BERKELEY, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged $47 in non-recourse financing for The New Californian, a mixed-use development in Berkeley. The property contains 148 apartment units and 15,700 square feet of retail space. The New Californian is located at 1988 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, about three blocks from UC Berkeley. The project was originally developed in 2010 by Hudson McDonald, the borrower. John Nelson, Michael Walker and Erik Franks of CBRE’s San Francisco office arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan.
LAS VEGAS AND PHOENIX — The ConAm Group has purchased two multifamily assets in Las Vegas and Phoenix. The acquisitions include the 200-unit Silver Shadow in Las Vegas, and The Greens, a 324-unit community in the Phoenix submarket of Chandler. The Las Vegas property sold for $22.6 million. The Phoenix purchase price was not disclosed. Glenn Dulaine at Realty Executives of Nevada represented ConAm and the seller, Bridge Investment Group Partners, in the Las Vegas transaction. ConAm plans to implement a series of interior and exterior upgrades to that property.
SAN DIEGO — Newkirk Family Trust II has acquired Ten on Columbia, a 10-unit apartment building in the San Diego submarket of Little Italy, for $5.5 million. The community is located at 2104 Columbia St. The loft-style property debuted this past October. It achieved full occupancy by December. Peter Scepanovic and Corey McHenry of Colliers International’s Multi-Family Advisory Group represented both the buyer and seller, BAIA Vista LLC, in this transaction.
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — Regan Development Corp. has completed Homesteads on Ampersand, a 64-unit affordable housing community located at 292 Rugar St. in Plattsburgh. The eco-friendly community features four two-story buildings featuring 24 one-bedroom, 20 two-bedroom and 20 three-bedroom units, as well as a community building. The property features on-site management, a laundry facility, community room, library and computer center, as well as 73 surface parking spaces. Additionally, units feature Energy Star appliances, carpet, air conditioning and storage. Irvine, Calif.-based WNC, a national investor in real estate and community development initiatives, provided $7.1 million in low-income housing tax credit equity for the new development, which was constructed in one year.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged the sale of a mixed-use building located at 157 E. 55th St. in New York’s Midtown East district. Goldie Moss Irrevocable Trust sold the 5,700-square-foot property to 157E55 Owner LLC for $10 million. The property features two vacant full-floor apartments on the top two levels and Darbar Grill, a popular restaurant, on the lower two levels. Additionally, the building features substantial air rights allowing for approximately 20,000 square feet of residential uses and 30,000 square feet of commercial or community facility space. Brian Ezratty and Scott Ellard of Eastern Consolidated represented the seller and procured the buyer in the sale.
RIDGEWOOD, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of an apartment building located at 2048 Gates Ave. in Ridgewood. The six-unit rental property sold for $1.3 million. Shaun Riney, Thomas Shihadeh and George Koncilja of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office represented the seller, an individual/personal trust, and the buyer, a limited liability company, in the transaction. The property was fully occupied at the time of sale.
ORLANDO, FLA. — CBRE Capital Markets’ debt and structured finance team in Orlando has secured a total $67.3 million in permanent financing for four separate properties in Alabama, Mississippi and Florida. Glenn Housman of CBRE led the team that arranged the loans on behalf of four separate investment groups. The properties include the 321-unit Abbey at Riverchase in Hoover, Ala.; the 218-unit Arbor Landing on the River in Biloxi, Miss.; the 202-unit Redmont Gardens in Mountain Brook, Ala.; and the 135-unit Summer Glenn in Jacksonville, Fla. The financing includes a $25.3 million Fannie Mae loan that the borrower, Abbey Residential, will use to take out the construction/renovation loan for Abbey at Riverchase; a $22.2 million Fannie Mae loan that the borrower, Arbor Properties Inc., will use to take out the construction loan for Arbor Landing on the River; a $13.6 million Fannie Mae loan that the unnamed borrower will use to refinance debt on Redmont Gardens; and a $6.2 million CMBS loan that SMG Property Management Inc. will use to refinance a maturing Freddie Mac loan on Summer Glenn.
DULUTH, GA. — Moran & Co. Southeast has brokered the $53.9 million sale of Century Park, a 440-unit apartment community located at 2110 Preston Park Drive N.W. in Duluth, a suburb of Atlanta. The property’s units average 1,220 square feet and include black GE appliances, crown molding, 9-foot ceilings, private balconies/patios, walk-in closets and garden tubs. Select units have sunrooms, wood-burning fireplaces, built-in media desks and vaulted ceilings. Community amenities include gated access, a swimming pool, fitness center, DVD library, lighted tennis court, sand volleyball court, playground area, car care center, clubhouse and detached garages. Atlanta-based Cortland Partners purchased the asset from Atlanta-based Centennial Holding Co. for roughly $122,500 per unit. Sean Henry, Joel Sasser and John Huckaby of Moran & Co. Southeast brokered the transaction.
SMYRNA, GA. — Steadfast Apartment REIT has acquired Park Valley Apartments, a 496-unit, Class B multifamily community in the Atlanta suburb of Smyrna, for $51.4 million. Built in 1987, the apartment property features studio, one- and two-bedroom residences that range from 465 to 1,137 square feet. Unit interiors include stainless steel appliances, walk-in closets and vaulted ceilings. Community amenities include a swimming pool, cyber café, fitness center, weekly boot camp, three lighted tennis courts, car care center, picnic areas with grills and a fenced pet park. The property is currently 95 percent occupied and rents average $871 monthly. The multifamily REIT plans to upgrade all unit interiors and enhance amenities and common areas. Steadfast Apartment REIT’s portfolio now comprises 9,300 units across 28 properties in 11 states for an aggregate purchase price of $1.1 billion.
LEXINGTON, KY. — Silvestri-Craig Realtors has brokered the $11 million sale of Turfland Apartments, a 314-unit apartment community located at 2070 Garden Springs Drive in Lexington. Ken Silvestri of Silvestri-Craig Realtors brokered the transaction. The buyer, a Philadelphia-based investment firm, plans to invest $7 million in upgrades at the property. The seller built Turfland Apartments in 1973 and managed the community up until the sale.