TEMPE, ARIZ. – The 276-unit San Marbeya Apartments in Tempe has received a $29-million refinance. The Class A luxury community is located at 1720 E. Broadway Road near Arizona State University. San Marbeya is owned by The Premiere Residential Communities. The seven-year loan features a 3.85 percent interest rate. It was arranged by CBRE San Diego’s Debt & Structured Finance Group through Cornerstone RE Advisers.
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MESA, ARIZ. – The 234-unit Sandstone Apartments in Mesa has received an $8.9-million refinance. The community is located at 1727 W. Emelita Ave. The 10-year loan was used to pay off two existing Fannie Mae loans. It features a 30-year amortization schedule and an adjustable interest rate that is fixed for the first five years. It starts in the low 4 percent range. The borrower is a local investor who acquired the property in April 2006. The loan was arranged by Neal Churney and Adam Finkel of Johnson Capital.
CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $3.9 million sale of a 10-unit apartment property in Chicago. The property is located at 650 W. Wellington Ave. in Lakeview. The recently renovated units range from one to four bedrooms. Kyle Stengle of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Jab Real Estate. Stengle also represented the buyer, a limited liability company.
PLYMOUTH, MINN. — Oak Grove Capital has originated a $32.8 million FHA loan for a townhome community in Plymouth. The loan was for Bass Lake Hills Townhomes. The 284-unit, market-rate complex is located at 5875 Teakwood Lane N. Gary Marchiori of Oak Grove Capital facilitated the FHA 223(f) multifamily loan.
NEW YORK CITY — Stephen Palmese of Massey Knakal has arranged the sale of the Brooklyn Law School Portfolio, which consists of six multifamily properties located in the historic Brooklyn Heights neighborhood of New York City. The all-cash transaction was valued at $36.46 million. The six properties — located at 89 Hicks Street, 18 Sidney Place, 144 Willow Street, 100 Pierrepont Street, 27 Monroe Place, and 38 Monroe Place — feature a combined 110 residential apartments and approximately 56,342 gross square feet. The sale price equates to approximately $647 per square foot. The properties have been owner/occupied by Brooklyn Law School, and they were 90 percent vacant at the time of sale.
NEW YORK CITY — Jim Coleman of Houlihan-Parnes Realtors LLC recently arranged acquisition financing of $1.5 million for the purchase of 2075 Haviland Avenue in the Tremont section of the Bronx. The property is a five-story walk-up apartment building containing 27 apartments and 4 stores. The property was purchased to reposition the asset based on existing vacancy. The loan has a flexible nine-year term. The loan was made by a local New York commercial bank. Anthony Simari of Smith, Buss & Jacobs represented the borrower.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Terwilliger Pappas Multifamily Partners has begun construction on Solis Dilworth, a 184-unit luxury apartment community in Charlotte. The multifamily property will be located on Morehead Street at Kenilworth Avenue, near the Carolina Medical Center, Uptown Charlotte, the Little Sugar Creek Greenway and the merchants and eateries lining East Boulevard. The property will feature a central courtyard with a resort-style saltwater pool and cabana. Other amenities will include a lounge and game room, fitness center, yoga room and pet exercise/grooming facilities. The project team for the development includes architect Rule Joy Trammell + Rubio, landscape architect Cole Jenest Stone and general contractor Adolfson & Peterson Construction.
CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $5 million sale of a 39-unit apartment property in Chicago. The property is located at 2520 W. Leland Ave. The renovated building consists of studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments. Kyle Stengle of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor. Stengle also represented the buyer, a limited liability company.
CHICAGO — Sperry Van Ness | Chicago Commercial has arranged the $1.1 million sale of a five-unit multifamily apartment building in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood to an undisclosed buyer. The building is located at 1870 N. Halsted Street. The property has an updated owner’s unit, individual HVAC, and parking behind the building. Jeffrey Baasch and Brian Kochendorfer of Sperry Van Ness represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
DENVER – A 25-unit apartment building in Denver has sold to an unnamed buyer for $2.5 million. The community is located at 1135 Ogden Street. It was built in 1930. The buyer was represented by Jeff Johnson of the Johnson Ritter Team at Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors. The unnamed seller was represented by JB Hochman and Justin Brockman of the same firm.