BEAVER, PA. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a brokerage division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of Friendship Ridge, a 605-bed nursing home in Beaver, a suburb of Pittsburgh. A private consortium of owners and investors based in New York and New Jersey purchased the property for $33.5 million from Beaver County, Pa. Situated on 25 acres at 246 Friendship Circle, the nursing home facility has been in operation since 1959. Joshua Jandris, Mark Myers and Charles Hilding of IPA, along with Matthew Gorman of Marcus & Millichap’s Philadelphia office, represented the seller in the transaction.
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CLARK, N.J. — Garden Communities, a subsidiary of Garden Homes, has opened the first apartment building at Woodcrest at Clark, an active-adult residential community in Clark. Located in Central Jersey, the four-building property will offer one- and two-bedroom units ranging from 900 to 1,630 square feet. The apartment units feature granite countertops, breakfast bars, stainless steel appliances, custom walk-in closets, master bathrooms with soaking tubs and double vanities, private balconies, controlled central heat and air conditioning, and utility rooms with washers and dryers. Additional property amenities will include a clubhouse with fireplaces, a fitness center, a card room and a TV lounge, which are slated for completion this summer. Garden Communities is currently preleasing the second apartment building, which is expected to be available for move-in by July. Completion for the entire project is slated for 2015.
MIAMI — Colliers International South Florida has arranged the sale of two sites totaling nearly three acres in Miami’s central business district (CBD) for $33.1 million, or $256 per square foot. Larry Stockton, Alex Morcate and Jeff Resnick of Colliers International represented the sellers, Riverfront Parcel 5 LLLP and Riverfront Parcel 6 LLLP, both controlled by Intergra Investments. The buyers, MRP Parcel 5 LLC and MRP Parcel 6 LLC, are both controlled by KAR Properties. The land parcels are part of Miami River Village, Miami CBD’s only gated waterfront community. KAR is approved to develop 1,426 units in three high-rise towers, the first of which is an 800-foot tall condominium property. Colliers International has another multifamily site in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood that is under agreement, according to Stockton.
DENVER — The Patrician, a 36-unit apartment building in Denver, has sold to a local apartment real estate investment and management company for $6.3 million. The community is located at 1075 Corona Street in the city’s Cheesman Park neighborhood. The seller, the Gruber family, was represented by Justin Hunt and Andy Hellman of ARA Colorado.
WEST COLUMBUS, OHIO — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has arranged the sale of a multifamily community in West Columbus for an undisclosed price. Havenwood Townhomes, an affiliate of The Romney Group, purchased the former Metro West Apartments, a 1,200-unit apartment complex located at 4312 Westport Road. Havenwood has plans for a multi-million-dollar interior and exterior renovation of the apartment site. Barry Swatsenbarg and Rich Deptula of Investment and Loan Sale Advisory Services represented the seller in the transaction.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — CBRE Group has brokered the sale of 350 Warren Street, an industrial warehouse redevelopment project in Jersey City’s Powerhouse Arts District, to Mill Creek Residential Trust for an undisclosed price. Mill Creek Property Trust is partnering with Rockwood Capital to transform the eight-story, former industrial building into 366 luxury loft-style apartments. Slated for completion in first quarter 2016, the property will feature a rooftop deck, fitness center, clubroom with bar, dog washing station, bicycle storage and repair station, conference rooms and a 24-hour concierge. Jeffrey Dunne, Gene Pride and Patrick Carino of CBRE’s New York Institutional Group represented the seller, 350 Warren LP, and procured the buyer in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $7.5 million in first mortgage financing for a three-property multifamily portfolio on behalf of an undisclosed local real estate investor. The fully leased portfolio comprises 113 units located on Marine Avenue, 82nd Street and 92nd Street in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn. The 15-year, self-liquidating financing package features a rate of 3.5 percent and was provided by a local savings bank. Joshua Sabzevari of Meridian’s New York City office negotiated the loans for the borrower.
HOUSTON — Full-service real estate company Hayman Co. has acquired The Lodge at Shadowlake, a 518-unit apartment property in Houston. The garden-style complex offers one- to three-bedroom apartments, plus amenities such as a swimming pool, fitness center, clubhouse, movie theater and sand volleyball court. The community is situated at 12360 Richmond Ave., in proximity to the Westchase and Energy Corridor submarkets. Hayman Co. plans to implement its value-add program, remodeling and renovating unit interiors, building exteriors and communal areas of the property.
SAN FRANCISCO — Equity Residential has broken ground on 340 Fremont, a $160-million residential tower in San Francisco’s South of Market (SOMA) district. The 40-story tower is located just a few blocks from the bay, near Interstate 80 and Market Street. The tower is being built by Suffolk Construction and designed by Handel Architects. It will include a clubhouse, outdoor courtyards and kitchens, a fitness center, lounge, demonstration kitchen, a dog spa and bike facilities with a repair room. The tower is scheduled for completion by the end of next year.
VERNON, CALIF. – The City of Vernon has broken ground on Vernon Village Park, its first-ever private development. The 45-unit affordable housing project is located at 4675 E. 52nd Drive, just 5 miles south of Downtown Los Angeles. The $12.8-million, garden-style development is scheduled for completion in summer 2015. It is being built to LEED-Silver specifications. Vernon Village Park will include a community room with a kitchen, a computer room, meeting room, common laundry facility, a courtyard and barbecue area, children’s play area and edible community gardens. The project is being developed by Meta Housing Corporation, which worked with the City of Vernon, as well as its non-profit partner, Community Home Builders and Associates. The California Tax Credit Allocation Committee, Bank of America, Federal Home Loan Bank San Francisco – Affordable Housing Program and the California Community Reinvestment Corporation also participated in this project.