AUSTIN, TEXAS — HFF has arranged financing for Vineyard Hills Apartments, a 202-unit apartment community in Austin. HFF worked on behalf of the borrower to secure the 10-year, 3.58 percent fixed-rate loan through a life insurance company lender. Proceeds were used to refinance existing debt on the property. The loan was structured as a forward loan with the rate locked five months prior to closing. Vineyard Hills Apartments is located at 7631 U.S. Highway 290 W. near State Highway 71 in the Oak Hill area of southwest Austin. Completed in 2000, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans ranging between 640 and 1,315 square feet. Amenities include a swimming pool, heated spa, clubroom and business center. The property is 96 percent leased. Robert Wooten led the HFF debt placement team representing the borrower.
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ASHBURN, VA. — Security Properties has purchased the 168-unit Grove at Flynn’s Crossing, an apartment community located at 21892 Blossom Hill Terrace in Ashburn, for $31 million. The acquisition marks Security Properties’ first acquisition in the northern Virginia/Washington, D.C. area. Built in 1999, the property contains a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and includes washer and dryer hookups in each unit, a fitness center, clubhouse, pool and playground. The Grove at Flynn’s Crossing consists of affordable apartments for individuals and families earning up to 60 percent of area median income. Jeff Kunitz and Brandon Grisham of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Tim Leonhard of Oak Grove Capital arranged acquisition financing through Fannie Mae on behalf of Security Properties.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Berkadia has brokered the $4.1 million sale of Element 26, a recently remodeled apartment community in Birmingham. The 66-unit property is located on 14th Avenue and 17th Street on Birmingham’s south side. Element 26’s units average roughly 650 square feet that rent for an average $1.11 per square foot. The asset was fully occupied at the time of sale. Element 26 LLC, an investment group based in Birmingham, purchased the asset from Birmingham-based Highland Ridge LLC for $61,742 per unit. Joshua Jacobs of Berkadia represented the seller in the transaction. The new owner has retained ArbourValley to manage Element 26.
NEW YORK CITY — HFF has arranged $360 million in financing for the development of 100 East 53rd Street, a luxury condominium project in Manhattan’s Midtown East neighborhood. The construction loan was arranged for a joint venture between RFR Holdings LLC and Vanke Holdings LLC/China (HK) Asset Management Co. Ltd. through the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. The 61-story tower will feature 94 for-sale residences, as well as ground- and second-floor retail and restaurant space. Slated for completion in 2017, the Foster + Partners-designed property will offer studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom floor plans, a swimming pool, sauna, steam room, fitness center, yoga room, Pilates studio, massage/spa treatment rooms, lounge, media room and concierge services. Hines is serving as co-developer of the project along with RFR Holding LLC. Compass and Classic Marketing are handling sales and marketing for the project. Mike Tepedino, Michael Gigliotti and Jennifer Keller of HFF represented the borrower in the financing.
NEW YORK CITY — Mortgage Equicap LLC has arranged an $8.5 million bridge loan for mixed-use condominium conversion in New York City’s Tribeca neighborhood. The building will feature four loft residential condos and a ground-floor retail condo. Equicap was able to arrange the bridge loan to replace the in-place construction loan on the property. Daniel Hilpert of Mortgage Equicap negotiated the financing.
LONGVIEW, TEXAS — Brian Gramlich of BMC Capital’s Dallas office has arranged a $2 million purchase loan for a 100-unit apartment complex located in Longview. The seven-year loan includes a 4.35 percent interest rate and a 25-year amortization schedule. The loan was arranged through one of BMC Capital’s correspondent bank relationships.
ROWLETT, TEXAS — Huffines Communities has broken ground on a 650-unit apartment community in Rowlett. Harmony Hill, which will open in two phases, is located at the intersection of Merritt Road and the President George Bush Turnpike. Pre-leasing for the 326 apartments in Harmony Hill’s Phase I will begin in spring 2016. Harmony Hill will include one- and two-bedroom apartment homes in multiple floor plans ranging from 560 to 1,263 square feet. Planned amenities include a 7,000-square-foot clubhouse with a fitness center, business center, swimming pool and pavilion. JHP Architecture / Urban Design designed the buildings and Moore Design Group developed the interior design.
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. — Brookhaven Industrial Development Agency (IDA) has approved incentives for the development of an assisted living facility in Patchogue. Levittown, N.Y.-based D&F Patchogue A.L. LLC plans to develop a five-story 87,000-square-foot facility on 1.33 acres at 18 and 22 Maple Ave. and 131 E. Main St. in downtown Patchogue. Estimated to cost $31 million, the 128-unit facility will feature 46 memory care beds. The facility will be initially owned by D&F and managed by Des Moines, Iowa-based Life Care Services. The IDA financial package includes a Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) agreement and the developer was granted exemptions from sales tax on construction materials and equipment.
NEW YORK CITY — Greystone is developing Waterbridge 47, a condominium development in Brooklyn’s Vinegar Hill/DUMBO neighborhood. Designed by AB Architekten and Durukan Design, the 25-unit property offers a mix of two- and three-bedroom units, including two penthouses with wraparound terraces, featuring plank wood flooring, marble countertops, stainless steel appliances, white lacquer and glass finishes in the kitchen, and in-unit laundry machines. The units range in size from 973 to more than 1,200 square feet and start at $939,750 to $2.3 million. Building amenities include a wine cellar and tasting room, off-site concierge access, roof deck with skyline views, fitness center, inner courtyard, children’s playroom, bicycle storage and private parking. Expected to be complete this fall, the property is almost 60 percent sold.
DULUTH, MINN. — Summit Management has begun construction on BlueStone Flats, a 142-unit high-end luxury apartment community in the BlueStone Commons residential and commercial development in Duluth. The new building will include studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Units will feature balconies, six-foot windows, granite countertops, custom wood cabinets, stainless steel appliances and plank flooring pendant lighting. Amenities at the property will include an indoor, year-round swimming pool, whirlpool, sauna and a fitness center. Doran Construction, a Bloomington, Minn.-based general contracting company, will also build Bluestone Flats. An official groundbreaking ceremony for BlueStone Flats will take place in May.