EL PASO, TEXAS — Hunt Capital Partners has provided $22.8 million in equity financing for the adaptive reuse of Blue Flame Apartments, a historic multifamily building in El Paso. Built in the 1954, the 18-story building has been vacant for the past 12 years and will now be converted into a mixed-use property with 120 affordable housing units and 39,672 square feet of commercial space. The project, which carries a total price tag of $55.3 million, is scheduled for completion by January 2020.
PHILADELPHIA — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of a 4,568-square-foot mixed-use property in Philadelphia. The building, which is located at 262 S. 16th St., sold for $1.2 million or approximately $279.11 per square foot. Lawrence Gariano, Matthew Bess and Mark Taylor of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was a limited liability company. The property is located two blocks east of Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse Square.
PAWTUCKET, R.I. — Sweeney Real Estate & Appraisal has arranged the $925,000 sale of a mixed-use development site in Pawtucket. Thomas Sweeney of Sweeney Real Estate represented the seller, Ten Mile Associates LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was Churchill & Banks Cos. Located at 1110 Central Ave., the property is currently an 83,000-square-foot industrial facility with three buildings.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $14.3 million sale of a five-story, mixed-use building in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan. Hall Oster, Guthrie Garvin, Michael Gembecki and Teddy Galligan of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also undisclosed. Located at 228 Thompson St., the building has recently undergone a complete renovation and includes ground-floor retail space as well as four large apartments above. The property features stainless steel appliances, private outdoor spaces and a curated common roof deck.
CHICAGO — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has arranged the sale of a 106-year-old building and development site on Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago. The sales price was not disclosed. The site comprises a five-story, 26,700-square-foot building and 11,000 square feet of neighboring land. Jim Cummings and Brian Carroll of NKF represented the seller, Hollander Holdings LLC, a manufacturer of house furnishings. The Hollander family had owned the building ever since its construction in 1912 and used the property for storing archives. The buyer, GW Properties, plans to restore the building and develop a mixed-use property with office and retail space on the ground floor. Redevelopment plans also call for an apartment building.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — American Realty Advisors (ARA) has acquired Northshore, a 38-story mixed-use tower in Austin. The property consists of 439 residential units and 52,083 square feet of office and retail space. At the time of sale, Northshore’s residential portion was 97 percent occupied and its commercial portion was fully leased. Amenities include a 17,000-square-foot pool deck overlooking Lady Bird Lake, multiple outdoor kitchens and a 24-hour fitness center. Charles Cirar, Michael Wardlaw and Colin Cannata of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
LAS VEGAS — Northcap Commercial Multifamily has negotiated the sale of Desert Manor, a mixed-use asset located on an entire city block at 629 S. Main St. in Las Vegas. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $11.5 million. The sale consisted of 191 multifamily units, 6,364 square feet of retail space and 0.89 acres of land. Devin Lee of Northcap Multifamily represented the seller, 1060 Broadway LLC, in the deal.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Progress Capital has secured an $11.8 million loan for the acquisition of a former manufacturing facility in Jersey City. The property is the former site of Elementis Specialties Inc. and is located at 400 Claremont Ave. The buyer, 400 Claremont Urban Renewal LLC, plans to redevelop the site into a mixed-use building with residential, parking and retail components. Progress Capital arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower through an undisclosed lender. The timeline for the project was not disclosed.
ROSWELL, GA. — Pollack Shores Real Estate Group has purchased a site at 11060 Alpharetta Highway in Roswell, roughly 23 miles north of Atlanta, with plans to develop a new multifamily community. The project is part of a greater mixed-use development that Pollack Shores is building in partnership with Fuqua Development. The site currently houses a strip shopping center that will be razed this fall to make way for the new development. Dubbed Sun Valley, the community will include 300 multifamily units developed by Pollack Shores and 115,000 square feet of retail that Fuqua will develop, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle. The Atlanta-based firms had a similar arrangement at The Battery Atlanta, where Pollack Shores developed the multifamily portion, dubbed Home at The Battery Atlanta, and Fuqua developed the retail and restaurants. The residential portion of the Roswell project will include a mix of one- to three-bedroom units with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, a mix of vinyl-plank wood flooring and carpet flooring and walk-in closets. Community amenities will include a dog park, pet washing station, pool, lounge area and a fitness center with a yoga room. Matrix Residential, a subsidiary of Pollack Shores, will manage the community.
SAMMAMISH, WASH. — Newmark has secured $42 million in permanent financing for the Village at Sammamish Town Center, a 107,000-square-foot mixed-use property located in Sammamish. The property features 37,000 square feet of medical office space, a 35,000-square-foot Metropolitan Market and 35,000 square feet of retail space. The newly completed property is the only new commercial development on the Sammamish plateau in more than 20 years, according to Newmark. Michael Taylor, Skip Slavin and Patrick Taylor of Newmark’s Seattle office arranged the non-recourse financing on behalf of the property owner. The 14-year term, 30-year amortization loan was placed with one of Newmark’s correspondent lenders, and Newmark will service the loan.