Multifamily

NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a development site located at 123 Linden Blvd. in Brooklyn. New York Congregational Center for Community Life sold the property for $18.5 million, or $558 per square foot. The site currently consists of a four-story, 33,145-square-foot institutional building, which most recently served as office space for several community-based organizations. The site allows for approximately 248,949 residential buildable square feet or about 316,159 buildable square feet of community facility space, along with additional development rights that were transferred from 135 Linden Boulevard. James Nelson and Matt Nickerson of Cushman & Wakefield handled the transaction.

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NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — KeyBank has provided $12 million in capital to help develop Niagara City Lofts in Niagara Falls. The adaptive reuse project will convert an existing vacant public high school building, which was built in 1923, into 61 units of workforce housing, affordable housing, market-rate apartments and commercial community space. The project is being funded in partnership with the NYS Housing and Community Renewal Division, NYS Empire State Development Corp. and RBC Tax Credit Equity. Rob Likes and Joe Eicheldinger of KeyBank secured the financing for the borrower.

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PASSAIC, N.J. — Redwood Realty Advisors has arranged the sale of a mixed-use property located at 102 Main St. in Passaic. The asset sold for $2.3 million. The building features 25 apartments and five commercial spaces. Thomas McConnell, Kevin McCrann, Jeremy Wernick and Marco Capozzoli of Redwood Realty brokered the transaction. The names of the seller and buyer were not released.

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FUQUAY-VARINA, N.C. — Blue Heron Asset Management LLC has sold The Village at Marquee Station, a 265-unit, Class A apartment community located at 2110 Cinema Drive in Fuquay-Varina, a suburb of Raleigh-Durham. Chapel Hill, N.C.-based Blue Heron sold the property, which it developed in phases between 2013 and 2014, to Starlight U.S. Multi Family Core Fund for $41.5 million. Toronto-based Starlight Investments Ltd. manages the fund. Allan Lynch and Justin Good of HFF represented Blue Heron in the transaction. The Village at Marquee Station’s units average 996 square feet, and its community amenities include a saltwater swimming pool with cabanas, poolside grilling, fitness center, clubhouse, gaming lounge and media studio, resident lounge with billiards, pet grooming salon, car care center and detached garages. Clancy & Theys Construction was the general contractor for the apartment community, which has maintained an occupancy rate in the mid-90 percent range since early 2015, according to HFF.

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LAS VEGAS — TruAmerica Multifamily has purchased the 420-unit Montego Bay apartment community in the Las Vegas submarket of Henderson for $51.1 million. Montego Bay was built in 1990. The Class B community is located at 1050 Whitney Ranch Drive. TruAmerica plans to renovate the property. The renovation will target the interior units, as well as exterior and common areas. The company now owns about 1,000 rental units within the Las Vegas Valley.

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DENVER — Oak Coast Properties and BMC Investments have purchased The Artisan Townhomes and Apartments, a 434-unit community in Denver, for $50.8 million. The community is located at 10025 E. Girard Ave. It is situated near Dayton Station, the Denver Tech Center and the Southeast Business Corridor. The Artisan has received nearly $3.2 million in capital improvements since 2013. It was built in 1973. Renovation plans are in place that will tackle the clubhouses, air conditioning, pools, landscaping, carports, and exterior paint and siding. BLDG Management, an affiliate of BMC Investments, will manage the property. HFF secured a loan for the JV. HFF’s Jordan Robbins and Jeff Haag also represented the seller, Peak Capital Partners, in this transaction.

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MIAMI — Construction has begun on Miami Worldcenter, one of the largest urban mixed-use projects in the country, and its signature residential tower, Paramount Miami Worldcenter. This marks the start of the $1.7 billion, 27-acre development’s retail component. “You are literally going to see six blocks being developed all at the same time. This is basically step one of multiple steps in which you are going to see six buildings going vertical,” says Daniel Kodsi, developer and CEO of Paramount Miami Worldcenter. Miami Worldcenter will include Paramount and six other residential and office buildings, an 1,800-room Marriott Marquis and convention center, an intermodal hub and a retail and restaurant promenade. CoastalTishman, a joint venture between Miami-based Coastal Construction and New York-based Tishman Construction, is close to completing the installation of 400 pilings that will support the glass-clad tower designed by Elkus Manfredi Architects in collaboration with Paramount Miami Worldcenter’s in-house design team. Upon completion of the pilings, CoastalTishman will start building the tower’s foundation. The first phase of construction will focus on Paramount Miami Worldcenter, a 700-foot, 60-story residential skyscraper. The $500 million tower will feature one of the largest amenity decks in the country, spanning 90 feet above downtown …

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IRVING, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Crescent Ridge, a 51-unit apartment property located in Irving. Ford Braly of the Silva multifamily team in Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Worth office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, an individual California investor. Juan Cuevas and Lucas Fertitta of Marcus & Millichap’s Houston office secured the buyer, a private out-of-state investor. Crescent Ridge is located at 506 N. Rogers Road along Irving Boulevard. The property was built in 1964 on a concrete slab foundation and has wood framing with a brick veneer exterior. Units average 795 square feet. Amenities include a courtyard with barbeque grills and a picnic area, laundry facilities and an onsite leasing office.

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LOS ANGELES — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Keiro Senior HealthCare, a four-property, 642-unit seniors housing portfolio in Los Angeles. Pacifica Cos., a private investment firm based in San Diego, bought the portfolio from Keiro, a nonprofit owner/operator, for $41 million in an all-cash transaction. The Keiro portfolio consists of two skilled nursing facilities totaling 398 beds, a 90-bed intermediate care facility and a 154-unit independent living facility. In addition to the healthcare properties, the portfolio includes a 23,000-square-foot administrative building as well as a 6,000-square-foot auditorium and recreation center on the primary campus. The Keiro properties target the Japanese-American seniors demographic in Southern California. Pacifica will lease the two skilled nursing facilities to Aspen Healthcare. Christopher Hyldahl led the Blueprint team on the transaction.

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BOSTON — CBRE/New England has secured a $28.1 million loan for the the construction of a luxury condominium development in South Boston. The borrower, CPC Cornerstone Development, is developing the 49-unit property that will feature a 6,000-square-foot restaurant space. Located at 14 W. Broadway, the building will feature large floor plans, garage parking for all units, top-of-the-line finishes, a roof deck, 24-hour concierge, valet garage parking and a fitness center. The property will also feature six affordable units per Boston Redevelopment Authority Inclusionary Development Policy. John Kelly and Sam Dylag of CBRE/NE arranged financing for the borrower. Additionally, CBRE arranged $8 million in equity on behalf of the sponsor.

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