Multifamily

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DANVERS, MASS. — Marquis Health Services, a division of Tryko Partners, has completed a $2.6 million renovation of The Brentwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, located at 56 Liberty St. in Danvers. Built in 1972, the 159-bed property was renovated to include a dedicated 32-bed sub-acute care unit and a new 2,300-square-foot therapy gym. The sub-acute care unit features a neurologist-led stroke recovery program and the gym offers rehabilitation therapy seven days per week with state-of-the-art equipment, including a smart car to train patients in automobile transfers. Additionally, the patient rooms were renovated to include a traditional suite with a full residential set-up including kitchen, living room, bedroom and bathroom. Marquis Health Services acquired the property in late 2013.

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ARLINGTON, TEXAS — KWA Construction has broken ground on Phase I of Arlington Commons, the largest multifamily redevelopment project in Arlington’s history. Designed by JHP Architecture/Urban Design, the 1,300-unit development will be located at 425 E. Lamar Blvd. near Globe Life Park. Developer The Nehemiah Co. expects the $200 million project to be completed in 2026. General contractor KWA Construction recently began demolition at the site. Phase I of the four-phase development will occupy 5.6 acres of the 22.2-acre site and consist of a four-story, 353-unit apartment complex and garage. Phase I will also include a 1,589-square-foot leasing office, 869-square-foot clubhouse, 1,173-square-foot fitness center and 2,100-square-foot lounge and conference area. The redevelopment has garnered $10.5 million in economic incentives from the Arlington City Council. Floor plans will consist of one- and two-bedroom units ranging from 777 to 1,281 square feet, with private balconies or patios available. Amenities at Arlington Commons will include a swimming pool, fountains, fire pit and outdoor kitchen. KWA Construction expects to complete Phase I in the next two years.

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CHICAGO — Aries Capital has arranged a $9.3 million permanent loan for a 23-unit apartment building in Chicago. Douglas Crocker II and partners was the borrower The newly constructed six-story building is located at 858 N. Franklin St. The apartment building consists of one-, two- and three-bedroom units and features a fitness center. The 10-year, fixed-rate, non-recourse loan with 30-year amortization was secured at 100 percent of the total cost basis. Eric Jones of Aries Capital arranged the financing. PNC provided the Fannie Mae loan.

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LOS ANGELES – 1320 North Sierra Bonita Apartments LLC has purchased a 52-unit apartment building in the Los Angeles submarket of West Hollywood for $18.5 million. The community is located at 1320 N. Sierra Bonita Ave. The LLC plans to renovate the units to bring them to market rate. Travis Greene of Charles Dunn Company represented the buyer, while Hamid Soroudi of the same firm represented the seller, 27th/Pico Boulevard LP.

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LOS ANGELES — Sunrise Senior Living is set to open Sunrise at Palos Verdes in Los Angeles in March, marking the operator’s 42nd community in California. The community will include 80 units of assisted living and memory care, each of which will have flexible uses depending on the resident’s needs. The community is four stories and 67,000 square feet. Marguerite Crockem, formerly executive director of Sunrise of Fullerton, will be executive director of the new community. Based in McLean, Va., Sunrise is the fourth-largest operator of seniors housing in the U.S., according to June 2015 numbers from the American Seniors Housing Association.

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LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS — 29th Street Capital (29SC), a privately held real estate investment and advisory firm, has acquired a 314-unit multifamily real estate portfolio in League City. The two apartment communities are located within 1.5 miles of each other in the Clear Lake submarket of Houston. The deal closed Feb. 19 and includes: Crow’s Nest Apartments, a 176-unit complex built in 1984 with mostly one- and two-bedroom units; Harbor Walk Apartments, a 138-unit complex built in 1987 and made exclusively of two- and three-bedroom units. 29SC purchased the assets on an off-market basis from a regional owner. The firm plans $1.6 million worth of renovations, which include a new appliance package, microwaves, better kitchen lights and accent walls. Exterior improvements are planned as well.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS —Hank Crane of BMC Capital’s Austin office has arranged a $1.7 million loan for the refinancing of Woodland Corners, a 63-unit apartment community in Austin. The loan features a five-year fixed term at 4 percent interest and a 30-year amortization schedule. The loan was arranged through one of BMC Capital’s correspondent agency relationships.

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NEW YORK CITY — Triangle Equities has broken ground on Lighthouse Point, a $200 million mixed-used project on the St. George waterfront in Staten Island. Triangle, along with its partner, Lubert Adler LLP, secured construction financing for the first phase of development. The project is being financed through a partnership of private and public sector groups, including $30 million of construction loans and tax credit equity from the Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group, $29 million of construction loans from Citizens Bank, $16.5 million from Empire State Development, $6.2 million of capital from New York City, and joint venture equity from Triangle and Lubert Adler. The first phase, which is slated for completion in 2017, will feature 65,000 square feet of retail and office space, as well as restaurant space, entertainment space and a 12-story residential tower with 116 apartment units. Regus, a shared workspace provider, has signed a 15-year lease to occupy 30,000 square feet of space at the first phase. Following completion of the first phase, Triangle will rehabilitate and repurpose the four historic structures, historic wall and multiple underground vaults currently situated on the site. This repurposing will allow for additional restaurant, office and hospitality space, including a …

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NEW YORK CITY — Treetop Development has acquired a development site located at 121-129 E. 144th St. in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx for an undisclosed sum. Situated in a special mixed-use district zoning area (MX-13), the property has 68,326 buildable square feet as-of-right, with the option to develop up to 91,000 square feet by utilizing the inclusionary housing bonus. Treetop, a multifamily owner and investor focused on renovating and developing market-rate properties in New York City, is in the process of determining the best use for the site. Jason Gold, Victor Sozio, Scot Hirschfield, Marko Agbaba and Michael Tortorici of Ariel Property Advisors represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.

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NEW YORK CITY — Westbridge Realty Group has arranged four sales in New York City totaling $8.5 million. In the first transaction, Baycrest Management acquired a multifamily property with 27 apartments and one retail unit from Emritas Realty LLC for $3.9 million. The building is located at 633 E. 186th St. in the Belmont section of the Bronx. Steven Westreich represented the buyer and seller in the deal. In the second transaction, 2 Stanwix LLC purchased a 3,510-square-foot mixed-use property located at 2 Stanwic St. in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood for $2 million, or $570 per square foot. Adam Traub of Westbridge represented the buyer, while Hen Vaknim, also of Westbridge, represented the seller, 2S, in the transaction. In the third deal, East Williamsburg Powers LLC acquired a 3,750-square-foot apartment building, located at 280 Powers St. in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg section, for $1.4 million. Westreich represented the buyer, while Traub represented the undisclosed seller. In the final transaction, Westreich represented the buyer and seller in the $1.2 million exchange of 345 Montgomery Street in Brooklyn. The assets, which include eight unsold coop rent-stabilized units, sold for $158 per square foot. The names of the buyer and seller were not released.

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