Multifamily

Mariner's Key

LAKE PARK, FLA. — ARA has brokered the sale of Mariner’s Key, a 208-unit, waterfront multifamily community in Palm Beach County’s Lake Park. The buyer, a joint venture partnership between AIMS Real Estate, a business unit of Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Atlanta-based Carroll Organization, purchased Mariner’s Key for an undisclosed price. Built in 1965, the apartment community underwent a gut renovation and repositioning program from 2007 to 2010. The property features tropical landscaping, a clubhouse, private beach, heated waterfront pool and spa, outdoor kitchen, 17-slip marina, waterfront fitness center, sauna, pet park and a business center. Avery Klann and Hampton Beebe of ARA represented the seller, a New York-based institution. Mariner’s Key was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale.

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Whispering-Pines

COLUMBUS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Whispering Pines, a 376-unit apartment community in Columbus. Whispering Pines is located at E. Dublin-Granville Road between I-71 and I-270. The community features townhomes and one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities at the property include a clubhouse, community room, fitness center, laundry facility, swimming pool, tennis courts and picnic area. Michael Barron, Daniel Burkons and Joshua Wintermute of Marcus & Millichap’s Cleveland office, along with Richard Lattro and Jordan Marshall of the firm’s Columbus office, represented the seller, a Philadelphia-based limited liability company. Barron, Burkons and Wintermute also secured the buyer, an out-of-state private investment group.

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Oklahoma-Liberty-Pointe

OKLAHOMA CITY — ARA has brokered the $37.3 million sale of Liberty Pointe, a 324-unit apartment complex located southwest of Tinker Air Force Base, the second-largest military air depot I the United States. Weidner Apartment Homes, a privately held real estate company founded in 1977, is the buyer. The company owns 216 apartment complexes in the U.S. and Canada. Oklahoma City-based Dick Tanenbaum completed Liberty Pointe in 2013. Amenities include granite countertops, brushed nickel hardware and hardwood floors.

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monterrey

FORT WORTH — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has arranged a $3.5 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of Monterrey Apartments and Townhomes, a 105-unit apartment complex located in Fort Worth. The 10-year loan includes a 30-year amortization schedule. Dougherty’s Dallas office arranged the loan for the borrower, TS Asset Monterrey LLC. The property is located near downtown Fort Worth and includes amenities such as a swimming pool and on-site laundry facilities.

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Waters-Edge-Harrison

HARRISON, N.J. — BNE Real Estate Group has opened its Water’s Edge at Harrison, a luxury rental building in Harrison. Located at 301 Dey St., the 141-unit building features a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 545 to 1,232 square feet. Unit amenities include hardwood floors, plush carpeting, nine-foot ceilings, high-efficiency washer/dryers, oversized windows, stainless steel appliances and chef-inspired kitchens. Community amenities include 24-hour concierge services, on-site management and maintenance; a fitness center; WiFi business center; residents’ lounge; game room and landscaped terrace with heated outdoor pool. The property is being managed by BNE Management Group.

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88-Schermerhorn-St-CPEX

NEW YORK CITY — CPEX Real Estate has brokered the sale of a development site at 88 Schermerhorn St. in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn. Rockwood Capital and Heights Realty Advisors purchased the site for $11 million or $330 per buildable square foot. The 3,333-square-foot includes vacant 10,570-square-foot building. Zoned for C5-4 with a special downtown Brooklyn overlay, the site has a maximum floor area ratio of 10, permitting up to approximately 33,330 buildable square feet as of right for residential use. Sean Kelly of CPEX’s Development & Conversion Investment Sales team represented the seller, 88 Schermerhorn LLC, which originally purchased the property in 2013 for $3.75 million. CPEX also procured the buyers in the deal.

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The Residences on McGinnis Ferry

SUWANNEE, GA. — Steadfast Apartment REIT has acquired 696 apartment units in Suwannee, a suburb in Atlanta’s North Gwinnett submarket, for $98.5 million. Steadfast will jointly operate the apartment residences, which were originally constructed as two standalone properties comprising 354 units and 342 units. The multifamily property will be known as The Residences on McGinnis Ferry, which is currently 97 percent occupied. The average in-place rental rate is $1,068, and the average square footage in each unit is 1,217 square feet. The property’s amenity offerings include two swimming pools, a dog park, playgrounds, children’s activity room, tennis courts, 24-hour fitness center, resident activity center and a walking and bicycle trail.

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SEATTLE – A pair of apartment communities in Washington State has received a total of $52.7 million in refinancing. The communities include the 379-unit Riverside Park Apartments in Puyallup and the 145-unit Boxcar Apartments in Seattle. Riverside Park is located at 3107 E. Main Ave. It received a $32-million refinance. The loan featured a 10-year term and 30-year amortization schedule. Boxcar Apartments is located at 975 John Street. It received a $20-million refinance. The loan contained the same finance structure as the former community. Financing was arranged by Bob Spiro and Chris Pohlad of NorthMarq Capital’s Seattle regional office through the firm’s affiliate AmeriSphere Multifamily Finance LLC, a Fannie Mae DUS lender.

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Pierrepont-Street-Meridian

NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged a $50.6 million mortgage to refinance a multifamily portfolio of properties located throughout Brooklyn and New York City. The borrower is Manhattan-based Fine Times Inc. The 17-property multifamily building portfolio totals 281 units located on West 68th Street, West 69th Street, West 70th Street, West 71st Street, West 73rd Street on Manhattan’s Upper West Side and on Columbia Heights, Pierrepont Street and Montague Terrance in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn. The seven-year loan, provided by a regional balance sheet lender, features a 3.38 percent fixed rate, three years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. Shamir Seidman of Meridian Capital’s New York City headquarters negotiated the transaction.

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1179-Yonkers-Ave-GHP

YONKERS, N.Y. — GHP Office Realty has arranged the sale of a three-story mixed-use building located at 1179 Yonkers Ave. in Yonkers. Juster Development purchased the property for $4 million or $200 per square foot. The building features 20 rent-regulated apartments and seven retail stores. Jamie Schwartz of GHP Office Realty represented the seller, a private New York City investor, in the deal. Gary Juster and Michael Juster, principals of Juster Development, served as in-house representation for the buyer. John Dunne of Lynn, Gartner, Dunn & Covello LLP provided legal counsel for the seller, while Steven Hirsch of Hirsch & Gibaldi LLP was counsel for the buyer.

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