The Gates at Citiplace sell for $59.6M
Alexandria Burris | @allyburris August 28, 2017 Another luxury multifamily development in Baton Rouge has sold at an incredibly high price. The Gates at Citiplace Apartments sold for $59.6 million in a deal that closed Aug. 3. The buyer is listed as David Werner Real Estate Investments of New York City. Werner bought the property from its […]
Buyer pays $33 million for flood-damaged St. Jean Apartments
BY TED GRIGGS | tgriggs@theadvocate.com Aug 21, 2017 – 12:54 pm A Georgia firm has paid $33.3 million for the 624-unit St. Jean Apartments, which were heavily damaged by the August 2016 flood. ACV Baton Rouge LLC bought the complex, near South Harrells Ferry Road and O’Neal Lane, from St. Jean Clermont TIC LLC and St. […]
AVR Realty Sells $250M Portfolio El-Ad National Properties acquired the nine-property portfolio consisting of pet-friendly communities in Lafayette, Shreveport and Slidell, La., totaling 2,079 units.
By IvyLee Rosario | Jul 26, 2017 El-Ad National Properties acquired a nine-property portfolio in Lafayette, Shreveport and Slidell, La. from AVR Realty for nearly $250 million. Mike Kemether of Cushman & Wakefield’s Southeast Multifamily Advisory Group and Larry Schedler of Larry Schedler & Associates, arranged the sale on behalf of the seller. The portfolio consisted of the […]
AVR Sells Nine-Property Multifamily Portfolio in Louisiana for $250M
LAFAYETTE, SHREVEPORT AND SLIDELL, LA. — AVR Realty Co., a Yonkers, N.Y.-based multifamily investment and development firm, has sold a portfolio of nine multifamily properties totaling 2,079 units in Louisiana for approximately $250 million. Israel-based investment firm El-Ad National Properties purchased the portfolio. According to the company’s LinkedIn page, its portfolio of American properties consists […]
New Orleans multi-family market remains strong
Report: New Orleans multi-family market remains strong By: Robin Shannon, Managing Editor June 16, 2015 Bella Ridge apartments opened this month in Harahan. (CityBusiness staff photo) A combination of strong demand and a lack of available buildable land is helping the area’s multi-family market remain near full occupancy. But despite the limits on space, interest […]
Algiers apartment deal leads multi-family trend
By: Robin Shannon, Reporter, December 16, 2014 A local investment group led by developer Joshua Bruno has acquired the 336-unit Oakmont Apartments complex in Algiers from an Illinois-based real estate trust. The deal is part of an ongoing trend of multi-family acquisitions throughout the New Orleans metro area and the Gulf South Region, according to […]
Report: Apartment occupancy, rents stable in NOLA
By: Robin Shannon, Reporter November 6, 2014 The latest semiannual report on apartment occupancy shows the New Orleans market is maintaining equilibrium between supply and demand as average rental rates and availability have remained virtually unchanged since the spring. The fall edition of the Greater New Orleans Multi-Family Report keeps tabs on more than 300 […]
(Strength + Firmness + Stability) x 10 Years = New Orleans Apartment Market
Posted on October 27, 2014 by John Nelson in Market Reports, Southeast Market Reports This word problem title easily portrays the current state of the New Orleans metropolitan multifamily market. The past decade can be recorded as positive in asset appreciation, sales, rent and occupancy growth. Unlike the majority of multifamily markets in other cities, […]
New Units to Test CDB Apartment Market
By: Robin Shannon, Reporter September 17, 2014 Real estate analysts say the downtown New Orleans residential market could be heading for its biggest test yet, with several large-scale developments expected to go on the market within the next 12 to 18 months. Pre-leasing has started for The Paramount, one of the apartment buildings under construction […]
Higher housing costs put pinch on local workforce
By: Ryan Kelly, Reporter August 14, 2014 Riccardo Emilien, a teacher at Cohen College Prep High School, recently got engaged to his longtime girlfriend, confident that their combined $100,000 a year income would suffice for mortgage payments on an Uptown house.