NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has arranged the sale of a 15,000-square-foot multifamily property located at 2475 Hughes Ave. in the Belmont section of the Bronx. A private investor acquired the property for $2.56 million. The 20-unit walk-up features six three-bedroom units, seven two-bedroom units and seven one-bedroom units. Victor Sozio, Scot Hirschfield and Jason Gold of Ariel Property Advisors represented the seller, a real estate investment firm, and procured the buyer in the transaction.
LOS ANGELES — A new condominium project in Downtown Los Angeles has received $77 million in financing. The 151-unit community will be located at 1050 S. Grand. This will be the first new condominium tower development in Downtown in more than seven years, according to the developer, JLL’s Capital Markets team, which secured the financing. The property is being developed by Trumark Urban. The tower will also feature seven levels of parking and 5,672 square feet of ground floor retail space. The non-recourse construction financing was arranged by JLL’s John Manning, Chris Casey, Reid McGlamery and Alex Witt. It was provided by PCCP. This is the fourth major closing from JLL on behalf of Trumark, totaling $460 million of placed capital over the past two years.
HOUSTON — Q10 Kinghorn, Driver, Hough, & Co. has secured a $3.3 million, 10-year Fannie Mae loan with a 4.3 percent fixed rate for Bristol Court Apartments located in west Houston. The property includes 164 units and is 99 percent occupied. Q10 KDH is a Texas-based full service commercial mortgage banking company that arranges financing for developers and owners of commercial real estate.
HAMILTON, N.J. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a total of $41 million in refinancing for a portfolio of four multifamily properties in Hamilton. The portfolio includes the 336-unit Winding Brook Apartments, the 240-unit Zachary Arms Apartments, the 128-unit Yorkshire Apartments and the 166-unit Hamilton Arms Apartments. The transactions were structured with 15-year terms and 30-year amortization schedules. Robert Ranieri of NorthMarq’s Greater Westchester NY/CT office arranged the financing through NorthMarq’s seller-servicer relationship with Freddie Mac.
NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has brokered the $4.13 million sale of a development site, located at 3084 Webster Ave. and 410-414 East 203rd St. in the Norwood section of the Bronx. The site is zoned for 93,000 buildable square feet as of right, and approximately 124,000 buildable square feet with inclusionary housing. The buyer, Stagg Group, plans to develop a residential rental building on the site. Victor Sozio, Shimon Shkury, Scot Hirschfield and Jason Gold of Ariel Property Advisors represented the seller, a developer and multifamily operator, and procured the buyer in the deal.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of an apartment portfolio located at 33-35 Storms Ave. and 234-236 Jewett Ave. in Jersey City. The properties, which offer 26 units, sold for $2.75 million, or $105,769 per unit. Steven Matovski and Lawrence Conway of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office represented the seller, a partnership, and the undisclosed buyer in the deal.
LAKE MARY, FLA. — CBRE Capital Markets has brokered the $66.3 million sale of Sun Lake Apartment Homes, a 600-unit luxury apartment community located at 420 Sun Lake Circle in Lake Mary, a northern suburb of Orlando. Ecoventures Capital Fund LLC purchased the asset from Harbor Group International (HGI). An affiliate of HGI bought the apartment community in 2012. Sun Lake features a clubhouse with a fitness center and business center, as well as lakefront access that allows residents to fish, kayak and paddle board. The apartment community was built in 1988 and was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. Shelton Granade, Luke Wickham and Justin Basquil of CBRE Capital Markets represented HGI in the transaction.
NEW ORLEANS — NorthMarq Capital has arranged refinancing for a portfolio of five multifamily communities located in New Orleans. The properties include Washington Place Apartments (25 units), Liberty Park Apartments (10 units), Forest Park Apartments (20 units), Riverview Apartments (45 units) and Cypress Park Apartments (65 units). Robert Bhat of NorthMarq’s Miami office arranged the loan with 10-year terms and 20-year amortization schedules. Bhat arranged the loans through a Fannie Mae DUS lender on behalf of the borrower, Bruno Inc.
Apartment rents and multifamily asset values are rising while vacancy remains low in Connecticut’s New Haven and Fairfield counties. Young professionals and commuters are moving out of suburban areas to reside in downtown locations so they can take advantage of transit-oriented, live-work-play environments. Costly single-family housing is another factor contributing to new residents seeking rentals rather than buying homes. There is a strong demand for apartments, which keeps vacancy low and prompts new development in the region, so much so that delivery of multifamily housing units this year will more than double those built in 2013. Demand however, outweighs the new supply and the current, record-low vacancy levels will be unaffected. Average prices for apartment assets in New Haven and Fairfield counties rose 3 percent over the last year to $169,000 per unit as the overall quality of listings improved. While the region experiences strong rent growth and higher yields than the likes of New York City and Boston, more foreign investors and institutional buyers continue to emerge with sights set on multifamily assets; and in particular, top-tier assets with more than 250 units in primary markets. Properties near Metro North commuter rail stations and employment centers will generate elevated …
PHOENIX – The 176-unit Indian Wells apartment complex near Phoenix has sold to Sonoma Valley LLC for $9.6 million. The community is located at 975 South Royal Palm Road. It was built in 2001. Bill Hahn, Jeffrey Sherman and Trevor Koskovich of Colliers International’s HSK Multifamily Southwest Team, represented both the buyer and seller, CSFB 2004-C5 Apache Apartments, in this transaction.