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 …
MIAMI — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $115 million in financing for Metro Edgewater, a 279-unit high-rise development in the Edgewater neighborhood of Miami. The building rises 32 stories and offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 955 square feet in size. Units feature walk-in closets, stainless steel appliances, hardwood and plank vinyl flooring, quartz countertops, and balconies. Amenities include a pool with cabanas and dry beds, fitness center, clubroom, a sky lounge, dining room and coffee bar. The borrower was a consortium consisting of Lujeni Corp., Camino Capital Management …
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — S2 Capital has acquired Timber Creek, a 352-unit property in the Collingwood neighborhood of Charlotte. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located at 1100 Falls Creek Lane, Timber Creek offers studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments. Amenities include a pool, grilling station, clubhouse, fitness center, dog park and nature trail. S2 Capital plans to make exterior renovations to buildings and outdoor amenities, as well as upgrade unit interiors. The asset will be rebranded as “The Marley.”
WARNER ROBINS, GA. — Berkadia has arranged a $36.8 million loan for Pointe Grand Warner Robins, a 288-unit property in Warner Robins. Located at 1601 Leverette Road, Pointe Grand Warner Robins consists of ten residential buildings and a clubhouse. Each residential building rises three stories. Units come in two-bedroom layouts and are 1,170 square feet in size. Amenities include a pool, fitness center and business center. Berkadia’s Proprietary Lending Group provided the loan, which features a two-year, competitive floating-rate with extensions and full-term interest only. Michael Weinberg and Wesley Moczul …
ATLANTA — Depending on the era in which you came of age and the general experiences you’ve had in life, the notion that “things can always get worse” can be easy to endorse. As it pertains to commercial lending and borrowing, the consensus narratives that have prevailed ever since the Federal Reserve began jacking up interest rates in early 2022 has largely followed the same script: “Hunker down.” “Survive till ’25.” “Delay and defer.” In other words, do whatever you have to do to avoid the sting of the 11 …
ATLANTA — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Alexan Summerhill, a recently built 315-unit community in Atlanta’s Summerhill neighborhood. Weinstein Properties purchased the asset from the developers, Trammell Crow Residential and PGIM Real Estate, for an undisclosed price. Robert Stickel, Alex Brown, Ashlyn Warren, Michael Kay and Sim Patrick of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers in the transaction. Alexan Summerhill was built in 2022 as part of an ongoing 72-acre transformational mixed-use redevelopment plan. The community will feature direct access to the adaptive reuse retail spaces on …
SOUTH HILL, VA. — Advantage Capital has provided financing to construct Mecklenburg Manor, a 51-unit affordable housing community in South Hill, a rural town 80 miles south of Richmond. Mecklenburg Manor will comprise seven buildings. The complex will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units to households earning between 40 and 60 percent of the area median income. The company has partnered with Gateway Development Associates and NFP Affordable Housing Corp. to construct the community. Advantage Capital invested in the development through the Virginia Housing Opportunity Tax Credit program, which is …
TAMPA, FLA. — Greystone has provided a total of $22 million to refinance three communities in Tampa. The loans feature a private-label offering and carry five-year terms with fixed rates and 30-year amortizations, including interest-only payments for periods ranging one to five years. Anthony Cristi, managing director at Greystone, originated the financing. The properties include: the 33-unit Palms at Humphrey; the 36-unit Oaks at University; and the 95-unit Uptown Gardens.
COVINGTON, GA. — Brook Farm Group and Emory Equity have begun constructing The Sinclair at Callaway Farm, a 388-unit community in the southeast Atlanta suburb of Covington. SilverCap Partners provided preferred equity for the development. First Horizon Bank and TrustMark Bank provided construction financing. The Sinclair at Callaway Farm will feature 11 residential buildings across two distinct neighborhoods. Construction is slated to be completed by the end of 2025.
ATLANTA — Stryant Investments has broken ground on Ralph David House, an adaptive-reuse development that converts a former motel in Atlanta’s Reynoldstown neighborhood into 54 units of permanent supportive housing. The community will be affordable to households earning at or below 30 percent of the area median income. Rents and utility costs combined will also be capped at 30 percent of each tenant’s income. The complex is slated to open in the fall of 2024. Atlanta Beltline Inc. invested $550,000 into the project through the BeltLine’s TAD Increment Fund, which …