NORCROSS AND LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. — Berkadia has brokered the $38.1 million combined sale of two apartment communities in metro Atlanta’s Gwinnett County. The properties include the 180-unit Ellington Woods located at 1359 Beaver Ruin Road in Norcross and the 192-unit Lealand Place at 2945 Cruze Road in Lawrenceville. Andrew Mays and Paul Vetter of Berkadia represented the seller, a private entity based in Atlanta, in both sales. Ellington 192 LLC purchased Ellington Woods for $18 million and Lealand 180 LLC purchased Lealand Place for nearly $20.1 million. Richard Levine of Berkadia originated two Freddie Mac loans totaling $26.9 million for the acquisition of both apartment communities. The loans feature seven-year terms and a floating 2.85 percent interest rate.
PLANO, TEXAS — Rosewood Property Co. has opened The Bridge @ Heritage Creekside, an apartment building located within the 156-acre Heritage Creekside mixed-use development in Plano. Completed by Carbon Thompson, the property features 327 apartment units within the 46-acre first phase of the Heritage Creekside development. Upon completion, the project will also feature 105 single-family townhomes and 41 single-family homes.
GARLAND, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Oaks Branch, a multifamily building located at 1004 Castleglen Drive in Garland. Oaks Branch features 76 units in a mix of two- and three-bedroom apartment layouts and two-story townhouse-style units. Nick Fluellen and Bard Hoover of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, and procured the buyer, also a limited liability company, in the deal. The acquisition price was not released.
ROSELAND, N.J. — Gebroe-Hammer Associates has brokered the sale of Nob Hill Apartments, a garden-style apartment community located at 28 Nob Hill Road in Roseland. Novel Property Ventures acquired the property from Segal & Segal for $130 million. The 360-unit property features one- and two-bedroom layouts, as well as three-story duplexes with ground-floor garages and storage rooms. Community amenities include a swimming pool, tennis courts, off-street parking and sundecks. Greg Pine and Ken Uranowitz of Gebroe-Hammer represented the seller, while Nicholas Nicolaou of Gebroe-Hammer procured the buyer. Additionally, JLL secured $102 million in acquisition financing and a $10 million construction facility for the purchase and rebrand of the 30-building property. Acore Capital provided the financing package, which was arranged by Dustin Stolly and Aaron Niedermayer of JLL.
PHILADELPHIA — A joint venture between The Goldenberg Group, Hines and ASB Real Estate Investments has announced the structural topping out of 1213 Walnut, a residential tower located in Philadelphia’s Center City. The 26-story, 300,000-square-foot building will feature 322 for-rent luxury apartment units, 7,200 square feet of retail space, 11,000 square feet of amenity space, a 3,000-square-foot fitness center, rooftop deck, dog park and bicycle storage. Preleasing will begin in April, with occupancy slated for July.
PEORIA, ILL. — Caddis has opened Heartis Village Peoria in Peoria, north of Springfield. The 108-unit, 97,000-square foot senior living community is located at 8201 N. Illinois Route 91. The community consists of two adjoined components: a single-story, 36-unit memory care residence and a three-story residence with a total of 72 assisted living apartments. Heartis Village Peoria offers a wide variety of amenities, including a salon and spa with a therapeutic tub, two interior courtyards, a large dining room and more. The community is owned by Caddis and managed by Pathway, a senior living operations management company headquartered in Chicago. Austin, Texas-based Katus LLC served as architect and Rosemont, Ill.-based McShane Construction served as general contractor.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has secured two loans, totaling $21.8 million, for two multifamily properties in Queens. The loans feature a 3.25 percent fixed rate for a five-year term. Proceeds of the loans will be used to recapture equity on the properties. The properties are located at 108-20 62nd Drive in the Forest Hills section of Queens and 136-42 Maple Ave. in Flushing. Totaling 130,000 square feet, the properties offer a total of 135 residential units. Morris Betesh, Justin Boruchov, Daniel Belecen and Omar Ferreira of Cushman & Wakefield handled the financing. Dime Savings Bank provided the loans for the undisclosed borrower.
COLCHESTER, VT. — Nedde Real Estate has brokered the purchase of a multifamily property located at 961-967 Mill Pond Road in Colchester. Jeff Peck of Peck Investment Properties acquired the 12-unit apartment building from RMPR LLC for an undisclosed price. Grant Butterfield of Nedde Real Estate represented the buyer, while Steve Donahue of Donahue & Associates represented the seller in the transaction.
MESA, ARIZ. — Walker & Dunlop has originated $47.2 million in HUD financing for construction of the 325-unit Aviva apartment complex in Mesa. The affordable housing community is located at 8350 E. Baseline Road. Aviva will contain one- to three-bedroom units. Construction recently commenced with a scheduled opening in the third quarter of 2018. The total development cost is $63 million.
PROVO, UTAH — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Pacific Heights Apartments, a 336-bed student housing community located near Brigham Young University in Provo. The price was not disclosed. The property offers fully furnished three-, four-, five- and six-bedroom units. Brock Zylstra and Danny Shin of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a local development group based in Alpine, Utah, and procured the buyer, College Place Partners.