KATY, TEXAS — Virginia-based investment firm 37th Parallel Properties has acquired Grand Reserve, a 291-unit apartment community located in the western Houston suburb of Katy. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average size of 933 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, business center, clubhouse, coffee bar, package lockers and a dog park. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. The new ownership plans to implement a value-add program.
HOUSTON — Dallas-based REIT NexPoint Residential Trust Inc. (NYSE: NXRT) has sold Hollister Place, a 260-unit apartment community in northwest Houston that was built in 1997. According to Apartments.com, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, business center, clubhouse, lounge and onsite laundry facilities. NexPoint acquired Hollister Place, which was 93 percent occupied at the time of sale, in 2017 and implemented a value-add program. The buyer was not disclosed.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — Northmarq has arranged the sale of The Avertine Apartments, a 240-unit multifamily property in Corpus Christi. The property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, playground and onsite laundry facilities. Moses Siller, Zar Haro, Bryan VanCura, Phil Grafe, Brian Booth and Stephanie Hernandez of Northmarq represented the seller, 3CM Multifamily, in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — Khosla Capital has acquired Halstead Station, a 408-unit apartment community located north of New York City in New Rochelle. Built in 2001, Halstead Station rises 24 stories and offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom residences. Communal amenities include a pool, fitness center with a yoga studio, resident lounge, courtyard with grilling and dining stations, dog park, business center with private conference pods and a children’s play area. JLL represented the seller, The DSF Group, in the transaction. California-based Pacific Urban Investors contributed an undisclosed amount of preferred equity to the deal.
ASBURY PARK, N.J. — New Jersey-based brokerage firm The Kislak Co. Inc. has negotiated the $2.2 million sale of a four-unit multifamily building located in the coastal New Jersey city of Asbury Park. The building consists of two one-bedroom units, two two-bedrooom units and 3,300 square feet of retail space. Daniel Lanni of Kislak represented the buyer and seller, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Scottsdale-based Sterling Real Estate Partners has started construction of Presidio Palms Apartments, a hotel-to-apartment conversion project located at 475 N. Granada Ave. in downtown Tucson. The project’s first units are slated for delivery by summer 2023. Sterling has been working on the project since January 2021 to change the zoning to allow residential use. The 10-acre property has been entitled and permitted to convert the underperforming and functionally obsolete hotel to a 212-unit apartment complex and allow for development of an additional 154 units. Presidio Palms will offer a modern, market-rate, low-cost rent option in the downtown Tucson submarket. The community’s studio and one-bedroom units will offer new plumbing, electrical, HVAC units, outdoor patios, finished cabinets, quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, flooring, washers/dryers and modern fixtures. Onsite amenities will include a full-service coffee bar with café seating, residential lounge, private business center, arcade nook, gym and yoga studio, resort-style pool, sand volleyball court, outdoor kitchen area and dog park.
NEWPORT NEWS, VA. — Blackfin Real Estate Investors LLC has purchased Riverlands Apartments, a 404-unit multifamily community located in the Hampton Roads town of Newport News, for $44.2 million. Hank Hankins, Charles Wentworth, Victoria Pickett and Garrison Gore of Colliers represented the seller, an undisclosed developer that has owned the property since it was delivered in 1989. Riverlands features one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as a pool and fitness center. The property is adjacent to Westover Station, a 108-unit property that Blackfin acquired in November 2020. Overall Blackfin has acquired nine communities in the Hampton Roads region.
LARGO, FLA. — Northmarq has arranged the sale of The Boulevard, a 260-unit apartment community located at 2098 Seminole Blvd. in the Tampa Bay city of Largo. The Connor Group purchased the community from Atlanta-based RangeWater Real Estate for an undisclosed price. Luis Elorza, Justin Hofford and Kevin Mosher of Northmarq’s Tampa office brokered the transaction. Built in 2016, The Boulevard features one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments averaging 1,106 square feet in size. Amenities include a resort-style pool with a sun deck, outdoor fireplace, outdoor bar with grills, screened-in gazebo with billiards, TV, wet bar and a fireplace. The property’s clubhouse features an indoor SwimSpa resistance pool, 24/7 Luxor One package room, coffee bar, business center, theater and a fitness center that offers on-demand classes.
BUFFALO, MINN. — Northmarq has provided a $6.8 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Evergreen Square Apartments in Buffalo, about 40 miles northwest of Minneapolis. The 78-unit apartment community, built in 1990, is located at 911 6th Ave. The three-story property features amenities such as laundry facilities and a playground. Mike Padilla of Northmarq originated the seven-year loan, which features a fixed interest rate and a 35-year amortization schedule.
ALEDO, TEXAS — Dallas-based development and investment firm Journey Capital has completed Harvest at Aledo, a 107-unit seniors housing project located about 20 miles west of Fort Worth. The property consists of 87 assisted living and memory care units and 20 independent living residences. In addition, Harvest at Aledo offers an all-day bistro, personalized care plans, leisure activities and restaurant-style dining options. Journey Capital has tapped Civitas Senior Living to operate the community.
