Affordable Housing

Alvarado Apartments and Temple Apartments in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $5.5 million in permanent, non-LIHTC Forward financing for Alvarado Apartments and Temple Apartments, two affordable housing complexes in Los Angeles. JLL worked on behalf of the borrower, Brilliant Corners, to secure the 15-year loan through Freddie Mac Multifamily. The loan will be serviced by JLL Real Estate Capital. Anson Snyder led the JLL Capital Markets Debt Advisory team. Alvarado Apartments is located at 916 N. Alvarado Street and comprises 24 units. The 42-unit Temple Apartments is situated at 2812 W. Temple Street. Both communities …

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RIALTO, CALIF. — National CORE has opened Metro View Apartments, an affordable housing community located at 164 W. Bonnie View Drive in Rialto, 56 miles east of Los Angeles. The property is affordable to households earning between 30 to 60 percent of the area median income, according to National CORE’s website. Metro View Apartments comprises 55 units, including one manager’s unit. Apartments come in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Amenities include a community center, computer center, pool, outdoor play area, recreation areas and an outdoor area for teens. Financing sources …

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Oppidan Investment Co. has broken ground on The Pines at Peach, a 119-unit affordable housing community in Raleigh. Apartments will come in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Income restrictions were not disclosed. The project is financed with Low Income Housing Tax Credits from the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency, Tax Exempt Bonds issued by Raleigh Housing Authority, debt financing from Redstone, tax credit equity from Aegon and gap financing from the City of Raleigh. Construction is slated to complete in summer 2025. Cline Design designed the project. …

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Affordable Housing Demand Berkadia Marge Novak quote

Multifamily & Affordable Housing Business sat down with Marge Novak, senior vice president and head of Capital Markets at Berkadia, for a question-and-answer discussion about the current state of the affordable housing market and the challenges likely to influence 2024. Multifamily & Affordable Housing Business: How is the affordable housing market faring in the current economic conditions? Novak: With increased inflation and interest rates, home prices hit all-time highs, making them less affordable than at the height of the 2006 housing bubble. While buyers waited for prices to fall, sellers …

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HOUSTON — FTK Construction Services has begun a $12.6 million renovation of Brookside Gardens Apartments, an affordable housing complex in Houston. The property was built in 2006 and comprises 240 units. Income restrictions for the community were not disclosed. Interior renovations will include new paint, flooring, door hardware, plumbing fixtures, light fixtures and HVAC systems. Exterior renovations will include upgraded walkways, parking areas, lighting, signage and roofs on all buildings. DevCo Residential Group owns the building. KeyBank provided construction financing.

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KILLEEN, TEXAS — The NRP Group has finished constructing Station42, a 368-unit mixed-income community in the central Texas city of Killeen. Station42 offers units in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. More than half of the total unit count is reserved for households earning 80 percent or less of the area median income. Amenities include a pool, clubroom, fitness center, gaming area, communal kitchen, coworking lounge, dog park, outdoor dining and entertainment areas and package handling services. Partners on the project included The City of Killeen Public Facility Corp., J.P. Morgan …

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LOS ANGELES AND SHREVEPORT, LA. — American South Fund Management (ASFM), a joint venture between SDS Capital Group and Vintage Realty, has closed its second real estate fund with $174 million in equity commitments. SDS Capital Group is a Los Angeles-based impact fund manager. Vintage Realty is a property developer and manager that is headquartered in Shreveport, Louisiana. ASFM’s fund will provide preferred equity and equity financing for affordable housing projects in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. The fund includes a $50 …

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Culebra Commons in San Antonio

Concerns of oversupply have risen regarding several Texas markets, including Dallas and Austin. Where does San Antonio stand in terms of supply and demand, and where in the city is there still room for new opportunities? Multifamily & Affordable Housing Business (MAHB) recently interviewed David Lynd, CEO of Lynd Cos., about the state of the market. Multifamily & Affordable Housing Business: How many units do you currently own nationwide? How many in San Antonio? Lynd: We own about 3,000 units in San Antonio and 6,000 nationwide. We also do third-party …

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HOUSTON — FTK Construction Services has completed renovations at The Park at Kirkstall, a 240-unit affordable housing community in Houston. Updates to the property included enhancements to flooring, paint, appliances, countertops, door and cabinet hardware, bathroom fixtures and light fixtures. Other updates included roofing, HVAC, water heaters, a new playground, grilling patio, horseshoe pit and other various site improvements. The project took 21 months to complete, with a contract value of $12.4 million. The renovation was the general contractor’s first project for Blue Ridge Atlantic. The architect for the project …

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BOSTON — WinnCos. has promoted three employees to vice president roles in its property management, sustainability and development functions. Michael Milko was promoted to the role of executive vice president at WinnResidential, a subsidiary of WinnCos. Milko joined the company in 1995. He now oversees the management operations of approximately 5,000 residential units across 40 properties in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Christina McPike was promoted to Vice President of Energy & Sustainability. In this role, she will oversee new construction, historic adaptive reuse and deep energy retrofit projects. According to WinnCos., McPike …

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