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August 25, 2021

Ann Arbor, Michigan - The McKinley Companies announced today the acquisition of Traver Courts Apartments (formerly Village Park of Ann Arbor), a 216 unit multifamily community located on the north side of the City of Ann Arbor. The acquisition is McKinley’s 23rd multifamily apartment community located in Ann Arbor/Washtenaw County, adding to its formidable and dominant footprint in this market as the largest multifamily owner/operator in the region. McKinley has been actively owning and operating multifamily communities in Ann Arbor since 1968.

“Traver Courts is a superb addition to our portfolio of generational multifamily real estate assets. We have extreme confidence in the Ann Arbor Region with major employment growth drivers like Michigan Medicine and others in the immediate submarket,” offered Albert M. Berriz, CEO, Co-Owner, and Managing Member. “This community will allow us to better serve our customers by adding more choices to our already robust portfolio of options on the north side of Ann Arbor, and in Washtenaw County overall. Our extraordinary Michigan Team led by Will Epps is poised and ready to make significant capital improvements and upgrades to the community starting immediately upon takeover, which will materially enhance the customer experience for those living at Traver Courts,” added Berriz.

In addition to its dominant position in the Ann Arbor Region, McKinley is the largest owner-operator of multifamily communities in Orlando (Florida) as listed by CoStar, as well as having a significant multifamily market presence in Hyde Park/South Tampa (Downtown Tampa, Florida). In total, McKinley owns and operates 49 multifamily communities in Central Florida, and has a total of 72 owned communities across its entire platform in Florida and Michigan.
 

 

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March 29, 2019

ORLANDO, FL.- The McKinley Companies announced today the acquisition of Aria Beach Apartments, a stunning lakeside apartment community located in Orlando, Florida. This 360-unit apartment community boasts spacious floor plans, updated amenities, and beautifully upgraded interiors - including renovated kitchens, new wood vinyl floors, large patios, and washer/dryers in most homes. This community strategically sits on the beautiful Lake Fredrica, sharing the lake with its sister community Harbor Beach Apartments, and is conveniently located only 15 minutes from Downtown Orlando and the Orlando International Airport. 

 

“The acquisition was part of a complex 1031 exchange transaction,” offered Harry Collison, Senior Vice President and Managing Director – Acquisitions and Dispositions. “In classic McKinley style and effectiveness, we were able to close on the acquisition of Aria Beach in just 30 days from contract execution,” further offered Collison.

 

“Our team has lots of confidence in the Airport/Downtown Orlando area and we look forward to bringing Aria Beach into our McKinley family,” offered Albert M. Berriz, Managing Member, Chief Executive Officer, Board Member and Co-Owner of McKinley. “With its many amenities and beautifully spacious floorplans it is the perfect complement to our other seven communities in this submarket,” further offered Berriz. Our Owned Multifamily Team, led by Albert L. Berriz, Executive Vice President & Managing Director - Owned Residential Real Estate & McKinley Companies, has done a superb job of creating exceptional customer experiences in our various communities in this submarket, and we are excited about the many changes that will be soon be underway at Aria Beach. 

 

McKinley secured long term fixed rate financing for the acquisition and redevelopment of Aria Beach from Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). “We have had a very close relationship with the leadership team at CIBC for over three decades,” offered Berriz. “We cherish our relationship with them, they are always there for us, and they are a critical part of our McKinley family,” further offered Berriz.

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March 27, 2019

Orlando, Florida- The McKinley Companies announced today the acquisition of Celano Apartment Homes, a 200-unit garden apartment community located in Orlando, Florida. Celano Apartment Homes joins Iris Flats, Bellagio Apartment Homes, Conway Forest Apartment Homes, East Orlando Condominiums, and Harbor Beach Apartment Homes to complement its Orlando International Airport/Downtown Orlando sub-market holdings, a sub-market McKinley has been actively owning and operating Multifamily investments in since 2008 and in Orlando since 1982. McKinley plans to undertake interior and exterior capital improvements to the community consistent with strategies successfully deployed at recently completed McKinley renovations in Orlando.

 

“The acquisition was part of a complex 1031 exchange transaction involving the sale of a property located in Michigan,” offered Harry Collison, Senior Vice President and Managing Director – Acquisitions and Dispositions. “In classic McKinley style and effectiveness, we were able to close on the acquisition of Celano Apartment Homes in under 35 days from contract execution,” further offered Collison.

 

“Our company has a lot of experience in the Orlando International Airport/Downtown Orlando sub-market and we look forward to bringing Celano Apartment Homes into our McKinley family,” offered Albert M. Berriz, Managing Member, Chief Executive Officer, Board Member and Co-Owner of McKinley. “Our team, led by Albert L. Berriz, Executive Vice President and Managing Director for Owned Multifamily Residential and The McKinley Companies, recently completed a comparable renovation at Iris Flats in the same sub-market. From this positive experience we have the confidence to leverage the successes we learned from Iris and create an exceptional outcome for our customers at Celano. The Owned Multifamily Team has also had enormous success at our Harbor Beach, Bellagio and Conway Forest communities exceeding all expectations” added Berriz. 

 

“This is without question a classic generational asset that we will be very proud of for many years to come, and we will make a considerable investment in the physical plant commensurate with that long-term view to create excellence in customer experience,” further offered Berriz.

 

McKinley secured long term fixed rate financing for the acquisition and redevelopment of Celano Apartment Homes from Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). “We have had a very close relationship with the leadership team at CIBC for over three decades,” offered Berriz. “We cherish our relationship with them, they are always there for us, and they are a critical part of our McKinley family,” further offered Berriz.

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