SYLMAR, CALIF. – The 81-unit Vista Ridge Apartment Homes in Sylmar has sold to a private owner/operator for $14.2 million. The community is located at 13500 Foothill Blvd. in the San Fernando Valley submarket. It was built in 1987. The seller, Benedict Canyon Equities, was represented by Ronald Harris, Rick Raymundo, Paul Darrow and Michael DiSimone of Marcus & Millichap’s Los Angeles office.
NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services has brokered the sale of an apartment building located at 197 St. Marks Ave. in Brooklyn’s Prospect Heights. The asset sold for $1.95 million, or $325,000 per unit. Constructed in 1931, the three-story, walk-up building features six apartments. Shlomo Antebi of GFI Realty Services represented the buyer and seller, both of which are local investors, in the transaction.
SAN DIEGO – An 18-unit apartment complex in the North Park submarket of San Diego has sold to the Bill Shepard MD Trust for $3.2 million. The complex is located at 3946-52 Idaho Street. It was built in 1970. The trust was represented by CBRE’s Eric Comer. The seller, LenRae LLC, was represented by Terry Taylor of ACI Apartments.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of The Carlton Apartment Homes, a 108-unit apartment complex located in Fort Worth. Mason Green of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Worth office represented both the buyer and seller in the off-market transaction. J. Stark Capital purchased the property in a 1031 tax-deferred exchange. A Fort Worth-based partnership was the seller. The Carlton Apartment Homes is located at 6301 Woodway Drive in Fort Worth. The property was built in 1969 on six acres. Units range from 500-square-foot studios to 1,240-square-foot, three-bedroom units. The average unit size is 1,024 square feet. Amenities include on-site laundry facilities, security cameras and gated entry access. The buyer plans to spend $500,000 in capital expenditures to improve curb appeal and continue a unit upgrade program already in place.
INDIANAPOLIS — Tikijian Associates has brokered the $9 million sale of English Village Apartments, a 208-unit apartment community in Indianapolis. The property was built in 1987. Tikijian Associates represented the seller, a privately held real estate investment firm based in New York. The buyer was an affiliate of Birge & Held Asset Management LLC, an Indianapolis-based private equity and property management firm. The buyer plans to make upgrades to the unit kitchens and bathrooms by adding upscale flooring and appliances.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Kettler has sold its newly constructed apartment development located at 450 K St. N.W. in Washington, D.C. The apartment developer sold the 233-unit, high-rise residential community to Ogden CAP Properties LLC for $106.5 million. HFF brokered the sale. Located in Washington’s Mount Vernon Triangle neighborhood, the apartment community features 6,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The property’s amenity package includes a courtyard with a fountain, fitness center, bike storage and maintenance shop, as well as a rooftop club lounge and entertainment bar, swimming pool with lounge seating, outdoor kitchen and bar. Ogden CAP Properties has retained Kettler Management to manage the leasing activity of the property.
CREST HILL, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of 1473 N. Rock Run Drive, a 12-unit apartment complex in Crest Hill, for $802,500. Ryan D. Engle, Andrean Angelov and Adam Fortino of Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago Oak Brook office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. Engle, Angelov and Fortino also represented the buyer, a limited liability company. The property consists of four one-bedroom units and eight two-bedroom units measuring between 700 and 800 square feet.
ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has arranged a $1.8 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of 12 Oaks Apartments, a 32-unit apartment complex in Round Rock. The 10-year loan was arranged by Dougherty’s Dallas office and includes a 30-year amortization schedule for the borrower, 105 Gattis LLC. Amenities include a courtyard, laundry facilities, on-site maintenance and a pool.
BOSTON — Roseland, a subsidiary of Mack-Cali Realty Corp., in partnership with the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport), has opened Portside at East Pier Building 7, a residential and retail complex located at 50 Lewis St. in Boston’s East Boston neighborhood. The five-story property features 176 apartments, including six extended-stay units, 3,600 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 192 parking spaces. Residential units feature oversized windows, ceramic tiles, stone countertops, kitchen islands, stainless steel appliances, in-unit washer/dryers, hardwood-style flooring, 10-foot ceilings and balconies. The pet-friendly community features a 24/7 concierge, fully equipped fitness center, clubroom with gaming and lounging areas, a conference room and WiFi.
BOSTON — The Residences at Mandarin Oriental Boston is converting 25 of its rental residences into condominiums. Located at 776 Bolyston St., the to-be-converted residences include 19 two-bedroom units and six one-bedroom units ranging from 930 to 1,625 square feet. Additionally, the existing 10 affordable rental properties located within The Residences at Mandarin Oriental Boston will remain unchanged. Jeannemarie Conley of Otis & Ahearn will market and sell the condos in early 2015.