LOVELAND, COLO. — Steadfast Apartment REIT has acquired the 222-unit Horseshoe Lake in Loveland for an undisclosed sum. It is located at 341 Knobcone Drive. The community is situated an hour north of Denver near Colorado State University. Terrance Hunt, Shane Ozment, Doug Andrews and Jeff Hawks of ARA Newmark represented the seller, Buckley Brothers, in this transaction. The firm’s founder and owner, John Buckley, built this community in 2002.
NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services has brokered the sale of an apartment building located at 41-29 41st St. in the Sunnyside section of Queens. Norcor Management acquired the building for $15 million, or $306,000 per unit. The 40,800-square-foot multifamily property features 49 apartment units. Josh Orlander of GFI Realty represented the buyer, while Daniel Shragaei, also of GFI Realty, represented the seller, an Astoria, Queens-based firm that primarily manages residential properties in Queens.
NEW YORK CITY — Alpha Realty has arranged the sale of a mixed-use property located at 957 Utica Ave. in Brooklyn’s East Flatbush neighborhood. The asset sold for $5.1 million. Built in 2007, the property features 18 apartments, five stores and 26 parking spaces. Jacob Aronov of Alpha Realty, along with a team of brokers from Besen & Associates, represented the undisclosed buyer and seller in the transaction.
ELGIN, S.C. — Cardinal Ventures, a developer based in Mississippi, has broken ground on The Blake at Woodcreek Farms, a seniors housing community located within the 2,300-acre resort-style community of Woodcreek Farms in the Columbia suburb of Elgin. The Blake at Woodcreek Farms will total 88,000 square feet, with a scheduled opening in early 2017. The community will have assisted living and memory care apartments. Development costs and number of units were not disclosed. Blake Management Group will operate the community once complete. The company currently manages other Blake-branded communities in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Newly formed Blue Rock Premier Properties LLC has closed on its purchase of a 532-unit, two-property apartment portfolio in Jacksonville from Landmark Apartment Trust for $48 million. The properties had an average 95 percent occupancy at the time of sale. The communities include the 284-unit Landmark at Hampshire Place located at 10023 Belle Rive Blvd. and the 248-unit Landmark at Sage Commons located at 8401 Southside Blvd. Blue Rock Premier will invest $3.4 million in interior and exterior upgrades and rebrand the properties as The Park at Potenza and The Park at Trapani, respectively. Dhaval Patel of CBRE’s Jacksonville office brokered the transaction. Wells Fargo provided debt financing on behalf of Blue Rock Premier.
GRAYSLAKE, ILL. — Strategic Properties of North America (SPNA) has acquired a 396-unit multifamily complex in Grayslake, approximately halfway between Chicago and Milwaukee, for an undisclosed price. SPNA plans to make $3 million worth of improvements to Grays Pointe Apartments. SPNA enacted Section 15 of the Condo Act, effectively allowing the company to dissolve the condominium association and apply the current apartment cap rate to the net operating income. The seller in the transaction was undisclosed.
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW JERSEY — Cronheim Mortgage has arranged $55 million in refinancing for four multifamily properties in Northern and Central New Jersey. The garden-style properties feature a total of 748 units. David Turley, Janet Proscia and Jeff Pacailler of Cronheim arranged the non-recourse loan, which features a 3.4 percent fixed rate, for the undisclosed borrower.
MURRAY HILL, N.J. — Gebroe-Hammer Associates has arranged the sale of Murray Hill Apartments, a garden-style apartment complex located at 48 Southgate Road in Murray Hill, which is an unincorporated community in New Providence and Berkeley Heights, N.J. A private investor acquired the 171-unit property for $47 million. The complex features 12 two-story, walk-up buildings with 72 one-bedroom units and 100 two-bedroom units. On-site amenities include parking and laundry facilities. Greg Pine, David Jarvis and Stephen Tragash of Gebroe-Hammer represented the seller, a private investor, and identified the buyer in the deal.
CHICAGO — National Cooperative Bank (NCB) has provided a $17.9 million loan for capital improvements to Gill Park Cooperative, an affordable housing cooperative. The 260-unit limited equity housing cooperative has operated as a 100 percent Section 8 project. Planned improvements at the co-op include a new plumbing and HVAC system, a redesigned lobby and laundry facilities, as well as a number of exterior improvements. All interior units will also be renovated with new kitchens, floors and wall finishes. Larry Mathe of NCB arranged the financing, in collaboration with the co-op board of directors and managing agent.
BROOKLYN PARK, MINN. — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has provided a $1.6 million Fannie Mae supplemental loan for a 96-unit multifamily property in Brooklyn Park, approximately 11 miles northwest of Minneapolis. The loan features a 4.5-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule. The Fountains in the Park LLC was the borrower. The capital will be used to fund capital improvements and a partnership recapitalization.