AUSTIN — BMC Capital has arranged a refinancing loan for 36 apartment units in the SoCo area of Austin. The borrower used a hard money loan to purchase the units and Hank Crane of BMC’s Austin office arranged the new loan with a lower, long-term fixed interest rate. The new, 10-year loan carries a 5.5 percent interest rate with a 30-year amortization schedule.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of 307 East 85th Street, a mixed-use building located in New York City. The 9,625-square-foot property sold for $6.4 million. Peter Von Der Ahe, Joseph Koicim, David Lloyd and Daniel Handweiler of Marcus & Millichap’s Manhattan office represented the seller, a private investor, and the buyer, a private investor, in the transaction. The five-story building offers 15 residential units and one commercial unit. The apartment mix includes four studio units, six one-bedroom units and five two-bedroom units.
HOUSTON — Coldwell Banker Commercial United has arranged the sale of Tiffany Bay Court, an apartment complex located at 16505 Tiffany Bay Court in Houston. Patrick Buckhoff of Coldwell Banker represented the seller. Jerry Turner of Jerry Turner Realty represented the buyer, Homes Renew LLC.
CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $425,000 sale of a six-unit apartment property in Chicago. The property is located at 3145 N. Keating Ave. and features one- and two-bedroom units. The building also features an on-site laundry facility and a detached two-car garage. An undisclosed buyer purchased the property. Kyle Stengle and Tony Mazur of Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago downtown office represented the seller, an individual/personal trust.
APPLE VALLEY, MINN. — IMH Financial Corp. (IMHFC) has broken ground on a 196-unit luxury apartment development in Apple Valley, a suburb of Minneapolis. Gabella at Parkside will be the first of a planned five-phase, 12.5-acre development known as Parkside Village. The class A, four-story property is expected to be complete by February 2016. The total development cost of $36 million will be financed through an equity contribution of $12 million by IMHFC and a construction loan of $24 million secured from the Bank of the Ozarks. Gabella at Parkside will feature a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 800 square feet to 1,388 square feet. Amenities will include a resort-style pool and hot tub, sun deck, cabanas, grills, fire pits, indoor/outdoor gaming area, a fitness center, theater room, lounge, yoga studio, spinning studio, internet cafe and dog walking and washing areas. Kaas Wilson is the project architect and Stonebridge Construction is the general contractor for the project. IMHFC has partnered with developer Titan Investments of Denver, Colo. to design the project and coordinate with the city of Apple Valley over the last two years to receive full entitlements and negotiate the development subsidies from …
REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. – A 12-unit apartment complex in Redwood City has sold to a private investor in a 1031 exchange for $3.3 million. The community is located at 1550-1570 Ebener Street. The property was recently renovated and offered significant upside in potential rent income. Robert Johnston and Mitchell Zurich of Marcus & Millichap’s Palo Alto office represented both the buyer and seller, a private investor, in this transaction.
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. — Middle Street Partners LLC, along with an undisclosed joint venture partner, has purchased The Overlook at Gwinnett Stadium, a 410-unit apartment community in Lawrenceville, a suburb east of Atlanta. Middle Street’s joint venture partner was a private family office. The property was built in 2012.
MINNEAPOLIS — The Opus Group has completed construction on The Nic on Fifth, a luxury high-rise apartment complex in downtown Minneapolis. The 26-story development is located on the corner of Fifth Street and Nicollet Mall. The apartment building features 20,000 square feet of retail space on the street and skyway levels with 253 apartment units above – including 26 penthouses. Residents began moving into the building in September, and it is now more than 60 percent leased. All units feature condo-level finishes with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and floor to ceiling windows with floor plans ranging from alcove units to three-bedroom penthouse suites. Opus Development Co. LLC began construction for the building in November 2012. Opus Design Build LLC served as the design-builder for the project. Opus AE Group LLC served as the architect, structural engineer of record, and interior designer. Minneapolis-based Elness Swenson Graham Architects Inc. was the design architect.
INDIANAPOLIS — Tikijian Associates has arranged the sale of Decatur Woods Apartments in Indianapolis. The 180-unit, garden-style apartment community is located at 5838 W. Mooresville Road. Indianapolis-based Ardizzone Group purchased the apartment community for an undisclosed sales price. Ardizzone Group plans to rename the property Aspen Pointe and complete a multi-million-dollar renovation, which will include the addition of new windows, a clubhouse, full interior upgrades to apartment units and an updated common area. Tikijian Associates represented the seller, Chicago-based JVM Realty.
NEW BEDFORD, MASS. — RED Mortgage Capital, the mortgage lending entity of comprehensive capital provider RED Capital Group, with assistance from Jeffrey Rome of Capital Access US, has completed a Fannie Mae DUS loan in the amount of $10.3 million. The borrower, Victoria Riverside LLC, will use the loan to refinance Victoria Riverside Townhouse Lofts in New Bedford. The non-recourse, fixed-rate loan features payments based on a 30-year amortization schedule. Victoria Riverside LLC utilized a combination of federal and state historic tax credits to fund a portion of the redevelopment of the former Whitman Mill into 101 townhome lofts. Formerly a cotton mill built in the 1896 by William Whitman, the building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.