ALEXANDRIA, VA. — Berkadia has provided a $157 million Fannie Mae acquisition loan for Mason at Van Dorn, a 1,180-unit apartment community in Alexandria, located just south of Washington, D.C. The sales price was not disclosed, but the Washington Business Journal reports that the amount exceeded $200 million.
The borrower and purchaser was a partnership between South Florida-based Shoreham Capital and Bridge Investment Group. The seller was Los Angeles-based investment firm CIM Group, which acquired the property in late 2017 and implemented various capital improvements during the course of its ownership.
Mason at Van Dorn consists of 14 four- and five-story buildings on 30 acres at 140 S. Van Dorn St. The site is adjacent to WestEnd Alexandria, a 4 million-square-foot mixed-use destination that is a redevelopment of the former Landmark Mall. The 52-acre development will also be the future home of the Inova Alexandria Hospital Campus, which will employ more than 2,000 people.
Originally built in 1972, Mason at Van Dorn offers studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments with an average size of 761 square feet. Amenities include two pools, a fitness center, tennis courts, courtyards, a business center, outdoor grilling and dining stations, game room, movie theater and a dog park. Residents also have access to shuttle service to the Van Dorn Metro Station.
Walter Coker, Brian Crivella, Yalda Ghamarian and Bill Gribbin of Berkadia worked on behalf of the new ownership to originate the financing. According to the property website, rents at Mason at Van Dorn start at approximately $1,300 per month.
— Taylor Williams