BOCA RATON, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $12.5 million sale of Realm Boca Raton, a 102-unit apartment property located in Boca Raton. Constructed between 1965 and 1991, the community’s amenity package includes three courtyard pools with sundecks, a fitness center, cyber café, laundry facilities and tropical landscaping. Joseph Thomas, Adam Duncan and Derek Soven of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Lauderdale office represented the seller, a limited liability company based in New Jersey. Marcus Christensen of Marcus & Millichap’s Miami office represented the California-based buyer in the transaction. The buyer intends to renovate the 25 apartment units that were not upgraded by the previous owner, according to Marcus & Millichap.
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VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Greystone has provided a $6.5 million Fannie Mae DUS loan for the acquisition of Tivoli Apartments, a 140-unit apartment complex in Virginia Beach. The property comprises 12 two-story buildings with a clubhouse, swimming pool, picnic areas, laundry building and storage. Andrew Ellis of Greystone originated the 15-year, fixed-rate loan with a 30-year amortization schedule and one year of interest-only payments. The acquisition loan is the fifth loan that Greystone has provided to the undisclosed borrower.
AMARILLO, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Lakeview North & South Apartments, a 253-unit apartment property located in Amarillo. John Barker and Mark Allen of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Worth office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. Barker and Allen also secured the buyer, another limited liability company. Lakeview North & South Apartments is located at 1600 Dale St. The complex consists of one- and two- bedroom units with an average size of 715 square feet. The property has 42 buildings total.
BROKEN ARROW, OKLA. — RED Capital Partners, the proprietary debt and equity banking arm of RED Capital Group, has closed a $17.2 million balance sheet construction loan for Prevarian Senior Living to build Prairie House Assisted Living and Memory Care, located on the campus of St. John Medical Center Hospital in Broken Arrow. Prairie House will be a 93,000-square-foot, two-story seniors housing community and will accommodate more than 100 senior citizens. The facility will include 73 alcove, one- and two-bedroom floor plans for assisted living. There will also be 32 suites designed for memory care residents. Construction began Sept. 9 and the project is expected to open in November 2016. The 105-unit, 117-bed assisted living and memory care property will operate under a long-term ground lease from an affiliate of St. John Medical Center Hospital. LifeCare Services, based in Des Moines, Iowa, will operate the property.
NORTON, MASS. — Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF) has arranged $41.8 million in financing for a multifamily development in Norton. The borrower was a joint venture between Campanelli and Thorndike Development. HFF secured a $25 million construction loan through First Niagara Bank and a $16.8 million mezzanine loan through Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers on behalf of an institutional client. Slated for completion in 2016, 274 East Main St. will feature 188 apartment units, sidewalks, tree lined-streets and public spaces. In late 2014, HFF also secured $60 million in financing for One Upland, a 262-unit apartment community in Norwood, Mass., slated to open in October, for the joint venture. Greg LaBine and Patrick McAneny of HFF represented the borrower in both transactions.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has brokered the sale of a mixed-use, elevator building, located at 49 Greene St. in SoHo. The six-story property sold for $31 million, or $1,240 per square foot. The 25,000-square-foot building features seven apartment units and a 5,500-square-foot vacant retail space. Peter Hauspurg of Eastern Consolidated represented the seller, Les Pieds Nickle’s Inc., while Deborah Gutoff of Eastern and Robert Dankner of Prime Manhattan Residential represented the buyer, EMP Capital, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services has arranged the sale of a development site located at 11 E. 115th St. in East Harlem. The 46,867-square-foot property sold for $10 million in an off-market transaction. Yosef Katz of GFI represented the buyer, Albert Rabizadeh, and the seller, Rubin Schron’s Cammeby’s International, in the transaction. The buyer is currently developing plans for a rental community to be constructed on the site.
FRAMINGHAM, MASS. — Brendon Properties has acquired Marist House Retreat Center at 518 Pleasant St. in Framingham. Marist Fathers of Boston sold the two-building property, which totals 50,077 square feet, for $4 million. The buyer plans to redevelop the 28.7-acre property into a seniors housing townhome community. The property includes a 45,000-square-foot, 70-bed former seminarian residence, a chapel, support space and administration offices. Robert Cronin and Kevin Brawley of Colliers arranged the transaction. Brendon Properties is a builder of age-restricted developments in the MetroWest region.
HEATHROW, FLA. — ARA Newmark has brokered the $44.8 million sale of Pure Living Heathrow, a 252-unit, garden-style apartment community in Heathrow, a suburb of Orlando. The property was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale. Built in 2009, the Class A community features nine- and 10-foot ceilings, granite countertops, stainless steel GE appliances, smoke-glass privacy walls and hardwood flooring in select units. The property’s amenity package includes 24-hour gated entry, on-site dry cleaning, a putting green, sand volleyball court, Zero Edge pool, Infinity Edge Champagne spa, rooftop clubroom, lounge and sun deck. Patrick Dufour, Kevin Judd, Scott Ramey, Marc deBaptiste and Dick Donnellan of ARA Newmark represented the seller, PME Providence LLC, in the transaction. Toronto-based Starlight Investments Ltd. was the buyer.
SMYRNA, GA. — Wood Partners has opened Alta Belmont, a new 274-unit apartment community in Smyrna, a northwest suburb of Atlanta. The luxury apartment community is the multifamily component of Belmont, a 48-acre mixed-use development that Halpern Enterprises is developing in Smyrna. Wood Residential Services, Wood Partners’ property management division, is managing the property. Alta Belmont is located within walking distance of The Shops at Belmont, the new Smyrna Elementary School and the Smyrna Community Center, which features indoor sports courts, a track, fitness area and game rooms. Alta Belmont features a saltwater aqua lounge, sun deck, grilling station, resident lounge and a fitness center. This project is Wood Partners’ 22nd multifamily community in Georgia, where the Atlanta-based national multifamily investment firm has added more than 6,500 units.