WACO, TEXAS — The PPA Group, an Austin-based investment firm, has sold Arlington Farms, a 168-unit multifamily community located at 1800 Primrose Drive in Waco. The sale includes the 15 acres on which the property is situated. Amenities include a pool, basketball court, tennis court and on-site laundry facilities. Moses Siller and Scott LaMontagne of JLL represented The PPA Group in the sale of the property, which was purchased by TTHFD Investments LLC.
KALAMAZOO, MICH. — Hunt Mortgage Group has provided a $13.6 million loan for the refinancing of Lakeview Apartments in Kalamazoo. The 280-unit multifamily property was built in 1967. Amenities include a fitness center and health club discount, laundry facilities, package service and a clubhouse. The property is currently 93 percent occupied. The borrower, PR Lakeview LLC, acquired the property in March 2011 and invested $2 million in renovations. The 10-year loan features a 30-year amortization schedule.
CHICAGO — Summit Design + Build LLC has completed the conversion of an 18-story mixed-use building into apartments in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. Montrose Apartments, formerly known as Pensacola Place, underwent a phased conversion and renovation of floors one through three, which were vacant offices and retail space. Developer Waterton Associates purchased the property in 2015 with plans to modernize and refresh the building. Summit started construction in the summer of 2016, beginning with the conversion and new construction of 23 studio and one-bedroom apartments. Summit also renovated the lobby and first-floor leasing center, and added new tenant amenity spaces including a fitness center and third-floor urban lounge. Summit completed construction while the building was fully operational and occupied. Chicago-based Brininstool + Lynch provided architectural services for the project.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has negotiated the sale of a 68,200-square-foot Section 8 multifamily portfolio located at 14-18 W. 107th St. in Manhattan’s Upper West Side. A private real estate investment firm acquired the assets for $27.6 million. Comprised of two elevator buildings, the properties feature 60 units in a mix of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units. Ron Solarz of Eastern Consolidated represented the seller, a private owner, and procured the buyer. Gary Meese, also of Eastern Consolidated, served as analyst for the transaction.
MILL CREEK, WASH. — Institutional Property Advisors has arranged the sale of the 139-unit Monterra in Mill Creek apartment complex just south of Everett for $39 million. The community is located at 13401 Dumas Road. Neither the buyer nor seller were disclosed. Monterra in Mill Creek was built in 2003. It contains one- to three-bedroom units with an average unit size of 974 square feet. The new ownership plans to increase revenue through expiration of below-market leases while participating in the rent growth currently experienced and projected to continue in Mill Creek. Pete Shelton and Kim Grant of Institutional Property Advisors represented both the buyer and seller in this transaction.
NEW RIVER, ARIZ. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided $31.2 million in Fannie Mae financing for the 354-unit Bela Rosa Apartment Homes in New River, northeast of Peoria. The Class A community is located at 3825 W. Anthem Way in the master-planned community of Anthem. Bela Rosa was built in 2007. It contains 37 townhome-style apartment buildings. Fred Dockweiler of Key’s Commercial Mortgage Group arranged the financing with a 10-year term and 30-year amortization schedule. The first-mortgage loan was used to refinance existing debt.
SEATTLE — Greystar Real Estate Partners has acquired the 170-unit Zig Apartments in Seattle for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 550 Broadway in the First Hill neighborhood. Zig Apartments was completed last summer. It includes 5,018 square feet of retail space. Greystar currently owns 2,206 units in the Seattle Metro Area and manages 21,186 additional units in the region.
DALLAS — CBRE has arranged $120.2 million in acquisition financing for a portfolio of six seniors housing properties totaling 1,104 units in the Dallas area. About 37 percent of the portfolio comprises skilled nursing units, 28 percent independent units, 24 percent assisted living units and 11 percent memory care units. The properties range in size from 153 to 267 units and are approximately 35 years old. Aron Will of CBRE secured the financing, which included $39.2 million through Freddie Mac and $81 million through a pair of undisclosed national banks. Lisa Widmier and Imran Ahmed of CBRE represented the buyer, a joint venture between Iowa-based seniors housing operator Life Care Services and Aspect Investment Partners, an investment advisory firm based in Dubai.
ARLINGTON AND FORT WORTH, TEXAS — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has closed $34.9 million in Fannie Mae financing for the acquisition of two multifamily assets located in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) area. The company originated $18.9 million for Bardin Greene Apartments, a 285-unit property in Arlington that was built in 2001; and $16 million for Lost Spurs Ranch Apartments, a 280-unit community in Fort Worth. Chris Black and Caleb Marten of KeyBank originated the loans, which feature 10-year terms, five years of interest-only payments and 30-year amortization schedules. The borrowers were not disclosed.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Ready Capital Structured Finance, a New York-based bridge and mezzanine lender, has closed an $11.9 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a 200-unit multifamily property in Austin’s Far North Central submarket. The non-recourse, floating-rate loan features a 24-month term with two extension options and a facility to provide for capital expenditures. The name of the property and the borrower were not disclosed.
