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 …
Arizona
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Greystone has arranged a $14 million debt placement for the refinancing of Linda Vista Luxury Rentals, a 64-unit build-to-rent community in Tucson. The property was recently completed in 2024 and is currently in lease-up. Amenities include a pool and spa. The financing was provided by an undisclosed lender and includes a 36-month term. Shana Daby and Rebecca Reich of Greystone sourced the transaction. Thomas Wayda and Dante DiStefano handled the debt placement.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR has negotiated the sale of Sunnyslope Apartments, a 41-unit property located at 150 E. Hardy Road in Tucson. The two-story asset was built in 1972 and offers amenities such as a laundry facility and a pool, according to Apartments.com. Urbana @ Oro Valley LLC acquired the community from Sunnyslope Apartments LLC for $5.6 million. Allan Mendelsberg and Joey Martinez of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), has arranged the sale of Ponderosa Park in Flagstaff. Bridge Partners acquired the 120-unit property from Keller Investment Properties for $28 million. Ponderosa Park was built in 1985. The property is located on five acres across the street from Buffalo Park, a 215-acre park with a two-mile hiking trail. The community offers amenities such as two laundry facilities, a clubhouse, fitness center and 24-hour emergency maintenance services. IPA’s Steve Gebing, Cliff David and Hamid Panahi …
PHOENIX — Pacific Development Partners has completed the disposition of Vela on Camelback, a 237-unit community located in Phoenix’s Camelback Corridor neighborhood. Sherman Residential purchased the asset for $72 million. Vela on Camelback was built in 2017. The property offers 237 units. Amenities include a sky deck that overlooks the nearby Piestewa Peak and Camelback Mountain, pool and spa area with barbecue pavilion, fitness center, resident lounge with community kitchen, dog wash and fenced dog run, outdoor courtyards and package lockers. The transaction is Sherman Residential’s first acquisition in the Phoenix …
PHOENIX — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of Desert Club in Phoenix. Clarion Partners sold the property to Weidner Apartment Homes for $187.5 million. Steve Gebing and Cliff David of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Desert Club was built in 2004 on 21 acres. The garden-style community offers 497 units that average 983 square feet. Apartments feature open-concept floor plans, 9-foot ceilings and arched entryways. Community amenities include a pool and spa.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR has arranged the sale of a 23-unit portfolio in Tucson. Plowden/Martin Properties LLC purchased the assets from Welsey James Krajicek Family Revocable Trust for $2.1 million. The portfolio consists of Pima Apartments at 4238-4246 E. Pima St. and Lee Apartments at 4223-4245 E. Lee St. Allan Mendelsberg and C. Joey Martinez of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
LOS ANGELES — CIM Group has opened a six-story, 23-unit building located at 2599 Alsace Ave. in the West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles. The community offers one- and two-bedroom units with wood-style flooring, stone counters, stainless steel appliances and in-unit washers and dryers. Select apartments offer walk-in closets and balconies. Amenities include package lockers, bike racks and storage, controlled access through a video intercom system and a 1,300-square-foot high end lounge on the ground floor.
MARANA, ARIZ. — Ascent Cos. and Vanderbuild have opened Amavida Marana, a 200-unit community in Marana, 20 miles northwest of Tucson, Arizona. Located at 5555 W. Ina Road, Amavida Marana offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a four-acre community park, four pickleball courts, a playground, a walking and jogging loop, dog park, EV chargers, an indoor/outdoor fitness center, pool, hot tub, pet washing stations and a clubhouse. Bryten Real Estate Partners is the property manager.
PHOENIX — JLL has brokered the sale of Corona Del Sol, a garden-style community located at 27 E. Corona Ave. in Phoenix. Corona Del Sol was built in 1985. The property features 64 apartments with an average size of 880 square feet. The community was 97 percent leased at the time of sale. KDF Communities purchased the asset from a private high-net-worth seller for $12.6 million. Brian Smuckler, Jeff Seaman, Derek Smigiel and Bryson Fricke of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.