Multifamily

HOBOKEN, N.J. — AvalonBay Communities Inc. has acquired Halstead 800 Madison, a 217-unit, transit-oriented, Class A apartment community located in Hoboken, for $129.7 million. The property is located at the intersection of Madison and 8th streets. The location is one block from the 9th Street Light Rail Station, which provides access to the Hoboken PATH Station, as well as Jersey City, Bayonne and Weehawken. The PATH station, accessible by way of the property’s complimentary shuttle service, provides access to the World Trade Center and Lower Manhattan. Completed in 2008, the five-story property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 998 square feet. The community features an expansive courtyard with a resort-style swimming pool and hot tub, sundeck, barbecue dining area, bocce court and fire pit. Other amenities include a fitness center, yoga studio, children’s playroom, pet spa, bike repair shop, 24/7 concierge service, two rooftop decks and a media room with a full kitchen and lounge seating. Jose Cruz, Andrew Scandalios, Kevin O’Hearn, Michael Oliver and Stephen Simonelli of HFF brokered the transaction on behalf of the seller, The DSF Group. HFF previously assisted The DSF Group in the acquisition of the property in late 2013. As of September 2015, …

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail
Brazos on Hulen, Fort Worth, Texas

FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Greysteel has arranged the sale of The Brazos on Hulen, a 100-unit multifamily community in Fort Worth. Greysteel’s Boyan Radic, Doug Banerjee, Andrew Mueller and Ryan Hill represented the seller, Classic Asset Acquisition 3, in the sale of The Brazos on Hulen to Tyler Associates. The property includes 28 one-bedroom units, 56 two-bedroom/two-bathroom units, eight three-bedroom/two-bathroom units and eight three-bedroom/three-bathroom units.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail
Gardens Apartments, Dallas, Texas

DALLAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Illinois Gardens Apartments, a 36-unit apartment property located in Dallas. John Barker and Mark Allen of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Worth office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. Illinois Gardens Apartments is located at 3333 E. Illinois Ave. in Dallas. Illinois Gardens is a two-story apartment community constructed of brick with wood siding. Unit amenities include walk-in closets and mini blinds. Common area amenities include an on-site laundry facility, interior courtyards and gated entry. Recent capital improvements include new pitched roofs, exterior wood replacement, cabinets, electrical outlets, flooring and both interior and exterior paint.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail
Bell Boca Town Center Boca Raton

BOCA RATON, FLA. — Bell Partners Inc. has purchased Archstone Boca Town Center, a garden-style apartment community adjacent to Town Center Mall in Boca Raton. The Greensboro, N.C.-based apartment investor has renamed the project Bell Boca Town Center. Bell Partners will also manage the 252-unit apartment community, which was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. Set in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, the property’s unit interiors feature stainless steel appliances, microwaves, glass-top stoves, breakfast bars, dark espresso finish cabinetry, walk-in closets, washers and dryers and private balconies or patios. Community amenities include an on-site leasing office, clubhouse, fitness center, two tennis courts, resort-style pool, grilling area and Wi-Fi access in the common spaces.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

SAVANNAH, GA. — Multi Housing Advisors (MHA) has brokered the $18.2 million sale of Clover Village at Vernon Marsh and Clover Village at White Bluff, two apartment properties in Savannah that total 298 units. Robert Stickel of MHA represented the seller, Clover Group, in the sale. McDowell Properties purchased both properties. The adjacent developments are located along White Bluff Road at the intersection of Abercorn Street and Harry Truman Parkway. The Vernon Marsh asset was built in 1986 and the White Bluff project was built in 1985.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail
360-Central-Park-West-NYC

NEW YORK CITY — Lustig Capital has arranged a $66.6 million construction loan for the condominium conversion of 360 Central Park West in New York City. To be known as 360 CPW, the property is a 145-unit apartment building located at the south corner of Central Park West and 96th Street. Built in 1928, the Rosario Candela building is one of the famous church apartment buildings, which incorporated the Second Presbyterian Church of New York within the building’s structure. The property also hosts the Alexander Robertson School. Contiguous apartments at 360 CPW will be combined into luxury homes, designed by Cetra Ruddy and marketed by Stribling. The new residences will feature dedicated HVAC units, high-end finishes and Miele and Bertazzoni appliances. The building’s fully renovated lobby and common spaces will feature a children’s playroom, gym, bike room, private storage room and pet washing station. Bill Lustig of Lustig Capital arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

MILWAUKEE, WIS. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has arranged a $51.1 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of an apartment property in Milwaukee. Park Lafayette Towers is a 271-unit high-rise complex that was constructed in 2009. Erik Storz of KeyBank arranged the loan for the undisclosed borrower.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail
Cambray-Court-St-Lawrence-NYC

ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY, N.Y. — KeyBank has provided $28.6 million in financing for Cambray Court Apartments, an affordable seniors housing redevelopment in St. Lawrence County. The redevelopment is in partnership with Omni Housing Development LLC and managed by United Helpers. The project will replace 72 flood-threatened, garden-style apartments with one accessible four-story energy-efficient building featuring 71 apartment units. Designated as affordable housing, the community will feature 52 units for residents earning 30 to 50 percent or less of the area median income (AMI); 13 units for residents earning at or below 60 percent of AMI; five units for residents earning 80 percent of AMI; and one unit for residents earning 90 percent of the AMI. On-site amenities include well-lit parking spaces, elevator access to each floor, laundry facilities, walking trails, a patio, a garden and a community room with a kitchen. The redevelopment project team includes Beardsley Architects and Engineers and Bette & Cring Construction Group.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail
1080-Amsterdam-Ave-NYC

NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $10 million in acquisition financing for the purchase of the fee position in a multifamily property in Manhattan’s Morningside Heights neighborhood. The borrower, Fine Times Inc., has purchased the fee position beneath a 20-story, 96-unit multifamily property located at 1080 Amsterdam Ave. The 10-year loan, provided by a local balance sheet lender, features a 3.7 percent fixed rate and interest-only payments for the full term. Shamir Seidman of Meridian’s New York City office negotiated the financing on behalf of the borrower.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

PRINCETON, LINDEN AND HAZLET, N.J. — Sitar Realty Co. has arranged three sales in New Jersey. In the first transaction, Princeton McKinley LLC acquired a 60-story apartment complex located at 200 McKinley Court in Princeton from M&G McKinley Investments for an undisclosed price. Giorgio Vasilis, Joseph Allegro, Doug Sitar and William Sitar Jr. of Sitar Realty Co. negotiated the transaction. In the second deal, RTM Realty sold a 5,500-square-foot industrial building, located at 1818 E. Elizabeth Ave., in Linden to M. Lazurus for an undisclosed sum. Brian Murphy of Sitar Realty Co. handled the transaction. In the final transaction, Gold Group LLC acquired a 4,000-square-foot retail building, located at 3201 State Route 25 in Hazlet, from 35 Hazlet LLC for an undisclosed price. Vasilis of Sitar Realty Co. brokered the deal.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail