PARADISE VALLEY, ARIZ. — Five Star Development has received $282 million in construction financing for the next stage of development of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel and Residences in Paradise Valley, located 15 miles northeast of Phoenix. Owned and developed by Five Star, The Ritz-Carlton Paradise Valley is part of a master-planned community spanning 122 acres. The property includes a 200-room Ritz-Carlton hotel that will be surrounded by 80 villas, ranging from 1,700 to 4,500 square feet, as well as 39 single-family homes, ranging from 4,500 to 10,000 square feet. Five Star also plans to build luxury townhomes and a shopping and dining destination known as The Palmeraie. The Ritz-Carlton resort will feature a 400-foot pool, spa, fitness center, event space, citrus orchard, herb garden, walking paths and lawn. Bryan Clark and Zack Holderman of HFF arranged the financing. Bank of the Ozarks provided a $210 million senior loan and Starwood Property Trust Inc. provided a $72 million mezzanine loan. Loan proceeds will be used to refinance an existing land loan and construct the hotel and residences. Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Five Star owns and develops projects in multiple real estate asset classes in Arizona, California, Texas and New Mexico. — Kristin Hiller
Multifamily
DALLAS AND FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sales of four multifamily properties totaling 573 units located throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) area. The combined sales price was approximately $36.7 million. The properties include the 156-unit Castlewinds Apartments in the North Richland Hills submarket of Fort Worth; the 69-unit El Ranchito Apartments in western Fort Worth; the 188-unit Knollwood Apartments in Irving; and the 160-unit Holly Park Apartments in east Dallas. Al Silva, Ford Braly and Mark McCoy of Marcus & Millichap represented the private sellers and procured the buyers for all four transactions.
HOUSTON — MetroNational, a Houston-based investment and development firm, will open The McCarthy, a 133-unit high-rise apartment complex located atop Houston’s Hotel Zaza Memorial City. A mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units will span seven levels of the 17-story structure. Amenities will include a pool and cabanas, fitness center with on-demand classes, catering kitchen and private dining room and a laptop bar. The opening of The McCarthy is scheduled for January 2018.
COCONUT CREEK AND SARASOTA, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged $98.9 million in financing for the purchase of two multifamily assets in Florida. Advenir, a South Florida-based real estate investment company, purchased both communities from Wood Partners, an Atlanta-based multifamily developer and investor. Charles Foschini and Christopher Apone of Berkadia arranged a $52.3 million loan for Crown Pointe, a 360-unit multifamily community in Coconut Creek, as well as a $46.6 million loan for Gateway Lakes, a 358-unit apartment community in Sarasota. Both Freddie Mac loans feature seven-year terms, three years of interest-only payments and a loan-to-value ratio of 80 percent. Constructed in 1986, Crown Pointe features a clubhouse, fitness center, two pools with a spa and a 626-seat performing arts center. Gateway Lakes, constructed in 1996, features a newly redesigned clubhouse, fitness center and a pool area with a sundeck.
FRANKLIN, TENN. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of ALARA Cool Springs, a 386-unit apartment community in Franklin, a city 20 miles south of Nashville in the metro’s Cool Springs submarket. Robert Stickel, Chris Spain, Alex Brown and Brad Boston of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, American Realty Advisors, in the transaction. Los Angeles-based IMT Capital purchased the property for $85.4 million, according to the Nashville Business Journal. Constructed in 1997, ALARA Cool Springs features a resort-style pool, outdoor lounge and fireplace, fitness facility and nature trails. In addition, the property is located within walking distance to numerous retail and dining options.
KNOXVILLE, TENN. — Michaelson Real Estate Group has purchased Viera Cedar Bluff, a 184-unit multifamily community in the Cedar Bluff neighborhood of Knoxville, for $17.8 million. Located at 424 N. Cedar Bluff Road, the community is roughly 10 miles west of downtown Knoxville. Viera Cedar Bluff includes one- and two-bedroom floor plans with an average size of 849 square feet. Constructed in 1986, the community was recently renovated to include repaved parking lots, new roofs and interior and exterior updates, including renovated hardwood flooring and stainless steel appliances. Community amenities include a pool, fitness center, business center, hiking and jogging trails and an on-site laundry facility.
EAST ORANGE, WEST NEW YORK AND JERSEY CITY, N.J. — One Wall Partners (OWP) has purchased a 16-property multifamily portfolio from Shapco Property Management for $63 million in an off-market transaction. With the acquisition, OWP is now the largest property owner in East Orange and one of the largest transit-oriented workforce housing owner/operators in Northern New Jersey. Comprising 14 buildings in East Orange, one in West New York and one in Jersey City, the portfolio features a total of 516 apartment units and 300 parking spaces/garages. The unit mix includes 230 one-bedroom apartments and more than 286 two- and three-bedroom units.
Gebroe-Hammer Facilitates $14M Sale of 20-Property Multifamily Portfolio in Philadelphia
by Amy Works
PHILADELPHIA — Gebroe-Hammer Associates has brokered the sale of a 20-property multifamily portfolio in Philadelphia. A private investor acquired the 83-unit portfolio from West Village UCA for $14 million. Situated on the 3200 block of Powelton Avenue, 11 of the properties (3201-3027) are on the odd side of the street while two are even-numbered buildings (3214 and 3220). The 3214-3218 Pearl St. properties feature three two-unit townhomes with patios and garages, as well as an additional loft in two of the units. The properties at 311-313 N. 33rd St. include a 24-unit building with an adjacent parking lot. The portfolio comprises a mix of studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom layouts, totaling 144 beds. Eli Rosen of Gebroe-Hammer Associates represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
DENVER — Griffis Residential has closed Griffis Premium Apartment Fund IV, a $407 million fund that was used to acquired four apartment communities throughout the West and Texas. The communities contain a total of 1,475 units. They are situated in the metro areas of Seattle, Denver, Los Angeles and Austin, Texas. Fund IV iss targeting about $1 billion in multifamily apartment investments primarily in Colorado, Texas, Washington, Oregon and California. Griffis’ fourth private equity real estate investment fund pursued the same investment strategy as its predecessor funds: acquiring high-quality apartment communities and creating value through operational and capital improvements. Target assets are typically of recent vintage, contain more than 200 units and have a total project cost ranging from $50 million to $150 million. Acquisitions in Fund IV are focused on markets benefiting from above-average wage growth and demographics that favor the apartment industry. Shelter Rock Capital Advisors acted as the exclusive capital advisor to Griffis Premium Apartment Fund IV.
AURORA, COLO. — Doster Construction Co. is set to start construction of the 280-unit Springs at Eagle Bend apartment complex in Aurora. The 283,084-square-foot development includes 14 buildings with their own private, ground-level entrance. Amenities will include a resort-style pool, fitness center, two pet playgrounds, clubhouse and 12 parking garage buildings. The apartment community is scheduled for completion in winter 2019. Continental Properties is developing the property, which Phillips Partnership designed.