DURHAM, N.C. — Phoenix Realty Group (PRG) has acquired Beech Lake Apartments, a 345-unit multifamily community located at 4800 University Drive in Durham, for $37.2 million. The name of the seller was not disclosed. Constructed in 1987, the property includes 30 three-story buildings and is situated on 37 acres. PRG will update and modernize the community, renaming it Alvista Durham. Planned unit upgrades include faux wood flooring in common areas, new laminate countertops, new kitchen cabinet doors and hardware and faux stainless steel appliances. Planned common area improvements include the addition of a dog park, dog wash station, outdoor kitchen and fire pit, upgrades to the pool area and the conversion of the lakeside trail to an outdoor fitness trail.
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DALLAS — Greysteel has arranged the sale of Artisan Ridge, a 264-unit multifamily community in Dallas. Built in 2004 on 14.7 acres, the property offers amenities such as a pool, clubhouse with a business center, playground, fitness center and storage units. Ari Firoozabadi, Doug Banerjee, Boyan Radic, Andrew Mueller, John Marshall Doss and Andrew Hanson of Greysteel represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were also not disclosed.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Flaherty & Collins Properties and Port KC have opened Union Berkley Riverfront, a $72 million mixed-use development along the Missouri River in Kansas City. Union consists of 407 luxury apartment units and 12,400 square feet of retail space. Indoor amenities include a first-floor bar and coffee shop, a library with co-working and private conference space and 24-hour package center access. A 1,600-square-foot fitness center will include a yoga studio and group cycling. Outdoor amenities include a saltwater pool, dog park, bike storage and courtyard space. TCF Bank provided financing for the 664,812-square-foot project. MW Builders was the general contractor for the project.
CINCINNATI — Columbia Pacific Advisors LLC has provided a $25 million bridge loan primarily for the acquisition of a nine-property, 435-unit multifamily portfolio in Cincinnati. Kentucky-based Blue Tide Partners was the borrower. A portion of the loan proceeds will be used to refinance existing debt on nine similar properties totaling 212 units in Cincinnati that Blue Tide acquired in 2014 and 2015. Together, the 18-property portfolio is 55 percent occupied.
PLANO, TEXAS — JLL Income Property Trust has acquired Villas at Legacy, a 328-unit multifamily community in Plano. The property is located within Legacy Business Park, a 2,665-acre master-planned community. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, business center, picnic areas and a coffee bar. This transaction, the seller in which was not disclosed, raises the size of the trust’s multifamily portfolio to more than 2,500 units.
HOUSTON — Chicago-based NXT Capital has provided a $10 million loan for the refinancing of a 133-unit apartment community in Houston. The Class A property is located near the Westchase and Galleria areas and offers amenities such as a pool, resident lounge and a fitness center. Additional terms of the transaction, the borrower and the property name were not disclosed.
SHILOH, ILL. — Contegra Construction Co. has broken ground on a $26 million apartment development in Shiloh, about 20 miles east of St. Louis. Known as Thirteen01 at Hartman Lakes, the property will include 216 units on 17 acres. The first of nine apartment buildings in Phase I is scheduled to be available for lease by November. The entire community is slated for completion in July 2019. Community amenities will include a fitness room, pool, fire pit, walking trail and two lakes. One-bedroom apartment rents will start at $950 per month and two-bedroom units at $1,250 per month. Greenmount Retail Center LLC is the developer.
ST. LOUIS — City Club Apartments has sold the 401-unit Central West End City Club Apartments in St. Louis, marking the company’s exit from the market. The sales price was not disclosed. City Club Apartments says that it has sold the community to focus on development in Cleveland and other Midwest and East Coast markets. This year, City Club Apartments has broken ground on communities in Detroit, Minneapolis and Cincinnati. All of the communities will feature retail space. “We have a responsibility to our investors, lenders and partners to perform at the highest level and we are reallocating our financial and human capital to several accelerating markets, including Cleveland,” says Jonathan Holtzman, CEO of City Club Apartments.
EAST POINT, GA. — Arbor Realty Trust Inc. has provided a $21.7 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Parkside at Camp Creek Apartments, a 486-unit multifamily community in East Point, roughly eight miles south of downtown Atlanta. Ryan Duff of Arbor originated the loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule. Constructed in 1970, Parkside at Camp Creek includes a mix of two- and three-bedroom floor plans and features a clubhouse, laundry facility, two swimming pools, a fitness center, playgrounds and a basketball court.
FALL RIVER, MASS. — NAI Hunneman has arranged the sale of a 50-unit apartment community in Fall River for $3.7 million. The 37,824-square-foot property, which is located at 655-735 North Main St., contains four separate brick apartment buildings with 40 two-bedroom and 10 one-bedroom units. Carl Christie and Dan McGee of NAI Hunneman represented the seller, Ferris Apartments Inc., in the transaction. The buyer was 655-735 North Main Street Realty Trust.