BOCA RATON, FLA. — Andover Real Estate Partners has hired Griffin Hoffmann as principal, head of acquisitions. Hoffmann joins Andover from HPP Real Estate, where he served as partner and head of acquisitions, overseeing new investments and asset management for a portfolio of approximately 1,500 multifamily units nationwide. Earlier in his career, he led acquisitions and development for Somerset Partners/SAM (Sandhurst Apartment Management), where he was responsible for about $1.5 billion in transactions. At Andover, Hoffmann will lead the firm’s national growth, with a focus on value-add multifamily investments in …
Investment Sales
DOWNEY, CALIF. — Colliers has arranged the sale of Parc @ 5, a 104-unit property in Downey, approximately 12 miles south of Los Angeles. B.A.G. Investments acquired the asset from an entity doing business as Parc @ 5 Downey LLC. The sales price was not disclosed. Representing the seller, Colliers’ Shane Shafer brokered the transaction. The community is made up of one-, two- and three-bedroom units.
Fairstead Invests $54.7M to Acquire and Redevelop Silver Oaks Apartments in Tampa, Florida
TAMPA, FLA. — New York City-based affordable housing developer Fairstead has announced the $54.7 million acquisition and rehabilitation of Silver Oaks Apartments in Tampa. The 200-unit property was built in 1973 and is governed by Section 8 and Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) affordability restrictions, with all units reserved for households earning up to 60 percent of area median income. Construction and redevelopment efforts at Silver Oaks Apartments will begin in the second quarter of this year with completion slated for the third quarter of 2027. Located at 4200 Kenneth …
DAPHNE, ALA. — Cushman & Wakefield has represented a private seller in its disposition of Park at Whispering Pines in Daphne, located along the Gulf Coast of Alabama, about 15 miles east of Mobile. Northcutt Investments purchased the asset for an undisclosed sum. The transaction included the property’s 143 units as well as approximately 10 extra acres of developable land. The community was built in 2008.
LOS ANGELES — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) has arranged the $28 million sale of Park Encino, a 52-unit property in the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles. IPA’s Kevin Green, Joseph Grabiec and Gregory Harris represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer, locally based Universe Holdings Development. Completed in 2014, Park Encino is a gated community with a central courtyard, clubhouse, fitness center, patio and grill. The unit mix is comprised of two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Units feature washers and dryers and walk-in closets.
TBBG Completes Second Phoenix BTR Acquisition, Breaks Ground On Two Development Projects
PHOENIX — Phoenix-based real estate investment firm TBBG Investments has completed one acquisition and broken ground on two build-to-rent (BTR) developments in the Phoenix metro area. In partnership with Denver-based Canopy Real Estate Partners, TBBG has acquired CJ Townhomes for approximately $13.4 million. The 36-unit community in Mesa, Arizona, will be rebranded as The Sonoran Townhomes. The development was completed in 2024 and includes three-bedroom townhomes with attached garages and private yards as well as such amenities as a pool and hot tub, a dog park, fitness center, resident lounge …
You Built It. Your Kids Don’t Want to Run It: A Tax Strategy Most Investors Are Missing
By Ben Roper and Hal Reinauer There’s a conversation happening in estate attorneys’ offices and around family dinner tables across the country, and it usually goes something like this: an owner of a multifamily property, often held for decades, begins to think seriously about what happens next. The asset has been good to them. It generates income. It carries emotional weight. And the plan, loosely held, is to pass it along the same way it arrived: intact, appreciated and relatively uncomplicated. What most owners never fully reckon with, and what is …
CHESAPEAKE, VA. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of Allure at Edinburgh, a 280-unit property in Chesapeake. Drew White, Carter Wood, Matt Straughan and Cole Carns of Berkadia Richmond led the transaction on behalf of the seller, Virginia Beach-based Venture Realty Group. Passco Cos. of Irvine, California, acquired the property for an undisclosed price in a transaction that closed on April 30. Arlington Properties will assume control of property management at Allure at Edinburgh. Located at 249 Allure Lane, the project was developed in two phases in 2024 and 2025. …
ATLANTA — Atlanta-based ECI Group and Houston-based ApexOne Investment Partners have formed a joint venture and a fund to acquire, redevelop and manage multifamily assets throughout the Sun Belt. ApexOne-ECI Multifamily Fund VI will seek total equity capitalization of $500 million. ECI and ApexOne have agreed to co-invest a combined total of approximately $100 million. New York City-based Almanac Realty Investors has committed $350 million. Fund acquisition criteria include existing assets rather than ground-up developments with an emphasis on newer-vintage communities and traditional assets, including workforce housing, all with investment …
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Newmark has arranged the $64 million sale of The Liam at Hays Farm, a 326-unit community in Huntsville. Justin Uffinger and Sarah Nee of Newmark Multifamily Capital Markets represented the seller, a joint venture between Bomasada Group and an affiliate of The Wolff Co., in the transaction. The buyer was Greystone. The property, located within the 850-acre Hays Farm master-planned community in South Huntsville, was developed in 2024. Amenities include a resort-style pool, courtyard and a fitness center.