NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services has arranged the sale of a multifamily property located at 477 Third St. in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood. The 20-unit apartment building sold for $12 million, or $818 per square foot. The five-story walk-up features a mix of one- and two-bedroom units, as well as on-site laundry facilities. The buyer, a multi-generational local investor, plans to implement improvements to the property and maintain it as a long-term rental building. Erik Yankelovich of GFI Realty represented the undisclosed seller, while Moshe Gelbstein, also of GFI Realty, represented the buyer in the transaction.
ELIZABETH, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of an apartment building located at 321-325 Cherry St. in Elizabeth. The 48-unit property sold for $2.6 million. The property features 39 studio units, eight one-bedroom apartments and one two-bedroom unit. Nat Gambuzza and Jeffrey Myers of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a multi-generational owner, and the buyer, a private investor, in the transaction.
MELBOURNE AND PALM BAY, FLA. — Berkadia Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of two apartment communities in Brevard County for a combined $18 million. The assets include the 138-unit Park Village located at 3099 Park Village Way in Melbourne and the 112-unit Malabar Lakes located at 1018 Malabar Lakes Drive in Palm Bay. White Eagle Property Group LLC purchased Park Village for $10.1 million and Malabar Lakes for $7.9 million. Cole Whitaker, Hal Warren and Jason Stanton of Berkadia represented the seller, Deancurt Melbourne LLC, in the portfolio transaction.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — Commercial Kentucky Inc., an Alliance member of Cushman & Wakefield, has brokered the $5.9 million sale of Kennedy Place, an 88-unit apartment community in Louisville. Monticello Properties purchased the property from Hall Family Holdings LLC. Craig Collins of Commercial Kentucky, along with Mike Kemether of Cushman & Wakefield’s Atlanta office, represented the seller in the transaction.
MURFREESBORO, TENN. — Walker & Dunlop has originated a $4.7 million loan for Brookwood Terrace Apartments located at 2743 S. Rutherford Blvd. in Murfreesboro. Built in 2009, the apartment community features one-, two- and three-bedroom apartment residences with fully equipped kitchens, washer and dryer units and ceramic tiled bathrooms and foyer. Common area amenities include free Wi-Fi, a clubhouse and a business center. All of the residential units are at 60 percent or less of the Area Median Income. David Strange and Keith Melton of Walker & Dunlop structured the loan as a 223(a)(7) HUD refinance of an existing 221(d)(4) HUD loan. The 40-year, fully amortizing loan has a fixed interest rate.
CEDAR RAPIDS AND MERION, IOWA — NorthMarq Capital has secured a $1.8 million refinance loan of three multifamily properties located in Iowa. The three properties include a combined 64 units. Westcove Apartments, Kimberly Square and Residence on 11th are the three communities that were refinanced. The transaction was structured with a fully amortizing 20-year term. All other details of the transaction were undisclosed.
When people come to Corpus Christi, many of them expect to find a community that has been devastated by the downturn caused by the oversupply of cheap oil and gas. They expect a community with rising unemployment and vacant buildings. Based on the past, they would be correct. However, Corpus Christi and the Coastal Bend have been experiencing a major transformation of their economy, which is now much more diverse. This is partly because of the leadership, hard work and vision of its people, and partly because of good luck caused by the infrastructure that had been put in place by the Port of Corpus Christi. This infrastructure was at the right place at the right time. The Port of Corpus Christi has always been a driving force and major contributor to the economy of Corpus Christi. The port’s leaders knew that if they didn’t make some major changes, they would not remain competitive. The Port of Corpus Christi is the fifth largest port in the U.S. in total tonnage. However, because of the depth of the port channel and the height of the harbor bridge which crosses over the port, the newer, larger ships could not enter the port. …
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. — Capstone Apartment Partners has brokered the $9.1 million sale of Forestlake Apartments, a 146-unit apartment community located at 132 Forest Lake Blvd. in Daytona Beach. Timberland Partners purchased the 1980s vintage property for $61,986 per unit from Harbor Group. Enon Winkler, Deucie Bies, Jad Richa and Brian Hunsicker of Capstone Apartment Partners represented the seller in the transaction.
TUSCALOOSA, ALA. — University House Communities (UHC), formerly Inland American Communities, has purchased South 10 Apartments, a student housing community located near the University of Alabama. UHC plans to rebrand the 200-unit property as University House. The five-story community features 592 beds with one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom floor plans that are fully furnished. The property also features more than 10,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Each bedroom has its own bathroom, and the units include 42-inch flat-screen TVs, quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, nine-foot ceilings and full-size washers/dryers. The community’s amenities include a large gym, resort-style pool, outdoor lounge, 24-hour clubhouse, pet spa with a dog walk, study areas and tanning beds. The property is located blocks from Bryant-Denny Stadium and has direct access to the Crimson Ride transit system. South City Partners developed the property and sold to UHC for an undisclosed amount.
MONTGOMERY, ALA. — Elevation Financial Group LLC has purchased two apartment communities in Montgomery totaling 378 units for a combined $6.8 million. The properties include the 202-unit Olympia Heights Townhome Apartments and the 176-unit Cyprus Court Apartments. Elevation Financial plans to rebrand Olympia Heights as Serenity Townhomes at Montgomery and Cyprus Court as Serenity Apartments at the Park. The company also plans to renovate the common areas, amenities and units of both communities. Elevation Financial purchased the two value-add assets through its subsidiary, Elevation Real Property Fund V LLC. Affiliate company Elevation Property Management LLC will manage both apartment communities.