WAUKEGAN, ILL. — American Street Capital has arranged $5.8 million in acquisition financing for a 132-unit multifamily property in Waukegan for an undisclosed borrower. Westwood Apartments is a Class B apartment complex that was built in 1970. The property includes 11 two-story buildings. Amenities include an office suite, exercise room, playground, picnic area, laundry facilities and 225 parking spaces. Igor Zhizhin of American Street Capital originated the loan. The loan features a 10-year term.
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SEATTLE — Strata Equity Group has received $100 million in acquisition financing for a multifamily portfolio in Seattle. The portfolio contains a total of 1,041 units. The portfolio features five properties that were built between 1986 and 1991. Strata plans to execute a capital improvement program that will upgrade the residential amenities and interior unit finishes. Four of the properties are within five miles of Boeing’s Everett Factory, the region’s largest employer, which is undergoing a large expansion. The other property is in Lynwood, 16 miles north of downtown Seattle. The 10-year loan features full-term, interest-only payments through Freddie Mac. CBRE’s Bill Chiles, Scott Peterson and Brian Cruz arranged the financing.
EULESS, TEXAS — Venture Commercial Real Estate has completed an assemblage of 43 acres of land located at the northeast quadrant of Cheek-Sparger Road and Heritage Avenue west of State Highway 121 in Euless. The buyer, Tonti Properties, is expected to break ground in spring 2016 on Trinity Union, a 457-unit multifamily community. The project has a mixture of product types including a four-story wrap-style building with structured parking and separate townhome-style buildings with direct-access garages and private yards. Trinity Union will feature an urban design, and 19 acres of the site will be devoted to retail use. John Zikos, Ken Reimer, Christopher Gibbons and Cheryl Hill of Venture worked with Tonti to acquire three separate land tracts. In the most complex of the transactions, Venture represented the seller, a family that had owned a 25-acre tract for 54 years, while Wilson Stafford of Edge Realty Capital Markets represented Tonti Properties. In the other transactions, Venture and Edge co-represented Tonti Properties.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Austin-based developer Johnson Trube & Associates is moving forward with construction of a Class A student housing development near the University of Texas at Austin campus. Located at 2508 San Gabriel St. in Austin, The Corner will offer 62 units with a mix of two to five bedrooms for a total of 207 beds. The eight-story structure is scheduled to open to students in the fall of 2016. The property is being built using a framing technology developed by Prescient, a Denver-based software design and structural system manufacturing company. The pre-manufactured metal framing system is designed to offer a faster, greener and more cost-effective alternative to conventional structures. The development team includes Johnson Trube & Associates, JE Dunn, Mark Hart Architecture, Prescient, Wuest Group, Austin City Realty and Fairway Properties. Project features and amenities include walking/biking access to campus, secure access, a cyber café, quartz countertops, wood floors and stainless steel appliances.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — CBRE Capital Markets’ Investment Properties has negotiated the sale of Serena Vista Apartments, a 120-unit, value-add multifamily community in Arlington. Des Moines, Iowa-based BHE Acquisitions purchased the asset from Cascades 120 LLC for an undisclosed amount. Dirk Goris and Chris Deuillet of CBRE’s Dallas office represented the seller. The 105,636-square-foot asset, located at 1519 San Francisco Court, was built in 1980. The complex consists of 15 different floor plans and offers efficiency, loft, one-, two- and three-bedroom options. It was 97 percent occupied at closing. Most of the units have received flooring and/or countertop and cabinet upgrades. Five units were recently updated with stainless steel appliances, kitchen backsplashes and fans.
SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — The RADCO Cos. has sold Sierra Place, a 130-unit, Class B apartment community in Sandy Springs, for $7.2 million. RADCO originally purchased the 1970s era property in June 2012. The Atlanta-based multifamily investor sold the asset to a group of three investors. Multi Housing Advisors brokered the transaction. RADCO has four other properties under contract for sale and has three properties totaling 1,100 units in contract for acquisition.
TGM Associates Sells 360-Unit Multifamily Property in Fishkill, N.Y., to Hampshire Properties
by Amy Works
FISHKILL, N.Y. — TGM Associates has sold TGM Village at Merritt Park to New York City-based Hampshire Properties for an undisclosed sum. Located at 80 Jefferson Blvd. in Fishkill, the property features 360 apartment units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans ranging from 754 square feet to 1,328 square feet. Brian Whitmer of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the transaction. TGM originally purchased the property in 2006.
CHICAGO — SVN | Chicago Commercial has completed the $9.5 million sale of a four-property multifamily portfolio in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood. Drexel Properties sold the portfolio to an undisclosed out-of-state buyer. The four properties have a total of 181 units and are located at 6715 S. Paxton Ave., 6755 S. Paxton Ave., 6701 S. Merrill Ave. and 6920 S. Ogelsby Ave. The buyer plans to complete major renovations of all properties. Jeff Baasch of SVN | Chicago Commercial represented the seller in the transaction and was the sole broker.
CHICAGO — Associated Bank has provided a $7.5 million construction loan to Three Corners Development and Madison Construction. The developer and general contractor will use the capital to build three mixed-use residential apartment buildings in Chicago. The projects will span three stories and will each feature 22 units and approximately 12,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The buildings will be located at 1301 W. Devon Ave., 6359 N. Wayne Ave. and 1244 W. Devon Ave.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Berkadia has negotiated the sale of Villas del Sol Apartments, a multifamily property located in Austin. Forrest Bass and George Deuillet of Berkadia’s Austin office completed the sale. Austin-based ACA Villa del Sol LLC was the buyer, and San Diego-based LLJ Quez Rutland Place LLC was the seller. Built in two phases during 1978 and 1982, Villas del Sol Apartments is located at 1647 and 1711 Rutland Drive. The 294-unit property consists of studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans and is 96 percent occupied. Unit amenities include fully equipped kitchens, walk-in pantries, faux-wood vinyl flooring, built-in desks and bookshelves, ceiling fans, walk-in closets, linen closets and patios or balconies. Select units also include fireplaces and vaulted ceilings. Community amenities include a swimming pool, clubhouse, fitness center, business center, playground, picnic areas with barbeque grills, two laundry facilities and a dog park. Accessible from U.S. Highway 183 and I-35, Villas del Sol Apartments is less than three miles from The Arboretum shopping center and less than two miles from The Domain shopping center.