LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. — Middle Street Partners LLC, along with an undisclosed joint venture partner, has purchased The Overlook at Gwinnett Stadium, a 410-unit apartment community in Lawrenceville, a suburb east of Atlanta. Middle Street’s joint venture partner was a private family office. The property was built in 2012.
MINNEAPOLIS — The Opus Group has completed construction on The Nic on Fifth, a luxury high-rise apartment complex in downtown Minneapolis. The 26-story development is located on the corner of Fifth Street and Nicollet Mall. The apartment building features 20,000 square feet of retail space on the street and skyway levels with 253 apartment units above – including 26 penthouses. Residents began moving into the building in September, and it is now more than 60 percent leased. All units feature condo-level finishes with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and floor to ceiling windows with floor plans ranging from alcove units to three-bedroom penthouse suites. Opus Development Co. LLC began construction for the building in November 2012. Opus Design Build LLC served as the design-builder for the project. Opus AE Group LLC served as the architect, structural engineer of record, and interior designer. Minneapolis-based Elness Swenson Graham Architects Inc. was the design architect.
INDIANAPOLIS — Tikijian Associates has arranged the sale of Decatur Woods Apartments in Indianapolis. The 180-unit, garden-style apartment community is located at 5838 W. Mooresville Road. Indianapolis-based Ardizzone Group purchased the apartment community for an undisclosed sales price. Ardizzone Group plans to rename the property Aspen Pointe and complete a multi-million-dollar renovation, which will include the addition of new windows, a clubhouse, full interior upgrades to apartment units and an updated common area. Tikijian Associates represented the seller, Chicago-based JVM Realty.
NEW BEDFORD, MASS. — RED Mortgage Capital, the mortgage lending entity of comprehensive capital provider RED Capital Group, with assistance from Jeffrey Rome of Capital Access US, has completed a Fannie Mae DUS loan in the amount of $10.3 million. The borrower, Victoria Riverside LLC, will use the loan to refinance Victoria Riverside Townhouse Lofts in New Bedford. The non-recourse, fixed-rate loan features payments based on a 30-year amortization schedule. Victoria Riverside LLC utilized a combination of federal and state historic tax credits to fund a portion of the redevelopment of the former Whitman Mill into 101 townhome lofts. Formerly a cotton mill built in the 1896 by William Whitman, the building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — A joint venture between Kensington Realty Advisors and SEDCO Capital has acquired Orchard Park, a seniors housing complex in McKinney, a suburb of Dallas. Orchard Park is a 97-unit assisted living and memory care facility located 30 miles north of downtown Dallas. The property was completed in 2011 and is located near a major hospital.
PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. — HFF has closed the $95.5 million sale of and arranged acquisition financing for Phase I of Modera Pembroke Pines, a two-phase, luxury multifamily community located at 10170 S.W. 7th St. in Pembroke Pines. Phase I was completed earlier this year and totals 422 units, which are currently 95 percent occupied. The 278-unit Phase II is scheduled for a second quarter 2015 completion. Modera Pembroke Pines is the first component of a mixed-use, master-planned community known as Pembroke Pines City Center. The apartment community features two beach-entry swimming pools, two fitness centers, two business centers, two demo kitchens, two game rooms, two clubhouses and private garages and storage units. Manny de Zarraga, Matthew Lawton, Jaret Turkell, Matt Mitchell and Maurice Habif of HFF represented the seller, a joint venture between affiliates of Mill Creek Residential Trust LLC and Clarion Partners. AVR Realty Co. was the buyer. Elliott Throne on HFF arranged acquisition financing through New York Life Real Estate Investors on behalf of AVR Realty. New York Life Real Estate Investors will also provide acquisition financing for Phase II of Modera Pembroke Pines.
ORLANDO, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the $16 million sale of a 10-acre, lakefront site located at 1711 and 1887 Jake St. in Orlando’s Baldwin Park neighborhood. The buyer, a joint venture partnership between ZOM Development Inc. and AIG Global Real Estate, is planning a $100 million, 483-unit apartment community at the site known as Baldwin Harbor. Construction is expected to commence in November. Shelton Granade, Luke Wickham and Justin Basquill of CBRE represented the seller, Baldwin Newco.
RICHMOND, VA. —Thalhimer Realty Partners Inc. has purchased Cornish Brewery and the Kinney Street Apartments in Richmond for a combined $4.6 million. The two apartment communities total 49 units and are located on Virginia Commonwealth University’s Monroe Park Campus. Mac Wilson of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented Thalhimer Realty in the transaction. Thalhimer Realty has tapped Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer’s student housing management group to manage the two properties. Thalhimer Realty Partners is the investment and development subsidiary of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer.
LOS ANGELES – American Realty Advisors has acquired The Millennium Del Rey, a 196-unit apartment community in the Los Angeles submarket of Marina Del Rey, for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 5550 Grosvenor Blvd. The Millennium Del Rey is situated in the Silicon Beach region of Los Angeles, which consists of Playa Del Rey, Playa Vista, Marina Del Rey, Venice and Santa Monica. The area is also set to receive the Runway, a 221,000-square-foot, mixed-use development, by the end of the year. Runway will be anchored by Whole Foods, Cinemark Theatres, and CVS. It will also include Veggie Grill, Panini Café and Sol Cocina. The Millennium’s community amenities include a fitness center, resort-style pool, barbeque courtyards, a dog area, a business center, surfboard storage and a bicycle maintenance room. The community has been built to LEED-Gold standards. Residents are also able to opt for a technology package that includes built-in Apple TVs that provide easy access to iTunes, iCloud, the Apple Store, Netflix and Hulu. The Monarc Tree System is another optional feature that allows residents to control lighting, thermostat settings, built-in speakers and entertainment options from anywhere in the world. Construction on The Millennium was just …
INDIANAPOLIS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $13.9 million sale of Brighton Park Apartments, a 336-unit apartment property in Indianapolis. The property is located at 8002 Harcourt Road. David Gaines and Alex Blagojevich of Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago downtown office represented the seller, a private investor. Josh Caruana, the firm’s Indiana broker of record, assisted in closing of the transaction.
