WOODBURN, ORE. — Norris & Stevens has arranged the sale of Barclay Square Apartments, a multifamily property located at 2377 W. Hayes St. in Woodburn. West Coast Real Estate Holdings acquired the asset for $8.2 million. Constructed in 1975, the 53,000-square-foot property features 70 units in a mix of 30 one-bedroom/one-bath and 40 two-bedroom/one-bath layouts spread across nine buildings. The buyer plans to continue upgrading the property, and the acquisition financing obtained included funds for planned upgrades. David Chatfield and Timothy Mitchell of Portland, Ore.-based Norris & Stevens represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
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CAMP SPRINGS, MD. — Excelsa Properties has acquired Tribeca at Camp Springs, a multifamily property located at 4701 Old Soper Road in Camp Springs, for $64 million. This is the seventh multifamily property acquisition for the Excelsa US Real Estate I LP investment vehicle. The seller was not disclosed. Tribeca features 224 apartments and over 18,000 square feet of retail space. Completed in 2006, Tribeca’s units feature nine-foot ceilings, poured concrete construction and structured parking. The property is located adjacent to the Branch Avenue Metro station. Excelsa and its undisclosed joint venture partner intends to invest more than $2 million in property upgrades at Tribeca, including improvements to unit interiors, common areas and amenities.
ATHENS, GA. — New York-based J.P. Morgan has purchased The Cottages at Ridge Pointe, a single-family rental community in Athens, for $50.8 million. The seller is Vinings, Ga.-based Jim Chapman Communities, which delivered the 216-unit community property in 2020. Located at 805 Zelkova Ridge, the property comprises single-story rental ranch cottages. Each rental unit includes private patios and front-porch entryways, kitchens with granite countertops and subway tile backsplashes, designer lighting, stainless steel appliances, wide doorways, a zero-step entry into the home, walk-in closets and attached, single-car garages. Community amenities include a resort-style pool, a 4,000-square-foot clubhouse with fitness center, catering kitchen and leasing and management offices. The community also offers onsite management by Atlanta-based RangeWater Real Estate, which includes 24-hour emergency maintenance service.
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — RCP Cos. has broken ground on Metronome at MidCity, a five-story multifamily building featuring 296 apartment homes with retail and restaurant space on the ground floor. The property is located in Huntsville’s MidCity District, a $1 billion mixed-use project underway at the intersection of University Drive and Research Park Boulevard. Metronome is situated in the heart of MidCity’s 140-acre district. The property’s open tenants include Topgolf, REI Co-op, Dave & Buster’s, High Point Climbing & Fitness, Wahlburgers, Kung Fu Tea and Kamado Ramen, as well as The Camp, an outdoor venue featuring a food truck garden, coffee shop and bar, live music stage and a weekly farmer’s market. Trader Joe’s is scheduled to open later this year. Huntsville Amphitheater, an 8,000-seat venue, is currently under construction with a planned opening of spring 2022. Metronome at MidCity will offer 12 different floor plans including studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Each home will feature smart thermostats, high-speed internet, Wi-Fi, stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and full-size, in-home laundry. Select units include high ceilings, balconies, offices/dens and kitchen islands. Community amenities will include a 24-hour fitness center, resort-style saltwater pool, outdoor kitchen, pocket parks with a fireplace/firepit, fountain feature, …
CHICAGO — Kiser Group has arranged the sale of a 46-unit apartment building in Chicago’s South Humboldt Park neighborhood for $3.7 million. Located at 3432-40 W. Franklin Blvd., the property was built in 1927 and fully renovated in the mid-2000s. Monthly rents range from $624 to $1,375. Jack Petrando, Danny Logarakis and Rick Ofman of Kiser represented the buyer, RMRE Holdings LLC, and the undisclosed seller. The buyer plans to complete cosmetic upgrades to some of the units.
IRVING, TEXAS — Berkadia has provided a $28.4 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan for Residences at Northgate, a 320-unit apartment community in Irving. The property was built in 1983, and its units offer washers and dryers and private balconies/patios. Amenities include a fitness center, dog park and picnic areas. Mitch Sinberg and Brad Williamson of Berkadia originated the floating-rate financing on behalf of the borrower, Miami-based Eagle Property Capital. The new ownership will implement a value-add program. The seller was C-III Capital Partners.
FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS — Locally based developer D’Agostino Cos. has broken ground on The Reserve at Baybrook, a 291-unit multifamily project in Friendswood, located south of Houston. The community will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom units that average 921 square feet and are furnished with stone countertops, tile backsplashes, stainless steel appliances and individual washers and dryers. Amenities will include a pool, outdoor entertainment area, clubhouse, fitness center and a golf simulator room. Chris Bergmann Jr. of JLL represented D’Agostino Cos. in its acquisition of the land from Finwood Properties last summer. Austin-based Oden Hughes is the general contractor for the project. Completion is slated for May 2022.
SAN ANTONIO — California-based AHV Communities has begun work on Farm Haus, a 142-unit duplex rental community in northwest San Antonio. Residences will feature two-, three- and four-bedroom layouts with quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, two-car garages and private fenced yards. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, communal kitchen, conference room, great room, bocce court and a dog park. Construction will be carried out in five phases, with preleasing set to begin in April and full completion slated for the second quarter of 2022. Monthly rates will range from approximately $1,775 to $2,200.
SAYREVILLE, N.J. — New York City-based investment firm AMS Acquisitions has sold Gillette Towers, a two-building, 136-unit seniors housing facility in the Northern New Jersey community of Sayreville. In 2019, AMS purchased the property, which then consisted of a single 80-unit building, for $13 million. The company then developed a 56-unit building that is nearing completion, while the original building is now fully leased. The buyer was a partnership between A&RW Properties LLC and its affiliates JYW Holdings LLC and Nadlan Capital Inc.
FORT LEE, N.J. — Locally based developer Weiss Realty Co. is planning a 31-unit apartment project at 2130 Center Ave. in Fort Lee, located across the Hudson River from Upper Manhattan. Designed by architecture firm Bilow Garret Group, the 36,800-square-foot project will include parking for 51 vehicles and amenities such as a rooftop terrace, fitness center and coworking spaces. The site is located immediately adjacent to the I-95 thoroughfare leading up to the George Washington Bridge. Approval from the Fort Lee Planning Board is still pending. Weiss and his development firm have been honored by the Greater Fort Lee Chamber of Commerce in the past for their contributions to the evolving city.