LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles-based developer Cypress Equity Investments (CEI) and an unnamed Florida-based investment firm have partnered to build or acquire approximately $1.2 billion worth of affordable housing communities. The venture is being launched with 11 ground-up projects that are already in place in California and Florida. Target markets for future opportunities include the Carolinas, Tennessee, Texas and some markets in the Northeast. Some of the deal characteristics CEI is seeking will include communities with on-site resident services, developments that partner with nonprofits and acquisitions of other existing institutional …
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SAN FRANCISCO — Jonathan Rose Cos. has opened Oscar James Residences, located about 1.4 miles from the 866-acre Hunters Point Shipyard in San Francisco. This project marks New York City-based Jonathan Rose Cos.’ first ground-up development in San Francisco and its second in California. Oscar James Residences was co-developed with nonprofit partner Bayview Senior Services, though the project is conventional affordable housing, not seniors housing. The $132.9 million project was made possible through a combination of public and private funding sources, with Bank of America serving as an equity investor …
ROSEVILLE, CALIF. — The CONAM Group has acquired Sonterra Apartments in Roseville, 19 miles northeast of Sacramento, California. The 136-unit property, developed in 2001, is comprised of 10 two-story garden-style buildings situated on about 7 acres. The community offers a 24-hour fitness center, a resort-style pool and hot tub, a barbecue area, a resident clubhouse and leasing office, an outdoor fireplace, picnic areas, package lockers and a bocce ball court. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
SHERMAN OAKS, CALIF. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged $625 million in fixed-rate Freddie Mac loans on behalf of Sherman Oaks-based IMT Capital. The company is refinancing eight garden-style properties in six metros — San Diego, Los Angeles, Denver, Atlanta, San Francisco and Nashville, Tennessee. The portfolio is comprised of 3,096 units. Walker & Dunlop’s team was led by Cory Wizenberg, Matt Wallach, Stephen West, Walker Layne, AJ Wright and Sebastian Tamayo.
WEST COVINA, CALIF. — Advanced Real Estate has acquired the 138-unit Cove at West Covina for $41 million. The asset was acquired as the first purchase with Advanced’s new opportunity fund. The property features two pools with cabanas, a fitness center, fire pits, garages and an open landscaped area. Advanced plans to complete renovations and upgrades at the property, including the addition of in-unit washers and dryers, new cabinetry, flooring, fixtures, appliances, windows and new paint. These projects will be completed by R3 Construction, which is Advanced Real Estate’s in-house …
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Atrium Garden in San Jose for $18.5 million. Neither the buyer’s nor the seller’s identity was disclosed. The 160-unit property offers furnished studio units aimed at short-term rentals for tech-industry workers. Constructed in 2000, Atrium Garden is a four-story building with 159 studios and a one-bedroom manager’s apartment. Studios are furnished with a bed, bedside table and lamp, a lounge chair, a built-in desk and chair, a television, microwave, mini-refrigerator and a stove or hotplate. Amenities include a …
LOS ANGELES — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) has arranged the sale of and acquisition financing for 9733 Topanga Canyon, a 119-unit property in the Chatsworth neighborhood of Los Angeles. The property sold for $44 million, which represents $369,748 per unit. IPA also arranged $27.4 million in agency financing. The asset, developed in 2009, was acquired by Amoroso Cos. to satisfy a 1031 exchange. The seller was an unnamed private multifamily investment firm. Kevin Green, Joseph Grabiec and Gregory Harris arranged the sale on behalf of the seller, while Brian Eisendrath …
RENO, NEV. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of the Kromer Portfolio made up of three metro Reno properties. The properties are Village of the Pines, a 272-unit asset completed in 1974; Sand Pebble-Spanish Oaks, a 448-unit property constructed in 1983; and the 328-unit Lakeview, built in 1979. Ken Blomsterberg, Ryan Rife and Daniel Winrod of Marcus & Millichap’s Reno office represented the buyer, Hamilton Zanze. The seller was Kromer Investments. Village of the Pines spans approximately 10 acres and offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units with a …
SACRAMENTO — Newmark has arranged the sale of Rivergate Apartments, a 126-unit property at 900 Simon Terrace in West Sacramento. Newmark Managing Director Will Blucher and Associate Wills Vlasek represented the seller, McCarty Sacramento Property LLC, in the disposition to a private buyer, IMG II, LLC. Rivergate is approximately 3 miles from Sacramento’s Central Business District and offers 72 one- and 54 two-bedroom floor plans across 10 two-story buildings on a 3.6-acre parcel. Amenities include a gated pool, a standalone leasing office, common area laundry facilities and interior courtyards.
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — Priority Capital Advisory has arranged a $28 million loan on behalf of CityPads, a private equity fund manager and developer with operations based in Chicago and Los Angeles. The senior debt financing is for the development of a 92-unit property in West Los Angeles. Zachary Streit of Priority Capital Advisory brokered the loan along with Lucas Borges of JLL. CityPads has begun construction, and completion is slated for 2026. The property’s unit mix will consist of 38 studios (33 market rate, five affordable), 53 one-bedroom units …