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Viva-Apartments-Seattle
Investment SalesNewsWashingtonWestern

Transwestern Sells Viva in Seattle

by Lynn Peisner

SEATTLE — Transwestern Investment Group has sold Viva Apartments, a 105-unit community in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. JLL arranged the sale, representing the seller as well as the buyer, SI-Viva LLC, an affiliate of Sequel Investment Co. and Evergreen Gavekal. JLL also arranged a $22.9 million acquisition loan. Built in 2014, Viva is a six-story building with studios, one- and two-bedroom units. The property includes 76 parking spaces across two underground levels and 7,450 square feet of ground-floor retail space that is approximately 85 percent occupied. Amenities include indoor bike …

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Bryant-AYL-Yorba-Linda
CaliforniaFinanceNewsWestern

IEC Secures ReFi for Bryant at Yorba Linda

by Lynn Peisner

YORBA LINDA, CALIF. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged $145.8 million in debt and equity for Interstate Equities Corp. (IEC). The Los Altos, California-based investment firm is refinancing Bryant at Yorba Linda, a 400-unit community in Yorba Linda, located 37 miles east of Los Angeles. IEC acquired the property in 2022. Developed in 1986, Bryant at Yorba Linda features one- and two-bedroom floor plans and amenities such as a clubhouse, a fitness center, a pool and hot tub, a playground, dog park and a sports court.

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Palladium-Houston-Ella
Investment SalesNewsTexas

Palladium Opens $35 Million Mixed-Income Property in North Houston

by Lynn Peisner

HOUSTON — Dallas-based Palladium USA has opened Palladium Houston Ella, a $35 million, 146-unit mixed-income community in the Greenspoint neighborhood of Houston. A portion of the units (115) are reserved for renters earning no more than 30 to 60 percent of area median income. The remainder of units are rented at market rates. Palladium developed the property in partnership with the Harris County Housing Finance Corp. Amenities include a pool, a fitness center, a conference center, a playground and more. HEDK Architects designed the property, and Brownstone Construction served as …

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The-International-at-Valley-Ranch
BerkadiaFeaturesFinanceInvestment SalesNews

Broadening Buyer Pool Signals Market Resilience

by Lynn Peisner

Multifamily fundamentals are showing encouraging signs for investors. CBRE reports that more than two units were absorbed for every unit completed during the second quarter of this year, lowering the national vacancy rate to 4.1 percent, down from 5.5 percent one year prior.  Year-over-year effective rent growth increased to 1.2 percent during the second quarter, the first time in two years the rate surpassed 1 percent.  CBRE estimates that multifamily construction starts at midyear were 74 percent below their 2021 peak and 30 percent below their pre-pandemic average. Yardi Matrix …

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WoodLofts-Shenandoah
DevelopmentFinanceNewsTexas

Houston JV Secures Construction-to-Permanent Loan for Woodlands-Adjacent Project

by Lynn Peisner

SHENANDOAH, TEXAS — Johnson Capital Multifamily, a Dallas-based, LLC subsidiary of Oak Real Estate Partners, has closed a construction-to-permanent loan of an undisclosed sum for a joint venture to build WoodLofts, a 229-unit project 30 miles north of Houston. The loan, financed through FHA’s 221(d) multifamily mortgage insurance program, carries a fixed interest rate of 5.55 percent. The structure combines both construction and permanent financing into a single package. The developer is Woodlofts Shenandoah, a joint venture between Buckhead Investment Partners and Juniper Investment Group, both based in Houston. The …

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Maizon-Durham
DevelopmentNewsNorth CarolinaSoutheast

ZOM Living Opens Maizon Durham

by Lynn Peisner

DURHAM, N.C. — ZOM Living and AEW Capital Management have completed Maizon Durham, a 248-unit property in downtown Durham. The community features 13,000 square feet of street-level retail, a resort-style pool, coworking spaces, a pet spa, a fitness center with a spin studio and a café. Units are offered as studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans ranging from 558 to 1,450 square feet. Hord Coplan Macht was the architect, and One Line Design Studio handled interior design. The developer is seeking food and wellness tenants for the commercial space.

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Summer-Oaks-Sonoma
Affordable HousingCaliforniaDevelopmentNewsWestern

MidPen Housing Is Developing 72-Unit Affordable Housing Community in Sonoma Valley, California

by Lynn Peisner

SONOMA, CALIF. — MidPen Housing is underway on the development of Summer Oaks, a 72-unit affordable housing community in Sonoma. When complete in fall 2026, Summer Oaks will be leasing one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments to families earning up to 60 percent of area median income, which currently is $75,480 for a family of four. Fifty-two of the units are specifically reserved for residents who work in farming and agriculture. Financing for the development was provided through both public and private sources including the County of Sonoma, the California Department …

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Park-Central-Apartments
Investment SalesNewsNorth CarolinaSoutheast

Fairfield Buys Midtown Raleigh High-Rise for $132.5 Million

by Lynn Peisner

RALEIGH, N.C. — KBS has sold Park Central Apartments, a 286-unit luxury high-rise community with ground-floor retail in Raleigh, to Fairfield Residential for $132.5 million. KBS developed the property with partner Raleigh-based Kane Realty Corp., delivering it in 2017. According to KBS, it is the first high-rise in Raleigh’s North Hills neighborhood. Amenities include a sky deck with a saltwater pool, a clubhouse, sauna, a dog spa, fitness and conference centers and a parking garage for residents. The units sit above 36,000 square feet of retail, including, casual dining restaurant …

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Ramsgate-Los-Angeles
Affordable HousingCaliforniaDevelopmentFinanceNewsWestern

Six Peak Capital Locks in Construction Loan, Breaks Ground on L.A. Affordable Housing Project

by Lynn Peisner

LOS ANGELES — Zachary Streit of Priority Capital Advisors has arranged a $31.3 million construction loan for Six Peak Capital to develop a 116-unit affordable housing community located at 9033 Ramsgate Ave. in the Westchester neighborhood of Los Angeles. The development is a Los Angeles Executive Directive 1 (ED1) project. ED1 projects provide affordable housing developers with leniencies such as increased density and building height, reduced parking requirements and an accelerated review and permitting process. Rent restrictions were not disclosed, but many ED1 projects include units with rents capped at …

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Sentral-Houston
CaliforniaNewsOperationsTexasWestern

Sentral Tapped to Manage Texas and California Properties

by Lynn Peisner

DENVER — Multifamily property management company Sentral has added three properties to its management portfolio. The first is an unnamed community still under construction in Houston. The 32-story, 475-unit development is slated to open in early 2026. The developers are Raven Capital Management and RCM Living. Star Harbor, owned by Strada Investment Group, in Alameda, California, is the second property, and the third is 830 Eddy in San Francisco. The owner of 830 Eddy was not disclosed. Sentral’s hospitality-styled management model offers both short-term stays in furnished units as well …

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