WESTFORD, MASS. — HFF has arranged a $25 million construction loan for the development of Princeton Westford Apartment Homes, a 200-unit, garden-style multifamily development in suburban Boston. HFF arranged the three-year, floating rate loan for an affiliate of Princeton Properties & Guggenheim Real Estate LLC through First Niagara Bank’s Boston office. The loan includes two one-year extension options. Princeton Westford Apartment Homes is located on 90 acres at 16 Littleton Road in Westford. Due for completion in 2014, the property will feature four different floorplans of one- and two-bedroom units averaging 1,128 square feet each. Each apartment will feature granite countertops, undermount dual-bowl kitchen sinks, gooseneck faucets and espresso-stained wood cabinetry. Community amenities will include a 3,800-square-foot clubhouse offering fitness, business and social centers with a resort-style pool and play area. Riaz Cassum, senior managing director, and Lauren O’Neil, director, led the HFF team representing the borrower.
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NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $3.3 million sale of 324 East 31st Street, a 25-unit apartment property located in Brooklyn. The sales price equates to approximately $158 per square foot. Lucien Sproviero and Derek Bestreich from Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. Bestreich and Sproviero also represented the buyer, a REIT, in the transaction.
DALLAS — General contractor Hill & Wilkinson and developers Gencap Partners and Spyglass Equities will break ground on a 180-unit multifamily complex in Dallas this month. The construction contract was worth a reported $32.5 million. The nine-story apartment building will include amenities such as a business center, exercise facility and outdoor pool, as well as space for a restaurant at street level. Located at 1900 Cedar Springs Road, the property is in proximity to Klyde Warren Park and Woodall Rodgers Freeway, which connects Interstate 35 and Interstate 45. Good Fulton & Farrell is serving as architect on the project, which is slated for completion in June 2015.
LOS ANGELES – The 16-unit Don Carlos Residences in Beverly Hills has sold to a private family trust for $6.7 million. The community is located at 132 South Bedford Drive, next to Saks Fifth Avenue. It was built in 1930. The property was recently approved for Phase I condo conversion. The buyer was represented by Michael Hanassab and Elliot Hassan of Marcus & Millichap. The seller, Christina Development Corporation, was represented by Richard Ringer of the same firm.
ATLANTA — Waypoint Residential, a leading apartment investment firm based in Greenwich, Conn., has purchased Village on the Green, a 216-unit apartment complex located in Atlanta’s South Fulton submarket, for an undisclosed price. The property, which was constructed in 2004, is 93.5 percent occupied. The apartment community is Waypoint Residential’s second apartment acquisition in the Atlanta area. The company currently manages approximately 10,000 apartment units in seven states.
CINNAMINSON, N.J. — Meridian Capital Group LLC has arranged $40 million in permanent financing for Camelot at Cinnaminson Harbour, a luxury multifamily complex in Cinnaminson. The five-year loan features a fixed interest rate of 3.64 percent and a 30-year amortization schedule. Camelot is a recently constructed 405-unit, waterfront multifamily complex. The property is part of the master-planned community Villages at Cinnaminson Harbour, located about 12 miles northeast of Philadelphia. Amenities at the community include an outdoor pool, fitness center and business center, as well as access to hiking trails along the Delaware River. Josh Munk, a vice president at Meridian Capital Group, arranged the loan.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of 281 Clifton Place, an 11-unit apartment property in Brooklyn for $2.3 million, or $208 per square foot. Shaun Riney and Dan Greenblatt from Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, an individual/personal trust. Riney and Greenblatt also represented the buyer, a private investor, in the transaction.
HOUSTON — The Worthing Companies will develop The Heights at Park Row, a 342-unit multifamily property, in Houston. The property will be located within Central Park, a 78-acre mixed-use development of Wolff Cos. on the north side of Interstate 10 in the Energy Corridor submarket. Jeff Peden of Cushman & Wakefield represented Atlanta-based Worthing in the negotiations. Parker Associates is serving as design architect on the project, which is slated to open late this year.
LOS ANGELES — Kilroy Realty Corporation has announced its plans to develop The Residences at Columbia Square, a luxury residential tower in Hollywood. The 20-story tower will be located inside Columbia Square, a $385-million, mixed-use creative office, residential and retail development. The 675,000-square-foot Columbia Square is being developed on the site of the historic CBS broadcast facility on Sunset Boulevard. The Residences will include a mix of long-term rental and furnished extended-stay apartment homes. It will be the first luxury extended-stay property to reside in the heart of Hollywood, according to Kilroy. The firm has teamed up with The Kor Group to collaborate on the project’s programming, design and branding. Kor will also manage the project once construction is complete in spring 2016.
GASTONIA, N.C. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $10 million in refinancing for Ashbrook Village Apartments, a 423-unit multifamily community located in Gastonia. Bill Matone of NorthMarq’s Charlotte office arranged the 10-year loan with a 20-year amortization schedule through Freddie Mac.