Multifamily

DAVIE, FLA. — JLL has arranged the $30.3 million sale of The Gardens of Nova, a 140-unit value-add multifamily community in Davie. The Gardens of Nova offers 16 garden-style buildings with two-bedroom floor plans averaging 1,173 square feet. Communal amenities include a business center, fitness center, coffee bar, swimming pool, outdoor kitchen and sun deck. The property is located at 6857 College Court, directly across the street from the 545-acre South Florida Education Center (SFEC). Maurice Habif, Simon Banke and Victor Garcia of JLL represented the seller, Grand Peaks Properties Inc., in the transaction. Robbins Property Associates purchased the asset.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Redwood Capital Group has purchased Lowrie, a 245-unit apartment complex in Charlotte’s Ballantyne neighborhood. The community offers amenities such as a saltwater swimming pool; grilling areas; dog-friendly rooftop lounge with outdoor TV; 3,000-square-foot fitness center with free weights, touch screen treadmills, stair climbers, recumbent bikes and Woodway self-propelled treadmill; yoga studio; and a 4,700-square-foot clubhouse with a catering kitchen, billiards, TV area, mail room and co-working business center. Ballantyne is a master-planned community 12 miles south of downtown Charlotte. The Bissell Cos. developed the area to include a top-rated golf course, more than 200 eateries and shops, and 16 miles of walking trails and bike paths. The sales price was not disclosed.

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EAST ORANGE, NEWARK, ASBURY PARK AND TRENTON, N.J. — CBRE has brokered the sale of a 1,035-unit multifamily workforce housing portfolio in New Jersey for $146 million. The portfolio benefits from high occupancy, 4.1 percent average annual rent growth and high resident retention. “The market demand for this type of property is as strong as we have experienced,” said Jeffrey Dunne of CBRE. ” Renter demand for well-maintained Class B apartments is also at historic levels and expected to continue for years ahead.” The sale included a generational collection of seven multifamily high-rise and garden properties, for a total of 1,035 units in the following locations: In East Orange, Washington Towers is a 14-story building with 197 units; Executive House is a 23-story building with 228 units; Ambassador Towers is a nine-story building with 161 units; Munn Heritage is a seven-story building with 75 units. In Newark, Parkview Gardens is a four-story building with 24 units. In Asbury Park, Munroe Towers is a 15-story building with 261 units. In Trenton, Lafayette House is a 12-story building with 89 units. Dunne, Gene Pride, Eric Apfel, Nat Gambuzza, John Veniero and John McFadden of CBRE represented the owner, Murnick Property Group, in …

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BOSTON — Fortis Property Group has received an $87.5 million construction loan for LaGrange Street Residential Development, a 170-unit multifamily property in Boston. The project will include street-level retail. Apollo Global Management provided the loan. The property will offer studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments, 22 of which will be rented at below-market rates. Construction is underway, slated for completion in late 2021. Stantec is the architect of the project and Zarifi is the interior designer.

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DALLAS AND FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Cohen-Esrey Apartment Investors has acquired two apartment communities totaling 630 units in Dallas and Fort Worth. South Pointe Apartments in Dallas features 372 units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, spa, playground and a racquetball court. Lofton Place in Fort Worth totals 258 units and offers amenities such as a pool, fitness center, playground and a tennis court. Both properties were built in the 1980s and subsequently renovated. The seller(s) was not disclosed.

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NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has brokered the sale of 440 West 36th Street, a vacant multifamily property in Manhattan, for $6.9 million. The site spans 14,862 buildable square feet and currently houses an 8,562-square-foot building. Matthew Gillis, Michael Tortorici and Howard Raber represented the seller in the transaction. Angela Huang of Chase Global Realty LLC procured the buyer.

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MOUNT VERNON, TEXAS — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of Mount Vernon House, a 50-unit assisted living community in Mount Vernon, approximately 100 miles east of Dallas. The 41,000-square-foot property sits on 2.5 acres and was constructed in 1994. A local doctor acquired the community from an independent owner-operator for $2.8 million, or $56,000 per unit. The community was approximately 58 percent occupied at the time of sale. Matthew Alley of SLIB arranged the transaction.

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NEW YORK CITY — NorthMarq has arranged a $4 million cash-out refinance of a 8,799-square-foot multifamily property in Brooklyn. The property, 66 Nassau Avenue, is five stories with ground floor retail. The loan was structured with a 10-year term, a 4 percent fixed interest rate and a 25-year amortization schedule. The property was originally acquired in 2000 and was later demolished and redeveloped in 2018.

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RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Davlyn Investments has closed escrow on the $60 million off-market purchase of Metro Gateway, a multifamily property located in Riverside. MBK Rental Living sold the property for $60 million. Constructed in 2017, the Class A asset features 187 apartments and a modern amenity package. Sean Deasy and Ryan Fitzpatrick of JLL represented the seller. Ryan Blair of City National Bank arranged acquisition financing for the buyer. This is Davlyn’s 11th acquisition in Southern California’s Inland Empire.

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STAMFORD, CONN. — JLL has negotiated the sale of AVA Stamford, a 304-unit multifamily property in Stamford, a city on the southwest coast of Connecticut. The property has since been renamed Sofi at 50 Forest. The 18-story tower offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging more than 1,000 square feet, each equipped with laundry appliances and patios or balconies. Amenities include a heated pool, fitness center, clubhouse and a 1.1-acre private park with tennis courts. The property, construction of which was completed in 2001, was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. Jose Cruz, Stephen Simonelli, Kevin O’Hearn, Andrew Scandalios, Michael Oliver, Mark Mahasky and Grace Braverman of JLL represented the seller, AvalonBay Communities Inc., in the transaction. The buyer was West Coast-based multifamily investor Pacific Urban Residential. The exact sales price was undisclosed.

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