DENVER — Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of an apartment building located at 1410 Poplar St. in Denver. An undisclosed buyer purchased the property for $4 million or approximately $190,000 per unit. Built in 1949, the building features 21 apartment units. Eric Veith of Pinnacle represented the buyer, while Matt Lewallen and Kevin Calame of Pinnacle represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
MINNEAPOLIS — Dougherty Funding LLC has provided a $41.4 million loan for the construction of Second & Second Apartments in Minneapolis. The name stems from the property’s location at the southeast corner of 2nd Avenue and 2nd Street. Plans call for 158 apartment units and 22,716 square feet of retail space. Dougherty provided the loan on behalf of the borrower, 128 2nd Street North LLC.
ST. LOUIS — The renamed McKnight Place Assisted Living & Memory Care in St. Louis has undergone a $32 million renovation. The project’s first phase included a three-story, 102,000-square-foot expansion featuring 90 apartment units. The second phase included a 74,000-square-foot renovated space with 18 additional assisted living suites and 27 separate memory care suites. Amenities include a main-floor dining room, café bistro, fitness center, chapel, billiard room, beauty salon, art room and greenhouse. The property is located on the 15-acre care campus at The Gatesworth, which now totals more than 1 million square feet of space for seniors. GateCo Development was the general contractor for the project. Greystone provided financing.
LAPORTE, IND. —The City of LaPorte Redevelopment Commission has selected Flaherty & Collins Properties to develop a 200-unit multifamily project in the city’s NewPorte Landing redevelopment project. Plans call for two buildings totaling approximately 167,000 square feet. Amenities will include a pool, outdoor courtyard, dog park, fitness center and bike storage. The apartment property represents a capital investment of more than $30 million, according to Flaherty & Collins. The LaPorte Redevelopment Commission is financing the project with tax-increment financing. Construction is set to begin next summer with completion in late 2020.
WILLISTON, N.D. — IRET (NYSE: IRET) has closed on the sale of its interest in a multifamily portfolio in Williston for $42.3 million. IRET owned the majority interest in the Renaissance Heights and Williston Gardens properties, which consist of 433 units and a vacant land parcel. IRET was the sole owner of Dakota Commons, which includes 44 units. IRET managed all 477 units prior to the sale. Williston is in the Bakken region of North Dakota, which is known for oil production. Following this transaction, IRET has no remaining units in Williston. The buyer was Weidner Apartment Homes.
MARQUETTE, MICH. — Dougherty Funding LLC has provided a $12.3 million construction loan for One Marquette Place Apartments in Michigan. The 64-unit apartment property will feature a 1,900-square-foot café and a 2,800-square-foot office suite. Amenities will include a fitness center and resident lounge with patio. Dougherty served as lead lender and servicer for the loan. One Marquette Place LLC was the borrower.
WINDSOR, CONN. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $20 million Freddie Mac, first mortgage loan for Windsor Station, a 130-unit multifamily community in Windsor. Built in 2017, the property sits on 6.5 acres and comprises two four-story buildings. Tom Peloquin of KeyBank arranged the non-recourse, fixed-rate financing with a 12-year term, six years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. The loan will be used to refinance existing debt. The lender was undisclosed. Lexington Partners LLC and LAZ Investments developed Windsor Station.
HOUSTON — LMI Capital has arranged five loans totaling $16 million for five multifamily properties located throughout the Houston area. The undisclosed properties total 390 units and are located in south Houston, Pasadena, Brazoria County and the Fondren submarket on the southwest side of town. Brandon Brown, Jamie Mullin and Jamie Safier of LMI Capital placed the loans on behalf of undisclosed borrowers.
AURORA, COLO. — HFF has arranged $118.5 million in financing for The Forum Fitzsimons, a mixed-use residential and retail property located in Aurora, a suburb of Denver. The borrower is a joint venture between Catalina Development Co., The Pollin Group and Sightway Capital. Chris McColpin and Josh Simon of HFF arranged the five-year, floating-rate loan through a specialty finance company. Loan proceeds were used to replace the existing construction financing, which HFF arranged on behalf of the development team in 2015. Located at 13650 E. Colfax Ave., the four-story property features 397 apartments and 28,640 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Additionally, the property offers more than 15,000 square feet of amenities, including two resort-style pools and spas with outdoor fireplaces and grills; clubrooms with a theater and game room; a fitness facility with specialized yoga and cycling rooms; an internet café and business center; a dog washing facility and two bark parks; a bike shop; storage facilities; and a six-story gated parking structure.
LOS ANGELES — Investment Real Estate Associates (IREA) has arranged the sale of Bonita Terrace, an apartment building located at 6900 Bonita Terrace in Los Angeles’ Hollywood Hills. A California-based private individual acquired the property for $10.1 million, or $632,000 per unit. Built in 2014, the property features 16 apartments, elevator service and secure subterranean parking garage. Jonathan Krikorian, Clark Everitt and William Everitt of IREA represented the buyer and seller, a California-based private individual.
