INDIANAPOLIS — Mission Capital Advisors’ debt and equity finance group has arranged $31.4 million in construction financing for a 215-unit multifamily complex in Indianapolis. The financing comprised $7.1 million of institutional joint venture equity and a $24.3 million construction loan for the 225,000-square-foot project. A local sponsor is developing the project, which is located at 600 E. Michigan St. The project will comprise two, four-story multifamily structures around a landscaped courtyard with a resort-style pool, constructed over one level of subterranean parking. Brad Lyons, Ari Hirt and Steven Buchwald of Mission Capital Advisors represented the sponsor in arranging the financing with PNC Bank.
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UNION CITY, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Civic Towers, an apartment building located in Union City. The apartment building sold for $1.8 million or $136,538 per unit. Located at 1306 New York Ave., the building features 13 residential units and 10 on-site parking spaces. Steven Matovski of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a local developer, while Maz Radwan and Jonathan Zamora, also of Marcus & Millichap, secured the buyer for the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Alpha Realty has brokered the sale of Nameoke Street, a four-story apartment building located in the Far Rockaway section of Queens. The asset sold for $1.75 million or $102,941 per unit. The 13,912-square-foot asset features 17 apartment units. The seller was a private long-term owner and the buyer was a private investor from Brooklyn. Lev Mavashev and Jacob Aronov of Alpha Realty arranged the off-market transaction.
HAMPTON AND NEWPORT NEWS, VA. — ARA has brokered the sale of a three-property apartment portfolio in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia totaling 641 units. The assets include Bridgewater on the Lake and Lake Ridge Apartments in Hampton and the Reserves at Arboretum in Newport News. Mike Marshall, Drew White and Wink Ewing of ARA represented the seller, Berkshire Property Advisors, in the transaction. The buyer was Charlotte-based Ginkgo Residential.
Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial Advisors Brokers $13.5M Sale of The Horizon in Memphis
by John Nelson
MEMPHIS, TENN. — Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial Advisors has brokered the $13.5 million sale of The Horizon, a high-rise condominium development located at 717 Riverside Drive in Memphis. The property sits on a 5.9-acre lot overlooking the Mississippi River. The 16-story, 155-unit property features a covered/controlled-access garage and indoor and outdoor swimming pools. The site also includes developable land for 141 additional high-rise units and 54 terrace homes. Mike Kemether of Cushman & Wakefield’s multifamily advisory group and Shane Soefker and Jacob Biddle of Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial Advisors’ capital markets team represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was Dawn Properties LLC of Hattiesburg, Miss.
Multifamily remains the most desirable asset class in Orange County due to a steady increase in apartment rental demand, strong sector fundamentals and the county’s emergence as a Southern California leader in the economic recovery. These factors have become a catalyst for a surge in multifamily asset construction. Apartment rental demand continues to grow in Orange County due to the high barriers to entry in the housing market and recent memories of the Great Recession. Median home values, which now exceed $580,000, place home ownership out of reach for many households. Orange County’s population also grew 4.31 percent from 2010 through 2014, according to Census data. This growth pattern is predicted to hold through 2019, with an expected increase in population of 5.17 percent, or an average of 32,478 residents annually. Orange County’s emergence as a leader in Southern California’s economic recovery is evidenced by superior employment rates in comparison to competing markets. Orange County experienced a high unemployment rate of 10.2 percent in January 2012. That rate has now declined 4.89 percent, as of May 2014. Orange County’s employment figures have increased investor confidence in the region, especially when compared to the national average of 6.3 percent, California’s 7.8 …
ST. LOUIS — Saint Louis University plans to add two new residence halls and complete extensive renovations to existing facilities. Phase 1 of the proposed multi-phase plan is expected to include the construction of two new residence halls on the Frost campus; renovation of the Griesedieck complex, which includes Walsh and Clemens Halls; and the conversion of SLU’s Water Tower Inn at the Medical Center into graduate housing. Details for Phase 1 — including design, scope and budget — will be determined by an oversight committee that includes student representation, SLU’s architectural and construction partners Hastings+Chivetta Architects Inc., and McCarthy Building Cos. Inc. Construction on Phase 1 is slated to begin next spring. The first new residence hall is expected to open in August 2016, and the second new hall in August 2017. Renovation of the Griesedieck Complex set for completion in August 2019. New graduate student housing in the renovated Water Tower Inn at the Medical Center is expected to open in August 2016. The Division of Student Development, assisted by Chicago-based firm Brailsford & Dunlavey, led the master planning process.
PASADENA, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sales of two apartment complexes in Pasadena. The properties are Alta Vista, which has 514 units, and Las Villas, which as 468 units. Nick Fluellen, Will Balthrope, Drew Kile, Jeffrey Fript and Bard Hoover of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer and seller in both transactions. The properties are located south of the Houston Ship Channel.
DALLAS — ARA has brokered the sale of Parkridge Place, a 536-unit apartment complex located in Irving, a suburb of Dallas. Brian O’Boyle Sr., Brian O’Boyle Jr., Brian Murphy and Richard Furr of ARA marketed the property on behalf of The Milestone Group. Resource Real Estate, an owner and manager of assets valued at $2.8 billion, purchased Parkridge Place. The property was built in 1984 and renovated in 2009. Amenities include a business center, two swimming pools, a coffee bar and an Internet café. It is located near major highways including Highway 161, State Highway 114, I-635, Belt Line Road and MacArthur Boulevard. Parkridge Place was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale.
Prudential Mortgage Capital Provides $115.8M Construction Loan for Affordable Housing in D.C.
by John Nelson
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Prudential Mortgage Capital Co. has provided $115.8 million in permanent financing through Freddie Mac for Art Place at Fort Totten, a mixed-income and mixed-use development in northeast Washington, D.C. The borrower is an affiliate of The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, an independently run foundation focusing on providing grants for investments in the Washington, D.C., area. When completed, Art Place at Fort Totten will include 520 rental units and 103,502 square feet of commercial space. It is the first phase of a three-phase development that will be located adjacent to the Fort Totten Metro Station. The completed project will include a fitness center, restaurant, children’s museum and a community center for the arts. Of the 520 residential units, 121 will be designated affordable, with long-term income and rent restrictions. The remaining units will be market-rate. “The scale and design of this property coupled with the longstanding commitment of the borrower to serving Washington, D.C., will make this a dynamic development for the Fort Totten community,” says Alex Viorst, a principal with Prudential Mortgage Capital Co.’s affordable housing business. “When this property is completed, it will bring high-quality market rate and affordable housing to the community, along with …