MARLBOROUGH, MASS. — CBRE Strategic Partners U.S. Value 7 fund has acquired Bell Wheeler Hill, a multifamily property located at 21 Austen Way in Marlborough. The 274-unit, garden-style apartment was sold for an undisclosed price. At the time of sale, the community was 94 percent occupied. The fund plans to upgrade and rebrand the property as The Heights at Wheeler Hill. The name of the seller was not released.
NEW YORK CITY — Thor Equities has acquired a 55,000-square-foot mixed-use property located at 556-566 W. 126th St. in Harlem for an undisclosed price. The six-story property features 58 apartments and five commercial units with more than 100 feet of retail frontage. Additionally, the property is adjacent to the new $7 billion, 17-acre expansion of Columbia University and in close proximity to Morningside Park, Barnard College, Teachers College and Columbia’s main campus. The name of the seller was not released.
RICHMOND, VA. — In a previously announced transaction, Monument Partners LLC, an entity owned by Starwood Capital Group and Milestone Apartments Real Estate Investment Trust, has closed the $1.9 billion acquisition of Richmond-based Landmark Apartment Trust Inc. Landmark is a multifamily REIT with assets located in metropolitan areas throughout the Southern U.S., including Dallas, Atlanta, Orland, Tampa, Charlotte and Nashville. Landmark owns or has an ownership position in approximately 24,000 apartment units and provides management services for an additional 883 units owned by affiliates. Under the terms of the deal, Starwood Global Opportunity Fund X, through a controlled affiliate, will acquire Landmark Apartment Trust’s ownership interest in 19,615 units in 63 apartment communities. Milestone — which will acquire 4,172 units in 15 assets as part of the transaction — will serve as property manager for Starwood’s portion of the portfolio.
FREDERICKSBURG, VA. — Coldwell Banker Commercial Elite has brokered the $3.8 million sale of an 11-acre multifamily site in Fredericksburg. The parcel is located off Noble Way close to the Wegmans at Celebrate Virginia and the 2.2 million-square-foot Central Park Power Center. The buyer, Hampton at Noble LP, a division of S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co., plans to develop a 128-unit luxury apartment community at the site. The property, known as Valor, will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom units with granite countertops and other high-end finishes. Community amenities will include a clubhouse, resort-style swimming pool, fitness center and outdoor grilling area. Hampton at Noble plans to deliver the clubhouse in the fourth quarter and deliver Valor’s first units in the first quarter of 2017. Brian Cunningham of Coldwell Banker Commercial Elite brokered the transaction.
LITTLETON, COLO. — A 54-unit apartment building in Littleton has sold to an out-of-state buyer for $8.3 million. The community, called Broadridge Apartments, is located at 6900 S. Bannock St. It was built in 1965. Jeff Johnson and Matt Ritter, with the Johnson Ritter Team of Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors represented the buyer. Josh Newell of the same firm represented the seller.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — An affiliate of GFI Capital Resources Group has acquired a luxury 137-unit apartment complex in Kansas City for an undisclosed price. RMwest, which is located less than two blocks from the Kansas City Streetcar line, consists of one- and two-bedroom units. Each residence features granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, vinyl plank flooring, a washer and dryer and a patio or deck. Monthly rents at RMwest, range from $1,300 to $1,900. Community amenities include a covered parking garage, saltwater pool and sundeck, indoor lounge, game room and workspace areas. The entire building, which is located at 228 W. 4th St., is also wired for Google Fiber. CBRE represented the buyer in the transaction. The seller is undisclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Alpha Realty has arranged the sale of an apartment building located at 415 Lincoln Ave. in Brooklyn’s Cypress Hill neighborhood. A local private investor acquired the property for $4 million, which is a gross rent multiple of 11.4x and a cap rate of 4.5 percent. The 22,400-square-foot asset features 31 apartment units. Lev Mavashev of Alpha Realty represented the buyer and seller, a local private investor, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of an apartment property located at 2041 Palmetto St. in Queens. A limited liability company acquired the six-unit property for $1.8 million. Shaun Riney, Thomas Shihadeh and George Koncilja of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office represented the seller, a limited liability company, and the buyer in the transaction.
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. — Altus Equity Group has acquired Rockwell Plaza Apartments in Oklahoma City. The complex is located along the Northwest Expressway, a major corridor in northwest Oklahoma City. The 304-unit property includes 152 one-bedroom/one bath, 76 two-bedroom/one bath and 76 efficiency units. The vacancy rate is 84 percent, and several units have already begun interior rehab. Altus Equity has completed more than $100 million in real estate transactions with average annual returns to investors in excess of 17 percent.
APOPKA, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the $74.7 million sale of Barrington at Mirror Lake in Apopka, a city near Orlando in Orange County. The 740-unit gated community is located at 700 Post Lake Place. Cortland Partners purchased the property from TIAA CREF. Completed in 1988, the apartment community features a resident activity center, business center, clubhouse, two pools, a lakeside boardwalk, fitness center, playground, sports courts and sand volleyball. The property was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale. Shelton Granade, Luke Wickham and Justin Basquill of CBRE represented TIAA CREF in the transaction.