Midwest

CHICAGO — Chicago-based Origin Investments forecasts that year-over-year national Class-A apartment rent growth will normalize by January 2025 and range from 2 to 3 percent, in keeping with historical rent growth averages. However, Origin also cautions that “unquantifiable risks” loom large over the market and could have broad implications for multifamily properties. The findings are from the company’s Multilytics Rent Growth Forecast Report. “The return to normalization has been expected because the rent growth levels of 2021 and 2022 were unsustainable. We are now paying for the distortions of the …

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MARION, OHIO — United Church Homes, a Marion-based non-profit organization that specializes in developing affordable and mixed-income communities, has secured $11.5 million to refinance four properties in Ohio, Indiana and Tennessee. Lument provided the financing. Lument’s Paul Weissman and Andy Nicoll led the transactions. The four refinanced loans were completed under the FHA Section 223(f) program and closed between May and September. The financing includes: $1.8 million for Pickfair Square, a 33-unit property in Pickerington, Ohio; $4.8 million for Salem Manor, an 84-unit complex in Fort Wayne, Indiana; $2.3 million …

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CARMEL, IND. — CREC Real Estate has sold its stake in VER at Proscenium, a 196-unit community located at the intersection of Rangeline Road and West Carmel Drive in the Indianapolis suburb of Carmel. CREC Real Estate acquired the stake in 2019, prior to the project’s construction. VER at Proscenium was completed in 2021. The complex comprises four buildings and offers studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a fitness center, pool, putting green, multi-sport virtual simulator and club area with a beer tap. The property also includes commercial space, …

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CLEVELAND, OHIO — The NRP Group has opened The Davis Apartments, a 52-unit affordable housing in Cleveland’s Glenville neighborhood. Ohio Finance Housing Agency, RiverHills Bank and PNC Bank provided funding for the community’s development. The Davis Apartments was built on the site of the former Harry E. Davis Elementary School, which had been vacant since 2006. The property is named after Harry E. Davis, a Cleveland native who served four consecutive terms in the Ohio State House before becoming the first African American member of the Cleveland Civil Service Commission …

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DES PLAINES, ILL. — JVM Realty Corp. has acquired Ellison Apartments, a 113-unit complex in the Chicago suburb of Des Plaines, for an undisclosed price. John Jaeger of CBRE brokered the deal. The seller was undisclosed. Ellison Apartments was built in 2019 and features a variety of floor plans averaging 894 square feet. Amenities include a spa pool, sundeck, clubroom, business center, fitness center, pet spa, bike room and indoor garage parking.

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Wrigleyville Lofts in Chicago

With the official end of the health emergency in May, it would be natural to assume that multifamily assets are operating in a much-improved environment versus three years ago, when policy responses to the pandemic locked down the economy, curtailed new applications, restricted tours and halted evictions.  That’s especially true because once shutdowns loosened, robust renter demand for apartments drove double-digit rent increases in late 2021 and early 2022.  But it could be argued that multifamily property managers face as tough an operating environment today as they did in 2020 …

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21901 Stratford Place Blvd. in Brownstown, Michigan

BROWNSTOWN, MICH. — Friedman Real Estate has negotiated the sale of a 180-unit community located at 21901 Stratford Place Blvd. in Brownstown, a southern suburb of Detroit. Four Corners Development Group acquired the asset from an undisclosed seller for $25.7 million. Friedman Real Estate’s Peter Jankowski and Rich Deptula represented both the buyer and seller in the deal.

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Enclave Crystal Lake in Crystal Lake, Illinois

CRYSTAL LAKE, ILL. — RMK Management Corp. will take over property management services for Enclave Crystal Lake, a new community currently under construction in the Chicago suburb of Crystal Lake. Harlem Irving Cos. is the developer for the project. Once completed, Enclave Crystal Lake will offer 51 rental townhomes and 48 apartment units. Construction is complete and leasing has begun for phase one of the community’s townhomes. Move-ins are expected to begin in early November. Townhomes come in two- and three-bedroom layouts, with open-concept kitchens and family rooms and attached two-car …

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KIRKWOOD, MO. — High Street Residential, the residential subsidiary of Trammell Crow Co., has begun leasing The James in the St. Louis suburb of Kirkwood. The James offers 152 apartments, as well as more than 7,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Units come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Amenities include a pool, clubroom, private dining area, fitness center, indoor bike storage, work-from home center, pet wash and pet exercise area. The project is Trammell Crow Co.’s first multifamily project in the St. Louis market. Brinkmann Constructors is …

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ROCKFORD, ILL. — PACE Equity has provided $10.9 million in Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing for a 215-unit industrial-to-multifamily conversion project in Rockford. The complex consists of two buildings that previously served as industrial space. The C-PACE financing will help fund energy-efficient improvements to the property’s HVAC system, LED lighting, windows, walls, roof and water conservation. The Illinois Energy Conservation Authority, an Illinois tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, worked to close the financing with PACE Equity.

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