WESLEY CHAPEL, FLA. — Resibuilt has acquired GroveParc Townhomes, a 48-acre development site in the northeast Tampa suburb of Wesley Chapel. Max La Cava, Zach Nolan and Manny de Zarraga of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller, an investment group from south Florida called Blue Pointe Builders. Resibuilt will build a 190-unit BTR community called GroveParc Townhomes, which will offer three- and four-bedroom townhomes with garages. GroveParc Townhomes is expected to be completed in January 2025.
PRINCETON, FLA. — Pinnacle has secured $72.3 million in financing for the construction of Pinnacle at Tropical Pointe in the southern Miami suburb of Princeton. The Florida Housing Finance Corp., Miami-Dade County Surtax and HOME provided a blend of low-income housing tax credits to the development. Bank of America provided a $37 million construction loan and $30.6 million in tax credit equity. Citibank provided a permanent loan of $20 million. According to Pinnacle, Miami-Dade County also allocated $1 million to the project to mitigate rising construction costs. Pinnacle at Tropical …
NEWPORT NEWS, VA. — Community Preservation Partners (CPP) has purchased City Line Apartments for $30.1 million. City Line Apartments is a 200-unit affordable community in Newport News, which is 20 miles northwest of Norfolk, Virginia. CPP plans to invest $11 million in renovations to the property, including a new roof and the addition of a computer room, library, playground, fitness center, BBQ area and community garden. Units will receive updated appliances, vinyl plank flooring and HVAC units. Construction is expected to be completed by the end of 2023. Paragon Construction …
— By Adam Wolfson, CEO and CIO, Wolfson Development Co. — The nation’s decades-long housing shortage and the recent rise of the build-to-rent (BTR) sector are inextricably linked. Although some may debate that one is caused by the other — or at least made worse — the important point is that the BTR industry was born out of the housing crisis. The socioeconomic implication of homebuying versus renting may inspire an interesting debate, but it’s not germane to the essential fact that the United States does not have enough housing to …
ALEXANDRIA, VA. — Alexandria-based Bonaventure has acquired three properties in Virginia and Florida through an affiliated private REIT. Bonaventure purchased each property in a separate UPREIT transaction. Built in 2011, Cedar Broad Apartments comprises 204 units across four stories in Richmond, Virginia. Constructed in 2015, East Beach Marina Apartments is a 137-unit waterfront community in Norfolk, Virginia. Shadetree Apartments was built in 2009 and is a 260-unit garden-style property in Ruskin, Florida, which is a southern suburb of Tampa, Florida. The sellers of the assets were not disclosed.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Altman Management Co. (AMC), a subsidiary of Fort Lauderdale-based The Altman Cos., has formed a partnership with RAM Partners. RAM Partners is a full-service third-party residential property management company based in Atlanta. RAM Partners will provide support to AMC’s property marketing, training, business systems and revenue management teams, as well as the firm’s ancillary services department. AMC will continue to handle resident-facing functions such as leasing and property management. AMC currently manages more than 27,000 units across 105 communities.
NAA Survey Respondents Overwhelmingly Say Rent Control Policies Affect Investment, Development Plans
ARLINGTON, VA. — More than 70 percent of housing providers say that rent control policies impact their investment and development plans, according to a newly released survey from the National Apartment Association (NAA). In addition, two-thirds of respondents say they would not consider investing in markets with strict rent control policies. The survey — which examined the consequences of rent control policies in cities across America — was conducted by NDP Analytics and commissioned by NAA. From December 2022 to February 2023, NDP conducted 24 interviews with housing providers and developers …
RICHMOND, VA. — Capital Square has launched a management division called Capital Square Living. The wholly owned subsidiary will oversee all management functions of the portfolio of 55 assets that the Richmond-based firm either owns and/or has developed. The properties comprise about 14,000 units across the Southeast and Texas. Capital Square Living will begin the phased onboarding of communities in April, providing services that include operations, maintenance, employee development and training, customer service, revenue management, marketing, budgeting, leasing and resident-retention functions. “By internalizing property management, the same management team will …
OAKLAND PARK, FLA. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged $51 million in construction financing for Sky Building in Oakland Park, located midway between Pompano Beach and Fort Lauderdale. Miami-based NRI Investments is developing the project and has signed a development agreement, lease agreement and purchase and sale agreement for the site with the City of Oakland Park. Sky Building’s 2-acre site is located in an Opportunity Zone. The mid-rise development will deliver 136 affordable and workforce units, connected by a sky bridge to the City of Oakland Park’s new city …
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Northmarq is opening a debt and equity office in West Palm Beach, which will be led by new hire David Gahagan. Gahagan’s title will be managing director, and he will collaborate with Northmarq’s Miami and Fort Lauderdale offices. Gahagan previously served as senior director at Walker & Dunlop for nine years and senior vice president of Grandbridge Real Estate Capital’s South Florida office. Earlier in his career, he held production roles with Legg Mason Real Estate Services.