GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — NAI Wisinski of West Michigan has brokered the sale of a 1.5-acre development site located at 745 Stocking Ave. in Grand Rapids. The sales price was not disclosed. The buyer, Woda Cooper Cos., plans to tear down the current building onsite and develop a four-story, 50-unit apartment complex. Known as Seven45, the property will feature affordable apartments intended for those who make 30 to 60 percent of the area median income. The unit mix will include one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Stan Wisinski of NAI Wisinski represented the buyer and the seller, John VanTongeren, president of Ferris Nut & Coffee.
SAN DIEGO — Next Space Development Realty, a residential and multifamily development company, has purchased 25 on Fifth, an apartment complex, for $14.5 million. Located at 3265 Fifth Ave. in San Diego, the property features 25 apartment units. Mayfair initially developed the building in 2007 but lost the property to Bank of America in the 2008 recession. Pacifica Cos. provided acquisition equity for the transaction. Eric Comer, Jim Neil and Merrick Matricardi of Kidder Mathews represented the buyer in the deal.
LOS ANGELES — Walker & Dunlop (NYSE: WD) has provided approximately $392.4 million in agency financing for three apartment communities in the greater Los Angeles area. The portfolio includes The Medici and The Orsini I in downtown Los Angeles and The Colony Townhomes in Santa Clarita, about 34 miles north of Los Angeles. Walker & Dunlop closed approximately $233.6 million through Freddie Mac’s Green Up program for the two Los Angeles properties. The Bethesda, Md.-based company also provided a $158.8 million loan through Fannie Mae’s Green Rewards program for the 752-unit community in Santa Clarita. G.H. Palmer Associates, the borrower and developer of all three communities, used the funding to refinance the assets. Led by Walker & Dunlop’s Trevor Fase, each transaction provided cash out to the borrower and was structured as a 10-year, non-recourse loan with interest-only payments for the entire term. As part of the green lending programs from the two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), G.H. Palmer is also using the proceeds to improve the apartment communities’ energy and/or water efficiency. In order to qualify for the agencies’ green lending programs, borrowers have to plan improvements for at least 25 percent savings in energy or water usage, according to …
HOUSTON — The Praedium Group, a New York-based investment firm, has acquired Discovery at Mandolin Apartments, a 260-unit multifamily asset in Houston. Built in 2009, the property consists of one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 972 square feet per unit. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, outdoor grilling area and a dog park. The seller was not disclosed.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of Villas Central Park, a 249-unit multifamily property located in the Dallas metro of Grand Prairie. Built in 2016, the property features a pool, fitness center, dog park, grilling areas, coffee bar and a game room. Will Balthrope, Drew Kile and Joey Tumminello of IPA represented the seller, Texas-based Carleton Residential Properties and M.R. Development. The team also procured the buyer, Virginia-based Weinstein Properties, which has since rebranded the asset as Bexley Central Park.
CONROE, TEXAS — Houston-based Hilltop Residential has acquired Landmark of Conroe, a 200-unit multifamily community in Conroe, about 45 miles north of downtown Houston. The property consists of one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 1,159 square feet. Amenities include a pool, basketball and tennis courts, picnic areas, fitness center and a clubhouse. Cortney Cole and Jett Lucia of HFF arranged a seven-year acquisition loan with a fixed interest rate of 4.57 percent for the transaction.
HOUSTON — LMI Capital has arranged two loans totaling $17.3 million in the greater Houston area. In the first transaction, Brandon Brown of LMI Capital arranged a $10.6 million fixed-rate permanent loan for a 150-unit multifamily complex in north Houston. In the second deal, Jamie Safier of LMI Capital placed a $6.7 million fixed-rate acquisition loan for a 140-unit complex in the Spring Branch submarket. The names of the properties were not disclosed.
BOSTON — Cornerstone Realty Capital has arranged $7 million in acquisition financing for a three-story apartment building in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood. Cornerstone was able to obtain a creative financing structure that enables the buyer, Hajjar Management Co., to complete the renovation to property. More specifically, Cornerstone was able to deliver a low, 10-year, fixed-rate financing structure with three years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization. The lender was a local bank. The building, which is located at 9-11 Seaverns Ave., includes 24 one-bedroom, one-bathroom units. The borrower plans to fully renovate the property over the next three years.
LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — Carnegie Capital has arranged a $24 million bridge loan to refinance a two-story skilled nursing and assisted living facility along the North Shore of Long Island. The borrower is a local owner-operator that has managed the property for over a decade. The community includes 324 licensed beds. The name of the facility was not disclosed. The two-year loan will restructure operating debt and fund a rehabilitation of the upper level. The note features a fixed rate with a flexible exit after the first year to give the owner the option to either refinance or dispose of the asset. JD Stettin of Carnegie Capital arranged the financing. A private bridge fund provided the capital.
TAMPA, FLA. — Pollack Shores has sold Lexington Park at Westchase, a 400-unit apartment community in Tampa. The Tampa Bay Business Journal reports the Atlanta-based developer and owner sold the asset to Greystar for $82 million. Walker & Dunlop arranged the transaction. Pollack Shores originally acquired the asset in 2015 and invested $7 million in renovations. The project included the renovation of 50 percent of the residential units and upgrades to exterior elements. Lexington Park at Westchase is located adjacent to a Publix-anchored shopping center and features a swimming pool, business center, playground, clubhouse, movie theater and social room.