HOUSTON — Moody Rambin has represented Greystar in its acquisition of Skyline Apartments, located at 2222 White Oak Drive in Houston. Greystar will oversee the demolition of the property to make way for its new Class A community, known as Elan Heights. Christopher Dray of Moody Rambin represented Greystar in the acquisition. Juan Cuevas of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, 2222 White Oak LLC. Additionally, Greystar worked with Woodland Heights Civic Association to develop a property that complements Woodland Heights, a historic neighborhood in Houston.
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DALLAS — Virtus Real Estate Capital, an Austin-based private equity firm, has acquired two Class B apartment communities in Dallas totaling 748 units. Virtus made the purchase in a joint venture agreement with a local partner and private management company. The properties, known as Bayou Bend and Pecan Square, are within walking distance of each other. Virtus will spend roughly $2.2 million to upgrade the two communities.
SAN FRANCISCO — Emerald Fund has received a $58.8-million FHA section 221(d)(4) mortgage for the 101 Polk Apartments project in Downtown San Francisco. The community will be located on its namesake, 101 Polk Street, in the Civic Center/Mid-Market District. The area features notable tech companies, including Twitter, Dolby Laboratories, Yammer and Zoosk. The new project will contain 162 Class A units, including 19 affordable residencies. The loan was provided by RED Mortgage Capital LLC, the mortgage banking arm of RED Capital Group.
LAFAYETTE, COLO. – The 254-unit Prana Apartment Homes in Lafayette has received a $34.5-million refinance. The community is located at 550 Viridian Drive. It sits adjacent to the Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center and Kaiser’s Rock Creek Medical Offices in southeastern Boulder County. The funds will be used to replace a HUD loan that had a much higher rate. That loan was closed to prepayment until last month.The new 10-year loan features a fixed interest rate of 4.74 percent. It also contains five years of interest-only amortization and some cash-out proceeds above the existing loan balance. HFF’s Josh Simon, Eric Tuplerand Chad Murraysecured the new Fannie Mae loan for LLJ Stratford Prana LLC.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. – Oregon Pacific Investment and Development Company has acquired the 252-unit Pinnacle Queen Creek apartment complex in Chandler for $33.3 million. The community is located at 800 W. Queen Creek Road. It was built in 1999. David Fogler and Steven Nicoluzakis of Cassidy Turley represented the seller, Pinnacle at Queen Creek LLC, in this transaction. The company is controlled by The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company and Essex Property Trust.
RENO, NEV. — The Alexander at South Virginia, a 350-unit apartment complex in Reno, has received a $33.2-million loan. The community is located at 11380 S Virginia Street. It is 96 percent occupied. The 10-year, fixed-rate permanent financing was used by RPM Company to acquire the property. The full-term, interest-only loan was arranged by David Bleiweiss and Anthony Ansevin of Berkadia Commercial Mortgage’s Orange County office through Freddie Mac.
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. — Landmark Apartment Trust, a publicly registered multifamily real estate investment trust, has purchased Andros Isles, a 360-unit, newly constructed apartment community at 100 Acklins Circle in Daytona Beach. The property was 95 percent occupied at the time of the sale. Delivered in August 2012, the gated community is comprised of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. The island-inspired property features private patios and balconies, gourmet kitchens, walk-in closets, in-home washers and dryers and iPod docking stations with surround sound. The community’s amenity package includes a resort-style swimming pool with a patio bar, poolside grills and a clubhouse with a fitness center, business center and game room.
CINCINNATI — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $14.4 million CMBS loan to refinance Deerfield Apartments and Townhomes in Cincinnati. The property consists of 223 units and is located at 860 Deerfield Blvd. The loan was structured on a 10-year term with a three-year interest-only period and a 30-year amortization schedule. Melissa Marcolini Quinn of NorthMarq Capital’s Orlando office arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower.
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital has closed on a $23.5 million first mortgage loan to Heritage Equity Partners for the acquisition of a development site in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights. The borrower plans to redevelop the 31,943-square-foot property at 564 St Johns Place, which is currently operating as a rental parking facility, into an eight-story residential building. When complete, the 172-unit development will offer a mix of 26 studios, 110 one-bedroom, 32 two-bedroom and four three-bedroom units, as well as 86 on-site parking spaces.
MEDFORD, ORE. — The 30-unit Cedarwood Apartment complex in Medford has sold to Orchard Park Apartments LLC for $2.2 million. The community is located at 427 NE Thurston Ave. It was built in 1977 and recently renovated. The LLC was represented by Wade Six of VI Commercial Real Estate LLC. The seller, Cedarwood Holdings LLC, was represented by Ron Ross and Terry O’Neil of Compass Commercial.