SWEETWATER, TEXAS — Taylor Consulting Inc. (TAYO) has signed a contract to sell a real estate parcel in West Texas. It’s the sixth sale in the region that the company has completed since May. Last year, TAYO’s real estate division, Third Avenue Development, added 47 residential and commercial lots to its portfolio in the town of Sweetwater, where development has been spurred by a new railroad logistics center and other projects. Third Avenue Development is working to build a portfolio of real estate assets for investment, rehabilitation and resale.
OTTAWA, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 48-unit apartment property for $1.8 million located at 600-606 E. McKinley Rd. in Ottawa, approximately 80 miles south of Rockford, Ill. Willow Crossing Apartments features mostly two-bedroom units, with individual gas furnaces and water heaters for each unit. The property also includes a lot zoned for a third, 24-unit building. Jim Walsh represented the buyer and seller, both of which were individuals/personal trusts.
NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged a $30 million mortgage for the refinancing of a multifamily property located at 15-17 Park Ave. in New York City. The seven-year loan, which was provided by a regional balance sheet lender, features a 3.5 percent fixed rate and interest-only payments for the full term. The borrower is Samson Management LLC. Built in 1924, the 16-story property features 97 apartment units and 2,810 square feet of office space. Avi Weinstock and Chaim Tessler of Meridian Capital Group negotiated the financing.
BAYONNE, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged $22 million in refinancing for SilkLofts, a multifamily property located at 154-157 Avenue E in Bayonne. The loan features a seven-year term at a 3.3 percent fixed rate, with a five-year extension option. Originally the Maidenform Brassiere factory, the property was converted into a multifamily development with five studio units, 26 two-bedroom units, 48 one-bedroom units and six private artist lofts. George Gnad of Cushman & Wakefield handled the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Equicap has arranged $6.6 million in permanent financing for the refinance of a multifamily property located in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood. The non-recourse loan features a 10-year term with three years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule at a 3.8 percent interest rate. The asset features 29 apartment units. Daniel Hilpert of Equicap negotiated the loan for the undisclosed borrower.
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Greystone, a real estate lending, investment and advisory company, has provided a $58.3 million Freddie Mac loan to refinance Varenna at Fountaingrove, a 163-unit independent living facility in Santa Rosa, just north of San Francisco. Affiliates of Oakmont Senior Living own and operate the luxury community. The 10-year loan was funded via Freddie Mac’s Index Lock product, which enabled the borrower to take advantage of the existing 10-Year Treasury rate prior to commitment.
TEMPE, Ariz. — National Asset Services (NAS) has arranged the sale of Gateway at Tempe, a student housing property located approximately one mile east of Arizona State University in Tempe. An undisclosed buyer purchased Gateway from a group of 33 tenant-in-common (TIC) co-owners that NAS advised during the transaction process. Built in 1998, Gateway at Tempe was purchased by the TIC group in December 2006 for $55.8 million. NAS assumed asset management responsibilities for the property in 2010. Gateway at Tempe is one of the largest student housing properties in the Arizona State University area, with 918 beds and 288 units. Situated on approximately 19 acres, the garden-style student living community consists of 19 two- and three-story wood-frame residential buildings and a single-story clubhouse/leasing building. The residential buildings contain 289,704 square feet of net rentable area, which equates to an average unit size of 1,006 square feet. The apartment community features a swimming pool, basketball court, two lighted tennis courts, a fire pavilion and a lighted sand volleyball court.
MIAMI — Miami-based Melo Group has closed a $95 million loan from Ocean Bank to fund the construction of Aria on the Bay, a 647-unit luxury condominium tower under development at 1770 N. Bayshore Drive in downtown Miami’s Arts & Entertainment district. Designed by Arquitectonica, the 53-story condo tower will overlook Margaret Pace Park and Biscayne Bay. Site development is underway and vertical construction is set to begin next month, with delivery slated for 2017. Upon completion, Aria on the Bay will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom condos, as well as three-story upper penthouses, with prices ranging from the $400,000s to more than $12 million. Residence features include private elevator access, floor-to-ceiling glass, wrap-around terraces, bay and city views, open-plan living areas, new finishes and fixtures and European-style kitchens with custom-designed cabinetry. Amenities will include a resort amenity deck on the 14th floor with four pools, a sundeck lounge with fire pits, barbecue grills and outdoor summer kitchens. Additional features include private spa and massage treatment facilities, a fitness center and yoga studio, indoor/outdoor social room and a private screening room with theater seating. The project will also feature about 20,000 square feet of commercial space on the lower floors, …
BEL AIR, MD. — Peak Management, a private multifamily and self storage developer and manager, has broken ground on Avanti Luxury Apartments, a 198-unit multifamily property located along Tollgate Road in Bel Air. Unit sizes will range between 1,000 and 1,500 square feet upon completion, which is scheduled for summer 2016. Site work began in July. The property’s amenity package will include a 5,500-square-foot clubhouse with a fitness center, community room, business center and outdoor pool. Each unit will feature a modern kitchen with stainless steel appliances and granite countertops, nine-foot ceilings, a full-size washer and dryer, private balconies and gas fireplaces. As part of the development agreement that Peak Management negotiated with Harford County, the developer will also construct a stretch of Tollgate Road that will connect Plumtree Road to Bel Air South Parkway.
JACKSONVILLE AND PENSACOLA, FLA. — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has arranged two loans totaling $9.4 million for two apartment communities in Florida. The financing includes a $5.4 million loan for Mandarin Trace Apartments in Jacksonville and a $4 million loan for College Trace Apartments in Pensacola. Jeff Lawrence and Matt Baptiste of Walker & Dunlop arranged both fixed-rate loans with 15-year terms, three years of interest-only payments and 30-year amortization schedules. Walker & Dunlop arranged the loans on behalf of the borrower, Stonebridge Global Partners, a commercial real estate company focusing on acquiring and managing multifamily Section 8 housing projects across the United States.