US multifamily real estate specialist Bell Partners has a acquired $146.5m (€134.8m) apartment community in California for its value-add fund.

Bell Partners has acquired the 492-unit Silverado Apartment Homes in Murrieta on behalf of its Value Add Fund VIII. The asset will be renamed Bell Murrieta Springs.

Completed in 2007, Bell Murrieta Springs is located at the junction of I-15 and I-215.

Nickolay Bochilo, CIO at Bell Partners, said: “Despite challenging market conditions, I am proud of our team for sourcing an exceptional opportunity to meet our investment objectives.

“Our ability to successfully complete this transaction is the result of leveraging our deep local expertise, existing relationships and proprietary market research.” 

Lili Dunn, president and CEO of Bell Partners, said: “We are excited to add Bell Murrieta Springs to the Bell platform. “We believe the planned operating and capital improvements will enhance the living experience for our current and future residents and help us achieve our performance objectives.” 

Bell Murrieta Springs

Source: Bell Partners

Bell Murrieta Springs

The acquisition adds over 3,100 units to Bell Partners’s Southern California portfolio, bringing their total to more than 11 communities.  

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