LOS ANGELES – The 20-unit Echo Ten Thirty Lofts in the Los Angeles submarket of Echo Park has sold to a family office investment firm headed by Shaw Shahery for $9 million. The community is located at 1030 North Alvarado Street. It was fully leased at the time of sale. The property also includes three ground-floor retail spaces, which are all occupied by a single, high-end retailer. The seller, Sunset Alvarado Venture, LLC, was led by Aaron Weinberg of Rock Ridge Investment Group. Adrienne Barr of Hendricks-Berkadia’s West Los Angeles office served as the listing agent.
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VISTA, CALIF. – The 26-unit Rancho de Cortez Apartments in Vista has sold to an unnamed buyer for $2 million. The community is located at 1260 Calle Jules. The seller, a private investor, was represented by Christopher J. Zorbas of Marcus & Millichap’s San Diego office.
ANOKA, MINN. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has closed a $3.6 million loan for the refinancing of a 105-unit apartment property in Anoka, about 20 miles north of Minneapolis. RiverSource Annuities and Insurance provided the 10-year loan, which includes a 20-year amortization schedule. The property was originally developed as a limited-service hotel. The borrower purchased the property and completed a multi-million dollar renovation and conversion to rental apartments.
LOS ANGELES – The 20-unit Echo Ten Thirty Lofts in the Los Angeles submarket of Echo Park has sold to a family office investment firm headed by Shaw Shahery for $9 million. The community is located at 1030 North Alvarado Street. It was fully leased at the time of sale. The property also includes three ground-floor retail spaces, which are all occupied by a single, high-end retailer. The seller, Sunset Alvarado Venture, LLC, was led by Aaron Weinberg of Rock Ridge Investment Group. Adrienne Barr of Hendricks-Berkadia’s West Los Angeles office served as the listing agent.
VISTA, CALIF. – The 26-unit Rancho de Cortez Apartments in Vista has sold to an unnamed buyer for $2 million. The community is located at 1260 Calle Jules. The seller, a private investor, was represented by Christopher J. Zorbas of Marcus & Millichap’s San Diego office.
REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. — A joint venture between Lennar Apartment Communities and Resmark Apartment Living has announced plans to develop a 196-unit apartment building in downtown Redwood City. It will be located at the intersection of Main and Marshall streets. The development calls for seven stories of apartments atop 3,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Construction is set to commence in the first quarter of 2014 and is scheduled for completion in early 2016. The joint venture also recently broke ground on an apartment community in Tempe.
DORAL, FLA. — Richmond Heights, Ohio-based REIT Associated Estates has purchased a south Florida multifamily community. Doral West Apartments was constructed on 22 lakeside acres in the Miami suburb of Doral. The gated, class A community contains approximately 380 units in flat and townhome layouts. Units feature detached and direct-access garages. Robert Given, Zachary Sackley and Gerard Yetming of CB Richard Ellis represented the undisclosed seller.
MORRISVILLE, N.C. — Berkeley Point Capital has secured $25 million in Freddie Mac funds for the refinancing of Grace Park, an urban-style, multi-use property located near Research Triangle Park in Morrisville. Grace Park is a class A property that contains 128 multifamily units over retail space. Brian Kochan of Berkeley Point Capital arranged the loan, which carries a seven-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule, on behalf of a joint venture between Kalikow Group and EYC Cos.
HUDSON, WIS. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of an eight-unit apartment property in Hudson, about 27 miles east of Minneapolis. The multifamily property, located at 722 3rd St., sold for $490,000. Josh Talberg, Dan Linnell amd Evan Miller, investment specialists in Marcus & Millichap’s Minneapolis office, along with, Michael Wirth and Matthew Whiteside, investment specialists in Marcus & Millichap’s Milwaukee office, marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. Talberg, Linnell and Miller also represented the buyer, a limited liability company.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $6.8 million sale of 188 & 190 Wadsworth Avenue, a 44-unit apartment property in New York City. Scott Edelstein, Seth Glasser and Peter Von Der Ahe of Marcus & Millichap’s Manhattan office, marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor, and represented the buyer, also a private investor. The seller, a local family, owned the building, which is located at 188 Wadsworth Ave., for more than 50 years.