SAN MARCOS, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Grandon Village, a 161-unit age- and income-restricted housing asset in San Marcos, approximately 35 miles north of San Diego. The seller was Grandon Village LP, which originally developed the community in 2004. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $30.2 million, or $187,578 per unit. The community was 100 percent occupied at the time of sale and historically has a long waiting list, according to Marty Cohen of Marcus & Millichap, who represented the seller. The property is walking distance from a 357,000-square-foot shopping center and a North County Transit District Breeze bus stop.
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MEMPHIS, TENN. — Alliant Credit Union has provided acquisition financing for a six-property apartment portfolio in Memphis. The loan was structured with an initial funding of $31.7 million, with performance earn-out provisions up to $38.4 million. The borrower plans to renovate the communities, which include a total of 1,240 units. Community amenities across the portfolio include on-site parking, clubhouses, swimming pools, playgrounds and onsite laundry facilities. The name of the borrower and specific property names were not disclosed.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has negotiated the sale of a condominium deconversion in Chicago’s Buena Park neighborhood for $8.2 million. The undisclosed buyer plans to convert the property’s 34 condo units into apartment rentals. The four-story asset is located at 744 W. Gordon Terrace. Built in 1974, the property includes a mix of studios, one- and two-bedroom units. Joe Smazal of Interra brokered the transaction. Under the Condominium Property Act in Illinois, condo unit owners can elect to sell a condo property if 75 percent or more are in agreement.
NEW YORK CITY — The Manhates Group has negotiated the $9.3 million sale of a 10-unit multifamily building in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. The 9,375-square-foot property is located at 445 W. 21st St. Michael Sherman of The Manhates Group represented the buyer, ECA New York Real Estate Advisors, in the transaction. Houlihan-Parnes Realtors represented the undisclosed sellers.
Avanath Capital Management Acquires 240-Unit Seniors Housing Community in Edison, New Jersey
by David Cohen
EDISON, N.J. — Avanath Capital Management has acquired Menlo Manor, a 240-unit affordable senior housing community in Edison. Avanath acquired the property through its institutional fund, Avanath Affordable Housing III. The five-story property was built in 1980 and features a community room, exterior courtyard, library, dining area, community kitchen and automatic front doors. Located at 161 Inman Ave., the community includes a mix of studios, one-, and two-bedroom units. Alex Medeiros of CBRE represented the seller, Jeff Spragens.
WARRENVILLE, ILL. — McShane Construction Co. has been selected by developer Interforum Holdings to construct a new apartment community called Canterra Residences in Warrenville, about 30 miles west of Chicago. The 364-unit complex will be built around a central parking garage. Amenities will include a health club, yoga studio, business center, pool and dog wash station. Construction will be done in phases with the entire development slated for completion in late 2020. Baranyk Associates LTD is providing architectural services. Interforum is a privately held real estate development and investment firm based in Northfield, Ill.
PORTAGE, MICH. — Cohen Financial, a division of SunTrust Bank, has arranged a $10.6 million HUD 223(f) loan for the refinancing of Timberwood Crossing in Portage, just south of Kalamazoo. The multifamily property includes 254 units. The fixed-rate loan, which features a 35-year term, will refinance the original short-term loan Cohen secured for the acquisition of the property. Trillium Investments was the borrower.
NEW YORK CITY — CIT Group has arranged a $45 million construction loan for a nine-story, mixed-use condominium project in the Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan. The project will be called The Cast Iron House and will consist of 13 condominium units as well as ground-floor retail. The financing will fund the development and restoration of the property. CIT arranged financing for the borrower, 361 Broadway Associates Holdings LLC, through and undisclosed lender.
ATLANTA — TriBridge Residential, in partnership with Sefira Capital, has acquired Ivy Hall Apartments, a 110-unit multifamily community located at 625 Piedmont Ave. N.E. in Atlanta’s Midtown district. Other terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the Atlanta Business Chronicle reports Ivy Hall Apartments of Atlanta LP sold the asset for $35.8 million. Constructed in 2010, Ivy Hall includes a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans with 10-foot ceilings, crown molding, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and private balconies. Atlanta-based TriBridge and Miami-based Sefira plan to immediately upgrade the community’s two dog parks, poolside fitness center and all indoor and outdoor amenity spaces.
SILVER SPRING, MD. — Washington Property Co. (WPC) has topped out construction on Solaire 8250 Georgia Avenue, a 338-unit apartment community in Silver Spring. The community is located two blocks from the Silver Spring Metro station and roughly six miles north of Washington, D.C. The 20-story building will offer a mix of studio to two-bedroom units averaging 760 square feet. The building will also include three levels of below-ground parking and 15,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Individual units at Solaire 8520 will include quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, wood flooring and private balconies. Community amenities will include a rooftop swimming pool, cyber café, grilling areas, fitness center, private courtyard and a game room. Lendlease is the general contractor for the project, and Baltimore-based Design Collective is the architect. Streetsense is handling the leasing assignment for the retail portion of the project. Slated to open in spring 2019, Solaire 8520 is WPC’s fourth Solaire-branded apartment community and its second in Silver Spring’s Ripley District, a former light industrial area-turned transit-oriented neighborhood. At full build-out, the Ripley District will include 2 million square feet of mixed-use development and house up to 3,000 people.