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Standard Communities buys Philadelphia apartments for $29.3M

Scully Company sold the 186-unit Helston in Wynnefield Heights after buying it in 2017 for $14.7 million.

$29.3MPrice paid for the 186-unit Helston

At a glance

  1. The price works out to $157,000 a unit.
  2. Scully Company sold the property after buying it in 2017 for $14.7 million, according to Multi-Housing News reporting cited by The Real Deal.
  3. For allocators underwriting income-restricted multifamily, the $157,000 per-unit price is a fresh comparable for mid-rise affordable stock in the region.

Standard Communities, a national affordable housing investor, paid $29.3 million for The Helston, a mid-rise with 186 units in Philadelphia's Wynnefield Heights, The Real Deal reported. The price works out to $157,000 a unit.

Scully Company sold the property after buying it in 2017 for $14.7 million, according to Multi-Housing News reporting cited by The Real Deal. The $29.3 million price is roughly double the 2017 purchase basis.

For allocators underwriting income-restricted multifamily, the $157,000 per-unit price is a fresh comparable for mid-rise affordable stock in the region. The acquisition is Standard Communities' first investment in the Philadelphia metro area, according to The Real Deal. It was set by a national buyer opening a new market rather than adding to an existing local portfolio.

Reported by the Deals desk from The Real Deal and Multi-Housing News (via The Real Deal). Published . Corrections

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