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ASBURY PARK, N.J. — iStar has announced a multi-billion-dollar redevelopment plan to transform a 1.25-mile portion of Asbury Park’s waterfront into a mixed-use development. Ten years in the making, the project will feature residential, hospitality and infrastructure space. The 20-project redevelopment includes The Asbury, a 110-key independent hotel designed by Stonehill & Taylor Architects set to open summer 2016; Monroe, a 34-unit condominium property opening in summer 2016; Asbury Lanes, a music and bowling venue; and 1101 Ocean, a mixed-use hotel/condominium/retail project designed by Handel Architects. Upon completion, the redevelopment project will add more than 2,100 homes and 300 hotel rooms to the town. The project team includes hotel innovator David Bowd; architects Gary Handel, Paul Taylor and Chad Oppenheim; landscape designer Madison Cox; and landscape architects Melillo + Bauer Associates. Anda Andrei, formerly of Ian Schrager Co., is serving as creative lead for the redevelopment project, which will include music venues, galleries, chef-owned restaurants, local retailers, nightspots and seasonal farmers’ markets. Additionally, the development team is partnering with Asbury Park businesses, cultural institutions, entrepreneurs, artists and community groups to help revitalize the neighborhood. iStar is financing the 20 individual projects that comprise the Asbury Park redevelopment.

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NEW YORK CITY — Certes Partners, a New York City-based real estate development and investment firm, has acquired a development site at 214-218 W. 95th St. on the Upper West Side. The former Hertz parking garage sold for $26.5 million in an off-market transaction. While development plans for the site have not been released yet, the site is suitable for residential development or operations as a parking garage. Certes currently owns the adjacent property, 206 W. 95th St., which the firm is currently developing. The combined assemblage allows development of an 18-store, more than 85,000-square-foot property.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — HFF has arranged financing for Falcon Ridge, a 296-unit apartment complex in Austin. HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, Griffis Residential, to secure the 10-year, fixed-rate loan with TIAA-CREF. Loan proceeds were used to acquire the property. Built in 2000, Falcon Ridge has 12 residential buildings consisting of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans averaging 901 square feet. Community amenities include two swimming pools, a spa, fitness center, tanning room, sand volleyball court, barbecue area with grills, dog park, jogging trail, car wash and clubroom/business center. The property is situated on 23 acres at 500 E. Stassney Lane, immediately southeast of the intersection of Interstate 35 and Highway 71. The asset is 94 percent occupied. Eric Tupler, Josh Simon and Casey Wenzel led the HFF debt placement team representing the borrower.

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SAN ANTONIO — JLL has brokered the sale of Silver Rock Apartments, which is located on the northwest side of San Antonio. JLL worked on behalf of the seller, Harbor Group International, in the transaction for the ranch-style value-add property. Regional Investment and Management LLC purchased the 328-unit complex. Scott LaMontagne and Moses Siller led the JLL team on the transaction. Silver Rock Apartments is a Class A apartment community with amenities including a fitness center, pool and spa, picnic area and club room.

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GREENVILLE, S.C. — Continental Realty Corp. has purchased Avana at Carolina Point, a 346-unit apartment property located at 201 Carolina Point Parkway in Greenville, for $51.8 million. Constructed in 2010, the property was previously owned by Greystar Real Estate Partners and its joint venture partner Lubert-Adler. The apartment community, which includes an outdoor pool, fire pit, courtyard area, fitness center, business center and dog park, is located less than one mile from an interchange of I-85. Avana at Carolina Point is the first acquisition for Continent Realty Fund IV LP, a $164 million value-add retail and multifamily fund. The transaction is also Continental Realty’s first acquisition in South Carolina.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — New York Life Real Estate Investors has provided a $34 million acquisition loan for Hawfield Farms, a 210-unit, Class A apartment community in Charlotte. Grandbridge Real Estate Capital arranged the seven-year loan with five years of interest-only payments on behalf of the borrower, Bell Partners.

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POMONA, CALIF. — Administrators at Cal Poly Pomona announced this week that it will use 13 acres of campus horse pasture to build on-campus student housing for 800 to 1,000 students. The site chosen, located on the southeast corner of Kellogg Drive and Eucalyptus Lane, was one of 10 sites originally considered for the project. Financing for the project will come by issuing bonds, which will be paid back by student fees. Details such as the cost, as well as the selection of the architecture and construction company, have not yet been announced. According to a local report, approximately 400 students are on a waiting list seeking housing for the upcoming school year that starts Sept. 24. The past two semesters 700 students seeking campus housing were rejected. A new dining hall will accompany the new residence halls. Work on the housing is expected to begin in 2017.

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HOUSTON — Transwestern’s Houston office has arranged the sale of a two-property multifamily portfolio totaling 117 units in Houston’s Spring Branch District. Ed Cummins and Ryan Mendez of Transwestern represented the seller, OSD Ltd., in the transaction. The off-market deal involved the sale of Spring Gardens, a 79-unit apartment complex located at 1714 Wirt Road, and Johanna Square, a 38-unit complex located at 1715 Johanna Drive. An unnamed buyer purchased both properties.

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CAMBRIDGE, SOMERVILLE AND BOSTON, MASS. — DivcoWest has acquired a 42-acre master-planned development site known as NorthPoint from Canyon Partners Real Estate for an undisclosed price. The site is located across the Charles River from downtown Boston and spans the cities of Boston, Cambridge and Somerville. Located adjacent to two MBTA lines, the transit-oriented site is fully entitled for the development of approximately 4.5 million gross square feet, including 2.4 million gross square feet of residential space and 2.1 million square feet of commercial product. When complete, the project will feature a mix of residential, commercial office, retail, hospitality and life sciences uses surrounding a central park. JLL and DLA Piper represented the seller, while Goulston & Storrs represented the buyer in the transaction. Canyon originally purchased the property in 2010 through its Canyon-Johnson Urban Funds with its development partner, The HYM Investment Group.

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NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services Inc. has arranged the sale of a development site located at 695-705 6th Ave. in Brooklyn’s South Slope section. The corner lot, which has a maximum buildable area of 34,800 square feet, sold for $9.9 million. The buyer plans to demolish the existing commercial building and develop a multi-story residential condo building on the site. Erik Yankelovich of GFI Realty represented the seller and buyer in the transaction. The names of both parties were not released.

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