BRADENTON, FLA. — HFF has arranged the $110.5 million sale of Carlton Arms of Bradenton, a 900-unit apartment community located at 5200 Riverfront Drive in the Tampa Bay community of Bradenton. The property is located on a peninsula overlooking the Braden and Manatee rivers. Matt Mitchell and Zach Nolan of HFF arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, a joint venture between The Mahaffey Apartment Co. and Brighthouse Life Insurance Co. MetLife Investment Management advised Brighthouse on the acquisition. Elliott Thorne of HFF arranged a $76 million, 10-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan through Freddie Mac’s Capital Markets Execution (CME) program on behalf of the buyer, FLF Holdings. Constructed in 1980, Carlton Arms of Bradenton includes a mix of studio to three-bedroom units averaging 880 square feet. The property is also home to 12,519 square feet of fully leased retail space. Community amenities include two waterfront pools, two lighted tennis courts, two basketball courts, two clubhouses, a fitness center, dog park, guest suites, covered parking and five boat docks. The community was 99.7 percent occupied at the time of sale.
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EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. — Contegra Construction Co. has broken ground on a 486-bed student housing property to serve Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville (SIUE). Richland Residential is developing the project, known as The Reserve. The property will comprise nine buildings with two-, three- and four-bedroom units. Amenities will include a workout room, study area, gaming room and a pool. Completion is slated for summer 2019.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Transwestern Development Co., in partnership with FL Lakeside Investor LLC, has completed the disposition of Vela, a multifamily community located at 555 N. College Ave. in Tempe. Los Angeles-based Pacific Development Partners acquired the 290-unit property for an undisclosed price. The property features a resort-style pool with cabanas; a fitness center with touch-screen cardio equipment and free weights; an indoor lounge space overlooking the lake with a catering kitchen, fireplace seating area and television viewing area; an activity courtyard with moveable movie projector, gaming area, fire pits and grilling area; indoor bike storage; and an outdoor covered lounge with kitchen, grilling areas, pool table and television viewing area. Tyler Anderson, Sean Cunningham, Asher Gunter and Matt Pesch of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
ORLANDO, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Art Avenue, a 300-unit apartment community located at 10201 Lee Vista Blvd. in Orlando. Shelton Granade, Luke Wickham and Justin Basquill of CBRE arranged the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller. Robbins Property Associates and LEM acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Constructed in 2014, Art Avenue features a resort-style saltwater pool, fitness center, spin room, outdoor lounge with a fire pit area and an outdoor kitchen. The property was 96.3 percent occupied at the time of sale.
YEADON, PA. — Tryko Partners has acquired ManorCare Health Services at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital, a 52,000-square-foot skilled nursing facility at 600 S. Wycombe Ave. in Yeadon, a suburb of Philadelphia. A $2.5 million renovation is planned by Marquis Health Services, Tryko’s healthcare affiliate. The facility has been renamed the Providence Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center at Mercy Fitzgerald. Built in 1995, the facility sits adjacent to Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital, which is part of the Mercy Health System. The two-story, 129-bed facility provides post-hospital care, short-term rehab and long-term residential care. Tryko purchased the facility from a ManorCare Health Services/Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital joint venture for an undisclosed price. The hospital will retain ownership of the land. CIBC financed the transaction.
BOSTON — NAI Hunneman’s Capital Markets Group has arranged the sale of a 10-unit brownstone building in Boston’s South End neighborhood at 665-667 Massachusetts Ave. for $4.3 million. The property is made up of five one-bedroom and five two-bedroom units. Carl Christie and Dan McGee of NAI Hunneman represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer, High Street Properties. The property features access to public transportation via the Silver Line stop on Washington Street.
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the $37.5 million sale of Emerald Pointe, a 441-unit multifamily community in the Tampa Bay metro of St. Petersburg. Frank Carriera and Michael Regan of IPA arranged the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller and buyer. Constructed in 1974, Emerald Pointe includes studio to three-bedroom units and features a fitness center, pool, pet play area, car wash area, a clubhouse and laundry facilities. The new ownership plans to implement a value-add program to increase revenue over the first two years.
KNOXVILLE, TENN. — Coastal Ridge Real Estate has acquired Crowne at Campus Pointe, a 718-bed student housing community located less than a mile from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. The sales price was not disclosed. Ryan Lang and Bo Flurry of ARA Newmark arranged the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller. Constructed in 2005, Crowne at Campus Pointe offers one- to three-bedroom units with monthly rents ranging from $870 to $1,935 per unit. Community amenities include a resort-style pool and sundeck, fire pit, outdoor cooking area, 24-hour fitness center, clubhouse, study center and a dog park.
DAVIS, CALIF. — Crown Acquisitions Inc. has acquired College Square, a 486-bed student housing community located near the University of California, Davis, for $50.2 million. The acquisition was financed with a new Freddie Mac loan secured by Peter Benedetto and Aaron Moll of Berkadia. The garden-style property offers shared amenities including three resort-style swimming pools with furnished sundecks, a fitness center, business center, study lounge, outdoor grills, picnic areas and two 24-hour laundry facilities. Planned capital improvements for the community include fully furnished and renovated units; an expanded fitness center with state-of-the-art equipment; the addition of a new study lounge, fire pits and pool amenities; and landscaping improvements. The property is also currently being rebranded.
Fremont Hills Development Receives $65M Construction Loan for Mixed-Use Project in Fremont, California
by Amy Works
FREMONT, CALIF. — Fremont Hills Development Corp. has received a $65 million construction loan for the development of a mixed-use project in Fremont. Parkview Financial provided the loan. Designed by Hoover Associates Architects and situated on 12.9 acres, the development will feature 158 multifamily units and 53,900 square feet of retail space. Community amenities will include a private second-floor courtyard, and a landscaped playground and park area with trails. Each unit will feature central air, in-unit laundry facilities, stainless appliances, quartz countertops, engineered hardwood floors and a private deck.