SUNRISE, FLA. — Category Five Real Estate has acquired a four-property portfolio in Sunrise, about 10 miles west of Fort Lauderdale. The South Florida-based private equity firm paid approximately $32.3 million, which included a $21 million loan funded by Santander and arranged by Berkadia. The four assets in the portfolio were constructed between 1969 and 1973 and total 185 units. The properties are Sunrise Gardens, La Haina, Lake Success and Riverview.
ATLANTA — Aspen Square Management has sold 12th & James in Atlanta’s Upper Westside neighborhood to EQ Housing Advisors for $39 million. Under the new ownership, a public-private partnership with Atlantica Properties will convert the 214 apartments from market-rate to affordable housing. JLL represented Aspen Square in the deal. EQ Housing Advisors is a nonprofit housing investment firm, and Atlantica is a for-profit developer and investor. EQ was founded in 2022 by former RangeWater Chairman Marc Pollack. All groups, except the seller, are Atlanta-based. Atlanta Urban Development Corp. provided the …
JACKSON, MISS. — Regions Affordable Housing has provided $117.3 million in financing to Vitus Group, an affordable housing developer, investor and owner with offices in Seattle and New York City. With the financing package, Vitus will acquire and rehab three affordable housing properties in Jackson: Village Apartments, Commonwealth Apartments and Madonna Manor, which are now known as the Jackson Trio portfolio. The properties are a mix of townhomes, garden-style apartments and a 13-story high-rise building for seniors. Altogether, the properties total 77 buildings and 613 units. Regions’ financing package included …
BRANDON, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged approximately $32.4 million on behalf of Robbins Property Associates and Hartford Investment Management Co. (HIMCO) to refinance Lakeside Central Apartments, a 228-unit garden-style community in the Tampa suburb of Brandon, Florida. Senior Managing Director Mitch Sinberg, Managing Directors Scott Wadler and Brad Williamson and Vice President Hugo Hernandez of Berkadia Miami and Boca Raton secured the five-year, fixed-rate Freddie Mac loan. Berkadia also financed the property’s acquisition in 2018 with a floating-rate, Freddie Mac loan. Buit in 1985 and located at 529 S. Parsons …
GREER, S.C. — Developer Advenir Oakley Capital and general contractor Capstone Building Corp. have completed construction of LEO Jamestown, a $78 million build-to-rent (BTR) development in Greer, 12 miles northeast of Greenville, South Carolina. LEO Jamestown includes 296 units offered as one-, two- or three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a resort-style pool, a pool house, clubhouse, a fitness center and outdoor green spaces. Advenir Azora is managing the property.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Delray Ventures has selected RKW Residential to manage two of its properties in Asheville, The Patton and The Avery. The Patton is a 117-unit, four-story community Delray developed in 2017. It offers units ranging from studios to two-bedroom floor plans. About two blocks away is The Avery, a 187-unit property Delray completed earlier this year. The community also features studio, one, and two-bedroom floor plans.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Flournoy Development Group has selected McShane Construction Co. to build Declan Hermitage, a 315-unit community in Nashville’s Hermitage neighborhood. Completion of Declan Hermitage is slated for June 2027. Dynamik Design is the architect. Positioned on a 15-acre site, the development will integrate six garden-style buildings with three and four stories. Units will be offered in one- to three-bedroom layouts. Amenities will include a clubhouse, pool and sun deck, grill stations, fire pits, a dog park and a car wash. McShane is currently building three additional multifamily communities …
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis-based investor Buckingham Cos. has received a $330 million loan to refinance seven properties in five states. The New York-based CBRE Debt & Structured Finance team of Shawn Rosenthal, Jason Gaccione, Tom Traynor, Tom Rugg, Jake Salkovitz, Henry Fenmore, Lauren Weinstein and Justin Helbling arranged the floating-rate loan funded by Goldman Sachs and Atlas SP Partners. Buckingham’s portfolio comprises 2,381 units. The firm began acquiring the properties, which were constructed between 1982 to 2021, seven years ago and has invested approximately $45 million in capital improvements since then, …
MCDONOUGH, GA. — Alliance Residential has opened The Weldon by Broadstone, a 330-unit community in McDonough, an Atlanta suburb located about 35 miles south of downtown. The architect and interior designer on the project was Atlanta-based Dynamik Design, Planners & Engineers Collaborative+ was the project’s engineer. The Weldon offers a selection of one- and two-bedroom units that feature full-size Samsung side-by-side washers and dryers. Amenities include a saltwater pool with in-pool chaises, outdoor lounge seating and a pergola-covered outdoor entertainment area with grilling stations. Additional amenities include a 24-hour fitness …
MIAMI — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $3.6 million sale of Walker Apartments, a five-building, 18-unit portfolio in Miami. Nicholas McAndrew, Evan P. Kristol and Felipe Echarte, investment specialists in Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Lauderdale office, represented the seller, a private owner in the transaction, marking the first time the property has changed hands in about 40 years. Built in 1960, the units at Walker Apartments are located at five separate street numbers along NE 5th Place on a 1.2-acre lot. The unit mix comprises one- and three-bedroom apartments. …
