NEW YORK CITY — Alpha Realty has arranged the sale of a mixed-use building located at 148 E. 98th St. in Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The asset sold for $6.6 million. The six-story, elevator-serviced property features 11 apartment units and a first-floor office space. Glenn Raff of Alpha Realty represented the seller and buyer in the transaction. The names of the buyer and seller were not released.
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ATLANTA — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has arranged a $52 million acquisition loan for The Bricks Perimeter Center, a 448-unit apartment community located at 302 Perimeter Center North in Atlanta. Alan Tapie and Thomas Wiedeman of Grandbridge’s Atlanta office arranged the fixed-rate, non-recourse loan through BB&T Real Estate Funding, Grandbridge’s proprietary lending program. After the planned renovation, The Bricks will feature a new clubhouse, landscaping, common area improvements and upgraded unit interiors.
ORLANDO, FLA. — CBRE has brokered the $51.9 million sale of Arium Barber Park, a 526-unit apartment community located at 5300 Lake Margaret Drive in Orlando. White Eagle Property purchased the property from Carroll Organization. Completed in 1989 and 94 percent occupied at the time of sale, Arium Barber Park features two pools, a large fitness center, game room, tennis courts and a business center. Shelton Granade, Luke Wickham and Justin Basquill of CBRE represented Carroll Organization in the sale.
Landmark Commercial Realty Brokers $15.2M Acquisition of Student Housing Property in Pennsylvania
by Amy Works
SHIPPENSBURG TOWNSHIP, PA. — Landmark Commercial Realty/TCN Worldwide Real Estate Services has arranged the acquisition of Bard Townhouses, a student housing complex near Shippensburg University in Shippensburg Township. A group of limited partnerships connected to developer Dan Deitchman purchased the asset for $15.2 million in an all-cash transaction. Located at 100 Bard Drive, the 173-unit property features 458 beds. Built in 1988, the property was 99 percent occupied at the time of sale. Drew Bobincheck and Chuck Heller of Landmark Commercial Realty/TCN Worldwide represented the buyer in the 1031 exchange transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Besen & Associates has brokered the sale of an elevator-served mixed-use building located at 2195 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. in Manhattan’s Central Harlem neighborhood. The asset sold for $2 million, or $347 per square foot. Built in 1910, the vacant five-story, 5,758-square-foot property features six apartments and one retail unit. Hilly Soleiman of Besen & Associates represented the buyer and seller in the transaction. The names of the buyer and seller were not released.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) has arranged the sale of The Phoenix, a 170-unit luxury multifamily community in the Near Southside district of Fort Worth. Will Balthrope, Drew Kile and Rowan Burch of IPA advised the sellers, Fort Worth-based Eisner Development Corp. and Baton Rouge, La.-based Ventures Development Group. Balthrope, Kile and Burch also procured the buyer. The property is located at the intersection of College Avenue and West Peter Smith Street, just south of I-30 and west of I-35 West at 429 College Ave. Amenities at The Phoenix include a 24-hour gated entrance, a 4,257-square-foot office and clubhouse with a catering kitchen and fitness/yoga area, as well as a pool with a tanning shelf. All apartments feature granite kitchen countertops, stainless steel appliances, pantries and linen closets. Each apartment has a balcony, and 52 units have unobstructed views of the Fort Worth skyline.
RENTON, WASH. — MIG Real Estate has purchased the 274-unit Berkshire apartment community in the Seattle submarket of Renton. The purchase price was not disclosed. The community is located at 1300 South Eagle Drive, on the south shore of Lake Washington. The Berkshire is MIG’s second investment in the Seattle area. The company previously purchased Canyon Park 228 Corporate Center, a two-building office park in Bothell. MIG represented itself in this latest transaction, while CBRE’s Jon Hallgrimson and Eli Hanacek represented the unnamed seller.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Hamilton Zanze has purchased the 320-unit Centrepoint apartment complex in Tucson for $33.6 million. The community is located at 3220 West Ina Road. Centrepoint was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. The property is situated near some of Tucson’s largest employers, including Raytheon and Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. CBRE’s Tyler Anderson, Sean Cunningham, Asher Gunter, Matt Pesch and Mike Sandahl executed the transaction. The seller was Independence Realty Trust.
CINCINNATI — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $3 million refinancing for a 156-unit multifamily property in Cincinnati. Ferguson Woods Apartments is located at 2890 Four Towers Drive. The transaction was structured with a fully amortizing 20-year term. The borrower is undisclosed.
BRADENTON, FLA. — NXT Capital has provided a $34.6 million acquisition loan for Vista at Palma Sola, a 340-unit apartment complex located in Bradenton. Situated one mile from Palma Sola Bay, the property features a clubhouse, two tennis courts, fitness center, pool, volleyball court, playground and a movie theater. Dennis Jimenez of CBRE’s Orlando office arranged the loan through NXT Capital on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.