Multifamily

BOILING SPRINGS, S.C. AND GASTONIA, N.C. — Capstone has negotiated the sales of Village at Mills Gap in Boiling Springs and Destination at Union in Gastonia. Alex McDermott, Austin Green and Caleb Troop of Capstone represented the seller, Read Property Group, in both transactions. In the first transaction, Read sold Village at Mills Gap, a 208-unit apartment community in Upstate South Carolina, to Southwood Realty for $25 million. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans that were 90 percent occupied at the time of sale. Communal amenities include a pool, fitness center, game room, dog park, grilling area, playground and a car care center. The asset is situated at 97 Mills Gap Road, six miles northwest of downtown Spartanburg. The buyer acquired the community as part of a 1031 tax exchange. In the second deal, URS Capital Partners purchased Destination at Union from Read for $19.5 million. Built in 1998, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans that were 93 percent occupied at the time of sale. The buyer plans to upgrade the communal amenities, which include a pool, fitness center and a dog park. The asset is situated at 1272 Union Road, 21 miles west …

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SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — Houston-based Venterra Realty has acquired The Harrison, a 505-unit multifamily community in Sandy Springs. The seller is Covenant Capital Group, a private equity investor based in Nashville. The property spans 40 acres and offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans ranging from 900 to 1,649 square feet. Rents range from $1,104 to $1,554 per month. Communal amenities include two playgrounds, a sand volleyball court, bocce ball court, pool, grilling area and a dog park. The Harrison was built in 1975 and is situated at 5675 Roswell Road, 12 miles north of downtown Atlanta. The sales price was not disclosed.

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WESTFORD, MASS. — North Carolina-based investment firm Bell Partners has acquired Hanover Westford Valley and Hanover Westford Hills, two adjacent apartment communities totaling 408 units. The properties are located about 35 miles northwest of Boston and include 12 townhomes. Units feature stainless steel appliances, tile backsplashes, custom cabinets, full-size washers and dryers and private balconies. Communal amenities include two pools, outdoor lounge areas with fire pits, a dog park, pet spa, fitness center, resident clubhouse, private media room with theater-style seating, conference room and private workstations. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.

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WESTFIELD, MASS. — MassHousing has provided $26.4 million in financing for Powdermill Village, a 248-unit affordable housing property in Westfield, located in the southwestern part of the state. The property was built in the 1970s and renovated in 2000. Proceeds will be used to refinance existing debt and to rehabilitate the property with new roofing, siding, flooring, doors and community space. The borrower, nonprofit Affordable Housing & Services Collaborative Inc., will also upgrade balconies, decks, kitchens and bathrooms of the one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The majority of the units (184) are reserved for renters earning 60 percent or less of the area median income.

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BENSALEM, PA. — Greystone has provided a $20.6 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan for Grandview Gardens, a 226-unit multifamily property located in the Lehigh Valley city of Bensalem that was originally built in 1965. Dan Sacks of Greystone originated the floating-rate loan, which features a 10-year term and 30-year amortization schedule with four years of interest-only payments. Jack Miller of Platinum Capital Group arranged the loan on behalf of an undisclosed borrower.

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NEW YORK CITY — JLL has negotiated the $11.4 million sale of a multifamily and retail building located at 57 W. 86th St. on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The property is located less than a block from Central Park and consists of 12 residential units and 6,300 square feet of retail space. Paul Smadbeck, Hall Oster, Teddy Galligan, Conrad Martin, Tim O’Brien and Braedon Gait of JLL represented the seller, Endeavor Guidance, in the transaction. The buyer was Michael Herzog LLC.

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TUCSON, ARIZ. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), has negotiated the $90 million sale of a two-property, 560-unit multifamily portfolio in Tucson. The Equestrian is a 288-unit complex that sold for $47.7 million, or $165,625 per unit. Ridgeline is a 272-unit property that traded for $42.5 million, or $156,250 per unit. The Equestrian and Ridgeline were built in 2008 and 2002, respectively, and are located one mile apart from each other on West Linda Vista Boulevard on the city’s northwest side. Equestrian consists of 18 residential buildings housing one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Units feature an average size of 900 square feet, as well as individual washers and dryers and private balconies/patios. Amenities at Equestrian include a pool, grilling stations, fitness center, business center and a spa. Ridgeline consists of 17 residential buildings on a 13-acre site. Units also come in one-, two- and three-bedroom formats and have an average size of 821 square feet. Communal amenities include two pools and spas, a fitness center and a resident clubhouse. Hamid Panahi, Steve Gebing and Cliff David of IPA represented the seller, Bascom Arizona Ventures, in the transaction. The trio also procured the buyer, …

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — A joint venture between San Francisco-based Legacy Partners and Bridge Investment Group has acquired 35.2 acres in northeast Austin for the development of Camber Ranch on Parmer, a 483-unit apartment community. Designed by Dallas-based Humphreys & Partners Architects, the property will be located at the corner of Parmer and Yager lanes and will consist of 22 two- and three-story buildings. Units will range in size from 438 to 1,500 square feet and will feature granite and quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances and LED lighting. Amenities will include multiple pools, a fitness center with a yoga/spin studio, outdoor kitchen with grilling stations, snookball court, dog park and a bike repair shop. Move-ins are expected to begin in late 2022.

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HOUSTON — Locally based investment and development firm Barvin is underway on construction of a 281-unit multifamily project near the Texas Medical Center in Houston. Units will feature stainless steel appliances, custom cabinetry, quartz countertops and walk-in closets. Amenities with include a pool, outdoor kitchen, private conference rooms, business lounge, fitness center and a dog park. Dallas-based GFF is the project architect, and Austin-based Oden Hughes is the general contractor. Completion is slated for early 2022.

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BLOOMINGDALE, ILL. — Greystone has provided a $54.6 million HUD-insured 223(f) loan for the refinancing of Camden at Bloomingdale. The 360-unit apartment property is located in Bloomingdale, a northwest suburb of Chicago. Built in 1991, the property consists of 19 garden-style buildings. Amenities include a clubhouse, business center, fitness center, pool, outdoor sports courts, picnic grounds and playground areas. Clint Darby and Phiet Nguyen of Greystone originated the 35-year loan, which features a 35-year amortization and a fixed interest rate of 2.68 percent. The transaction qualified for HUD’s green financing, further reducing the interest rate on the loan. The borrower, Chern Camden, will use loan proceeds to refinance an existing Fannie Mae loan, continue with ongoing maintenance and monetize existing equity, according to Greystone.

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