DULUTH, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Mount Royal Manor in Duluth for $10.9 million. The 114-unit apartment building is located at 100 Elizabeth St. in northeastern Minnesota along Lake Superior. Originally built in 1951, the property features 13 studios, 76 one-bedroom units and 25 two-bedroom units. Mox Gunderson, Dan Linnell, Josh Talberg and Chris Collins of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. The team also secured the undisclosed buyer.
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COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — CBRE has arranged the sale of The Marc, a 478-unit multifamily community located within a mile of Texas A&M University’s campus in College Station. The property was built in 1969 and 1977 and is comprised of one-, two- and four-bedroom units. Amenities include four pools and shuttle service to campus, as well as tennis, basketball and volleyball courts. Chris Deuillet, Chandler Sims, Jaclyn Fitts, William Vonderfecht and Casey Schaefer of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Presidium, an investment firm specializing in Class B multifamily assets, acquired the property for an undisclosed price.
SAN ANTONIO — Pillar Financial, a division of SunTrust Bank, has provided a $13.4 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of Avesta ICON Apartments, a 256-unit multifamily community located on San Antonio’s north side. The property, which was 93 percent occupied at the time of sale, was built in 1981 and renovated in 2015. Evan Hom of Pillar Financial originated the loan, which features a 15-year term, a fixed interest rate and five years of interest-only payments, on behalf of the Los Angeles-based borrower.
NEW YORK CITY — Hines and Welltower Inc. have broken ground for the construction of Sunrise at East 56th, a seniors housing property located at 139 E. 56th St. in Midtown Manhattan. As known as The Welltower, the 16-story tower will be the neighborhood’s first purpose-built assisted living and memory care community. Designed by SLCE, the property will feature complementary retail at the base and 151 assisted living and memory care units. Community amenities will include dining rooms, a salon, exercise facilities, medical examination rooms, an art studio and a theater. Slated for completion in early 2020, the development will be managed by Sunrise Senior Living. Champalimaud is serving as interior designer for the property.
NEW YORK CITY — BEB Capital has purchased a multifamily building located at 238 E. 106th St. in Manhattan’s East Harlem section. 106th Street Realty Development Corp. sold the eight-story property for $14.2 million. Constructed in 2016, the 18,860-square-foot building features 29 free-market apartments and nine parking spaces. On-site amenities include a virtual doorman with video intercom, central laundry and terraces on each unit. Abie Kassin and David Benharouch of Meridian Capital Group represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Additionally, Bryan Kallenberg and Brian Flax, also of Meridian, negotiated $8.5 million in acquisition financing for the purchase.
WINTER SPRINGS, FLA. — TruAmerica Multifamily has purchased Astor Park, a 368-unit apartment community in Winter Springs, for $50 million. The community is located at 4545 Willa Creek Drive, roughly 16 miles north of Orlando. The name of the seller was not disclosed. Astor Park was built in two phases between 1987 and 1999 and features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units. TruAmerica plans to invest $4 million to upgrade the property’s exteriors, common areas and unit interiors. Planned renovations will include new stainless steel appliances, stone countertops, new cabinet faces, upgraded lighting and plumbing fixtures, vinyl plank flooring, new landscaping throughout, exterior paint, fitness center upgrades and pool furnishings.
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $14.3 million sale of Park Terrace, a 32-unit apartment building located at 355 19th St. in Miami Beach. Florida-based Blue Road acquired the asset, according to the South Florida Business Journal. Joseph Thomas, Adam Duncan and Brett McMahon of Marcus & Millichap arranged the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller. Park Terrace was originally constructed in 1951 and features a swimming pool and a sundeck. Blue Road plans to convert the property into a boutique hotel, as well as increase the building height and add more rooms.
BOSTON — Samuels & Associates, in partnership with Landsea, has announced the grand opening of Pierce Boston, a residential tower located at the intersection of Brookline Avenue and Boylston Street in Boston’s Fenway-Kenmore neighborhood. Designed by Arquitectonica, the 30-story tower features 190 condominium units, 240 apartment units and more than 20,000 square feet of street-level dining and retail space. Amenities at the tower include The Levity Lounge, a top-floor lounge with sky top pool, seating areas, a private dining room and a library; a 24/7 doorman and concierge service; a fitness room with yoga studio; parking and private sky cabanas for purchase.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a development site located at 11-35 31st Drive in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens. Blue Mountain Capital purchased the site from Kenneth Trading Corp. for $8.2 million, or $241 per buildable square foot. The property allows for a maximum of 33,982 buildable square feet for residential development. A 10,000-square-foot warehouse building, which is net leased through March 2019, is currently on the site. Stephen Preuss and Andreas Efthysmiou of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal.
MESQUITE, TEXAS — S2 Capital LLC, an investment firm specializing in Class B multifamily assets, has refinanced Forty200, a 512-unit multifamily community located in the eastern Dallas metro of Mesquite. The property offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities including a fitness center, pool and tennis and basketball courts. The loan, the amount of which was not disclosed, features a fixed 4.2 percent interest rate, a 75 percent loan-to-value (LTV) ratio and four years of interest-only payments. Nathan Stone, Brad Mason and Guy Griffith of Berkadia secured the financing through Fannie Mae.