HOUSTON — Rogers-O’Brien is opening a Houston office, led by regional vice president Gregg Lynch, at 11200 Richmond Ave. The company has been active in the Houston area for a decade, building healthcare and assisted living projects. Lynch brings 27 years of management experience to the job, including 10 years in Houston. He previously led Rogers-O’Brien’s Topeka, Kansas, office.
Multifamily
FORT WAYNE, IND. — Atlanta-based ARA has brokered the $24.2 million sale of Oak Crossing Apartments, a 222-unit, Class A apartment community located in Fort Wayne. Steadfast Income REIT Inc., an Orange County, Calif.-based public non-listed REIT, purchased the property. Completed in 2013, Oak Crossing consists of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. The property is currently 94 percent occupied with average market rents of $996. The apartment community is located within a mile of the newly built Parkview Regional Medical Center. Todd Stofflet and Steve Kemmerling of ARA’s Chicago office represented the seller, Dupont & Tonkel Partners LLC, which developed and built the property.
NEW YORK CITY — Besen & Associates has brokered the sale of a four-property multifamily portfolio located in Manhattan’s Inwood section for $18.4 million or $145,000 per unit. Located at 150-152, 158-160 and 170 Vermilyea Ave., the 111,420-square-foot, 129-unit portfolio features five studio units, 35 one-bedroom, 69 two-bedroom and 20 three-bedroom apartments. Morris Arlos, Greg Corbin and Amit Doshi of Besen & Associates represented the seller and procured the buyer, a local private investor, in the transaction.
ORONO, MAINE — Orion Student Housing has acquired Orchard Trails in Orono. Located at Four Empire Dr., the 144-unit student housing complex is located near the University of Maine campus. Orchard Trails Housing LLC sold the property for an undisclosed price. Dan Greenstein of CBRE | The Boulus Company, in conjunction with Simon Butler and Biria St. John of CBRE’s Boston and Ryan Reid of CBRE Dallas, arranged the transaction.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Villas at Roger Road, a 232-unit apartment complex in Tucson, has sold to Equilibrium Villas LLC for $5.6 million. The community is located at 3985 N. Stone Ave. Bill Hahn, Jeffrey Sherman and Trevor Koskovich of Colliers HSK Multifamily represented both the buyer and the seller, Blue Valley Apartments, in this transaction.
PHOENIX – The 200-unit Camelback Vista apartment community in Phoenix has sold to La Fuente de la Comunidad LLC for $5.1 million. The community is located at 2930 W. Camelback Road, near Grand Canyon University. La Fuente was represented by Todd Noel of Colliers International in Phoenix. The seller, a Texas-based private investor, was represented by Rich Butler, Brian Tranetzki, Cliff David and Steve Gebin of Marcus & Millichap’s Phoenix office.
TAMPA, FLA. — Franklin Street has arranged the $6.4 million sale of Sunset Square Apartments, a two-story multifamily community in north Tampa. The asset is located across the street from the University of South Florida (USF) at 12708 Bruce B. Downs Blvd. Robert Goldfinger, Darron Kattan, Kevin Kelleher and Zach Ames of Franklin Street represented the buyer, Gainesville, Fla.-based Collier Cos., in the transaction. The Franklin Street team also represented the seller, Sunset Square Blackhawk Realty Advisors. Collier Cos. plans to demolish the 1960s-era apartment complex and develop a student housing community serving USF students.
MIAMI — Salazar Jackson LLP has closed on the $1.6 million sale of a 22-unit apartment community located at 747 N.E. 83rd Terrace in Miami. Linda Worton Jackson of Salazar Jackson counseled the bankruptcy trustee, Maria Yip, in the transaction, which was conducted via a bankruptcy auction. 747 Property LLC won the bid for the apartment community. Sperry Van Ness Commercial Realty brokered the sale. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge A. Jay Cristol approved the sale at a June 18 hearing.
HOUSTON — Greystone has provided $9 million in HUD financing for two multifamily housing properties in the Houston area. Lexington Square, an 80-unit Section 8 property in Angleton, was refinanced with 30-year HUD loans. Countryside Village, a 182-unit Section 8 property in Humble, was refinanced with 35-year HUD loans. John Williams, a senior mortgage originator for Greystone, originated the loans on behalf of the owner, National Community Renaissance.
DALLAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Holly Park, a 160-unit apartment property located at 9710 Military Parkway in Dallas. The property features one- and two-bedroom units located in 10 two-story buildings. The property's rentable square footage is 120,128 square feet, with an average unit size of 751 square feet. Community amenities include two on-site laundry facilities, a playground area, on-site maintenance and a courtyard. John Barker with Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Worth office represented the seller, a partnership, and the buyer, a limited liability company, in the transaction.