WINTER PARK, FLA. — Winter Park-based development and investment management firm Hillpointe has appointed Jamie Telchin to the position of vice president of development. In this role, Telchin will lead the development team for Hillpointe’s Pointe Grande for-rent and for-sale communities. Prior to joining Hillpointe, Telchin was senior managing director at Waypoint Residential, a developer and investment manager headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida. Additionally, he served as an executive vice president of development at LXR, an affiliate of The Blackstone Group. He received an MBA from the University of Colorado at …
LOUISVILLE, KY. — Conshohocken, Pennsylvania-based Morgan Properties has purchased Blankenbaker Crossings, a 236-unit property in Louisville, for $39 million. Built between 2005 and 2006, the garden-style community was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. The new ownership plans to invest $2.1 million to add new amenities to the community, including a pickleball court, dog parks and Amazon package hubs. Additionally, units will be updated with kitchen and bath renovations, new washers and dryers and smart technology features. Craig Collins and Mike Kemether of Cushman and Wakefield brokered the …
MIAMI — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of SK Apartments in North Miami. The asset, located at 14555 NE 145th St., was sold by an unnamed private investor for $16.5 million. Felipe Echarte, Evan Kristol and Nicholas McAndrew based out of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Lauderdale office represented the seller. The property includes a mix of one- and two-bedroom units, averaging 645 square feet. According to Apartments.com, the building was constructed in 1963.
RICHMOND, VA. — Boston-based West Shore has acquired The River Lofts at Tobacco Row, a portfolio of five communities in Richmond’s Shockoe Bottom neighborhood. Drew White, Carter Wood and Cole Carns of Berkadia brokered the deal. Additionally, Robert Falese, Jake Adoni and Kris Kadar of Berkadia arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition on behalf of West Shore. The direct lender was also not disclosed. The properties included in the sale are Cameron Kinney (259 units), American Cigar Lofts (174 units), Consolidated Carolina Lofts (166 units), Lucky Strike Lofts (131 units) …
The city of Hollywood, Florida, is transforming. Once best known for its pristine beaches and as the winter home to many French Canadians, the area is becoming a magnet for new arrivals from the Northeast, Texas and California seeking a better place to live and do business. Hollywood’s mayor and city commissioners are showing their support for multifamily development, which will result in half a dozen projects being completed in 2025. Why are people choosing Hollywood and not Fort Lauderdale or well-known Miami neighborhoods like Brickell and Wynwood? Because the …
Charlotte, N.C. — Cleveland-based The NRP Group has completed and opened Residences at Cedar Creek, a mixed-income community located about nine miles southwest of Charlotte. The 200-unit property mainly serves residents earning between 30 and 60 percent of area median income (AMI). A few units are reserved for renters earning up to 80 percent AMI. Bank of America and KeyBank provided financing for the project. The City of Charlotte also invested $2.5 million in Housing Trust Fund gap financing, and the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency provided $22 million in …
DULUTH, GA — Westplan has selected third party management firm RKW Residential to lease and manage Accent Suwanee Creek near Atlanta. The 253-unit property is made up of one-, two- and three-bedroom units. RKW also has hired Sean Shalpan, formerly a regional manager with Greystar, to support RKW’s growth throughout Georgia. RKW is headquartered in Charlotte with regional offices in Miami, Orlando, Florida, Atlanta and Raleigh, North Carolina. The company manages approximately 30,000 multifamily and build-to-rent units in eight states.
DALLAS, ANTIOCH, TENN. AND KNOXVILLE, TENN. — S2 Capital has acquired a portfolio of five distressed properties facing foreclosure in Dallas, Antioch and Knoxville. S2 invested $60 million of rescue capital in a new joint venture with the existing Limited Partner through a structured preferred equity investment. ACORE Capital provided a $170 million senior loan for the acquisition. The loan features a five-year term. The five properties included in the portfolio were:
Investors are attracted to the fundamentals underpinning North and Central Florida’s multifamily market for good reason. Even before the pandemic, Tampa and Orlando — the region’s two largest metros — were in growth mode, with large corporate relocations and expansions driving demand for housing. Florida’s population surge between 2020 and 2022 accelerated that process. The state had the highest net migration increase in the country, gaining about a quarter of a million new residents in 2022 alone. Orlando and Tampa ranked fourth and fifth, respectively, among the top 10 metros nationally …
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — WSS Development LLC has completed 2020 at Providence, a $100 million mixed-use community in Huntsville. The two-tower project is situated within the larger 305-acre Village of Providence master-planned development, which also includes a town center featuring more than 800,000 square feet of office, restaurants, retail and hotels. 2020 at Providence consists of 360 apartments, as well as 23,000 square feet of retail space. According to the property website, 2020 at Providence rises seven stories and offers one-, two- and three-story floor plans. Monthly rates begin at $1,500 …