Thursday, May 13, 2021

Beachwold Residential acquires 280-unit Alvista Willow Brook Apartments in Meriden, CT

Mona Carlton
 

MIAMI, FL, May 13, 2021 – JLL Capital Markets announced today it arranged a $28.5 million acquisition financing for Alvista Willow Brook, a 180-unit multi-housing property located in Meriden, Connecticut, that will now go by the name The Arlo.

 JLL represented the borrower, Beachwold Residential, to secure the acquisition financing through the lender, Sound Point Capital. The Sound Point Capital team was represented by Jordan Heller and Marc Tolchin.

 

  280-unit Alvista Willow Brook Apartments, Meriden, CT
Changed name to The Arlo

The Arlo was built in 2005 and has continuously received upgrades in recent years. The property consists of studio, one- and two-bedroom units boasting open and oversized floorplans.

 There are also 12 two-bedroom townhomes at the property. Community amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, swimming pool, business center and dog park.

Jordan Heller
The Arlo sits at the crossroads of I-91, I-691 and Merritt Parkway, creating excellent regional access.

 Meriden is roughly equidistant between New Haven and Hartford, the two largest cities in Connecticut, allowing connectivity to several key employment hubs.

 For example, the world headquarters of both Aetna and The Hartford are roughly 21 miles away. The property is also just four miles from Meriden’s downtown area and the Midstate Medical Center, a major 156-bed acute care hospital.

 The JLL Capital Markets team was led by Senior Managing Directors Elliott Throne and Mona Carlton, Vice President Alex Staikos and Director Jesse Wright.

 “Beachwold was able to secure great acquisition bridge financing at a time when the capital markets started getting incredibly aggressive,” stated Staikos.

Marc Tolchin
 “This will enable them to further enhance the asset and its value as they have done at the dozen other assets they own in the surrounding Connecticut market.”

 JLL Capital Markets is a full-service global provider of capital solutions for real estate investors and occupiers. 

The firm's in-depth local market and global investor knowledge deliver best-in-class solutions for clients — whether investment sales advisory, debt placement, equity placement, or a recapitalization.

 The firm has more than 3,700 Capital Markets specialists worldwide with offices in nearly 50 countries.

 For more news, videos and research resources on JLL, please visit our newsroom.

 

Elliott Throne 
About Beachwold Residential


 
Beachwold Residential and its principals have built, owned and managed multifamily properties for 40 years. 

The firm controls 57 properties and 15,000 multifamily units in Connecticut, Texas, Florida, Georgia, Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey and Tennessee. 

 About Sound Point Capital Management, LP

Sound Point is an alternative asset management firm founded in 2008 with particular expertise in credit strategies. 

Based in New York, with offices in London, the firm manages money on behalf of institutional investors including top-tier pensions, foundations, insurance companies, wealth management firms and family offices.

Alex Staikos
Sound Point's strategies span the spectrum of liquid and illiquid credit alternatives and include funds and managed accounts focused on leveraged loans, special situations, distressed debt, structured credit, direct lending and commercial real estate. 

Sound Point currently manages approximately $25 billion of assets. 


Five principals of Stone Point Capital LLC, as well as Dyal Capital Partners, an affiliate of Neuberger Berman Group, are strategic investors in our business. For more information, please visit Sound Point's website at www.soundpointcap.com.

Jesse Wright
 


CONTACT:

 

Natalie Passarelli

 JLL Senior Associate

Public Relations

Phone: +1 224 477 7307

Email:  Natalie.Passarelli@am.jll.com

Beachwold.com.

jll.com.


 

JLL Capital Markets secures $82.57 million construction financing for the 472-unit Marlow apartments in downtown Columbia, MD

 

Rendering of planned Marlow apartments, 
Downtown, Columbia, MD

WASHINGTON DC, May 13, 2021 –

Mark Gibson
 JLL Capital Markets announced today it secured a $82.57 million construction loan for development of the Marlow apartments, a 472-unit community with 32,340 square feet of ground-floor retail located in downtown Columbia, Maryland.

JLL worked on behalf of the borrower, an affiliate of The Howard Hughes Corporation, to secure the floating-rate construction loan for an initial term of four years with a one-year extension.

 The planned Marlow apartments will be part of the larger 14 million-square-foot master planned development for downtown Columbia.

Jamie Leachman
Marlow will be one aspect of the larger Merriweather District micro market, which will ultimately total 2.3 million square feet of office space, 320,000 square feet of retail, 1,900 multi-housing units, a 250-room hotel, a community pavilion and about 60 acres of open space.

 Initial delivery of the apartments is expected in Fall 2022 and will enhance the placemaking and street scape of the larger Meriweather District.

This will be the fifth property delivered by The Howard Hughes Corporation in this micro market, following the delivery of the adjacent 382-unit Juniper apartments in 2020 and the 321,000-square-foot, Class A 6100 Meriweather office building in 2019, home of the Tenable world headquarters.

Drake Greer 
 Located at 6200 Valencia Lane, Marlow will total 510,181 rentable square feet and include studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans, in addition to eight loft units with two-story layouts, which will be completely unique to the marketplace.

 The Merriweather District cradles Symphony Woods, a 40-acre parkland area, and Merriweather Post Pavilion, a renowned music and community venue that’s hosted various artists, including Jimi Hendrix, Willie Nelson, Foo Fighters and Florence + The Machine.

Jackson Cabot

Also touted as the “heart and soul” of the third city between Baltimore and Washington D.C., this area is part of The Howard Hughes Corporation’s long-term renaissance vision for downtown Columbia.

 The JLL Capital Markets team representing the borrower was led by Mark Gibson, Jamie Leachman, Drake Greer and Jackson Cabot.

 


“The Marlow will be yet another transformational project to this master planned community within Columbia,” said Leachman.

Jimi Hendrix
“Howard Hughes’ commitment to its long-term vision coupled with more and more liquidity returning to the market on a weekly basis was reflected in the strong response from the lending community through marketing process.”

JLL Capital Markets is a full-service global provider of capital solutions for real estate investors and occupiers. 

The firm's in-depth local market and global investor knowledge delivers the best-in-class solutions for clients — whether investment sales advisory, debt placement, equity placement or a recapitalization.

The firm has more than 3,700 Capital Markets specialists worldwide with offices in nearly 50 countries.

 For more news, videos and research resources on JLL, please visit our newsroom.

Willie Nelson





About The Howard Hughes Corp.

The Howard Hughes Corporation owns, manages, and develops commercial, residential, and mixed-use real estate throughout the U.S.

Its award-winning assets include the country's preeminent portfolio of master planned communities, as well as operating properties and development opportunities.

They include the Seaport District in New YorkColumbia, MarylandThe Woodlands®, The Woodlands Hills®, and Bridgeland® in the Greater Houston, Texas area; Summerlin®Las Vegas; and Ward Village® in Honolulu, Hawai'i.

CONTACT:


Natalie Passarelli

 JLL Senior Associate

Public Relations

Phone: +1 224 477 7307

Email:  Natalie.Passarelli@am.jll.com

 

Ware Malcomb Announces Jimena Fernandez Navarra Joins Firm as Director, Interior Architecture & Design in Mexico City

Jimena Fernandez Navarra 
 

 MEXICO CITY, May 13, 2021 – Ware Malcomb, an award-winning international design firm, today announced that Jimena Fernandez Navarra has joined the firm as Director, Interior Architecture & Design for the Mexico City office. 

In this role, Fernandez is responsible for the growth and management of the Interior Architecture & Design Studio and oversees all interiors projects for the Mexico City office. 

Fernandez brings over 18 years of interior architecture and design expertise to the Ware Malcomb team. She has designed more than 2,000,000 square meters of projects, and has extensive experience in the office, hospitality, retail and residential sectors.

Andres Galvis

 Fernandez is well known as a thought leader in the design industry and has led many award-winning projects throughout her career. 

“We are excited to welcome Jimena to our team in Mexico City,” said Andres Galvis, Regional Director, Latin America. “Her thought leadership in the design industry will elevate our interior architecture and design offerings in this dynamic market.” 

Fernandez was recently named Top Ten Best Architects in Mexico by Expansion Magazine and El Heraldo de Mexico in 2021.

 CONTACTS:

Rachel Devany

VP Public Relations

 KCOMM for Ware Malcomb

Rachel@kcomm.com 


Maria Rodgers, Public Relations Manager, 949.660.9128, mrodgers@waremalcomb.com

 

Maureen Bissonnette, Associate Principal, Marketing,949.660.9128

 mbissonnette@waremalcomb.com