CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — MassDevelopment has issued $18.7 million in tax-exempt bond financing for Cambridge Housing Authority’s acquisition and renovation of Harry S. Truman Apartments, a 59-unit affordable seniors housing community in Cambridge. In addition to the tax-exempt bond financing, MassDevelopment assisted the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development with the approval of federal low-income housing tax credits, which will provide approximately $13.8 million in equity for the project. Boston Private Bank purchased the bonds.
Acquisitions
NEW YORK CITY — CBRE has brokered the $3.9 million sale of a 35-unit multifamily building at 215 McClellan St. in The Bronx. The property offers one- and two-bedroom units and includes three retail spaces totaling 35,000 square feet. Elli Klapper and Charles Berger of CBRE represented the seller, 215 McClellan Realty LLC, in the transaction. Mike Fusco and Seth Glasser of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, Minford Associates.
Griffin Capital, Legacy Partners Sell Transit-Oriented Apartment Community in Southern California for $100M
by Amy Works
MONROVIA, CALIF. — Griffin Capital Co. and Legacy Partners have completed the disposition of Moda at Monrovia Station, a Class A multifamily property located in Monrovia. Opportunity Housing Group as property administrator with the California Statewide Communities Development Authority acquired the asset for $100 million. Legacy, which will continue to manage the community, developed the property in a financial partnership with Griffin Capital and Silverpeak Real Estate Partners. Sitauted adjacent to the Gold Line at Monrovia Station, Moda features 261 apartments in a mix of one- and two-bedroom layouts; two landscaped courtyards; a pool and spa; barbecue areas; fire pits; and a 4,000-square-foot rooftop terrace. Gregory Harris of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the sellers in the deal.
SIERRA VISTA, ARIZ. — The Bascom Group has purchased Sierra Charles Apartments, a multifamily property located at 600 Charles Drive in Sierra Vista, approximately 80 miles southeast of Tucson, for $11.6 million, or $59,164 per unit. The name of the seller was not released. Built in 1985, Sierra Charles features 196 garden-style apartments. Bascom plans to renovate the unit interiors with new countertops and appliances, wood-plank flooring, new baseboards, cabinetry improvements, new fixtures and lighting and a new two-tone paint scheme. Additionally, Bascom plans to improve community amenities with a pool deck expansion, dog park addition and leasing office redesign. Brian Eisendrath and Cameron Chalfant of CBRE Capital Markets arranged the acquisition financing, which MF1 Capital provided. MEB Management Services will provide property management services and CAPgro Construction Management will provide construction management for the renovations.
SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the $18.2 million sale of Market at Standing Springs, a 63,883-square-foot, Publix-anchored shopping center in Simpsonville. Zach Taylor of IPA’s Taylor-McMinn Retail Group represented the seller, Carolina Holdings, and the buyer, C.F. Smith Property Group. The buyer is a family office completing a 1031 exchange, according to Taylor. “The buyer was placing funds from a single-tenant Lowe’s Home Improvement that my partner, Don McMinn, sold for it in March,” says Taylor. Completed in 2021, Market at Standing Springs is located at the intersection of West Georgia and East Standing Springs roads near Interstate 385. The tenant roster includes Starbucks.
TAMPA, FLA. — Ready Capital has closed a $30.1 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and lease-up of an approximately 250,000-square-foot, Class B office property in Tampa. Upon acquisition, the sponsor will implement a capital improvement plan to upgrade the property and subsequently lease-up to market occupancy and at market rents. The name of the borrower and property were not disclosed. The non-recourse, interest-only loan features a 36-month term, floating interest rate, two extension options and is inclusive of a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures and tenant leasing costs. Planned property improvements include new signage, HVAC upgrades, curb replacements and the buildout of rent-ready speculative suites.
LAKE JACKSON, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Brazos Self Storage, a 378-unit facility in Lake Jackson, located south of Houston. The facility was built on 3.4 acres in 1978 and expanded in 1981 and 1992. The unit mix consists of 104 climate-controlled and 274 non-climate-controlled units totaling 45,086 net rentable square feet. Brian Kelly, Brett Hatcher, Gabriel Coe and Dave Knobler of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. Tim Speck of Marcus & Millichap also assisted in closing the deal as the broker of record. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.
BURNSVILLE, MINN. — Westmount Realty Capital LLC has sold I-35 Industrial Center in Burnsville, a southern suburb of Minneapolis. Located at 2300 State Highway 13 West, the 413,239-square-foot warehouse is fully leased to e-commerce company ShopJimmy.com. Originally built in 1970, the Class B property is situated on 21 acres. It features a recycling center, showroom and storage space as well as 23 dock doors, 12 drive-in doors and a clear height of 21 feet. Westmount repaired masonry work on the building’s exterior, painted the building and upgraded the parking lot. Mark Kolsrud, Pete Carbonneau and Peter Loehrer of Colliers MSP Investment Services Group represented Westmount in the sale. The buyer and sales price were undisclosed.
CINCINNATI — Vision & Beyond Capital Investments has acquired two historic buildings in Cincinnati. The company is investing around $7 million to acquire and renovate both properties. The first asset is 7-9 West Court Street, which features 18 market-rate apartment units and five commercial storefronts. The building was originally built in 1905. Vision & Beyond plans to upgrade the units to Class A standards and develop six additional units on the sixth floor. The second acquisition, 1025 Central Avenue, is home to 11 market-rate apartment units and three businesses. Vision & Beyond will renovate the units and amenities. Since its inception in 2018, Vision & Beyond has invested $91 million and acquired more than 1,550 multifamily units in Greater Cincinnati. The company is poised to invest another $200 million in Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton and Lexington, Ky. by the end of 2021.
ALLENTOWN, PA. — Locally based investment and development firm J.G. Petrucci Co. Inc. has acquired the Iron Run Lehigh Portfolio, two industrial buildings totaling 135,082 square feet in Allentown. The portfolio consists of a 99,782-square-foot building that is situated on 10.6 acres at 6980 Snowdrift Road and a 41,390-square-foot building that sits on four acres at 7020 Snowdrift Road. Michael Hines, Brad Ruppel, Brian Fiumara, Bo Cashman, Jonathan Board and Lauren Dawicki of CBRE represented the seller, Penwood Real Estate Management, in the transaction.