JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — American Landmark Apartments has acquired Rosemont St. Johns, a 420-unit property in Jacksonville that was built in 2007. The seller and sales price was not disclosed. Situated at 12310 Seacrest Lane, Rosemont St. Johns offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a resort-style pool with a sundeck, a clubhouse with a resident lounge and entertainment kitchen, a 24-hour fitness center, outdoor grilling and picnic areas and a dog park. The company says the community will be rebranded. American Landmark is based in Tampa and …
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SAN FRANCISCO AND IRVINE, CALIF. — BRIDGE Housing and Avanath Communities have jointly formed an affordable and workforce housing property management company called Brighthaven Communities. Initially, Brighthaven will provide property management services to the two organizations’ combined portfolio of properties, which totals approximately 30,000 affordable homes across 15 states. The new company plans to extend its services beyond the partners’ own properties to include other nonprofit and for-profit owners of affordable and workforce housing communities. Brighthaven will be governed by a six-member board with equal representation from both organizations. Avanath …
PHOENIX — Chicago-based multifamily investment firm 29th Street Capital has acquired Urban 148 in Phoenix. The 148-unit property will be rebranded as Agave Ridge Apartments, and 29th Street Living will handle property management. According to Apartments.com, the community offers two- and three-bedroom floor plans at monthly asking rents ranging from $1,425 to $1,655 and such amenities as a pool, a playground, a courtyard and a dog park. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. — RangeWater Real Estate has broken ground on The Greene in Lawrenceville, about 30 miles northeast of Atlanta. The development is RangeWater’s seventh ground-up project in the Atlanta suburbs and its 28th in Georgia to date. Kinea Investimentos, a Sao Paulo-based investment firm, is a financial partner in The Greene. RangeWater’s internal construction division, RangeWater Construction, is leading the building efforts on the 21-acre site. The property’s 300 units will be offered in a unit mix that includes studios and one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. A resort-style …
SEATTLE — Dwight Mortgage Trust, the affiliate REIT of Dwight Capital, has provided a $44 million bridge loan for Seattle-based developer Bode. The financing retires existing construction debt, covers loan transaction costs, funds an interest reserve and supports final construction completion of two assets, Bode Columbia City and Bode Tacoma Dome. Bode Columbia City in Seattle is an 80-unit property featuring one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Bode Tacoma Dome is a 164-unit community in Tacoma, Washington, offering studios and one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Langston on Seventh, a 204-unit apartment community, has opened at the corner of 7th and S streets in Washington, D.C. The developers were Quadrangle Development and Capstone Development. Cooper Carry was the architect, and SK&A and PDI provided engineering services. Built on the former site of a Howard University research building, the eight-story, 280,000-square-foot community features 14,554 square feet of ground-floor retail, a 74-space, below-grade parking deck, a lobby, a pool deck, outdoor grills and dining areas, coworking spaces, a chef’s kitchen, sports simulator, a conference …
BLOOMFIELD, CONN. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) has arranged the sale of The Arbors at Brighton Park, a 132-unit community in Bloomfield, about six miles northwest of Hartford, Connecticut. IPA’s Victor Nolletti, Eric Pentore and Wes Klockner, represented the seller, Paredim Communities, and procured the buyer, Beachwold Residential LLC. The Arbors at Brighton Park was completed in 2017 and features controlled access, a clubhouse with a coffee bar, grills and verandas. The unit mix includes one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, all of which have full-size washers and dryers, walk-in …
CLEVELAND — Locally based The NRP Group has opened The Collins, a 316-unit luxury community on Cleveland’s Scranton Peninsula, a strip of land surrounded by the Cuyahoga River that was home to industrial businesses from the late 1800s through much of the 20th century. BKV Group was the architect, Dollar Bank served as the construction lender, and the Ohio Department of Development provided funds through its Brownfield Remediation and state Opportunity Zone programs. The Ohio Water Development Authority provided gap financing, and the City of Cleveland provided tax abatement and …
Jonathan Rose Cos. Buys Boulder Affordable Housing Community, Extends Rent Restrictions
BOULDER — New York City-based investment firm Jonathan Rose Cos. has acquired San Juan del Centro Apartments in Boulder from Related Cos. for $56 million. Jeff Irish and Jordan Skyles from Berkadia Real Estate Advisors arranged the sale of the Section 8 and LIHTC property. Berkadia also provided an acquisition loan. Additionally, the capital stack included equity from the $660 million Rose Affordable Housing Preservation Fund VI. San Juan del Centro’s 150 units are reserved for families earning at or below 60 percent of area median income. Jonathan Rose Cos. …
By Joe Gose Compare the dynamics of the multifamily debt environment of four years ago to today, and at first glance not much appears to have changed. A wave of capital ready for deployment? Check then and check now. The same can be said for the type of lenders active in the space: Life insurance companies, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, private credit sources, and banks were all hungry for deals back then and have a similar appetite today. Of course, the economics have shifted dramatically. A spike in interest …