PELHAM, ALA. — Trillium Capital Resources has arranged an $18.4 million loan for Grand Reserve of Pelham, a 184-unit apartment complex in Pelham, roughly 20 miles south of Birmingham. Trillium arranged the 12-year, fixed-rate loan through Aegon Insurance Group on behalf of the borrower, an apartment operator based in Phenix City, Ala. The borrower used the loan to refinance an existing construction loan.
NEW YORK CITY — Cogswell Lee Development, in partnership with architect/developer GLUCK+, has launched sales at 150 Rivington, a residential building located in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. The multifamily building features 45 one-, two- and three-bedroom condominiums ranging from 543 square feet to more than 1,600 square feet. One-bedroom units start at $995,000; two-bedroom condos at $1.6 million; three-bedrooms at $2.7 million; and three-bedroom penthouses at $3.8 million. Slated for completion in the first quarter of 2018, the property will feature a 24-hour attended lobby, superintendent and porter services, a package room, cold storage, bicycle storage, a fitness center, a 1,500-square-foot roof terrace and 12,000 square feet of retail space.
GRAND BLANC, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $14.5 million loan to refinance a 220-unit luxury apartment community in Grand Blanc, approximately eight miles south of Flint. Gateway Apartments of Grand Blanc offers six different floor plans and is situated on 21.9 acres. Gateway Apartment Company No. 1 LLC was the borrowing entity. Dennis Bernard and Kevin Kovachevich of Bernard Financial originated the CMBS loan. Built in 2003, the apartment community features amenities such as a business center, clubhouse, fitness center, playground, swimming pool, tennis court, extra storage and covered parking. Apartment amenities include kitchen appliances, washers and dryers, vaulted ceilings, large closets and balconies or patios. Gateway Apartments of Grand Blanc is located at 5220 Baldwin Road.
LOS ANGELES — Berkshire Group has acquired the 438-unit One Santa Fe apartment complex in Los Angeles for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 214 S. Santa Fe Ave. in downtown’s Arts District. One Santa Fe also contains more than 80,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial and retail space. The property spans about a quarter mile over four city blocks. It features two buildings situated around the retail paseo. Berkshire Communities, the property management division of Berkshire Group, will manage the space.
SEATTLE — A partnership between L5 Real Estate Investments and Shuler Architecture has acquired the 31-unit Innsbruck Apartments in Seattle for $2.6 million. The community is located at 3223 S. 160th St. Innsbruck was built in 1967 and renovated in 2007. It will undergo a significant further renovations, according to the buyers. David Massa of Madison Partners Real Estate represented the buyers. The sellers were local private investors. Grandbridge Capital provided the debt.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Point Capital Development and Fields Construction Co. have completed the construction of The Baker Building, an apartment building located at 234 Suydam Ave. in Jersey City. Situated in the Lafayette neighborhood, the five-story complex features 83 apartments, a roof deck, courtyard, dog run, parking, lounge and fitness center. Additionally, the property is located in close proximity to the Liberty State Park light rail station. The complex was designed by C+C Architecture with Urban Design Workshop as the architect of record for construction.
WESTWOOD AND SOMERVILLE, MASS. — Cornerstone Realty Capital has arranged $56 million for the acquisition of four multifamily properties totaling 244 units, including 156 units in Westwood and 88 units across three properties in Somerville. The borrower was TrueNorth Capital Partners. The first of the two acquisitions is Westwood Glen, located at 21 Westwood Glen Road in Westwood. Situated on 13.5 acres, the seven-building, 156-unit, age-restricted property was purchased for $34.4 million. The Somerville Squares Portfolio properties were purchased for a total of $27.3 million from a private family. TrueNorth acquired the 63-unit 379-389 Broadway Street for $20 million, the 18-unit 39-49 Bow Street for $4.7 million, and the seven-unit 8-12 Beacon Terrace for $2.6 million. The buyer plans to invest $6 million in improvements to the Westwood property and $4 million on the Somerville properties. Simon Butler and Biria St. John of CBRE/New England represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer in both deals.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of three adjacent multifamily buildings, totaling 24 units, located at 308-312 W. 113th St. in New York City. The Meshberg Group acquired the eight-unit buildings from Yassky Properties for $8 million. Peter Von Der Ahe, Seth Glasser and Jacob Kahn of Marcus & Millichap’s Manhattan office represented the seller and buyer in the transaction.
RENTON, WASH. — New Standard Equities has purchased The Venue, a 284-unit apartment complex in Renton, for $41.5 million. The community is located at 4455 N.E. 12th St. The Venue will undergo a $2.8 million repositioning that will include improvements to its fitness center and additional carports on the low-density site. This is the third Pacific Northwest acquisition for New Standard since August 2015. The seller was Fowler Property Acquisitions. Regis Metro Associates provided equity, while Freddie Mac provided the financing.
CLEVELAND — KeyBank has provided a $17.7 million loan for Hough Heritage, a 60-unit affordable housing seniors facility in Cleveland. The financing consists of an $8 million construction loan and a $9.7 million Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) investment from Key Community Development Corp. The three-story, garden-style community will target seniors 55 and older with incomes that are 50 to 60 percent of the area’s median household income. Hough Heritage will include 50 one-bedroom and 10 two-bedroom units. Kyle Kolesar and Ryan Olman of KeyBank arranged the financing.