NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of an apartment building located at 729 Lafayette Ave. in Brooklyn. Bart Zimmerman of the Barcel Group purchased the 17-unit property for $5.4 million. Derek Bestreich, Lucien Sproviero and Steve Reynolds from Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office represented the seller, a limited liability company in the transaction.
How long will the scorching hot multifamily market hold up? The transactional markets continue to be bolstered by low interest rates, as well as an insatiable appetite from both private and institutional equity. I don’t believe the multifamily market will cool off in 2015. Our HFF multifamily team in Philadelphia will soon be shattering price per unit records in both the suburbs and in Center City Philadelphia. Interestingly enough, half of our transactions will be purchased by new buyers, meaning buyers new to our market, new start-up companies, or established funds that are new to the multifamily arena. As is typically the case, attractive debt and abundant equity are fueling the fire. With respect to multifamily debt, it has been encouraging to see some true competition back in the market. We enter 2015 with an extremely robust debt environment wherein the agencies are being forced to compete with regional banks, life companies and CMBS options. Back in October, HFF brokered the sale of Yardley Crossing in Bucks County. This 196-unit, Class B asset, built in the early 1970s, was priced slightly below a 6 percent cap rate and roughly $170,000 per unit, but still commanded 25 tours and 15 offers. …
EWING, N.J. — PRC Campus Centers LLC, a member of the PRC Group, is planning to expand its Campus Town at The College of New Jersey in Ewing by adding two residential buildings, which will accommodate 166 additional students. The second phase, which is scheduled to open in fall 2016, will bring an additional 74,000 square feet of one-, two-, and four-bedroom apartments to the existing 278,000-square-foot mixed-use property. The fully furnished apartments offer each student a private bedroom, a private or semi-private bathroom, full kitchen, living room, laundry room and secure access. The mixed-use complex features an 11,400-square-foot student fitness center and a variety of retail tenants, including Panera Bread, Barnes & Noble Bookstore, Piccolo Trattoria, Yummy Sushi, El Mexican Mariachi, Redberry Yogurt and Spencer Savings Bank. Additionally, the expansion will bring PRCs privately funded total investment to approximately $120 million. Campus Town is a public-private partnership between PRC and The College of New Jersey approved under the NJ 2009 Economic Stimulus Act.
MONTCLAIR, N.J. — The Pinnacle Companies has formed a joint venture with The Hampshire Companies to develop The MC Hotel in Montclair. Part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection, the 148-room boutique hotel will feature a rooftop bar, farm-to-table restaurant, conference center and a public art atrium. The joint venture will submit final construction plans in March, and, pending approval, will break ground in the spring. Construction financing will be provided by US Bank. Chicago-based Aparium Hotel Group will manage the property.
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DEL. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has secured $24.8 million in Fannie Mae early-rate lock loans for two apartment complexes located in subdivisions of New Castle County. A $20.8 million loan was secured for Hampton Walk, a 366-unit apartment complex located in New Castle Hundred. The property was built in 1952 and renovated in 2008. The financing was used to pay off an existing Fannie Mae loan, which was scheduled to mature in 2018. KeyBank also secured a $4 million loan for Driftwood Club Apartments, a 60-unit apartment complex located in Christiana Hundred. Built in 1966, the property was most recently renovated in 2013. The undisclosed sponsor plans to use the financing for future investment opportunities. Jeannie Johnson of KeyBank’s multifamily team arranged the financing for both properties.
ROCKAWAY, N.J. — HFF has arranged a $10.5 million loan for the sale/leaseback of an industrial printing and production facility located at 100 Commons Way in Rockaway. The borrower, The Hampshire Companies, received a seven-year, fixed-rate loan through Ocean First Bank for the acquisition of the property. The 352,461-square-foot facility is fully leased by North Jersey Media Group. The three-story property features 150,756 square feet of production and printing space, 57,116 square feet of industrial warehouse and distribution space, 20,765 square feet of office space, a data center, a cafeteria, a parking garage and an on-site post office. Michael Klein, Jon Mikula and Michael Cerulo of HFF negotiated the financing and represented the borrower.
SEWELL, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Cherry Tree Crossing, a retail property in Sewell. A private investor sold the 36,560-square-foot property to an undisclosed buyer for $2.8 million. Michael Lombardi and Robert Angus of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
BEVERLY, MASS. — Axcelis Technologies has sold its corporate headquarters facility located at 208 Cherry Hill Dr. in Beverly. An affiliate of Northbrook, Ill.-based Middleton Partners purchased the property for $49 million. Built in 1984 and situated on 37 acres, the facility consists of 417,313 square feet high-end office and industrial space. Axcelis is will lease the property on a long-term, triple-net lease. Ed Wlodarczyk and James Halepis of DTZ represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
QUINCY, MASS. — Greystone has provided a $52.5 million Fannie Mae loan as part of a $66 million total financing package for Quincy Point Apartments, a 640-unit affordable housing complex in Quincy. Greystone worked in conjunction with MassHousing to provide a financing structure that included a $66 million MassHousing conduit construction loan with a 17-year Fannie Mae-backed permanent loan and the use of low-income housing credits to help finance the acquisition and rehabilitation of the property. 1000 Southern Artery Renewal Development Limited Partnership, a partnership between Quincy Point Congregational Church Homes Inc., and the National Foundation for Affordable Housing Solutions Inc., acquired Quincy Point Apartments. As a result of the loan structuring, a minimum 90 percent of the apartments will remain affordable to residents earning at or below 60 percent of the area median income for at least 30 years. The owners plan renovations for the property, including exterior improvements, the installation of Energy Star-rated windows and sliding doors, a new fire alarm control panel, high-efficiency boilers and chillers, improved LED lighting throughout the property, and upgrades to the common areas and resident amenities. Individual unit improvements include new kitchens with Energy Star-rated appliances, new high-efficiency baseboard heaters, new bathrooms …
NEW YORK CITY — HFF has arranged the sale of and financing for The Montrose, a multifamily building located in Manhattan’s Murray Hill. Gaia Real Estate Investments LLC purchased the property for an undisclosed price. Located on 308 East 38th St., the 22-story building offers 97 residential units, a 24-hour attendant, a sundeck with views of the Manhattan skyline and East River, a fitness center and tenant lounge with billiards and a flat-screen television. Built in 2001, the building is currently 100 percent leased. Andrew Scandalios, Eric Anton, Jose Cruz, Jeffrey Julien and Rob Hinckley of HFF represented the seller, while Steven Klein and Christopher Peck, also of HFF, arranged the financing for the transaction.