Multifamily

MILPITAS, CALIF. — Interstate Equities Corp. (IEC) has acquired the 137-unit Meritage Apartments in the Silicon Valley submarket of Milpitas for $46 million. The community is located at 555 S. Park Victoria Drive. The asset will be rebranded as 555 Apartments. The community will undergo a series of improvements. It was built in 1973. Salvatore Saglimbeni, Stanford Jones and Philip Saglimbeni of Institutional Property Advisors, as well as Carlos Azucena of Marcus and Millichap, executed the transaction. IEC is currently targeting unrenovated or partially renovated apartment communities with 20 to 400 units located in coastal infill markets.

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FREDERICK, MD. — S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. has broken ground on The Fred, a $50 million, 240-unit apartment community located within the Waverly View Planned Neighborhood Development in Frederick. Norfolk, Va.-based S.L. Nusbaum partnered with the Maryland Community Development Administration, AGM Financial Services Inc., Wells Fargo Bank N.A. and Boston Financial Investment Management to develop The Fred. The general contractor, Morgan-Keller Construction Co., expects to deliver the project by early to mid-2018. Thomas Johnson III and Richard Counselman are leading S.L. Nusbaum’s development team.

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EL PASO, TEXAS — Medistar Corp. is a developing a new VibraLife seniors housing community located at 3421 Joe Battle Blvd. in El Paso. Vibra Healthcare LLC will be the operator of the facility. Now under construction across Joe Battle Boulevard from the Hospitals of Providence east campus, the facility will provide 92 total beds, including 60 beds of skilled nursing, 16 beds of assisted living and 16 beds of memory care. Medistar’s Craig Laher is the lead development officer for the project. Pi Architects designed the new VibraLife facility, and SCI Construction Inc. is the general contractor. Construction is scheduled for completion in early 2017.

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TAMPA, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $10.4 million sale of The Mirasol, a 58-unit apartment community located at 84 Davis Blvd. in Tampa. The waterfront property is situated within a mile of downtown Tampa and near Channelside Drive and Ybor City. Built in 1925 as a luxury hotel, The Mirasol was converted to apartments in 1962. The Mediterranean Revival-style community features a grand lobby, pointed Venetian archways, ceiling woodwork, Gothic-inspired French doors and windows and original chandeliers. Community amenities include a swimming pool overlook the property’s 15-slip marina, a three-tiered back patio and a covered waterfront pavilion. Frank Carriera, Michael Regan, Michael Donaldson and Nicholas Meoli of Marcus & Millichap’s Tampa office represented the seller and procured the buyer, a local multifamily investor.

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THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — JLL Capital Markets has completed the $42.5 million refinancing of Millennium Six Pines, a 314-unit, Class A multifamily asset located in The Woodlands. JLL secured the loan through its Fannie Mae DUS lending platform on behalf of the borrower, The Howard Hughes Corp. Mike Melody, Randy Fleisher and Dustin Dulin led the JLL team on the deal. Millennium Six Pines is located 30 miles from downtown Houston and 25 miles from George Bush Intercontinental Airport. The five-story building’s community amenities include a pool, clubhouse, fitness center and gated access. In-unit amenities include granite countertops, washers and dryers, patios/balconies, fireplaces and hardwood floors in living areas.

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HOUSTON — BMC Capital’s Dallas office has arranged a $1.2 million loan for Fountain Springs, a multifamily property located in Houston. The non-recourse loan features a 4.5 percent fixed rate for 15 years along with a 15-year amortization schedule. The loan was secured through one of BMC Capital’s correspondent banking relationships.

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PROVO, UTAH — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has provided three loans totaling $48.8 million for a portfolio of three student housing properties located near Brigham Young University in Provo. Properties include The Lodges at Glenwood, Raintree Commons, and Cambridge Court. Each loan — utilizing Freddie Mac financing — was structured with a 10-year term and five years of interest-only payments, followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. The garden-style communities offer amenities including private balconies and patios, furnished units, parking, pools with cabanas, clubhouses with television lounges, on-site maintenance, laundry facilities and barbecue areas.

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WEST BLOOMFIELD, MICH. — Commercial Property Advisors has brokered the sale of three apartment communities across the Midwest for a total of $19.7 million. The 42-unit Calhoun Shores Apartments in Minneapolis sold for $10.9 million. Located at 3101 E. Calhoun Parkway, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units and features amenities such as a clubhouse, sundeck and on-site laundry facility. Cornerstone Apartments, located in Detroit, sold for $7.7 million and includes 476 one- and two-bedroom units. The property features amenities such as basketball courts, a clubhouse, gated access and a playground. Hampton Square Apartments is located in Allen Park, roughly 13 miles southwest of Detroit. The property has 28 units and sold for $1.1 million. The buyers and sellers in the transactions were undisclosed.

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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — On behalf of Cottonwood Residential, JLL’s capital markets team has completed the sale of San Marin Apartments in Corpus Christi. Castle Lanterra Properties purchased the 220-unit, Class A multifamily property. Scott LaMontagne, Moses Siller and Zar Haro led the JLL team in the deal. The buyer intends to add interior upgrades to make the asset more competitive with newly constructed apartment communities. San Marin is a 192,004-square-foot, garden-style apartment community consisting of 10 three-story residential buildings across 9.5 acres with garages and carports. The complex features an on-site fitness center, sand volleyball court, dog park and a swimming pool.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has structured a $54.3 million Fannie Mae loan to refinance The Esplanade at National Harbor, a 262-unit, Class A apartment community located in National Harbor, just south of Washington, D.C. The property’s LEED certification qualified the loan for Fannie Mae’s Green MBS program, which enabled the borrower, The Peterson Cos., to receive lower pricing. The 10-year, refinance loan term includes five years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. Dan Martin and Brendan Coleman led the Walker & Dunlop team in originating the loan. The property is situated within National Harbor, the Peterson Cos.’ flagship master-planned development across the Potomac River from Alexandria, Va., and just south of the Capital Beltway (I-495). Anchored by the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor features five additional hotels, 150 stores and over 30 dining locations. National Harbor is also the site of the Tanger Outlet Mall and the upcoming MGM Casino National Harbor. Amenities include a courtyard area, resort-style pool, fitness center, virtual golf and walkable access to the Potomac River waterfront.

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