LAKEWOOD, COLO. — Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors has arranged the purchase of a building located at 8447-8449 W. Dakota Ave. in Lakewood. The eight-unit property traded hands for $2.1 million in an all-cash transaction. Josh Newell, Connor Knutson and Jake Waxter of Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors represented the undisclosed buyer in the deal. The name of the seller was also not released.
SANTA MARIA, CALIF. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $42.7 million in construction take-out financing for Elements Apartments in Santa Maria. JLL represented the borrower, The Vernon Group, to secure a senior loan through Limekiln Real Estate Investment Management. Matt Stewart, Alex Olson, Chad Morgan and Jacob Michael led the debt advisory team. Construction on Elements Apartments began in summer 2021, and the 167-unit community was 80 percent complete when the loan closed. The complex comprises six buildings. The project is slated for completion by January 2024.
PHOENIX — Greenlight Communities has sold Cabana Happy Valley, a 292-unit community in Phoenix, to Ideal Capital Group for $79.2 million. Steve Gebing and Cliff David of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer. Cabana Happy Valley was built in 2023 on nine acres. Amenities include a two-story leasing office and clubhouse, fitness center, lounge, coworking space, pool, EV charging stations, bike storage, mail room and covered parking.
FEDERAL WAY, WASH. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) has arranged the sale and financing of Trellis, a 111-unit property in Federal Way. An investment fund sponsored by Prime Residential acquired the asset from CEP Multifamily for $32.4 million. Trellis was built in 1985 on 8.6 acres. The community offers 33 one- and two-story duplexes and fourplexes. Units come in two- and three-bedroom floor plans with an average size of 1,000 square feet. IPA’s Ryan Harmon, Giovanni Napoli, Philip Assouad, and Nicholas Ruggiero represented the seller and procured the buyer. Brian Eisendrath, …
— By Ryan Hanks, CEO, Madison Capital — The combination of the flight from urban markets to the suburbs in the work-from-home era, the lack of accessible housing inventory and the rising cost of renting has led to a housing and affordability crisis for middle-class Americans nationally. Faced with its own challenges, including rising labor costs and an increasingly uncertain economic outlook, the multifamily industry has largely struggled to crack the code to arrive at a solution. The good news is that forward-thinking developers are deploying and refining strategies and …
BOZEMAN, MONT. — Berkadia has arranged $72.9 million in construction financing for the second phase of the existing 19th & Graf Apartment Homes in Bozeman. The second phase of the project will include 260 units in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Amenities will include a clubhouse with a community room, fitness center, yoga studio, game room, resident lounge, business center, sports simulator and a pool with cabanas, outdoor grilling stations and lawn games. Construction on the entire project is set to be completed by September 2025. The general contractor is Dick …
BOTHELL, WASH. — Conversion Logix, an Bothell-based digital marketing company focused on multifamily, senior living and student housing, has hired CJ Edmonds to the role of chief revenue officer. Edmonds brings more than 25 years of experience in software-as-a-service company management and more than thirteen years of experience in real estate marketing and technology services to the company.
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — Cityview and Stockbridge have broken ground on Apollo, a 265-unit development in Los Angeles’ South Bay area. Two long-term lenders of Cityview, City National Bank and Banc of California provided construction financing for the project. Apartments at Apollo will come in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Planned amenities include a pool, co-working center, fitness center, courtyards, entertainment lounge, and a community room with a kitchen for community-hosted cooking classes. Apollo is slated for completion in 2025.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — IPA Capital Markets, a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged $62 million in acquisition financing for DUO Apartments, a 301-unit asset in San Jose. The loan features a 10-year, interest-only term and is fixed at 5.4 percent. DUO Apartments was built in 2020 on a 4.6-acre site, 11 miles from San Jose’s downtown area. IPA’s Brian Eisendrath, Cameron Chalfant and Jake Vitta originated the financing on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. Salvatore Saglimbeni, Stanford Jones and Philip Saglimbeni brokered the sale of the leasehold interest.
— By Revital Gadish, CEO, Qira — More than a third of Americans rent their homes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. As such, the political landscape is evolving to fit their needs. An influx of new laws and proposed legislation has ensued, aimed at increasing transparency and fairness and avoiding financial hardship for tenants. Much of the ensuing legislation is focused on security deposits. The strictest of the bills bans security deposits entirely, while others are capping the amount landlords can charge as a security deposit. So far, Texas, …
