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By Paul Norman - Friday, August 18, 2017 9:04 Global rental housing company Greystar has announced the appointment of Mark Allnutt to head operations in the UK, replacing Jeff Manno who is returning to the US to lead Portfolio Management for the new Greystar Growth and Income Fund. As UK business lead , Mark Allnutt will oversee 200 plus London-based staff and a property portfolio which includes student housing and multifamily rental accommodation across the country. Allnutt has been tasked with increasing Greystar’s UK multifamily portfolio to 10,000 units within four years and growing its student housing portfolio to position the company as one of the country’s largest owners and operators of rental housing . He joined Greystar in 2014 to launch the company’s multifamily business in London. Subsequently Greystar’s development pipeline has grown to over 2,750 units with a value of £1.5bn and the company has been involved in several of the largest propert...

Amelia Ridge, located in Cary, N.C. Texas & North Carolina —Elco Landmark Apartment Trust Holdings (doing business as Elco Landmark Residential ) has announced a series of transactions. Combined, the firm has added six properties (four in Texas, two in North Carolina ) to its portfolio. On Wednesday the company announced that it had partnered with DeBartolo Development and LEM Capital to acquire four garden- style assets located in San Antonio and Austin for approximately $44 million. Collectively, the Texas portfolio consists of 771 units that are 95 percent occupied. Elco plans to implement a renovation and repositioning program on the assets. “The acquisition of these assets is another example of our unique ability to source attractive investment opportunities in high- growth metropolitan markets located across the South,” says Joseph Lubeck, CEO of Landmark Residential . “We look forward to leveraging our redevelopment and repositioning expertise to improve the quality of e...

GREENWICH, CONN. — Monument Partners LLC , an entity owned by affiliates of Starwood Capital Group and Milestone Apartments Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: MST.UN), has entered into an agreement to acquire Landmark Apartment Trust Inc. in an all- cash transaction valued at $1.9 billion, including the assumption of existing debt. Under the terms of the deal, Starwood Global Opportunity Fund X, through a controlled affiliate, will acquire Landmark Apartment Trust ’s ownership interest in 19,615 units in 63 apartment communities . The portfolio is located in eight Sunbelt states, with major concentrations in Dallas, Atlanta, Orlando, Tampa, Charlotte and Nashville. Milestone — which will acquire 4,172 units in 15 assets as part of the transaction — will serve as property manager for Starwood’s portion of the portfolio. “This acquisition highlights our confidence in multifamily housing as an asset class that represents an attractive risk-reward proposition for our investors,” says ...

Shaftesbury PLC Strategic addition to Soho ownership Shaftesbury PLC, the Real Estate Investment Trust which owns a 14½ acre portfolio in London's West End, announces that it has entered in to a contract with PMB Holdings Limited to acquire a long-leasehold interest in 90-104 Berwick Street, Soho, London W1 at a price of £38.5 million. Located at the southern end of Berwick Street, the property is currently being redeveloped to provide 12,500 sq. ft of retail, a 5,500 sq. ft. supermarket, a 2,000 sq. ft. restaurant and a 110 bedroom hotel. Both the hotel and supermarket have been pre-let. The redevelopment is expected to complete in late 2018, which will, subject to satisfying various contractual conditions, trigger the completion of the acquisition. Commenting on the transaction, Brian Bickell, Chief Executive of Shaftesbury, commented: 'We are pleased to have secured this strategic acquisition , which materially increases our ownership of Berwick Street frontages to 50%....

Miramar Hotel and Investment Company, Limited (HKSE: 71) announced last week the unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2017 .           For the six months ended 30 June HK$ Million   2017   2016   Change Revenue   1,559   1,485   5% Underlying profit attributable to shareholders*   333   263   27% Underlying earnings per share (Basic)*   57 cents   cents   27% Interim dividend per share   23 cents   20 cents   15%               * Underlying profit attributable to shareholders and underlying earnings per share are calculated by excluding the post-tax effects of the property revaluation movements and other non-operating and non-recurring items such as net gain on disposal of a subsidiary For the six months ended 30 June 2017 (the "Reporting Period"), the Group's unaudited revenue was HK$1,559 million, representing a growth of 5% compared to the six months ended 30 June 2016 (the "Last Corresponding Period"). Excluding the increa...

We’re a particularly strong and well-capitalized company with a very strong investment record . Joe Lubeck Executive chairman, Landmark Apartment Trust of America Inc. The recession and slumping housing market made the past few years a good time to invest in apartments — and Landmark Apartment Trust of America Inc. was poised to take action. By acquiring more than $1 billion in properties in 2013, Landmark now owns or manages almost 33,000 units, says Joe Lubeck, executive chairman. This correlates with increased interest in renting. “We see that a lot of people are more interested in job portability and the ability to relocate from one city based on job availability, and they also no longer perceive a house as being the solid investment that it once was,” Lubeck says. “As a result, we’re seeing significant growth in the household formative years , the 25- to 40-year-old market, where people are specifically looking to be renters by choice.” Targeting distressed properties that c...

DAMAC Properties, a leading luxury real estate developer in the region, sees the decision to allow onsite sales at this year's Cityscape Global 2017 as a positive step to help boost property sector growth . The 16th Cityscape Global 2017 conference and exhibition is being held from 11 - 13 September in Dubai, and is the region's meeting point for the real estate market and one of the largest industry events globally . 'For the first time in eight years, Cityscape Global will be allowing onsite property sales which we believe is a strong indication of the important role this event plays in driving sector growth locally and internationally,' said Niall Mc Loughlin , Senior Vice President at DAMAC. 'In Dubai, we are seeing positive demand for our residential and hotel apartment properties , and this is in line with the recent announcement by the Dubai Land Department (DLD) reporting AED 132 billion in property transactions in the first half of the year, a n...

LAKE BLUFF, IL— Steadfast Income REIT Inc. announced Friday that it has purchased the 224- unit Deer Valley Apartments here for $28.6 million. The complex was built in 1991 and has average in-place rents of $1,179 per month, according to Steadfast. The garden- style community consists of 13 two- and three-story buildings and offers a mix of one- and two- bedroom apartments . About 70 percent of the units have been already renovated, and Steadfast plans to upgrade the remaining units when turning the units between residents. Amenities at each apartment include a stackable washer/dryer, secured intercom entry , large closets and private balconies or patios. Residents can also enjoy a renovated clubhouse and fitness center, pool with sundeck, business center and a picnic and barbeque area. This is the fourth property the REIT has purchased in Illinois. In 2010, it acquired Lincoln Towers in Springfield, and in 2012 it added The Moorings and Arr...

PHOENIX, AZ - Colliers International in Greater Phoenix negotiated the sale of The Park at Deer Valley apartments at 17425 N. 19th Ave., in Phoenix, for $33 million or $75,688 per unit. Executive Vice Presidents Bill Hahn , Jeff Sherman and Trevor Koskovich with Colliers’ Phoenix office represented both the buyer and seller. The seller was Bruckal Properties, Inc., of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. The buyer was a private investor, Billah Khan of Phoenix. Financing was arranged through Walker & Dunlop in Phoenix.Khan added The Park at Deer Valley to his portfolio of Phoenix-area assets, which includes Acacia Pointe in Glendale and Marble Creek in Phoenix. Plans call for continuing interior and exterior upgrades started by the seller, who completed more than $3 million in renovations. “This transaction is a prime example of how the combination of off-shore equity and low interest rates create strong financial returns for the buyer,” said Hahn. “Returns will continue to gro...

by Evelina Croitoru Sonterra Apartments " width="280" height="224" /> Sonterra Apartments Las Vegas —Berkadia has announced the sale of two multifamilty properties in Las Vegas for the combined price of $22.8 million. The properties were sold by an undisclosed Houston-based company. The company acquired Sonterra Apartments , a 350- unit property located at 5050 S. Tamarus St., which offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The community features a fitness center, clubhouse, tennis court, two pools and 350 parking stalls, among other amenities. According to Yardi Matrix data , Sonterra Apartments is 95.7 percent occupied. The second purchase was Toscana Villas, a 270- unit property located at 4775 S. Topaz St. The apartment community features one-, two- and three-bedroom units with a clubhouse, tennis court, two swimming pools with a spa and 270 parking stalls. Both sales were completed by senior directors Brian Anderson and Angela Powers of Berkadia’...

The Crest at Sugarloaf, Lawrenceville, Ga. PPD Holdings Investment Group refinanced loans for two of its multifamily properties in Greater Atlanta. The company also received preliminary loan approval for the construction of two apartment communities in southwest Florida. The credit facilities total $111 million. A $28 million loan on The Crest at Sugarloaf, a 540-unit property in Lawrenceville, Ga., was originated by The Guardian Life Insurance Co. Another $19 million loan were obtained from PPM America for The Crest at Berkeley Lake, a 382- unit apartment community in Duluth, Ga. PPD Holdings is in the process of refinancing The Crest at Laurel Canyon, a 350-unit in Canton, Ga. Pending construction loans A $34 million HUD 221(d)(4) loan for the construction of a 200-unit, Class A apartment community in Naples, Fla., is pending approval . The development will be named The Crest at Naples. PPD also anticipates finalizing construction financing for a 264-unit community in Bonita Spr...

RICHMOND, Va.--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- Landmark Apartment Trust , Inc. (“Landmark” or the “Company”), a multifamily real estate investment trust with assets located in select metropolitan areas throughout the Southern United States , announced today that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) pursuant to which it will be acquired by Monument Partners, L.L.C. (“Monument”), an entity owned by affiliates of Starwood Capital Group and Milestone Apartments Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: MST.UN) (“Milestone”), in an all- cash transaction valued at approximately $1.9 billion, including the assumption of existing debt. Upon completion of the transaction, Landmark will become a privately held company. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, Monument will acquire all of the outstanding common stock of Landmark and all of the outstanding common units of Landmark’s operating partnership, Landmark Apartment Trust Holdings, LP, for $8.17 per share or...

New York- based Somerset Partners LLC has purchased Dogwood Creek , a 278- unit apartment community on Houston Levee Road in Collierville. G & I V Dogwood Creek LLC , a joint venture between Fogelman Venture Partners of Memphis and a fund managed by New-York- based DRA Advisors LLC , sold the community at a rate of $93,525 per unit—translating to a grand total of $26 million, reports the Memphis Business Journal . Built in 1997, the Class A garden style apartment complex had a 97 percent occupancy at the time of purchase and consists of one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average surface area of 985 square feet. The property will undergo a value- add interior renovation led by Somerset Partners . Somerset Partners is a private investment firm with a portfolio of both commercial and multifamily properties and investments of over $1.6 billion since 2000. Seller G & I V Dogwood Creek was represented by the Memphis division of CBRE. In other multifamily news, Hunter...

New York firm pays $58M for Wellington apartments Deal breaks down to more than $180,000 per unit By Sean Stewart-Muniz | March 07, 2016 10:30AM The Solara at Wellington apartment complex Affiliates of Phillips International, a New York real estate company , just paid $58 million to AEW Capital Management for the Solara at Wellington Apartments. Solara is a mid- rise apartment community with 320 units at 12535 South Shore Boulevard , directly north of the Palm Beach Polo & Country Club. It was first built in 1991 and has traded hands between firms several times since then, most recently in 2007 when California’s IMT Residential gave ownership of the apartments to Boston- based AEW Capital Management for an unknown price, according to Palm Beach County property records . AEW manages investments primarily on behalf of institutional and private investors. According to its website, the firm has about $34 billion worth of assets in North America. The company recently sold a trop...