Multifamily

PEORIA, ARIZ. — The 100-unit Sonoma Place in Peoria has sold to Investment Property Exchange Services for $6.5 million. The community is located at 11600 N. 75th Ave. in Greater Phoenix. It was built in 1985. Bill Hahn, Jeffrey Sherman and Trevor Koskovich of Colliers’ HSK Multifamily team represented both the buyer and the seller, Mentor Properties, in this transaction.

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NORTH MIAMI, FLA. — ARA has arranged the sale of Berkshires at Walden Lake, a 400-unit apartment community located in North Miami. The asset sold for approximately $44.5 million. The apartment community, which was constructed in 1986, was 95 percent occupied at the time of the sale. Hampton Beebe, Avery Klann and Dick Donnellan of ARA’s Boca Raton, Fla., office represented Boston-based Berkshire Property Advisors in the sale. Advenir, a multifamily investor and operator based in Aventura, Fla., purchased Berkshires at Walden Lake.

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HARRISONBURG, VA. – Vesper Holdings has acquired University Fields, a 1,152-bed student housing community approximately one-quarter of a mile from the James Madison University campus in Harrisonburg. The community is located across the street from the university’s newer athletic facility, University Park, which opened in 2012. Vesper, a private real estate investment firm based in New York City, purchased the non-performing note on University Fields on Oct. 28 for $19 million. The firm also says it will invest $5 million in capital expenditures to fully renovate University Fields. The community consists entirely of four-bedroom units that range in size from 1,100 to 1,200 square feet, which are housed in 22 three-story residential buildings spread across a 23.6-acre site.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — A group that includes Urban Investment Partners (UIP), PRP LLC and Perseus Realty has acquired Capitol Park Towers, a 289-unit apartment complex in southwest Washington, D.C., for $34 million. The apartment community is located at 301 G St. S.W. The new owners plan to invest in renovations for the apartment complex. UIP General Contracting Inc., a subsidiary of UIP, will perform the renovation work and UIP Property Management Inc. will manage Capitol Park Towers.

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ROMEOVILLE, ILL. — The Chicago office of Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC has closed a $15.8 million loan through HUD’s 223(f) program for the refinancing of Serenity HighPoint Apartments in suburban Chicago. The 113,000-square-foot affordable housing complex, which is 98 percent occupied, is located in Romeoville. Paul Matusiak, vice president, and Len Deering and Tom Sigrist, senior vice presidents at Berkadia, originated the 35-year loan with a fixed interest rate for borrower Marquette Cos. The community features a 27,000-square-foot community center, operated by the Institute for Community. The center includes after-school daycare, summer day camps and numerous other activities designed to meet the residents’ needs.

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OMAHA, NEB. — Q10 | Daisley Ruff Financial has arranged $5 million in permanent financing for the 63-unit phase of Pinhook Flats apartment community in Omaha. Bob Chalupa, senior vice president at Q10 | Daisley Ruff Financial, arranged the 10-year, non-recourse loan that includes a fixed interest rate of 4 percent. Pinhook Flats is located at 6440 Cedar St. in the Aksarben Village area of Omaha.

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NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — AvalonBay Communities has sold its Avalon on the Sound East apartment tower in New Rochelle to The DSF Group for $210 million. The sale marks the largest multifamily property sale recorded in Westchester County, according to HFF, which arranged the transaction. HFF marketed the 588-unit, 39-story building on behalf of Arlington, Va.-based AvalonBay. The sales price equates to approximately $357,000 per unit. Avalon on the Sound East is located at 40 Memorial Highway within a block of the Metro-North Railroad’s New Rochelle train station and less than a mile from Interstate 95. The high-rise building features one-, two- and three-bedroom units, and 7,607 square feet of ground-floor retail. Amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, outdoor heated pool, rooftop resident lounge, community room, game room, garage parking and 24-hour concierge service in the building. Jose Cruz and Scandalios, Kevin O’Hearn, Jeffrey Julien and Rob Hinckley of HFF arranged the transaction.

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RAHWAY, N.J. — Law firm Feinstein, Raiss, Kelin and Booker LLC (FRKB) has represented JS Management in securing $11.3 million in refinancing for a nine-building multifamily portfolio in Rahway. JS Management worked on behalf of affiliated ownership entities Feld Properties, Nests Properties and Dunk Properties. Englewood Cliffs-based ConnectOne Bank provided the financing. The portfolio includes properties located throughout the city of Rahway on Bond, Hamilton, West Grand and West Main streets and East Grand and New Brunswick avenues. Michael Strauss, loan officer, and David Wigfield, attorney at Scura, Mealey, Wigfield & Heyer LLP, represented ConnectOne Bank in the transaction. Michael Donini of Madison Title Agency also assisted in the transaction.

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HOUSTON — LMI Capital has arranged a $43.4 million cash-out refinance loan for a five-property Houston multifamily portfolio. The properties, located in the Westheimer, Gulfgate and Clear Lake submarkets, total 1,300 units. The borrower has renovated each of the assets since acquiring the portfolio. Brandon Brown of LMI, in conjunction with colleague Ken Lawrence, originated the non-recourse refinancing at an interest rate of 3.6 percent through a Fannie Mae lender. The loan includes a 30-year amortization schedule, flexible prepayment options and the opportunity to convert to a seven-year fixed rate.

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FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Spanish Village, a 145-unit multifamily property in Fort Worth. Located at 5700 Meadowbrook Drive, the apartment community offers studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans as well as two on-site laundry facilities and a playground. The complex was originally constructed in 1969 and consists of 21 two-story buildings. Boyan Radic, Doug Banerjee, John Barker and Mason Green of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. The same team secured and represented the buyer, a limited liability company.

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