REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. – A 48-unit apartment building in the San Francisco Peninsula submarket of Redwood City has sold to an unnamed buyer for $13.1 million. The community is located at 180 Buckingham Ave. It was built in 1964. Adam Levin and Robert Johnston of Marcus & Millichap’s Palo Alto office represented both the buyer and seller in this transaction.
ELGIN, S.C. — Colliers International has brokered the $22.9 million sale of Legacy at Sandhill, a 240-unit Class A apartment community located in Elgin, a suburb of Columbia. Will Mathews, Ron Cameron and Woody Moore of Colliers represented the seller, Atlanta-based Mesa Capital Partners, in the transaction. The buyer was the Wilkinson Group, also based in Atlanta.
WILMINGTON, DEL. — Evergreen Apartment Group Inc. has acquired Canby Park Apartments, a 255-unit apartment community located at 1600 Bonwood Road in Wilmington, for an undisclosed sum. Evergreen has rebranded the apartment community as Evergreen Apartments at Riverfront Heights. The buyer plans to implement a significant interior and exterior renovation and improvement program at the property, which was built in 1968. Apartment amenities include in-unit washers/dryers, individually controlled central HVAC, modern kitchens with ceramic tiles, walk-in closets, private entrances and balconies. Community amenities include a full-service leasing and community center, state-of-the-art lifestyle and fitness center, an indoor swimming pool and resident lounge. Fannie Mae provided financing for the acquisition, with Key Bank servicing the loan and AMA Financial serving as the mortgage broker.
OKLAHOMA CITY — NXT Capital has provided a $30 million first mortgage loan to finance the acquisition of Warwick West Apartments, a Class B, 424-unit property in Oklahoma City. Proceeds from NXT’s loan will fund a renovation plan. The property is adjacent to Integris Baptist Hospital and located near the headquarters of Chesapeake Energy. Community amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, three swimming pools and a tennis court
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Commercial Advisors (SACA), an independently owned and operated member of the Cushman & Wakefield Alliance, has arranged the sale of Sir Winston Villas Apartments, a 32-unit apartment complex in San Antonio. A California-based private investor was the buyer.
TINLEY PARK, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of an apartment building located at 7351 Sandalwood Drive in Tinley Park. The 12-unit property sold for $845,000. The property comprises four one-bedroom/one-bath units, measuring 600 square feet, and eight two-bedroom/one-bath units, measuring approximately 875 square feet. Each unit has storage, a dishwasher, access to on-site laundry and a balcony or patio. Jordan Gilbert, Andrean Angelov and Ryan Engle of Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago Oak Brook office represented the seller, a private investor, and secured the buyer, a limited liability company, in the transaction.
SPANISH FORT, ALA. — Passco Cos. LLC has purchased The Arlington at Eastern Shore, a 300-unit, Class A multifamily community located at 10558 Eastern Shore Blvd. in Mobile’s Spanish Fort suburb, for $43 million. Built in 2009, the property was designed to where each multi-unit apartment building resembles a large single-family home. The property features attached garages, an indoor basketball court, stocked fishing pond, pool with a sundeck, resident lounge, car care center and a fitness center. Passco plans to improve the apartment community with new exterior paint and the addition of a dog park. Passco funded its purchase of The Arlington at Eastern Shore using Fannie Mae debt. Rock Apartment Advisors brokered the transaction.
SEATTLE – Pathfinder Partners has divested the 78-unit Redondo Terrace apartments in Seattle. The community was purchased by a local investor for $7.5 million. It is located at 29421 Pacific Highway South in the Federal Way submarket, just south of Downtown Seattle. The property was originally known as the View at Redondo. Pathfinder completed extensive value-add improvements prior to the sale. The buyer was represented by George Miller of Marcus & Millichap.
Multifamily housing is coming of age in New Mexico, and the Millennial generation is spurring the growth. The old adage of “location, location, location” is ever present as the placement of a property in relation to cultural, educational, entertainment and natural amenities becomes a major factor in the value of the property. The ability to walk and bike to social amenities like restaurants, theaters and schools is, and will continue to be, very high on the list of importance for members of this generation in New Mexico. There is not only a distinguishable difference in occupancy rates for units scoring high on Millennial’s wish lists, but the income for these units is between 20 percent and 24 percent higher than those with lower scores. While newly constructed and refurbished multi-housing units often appeal to Millennials, all of New Mexico is experiencing high occupancy rates throughout the multifamily market. This push on availability is fueling an environment that will continue to encourage increasing rents and new construction. Though the sale of multifamily properties was deeply affected by the recession, a market shift in 2013 has allowed the multifamily market to regain its footing with a two- to three-times increase in sales …
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Lindy’s Landing, a 52-unit apartment property located in Austin. Joe James and Kent Myers of Marcus & Millichap’s Austin office, along with Robert Sheppard, Armand Tiberio and Spencer Hurst of the firm’s tax credit group, marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a partnership. James and Myers also secured the buyer, a foreign entity. Built in 1985 on 1.4 acres at 121 Woodward St., the complex is located just minutes south of downtown. Lindy’s Landing, a 33,600-square-foot apartment community, offers two floor plans and amenities including a leasing office, centrally located laundry facility and barbecue areas.
