LOS ANGELES — Freddie Mac Multifamily has provided an $878 million loan for Los Angeles’ historic Park La Brea, the largest apartment community on the West Coast. HFF arranged the financing for borrower Prime Residential. Funding will be used to retire existing debt. Freddie Mac expects to securitize the loan through its K-Deal program. The 4,245-unit property is rent-controlled, with about 10 percent of the units having below market-rate rents. The community includes 18 high-rise towers and 175 garden-style apartment buildings on 144 acres. Approximately 10,000 residents live in the community. The apartment community includes 24-hour security patrol, courtyards, Wi-Fi cafes, fitness trails, a movie theater, hair salon and business and fitness centers. Originally built between 1944 and 1952, Park La Brea underwent renovations between 1995 and 2014. The 96.4-percent-leased complex is located at 6200 W. Third St., about seven miles west of downtown Los Angeles near the Miracle Mile district. Managing director Peter Smyslowski of HFF led and assembled the West Coast-based team that arranged the financing. The team included executive managing director Jody Thornton, senior managing directors Paul Brindley and Kevin MacKenzie and managing director Charles Halladay. Freddie Mac provides liquidity, stability and affordability to the nation’s residential …
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LOS ANGELES — A joint venture between Bridge Investment Group Holdings and Starr Companies has acquired The Enclave, a 306-unit apartment complex in Paramount, for $61.1 million. The community is located at 13801 Paramount Blvd. in the Los Angeles submarket of Paramount. The Enclave was built in 1991. It is situated near four Metro lines. Notable employers in the area include the County of Los Angeles, RMI International, Kaiser Permanente, Bellflower Medical Center, St. Francis Medical Center and Lakewood Regional Medical Center. The seller, Kennedy Wilson, was represented by Greg Harris, Ron Harris, Kevin Green, Joseph Grabiec, Paul Darrow and Michael DiSimone of Institutional Property Advisors.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Greysteel Co. has arranged $21.5 million to refinance a three-property, 193-unit multifamily portfolio located in Washington, D.C.’s Capitol Hill East neighborhood. Mark Bittenbender, Matthew Schwartz, Ari Firoozabadi and Paul Pierre of Greysteel arranged the loan through a conduit lender on behalf of the borrower, Capitol East Partners.
IRVING, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Woodwind Condominiums, a 52-unit apartment property located in Irving. Al Silva of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Worth office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, an out-of-state partnership. Silva also secured the buyer, a local private investor. The sale also included an adjacent parcel of land totaling 3.7 acres, which is already zoned for new multifamily development. The new owner plans to make improvements to the existing units to make the property more competitive with others in the area. Woodwind Condominiums is located at 3947 Pleasant Run Road and was constructed in 1983. The property is located near George Bush Parkway and Walnut Hill Lane just 10 minutes from D/FW International Airport.
SAINT PAUL, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $4.1 million sale of Phalen Shores, a 53-unit apartment property located in Saint Paul. Phalen Shores is located at 985 East Ivy Ave. The 53-unit building includes 24 one-bedroom units, 29 two-bedroom units and was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. Dan Linnell, Mox Gunderson and Annie Arneberg of Marcus & Millichap’s Minneapolis office listed the property on behalf of the seller, a partnership. Linnell and Gunderson also represented the buyer, a private investor.
HEBRON AND WILDER, KY. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged the refinancing of two properties in Hebron and Wilder totaling $18.1 million. The properties include Shoppes at Worldwide Park in Hebron and Aspen Pines Apartments in Wilder. Shoppes at Worldwide Park is a 13,174-square-foot unanchored retail property located at 2010 N. Bend Road. Aspen Pines is a 245-unit Class A apartment community located at 1700 Aspen Pines Drive. Susan Branscome of NorthMarq’s Cincinnati office arranged the $16.8 million loan for Aspen Pines through PPM and the $1.3 million loan for Shoppes at Worldwide Park through Symetra.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Fisher Development Associates has broken ground for the construction of the first phase of 33 Park Avenue, 44-story residential tower on the Gold Coast of downtown Jersey City. Designed by Perkins Eastman, the 448-unit tower is part of a two-building project in Jersey City’s Liberty Harbor North area. 33 Park Avenue will feature a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom residential units, ranging from 550 to 1,200 square feet; a 24-hour concierge; an outdoor pool, lounge and landscaped deck; a children’s playroom; cyber café; business center; conference room; screening room; and bicycle and general storage space. The residential tower is slated for completion in spring 2017. At total build out, the two-phase project will feature 900 rental residences, retail space, a state-of-the-art health club, indoor and outdoor screening areas and a full-size sports court. Additional plans for the project include the development of a 267-room Marriott hotel by Tramz Hotels.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged the sale of a walk-up apartment building, located at 630 Hudson St. in New York City’s Greenwich Village. 630 Hudson LLC purchased the property for $6.6 million from Hudson Unity LLC. The four-story, 6,158-square-foot residential building features six one-bedroom apartments, five of which are rent stabilized, a basement and ground-floor retail space. Gabriel Saffioti of Eastern Consolidated represented the buyer, while Andrei Danshes and Roberto Ortiz, also of Eastern Consolidated, represented the seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Houlihan-Parnes Realtors has brokered the sale of an apartment building located at 2275 Morris Ave. in the University Heights neighborhood of the Bronx. A Great Neck, Long Island-based real estate holding company purchased the building for $2.7 million from an undisclosed seller. The five-story walk-up building features 25 apartment units and five ground-floor retail units. The buyer facilitated the acquisition with a five-year loan, which features a 3.5 percent interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. Jeremiah Houlihan negotiated the transaction. The seller was represented by Valentin Djonovic P.C. and the buyer was represented by James Prince, Esq.
NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services has arranged the sale of an apartment building located at 138 St. Nicholas Ave. in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn. The three-story walk-up sold for $1.2 million or 16 times the rent roll. Constructed in 1931, the property features six apartments. Kobi Zamir of GFI Realty Services represented the buyer, and Ron Kavrai, also of GFI, represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer and seller are both local investors.