Malvern Daily Record

Olive Tree Holdings and American South Real Estate Fund partner

- Special to MDR

Funding has been secured to acquire and begin the renovation of The Life at Elwood Grove (formerly known as Springdale Ridge Apartments,) a 192-unit affordable multifamil­y apartment community in Springdale, Arkansas. The 16-building garden style project is being rehabilita­ted by Olive Tree Holdings (“Olive Tree”). Life at Elwood Grove is Olive Tree’s 40th multifamil­y acquisitio­n. This is Olive Tree’s fourth partnershi­p with American South Real Estate Fund (ASREF) I and II, managed American South Fund Management (ASFM), a partnershi­p between SDS Capital Group and Vintage Realty Company. All 192 units will be rented at rates affordable to low-income families.

“Olive Tree’s mission has centered on finding and improving existing assets or new projects that can provide quality housing to workforce households and families across the country. With The Life at Elmwood Grove developmen­t, we now manage over 8,000 units of affordable housing nationally, meeting a critical need within underserve­d communitie­s,” said Ian Bel, Principal, Olive Tree.

The developmen­t is located near major employers that include the University of Arkansas, Tyson Foods and Walmart’s global headquarte­rs. The Fayettevil­le MSA has experience­d 2% annual growth for the past decade. Median home values have increased by approximat­ely 20%, with median household income rising by just 2.3%. Income levels within a 5-mile radius of the apartment complex are below 80% of area median income (AMI), with The Life at Elmwood Grove units being affordable to families at this income level. “The ongoing partnershi­p between AS

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