Multifamily

LAS VEGAS — Shopoff Realty Investments has sold Pointe at Centennial, a 624-unit apartment community in Las Vegas, to The Calida Group for $100 million. Pointe at Centennial is situated at 5850 Sky Pointe Drive, about 11 miles northwest of downtown Las Vegas. The community offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans ranging from 740 to 1,121 square feet per unit. Shopoff purchased the property in September 2016 as a value-add acquisition when roughly 25 percent of the units were updated. At the time of the most recent sale, Shopoff said 50 percent of the units are currently updated. “By bringing the percentage of renovated units at the property up to 50 percent, we captured significant rent increases, approximately 20 percent higher than the property’s average rental rate at the outset of the renovation plan,” says Shopoff CEO William Shopoff. Irvine, Calif.-based Shopoff also made investments to community-wide amenities such as adding new entry gates, remodeling the leasing office, upgrading lighting, improving landscaping, and implementing roof repairs, exterior painting and gym upgrades. Other amenities include a swimming pool, basketball court, tennis court, grilling area, playgrounds, covered parking and a clubhouse. Shopoff has invested in value-add properties across the United States for …

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NEW YORK CITY — HKS Real Estate Advisors has secured a $105 million loan to refinance a pre-war apartment building on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Located at 393 West End Ave., the 114-unit property was built in 1927. HKS secured the financing on behalf of the building ownership, a partnership between Simon Baron Development and Ascend Real Estate. The lender was undisclosed. The new loan refinances the existing debt of $70 million. 

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NEW YORK CITY — Avison Young has arranged the $35.5 million sale of three multifamily buildings in the Lenox Hill neighborhood of Manhattan. Located at 344,346 and 348 E. 62nd St., the properties total 40,612 square feet across 70 residential and two retail units. James Nelson, Brandon Polakoff and Bradley Rothschild of Avison Young represented the sellers, private investors William Koch and Shimmie Horn, in the transaction. The buyer was a private investor. 

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Cushman & Wakefield Senior Housing Capital Markets has arranged the sale of three senior communities in metro Providence. An institutional investor sold the 371-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care portfolio for an undisclosed price. The buyer was Capital Health Group, a Baltimore-based investor seeking value-add opportunities in the area. Milestone Retirement Communities LLC, an affiliate of Capital Health Group, will take over operations at each community. The portfolio consists of Pocasset Bay, a 169-unit independent living and assisted living community in Johnston; East Bay, a 98-unit assisted living and memory care community in East Providence; and Greenwich Bay, a 104-unit assisted living and memory care community in East Greenwich. The Cushman & Wakefield team involved in the transaction included Richard Swartz, Jay Wagner, Jim Dooley and Sam Dylag. 

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KUTZTOWN, PA. — Colliers International has negotiated the sale of a manufacturing facility in Kutztown. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 207 Rail Road St., the 17,000-square-foot property was built in 1863 as the Haeffner-Dietrich Feed Mill. The property most recently served as headquarters and manufacturing facility for the RADIUS Toothbrush brand. Ryan Dietrick and Kelly Berfield of Colliers International’s Allentown office represented the seller, Radius USA, in the transaction. The buyer was undisclosed. 

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HOUSTON — A partnership between New York-based Auerbach Funds and Tampa-based Blue Magma Residential has acquired Park Texas Apartments, a 587-unit multifamily complex located within a tax increment reinvestment zone in southeast Houston. Approximately 250 units have been damaged by hurricane activity and are currently uninhabitable. The new ownership will restore the damaged units, renovate the clubhouse, perform roofing and mechanical repairs and upgrade the landscaping and common areas. The seller was not disclosed.

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LEANDER AND AUSTIN, TEXAS — Dallas-based Stillwater Capital has broken ground on a multifamily project in the northern Austin suburb of Leander and acquired land for the development of a second apartment community in Austin’s Riverside area. The Leander project will deliver 259 units with stainless steel appliances, custom cabinetry and other custom finishes. The Riverside project, located within a designed opportunity zone, will deliver a four-level complex with surface parking and units that feature quartz countertops and wood-like floors. Both properties will offer pools, outdoor grilling stations and fitness centers. The Leander project is slated to open in late 2019, and the Riverside project is set to open in fall 2020.

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HALTOM CITY, TEXAS — Miami-based DIJ Properties has purchased Rio Vista, a 246-unit multifamily asset in Haltom City, located northeast of downtown Fort Worth. The property was built in 1968. DIJ will implement a capital improvement program that will renovate the unit interiors and upgrade the amenity spaces, including the addition of a soccer court, playground and tutoring center for children. The seller was not disclosed.

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DILLON, COLO. — Hunt Real Estate Capital has provided a $5.2 million conventional Freddie Mac multifamily loan for the refinancing of Dillon Ridge Apartments, a multifamily property in Dillon. The borrower is Dillon Ridge Apartments LLC. The loan features a 10-year term that will amortize over 30 years. Built in 2018, the three-building community features 36 two-bedroom apartments, 30 of which are area median income controlled, and 73 parking spots.

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FOREST LAKE, MINN. — Norhart has unveiled plans to open Encore Apartments, a 91-unit apartment community in Forest Lake, about 30 miles north of Minneapolis. The four-story property will be located at the corner of 4th Street and 11th Avenue. Amenities will include an Internet café, fitness center, sky lounge, community room, outdoor firepit and dog run. Prospective residents will be able to tour the apartment at their convenience through a mobile app. Residents will also be able to monitor their energy usage and control lights and thermostats remotely through an app. Encore Apartments, slated to open in summer 2020, will also be home to the new corporate office of Norhart.  

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