MINNEAPOLIS — Colliers International has brokered the sale of Solhaus and Solhaus Tower in Minneapolis for $27.4 million. The student housing properties, totaling 150 units, are located at 2428 Delaware St. SE and 515 Huron Blvd. SE near the University of Minnesota. Ted Bickel, Jeff Budish and Brady DeVore represented the seller, Denver-based Forum Real Estate Group. San Francisco-based FPA purchased the buildings. FPA now owns 10 multifamily assets in Minneapolis.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Irving-based development firm JPI has sold Sur512, a 362-unit multifamily community situated on 8.9 acres at 5010 S. Congress Ave. in Austin. The Class A property offers a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as two pools, two fitness centers, grilling and picnic areas, a business center and an internet café and lounge. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.
ALEXANDRIA, VA. — The Donaldson Group, in partnership with Angelo, Gordon & Co., has purchased Cityside at Huntington Metro, a 569-unit apartment community in Alexandria, roughly eight miles south of Washington, D.C., for $111 million. Bill Roohan, Bob Dean, Jonathan Greenberg, Tom Leachman and Yalda Ghamarian of CBRE arranged the all-cash transaction on behalf of the seller, an affiliate of The Carlyle Group. The community was constructed in 1968 and 1974 and features a mix of studio to three-bedroom floor plans. Community amenities include a rooftop fitness center, rooftop lounge, pool and sundeck, outdoor patio and grill area, playgrounds and a dog park. In addition, the community is located within walking distance to the Huntington Metro Station. The new ownership plans to renovate the property with a modernized leasing center, enhanced signage, new windows, common area and entryway improvements, exterior façade renovations and interior unit upgrades.
MIAMI — Pinnacle Housing Group and Ascend Properties have received a $46.4 million construction loan for the development of Oasis at Blue Lagoon, a 272-unit apartment development located at 6650 N.W. 7th St. near Miami International Airport. IBERIABANK arranged the loan. In addition, the companies received a preferred equity investment from Arbor Realty Trust Inc. Oasis at Blue Lagoon will rise adjacent to the master-planned Blue Lagoon commercial park, home to more than 100 corporate office users including FedEx, Sony, Pepsi, Marriott Hotels & Resorts, Novartis, ConAgra Foods and Toyota. The community will include one-, two- and three-bedroom units and feature a two-story clubhouse, fitness center and an infinity pool overlooking Lake Mahar. PHG Builders LLC is the general contractor for the project, and Behar Font & Partners is the architect. The community is expected to open in mid-2019.
IDAHO — Ziegler, a specialty investment bank, has closed $17.6 million in bond financing Valley Vista Care Corp., a nonprofit operator of seniors housing communities in Idaho. Valley Vista Care Corp. and Valley Community Housing combine to operate 147 skilled nursing beds, 59 assisted living units and 35 units for residents with mental illness and developmental disabilities. Proceeds from the bonds will be used to refund prior bonds, pay for improvements to two facilities, create a reserve fund and pay bond issuance expenses.
GRANBURY AND WEATHERFORD, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of a two-property seniors housing portfolio totaling 186 units in the southwestern Fort Worth suburbs of Granbury and Weatherford. An undisclosed buyer purchased the 110-unit Gardens of DeCordova in Granbury and the 76-unit Gardens of Weatherford in Weatherford. Both properties are 55-plus facilities. Will Balthrope, Drew Kile, Joey Tumminello and Max Helgeson of IPA brokered the sale.
AZLE, TEXAS — Greysteel has arranged the sale of Azlewood, an 81-unit apartment complex located at 1021 Timberoaks Drive in Azle, about 20 miles northwest of Fort Worth. Built in 1982, the property offers a pool and on-site laundry facilities. Boyan Radic, Doug Banerjee, Andrew Mueller and Andrew Hanson of Greysteel represented the seller in the transaction. Other terms of sale were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — J. Wasser & Co. has purchased two apartment buildings in the Fordham section of the Bronx for $10 million. Located at 2263 Morris Ave. and 2342 Ryer Ave., the buildings total 46,370 square feet and feature a total of 64 apartments. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood Realty Group represented the buyer and sellers, 2342 Ryer Avenue Partners LLC and 2263 Morris Avenue Partners LLC.
FALL RIVER, MASS. — Hunt Mortgage has provided a conventional Fannie Mae loan facility and mezzanine loan to refinance South Coast Landings, a multifamily property located in Fall River. The borrower is South Coast Landings LLC. The mezzanine loan will be subordinate to the Hunt Mortgage Capital FNMA loan. The senior loan amount is $23.5 million and the facility is a fixed-rate loan with a 30-year amortization schedule, four years of interest-only payments and a 12-year maturity. The $1 million mezzanine loan has a coterminous maturity with the senior loan at 12 years. The property comprises eight two-story residential buildings featuring a total of 240 units. Situated on 17 acres, the property features a clubhouse and 370 parking spaces.
PLYMOUTH, MINN. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Granite Woods in Plymouth, 15 miles west of Minneapolis, for $24.5 million. The property is located at 3925 Lancaster Lane North near the intersection of Highway 169 and Rockford Road. Built in 1972, the community is comprised of 192 apartment units with an average size of 974 square feet. Amenities include a community room, game room, fitness center, pool, dog park and tennis courts. Keith Collins, Abe Appert, Ted Abramson and Ike Hoffman of CBRE represented the seller, Arlington Arms LLC, an entity related to Main Street Cos. Inc. Granite Woods-Minneapolis LLC, an entity controlled by Bellevue, Washington-based Curtis Capital Group, was the buyer. The sale equates to $127,343 per unit.