Multifamily

NEW YORK CITY — Alchemy Properties has acquired the former Collegiate School on the Upper West Side of Manhattan for $158 million. The property, which is located at 378 West End Ave. and 260-262 West 78th St., will be redeveloped into two ground-up residential condominium buildings rising 19 and 12 stories, respectively. When completed, the project will bring anywhere from 58 to 62 condominium units to the Upper West Side as well as 20,000 square feet of amenities, including an outdoor pool, squash court and fitness center. Alchemy has partnered with South Korean investment bank Daishin Securities to develop the project. Architectural firm COOKFOX Architects has been commissioned to design both the exterior and interior of 378 West End Ave. Bank OZK provided pre-construction and construction financing for the project. Construction on 378 West End Ave. is scheduled to start in the third quarter of 2018. Alchemy Properties recently completed Two Fifty West 81st St., a 31-unit condominium project on the Upper West Side. The project is currently 85 percent sold, according to Alchemy. — David Cohen

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HAVERHILL, MASS. — Yannios RE Investment Sales has brokered the sale of Highland Maple Apartments, a 39-unit apartment community in Haverhill. Haverhill is located 35 miles north of Boston. Built in 1850, the masonry-style property includes two, three-story buildings. Yannios RE Investment Sales represented the seller, who was undisclosed. The buyer was also undisclosed.

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FORT MYERS, FLA. — Coastal Ridge Real Estate and M Group have purchased The Reef, a 924-bed student housing community located adjacent to Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers. Progressive Capital Group sold the asset to the partnership for $78.8 million. Kevin Larimer, Greg Gonzalez and Cole Whitaker of Berkadia arranged the transaction on behalf of Progressive. Constructed in two phases in 2016 and 2017, The Reef is a garden-style community featuring two resort-style pools with cabanas, outdoor billiards, fire pit, ping pong, bocce ball, sand volleyball court, fitness center, cyber café, resident club lounge and private study rooms. The community’s fully furnished units feature bed-to-bath parity. The transaction marks the second student housing acquisition near Florida Gulf Coast University for Coastal Ridge in the past two months. In July, the Ohio-based company acquired the adjacent Coastal Village Apartments for $44 million.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Marsh Properties has broken ground on The Edge@Sedgefield, a 263-unit apartment community located within the Sedgefield mixed-use redevelopment in Charlotte. The community will include a mix of studio to two-bedroom apartment units ranging in size from 600 to 1,450 square feet. Community amenities will include five private courtyards, bike storage, a dog wash station, dog park, fitness center with yoga studio, pool, clubroom and a rooftop terrace with views of South End and Uptown Charlotte. The development team for The Edge@Sedgefield includes BB+M Architecture, Samet Corp. and LandDesign. BB&T is providing construction financing for the project. The first units at the community are expected to deliver in the spring of 2020. At full build-out, Sedgefield will include approximately 700 residential units, the redevelopment of 30,000 square feet of retail and the potential for 100,000 square feet of office space. Sedgefield Shopping Center, a 68,000-square-foot shopping center developed by Marsh in partnership with Aston Properties, opened at the development last year. The center is home to Harris Teeter, Nexter Juice Bar, Holler & Dash and The Waterman. The Edge@Sedgefield will be located adjacent to the retail center.

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FRISCO, TEXAS — California-based private equity firm The Bascom Group has acquired Jefferson Stonebriar, a 424-unit multifamily community in Frisco. The newly built, Class A property consists of one-, two- and three-bedroom units and offers amenities such as a pool, fitness center, business center, conference room and pet park. The seller was Irving, Texas-based multifamily developer JPI. Brian Murphy and Richard Furr of ARA Newmark represented JPI in the transaction. Tip Strickland and Braden Harmon of Berkeley Point Capital secured debt for the transaction, which marks Bascom’s 35th multifamily property closed in Texas. James D’Argenio and Chang Liu sourced and managed the acquisition for Bascom.

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NORTH RIVERSIDE, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $2 million sale of an 18-unit apartment property in North Riverside, about 12 miles west of Chicago. The two-building property is located at 2628-2640 Desplaines Ave. Recent capital improvements included new finishes as well as updated windows, doors, roofing, hot water heaters, boilers, and air conditioners. Andrean Angelov, Ryan Engle and Samuel Antreasian of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. The team also procured the private buyer.

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HAMDEN, CONN. — HK Group has brokered the $136 million sale of Town Walk at Hamden Hills in Hamden. The garden-style community, which is located at 100 Town Walk Drive, features 764 units and sits on a 44-acre site. Matthew Keefe and Ricardo E. Cordido of HK Group represented the buyer, Jones Street Investment Partners, and the seller, Baker Properties, in the transaction. AvalonBay Communities built the property in the 1990s.

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TRENTON, N.J. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $16.8 million Fannie Mae first mortgage loan for Oakland Park Apartments in Trenton. Built in 1947 and renovated in 1986, the property comprises 10 three-story buildings and includes 270 units. Under the Housing Assistance Payments contract, 269 of the 270 units qualify as low-income for individuals and families earning up to 80 percent of the area median income. Tom Peloquin of KeyBank arranged the non-recourse, floating-rate financing with a seven-year term, one-year interest-only period and 30-year amortization schedule. The loan was used to facilitate the acquisition of the property.

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LEE’S SUMMIT, MO. — JVM Realty Corp. (JVM) has acquired Summit Ridge Apartments in Lee’s Summit, a suburb of Kansas City, for an undisclosed price. The 432-unit apartment community features a pool, fitness center, dog park and resident lounge with a coffee bar, business center and conference room. JVM plans to renovate the property, built in 2001, by upgrading units, installing a package delivery facility and expanding the fitness center. The seller was not disclosed. JVM Management will manage the property. Mac Crowther of ARA Newmark brokered the transaction.

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CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the sale-leaseback of Monroe Pavilion, a four-story skilled nursing facility in Chicago’s West Loop, for $6 million. The property is located at 1400 W. Monroe Ave. David Goss and Lucas Fryman of Interra represented the buyer, JK Equities, which plans to repurpose the building but has not yet disclosed specific plans. Jon Morgan and Colin O’Malley of Interra represented the seller, Symphony Post Acute Network, a provider of post-acute care.

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