LARKSPUR, CALIF. — California Landmark has secured $24.6 million to refinance Woodlark Residences, an 80-unit community in Larkspur. Greg Reed, Kristen Croxton and Tina Quirin of Capital One arranged the five-year fixed-rate Freddie Mac loan. California Landmark acquired the property in 2014 and has since invested $3.7 million toward capital improvements, including renovations to all units as well as common areas and amenities. According to Apartments.com, the community currently offers amenities such as a pool, fitness center, grill and picnic area, a lounge and internet access.
LOS ANGELES — Carmel Partners has completed the development of VOX at Cumulus, a 14-acre mixed-use community in Los Angeles on the site of the former Cumulus radio station towers. VOX at Cumulus includes 910 apartment and townhome units, including studios and one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plants. The property also offers 100,000 square feet of retail space anchored by a Whole Foods Market. The project development team also included TCA Architects (architects), DCI (structural engineering), AMPAM (plumbing), PSOMAS (civil), DFDA (mechanical), Seal Electric (electrical) and MLA (landscaping).
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tishman Speyer has secured a $150 million construction loan for the redevelopment of Mazza Gallerie, a former shopping mall in Washington, D.C.’s Friendship Heights neighborhood. RBC Capital Markets provided the loan. Mazza Gallerie will be converted into a mixed-use community with 320 apartment units, over 800 parking spots and 90,000 square feet of retail space. The mall’s 70,000-square-foot retail concourse will be anchored by a T.J. Maxx. The project’s residential component and first retail openings are expected to complete in 2025. Davis Construction and Smoot Construction are …
The construction of new build-to-rent (BTR) homes hit a record in 2022, with more than 14,500 houses completed, according to a RentCafe analysis of Yardi Matrix data. This is a 47 percent increase in deliveries from 2021. Now, approximately 44,700 BTR homes are under construction across America, triple the number of new homes completed in 2022. Prior to 2020, RentCafe notes, only about 6,000 BTR units were completed annually. RentCafe cited data from the firm’s sister company, Yardi Matrix. The data includes properties defined as single-family homes for rent that are in build-to-rent, …
OXFORD, FLA. — Blue Vista Capital Management has acquired The Keys at Wildwood, a BTR development situated on 19 acres in Oxford, which is in central Florida. The project is currently being developed in partnership with Belleair Development and Mize & Sefair Development. The Keys at Wildwood will offer 190 single-story, three-bedroom units including features such as in-unit laundry, private patios, and dedicated parking spots. The new community is the sixth built-to-rent community Blue Vista has acquired or developed since 2020.
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — National Equity Fund, in partnership with Iris Holdings Group, has provided a $12.5 million loan to refinance a portfolio in Brooklyn through the firm’s Workforce Housing Innovation Fund. Iris Holdings Group is managing the development of the portfolio, which is called The Jefferson MacDonough Portfolio. The Jefferson MacDonough Portfolio comprises 56 units across five buildings in the Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. The properties feature a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units.
DULUTH, GA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of The Reserve at Sugarloaf in the Atlanta suburb of Duluth. Olen Properties acquired the asset for $91 million. Robert Stickel, Alex Brown, Ashlyn Warren and Wesley Lacefield of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, an institutional client of New York Life Real Estate Investors. Built in 2002, The Reserve at Sugarloaf offers 333 units, as well as amenities such as an indoor-outdoor fitness center, pool, pet park, internet café and car care center.
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A joint venture consisting of The Brodsky Organization, Avery Hall Investments and Battery Global Advisors has secured an $80 million land recapitalization and equity capitalization to build a mixed-use community located at 499 President St. in Brooklyn’s Gowanus neighborhood. The property is slated for completion in 2025 and will rise nine stories, with 20,000 square feet of retail space on the ground floor. Of the total 350 units, 262 will be market rate units and 88 will be affordable. Details regarding rent restriction were not disclosed. Christopher …
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. — A joint venture between Sovereign Properties and Invest Capital Group has secured $77 million in construction financing to develop Atlantica at Daytona, a garden-style community in Daytona Beach. Gregory Nalbandian, Jesse Wright and Joshua Odessky of JLL Capital Markets arranged the three-year, 75 percent loan to cost, construction loan through Broadshore Capital Partners. Atlantica at Daytona will offer 341 one-, two- and three-bedroom units, and is slated for completion in October 2024. Amenities will include a pool, BBQ grill station, outdoor summer kitchen, dog park, co-working space, game …
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A joint venture between Property Markets Group and Carlyle has secured $520 million in financing for the development of Sackett Place and Society Brooklyn. Christopher Peck, Andrew Scandalios, Peter Rotchford, Nicco Lupo, Rob Hinckley, Jeff Julien and Jonathan Faxon of JLL Capital Markets arranged the $335 million construction loan, and also secured the project’s $165 million limited partnership equity. Sackett Place and Society Brooklyn comprises two high rise towers in in Brooklyn’s Gowanus neighborhood. Once completed in 2025, the property will offer 517 units and 10,000 square feet …