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Avenues at Verdier Point in Charleston, South Carolina
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JLL Secures $149 Million to Refinance Three-Property Portfolio in the Southeast

by Channing Hamilton

ASHEVILLE, N.C., CHARLESTON, S.C. AND SAVANNAH, GA. — JLL has secured a $149 million loan to refinance a three-property portfolio the Southeastern U.S. Aldon Cole, Tim Wright and Bharat Madan of JLL’s San Diego office arranged the three-year, fixed-rate loan through a life insurance company on behalf of the borrower, Sunroad Enterprises. The portfolio includes: Verde Vista, a 313-unit community in Asheville; Avenues at Verdier Point, a 288-unit property in Charleston; and Adara at Godley Station, a 256-unit complex in Savannah. Sunroad Enterprises acquired the portfolio in 2021. The company …

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BWE Secures $29.5 Million to Construct 229-Unit Oakwood Near Gainesville, Georgia

by Channing Hamilton

OAKWOOD, GA. — BWE has secured a $29.5 million loan to finance the construction of Imperium Oakwood, a 229-unit development in the Gainesville suburb of Oakwood. Thomas Wideman, Alan Tapie, Hanley Long and Brad Walker of BWE originated the floating-rate construction loan through a community bank on behalf of the borrower, Imperium Development. Imperium Oakwood will offer amenities such as a clubhouse with fitness and office rooms, a pool, fireplace, grill stations, covered lounge, game area, on-site parking, and a dog park with a wash station. Construction is anticipated to …

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Marcus & Millichap Hires Three to Atlanta-Based Multifamily Team

by Channing Hamilton

ATLANTA — Marcus & Millichap has hired Scott Spalding, Marco Welch and Joe Mitchell to the firm’s multifamily real estate investment team in Atlanta. Marcus & Millichap hired Spalding and Welch as senior vice presidents and Mitchell as a first vice president. Prior to joining Marcus & Millichap, the three worked with Atlanta-based Bull Realty Inc. Spalding is a member of the Atlanta Apartment Association and the Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors. Welch studied business and finance at Morehouse College and is a member of the Atlanta Commercial Board of …

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Equus Capital Partners Acquires Six-Property, Multi-State Portfolio for $220 Million

by Channing Hamilton

PHILADELPHIA, ATLANTA, RALEIGH AND ST. LOUIS — Equus Capital Partners (Equus) has acquired Project Big Timber, a portfolio that totals 1,249 units across six garden-style communities in the Atlanta, Philadelphia, Raleigh and St. Louis metropolitan areas. Equus purchased the portfolio for $220 million. Newmark’s Debt Capital Markets team of Steve Comly and Kippy Donovan assisted Equus in securing a ten-year fixed rate loan from Fannie Mae for the acquisition. The communities included in Project Big Timber have an average vintage of 1984 and an average unit size of 989 square-feet. …

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BWE Originates $14.2 Million Freddie Mac Loan for Villages at Carver in Atlanta

by Channing Hamilton

ATLANTA — BWE has originated a $14.2 million Freddie Mac Forward tax-exempt loan for Villages at Carver, a 220-unit mixed-income community in Atlanta. The borrower was not disclosed. The loan will be used to fund renovations and permanent financing for the garden-style community. The loan features an 18-year fixed rate with two years of interest-only payments and has a 40-year amortization. As part of the recapitalization of the property, the Georgia Department of Housing and Community Affairs also allocated new four percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credits. Villages at Carver is …

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Harlow in Smyrna, Georgia
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Cushman & Wakefield Arranges Sale of 303-Unit Harlow in Atlanta Suburb

by Channing Hamilton

SMYRNA, GA. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the sale of Harlow, a recently-completed community in the Atlanta suburb of Smyrna. RA Capital Partners purchased the asset from South City Partners for an undisclosed price. Robert Stickel, Alex Brown, Ashlyn Warren, Michael Kay, and Sim Patrick of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal. Harlow offers 303 units, as well as more than 6,000 square feet of amenity space. The property is situated nearby The Battery, a mixed-use entertainment district and home of the Atlanta Braves.

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PeakMade Real Estate Selects Sam Owens as Vice President of Multifamily Operations

by Channing Hamilton

ATLANTA — Atlanta-based PeakMade Real Estate (PeakMade) has promoted Sam Owens to the role of regional vice president of multifamily operations. In this role, Owens will be responsible for overseeing all property operations, client relations and regional managers for PeakMade’s multifamily portfolio. Owens has worked with PeakMade for over 12 years. She began her career as a part-time leasing consultant and has served in on-site leadership roles such as leasing manager, assistant manager and property manager. Most recently, she worked as a regional manager for three years, supporting operations for …

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Atlanta’s Supply Surge Coming to a Halt 

by Channing Hamilton

Atlanta has experienced a dip in rents amid a surge of supply. The number of deliveries in the third quarter of this year increased 63 percent compared with the same period in 2022.  Most data sources indicate about 15,000 units have been delivered so far this year, but only about 5,000 have been absorbed. In short, new supply is greatly outpacing tenant demand, and effective rents fell on a year-over-year basis as of the third quarter.  Still, industry experts say this is likely only a temporary condition with developers struggling …

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The operations panel at the 2023 InterFace Multifamily Southeast conference.
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Multifamily Operators Had to Work Smarter, Harder This Year, Say InterFace Panelists

by Channing Hamilton

ATLANTA — Shortened attention spans and the desire for instant gratification are a couple of the changing consumer behaviors that impact the multifamily operations industry. Karen Key, a president with Houston-based Asset Living, said that 75 percent of consumers expect a response time in less than 24 hours from a business. Twenty percent expect a response time within minutes. “If you’re missing that mark and someone else is responding to them, whether it’s a client, prospect or resident, you’ve lost them. They’re gone.” Key’s remarks came during the operations panel …

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Brook Farm Group Selects Matt Cotton as Vice President of Land Acquisitions 

by Channing Hamilton

ATLANTA — Brook Farm Group, an Atlanta-based development company, has hired Matt Cotton as Vice President of Land Acquisition. Cotton will be based in the company’s Atlanta office. In this role, Cotton will oversee Brook Farm Group’s strategy to identify and acquire new land sites for multifamily development across the southeast. Cotton previously worked in in the Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta as a director of site selection for the Southeast Region of Trilogy Residences. Prior to this, he served as a real estate development manager for Circle K in Charlotte, North …

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