GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Investors Capital Group has completed the disposition of Cantala, an apartment property in Glendale. Western Wealth Capital acquired the asset for $51.6 million, or $280,435 per unit. Built in 1986, Cantala features 184 units in a mix of one- and two-bedroom layouts with open-concept living area, in-unit washers/dryers and private patios or balconies. Community amenities include a swimming pool, spa, fitness center, clubhouse and covered parking. Steve Gebing and Cliff David of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
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RENO, NEV. — The Bascom Group has purchased Sierra Point Apartments in Reno for $31 million, or $210,884 per unit, in an off-market transaction. The name of the seller was not released. Built in 1996 and 1998, Sierra Point features 147 apartments, with 84 percent two-bedroom floorplans. Bascom plans to renovate unit interiors with new countertops and appliances, wood plank flooring, backsplashes, new baseboards, cabinetry improvements, new fixtures and lighting and a two-tone paint scheme. Additionally, Bascom will add a dog park, tot lot and an outdoor barbecue and recreational area. AMC Management Services will provide property management and SD Cap Construction Management will provide construction management services. Charles Halladay, Jamie Kline and Annie Rice of JLL Capital Markets arranged the acquisition financing, which LoanCore provided.
CHICAGO — Related Midwest has broken ground on 900 Randolph, a 43-story apartment tower in Chicago’s Fulton Market. LR Contracting Co., the contracting division of Related Midwest, and BOWA Construction are the general contractors. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects, the project will feature 300 apartment units, 60 of which will be designated as affordable housing. Further details of the project were not provided.
LINCOLNWOOD, ILL. — AECOM-Canyon Partners and Tucker Development are underway on the development of District 1860, a multifamily and retail project in the Chicago suburb of Lincolnwood. Plans call for 299 multifamily units, an Amazon Fresh grocery store and more than 40,000 square feet of additional retail and restaurant space. Pacific Western Bank provided a senior construction loan. Completion is slated for 2023.
CHICAGO — Becovic has acquired The Juneway Gardens in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood for $7.2 million. Located on Juneway Terrace, the 61-unit apartment building was constructed in 1922. The seller, a local apartment owner, had owned the three-story property for more than 30 years. Becovic Realty, the brokerage arm of Becovic, brokered the sale.
HOUSTON — A partnership between Houston-based Better World Holdings and New York-based Crown Capital Ventures has acquired Skylar Pointe Apartments, a 449-unit community in Houston’s Clear Lake area, for $49.1 million. Built in 1979, Skylar Pointe comprises 162 one-bedroom units, 255 two-bedroom apartments and 32 three-bedroom residences. Amenities include two pools, a spa, playground and onsite laundry facilities. The new ownership will invest about $4.6 million in capital improvements to the property, including $2.9 million to unit interior and $1.7 million in to building exteriors and amenity spaces.
Nova Capital Arranges Construction Debt and Equity for 389-Unit Multifamily Project in Sachse, Texas
SACHSE, TEXAS — Los Angeles-based advisory firm Nova Capital has arranged construction debt and equity for the development of Miles One 90, a 389-unit multifamily project in Sachse, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. Nova Capital placed a $42 million loan with Bank OZK and an undisclosed amount of joint venture equity with an institutional investor. Miles One 90 will comprise four four-story residential buildings and amenities such as multiple pools and fitness centers, a game room, coffee bar, remote work lounge and an outdoor kitchen. Construction is scheduled to begin in January and to be complete in 2023. The borrower was Anthem Development, a division of Beck Ventures Co.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Levin Johnston, a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of Constellation Ranch Apartments, a 324-unit multifamily community in Fort Worth that was built in 2005. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom formats and feature washers and dryers, built-in computer niches and walk-in closets. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, business center, movie theater, dog park and Amazon package lockers. Adam Levin, Robert Johnston and Eymon Binesh of Levin Johnston represented the seller and the buyer, a California-based private investor, in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity.
NEW YORK CITY — Taconic Partners and National Real Estate Advisors (NREA) will develop a 33-story multifamily building at 312 W. 43rd St. in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood. Designed by Handel Architects, the project will consist of 330 rental units, 40,000 square feet of retail space and 30,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenity space. The amenity package will include a pool, rooftop terrace, workspaces and private gardens. Avison Young arranged $204 million in construction financing through The Union Labor Life Insurance Co. for the project, completion of which is slated for mid-2024.
YONKERS, N.Y. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $160 million loan for the refinancing of Sawyer Place, a 438-unit multifamily property located outside of New York City in Yonkers. Built in 2020, the two-building complex features 31,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space, a 553-space parking garage and amenities such as a landscaped terrace, fitness center and an indoor theater. Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz, Keith Kurland, Adam Schwartz, Michael Ianno and Sean Bastian of Walker & Dunlop arranged the floating-rate, nonrecourse financing, which retires the original construction loan, through Mesa West Capital. The borrower was locally based development and investment firm RXR Realty.