DALLAS — S2 Capital, a multifamily real estate investment company, has acquired River Oaks Apartments, located at 711 Brentford Place in Arlington, and The Grove at White Rock, located at 10429 Lone Tree Lane in east Dallas. River Oaks was built in 1983 and consists of 188 units. S2 Capital plans to spend $2.5 million on interior and exterior renovations for this complex. The project exterior, amenities and interiors will be renovated to compliment S2 Capital’s north Arlington portfolio that now consists of eight properties and 2,700 units. The Grove at White Rock has a total of 282 units and is located in the Lochwood neighborhood of east Dallas. S2 Capital plans to spend $5 million in both interior and exterior renovations for the property. S2 Capital plans to rename this apartment complex “The Zeke” after the Dallas Cowboys’ newest running back, Ezekiel Elliott.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Berkadia and Colliers International have brokered the sale of Colony Woods, a 414-unit apartment community located at 2000 Colony Park Drive near The Summit Birmingham. The sales price was $43 million, according to Al.com. Built in two phases in 1990 and 1995, the property last sold in October 2009 for $24.8 million. The previous owner, Nashville-based C-H Core I LLC, upgraded more than half of the units with new appliances and lighting packages prior to the sale. David Oakley of Berkadia represented the buyer, Forum RE Acquisitions LLC, in the transaction. Will Mathews of Colliers International’s Atlanta office represented the seller.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — Real estate investment firm CollegePlace Partners has acquired The District, a 311-bed student housing portfolio located adjacent to Florida State University in Tallahassee. The company purchased the portfolio in an off-market transaction for $22.7 million. The District comprises eight townhome and flat-style buildings, featuring 90 three-, four-, five- and six-bedroom units. Andrew Kirsh and Serineh Baghdasarian of Los Angeles-based law firm Sklar Kirsh LLP represented CollegePlace Partners in the acquisition. CollegePlace Partners has engaged Asset Campus Housing, the nation’s largest third-party student housing management company, to manage the portfolio.
NEW YORK CITY — XIN Development International has acquired the iconic RKO Keith’s Theater, located at 135-35 Northern Blvd. in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens. JK Equities sold the property in an all-cash transaction valued at $65.8 million. The property features fully approved and permitted plans for an approximately 389,746-square-foot mixed-use project featuring residential, retail and community facility components. Bob Knakal, Stephen Preuss and Jonathan Hageman of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, while Albert Benalloul of RLTY NYC represented the buyer.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a mixed-use property located at 477 Amsterdam Ave. in Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Herliem Amsterdam LLC acquired the five-story, 9,500-square-foot property from 477 Amsterdam Avenue for $17.1 million, or $1,800 per square foot. The building features eight residential apartments and two commercial units. Hall Oster, Teddy Galligan and Bryan Smadbeck of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, while Dylan Pichulik of XL Real Property Management represented the buyer in the deal.
DALLAS — Greystone has provided $107 million in Fannie Mae DUS loans for the acquisition of six multifamily properties in the Dallas suburbs of Irving, Lewisville, Benbrook and Euless. Rob Russell of Greystone originated the loans on behalf of the borrower, Chicago-based Intercapital Group. The properties, which total 1,711 residential units, include: Wimbledon in Lewisville Greenwood Creek in Benbrook Catalina Apartments in Lewisville Summer Gate Apartments in Irving Oaks of Lewisville in Lewisville Parc Plaza Apartments in Euless The 10-year Fannie Mae loans include 30-year amortization schedules and three years of interest-only payments.
HURST, TEXAS — Old Capital has provided a $2.7 million loan for the purchase and renovation of Regency Place Apartments in Hurst. A local ownership group acquired the 78-unit property for an undisclosed price. Old Capital provided the five-year loan at a 4.5 percent fixed interest rate with one year of interest-only payments. The loan was structured to fund 75 percent of the purchase price and all of the renovations and unit upgrades through an approved capital improvement program.
SAN ANTONIO — ARA Newmark has arranged the sale of two garden-style apartment communities spanning 557 units in San Antonio. The value-add properties, Mirada and The Heritage, sold separately and were both 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. ARA Newmark’s Pat Jones and Matt Michelson represented the sellers, private limited partnerships affiliated with TriVest McNeil Real Estate. In the first transaction, California-based Regional Investment & Management added Mirada to its existing six-property portfolio in Texas. Built in 1995, the 252-unit property features a fitness center and pool. The Heritage marks the 12th Texas acquisition in recent years for Austin-based CFH Investment Partners. Constructed in 2005, the 305-unit property features a gymnasium-sized basketball and sport court, grill areas and a business center.
SAN DIEGO — Vaerus Boundary LLC has acquired a 12-unit apartment community in San Diego for $2.2 million. The community is located at 4440 Boundary St. It was built in1973. Brian Barnard of Marcus & Millichap’s San Diego office represented both the buyer and seller, a partnership, in this transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Allianz Real Estate has acquired a 44 percent stake — an investment of approximately $420 million — in 10 Hudson Yards, located on Manhattan’s west side. The tower is the first building completed in Related Cos. and Oxford Properties Group’s mixed-use Hudson Yards development. A limited partnership that includes Allianz, Related Cos., Oxford and institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management now own the property. 10 Hudson Yards is 94 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including Coach, L’Oreal USA, SAP and Boston Consulting Group. The planned mixed-use development will feature more than 17 million square feet of commercial and residential space, with more than 100 shops, a collection of restaurants, approximately 4,000 residences, cultural space, 14 acres of public open space and a 750-seat public school. Paul Meyer of Mayer Brown provided legal counsel to Allianz on the transaction.