PHILADELPHIA — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a two-building mixed-use property located at 4343-4345 Main St. in Philadelphia’s Manayunk neighborhood. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $2 million, or $231,666 per unit. The asset features eight studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments and one retail unit, which is leased to Chabaa Thai and Binto. Phil Sharrow and Jonathan Massaro of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller and secured the buyer. Additionally, Sharrow and Massaro worked with Matthew Rosenberg of Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. to arrange a 10-year acquisition loan for the buyer.
Multifamily
SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — Washington, D.C.-based StoneBridge Investments has acquired 550 Abernathy Apartments, a 228-unit multifamily property located at 550 Abernathy Road N.E. in Sandy Springs, a suburb of Atlanta in Fulton County. StoneBridge purchased the property from an entity controlled by Harbor Group for $31 million. 550 Abernathy is located within Atlanta’s Central Perimeter submarket, which features three major hospitals situated on “Pill Hill,” the 1.5 million-square-foot Perimeter Mall and more than 31 million square feet of office space, including the new East Coast hub for State Farm and the new headquarters for Mercedes-Benz USA, set to open in 2018. StoneBridge plans to upgrade the community’s interiors with granite countertops, more open floor plans and hard-surface flooring. The firm will also add to the property’s newly renovated clubhouse and pool with outdoor additions including poolside cabanas, a fire pit and an outdoor kitchen. Other planned upgrades include building exteriors and landscaping. Kevin Geiger of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. ZRS Management, an affiliate of StoneBridge, will manage 550 Abernathy.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Fort Capital has begun development on Fort201, a multifamily property located within The Foundry in Fort Worth’s West 7th Street District. The two-building property will feature 72 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartment residences with rents starting at $1,075 per month. The units will feature high-tech capabilities, Carrara marble countertops, stainless steel appliances and an electronic doorman. Construction is slated for completion later this year. The Foundry is a mixed-use development headed by M2G Ventures.
CHICAGO — Eugenie Terrace Associates LLC has received a $125 million loan for the refinancing of Eugenie Terrace in Chicago. The 44-story tower includes 575 luxury apartment units. The building is located at 1730 N. Clark St. in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. An international life insurance company provided the 10-year, fixed-rate loan. The building was originally constructed in 1988 and previously financed in 2007. Matthew Schoenfeldt and Mike Kavanau of HFF secured the loan and represented the borrower in the transaction.
SAN ANTONIO — Venterra Realty has received a seven-year, fixed-rate loan through Freddie Mac’s CME Program for French Place Apartments, a garden-style apartment community located in San Antonio. Cortney Cole of HFF arranged the financing for the borrower. Located at 109 W. French Place, the property features 84 units in a mix of one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Community amenities include a swimming pool, barbecue grills, courtyards, a laundry facility and parking. At the time of financing, the property was 97 percent occupied.
Community Preservation Partners Acquires 179-Unit Affordable Seniors Community in Anaheim for $53.5M
by Nellie Day
ANAHEIM, CALIF. — Community Preservation Partners (CPP), in a joint venture with Jamboree Housing, has acquired Miracle Terrace Apartments, a 179-unit affordable seniors housing community in the Los Angeles suburb of Anaheim, for $53.5 million. A private owner sold the property. As part of the transaction, the Anaheim Housing Authority will help keep rents below market level. Irvine-based CPP plans to invest $7.4 million in renovations to the property, including new air conditioning units, energy-efficient appliances, water conservation upgrades, improvements to the façade, amenity improvements, and new countertops, cabinets and flooring. Jamboree Housing will provide wellness and mobility services, as well as coordinate services and offer community events.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — High Street Residential and Principal Real Estate Investors (PREI) have broken ground for Crestview Commons, a four-story residential property located adjacent to the Crestview MetroRail station at North Lamar Street and Sugaree Avenue in Austin. The property will feature 353 apartment units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts ranging in size from 642 square feet to 1,405 square feet. Community amenities will include a conference room, resident lounge, entertaining kitchen, top-floor indoor and outdoor clubroom, three courtyards, pool and a dog park. JHP Architecture is serving as project architect and Andres Construction is the general contractor. Comerica Bank and Southside Bank are providing construction financing. Pre-leasing is slated to start in January 2018.
RENO, NEV. — Houston-based Asset Campus Housing has been awarded management of The Summit, a 709-bed community located near the University of Nevada-Reno (UNR) in Nevada. The Summit in Reno offers two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom, fully furnished units. Community amenities include a two-story clubhouse, resort-style pool and tanning deck, outdoor barbecue area, hot tub and private study rooms.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — The Howard Hughes Corp., along with its subsidiary The Woodlands Development Co., is developing Creekside Park Apartments, a multifamily property within Creekside Park Village Center in The Woodlands. Located on Kuykendahl Road, the gated residential property will feature 292 apartment units designed for young families, empty nesters and seniors. Once completed, the property will feature 10 two-story buildings totaling 100 units and two four-story buildings totaling 192 units. Community amenities will include a clubhouse; resort-style pool with outdoor kitchen and grilling areas, cabanas, lounge seating, sundecks and hammocks; a 24/7 fitness center; dog park; bike storage; package delivery lockers; and children’s play area. Designed by Humphreys & Partners Architects, Creekside Park is slated for completion in mid-2018.
ROCKY HILL, CONN. — CBRE/New England has brokered the sale of a portion of Greenfield Village, a condominium property located in Rocky Hill. An affiliate of The Simon Konover Co. acquired 151 units of the 231-unit condominium community from an undisclosed seller for $13.6 million. The acquired portion features 79 one-bedroom and 72 two-bedroom townhouses with an average size of 778 square feet. Built in 1965, Greenfield Village comprises 56 two-story garden-style buildings offering a total of 231 condominiums. Simon Butler, Biria St. John, Jeff Dunne and Gene Pride of CBRE/NE represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.