LA MESA, CALIF. — Universe Holdings has purchased Serena Vista, an apartment property located in La Mesa, a city nine miles east of downtown San Diego. 5810 Amaya LLC, an affiliate of Cirrus Asset Management, sold the community for $34.4 million, or $313,181 per unit. Built in 1971 on 5.1 acres, Serena Vista features 110 apartments in a mix of three floor plans, a pool and sundeck, two laundry facilities and private fenced backyards. Christopher Zorbas and Alexander Garcia Jr. of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
Acquisitions
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $2.9 million sale of 397 East 49th Street, a 34-unit multifamily property in Brooklyn. The four-story building was completed in 1927 and offers studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom floor plans. Shaun Riney, Daniel Greenblatt and Zalman Yarmush represented the buyer and seller in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity.
GRESHAM, ORE. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of an assisted living and memory care community in Gresham, an eastern suburb of Portland. This undisclosed property features a total of 135 units. The community was built in 1988 and expanded in 1998. The facility is approximately 103,090 square feet and is situated on approximately 4.1 acres of land. The seller is a Portland based owner-operator divesting of its only senior living community. The buyer is a regional owner-operator seeking to grow its Pacific Northwest portfolio. The price was not disclosed. The buyer plans to implement multiple capital improvement projects, including the addition of a bistro, movie theater and other common area improvements. Brad Goodsell, Jason Punzel and Vince Viverito of SLIB handled the transaction.
Continental Realty Group, MLG Capital Sell Apartment Community in Memphis’ Germantown District for $64M
by Alex Tostado
MEMPHIS, TENN. — Continental Realty Group and MLG Capital have sold The Park at Forest Hill, a 601-unit apartment community in Memphis, for $64 million. The property was built in two phases in 2002 and 2007 at 8285 Irene Blvd., in Memphis’ Germantown submarket. The community offers one- and two-bedroom floor plans with rents ranging from $715 to $1,075 per month. Communal amenities include a pool, dog park, clubhouse, playground, fitness center and picnic tables. Continental Realty and MLG purchased the property in 2016 for $39.1 million. The partnership implemented $3.1 million worth of upgrades, which included upgrading select units with items such as new vinyl plank flooring, stainless steel appliances, kitchen and bathroom cabinet fronts and all new unit hardware. The buyer was not disclosed.
MACON, GA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $21 million sale of a 296-unit apartment portfolio in Macon. Both the buyer and seller were undisclosed limited liability companies. The first property is Anthos at Hidden Lake, a 144-unit property located at 180 Hidden Lake Court. The community offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, as well as amenities including a fitness center, pool and a playground. The second property is Anthos at Shadowood West, a 152-unit property also offering one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a pool, fitness center, playground and a volleyball court. Anthos at Shadowood West is situated at 4334 W. Highland Drive. Mason Taylor, Cole Carros and Nate McDaniel of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer.
MIRAMAR, FLA. — Bankers Healthcare Group has acquired 3700 Lakeside Drive, a six-story, 130,000-square-foot office building in Miramar. Bankers Healthcare will relocate its headquarters to the new building in October after remodeling the space to include a fitness center with personal trainers, café, yoga room and a massage room. G. Alvarez Studio will serve as the architect of the renovation. The building is located 26 miles northwest of downtown Miami in Broward County. Bankers Healthcare will have 260 employees occupying the first three floors. Current tenants on the fourth through sixth floors will remain in place. Bankers Healthcare is currently in Davie, Fla., and will retain that space after the move to make it available for commercial lease. The company provides financial advice to licensed healthcare practitioners. Butters Realty & Management represented the buyer in the off-market transaction. Further details of the sale were not disclosed.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Dalfen Industrial has purchased CLT Industrial Distribution Center, a 58,160-square-foot building in Charlotte’s Eagle Lake neighborhood. The building was delivered in 2001 and is fully leased to CLT Air Freight Carrier. CLT Industrial Distribution Center is situated at 4325 Beam Road, less than two miles from Charlotte Douglas International Airport and seven miles south of downtown Charlotte. The property features 24 dock high doors, more than 60 parking spaces and a 140-foot truck court. Further details of the transaction were not disclosed.
OKLAHOMA CITY — A partnership between investment firm GMF Capital and Oklahoma-based Vesta Capital has acquired Sycamore Farms, a 398-unit apartment community in Oklahoma City. Built in 1998, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 692 to 1,300 square feet. Amenities include two pools, a 24-hour fitness center, outdoor grilling and picnic areas, a business center and a dog park. Mitch Sinberg, Matthew Robbins and Abigail Beauchamp of Berkadia secured a $33.8 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan for the deal on behalf of the buyer. That loan carried a 10-year term, a fixed interest rate and five years of interest-only payments.
MANSFIELD, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of The Julian at South Pointe, a 225-unit apartment community located in the Fort Worth suburb of Mansfield. The property was built on 9.7 acres in 2019 and features one- and two-bedroom units with stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, tile backsplashes and washer and dryer hook-ups. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, outdoor grilling area and a pet park. Drew Kile, Will Balthrope and Joey Tumminello of IPA represented the seller, a partnership between Carleton Cos. and M.R. Development Corp., in the transaction. The trio also procured the buyer, Short Real Estate.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has negotiated the $12.5 million sale of Greenfield Residences of Arlington, a 178-unit independent living community located in the center of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. The property was built on 5.8 acres in 2002 and features 24 studio units, 130 one-bedrooms residences and 24 two-bedroom units. A publicly traded investor sold the property to a locally based owner-operator that will implement a value-add program. Matthew Alley and Patrick Burke of SLIB handled the transaction.