RALEIGH, N.C. — Lowe Enterprises Investors (LEI) has teamed up with Blue Ridge Realty to develop The Gramercy, a 203-unit multifamily property located at 401 Glenwood Ave. in Raleigh’s Glenwood South neighborhood. The community will sit atop 6,900 square feet of ground-floor retail space and a 260-space parking garage. Wells Fargo provided a $26 million construction loan, which was arranged by Howard Brooks of Medalist Capital. The six-story building will offer studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, nine-foot ceilings and individual balconies. Amenities include a clubhouse with a kitchen and lounge area, resort-style pool and a business center. The design team includes architect J. Davis and general contractor Choate Construction. Construction of the project has begun this week.
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SAN ANTONIO — An unnamed buyer has purchased the 648-acre Black Buck Ranch in northwest San Antonio. The property will be developed into a master-planned community and features elevated land with views of downtown San Antonio and the surrounding area. The property borders the Palmira & Anaqua Spring Ranch developments. Taylor Schmidt and Reed Vestal of TNRG represented the buyer. Asher Reilly of Land Advisors Organization represented the seller.
RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. — New Jersey-based NAI Hanson has brokered the sale of a mixed-use building located in Ridgefield Park. Korean District of the Christian and Missionary Alliance purchased the 2,000-square-foot property, which is located at 169 Main St., for an undisclosed price. The buyer plans to use the property to expand its ministry. The property features 1,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and two second-floor residential apartments. Anthony Cassano of NAI Hanson represented the seller, Carol Avlon, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital (MRC) has closed a $32 million construction loan for a mixed-use project at the former 266,322-square-foot St. John’s Queens Hospital, located at 90-02 Queens Blvd. in the Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens. The construction financing follows an initial $38 million acquisition loan provided by MRC in December 2013, which brings the total financing package from MRC to $70 million. Located along Queens Boulevard between 57th Avenue and Woodhaven Boulevard, the property allows for 148,109 square feet of residential space and 118,213 square feet of commercial and community space. Once redeveloped, the project will offer retail space and 144 residential units. Additionally, the purchaser acquired the four-story, 89,601-square-foot parking garage located behind the hospital building, which offers 290 parking spaces and direct access from Queens Boulevard. After the $38 million acquisition loan closed, MRC offered a conditional commitment to fund the remaining renovation of the property once the borrower received approvals on all building plans. St. John’s Queens Hospital has been closed since the hospital’s operator filed for bankruptcy in 2009.
LACOMBE, LA. — Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Development Co. (WREDCO) has begun developing Tamanend, an 848-acre master-planned community that will feature office space, a college, retail, restaurants and single- and multifamily residential units. Tamanend will be located in the centermost part of St. Tammany Parish north of Lacombe, which is approximately 45 minutes north of New Orleans. Gulf States Real Estate Services is providing project management, marketing and real estate consulting for the project. Northshore Technical Community College is planning to open an advanced technology center and STEM campus at Tamanend.
KANSAS CITY — NorthMarq Capital has arranged the $201.5 million refinancing of a 10-property portfolio. The properties include a mix of multifamily, unanchored retail and suburban offices in the Kansas City and Dallas metro areas. The portfolio consists of 2,190 multifamily units, 53,143 square feet of office space and 23,027 square feet of retail space. Greg Duvall of NorthMarq Capital’s Kansas City office structured the 25-year loan with a 25-year amortization schedule. Duvall arranged the loan for the undisclosed borrower through NorthMarq’s correspondent relationship with Allianz Life Insurance Co. of North America.
NEW YORK CITY — Silvershore Properties has acquired two mixed-use buildings in Brooklyn totaling $3.07 million. In Boerum Hill, the company purchased the 3,500-square-foot 208 Hoyt Street building for $1.72 million. Additionally, Silvershore acquired 590 Bushwick Avenue, a 5,500-square-foot mixed-use building, for $1.35 million. Year to date, Silvershore has invested $60 million on more than 20 purchases throughout New York City.
BOSTON — An affiliate of Abramson Brothers Inc. has acquired 4 Liberty Square, a retail and office building located in Boston, for $8.8 million. Located at the corner of Water and Batterymarch streets, the seven-story, 26,000-square-foot pre-war office building is 100 percent leased and has one restaurant tenant in the ground-floor retail space. Built in 1900, the building features a steel frame with masonry walls, windows and a marble lobby. This transaction is Abramson Brothers’ first acquisition in Boston as the company continues to seek growth opportunities.
NEW YORK CITY — TerraCRG has brokered the sale of a mixed-use building located at 328 Marcus Garvey Blvd. in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. The property sold for $2.05 million or approximately $360 per square foot or $410,000 per unit. The four-story building features three residential units and 1,800 square feet of retail space divided into two retail units. The three residential units and one of the retail units were vacant at the time of closing. Matthew Cosentino, Eric Satanovksy and Robert McDonald of TerraCRG represented the seller in the transaction. Additional terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
SAN DIEGO – A 1.5-acre parcel of land in the San Diego submarket of North Park has sold to TR Hale LLC for $7.7 million. The parcel is located at 2030 El Cajon Blvd. The buyer plans to develop an upscale, mixed-use apartment project on the site, which was fully entitled by the seller for up to 180 units. The seller was AmProp North Park LLC. The transaction was executed by Victor Krebs and Gunder Creager of Colliers International.