KERRVILLE, TEXAS — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services (Matthews) has arranged the sale of Sidney Baker Apartments, a 60-unit complex in Kerrville. Kerrville is located about 65 miles northwest of San Antonio. Tyler Marshall represented the buyer in the transaction. Neither the buyer nor seller were disclosed. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Amenities include a pool and a pet park.
PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS — Newmark has brokered the sale of Autumn Ranch on Swenson Farms, a 336-unit community located in the Austin suburb of Pflugerville. Patton Jones and Andrew Dickson represented the seller, MIG Real Estate. Knightvest Capital acquired the asset. Autumn Ranch on Swenson Farms was built in 2008 on a 16.9-acre site. Units come in one- and two-bedroom layouts with an average size of 1,041 square feet. Amenities include a pool, clubhouse, fitness center, dog park and package lockers. Additionally, 133 units were recently renovated with new flooring, interior paint, light …
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Presidium has completed the first phase of Presidium Berkshire, a 340-unit community in Fort Worth. At full build-out, Presidium Berkshire will be a 1,100-unit, 26-acre development. The project currently spans 352,000 square feet in the North Fort Worth area of the city. Units come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with rents ranging from $1,560 to $2,780. Amenities include a clubroom, bar, co-working lounge, pool, demonstration kitchen, fitness center, dog park, car wash and EV chargers. O’Brien Architects designed the property. Phase 2 is …
KATY, TEXAS — NewQuest Residential will begin construction on a $62 million development in the Houston suburb of Katy this September. The property is located on an 11-acre site in the Grand at Aliana shopping center. The project will comprise 294 units across 11 residential buildings, as well as a clubhouse. Units will come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, business center with co-working space and conference room, event space, grilling stations, an outdoor lounge and a dog park. Humphreys & …
SAN ANTONIO — Newmark has brokered the sale of Signature Ridge, a complex in San Antonio’s South Texas Medical Center/USAA employment hub. Patton Jones, Matt Michelson and Andrew Dickson represented the undisclosed seller. Braden Harmon and Hank Glasgow arranged the debt financing on behalf of the buyer. Signature Ridge offers 612 units in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a fitness center, dog park, two pools and a clubhouse with a full kitchen and arcade area.
DALLAS — JLL has arranged a $255 million credit facility for SimplyHome, a Houston-based developer of single-family rental properties. The developer’s holdings encompass more than 10,000 units across 100 submarkets. Colby Mueck, Matthew Putterman, Laura Brown and Davis Burnett of JLL secured the credit facility though Churchill Real Estate. The facility refinanced an initial portfolio of homes located in the Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio and Bryan/College Station markets.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Palladium USA has begun construction on Palladium McKinney, a $48 million, 172-unit community in the Dallas suburb of McKinney. The project is being developed in partnership with the McKinney Housing Finance Corporation. The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs issued $23 million in tax-exempt bonds purchased by Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust. PNC Bank provided $19 million of equity for this placement. Kim Parker of Dynamic Commercial Real Estate represented Palladium in the purchase of the land. James Craig of Craig International represented the seller. Palladium …
— By Brian Ball and Revital Gadish, co-CEOs, Qira — Much of the news about property technology (proptech) concerns the physical features of apartment buildings — for example, appliances such as smart thermostats that save energy and money, or keyless entry and monitoring systems that are more convenient and secure. However, proptech also addresses intangible concerns, such as the societal push to give more power to renters in their relationships with owners and managers. The sector is rethinking how renters pay security deposits and monthly rents in ways that support …
DALLAS — Brazos Residential has purchased The Thread Apartments, a 606-unit garden-style community in Dallas. Northmarq’s Taylor Snoddy brokered the deal and Kevin Leamy arranged the financing. The Thread Apartments was built in three phases between 1969 and 1978. The community offers studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, according to the property website. This acquisition marks Brazos Residential’s sixteenth asset since the firm’s inception in 2022.
The construction of new build-to-rent (BTR) homes hit a record in 2022, with more than 14,500 houses completed, according to a RentCafe analysis of Yardi Matrix data. This is a 47 percent increase in deliveries from 2021. Now, approximately 44,700 BTR homes are under construction across America, triple the number of new homes completed in 2022. Prior to 2020, RentCafe notes, only about 6,000 BTR units were completed annually. RentCafe cited data from the firm’s sister company, Yardi Matrix. The data includes properties defined as single-family homes for rent that are in build-to-rent, …