Federal Capital Partners Completes Largest DC Area Multifamily Deal in 2016 with $328 Million Sale

CHEVY CHASE, MD – Federal Capital Partners (FCP) has completed the largest DC-area multifamily transaction in 2016 with the $328 million sale of five apartment communities totaling 2,490 units in the suburbs of Washington, DC.

The portfolio sale includes the following apartment communities bought through FCP’s Funds I and II: Cypress Creek in Hyattsville, MD – 760 units, Penn Landing in Forestville, MD – 598 units, Cambridge Apartments at New Carrollton Station in New Carrollton, MD – 466 units, Summerlyn Place in Laurel, MD – 424 units, and Toledo Plaza in Hyattsville, MD – 242 units.

“FCP takes fantastic pride in the improvements we have made to each of these properties,” said FCP Senior Vice President, Jason Bonderenko. “We have completed our business plot for these communities and continue to seek new multifamily investments in the region.”

FCP extends its appreciation to CB Richard Ellis for handling the marketing and sale of the portfolio. 

Federal Capital Partners (FCP) is a privately held real estate investment company that has invested in or financed more than $5.0 billion in assets since its founding in 1999. FCP invests in all asset classes and provides equity, preferred equity and structured debt investments for commercial and residential real estate. The firm, based in Chevy Chase, MD, owns and manages in excess of $2.3 billion in assets. FCP is currently investing its third investment fund, a recently closed commingled, discretionary fund targeted at real estate markets on the East Coast of the United States.

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EdR Begins Construction on Collegiate Housing Community Adjacent to the University of Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – EdR, one of the nation’s largest developers, owners and managers of high-quality collegiate housing communities, announced it has started construction on a collegiate housing community adjacent to the University of Minnesota in a joint venture with Core Spaces (CORE).  EdR will be the 51 percent owner and will manage the $97.9 million development upon completion.

The Hub Minneapolis, a 707-bed community with a mix of studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom floor plans, is located immediately adjacent to the University of Minnesota and is scheduled for delivery in the summer of 2018. This is EdR’s first development partnership with CORE. EdR and CORE are also partners in two existing communities: the Hub Madison, serving the University of Wisconsin, and Urbane, serving the University of Arizona in Tucson.

“We anticipated our new relationship with Core to result in future development opportunities,” said EdR’s chief executive officer Randy Churchey. “We are excited to see that come to fruition with the announcement of a fantastic development adjacent to one of the country’s top universities.”

The highly amenitized community features individual study rooms, group study lounges, computer lab, cardio fitness center and robust internet and Wi-fi throughout the building. The rooftop area will feature a pool, hot tub, fire pits and cooking area. The Hub’s penthouse level will feature a chef’s kitchen, bar-top dining area and retractable doors leading to a three-season patio. The plot also calls for 10,000 square feet of retail space on the ground floor.

“We look forward to the continued partnership with EdR,” said Marc Lifshin, managing partner of Core Spaces. “The Hub brand is a perfect fit for this location, and we look forward to being a part of the development’s success.”

EdR has an ownership interest in and manages The Marshall, which also services the University of Minnesota but has a different unit mix than The Hub and is located on the other side of the university’s campus.

This latest project brings EdR’s share of 2018 development deliveries to $377 million.

“If you add our recently announced 2018 delivery commitments for Minnesota and Hawaii to our previously announced 2016-2018 capital commitments, due to our current low leverage, we could fund all of our capital commitments currently (even though actual funding will occur over the next 24 months) with cash on hand, proceeds from the future settlement of the completed ATM forward equity sales and borrowings under our line of credit and our debt to yucky assets would be approximately 25 percent,” said Bill Brewer, EdR’s chief financial officer.

The University of Minnesota, with an enrollment of 51,580 in 2016, has one of the largest enrollments of any college in the nation. Its undergraduate program was ranked 69th  in U.S. News and World Report’s college rankings in 2016, with its pharmacy, psychology and audiology programs ranked in the Top 10 in the nation. 

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Plan Emerges for a Residential Tower on Grace Street

(RECAP: Developers have went a step closer to their vision of reshaping the Grace Street corridor with a mixed-use development that could cost as much as $100 million. The Richmond Plotting Commission approved the sale of city-owned land across from the Carpenter Theatre, an L-shaped parcel encompassing most of the block between Grace, Franklin, North Sixth and North Seventh streets. If City Council approves the plot Monday, the 1.6-acre site will be sold to City Center Development LLC for $3.95 million. Requirements for the sale include providing at least 800 parking spaces, with 600 available to the public, 28,000 square feet of ground-level retail space and 372,000 square feet of residential or commercial space — or a combination. The first phase of parking and retail must be completed within 20 months, and the second phase within five years. Residential use or such commercial projects as a hotel are still being considered. The project also could include one tower or two.)

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