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Which Amenities Pay Off in Today’s Market?

by Channing Hamilton

Amenities are the personality of a multifamily property. They proclaim a community’s individuality and lure tenants with promises of a fun, relaxing or convenient lifestyle. What counts as a multifamily amenity today? If most renters and homeowners are accustomed to robust Wi-Fi or controlling their heating and air conditioning through their phones, is a smart thermostat or bulk internet something to advertise as an “extra,” or are these features a given nowadays, like a fridge or a microwave? “Want versus need is a spectrum when it comes to multifamily amenities,” …

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Oaks at Georgetown in Georgetown, Texas
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Standard Communities Purchases $1 Billion Affordable Housing Portfolio Across Four States

by Channing Hamilton

LOS ANGELES AND NEW YORK CITY — Standard Communities has acquired a portfolio of 60 affordable housing communities totaling roughly 6,000 units for $1 billion. The portfolio consists of traditional multifamily and seniors housing assets in Texas, Arizona, Colorado and California. The undisclosed seller developed many of the properties in roughly 2002. Standard states that it will invest more than $30 million in capital improvements and deferred maintenance across the portfolio. According to the company, no tenants will be displaced during renovations. Standard says negotiations with multiple government agencies, including HUD, Fannie Mae, Freddie …

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The Royalton at Discovery in Dallas
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SWBC Real Estate Sells 295-Unit The Royalton at Discovery in Suburban Dallas

by Channing Hamilton

ROCKWALL, TEXAS — SWBC Real Estate LLC has sold The Royalton at Discovery, a 295-unit community in Rockwall, approximately 25 miles northeast of Dallas. Bonaventure acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Drew Kile, Joey Tumminello, Michael Ware and Taylor Hill of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, brokered the deal. SWBC Real Estate delivered the community in 2023. The Royalton at Discovery offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with an average size of 1,015 square feet. The property rises three stories. Select units feature direct …

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Shelby Ranch in Austin, Texas
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United Properties Opens 302-Unit Shelby Ranch in Austin, Texas

by Channing Hamilton

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Minneapolis-based developer United Properties has completed Shelby Ranch, a 302-unit development situated on an eight-acre site in Austin. The first phase of the project delivered about 150 apartments, as well as 3,500 square feet of amenity space and a 1.5-acre pool and courtyard. Shelby Ranch offers studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a workshop, fitness center, co-working space, resident lounge, dog park and chicken coop. The property is a Certified Wildlife Habitat and features honey-producing bees, garden beds, native plants, fruit-bearing trees, rainwater collection, …

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Bishop Momo in Austin, Texas
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United Properties Delivers 274-Unit Bishop Momo in Austin, Texas

by Channing Hamilton

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Minneapolis-based developer United Properties has completed Bishop Momo, a 274-unit property located in the St. Elmo District of Austin. OHT Partners served as the general contractor. Belshaw Mulholland Architects designed the community. Bishop Momo offers studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, multiple lounges, coffee bar, dog run, conference room, package lockers and grilling stations. The property also includes as 6,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and structured parking.

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Rock Springs Duplexes in Round Rock, Texas
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RangeWater, Harbert Acquire 150-Unit Single-Family Rental Community Near Austin, Texas

by Channing Hamilton

ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — A partnership between Atlanta-based RangeWater Real Estate and Birmingham-based Harbert Management Corp. has acquired Rock Springs Duplexes, a single-family rental community located at 1338 Christopher Ave. in Round Rock, approximately 20 miles north of Austin. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.  Rock Springs Duplexes was built in two phases in 1985 and 1996. The unit mix includes 150 three-bedroom homes, which range from 968 to 1,280 square feet.  Each residence features an attached garage, driveway parking space and a fenced backyard. Units also include …

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Urban East in Austin, Texas
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JLL Arranges $55.5 Million Refinancing for Urban East in Austin, Texas

by Channing Hamilton

AUSTIN, TEXAS — JLL has arranged a $55.5 million loan for the refinancing of Urban East, a 381-unit community in Austin. JLL arranged the floating-rate debt on behalf of the owner, a partnership between Battery Global Advisors, the Housing Authority of the City of Austin, River City Capital Partners and LDG Development. The direct lender was Goldman Sachs Alternatives. Recently built in 2023, Urban East offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include two pools, a fitness center, private conference rooms, a rooftop lounge, resident clubhouse and kitchen, …

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AOG Living Opens 282-Unit The Sophie in New Braunfels, Texas

by Channing Hamilton

NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS — AOG Living has opened The Sophie, a 282-unit property located at 108 Oak Creek Way in New Braunfels, about 33 miles northeast of San Antonio. The Sophie features apartments in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Amenities include a fitness center, business center and cyber lounge, clubhouse with clubroom and gaming area, pool with cabanas, dog park and pet wash station, courtyard Biergarten, sky lounge and package lockers. Tenants will also have access to grilling stations, a fire pit, electric vehicle chargers and carport and garage parking. …

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Sovereign Apartments in Fort Worth, Texas
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West Shore Secures $533 Million Refinancing for 2,806-Unit Sun Belt Portfolio

by Channing Hamilton

NEW YORK CITY — Newmark has arranged a $533 million loan for the refinancing of a portfolio spread across six states in the Sun Belt. Boston-based investment firm West Shore was the borrower. Citigroup provided the fixed-rate CMBS financing, which features a single-asset, single-borrower loan structure. Purvesh Gosalia, vice chairman of Newmark, secured the financing on behalf of West Shore.  The portfolio totals 2,806 units across nine garden-style properties. The assets include: Newmark is headquartered in New York City. The company also recently announced an assignment to market 10 multifamily …

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Winsted at White Rock in Dallas
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SPI Advisory Purchases 314-Unit Winsted at White Rock in Dallas

by Channing Hamilton

DALLAS — SPI Advisory has acquired Winsted at White Rock, a 314-unit property located in the Lakewood neighborhood of Dallas. The garden-style community was built in 1996. The previous ownership partially renovated the property. SPI Advisory plans to fully renovate the remaining units, enhance common areas and amenities and finish installing washers and dryers in all units. This marks SPI Advisory’s 49th acquisition in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area since the company’s inception in 2014. The Dallas-based firm now owns and operates about 4,000 units across metro Dallas and approximately 8,000 …

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