FREDERICKSBURG, VA. — Doster Construction Co. has been selected to construct Phase II of Station Square at Cosner’s Corner, a 120-unit apartment complex in Fredericksburg. The project team, including developer MAA Communities and architect Davis Architects, will break ground on the apartment community in the first quarter. Upon completion, the property will feature upscale kitchens, crown molding, screened balconies and patios, washers and dryers, walk-in closets, a resort-style swimming pool, fitness center and a business center.
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GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — HLC Equity has purchased Windscape Apartments, a 154-unit, Class-B, garden-style apartment complex in Grand Prairie. Mosaic Realty Partners will co-manage the property along with an HLC Equity affiliate. Windscape is less than a 30-minute drive from both Dallas and Fort Worth. The property is located near several major highways and mass transit options. It also includes access to Globe Life Park, AT&T Stadium and a Six Flags Over Texas. Amenities at the property include a clubhouse, 24-hour fitness center, swimming pool, Jacuzzi, waterfall and a barbecue/picnic area.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — ARA has brokered the sale of Notting Hill, a 200-unit, Class A apartment community in Chapel Hill. Dean Smith, Blake Okland, Sean Wood and John Heimburger of ARA represented the seller, a Dallas-based private real estate fund advised by Crow Holdings Capital-Real Estate. Atlanta-based Carroll Organization purchased the apartment community in a joint venture agreement with AIMS Real Estate for an undisclosed price. Carroll Management Group will manage the apartment property, which was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. The property’s amenity package includes a swimming pool, business center, fitness center, tennis court, playground, car care center, laundry center and coffee lounge. Built in 2000, the property is comprised of one-, two- and three-bedroom units.
HOUSTON AND SAN ANTONIO — The RADCO Cos. has acquired a three-property multifamily portfolio containing a total of 916 units in Houston and San Antonio. The 122-unit Country Place and the 458-unit Saddle Ridge are both located in Houston, while the 336-unit Trails of Westlakes is located in San Antonio. The properties were built between 1975 and 1984 and were foreclosed upon in 2011 by Fannie Mae, which was the seller. RADCO financed the acquisitions with a mixture of bridge debt and private equity. PCCP LLC. and Oklahoma Fidelity Bank provided the debt. The 17-building Country Place is located on Houston’s west side in the center of the city’s energy corridor, three miles east of Beltway 8. Saddle Ridge is located in Houston’s Northshore/Wood Forest submarket with access to the city’s central business district and the Port of Houston. Trails of Westlakes is located in western San Antonio. RADCO will invest $12.2 million to upgrade interiors at all three properties. The company will also improve the building exteriors and expand the amenity packages.
LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS — NorthMarq Capital’s Kansas City office has completed the $20 million refinancing of Grand Villas at Tuscan Lakes, a 206-unit multifamily property located at 1800 S. Egret Bay Blvd. in League City. The 10-year loan includes five years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. Greg Duvall of NorthMarq arranged financing through its seller/servicer relationship with Freddie Mac.
SHELTON, CONN. — Continental Properties has broken ground for the development of The Mark | Fairfield County, a 228-unit residential community located in Shelton. Located at 740 Bridgeport Ave., the six-building property will feature 96 one-bedroom units, 132 two-bedroom units, a clubhouse, cinema room, library, sports lounge, fitness center, EV car charger, private dining room, pool cabana, fire pot, two gazebos and a dog park. The property is slated for completion in 2016.
PORT RICHEY, FLA. — Integra Real Estate Capital has secured a $22.5 million bridge loan for the acquisition of Embassy Crossing, a 333,850-square-foot shopping center in Port Richey. Embassy Crossing’s tenant roster includes Sports Authority, Bed Bath & Beyond, Ross Dress for Less, Michael’s, Books-A-Million, Lane Bryant, Bealls Outlet, Famous Footwear, Mercantile Bank, Petco, Scottrade, Chili’s Grill & Bar and Olive Garden. Meyer Perlman of Integra arranged the interest-only, non-recourse loan through an unnamed balance sheet bridge lender on behalf of the borrower, a New York-based buyer.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Franklin Street Real Estate Services has brokered the $10.4 million sale of Waterstone Apartments, a 208-unit multifamily community located at 5224 Long Road in Orlando. Constructed in 1991, the wood-frame complex is comprised of two-, three- and four-bedroom units. Darron Kattan, Robert Goldfinger, Kevin Kelleher and Zachary Ames of Franklin Street represented both the seller, a private company based in California, and the buyer, FVP KP Waterstone LLC. The buyer used agency financing to fund the acquisition, according to Franklin Street.
POMPANO BEACH, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $2.9 million sale of Santa Barbara Arms, a 22-unit apartment community located at 811 and 831 S.E. 22nd Ave. in Pompano Beach. The apartment property sits on one of Lake Santa Barbara’s finger canals. Brandon Rex and Evan Kristol of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Lauderdale office represented the seller, a private investor based in Pompano Beach. Felipe Echarte, also with Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Lauderdale office, represented the buyer, a limited liability company based in Avon, Conn.
SEATTLE – The 155-unit Martha Lake Apartments in the Seattle submarket of Lynnwood has sold to Waterton Associates LLC for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 16626 6th Ave. West, just 15 miles north of Downtown Seattle. This was Waterton’s sixth property acquisition in 2014, and the first community it has owned in the Seattle area since 2004.