CHATTANOOGA, TENN. — Colliers Mortgage has arranged financing for the acquisition of a two-property multifamily portfolio totaling 56 units in Chattanooga. The properties include Richwood Townhomes and Seminole Pathe. Located at 918 Donaldson Road, Richwood Townhomes was built in 1968 and comprises 24 units throughout four two-story buildings. Seminole Pathe features 32 units within one three-story building, as well as a one-story single-family residence that functions as a duplex. Built in 1925, the property is situated at 302 Dunlap Ave. The financing included the assumption of an existing Fannie Mae mortgage loan, as well as an additional Fannie Mae supplemental loan. Zach Shope of Colliers Mortgage’s Atlanta office secured the financing on behalf of the borrower, an entity doing business as East Ridge Flats and Townhomes LLC.
Acquisitions
MANSFIELD, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of The Audrey, a 211-unit apartment complex in Mansfield, a southern suburb of Fort Worth. Built in 2021, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units with an average size of 923 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, business center, clubhouse and outdoor grilling and dining stations. Joey Tumminello, Taylor Hill, Michael Ware, Jeff Kindorf and Will Balthrope of IPA represented the seller, a partnership between Carleton Cos. and M.R. Development, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, a partnership between RPM and a fund managed by Roseview Investment Advisors.
LONGMONT, COLO. — Berkeley Partners has completed the disposition of two industrial parks totaling 98,600 square feet in Longmont, approximately midway between Denver and Fort Collins. Denver-based CentrePoint Properties acquired the assets for $16.7 million. Jeremy Ballenger, Tyler Carner, Jessica Ostermick and Jim Bolt of CBRE represented the seller in the deal. The industrial parks include four buildings located at 1501-1551 S. Sunset St. and 2120-2150 Miller Drive. The assets offer small-bay industrial space, catering to tenants that need between 3,500 square feet and 27,000 square feet. At the time of sale, the parks were 93 percent leased to nine tenants.
Cushman & Wakefield Brokers $10M Sale of Las Tunas Plaza Retail Center in San Gabriel, California
by Amy Works
SAN GABRIEL, CALIF. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Las Tunas Plaza, a neighborhood shopping center in San Gabriel, an eastern suburb of Los Angeles. The property traded for $10 million, or $572 per square foot. The names of the seller and buyer were not released. Situated on 1.3 acres at 805-841 W. Las Tunas Drive, Las Tunas Plaza offers 17,473 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, the property was 90 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including 7-Eleven, Golden Deli and Bopomofo Café. Joseph Lising, Mitchell Neff and Maureen Gitto of Cushman & Wakefield’s Southern California Retail and Capital Markets team represented the seller in the deal.
EAST HANOVER, N.J. — Urban Edge Properties (NYSE: UE) has sold a portfolio of seven light industrial buildings totaling 1.2 million square feet in the Northern New Jersey community of East Hanover. The portfolio was fully leased to a roster of 13 tenants at the time of sale, and the buildings feature an average clear height of 21 feet. Jose Cruz, Marc Duval, Jordan Avanzato, Nick Stefans, Jason Lundy and Austin Pierce of JLL represented Urban Edge Properties in the transaction. The buyer was a partnership between an investment fund managed by Morgan Stanley and New Jersey-based owner-operator Saxum Real Estate.
GRISWOLD, CONN. — Locally based brokerage firm Chozick Realty has negotiated the $30 million sale of Pleasant View Estates, a 102-unit, newly built multifamily property in Griswold, located near the Connecticut-Rhode Island border. The unit mix consists of two-bedroom apartments with an average size of 1,036 square feet and three-bedroom townhouses that range in size from 1,363 to 1,693 square feet. Amenities include a clubhouse, game room, playground and walking/biking trails. Rick Chozick of Chozick Realty brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — CBRE has brokered the $8.1 million sale of a 41-unit apartment complex located at 160 Vroom St. in the Journal Square area of Jersey City. The transit-served property houses 22 one-bedroom units, 19 two-bedroom apartments and onsite laundry facilities. A private investment group acquired the building from a New York City-based family office, with both parties requesting anonymity. Fahri Ozturk, Richard Gatto and Zach McHale of CBRE represented both parties in the deal.
JLL Funds $18.5M Acquisition Loan for Student Housing Community Near Coastal Carolina University
by John Nelson
CONWAY, S.C. — JLL has provided an $18.5 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan for Bellamy Coastal, a 480-bed student housing community situated near Coastal Carolina University. Built in 2018, the property is located at 300 Bellamy Ave. in Conway, a half-mile east of the university and 10 miles from Myrtle Beach. Amenities include a resort-style pool, sundeck, beach volleyball court, 24-hour fitness center, computer lab, study area, hammock garden and in-apartment security systems. Dan Kearns, Patricia Heminger, Sam Tarter and Katia Novi of JLL originated the five-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, Eastman Residential. The loan will be serviced by JLL Real Estate Capital LLC, a member of Freddie Mac Multifamily’s Optigo network of seller-servicer partners.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Northmarq has brokered the sale of Cielo at Azulyk, a 32-unit apartment complex in central Austin. The property consists of four two-story buildings on a 2.5-acre site that were built between 1973 and 1986 ad house one- and two-bedroom units. Hayden Schnieders, Will Collier, Jordan Vaughn, Chase Gardner, Diane Sogal and Scott Lamontagne of Northmarq represented the seller, Atlanta-based Zavala Capital Group, in the transaction. Noah Villicana and Cheryl Higley of Northmarq arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, California-based Mosch Capital, which plans to implement a value-add program.
SANDUSKY, OHIO AND ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Sandusky-based Cedar Fair Entertainment Co. (NYSE: FUN) and Arlington-based Six Flags Entertainment Corp. (NYSE: SIX) have entered into a definitive merger agreement to combine in a merger of equals transaction. The all-stock deal values the combined company at approximately $8 billion, including debt. Under the terms of the agreement, which has been unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies, Cedar Fair investors will receive one share of common stock for each unit they own, and Six Flags shareholders will receive .58 shares for each share they own. Following the close of the transaction, Cedar Fair unitholders will own approximately 51.2 percent and Six Flags shareholders will own about 48.8 percent of the combined company’s equity. “Our merger with Six Flags will bring together two of North America’s iconic amusement park companies to establish a highly diversified footprint and a more robust operating model to enhance park offerings and performance,” says Richard Zimmerman, president and CEO of Cedar Fair. The combined company will operate a portfolio of 27 amusement parks, 15 water parks and nine resort properties across 17 states in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The companies expect the merger to …