IRVINE, CALIF. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has appointed Mark Bridge as executive vice president and senior director. Based in Matthews’s Orange County office in Irvine, Bridge will specialize in the acquisition and disposition of multifamily properties throughout Southern California. He will focus on communities with 20 to 100 units. Prior to joining Matthews, Bridge served as a managing director at Cushman & Wakefield. He previously spent 17 years at Marcus & Millichap.
SAN DIEGO — Murfey Cos. has received $46.5 million in construction financing for Stella Apartments in San Diego’s North Park neighborhood. Aldon Cole, Bryan Clark and Bharat Madan of JLL Capital Markets’ Debt Advisory arranged a three-year floating-rate loan through Buchanan Mortgage Holdings, an affiliate of Buchanan Street Partners, for the borrower. Located at 3104 El Cajon Blvd., Stella Apartments will consist of 149 apartments across nine stories. Units will come in studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts. Planned amenities include a rooftop terrace, community gym, outdoor amenity space and lobby. …
PHOENIX AND DENVER — NexMetro Communities has recapitalized four build-to-rent (BTR) properties in Phoenix and Denver. Valued at about $300 million, the properties, comprising 849 units, are Avilla Gateway, Avilla Magnolia and Avilla Canyon, which are in Phoenix. The fourth property, Avilla Eastlake, is in Thornton, Colorado, 25 miles north of Denver. NexMetro has developed 60 projects nationwide since its founding in 2012. According to the company’s website, NexMetro’s current portfolio is made up of 43 properties. The financing structure includes $160 million in senior debt invested and managed by Blackstone. The …
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. — Sunroad Enterprises has secured $188 million loan for Vive Luxe, a 442-unit property in San Diego. Aldon Cole, Tim Wright and Bharat Madan of JLL Capital Markets represented the borrower in arranging the five-year, fixed-rate loan from accounts managed by global investment firm KKR. Built in 2021 at 4890 Sunroad Centrum Lane, Vive Luxe rises five stories. The community offers one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments ranging from 726 to 1,122 square feet. Of the total unit count, 23 have been set aside as affordable housing. Income …
LOS ANGELES — Florida-based Material Comforts Inc. has acquired a portfolio of 16 parcels in California’s San Fernando Valley. Heitman LLC, Invesco LTD and ETHOS Real Estate sold the portfolio for $85 million. The portfolio totals 596 apartments in the Van Nuys, Panorama City, North Hills and Canoga Park neighborhoods of Los Angeles. Tony Azzi of Marcus & Millichap represented the sellers, while Rabbie Banafsheha, Kristen Sullivan and Arteen Zahiri of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer in the deal.
SANTA MARIA, CALIF. — Beverly Hills, California-based investment firm Kennedy Wilson has sold La Vista Apartments, a 460-unit community in Santa Maria. Boston-based private equity firm Westview Capital purchased the asset for $116 million. Joseph Grabiec, Kevin Green and Gregory Harris of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer. Built in 1979 on 31 acres, La Vista Apartments offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Each apartment features a large closet, kitchen with breakfast bar and a pantry. Select units also have vaulted …
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. — Impact Housing and Verbena Road Holdings have secured $112.225 million in financing for the construction of Mission Gorge, a 483-unit affordable housing development located at 6171 Mission Gorge Road, roughly 8 miles north of downtown San Diego. Charles Halladay, Joseph Choi and Will Bond of JLL Capital Markets worked on behalf of the borrower to secure an $85.225 million, three-year, floating rate senior construction loan through ACORE CAPITAL. JLL also arranged $27 million in preferred equity with Ascendant Capital Partners. Mission Gorge will feature a mix …
SANTA CLARA, CALIF. — Interstate Equities Corp. has purchased Summerwood Apartments, a 468-unit property located at 444 Saratoga Ave. in Santa Clara, roughly 5 miles west of San Jose, California. German investment firm DWS sold the asset for $203 million. The garden-style community offers a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments. Amenities include a pool, clubhouse, fitness center, volleyball court, sauna, courtyard and dog park. Philip Saglimbeni, Stanford Jones, Salvatore Saglimbeni and Alexander Tartaglia of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured …
SAN FRANCISCO — ICONIQ Capital and Sentral have secured $525 million for the refinancing of a portfolio of six properties totaling 1,790 units. Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs provided the single-asset, single-borrower CMBS loan. Jonathan Firestone and Bill Fishel of Newmark Group Inc. arranged the financing. Gibson Dunn and Latham & Watkins also advised on the transaction. Sentral operates each community in the portfolio. Approximately 25 percent of the units are leased under a flexible living strategy, in which units are fully furnished and made available for short- or mid-length …
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — The California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA) board of directors has appointed Stephanie McFadden as director of multifamily programs. In her new position, McFadden will oversee the CalHFA lending team, as well as an asset management division that monitors roughly 18,000 units of affordable housing. Most recently, McFadden was the chief leading officer at Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF), a nonprofit community development financial institution. Prior to joining LIIF, she served as a senior advisor for the Office of Multifamily Production with HUD, a role that was created …
