SAN ANTONIO — JLL has brokered the sale of The Parker Apartment Homes, a 202-unit multifamily property located at 6600 Fairdale Drive in San Antonio. Amenities include a pool, dog park, business center and on-site laundry services. Scott LaMontagne, Moses Siller and Zar Haro of JLL represented the seller, Forge Partners, in the transaction. An Austin-based private investor purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLA. — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has brokered the sale of The Quaye at Palm Beach Gardens, a 340-unit, Class A apartment community located in South Florida’s Palm Beach County. The sales price was not disclosed, but the South Florida Business Journal reports an affiliate of PGIM Real Estate, the real estate arm of Prudential Financial, purchased the asset in July for $118.4 million. Greg Engler, Chris Conklin and Roberto Pesant of Walker & Dunlop’s investment sales team represented the seller, HG Management LLC, in the transaction. Constructed in 2015, The Quaye was designed to meet the National Association of Home Builders’ Gold Standard for a green project. The Quaye’s sustainable features include an almost 50 percent reduction in energy and water usage, cleaner air inside the home and outside, with the community being 100 percent smoke-free, reduced sound transmission with solid concrete walls and six-inch concrete floors and solar control windows that reduce solar heat and noise. Community amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, kids’ playroom, dog park, swimming pool and a community kitchen.
AUGUSTA, GA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $53.3 million sale of Ansley at Town Center, a Class A apartment community in Augusta. Robert Stickel of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Atlanta-based Cortland Partners, in the transaction. Demarest, N.J.-based Spyglass Capital Partners acquired the property. Ansley at Town Center features a swimming pool, fitness center, business center and a clubhouse.
ARLINGTON, VA. — Washington REIT has broken ground on The Trove, a 401-unit apartment community located in the Columbia Pike corridor of Arlington, roughly five miles southwest of Washington, D.C. The property will comprise three seven-story buildings, including a mix of studio to three-bedroom units. KGD Architecture, is designing The Trove to achieve LEED Silver certification. Community amenities will include a rooftop deck, a pool, cabanas, fire pits, grills, movie screens, fitness center, co-working areas and bike storage. The project is slated to deliver in 2019.
MINNETONKA, MINN. — A joint venture between LeCesse Development Corp., Morgan Management and UC Funds has broken ground on RiZE at Opus Park, a 322-unit apartment community in Minnetonka, a western suburb of Minneapolis. The $73 million project is a redevelopment of the Opus Business Park. The property will feature studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Plans call for construction of a six-story building and a 492-car parking garage. Amenities will include a clubhouse, fitness center, movie theater, resort-style pool and courtyards. US Bank provided construction financing. Humphreys & Partners Architects is the project architect, while Stonebridge Construction is the general contractor. Loucks Engineering is providing civil engineering services and Terracon is serving as environmental consultant. Completion is slated for winter 2018.
MINNEAPOLIS — Deering Commercial Mortgage LLC has arranged a $16.5 million loan for the refinancing of a student housing property in Minneapolis. The 92-unit property, called 1301 University, is located near the University of Minnesota. The building features studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units. Amenities include a fitness center and underground parking. Len Deering of Deering Commercial Mortgage arranged the 10-year loan. Goldman Sachs provided the loan.
WEST ORANGE, N.J. — Sela Realty Investments has purchased Crest Ridge Apartments, a garden-style apartment community located at 200 Mt. Pleasant Ave. in West Orange. Rockledge Realty sold the property for $40.5 million. Built in 1964, the 16-building property features 178 one-, two- and three-bedroom units. On-site amenities include laundry facilities, parking, a swimming pool, a clubhouse and a sundeck. Greg Pine and Adam Zweibel of Gebroe-Hammer Associates represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
HENRIETTA, N.Y. — University Student Living LLC has opened The Lodge, a student housing community located near the Rochester Institute of Technology in Henrietta, New York. The community offers 37 individual cottage homes and 37 townhouses along the Genesee River. The property features sidewalks; on-street parking; over 2.5 miles of walking trails; a 6,500-square-foot clubhouse; pool deck; study lounges; a business center; social areas with billiards, ping pong and media screens; outdoor grilling stations; a 24-hour fitness center with a yoga studio; athletic fields; and fire pits. All homes are fully furnished and leased by the bed. The property was 99-percent pre-leased, and opened one month ahead of schedule.
SOUTH DARTMOUTH, MASS. — Claremont Cos. has received $17.6 million in affordable housing financing from MassHousing for the refinancing of Solemar at South Dartmouth. The refinancing of the mixed-income seniors housing community preserves the affordability of the property’s 100 affordable units through 2034. Claremont Cos. refinanced the property through MassHousing’s Multifamily Accelerated Processing (MAP)/Ginnie Mae Joint Venture Initiative with lender partner Rockport Mortgage Corp. Built in 1977, Solemar at South Dartmouth features 200 mixed-income rental units across 25 buildings. Fifty of the affordable units are rented to residents earning at or below 50 percent of the area median income (AMI), and 50 are rented to residents earning at or below 80 percent of AMI. The remaining 100 units are rented at market rate.
PHILADELPHIA — Colliers International has arranged the sale of a development site located at 201-11 E. Allen St. in the Northern Liberties neighborhood of Philadelphia. A private investment group acquired the site from Exceptional Foods for $2.2 million. The buyer plans to redevelop the property into residential units. The site consists of a 15,300-square-foot industrial property and 17,350 square feet of land. Michael Barmash and Richard Gorodesky of Colliers were the sole brokers in the transaction.
