SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. — NAI Earle Furman has brokered the $4.9 million sale of Village Park Apartments, a 132-unit complex located at 110 Village Park Drive in Simpsonville. Built in 1976, the asset was 96 percent occupied at the time of the sale. Tony Bonitati and Kay Hill of NAI Earle Furman represented the seller, Gastonia, N.C.-based Southwood Realty, in the transaction. The buyer was Brooklyn-based Two Bridges Asset Management LLC.
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NEW YORK CITY — New York-based Ismael Leyva Architects has provided architectural and interior design services for 66 Rockwell, a high-rise residential tower located at 29 Flatbush Ave. in Brooklyn. Developed by the Dermont Co., the 42-story tower will feature 337,00 square feet and 326 residential units. The building will feature a Sky Lounge on the 42nd floor with a bar, fireplace and outdoor cabanas, a fitness center offering Bikram Yoga, library, country kitchen, sports bar and game and golf simulator rooms, as well as a terrace with a projector for large-screen movie viewing. The property also offers storage space, a bike room and a 135-car parking garage. The residential tower is slated for completion this fall.
KANSAS CITY — NorthMarq Capital has secured $4.5 million in acquisition/rehab financing for University Villa Apartments, a 108-unit multifamily property in Kansas City. The property is located at 3044 Francis St. Brent Blake of NorthMarq Capital’s Kansas City-based regional office structured financing on a “callable” 25-year term with a 25-year amortization schedule. In other words, the lender has the right to call the loan, or demand repayment of the loan, anytime after the call date. In this case, the call could occur anytime after the third anniversary of the loan. NorthMarq arranged financing for the borrower through its correspondent relationship with a life company.
DENVER – The 49-unit Athenia Apartments in Denver has sold to a private local investment group for $7.8 million. The community is located at 1412 Steele Street. It is situated near City Park, Congress Park and Chessman Park. The buyer plans to carry out a major improvement project at the property. This will include improvements to all common areas and complete rehabs of the unit interiors. The investment group was represented by Adam Riddle and Kevin Higgins of Unique Properties’ Unique Apartment Group. The seller was not named.
IRVING, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of The Chalet Apartments, a 40-unit apartment property in Irving. Terms of the sale were not released. Matt Davis of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, an individual/personal trust. Davis also procured the buyer, a private investor. The Chalet Apartments are located at 951 French St. in Irving, 13 miles west of downtown Dallas. Built in 1985, the complex includes 10 buildings and features 40 two-bedroom units. At the time of sale the complex was 100 percent occupied.
PHILADELPHIA — Affiliates of Equus Capital Partners LLC have acquired a three-property multifamily portfolio in Central Florida from affiliates of Oculus Development LLC and Alex Brown Realty Inc. The assets total 710 units and had an average occupancy rate of 95 percent. The properties include Village at East Lake in Clermont, Village at Lake Ned in Winter Haven and Village at Park Road in Plant City. Madison Apartment Group LP, the multifamily operating platform of Equus, will manage the communities.
BELTSVILLE, MD. — Morgan Properties and its equity partner Core Real Estate Capital LLC have purchased Lighthouse at Twin Lakes, a 700-unit garden-style and mid-rise apartment community in Beltsville. The asset is located off Powder Mill Road near the Interstate 95 interchange. Built in 1969, the property’s amenity package includes a leasing office with a business center and café, a fitness center, swimming pool, playground areas and a dog park. Morgan Properties and Core plan to invest $8.2 million to renovate the property. This is the third acquisition between Morgan and Core.
BOSSIER CITY, LA. — Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC has arranged a $19 million loan to refinance an existing construction loan on Le Rivage Apartment Homes, a 240-unit apartment community located at 2020 Valley View Circle in Bossier City. The multifamily property is currently 97 percent occupied and features a pool with a hot tub, fitness center and a walking trail. Stuart Wernick, Jason Rice and Eli Gershenson of Berkadia’s Dallas office originated the 10-year Fannie Mae loan with a 30-year amortization schedule on behalf of the borrower, Le Rivage of Bossier LLC.
NEW YORK CITY — Lalezarian Properties has begun leasing BKLYN|AIR, a 41-story residential tower located at 309 Gold St. in downtown Brooklyn. Designed by Ismael Leyva Architects, the 255-unit tower will feature studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments with nine- to 10-foot ceilings, floor-to-ceiling windows, dark oak hardwood floors and washer/dryers. The property will also feature a 50-foot outdoor heated swimming pool, roof deck, a two-level fitness center, a lounge with WiFi and a fully equipped kitchen. The property is slated for immediate occupancy with rents ranging from $2,315 to $8,500 per month.
CHICAGO — USAA Real Estate Co., in partnership with Chicago-based Golub & Co., an international real estate investment and development firm, has acquired Chestnut Place, a 30-story residential building located at 850 N. State Street in Chicago. Crain’s Chicago Business reports the purchase price was $80.5 million. Built in 1980, Chestnut Place consists of 280 convertible, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments with an average unit size of 769 square feet. Current amenities include a fitness center and 24-hour doorman. The building also includes a 196-space, four-story parking garage and 6,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Michael Goldman and Collin McKenna of Golub, and David Reahl of USAA, negotiated the acquisition. CBRE represented the seller, Chestnut Place Associates.