NEW YORK CITY — Stellar Management, along with its partner Argent Ventures, has received a $25 million loan package to refinance The Willard, located at 252 W. 76th St. in Manhattan. New York Community Bank provided the loan, which was arranged by Meridian Capital Group. Purchased in 2013, The Willard features 53 apartment units and amenities, including a renovated lobby, gym, fitness center, children’s playroom and private storage facility. Paula Katz of Gluck & Katz represented Stellar Management, while Farber, Rosen & Kaufman P.C. represented New York Community Bank in the financing.
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NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty has brokered the sale of a development site located at 203 Sutter Ave. in Brooklyn’s Brownsville section. A local investor acquired the site for $5.6 million. The parcel has a total of 57,648 buildable square feet, with approved plans for a 42-unit residential building. Yisroel Pershin and Eli Shilian of GFI Realty represented the seller, a local investor, while Sylvia Spielman, also of GFI, represented the buyer in the deal.
SEATTLE — Harborview Capital Partners has arranged five loans totaling $14.7 million for a 127-unit multifamily portfolio in Seattle. The Freddie Mac loans provided cash-out to the borrower and feature interest rates below 4 percent. Harborview’s Jeffrey Fuchs closed the loans.
NORMAN AND TULSA, OKLA. — Harborview Capital Partners has closed a total of $16.1 million in acquisition financing for a 399-unit multifamily property in Norman and a 100-unit multifamily property in Tulsa. Jeffrey Fuchs of Harborview closed both deals. Fuchs also recently closed $1.7 million in refinancing for two retail properties in Lorenzo and Paducah, Texas, both of which are leased to Family Dollar. The names of the Oklahoma multifamily properties and the borrowers were not disclosed.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Avison Young has arranged the $37.3 million sale of Woodfield Glen, a 233-unit apartment community located at 3801 Glen Verde Trail in Raleigh. Peter Sherman, Craig Cadwallader, Grant Linderman and Sam Chow of Avison Young arranged the transaction on behalf of the buyer, California based-Inco Monterra LLC. ARA Newmark represented the seller, Richmond, Va.-based Grayco Inc. Located at the corner of Glenwood Avenue and Lynn Road, the property is located seven miles from downtown Raleigh and four miles from Raleigh-Durham International Airport. Woodfield Glen was constructed in 2008 and features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Community amenities include a saltwater pool, fitness center, clubhouse, garages, storage rentals and a game room.
FREDERICK, MD. — Norfolk, Va.-based S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. has opened The Fred, a 240-unit apartment community located in the Waverly View Planned Neighborhood Development in Frederick. Constructed by Morgan-Keller Construction Co., the property features mountain views, a clubhouse, fitness center, swimming pool, business center, car charging station and a playground. The Fred offers a mix of one- to three-bedroom units that feature vaulted ceilings, granite countertops, in-unit washers and dyers and patios or balconies.
SAVANNAH, GA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $13.5 million sale of Heritage Square, a 168-unit apartment community located at 9111 White Bluff in Savannah. John Brigel of Marcus & Millichap arranged the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed sellers and procured the buyer. Additional terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Constructed in 1971, Heritage Square includes one- and two-bedroom units and features a business center, fitness center, clubhouse and a swimming pool.
GAHANNA, OHIO — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has arranged a $20.7 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Parc Apartments in Gahanna, about nine miles northeast of Columbus. The 180-unit property is comprised of six, three-story buildings situated on 7.8 acres of land. Tim Weldon of Key arranged the 12-year loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule.
CHICAGO — Kiser Group has brokered the sale of a 41-unit multifamily property in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood for $4.8 million. The property is located at 4866 N. Magnolia Ave. The building, constructed in the 1920s, consists of mostly studio apartment units. Ben Smith, Rick Ofman and Lee Kiser of Kiser Group brokered the transaction. Local private investor Sandy Kahn purchased the asset from another local investor.
ANN ARBOR, MICH., PALATINE, ILL., AND HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. — City Club Apartments (CCA) has sold three apartment properties in Illinois and Michigan for $125 million. The properties include Village Park of Ann Arbor, Village Park of Palatine and Village Park of Hoffman Estates in Illinois. The buyers were not disclosed. Village Park of Ann Arbor consists of 520 units and is located adjacent to U.S. Route 23 near The University of Michigan. Village Park of Palatine consists of 448 units and is located in the northwest suburb of Chicago. The 221-unit Village of Hoffman Estates is also located northwest of Chicago. These three communities no longer fit the vision of the company, which has shifted to developing and managing midrise, high-rise and historic mixed-use apartment and penthouse communities, according to CEO Jonathan Holtzman. Prior to launching CCA in early 2016, Holtzman served as chairman, CEO and 50 percent owner of Village Green Holdings. CCA began transferring the management of its entire portfolio from Village Green to City Club management in June of this year. With offices in Detroit, Chicago and Toronto, CCA has a portfolio of approximately 10,000 apartments in 30 communities, $2 billion in real estate assets and …