NEW YORK CITY — Capital One has provided a $110 million loan to refinance Eastchester Heights Apartments, a 118-building apartment complex in the Bronx. The floating-rate, interest-only loan has an initial term of 30 months, with an option to extend in six month increments for an additional 30 months. The borrower is owned by entities controlled by Taconic Investment Partners and Clarion Partners. Featuring four- and six-story apartment buildings, the apartment complex offers a total of 1,416 residential units. After acquiring the complex in 2007, Taconic renovated nearly half of the apartments, completed installation of apartment electric meters, converted boiler to natural gas and replaced stairwells in many common hallways, as well as concluded a two-year, 200,000-square-foot roof and parapet replacement project. Evan Pariser of HFF arranged the financing for the borrower.
HOUSTON — Clint Duncan has joined CBRE as senior vice president to lead its multifamily investment property sales team in Houston and the Gulf Coast markets. Duncan has returned to CBRE after a brief stint at Berkadia. He started his real estate career as a sales advisor at Hendricks & Partners’ Houston office. Duncan has consistently been a top producer at both Transwestern and most recently CBRE, where he either originated or was a part of more than $1.7 billion in Class A and B multifamily sales over a two-year period.
WINTER SPRINGS, FLA. — Franklin Street has arranged the $7 million sale of Tuskawilla Park Apartments, a 41-unit apartment complex located at 154 Tuskawilla Road in Winter Springs, roughly 15 miles north of Orlando. Originally built as a condominium development in 2009, the apartment complex features elevators and 6,377 square feet of ground-floor commercial space that is fully leased by two local engineering firms and the Florida Department of Motor Vehicles. Darron Kattan, Kevin Kelleher, Zachary Ames and Robert Goldfinger of Franklin Street represented the seller, California-based Pathfinder Landology ISIS Holdings LLC, and the buyer, Virginia-based CIG Tuskawilla Park LLC, in the transaction.
EUGENE, ORE. — Green Leaf Riverwalk has acquired the 272-unit Riverwalk Apartments in Eugene for $43.1 million. The community is located at 470 Alexander Loop. BPM Real Estate Group developed Riverwalk Apartments. The complex was completed in 2015 and fully leased by 2016. The seller, Alexander Loop LLC, is owned by a partnership managed by Walter C. Bowen. HFO Investment Real Estate executed the transaction.
MENLO PARK, CALIF. — ING Capital LLC has provided a $148.6 million secured term loan to a joint venture between Maximus Real Estate Partners and Deutsche Asset Management. The money will be used to acquire and renovate Sharon Green Apartments, a 296-unit luxury multifamily complex in Silicon Valley. The seller, Essex Property Trust (NYSE: ESS), is a publicly traded REIT. The property is located in Menlo Park, along the San Francisco Bay midway between San Francisco and San Jose. The senior loan is secured by a first mortgage on the 328,024-square-foot apartment complex. A majority of the loan proceeds will go towards the acquisition of the property, with the rest earmarked for renovations over a three-year period. “Sharon Green Apartments is the top-located garden apartment complex in the country for offering tenants unparalleled education, employment and transportation opportunities within walking distance and centrally located in the heart of Silicon Valley,” says Craig Bender, managing director of ING Capital LLC. The asset is located on 17 acres of land near Stanford University at 350 Sharon Park Drive. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Community amenities include a clubhouse with billiards, two pools and spas, a fitness center, two tennis …
ST. GEORGE, UTAH — Vintage Capital Partners LLC is set to begin construction on a 265-bed student housing community near Dixie State University in St. George. The property, to be named Vintage at Tabernacle, will offer three levels of four- and five-bedroom residential units above an underground parking garage. The project, which shares a property line with the school, is walking distance to campus. Community amenities will include a fitness center, clubhouse, hot tub, swimming pool and numerous study areas. Construction is expected to begin this spring, with completion scheduled for fall 2017. Redstone Residential will manage the community.
HOUSTON — Davis Commercial Real Estate has arranged the sale of a 15-unit apartment complex located at 226 W. Canino Road in Houston. Paul Wallace of Carrington Real Estate Services represented the buyer, Gallardo Group, in the transaction, while Ashley Casterlin of Davis Commercial represented the seller, Canino Apartments LLC.
HOUSTON — BMC Capital has provided an $8 million cash-out refinancing loan for an apartment property in Houston. The 10-year loan includes a fixed 4.3 percent interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged a $25 million inventory loan for The Calyx, a newly constructed condominium tower located at 189 Avenue C in Manhattan’s East Village neighborhood. OTL Enterprises LLC plans to use the loan, which was provided by RCG Longview, as bridge financing while the remaining condos sell. The 10-story, 31,872-square-foot building features 35 residential units, as well as commercial and community facility space. In a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts, the condos feature hardwood flooring, stainless steel kitchen appliances and in-unit washers/dryers. Adam Hakim and Sam Zabala of Eastern Consolidated handled the transaction.
LAKE CITY, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $11.6 million sale of The Grove Apartments, a 200-unit apartment community located at 384 S.W. Dexter Circle in Lake City. The multifamily property was roughly 75 percent occupied at the time of sale. The community features all two-bedroom, 750-square-foot units with full-size washer and dryer connections, tankless water heaters and garbage disposals. Community amenities include gated access, a swimming pool with a paved sundeck and a children’s playground. Michael Donaldson and Nicholas Meoli of Marcus & Millichap’s Tampa office represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.