BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — An affiliate of Tampa-based Blue Rock Partners LLC and Boca Raton-based Rose Group have purchased Forest Ridge Apartments in Birmingham for $11.1 million. The 268-unit apartment community is located at 660 Valley Crest Drive. Financing for the project involved the assumption of a senior mortgage in the amount of $8.3 million, and Berkadia was the lender/servicer for a Fannie Mae loan.
ATLANTA — PRP LLC has sold Ansley at Princeton Lakes, a 306-unit garden-style apartment community in Atlanta, approximately three miles from Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport. PRP developed the community in 2009. Ansley at Princeton Lakes was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. The property includes a 4,500-square-foot clubhouse, pool, 41 garage spaces and a car wash. PRP sold the community to a partnership consisting of Gulf Finance House and entities controlled by PRP.
NAPA, CALIF., AND TEMPE, ARIZ. — MG Properties Group has acquired two apartment communities out West for a total of $50 million. The transaction includes the 376-unit Garden Grove Apartments in Tempe and the 72-unit Bella Vista Apartments in Napa. Garden Grove Apartments was built in 1988. It was purchased from MetLife for $35.6 million. The transaction was financed through a 10-year, fixed-rate Fannie Mae mortgage that was arranged by CBRE. MG plans to invest nearly $1.5 million in capital improvements. It will also enhance the property’s common-area amenities, which will include landscaping improvements and upgrades to the fitness facility and pools. Bella Vista Apartments was built in 1972. It is situated near CA-29 highway, about a block from the Queen of the Valley Medical Center. Bella Vista was purchased from Trinity Real Estate for $14 million. This transaction was similarly financed through a 10-year, fixed-rate Fannie Mae mortgage that was arranged by Key Bank. MG plans to invest about $500,000 for capital improvements.
PHOENIX — A partnership between Domain Acquisitions and BH Equities has acquired the 672-unit Autumn Ridge Apartments in North Phoenix. The Class B community is located at 1944 W. Thunderbird Road. The garden-style complex sits adjacent to Cave Creek Golf Course. It is located between Deer Valley’s employment center and the North I-17 employment corridor, Phoenix’s second-largest employment area. This acquisition marks Domain’s re-entry into the Phoenix market since selling its local portfolio in 2006. BH Management Services will oversee the Autumn Ridge’s property management and construction. The JV plans to spend about $5 million renovating the community. The venture received $30.9 million in financing to acquire and renovate the asset. The loan was arranged by Laura Cathlina and Andy Hill of Berkadia Commercial Mortgage. The seller was Summit Autumn Ridge LLC. The transaction was executed by Cindy and Brad Cooke of Colliers International.
AURORA, COLO. — A private investor has acquired the 604-unit Sonoma Resort at Saddle Rock in Aurora for an undisclosed sum. The Class A apartment community is located at 21904 East Ontario Drive, just east of Denver. Sonoma Resort at Saddle Rock was originally built in 2001 and 2002 as two separate properties. The combined property now sits on 19.4 acres, about 10 minutes east of the Denver Tech Center. The community is 97 percent occupied. Common-area amenities include two fitness centers, a business center, two resort-style clubhouses with pools and a spa, an outdoor barbeque area and a playground. The seller, a joint venture between the Bascom Group and GE Capital Real Estate, was represented by HFF’s Jordan Robbins, Sean Deasy, Jeff Haag and Jared Buffington.
NEW YORK CITY — JMH Development and Madison Estates have acquired 70 Henry Street in Brooklyn’s Brooklyn Heights neighborhood for $7.5 million. The partnership plans to develop a boutique condominium development on the site. JMH Development and Madison Estates have selected Morris Adjmi as architect of record for the project. The partnership most recently developed The Townhouses of Cobble Hill in Brooklyn’s Cobble Hill neighborhood.
GROVE CITY, OHIO — RED Mortgage Capital LLC has provided a $2.3 million, FHA insured 221(d)(4) mortgage loan for the rehabilitation of Harrisburg Station Apartments in Grove City. RED Mortgage Capital provided the loan for Colonial American Development Corp. as part of a complex financing package. The package included 9 percent Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTCs) along with Flex and Housing Development Assistance Program (HDAP) loans provided by the Ohio Housing Financing Agency (OHFA). Harrisburg Station is a 60-unit, fully occupied Section-8 apartment complex that was originally built in 1972. More than $44,000 per unit will be spent on repairs and improvements. These improvements will include replacement of windows, doors, flooring, kitchen cabinets, countertops, vanities and appliances, as well as the installation of new Energy Star split-system heat pumps.
LAUREL AND GLEN BURNIE, MD. — Urban Investment Partners (UIP) and Criterion Holdings have acquired two apartment communities in Maryland totaling 385 units for $39.3 million. The properties include the 235-unit Laurel Pines at 14601 Bowie Road in Laurel and the 150-unit Country Club Apartments at 7491 E. Furnace Branch Road in Glen Burnie. An affiliate of Starr Cos. provided equity for the transaction, making Starr Cos. a part of the new ownership group. CBRE’s Mid-Atlantic multifamily investment sales team represented the seller, a partnership between Boston-based Intercontinental Real Estate and Sawyer Realty Holdings, in the transactions. UIP Property Management Inc. will manage the day-to-day operations at both communities, and UIP Asset Management will oversee capital improvements at both properties.
MORRISVILLE, N.C. — ARA has brokered the $33.7 million sale of The Bristol Apartments, a 260-unit multifamily community located in Morrisville in the Triangle submarket. The property is located within Park West Village, a 100-acre mixed-use development that includes a town center district, community center, Super Target, Earth Fare, upscale restaurants and a movie theater. Built in 2014, The Bristol is currently 92 percent occupied. Richmond, Va.-based Weinstein Properties purchased the asset from the developer, Wood Partners, and its undisclosed equity partner. Blake Okland, Dean Smith, John Heimburger and Sean Wood of ARA represented both sellers in the transaction.
ORLANDO, FLA. — CBRE has brokered the $22.2 million sale of Vista Verde Apartments located at 1659 Hiawassee Road in Orlando. The 200-unit apartment community was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. Shelton Granade, Luke Wickham and Justin Basquill of CBRE represented the seller, Los Angeles-based Karlin Real Estate, in the transaction. The property features a resort-style swimming pool and sundeck, private garages and washer and dryers in every unit.