ORLANDO, FLA. — Atlas Real Estate Partners has acquired Perse Apartments, a 384-unit community located in Orlando, about three miles from Disney World. The seller, TRION Properties, was represented by JLL’s Capital Markets Investment Sales and Advisory team led by Directors Ted Taylor and Kyle Butler. Financing was arranged by Scott Wadler, Mitch Sinberg, Matt Robbin and Brad Williamson of Berkadia. Built in 2008, Perse Apartments consists of one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging approximately 1,100 square feet. Atlas is planning a value-add strategy during its hold period with capital …
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SILVERDALE, WASH. — MLG Capital, a real estate investor based out of Brookfield, Wisconsin, has acquired Wellington Apartment Homes in Silverdale, about 35 miles west of Seattle. The transaction marks the buyer’s first acquisition in Washington state. The 240-unit, garden-style property offers a heated pool, a clubhouse, a fitness center and a dog park. During its hold period, MLG is planning interior and exterior renovations, including installing stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and other upgraded features in all units, as well as curb appeal and amenity improvements. MLG bought the …
WILDWOOD, FLA. — Agador Spartacus has secured a $26 million take-out bridge loan on existing construction debt used to build Magnolia at Powell in Wildwood. The Aventura, Florida-based developer completed the build-to-rent project in January. JLL Capital Markets arranged the financing with a team led by Managing Director Max La Cava, Senior Managing Director Melissa Quinn, Vice President Rob Rothaug and Analyst Jade Starkey. The funding provider of the loan was not disclosed. Magnolia at Powell is located adjacent to The Villages active adult community and features one-, two- and …
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — SPI Advisory and FCP have acquired Crest Manor Apartments, a 600-unit community in Lewisville, 25 miles north of Dallas. SPI said in a release it had been in discussions with the undisclosed developer and seller for the past five years and acquired the asset in an off-market transaction. Crest Manor was developed in two phases in 2010 and 2016. Amenities include two pools, a clubhouse, fitness center, tennis courts and walking trails. Units are offered in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. The joint venture partners are …
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. — Greystar has broken ground on Old Ivy, a 525-unit community in Charlottesville. The development site is just off the University of Virginia campus, east of Highway 29, between Old Ivy and Leonard Sandridge roads. The project includes a variety of homes, including apartments, standalone dwellings, duplexes and townhomes. More specifically, Old Ivy will be comprised of 336 apartments, with one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans, and 189 build-to-rent residences, consisting of three-bedroom townhomes as well as three-bedroom standalone homes clustered around green spaces or mini parks, some with …
MANTECA, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Manteca Golf & Tennis Villas, a 56-unit property in Manteca, a city between Modesto and Stockton, California, and about 76 miles west of San Francisco. The property sold for $15.6 million. Stephen Jackson and Joe Owens, both senior directors with Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller. Neither party to the transaction was identified. Completed in 1985, Manteca Golf & Tennis, which is adjacent to a golf course, has a pool, laundry facilities and a tennis court. Units feature washer …
DENVER — Nick Steele has joined Lument to lead investment sales across Colorado, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. Steele joins Lument from Berkadia, where he worked in the firm’s Denver office. Prior to Berkadia, Steele held senior roles at Marcus & Millichap and started his career at Apartment Realty Advisors. Over the course of his career, Steele has closed approximately $1.5 billion in multifamily sales. Lument is a banking and lending company that launched an investment sales division in 2024.
FAIRBURN, GA. — Portman has closed on a land deal in Fairburn, an Atlanta suburb, where it plans to develop a 332-unit property with retail and greenspace. The Atlanta-based development company, founded in 1957, will break ground in late July and estimates completion by June 2027. Meadow Glen Village will include a variety of home types across nine buildings, each with its own dedicated parking. It will also feature a town green for resident events as well as public use. The greenspace will be flanked by two 6,000-square-foot retail buildings that …
How Accessibility Compliance Gives Affordable Housing Investors a Competitive Advantage
By Mark English In the affordable housing industry, compliance has often been treated as an obligatory cost of doing business — a box to check, a hurdle to clear. Yet in today’s environment, marked by heightened regulatory scrutiny, increased tenant awareness of their rights and a fiercely competitive landscape for funding and partnerships, this mindset is dangerously outdated. For developers, owners and managers of affordable housing, denial of compliance’s strategic value can carry enormous costs: legal liability, reputation damage, financial penalties and missed opportunities to distinguish one’s organization as a …
Newmark Arranges $143 Million Refinancing for One of Makor Capital’s New Hampshire Assets
DERRY, N.H. — Newmark has arranged a $143.1 million Fannie Mae loan for Makor Capital’s refinancing of The Fairways in Derry, about 43 miles north of Boston. Newmark Vice Chairman Ed Belz arranged the deal. Makor acquired the asset, located at 1 Forest Ridge Road, in 2016. Fairways is a garden-style community constructed in 1984 that features 849 units across a variety of two-, three- and four-story buildings. “By refinancing, we take some chips off the table while we continue to own and further improve the property over the long …