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Chris Siemasko and Bryce Smith of TMG represented the seller and buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction. The 12-building complex was fully occupied at the time of sale.

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WEST CHICAGO, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Aspen Ridge in West Chicago for an undisclosed price. The 253-unit multifamily asset is situated in a wooded area near DuPage County Forest Preserve. Built in 1967 on 12 acres, the property features an Olympic-size pool, fitness center and playground. There are 77 one-bedroom units and 176 two-bedroom units. Ryan Engle, Andrean Angelov and Zack Mahoney of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer. Both parties were private investors.

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MADISON, WIS. — Ready Capital has closed a $9.2 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and deconversion of a 152-unit fractured condominium property in Madison. The undisclosed borrower plans to acquire 84 of the Class B property’s units and implement a capital improvement plan. Planned upgrades include landscaping, amenity and common area improvements and painting. The floating-rate loan features a 36-month term and includes a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures and additional unit buyouts.

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