Multifamily

CPEX Brokers Sales of Two Development Sites in Brooklyn to Hudson Cos.

by Amy Works March 30, 2015

NEW YORK CITY — CPEX Real Estate has brokered the sales of two development sites, totaling 350,000 buildable square feet, in Brooklyn’s Prospect Lefferts Gardens. Hudson Cos. purchased the sites for a combined $23 million and plans to develop 520-unit multifamily property on the sites. In the first deal, Hudson Cos. purchased a five-parcel, 36,430-square-foot site at 1295-1299 Nostrand Ave. and 306-310 Clarkson Ave. for $10 million, or $69 per buildable square foot. The site offers 145,720 buildable square feet. The seller was a family that had owned the properties since the early 1980s. In the second transaction, Hudson Cos. acquired the adjacent properties, 318-350 Clarkson Ave., from Health Science Center at Brooklyn for $13 million, or $65 per buildable square foot. The site offers 200,000 buildable square feet. Sean Kelly, Timothy King and Brian Leary of CPEX represented the sellers in each transaction and procured the buyer.

March 30, 2015

Connecticut Multifamily Northeast

CBRE Arranges $17.7M Sale of Connecticut Multifamily Property

by Amy Works March 30, 2015

BROOKFIELD, CONN. — CBRE Group has brokered the sale of Towne Brooke Commons, a multifamily property located in Brookfield. The Silverman Group purchased the 102-unit property for $17.7 million from Harbor Group International. Built in 2009, the property features open floor plans with high ceilings, spacious kitchens, walk-in closets and full-size washers/dryers. Community amenities include a clubroom, fitness center, outdoor pool, business center and heated parking. Jeffrey Dunne, Gene Pride and Ivelin Spasov of CBRE’s Institutional Properties group represented the seller in the transaction.

March 30, 2015

Hospitality Michigan Midwest Multifamily

Olympia Development to Redevelop Historic Hotel in Detroit into Apartments

by Danielle Everson March 27, 2015

DETROIT — Olympia Development of Michigan plans to renovate and restore Detroit’s historic Eddystone Hotel into affordable housing units. The Eddystone is located at 110 Sproat St. at Park Avenue. The hotel opened in 1924 and Louis Kamper designed the building. Under plans to be submitted to the City of Detroit Historic District Commission, Olympia will completely renovate the property. Approximately 20 percent of the Eddystone’s roughly 100 units would be reserved as affordable housing. The Eddystone will also feature first-floor retail space. Work on the Eddystone Hotel could begin as early as fall of 2015. The project is near the site of the new Detroit Events Center, a mixed-used development and arena for the Detroit Red Wings hockey team. The new event center is slated for completion in 2017.

March 27, 2015

Loans Multifamily Texas

KeyBank Provides $22.9M Loan for Apartment Complex in Metro Houston

by Haisten Willis March 27, 2015

CYPRESS, TEXAS — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has secured a $22.9 million Freddie Mac CME loan for Avenues at Cypress, a multifamily apartment complex located in Cypress. The 240-unit, garden-style apartment complex was built in 2014. Chris Black of Key’s Commercial Mortgage Group arranged the financing, which was used to purchase the property from the developer. Stabilized occupancy is projected to be achieved this April.

March 27, 2015

Multifamily Texas

CBRE Arranges Sale of Two Apartment Complexes in Dallas

by Haisten Willis March 27, 2015

DALLAS — CBRE Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Chapel Brook Apartments in northeast Dallas and Crosswinds Apartments in west Dallas. In a double tax exchange, Crosswinds Estates LLC purchased Chapel Brook from Santa Barbara, Calif.-based EXC Ventures LLC, while EXC Ventures LLC purchased Crosswinds Apartments from Crosswinds Estates LLC. Chris Deuillet of CBRE represented both sellers. Chapel Brook Apartments is a 204-unit community at 9765 Webb Chapel Road in the Bachman Lake area. It was constructed in 1969 and is 93 percent occupied. Crosswinds Apartments is a 48-unit, value-add community at 515 W. 10th St. in the Bishop Arts District. It was constructed in 1964 and is 96 percent occupied.

March 27, 2015

Multifamily Texas

ARA Newmark Arranges Sale of 195-Unit Apartment Complex in Austin

by Haisten Willis March 27, 2015

AUSTIN, TEXAS — ARA Newmark has arranged the sale of a 195-unit apartment community located in the south central submarket of Austin. New York-based Clarion Partners sold Platinum Southside to FrontRange Capital Partners, a Denver, Colo.-based private equity firm that focuses on investments in both real estate and business operations. The property was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. Platinum Southside was built in 2009. Layouts range from one-bedroom to two-bedroom designs. Amenities include a clubhouse, café with WiFi, billiards, business center, pool, grilling stations and picnic areas. Patton Jones of ARA Newmark represented Clarion Partners in the sale.

March 27, 2015

Loans Multifamily North Carolina Southeast

HFF Arranges $26.5M Loan for Apartment Community in Raleigh

by John Nelson March 27, 2015

RALEIGH, N.C. — HFF has secured $26.5 million in financing for Summermill at Falls River, a 320-unit, Class A apartment community in Raleigh. Completed in 2002, the multifamily property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 1,095 square feet and was 96 percent occupied at the time of financing. Summermill at Falls River’s amenities include a swimming pool, fitness center, children’s playground, business center and access to walking trails at the Annie Louise Wilkerson, MD Nature Preserve Park. Matthew Schoenfeldt, Jason Bond, Jimmy Conley and Travis Anderson of HFF arranged the seven-year, interest-only loan through Freddie Mac’s CME program on behalf of the borrower, Banner Apartments LLC, a multifamily owner and developer based in Northbrook, Ill.

March 27, 2015

Massachusetts Multifamily Northeast

Boston Capital Invests in Affordable Multifamily Property in Boston

by Amy Works March 27, 2015

BOSTON — Boston Capital is investing in the construction of Patriot Homes, an affordable multifamily community in Boston. General partners for the 24-unit property are Braintree, Mass.-based Caritas Communities and Boston-based South Boston Neighborhood Development Corp. Located in the South Boston neighborhood, the property will feature 12 studios, two one-bedroom units and 10 two-bedroom units. Community amenities will include a community room with a kitchen and a common laundry facility room. Patriot Homes will be built with tax credit equity from the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program, offering homes to veterans, individuals and families earning 60 percent or less of the area median income.

March 27, 2015

California Loans Multifamily Western

Highland Gardens Apartments in Mountain View Receives $54.8M Loan

by Nellie Day March 27, 2015

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. — The 187-unit Highland Gardens Apartments in Mountain View has received $54.8 million in acquisition financing. The garden-style community is located at 234 Escuela Ave. in Silicon Valley. Highland Gardens was built in 1963 and renovated in 2013. Community amenities include a fitness center, swimming pool, bocce ball court and barbecue cabana. The asset previously operated as two separate properties. They were split down the middle by a parcel of land owned by the San Francisco Public Utility Commission. This parcel includes underground water mains that provide water to the nearby San Francisco Bay area. The seven-year loan was structured as full-term, interest-only financing. The community was purchased by Decron Properties this past January for $86 million. The Fannie Mae loan was structured by Bryan Frazier of Walker & Dunlop.

March 27, 2015

Colorado Multifamily Western

29th Street Capital Buys Asbury Plaza Apartments in Denver

by Nellie Day March 27, 2015

DENVER — 29th Street Capital (29SC) has purchased the 110-unit Asbury Plaza Apartments in Denver for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 5170 E. Asbury Ave. Asbury Plaza is situated east of Interstate 25. It is within walking distance of a pedestrian bridge that will lead to the RTD Colorado light rail station. The bridge will be completed later this year. 29SC plans to invest about $850,000 – or $7,700 per unit – in property improvements. It will upgrade the roof, windows, landscaping, corridors, and resident amenities, including the BBQ area and rooftop deck. The firm will also install new appliances, countertops, fixtures, lighting and flooring. Exterior work will be completed within six months, while interior work will be conducted as tenants vacate. This is 29SC’s eighth acquisition in the past eight months. The seller was a private ownership group.

March 27, 2015

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