PHOENIX — Orion Investment Real Estate has arranged the sale of Aerie Happy Valley in Phoenix. The buyer and seller were not disclosed, but the asset traded hands for $87.8 million. Aerie Happy Valley comprises 214 apartments in a mix of 55 one-bedroom, 101 two-bedroom and 58 three-bedroom units. Linda Fritz-Salazar and Angelessa Ritchie of Orion Investment Real Estate brokered the transaction.
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CASTLE ROCK, COLO. — Newmark has arranged the sale of The Meadows at Castle Rock in Castle Rock. Limelight Mob II acquired the asset from Castle Rock Development Co. for $1.4 million. Hook and Cathy Mcdermott of Newmark represented Limelight Mob II, while Connolly Capital represented Castle Rock. The Meadows at Castle Rock includes 98,881 square feet of land.
LAGUNA NIGUEL, CALIF. — Berkadia Institutional Solutions has brokered the sale of Broadstone Cavora in Laguna Niguel. A California-based investor acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Derrek Ostrzyzek, Rachel Parsons and Tom Moran of Berkadia Irvine, Calif., represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. Broadstone Cavora offers 348 apartments with walk-in closets, private patios and in-unit washers and dryers. Amenities include a resident clubhouse, pool, fitness center, rooftop sun terrace, game room and leisure lawn.
PHOENIX — Raintree Investment Corp. has opened Willow 38, a townhome-style community in the Arcadia neighborhood of Phoenix. The property offers 48 units in three- and four-bedroom layouts. Units come with smart home technology packages, including smart thermostats and stoves, Ring doorbell cameras, leak detection and touchless door locks. Other features include garages pre-wired for EV charger capability, fenced backyards and walk-in closets. MEB Management Services is the manager for Willow 38.
LYNNWOOD, WASH. — Institutional Property Advisors has arranged the sale of Augusta Glen, a 121-unit community in the Seattle suburb of Lynwood. Interstate Equities Corp. acquired the asset from APIC Inc. for $28.3 million. Augusta Glen was built in 1991 on 6.8 acres. The community offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 925 square feet in size. Amenities include a fitness center and a seasonal outdoor pool.
Sometimes Las Vegas’ reputation precedes it — and that can be a good or bad attribute. “Everyone remembers 2008,” says Taylor Sims, executive director of the Multifamily Advisory Group at Cushman & Wakefield. Home prices in Las Vegas plunged by 60 percent during the Great Recession, nearly twice the national rate, according to news affiliate KTNV. The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) notes the unemployment rate peaked at 14.5 percent in October 2010. Like Sims, Michael Albanese, a multifamily specialist at NAI Vegas, knows the rest of the world …
HONOLULU — A public-private partnership consisting of Standard Communities, Stanford Carr Development, the State of Hawaii, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the City of Honolulu and the Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corp. has acquired Maunakea, a 379-unit affordable community in Honolulu. According to Standard Communities, this is the largest FHA deal and largest Project-Based Section 8 transaction in Hawaii state history. The deal extends the affordability of all units at the property for 20 years. Maunakea was built in 1977 and renovated in 2000. Units come …
PHOENIX — Milhaus and Banyan Residential have broken ground on a $117 million development on the southwest corner of 48th St. and Washington St. in Phoenix. The first phase of the 515-unit community is slated for completion in the fourth quarter of 2025. Units will come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Amenities will include two clubhouses, pools, a fitness center, green spaces and a dog park. UMB provided a $63.3 million construction loan for the project, with syndication by First Merchants and Academy Bank.
SAN DIEGO — Affirmed Housing has finished developing The Helm, a mixed-income community in San Diego’s Cortez Hill neighborhood. The Helm offers 77 studio units and one two-bedroom manager apartment across seven stories. Of the total unit count, 32 are affordable to tenants earning 30 percent of the area median income (AMI), four to those earning 60 percent AMI and the remaining 41 are for households earning 80 percent AMI. The 30 percent AMI studios receive project-based vouchers, which are issued by the San Diego Housing Commission. The property also includes …
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Urban Catalyst has launched a new fund, UC Multifamily Equity I LLC (UCME), focused on the development of a 272-unit building in San Jose. The property, called Aquino, will offer studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments. Amenities will include private co-working offices, a bar and lounge, a fitness center with a yoga studio, a dog run and a courtyard. Urban Catalyst has structured UCME as a real estate operating company, which allows it to accept funding from qualified retirement accounts such as IRAs and 401(k) plans.