HOPKINTON, MASS. — A joint venture between Wood Partners LLC and Bavin Inc. has sold Alta Legacy Farms, an apartment community in Hopkinton. An affiliate of The Praedium Group LLC acquired the 240-unit property for $59.5 million. Situated on 18 acres, the $45 million development features 156 one-bedroom units and 84 two-bedroom apartments, with 39 one-bedroom units and 21 two-bedroom units classified as affordable housing. Community amenities include a clubroom, billiard room, coffee bar, media room, business center and cyber café, theater, fitness center, outdoor lounge area with fire pit and built-in grilling stations, resort-style pool with sundeck, a dog park and walking trails. The community is part of the master-planned Legacy Farms project, a 730-acre mixed-use suburban community consisting of 940 single-family and attached homes, 450,000 square feet of commercial space and more than 500 acres of preserved and restored open space. Wood Partners served as general contractor on the project, which was designed by Cube3 Studios and completed in March 2014. CB Richard Ellis – N.E. Partners represented the seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Sweden-based Akelius through its U.S. company, Akelius US LLC, has acquired an apartment building along East 21st St. in Manhattan’s Gramercy Park for an undisclosed price. Built in 1930, the property features 196 apartment units. This is the company’s second acquisition in the United States. Additional details of the transaction were not disclosed.
MESA, ARIZ. — The 392-unit Stone Canyon apartments in Mesa has sold to Olen Residential Realty Corp. for $47 million. The community is located at 5210 E. Hampton Ave. Stone Canyon was built in 2000. Community amenities include two resort-style pools, a fitness center, clubhouse and resident lounge, outdoor fire pit with cushioned seating, barbecue grilling stations with entertainment areas, nine-hole putting green, an outdoor water feature, mountain views and gated entrance. Notable employers near the complex include Banner Gateway Hospital, Banner Baywood Hospital and the Boeing Company. Stone Canyon is situated near US-60. The sellers, a group of tenant-in-common co-owners, were represented by CBRE’s Tyler Anderson, Sean Cunningham, Asher Gunter and Matt Pesch. The co-owners were supported throughout their hold period and the sales process by National Asset Services.
SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. — Kennedy Wilson has acquired the 208-unit Montiavo at Bradley Square apartment complex in the Santa Barbara submarket of Santa Maria for $47 million. The community is located at 2460 S. Rubel Way in the master-planned community of Bradley Square. Montiavo offers two- and three-bedroom townhome-style units. Common-area amenities include a grand lobby, fitness center, pool and sundeck, business center and a clubhouse/lounge. The community was built in 2004. Kennedy Wilson will implement a strategic interior renovation plan. The seller, AEW Capital Management/Holland Partners, was represented by Ron Harris, Greg Harris, Kevin Green, Joseph Grabiec, Paul Darrow and Michael DiSimone of Institutional Property Advisors.
OLYMPIA AND LYNWOOD, WASH. – A two-property multifamily portfolio in Washington has received $19.4 million in financing. The portfolio includes the 181-unit Westlakes Apartments in Olympia and the 110-unit Poplar Lanes Apartments in Lynnwood. The 12-year loan featured a 30-year amortization schedule, a 75 percent loan to value and a sub-4 percent interest rate. Financing was arranged by Mike Wood and Austin Johnson of NBS Financial Services. The loan was provided by Fannie Mae through the firm’s correspondent relationship with Walker Dunlop.
CHICAGO — Oak Grove Capital has arranged a $27 million adjustable-rate mortgage through Freddie Mac for Algonquin Square Apartments, a 220-unit multifamily property located in Chicago’s western suburbs.The property was built in 2012 and 2013. The loan was for a joint venture between Marquette Cos., EJ Plesko & Associates and American National Insurance, which served as the limited partner.The new loan allowed for the payoff of the construction loan, municipal loans and further returned some of the original investment to the investor members. Scott Streiff of Oak Grove Capital arranged the seven-year loan that includes two years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule.
GEORGETOWN AND PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS — Granite Investment Group has sold two senior housing properties near Austin for $23.4 million. The sale included Park Place Care Center and Assisted Living, a senior care campus that includes a 116-bed skilled nursing facility and a 48-bed assisted living facility in Georgetown. Built in 1997 on nearly seven acres, Park Place offers 24-hour skilled nursing care, short- and long-term rehabilitation, common areas, private and semi-private rooms, activity directors, spiritual care and an order-by-menu dining program. An affiliate of Granite Investment Group originally purchased the property in 2007 for $9.2 million. The second property in the transaction is Pflugerville Care Center, an 111-bed skilled nursing facility built in 1991 on 3.2 acres. The facility provides residents with short- and long-term rehabilitation care. An affiliate of Granite Investment Group originally purchased the property in 2005 for $9.1 million. Mark Myers and Joshua Jandris of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, brokered the transaction.
WINTER SPRINGS, FLA. — CBRE has brokered the $54 million sale of The Park at Laurel Oaks, a 552-unit apartment property located at 1 Laurel Oaks Drive in Winter Springs, about 15 minutes outside of Orlando. New York-based White Eagle Property Group purchased the gated community from Laurel Oaks LLC. The property’s amenity package includes a fitness center, business center, tennis court, car care center, private garages and two swimming pools. The asset was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. Shelton Granade, Luke Wickham and Justin Basquil of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
ATLANTA — JLL has arranged a $38.2 million Freddie Mac loan for Walton Westside, a newly constructed 254-unit apartment community in Atlanta. The property is located in Atlanta’s West Midtown district and features a 2,000-square-foot rooftop terrace, onsite coffee shop, resort-style swimming pool, fitness center, outdoor grills and fire pits. Faron Thompson and John Bray of JLL arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Walton Communities.
BOSTON — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided $215 million in senior debt financing for Harbor Point in Boston. The multifamily property offers 1,284 affordable and market-rate apartment units. The 20-year loan, which was placed through Freddie Mac, features a 35-year amortization period, 10 years of interest-only payments and a sub-3.65 percent interest rate. Dirk Falardeau, Todd Goulet and Mathew Purtell of KeyBank originated the loan for the sponsors, Corcoran, Mullins, Jennison Inc.