BRANDON AND TAMPA, FLA. — Berkadia has brokered the sale of two apartment communities in the Tampa area for a combined $96.4 million. Hamilton Bay Apartments, located at 1801 Princeton Lakes Drive in Brandon, sold for $43.6 million. Tampa-based Blue Rock Partners purchased the 444-unit asset from Nashville-based Covenant Capital Group. Built in 1989, the apartment community’s amenities include two swimming pools, a clubhouse, tennis court, recreation room, playground, laundry facility, controlled-access gate, child care center, complimentary coffee bar, community garden and a dog park. Viera at Westchase Apartments, located at 12401 W. Hillsborough Ave. in Tampa, sold for $52.8 million. Glendale, Colo.-based Forum Real Estate Group purchased the 390-unit property from Covenant Capital Group. Built in 1999, the property’s community amenities include two resort-style swimming pools, a hot tub with a waterfall and grotto, cabana lounges, clubhouse, business center, fitness center, tennis courts and a controlled-access gate.
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HOOVER, ALA. — Rock Apartment Advisors has brokered the sale of two apartment communities in Hoover. Cleveland-based Zaremba Management Co. purchased the assets, known as Crowne Falls and Crowne at Galleria Woods Apartments, from Birmingham-based Vista Communities LLC. The two properties are Zaremba’s first multifamily properties in the state of Alabama. Bo Flurry and Justin Uffinger of Birmingham-based Rock Apartment Advisors brokered the transaction. The transaction is the second portion of a $75 million portfolio deal totaling 696 apartment units.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — NXT Capital has provided a $20.6 million first mortgage loan for the acquisition of two multifamily properties, totaling 284 apartment units, in Columbus. An undisclosed borrower acquired the properties: The Reserve at Walnut Creek and The Ravines at Rocky Ridge. Amenities at both properties include a swimming pool, 24-hour fitness center, community center with WiFi, movie theater and billiards area. Additional terms of the financing were not released.
Mark Scott’s CMC Arranges $12.5M Construction Loan for Phase II of The Pearl in New Jersey
by Amy Works
EDGEWATER, N.J. — Mark Scott’s Commercial Mortgage Capital (CMC) has arranged $12.5 million in construction financing for Phase II of The Pearl, a residential project on New Jersey’s Gold Coast in Edgewater. The financing was arranged with CIT on behalf of the borrower and developer, National Resources. Located at 45 River Road, The Pearl will feature 63 condominiums with 10-foot ceiling heights with full-height windows, high-end natural finishes and sustainable energy systems. On-site amenities will include a 24-hour concierge service, state-of-the-art fitness center, an outdoor pool with views of Manhattan, rooftop deck, restaurants, shops and riverside parks. National Resources partnered with Lessard Design Associates and Alan Tanksley Interiors to transform the six-story commercial building, which was originally designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill for Lever Brothers in 1953, into a residential project.
LOS ANGELES — The 379-unit Mariners Bay Apartments in the Los Angeles coastal market of Marina del Rey has received $96.4 million in acquisition financing. The community is located at 14000 Palawan Way. Mariners Bay was built in 1975. It is one of the largest apartment and anchorage properties in Marina del Rey. The community is situated on 19 acres of land. It contains 409 boat slips. The borrower, Legacy Partners Residential, plans to renovate the apartment homes, existing docks, waterfront promenade, common-area amenities and site landscaping. The floating-rate bank loan was secured by CBRE’s Brian Eisendrath and Brandon Smith.
WALNUT CREEK, CALIF. — The Landing at Walnut Creek, a 178-unit apartment development in Walnut Creek, has received $70 million in joint venture equity. The Class A project will be located at the corner of Ygnacio Valley Road and Oakland Boulevard. The Landing will be situated directly across from the Walnut Creek BART station. The transit-oriented development is scheduled for completion late next year. Community amenities will include a fitness center, yoga studio, roof deck with lounge and outdoor resident activity areas. HFF’s equity placement team was led by Bruce Ganong and Adam Simon, who worked on behalf of the Landing’s developer, BHV Centerstreet Properties LLC. The equity was sourced from a U.S.-based life insurance company.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Hank Crane of BMC Capital’s Austin office has arranged a $2.5 million acquisition loan for a 36-unit apartment property located in Austin. The loan features a 75 percent loan-to-value ratio, five-year term, fixed interest rate at 4.37 percent and a 30-year amortization schedule. The loan was arranged through one of BMC Capital’s credit union correspondent relationships.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Berkadia has brokered the $12.4 million sale of East Central Lofts, a 72-unit, Class A apartment community located at 274 Huger St. in Charleston. Built in 2013, East Central Lofts comprises studio, one- and two-bedroom units with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, hardwood floors and floor-to-ceiling windows. The property’s amenities include laundry facilities on each floor, a bocce ball court, barbecue area and covered and gated parking. The property offers views of the Ravenel Bridge and is located within walking distance of historic downtown Charleston. East Central Lofts LLC sold the asset to a group of buyers, including Federal Capital Partners, Kane Realty Corp., Randolph Development and Canongate Capital. Mark Boyce of Berkadia’s Charleston office brokered the transaction.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — ARA, A Newmark Company (ARA Newmark) has brokered the $10 million sale of a 0.6-acre waterfront development site at 321 N. Birch Road in Fort Lauderdale. The site has more than 200 feet of frontage on the Intracoastal Waterway and is steps away from the beach and the Atlantic Ocean. The site is approved for an 11-story, 22-unit condominium project, as well as a marina with four 70-foot boat slips. Troy Ballard, Avery Klann and Marc deBaptiste of ARA Newmark represented the sellers, Jeremy Bedzow and Grand Birch LLC. An affiliate of Sobel Co. known as 321 Birch LLC purchased the development site. According to ARA Newmark, the sales price of $454,000 per unit is the new record for land pricing per unit for a non-oceanfront site in South Florida.
BOSTON AND LOS ANGELES — Boston-based Sperry Van Ness International Corp. (SVNIC) has partnered with Los Angeles-based DealPoint Merrill to form a private equity firm. Operating under the name of SVN DealPoint Merrill Realty Partners, the new firm will capitalize on SVNIC’s access to investment opportunities, which will be then matched by DealPoint Merrill’s development experience. Kevin Maggiacomo, president and CEO of SVNIC, explains that the “goal of the new partnership is to build preeminent investor value by acquiring co-investment assets, which are fundamentally sound but undervalued.” “On a risk-adjusted basis, we prefer apartments, multi-tenant retail, self-storage and medical properties,” notes David Frank, CEO of DealPoint Merrill. “The new partnership will secure multiple rounds of real estate equity investment with the first tranche of approximately $100 million in the first year to acquire property in the name of the partnership.” SVNIC has approximately $9.1 billion in annual sales volumes and 190 national sales offices. DealPoint Merrill has acquired more than $2 billion in assets and attracted more than $1 billion in equity for commercial real estate investments.