JONESBORO, ARK. — Arkansas State University (ASU), in a public-private partnership with Zimmer Development Co., is set to begin construction on two new on-campus residential complexes. The project will include a 350-bed undergraduate facility on the east side of the Arkansas State campus, and a 165-bed complex primarily for graduate students on the west side of campus. The undergraduate housing will feature four-bed apartments that are approximately 33 percent larger than the university’s current offerings. The graduate complex will offer one- and two-bedroom units. Both complexes will feature nine-foot ceilings, a washer and dryer in each unit, walk-in closets and private bathrooms. Construction is expected to begin after spring semester with completion scheduled for the fall 2017 school year. The 35-year land lease with Zimmer Development is the first of its kind for Arkansas State University, which owns and maintains the current inventory of 3,200 beds. The ASU System Board of Trustees approved the 35-year land lease with Zimmer Development on Feb. 26.
NEW YORK CITY — Hodges Ward Elliott has brokered the sale of a 38-building multifamily portfolio in the Bronx. Harbor Group International in partnership with Emerald Equities and York Capital acquired the 1,000-unit asset for $140 million. The portfolio is comprised of several clusters of walk-up, mixed-use buildings spread throughout Bronx neighborhoods, including Mott Haven, Hunts Point, Lower Concourse, Little Italy, Belmont, Fordham and Bedford Park. The acquisition is Harbor Group’s first multifamily purchase in the Bronx market, a significant addition to the company’s $3.5 billion real estate portfolio of multifamily, office, hotel and retail properties. Daniel Parker, Will Silverman and Paul Gillen of Hodges Ward Elliott represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Slate Property Group, Adam America Real Estate and Vanke Holdings USA LLC have acquired a former grammar school building located at 45 Rivington St. in Manhattan for $116 million. The buyers plan to convert the existing six-story, 145,000-square-foot building into a luxury residential development. Originally designed in 1898, the Romanesque Revival-style building features 12-foot ceilings and a penthouse floor offering views of Midtown and downtown Manhattan.
NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services has brokered the sale of an apartment building located at 531 E. 22nd St. in Brooklyn’s Ditmas Park section. Naad Realty LLC sold the six-story asset to Jason Wisotsky for $7 million. Situated in close proximity to Prospect Park and Brooklyn College, the elevator-serviced building features 35 residential units. Daniel Shragaei of GFI Realty Services brokered the transaction.
VALDOSTA AND NASHVILLE, GA. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of two assisted living communities in Georgia to Omega Healthcare Investors for $20.2 million. The transaction was structured as a sale-leaseback deal, so the undisclosed seller will continue to operate the communities. The properties are a 109-unit community in Valdosta, sold for $17.5 million, and a 26-unit community in Nashville, sold for $2.7 million. Both are located in south Georgia near the Florida border. Bradley Clousing led the SLIB team in brokering the transaction.
DELRAY BEACH, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $11.3 million sale of Auburn Trace Apartment Homes, a 152-unit affordable housing community located at 625 Auburn Circle W. in Delray Beach. Built in 1990 on a 20.2-acre parcel, the low income housing tax credit property features one-, two- and three-bedroom residences. Community amenities include a large clubhouse, playground, volleyball court, landscaped courtyards, onsite management offices, a leasing center and a laundry facility. The property also features an onsite daycare and learning center that is leased and operated by a third party. Evan Kristol, Still Hunter III and Brandon Rex of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Lauderdale office represented the seller and developer, Auburn Trace Ltd., and procured the buyer, a private investment group based in New York. The buyer purchased the asset in a 1031 tax deferred exchange.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Cain Brothers has arranged $40 million in taxable bank direct-purchase bonds for The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, a nonprofit operator of seniors housing based in Sioux Falls. Founded in 1922, the society operates skilled nursing facilities, senior apartments, home health services and affordable housing in over 230 locations in the United States. Proceeds from the financing were used to pay down a line of credit that was initially drawn upon to fund the purchase of a home health agency that provides services in New Mexico and Arizona. The acquisition more than doubled the society’s existing home health business. Cain Brothers arranged the financing through an undisclosed bank.
SAN DIEGO — Bruce Kleege has acquired a six-unit apartment community in the San Diego submarket of Crown Point for $2.2 million. The community is located at 3847-63 Sequoia St. It is situated half a block from Mission Bay and Crown Point Park. The property was built in 1955. It was fully occupied at the time of sale. The buyer represented himself, while Ciara Trujillo, David Santistevan and Gunder Creager of Colliers International represented the seller, Sequoia Street Apartments, in this transaction.
CHICAGO — Origin Investments and Randolph Street Realty Capital have sold a 73-unit apartment building in Chicago’s West Loop for approximately $35 million. Lux24, located at 24 S. Morgan St., was formerly known as Pure Condominiums. The duo acquired the failed condominium project in 2013, and at the time only 38 of the condos were completed and only four had been sold. Lux24 now features amenities such as a fitness center, clubroom, outdoor terraces with fire pits, on-site dry cleaning and shoe repair services, a secure package room and bike storage. Unit amenities include stainless steel appliances, in-unit washers and dryers, granite countertops and floor-to-ceiling windows. Danny Spitz of Baum Realty represented the buyer, a private investor, in the transaction.
WINONA, MINN. — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has closed a $1.1 million HUD loan for the acquisition and rehabilitation of a 54-unit multifamily property. River View Flats is located in Winona, approximately 50 miles east of Rochester. The project has obtained an allocation of Low Income Housing Tax Credits as well as subordinate funding from the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency and the City of Winona. Upgrades will include the replacement of major plumbing and mechanical systems and an improvement to property accessibility. River View Flats features off-street parking, on-site coin laundry and a patio with grill. The 40-year term loan was arranged for borrower Morningside Terrace LLC.