ARLINGTON, VA. — The National Apartment Association (NAA) has selected Rick Snyder, president and owner of San Diego-based R.A. Snyder Properties, as 2024 Chair of the Board. Snyder was formally installed at NAA’s Assembly of Delegates in San Diego last November. NAA’s headquarters are located in Arlington. Snyder has been involved with NAA for nearly 20 years, having previously served as a Regional Vice President, Membership Committee Chair and as a member of several committees. Snyder received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from San Diego State University …
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 …
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 …
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — NAI Hallmark has negotiated the sale of The Park at Pottsburg Creek Apartments, a 128-unit property located at 4800 Atlantic Boulevard in Jacksonville. NAI Hallmark’s John Rutherford and Luke McCann brokered the deal on behalf of the seller, Toro Jax Property II LLC, and the buyer, Red Raider 45 LLC. The complex was built in 1963 and consists of ten buildings on an 8.3-acre site. The site includes expansion opportunity with an undeveloped 2.3-acre parcel. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans.
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. …
FRANKLIN, VA. — S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. has arranged the sale of Forest Pine Apartments, a 244-unit community located at 101 Forest Pine Road in Franklin. The asset traded hands for $18 million in an off-market transaction. John Wessling, Chris Devine, Anthony Grecco and Bill Overman of S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. represented the seller, Forest Pine Apts LLC, in the deal. The sale was finalized in December of last year, with a cap rate of 5.5 percent.
CHARLOTTE, N.C — JLL has arranged a total of $132.9 million in construction financing for a 389-unit project located at 2125 N Davidson in Charlotte’s Mill District. Cory Fowler, Warren Johnson, Ryan Pride and Naoki Hasegawa of JLL brokered a $34.5 million equity placement with two institutional investors based in Japan on behalf of the developer, Space Craft. JLL also arranged a $98.4 million construction loan through an undisclosed direct lender. 2125 N Davidson will offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average size of 762 square feet. …
TAMPA, FLA. — LD&D, an investment, development and design firm headquartered in Miami, has unveiled plans for its $200 million Cass Square mixed-use project in downtown Tampa. LD&D plans to break ground on Phase I of the project, a residential tower, this summer. The 28-story building will be called DoMo at Cass Square. DoMo at Cass Square will offer 360 units, as well as more than 45,000 square feet of amenities, a 586-space parking podium and 32,500 square feet of ground-floor retail. Planned amenities include a wellness area, 10,000 square …
Miami is bolstered by a strong tourism sector and population growth, but how has the market fared through the economic tumult of 2023? Multifamily & Affordable Housing Business (MAHB) recently interviewed Robert Kaplan, executive managing director at Cushman & Wakefield, about the state of the market. Kaplan and his team are the newest members of Cushman & Wakefield’s Equity, Debt & Structured Finance group, which provides a full-spectrum financial services platform to both domestic and international clients. MAHB: Can you contrast the differences in multifamily transactions in Miami between 2023 and 2022? Kaplan: …
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 …