Multifamily

CHICAGO — Waterton has acquired an 81-unit apartment property in Chicago’s West Loop for an undisclosed price. Formerly known as Aberdeen Place, the property has been rebranded as The Aberdeen West Loop. Located at 20 N. Aberdeen St., the property is situated near Randolph Street’s Restaurant Row, Google’s Midwest headquarters and McDonald’s future global headquarters. The four-building property features a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. All units feature bamboo hardwood flooring, granite countertops and private patios.

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NEW YORK CITY — XIN Development International Inc. — the U.S. development arm of Chinese developer Xinyuan Real Estate Co. Ltd. — has received $108 million in financing for the construction of a mixed-use property at 615 Tenth Ave. in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan. The seven-story development will offer 82 residential units and 36,053 square feet of retail space. The retail portion of the property is currently 76 percent pre-leased to an undisclosed national credit tenant. Adam Hakim and James Murad of Eastern Consolidated secured the construction financing on behalf of the borrower through Bank of the Ozarks. Hakim also arranged a $27 million bridge loan with Bank of the Ozarks on behalf of XIN Development to finance the acquisition of the property last year. An expected completion date for the development has yet to be announced. Xinyuan Real Estate Co. Ltd. (NYSE: XIN) is the only Chinese real estate developer listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The company focuses on the development of large-scale residential projects. The company’s stock price closed at $4.44 per share on Monday, March 27, up from $4.40 one year ago. — Katie Sloan

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JERSEY CITY, N.J. — HFF has arranged $32.5 million in financing for the development of a 163-unit apartment property in Jersey City. HFF worked on behalf of the developer, a joint venture between The Hampshire Cos., Claremont Cos. and Circle Squared Alternative Investments to secure the construction loan through M&T Bank. The project is part of the New Jersey City University (NJCU) west campus master plan, also known as University Place.  Situated three blocks from NJCU’s main campus, university place will encompass 22 acres with more than 200,000 square feet of retail, 110,000 square feet of education space and a 425-bed student housing community. The development will be the first phase of University Place’s market-rate unit component, which will total 600 units at full build out. The project will feature a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units along with more than 10,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and 177 parking spaces. Jon Mikula and Michael Klein led the HFF debt placement team representing the borrower.

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GLEN COVE, N.Y. — RXR Realty is developing The Beacon, a condominium project that’s part of the $1 billion Garvies Point development on 56 acres in Glen Cove. RXR Realty has unveiled a model residence for The Beacon, which will be the first condominium property scheduled to open at the project, and sales begin this month. Studio Grella is the design firm for the project. The Beacon will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom residences ranging from 897 to 2,052 square feet. The 167-unit property will be located near Glen Cove creek, Garvies Point Preserve and Long Island Sound. Amenities will include an outdoor pool, fitness center and yoga studio, library, lounge, club room, screening room and marina.

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Cedarbrook, Fresno, Calif.

OLYMPIA, WASH. — Ventas has acquired six seniors housing communities from Koelsch Communities for $137 million and will immediately lease all the properties back to the Olympia-based operator. The communities acquired include Canterbury Park in Longview, Wash.; Cedarbrook in Fresno, Calif.; The Hampton & Ashley Inn and The Hampton at Salmon Creek both in Vancouver, Wash.; Madison House in Kirkland, Wash.; and Spring Creek Inn in Bozeman, Mont. The transaction increases the number of Ventas-owned, Koelsch-operated communities to 18. The properties span the continuum of care. Koelsch Communities operates 22 communities in seven states with eight more communities currently in development.

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SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — A limited liability company has acquired the 60-unit Red Robin Apartments in Sacramento for $3.9 million. The community is located at 2080 Red Robin Lane. It features four studios, 26 one-bedroom units, 26 two-bedroom units and four two-bedroom townhomes. Steve Nelson and Dusty Haeling of Marcus & Millichap represented both the buyer and seller, another LLC, in this transaction.

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SAN ANTONIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Andrews Apartments, an 11-unit complex located at 219 Andrews St in San Antonio. The property recently underwent renovations to improve its roofing, flooring and windows. Mark Diebold of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. The name and representative of the buyer were not disclosed.

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ORLANDO, FLA. — Summa Development Group will begin pre-leasing for CitiTower at Lake Eola, a 25-story, 233-unit high-rise apartment complex located at 101 Lake Ave. in downtown Orlando, in mid-April. The property consists of 74 studio apartments averaging 726 square feet per unit, 112 one-bedroom apartments averaging 778 square feet per unit, 31 two-bedroom apartments averaging 1,070 square feet per unit, and 16 three-bedroom apartments averaging 1,432 square feet per unit. Other amenities include a rooftop pool and a 24-hour fitness center. The property is slated to open in late July or early August.

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ZEPHYRHILLS AND CLEARWATER, FLA. — Pillar, a division of SunTrust Bank, has originated approximately $8 million in acquisition financing for two multifamily properties in the Tampa area. Roughly $5 million was sourced for Hillside MHC, a 55-and-older mobile housing community located at 39515 Bamboo Lane in the northeast Tampa suburb of Zephyrhills. Approximately $3 million was sourced for Far Horizons MHC, a 55-and-older mobile community located at 2580 Nursery Road in the west Tampa suburb of Clearwater. Yale Realty & Capital Advisors provided the loans for both properties, which were 85 percent and 97 percent occupied at the time of loan closing, respectively.

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NORCOSS, GA. — Audubon Communities has unveiled Corners at Holcomb Bridge, a project that combines two neighboring multifamily properties into one apartment community at 301 Noble Forest Drive in the northern Atlanta suburb of Norcross. The merging of Highland Corners, a 252-unit property, and Silver Oaks, a 108-unit property, began with Audubon’s 2015 acquisition of the 37 acres on which the complexes reside. The company has since invested $4.5 million in renovations to the project. Upon completion, the Corners at Holcomb Bridge will feature a fitness center, two swimming pools and two new tennis courts.

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