SAN ANTONIO — CBRE has brokered the sale of Outspan Townhomes, a 200-unit multifamily community in San Antonio. The property, which was 94 percent occupied at the time of the sale, offers one- to four-bedroom townhomes, as well as communal amenities including a swimming pool, business center, clubhouse and playground. Located at 4611 E. Houston St., the complex is in close proximity to the Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, I-10, Loop 410 and I-35. Ryan Epstein, Charles Cirar and Michael Wardlaw of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. MC Cos. purchased the property.
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LAS VEGAS – The 360-unit Elysian at the District apartment community in Las Vegas has received $51 million in construction financing. The Class A community will be located in the Green Valley Ranch community of Henderson, a Las Vegas suburb. The property will be a joint development by The Calida Group and Cypress Equity Investments. The construction financing features a combination of a mezzanine loan and a senior loan obtained through an inter-creditor agreement with two separate providers. Funding was arranged by David Rifkind and Omer Ivanir of George Smith Partners.
PHOENIX — Meridian Capital Group, LLC, has provided $34 million in financing for nine multifamily and retail properties in Phoenix. The largest loan was the $9.5-million, cash-out refinancing of a multifamily property that paid off an existing CMBS loan while reducing the interest rate by more than 250 basis points. The smallest loan was the $900,000 in funding provided for a retail strip center in Tempe near the Arizona State University campus. The center is home to a restaurant and a sports bar. All of the loans featured five- or seven-year, non-recourse mortgages with fixed interest rates that ranged from 3.63 percent to 4.25 percent. The loans were all rate-locked at application. The mortgages carry 30-year amortization schedules and flexible pre-payment penalties. They were arranged by Seth Grossman, Kovi Elkus, Sarah Kuebler and Andy Strauss of Meridian.
DENVER – An unnamed national real estate investment and property management corporation has purchased a three-property boutique apartment portfolio in Denver for $22.3 million. The Boutique Apartments Portfolio totals 165 units throughout the city’s metro area. The portfolio buy includes the 71-unit Metropolis high-rise building nearthe University of Colorado Health Science Center redevelopment; the 60-unit Shambhala garden-style apartments in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood; and the 36-unit Red Fort community in the city’s West Washington Park neighborhood. The properties were 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. This is the largest single-buyer portfolio acquisition in the history of central Denver, according to ARA, which represented the seller, Boutique Apartments. The transaction was executed by Terrance Hunt, Shane Ozment, Justin Hunt, Robert Bratley and Andy Hellman of the firm’s Colorado office.
LOS ANGELES – Private investors Bob Hart and Jay Schulman have purchased the 71-unit Villa Fontaine apartment complex in Los Angeles for $14.2 million. The community is located at 11850 Riverside Drive in the San Fernando Valley community of Valley Village. The complex received about $3 million in structural and other upgrades in the mid-90s. However, the community has not undergone a renovation in about 20 years. Ron Harris, Paul Darrow and Michael DiSimone of Marcus & Millichap’s Los Angeles office represented both the buyers and the sellers, the Lindquist and Morrow families, in this transaction.
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. – A 17-unit Santa Monica apartment building has sold to a private investor for $7.2 million. The community is located at 3104 4th Street near the beach and Abbott Kinney and Main Street districts. The seller was Margaret Shan. The transaction was executed by Collin Brashears, Mario Gandara, Tim Steuernol, Rob Zaharia, and Kevin Kawaoka of NAI Capital’s West L.A. office.
MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. — Franklin Street Real Estate Services has arranged the $6 million sale of a five-building, 112-unit apartment community in Miami Gardens. The property is located at 611 N.W. 177 St. Deme Mekras, Elliot Shainberg and David Reinke of Franklin Street represented the seller, a local investor named George Dancea, in the transaction. Another local investor purchased the property and plans to invest approximately $1 million to upgrade the property.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of 108 Calyer Street, an eight-unit apartment property located in Brooklyn. The asset sold for $2.2 million, which represents approximately $272 per square foot. Shaun Riney, Michael Salvatico and Jim Saros of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office represented the buyer and the seller, both private investors.
SAN FRANCISCO — A 12-unit apartment building in San Francisco has sold to a family limited liability investor for $6.4 million. The community is located at 1355 Bay Street in the Marina District. Clinton Textor and Sanford G. Skeie of Marcus & Millichap’s San Francisco office represented both the buyer and the seller, a private investor, in this transaction.
TYSONS CORNER, VA. — A joint venture between Kettler and PS Business Parks LP has filed an application with Fairfax County to develop a luxury mixed-use apartment community in Tysons Corner, about 16 miles west of Washington, D.C. The joint venture plans to develop the property at 7915 Jones Branch Drive beginning in late 2015, according to Kettler. The property will span between 275 and 400 residential units and include a small public park, a dog park and play area for children. The joint venture has selected Design Collective Inc. to design the new community. The design team also includes landscape architect Parker Rodriguez Inc. and civil engineer VIKA.