EL PASO, TEXAS — ARA has brokered the sale of the Mountain Shadow Apartment Homes, located at 2500-2624 Morehead Ave. in El Paso. The Mountain Shadow development is a collection of apartment properties, including the 72-unit Mountain Shadows, the 28-unit Sun City and three single-family homes. The development features views of the Franklin Mountains, a swimming pool, four laundry facilities and picnic areas. The development is 94 percent occupied. Jeff Patterson and Kelly Witherspoon of ARA's Austin office represented the seller, a Colorado-based private investor, in the transaction. The buyer is a local, private investor.
Multifamily
SAN ANTONIO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of the 16-unit Arcadia Place, a multifamily community located at 216 Arcadia Place in the Alamo Heights area of San Antonio. Zar Haro, Michael Moffit Jr. and Moses Siller of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was also a private investor.
HOUSTON — Birmingham, Mich.-based Bloomfield Capital has closed a $3.3 million senior bridge loan for the acquisition of a 240-unit apartment complex located in Houston. The borrower purchased the multifamily community through a short sale. The acquisition loan also includes a reserve for capital improvements in order to renovate vacant units.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – The 24-unit Los Porticos apartments in Scottsdale has sold to 2778 Loker, LLC for $1.7 million. The community is located at 1221 North 85th Place. The buyer was represented by Marc Huisken of Cassidy Turley BRE Commercial in Phoenix. The seller, a private real estate partnership, was represented by Brian Tranetzki and Rich Butler of Marcus & Millichap’s Phoenix office.
LONG BEACH, MISS. — HFF has arranged a $12.3 million refinancing loan for Beach Club Apartments, a 220-unit, garden-style community in Long Beach. The property, located at 2012 W. 2nd St., is less than a half mile from the Gulf of Mexico. The 20-building community includes a fitness center, clubhouse, swimming pool and playground. Units average 1,061 square feet. Travis Anderson and Cory Fowler led the HFF team that arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through M&T Realty Capital Corp. on behalf of the borrower, Dawn Properties Inc.
EAST LANSING, MICH. — Chicago-based HFF has closed on the $101 million sale of an off-campus, three-property student housing portfolio serving Michigan State University in East Lansing. The 852-unit, 2,772-bed student housing property has an average occupancy of 96 percent. Properties in the portfolio include The Club at Chandler Crossing located at 3850 Coleman Road; The Village at Chandler Crossings located at 3839 Hunsaker St.; and The Landings at Chandler Crossings located at 16789 Chandler Road. HFF also arranged the financing. The long-term, fixed-rate $85 million loan is with a CMBS lender on behalf of the buyer, Westpac Investments. HFF represented the seller, Boston-based Long Wharf Real Estate Partners LLC, in the deal.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – The 24-unit Los Porticos apartments in Scottsdale has sold to 2778 Loker, LLC for $1.7 million. The community is located at 1221 North 85th Place. The buyer was represented by Marc Huisken of Cassidy Turley BRE Commercial in Phoenix. The seller, a private real estate partnership, was represented by Brian Tranetzki and Rich Butler of Marcus & Millichap’s Phoenix office.
MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A joint venture between Chelsea Senior Living and Focus Healthcare Partners and Artemis Real Estate Partners has acquired The Residence at Forsgate for $7.1 million via a court-ordered receivership sale. The 69,000-square-foot assisted living facility was developed in 1996 and was 64 percent occupied at the time of sale. The three-story property has 89 units of assisted living and a separate 28-unit memory care wing.
ALPHARETTA AND GREENVILLE, S.C. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has closed financing for three multifamily properties totaling $76 million. Mike Ortlip of Grandbridge arranged a $21 million first mortgage loan for Stoneleigh at Deerfield, a 370-unit community in Alpharetta. He also secured a $14 million acquisition loan for City Edge Apartments in Greenville, which was funded through BB&T Real Estate Funding. The three-year loan will also be used for the redevelopment of the property. Additionally, the company arranged a $39 million permanent loan for the Preserve at Travis Creek, a 608-unit community in Austin.
CHICAGO — Fifield Cos. and national developer Wood Partners have received a partial certificate of occupancy for the $198 million K2, a 496-unit luxury apartment building in Chicago’s River West neighborhood. The certificate of occupancy is valid for the basement through the seventh floor of the 34-story apartment tower, and the first move-ins will take place March 1. Residences at K2 include studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Interiors feature nine-foot ceilings, stainless steel appliances, granite counter tops and plank flooring. Rents range from $1,650 for a studio to $6,500 for a three-bedroom, three-bath penthouse. Locally based Fifield partnered with Wood Partners to break ground on K2 in October 2011. Construction for the entire building is nearly complete and leasing has begun.