NEW YORK CITY — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) has arranged the sale of a three-property, 186-unit multifamily portfolio in Manhattan’s Inwood neighborhood. The properties are located at 623 and 631 W. 207th St., 222-228 Seaman Ave. and 29-45 Sickles St. The sales price equates to $166,667 per unit. Peter Von Der Ahe, Scott Edelstein, Seth Glasser of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, The Dermot Co. Inc. The buyer is A&E Real Estate Management LLC.
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Westmount Realty Capital LLC has acquired Alta Vista Ridge Apartments, a 270-unit multifamily complex in the Dallas suburb of Lewisville. Constructed in 2006 and 2007, the Class A garden-style community is located at 2241 S. Business Highway 121. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom residences plus amenities such as a fitness center, swimming pool and game room. The site is in proximity to Grapevine Mills Mall, Vista Ridge Mall and Lake Grapevine. Westmount will renovate the property over 18 months beginning in the first quarter of this year and rebrand the community as Westmount at Vista Ridge. The brokerage of Moran & Co. represented the seller, while the buyer represented itself in the transaction. NorthMarq Capital provided acquisition financing. Knightvest Management of Dallas will manage the property going forward.
MIAMI — The Astor Cos. has announced its plans to develop InTown, a $95 million condominium project in Miami’s historic Little Havana neighborhood. The 14-story, two-tower community will be located at 1900 S.W. 8th St. The units will include one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans, as well as townhome suites. The project will include 18,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space, a 14,000-square-foot pool deck, a 65-foot swimming pool, fitness center, business center, club room with billiard tables and a theater room. The project team includes architect Behar Font & Partners, interior design architect Steven G. Inc. and general contractor Milton Construction.
KNOXVILLE, TENN. AND SAVANNAH, GA. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $15.3 million in refinancing for two apartment communities in Knoxville and Savannah. The properties include the 109-unit Tillery Ridge Apartments in Knoxville and the 208-unit Buccaneer Trace Apartments in Savannah. Greg Duvall of NorthMarq Capital’s Kansas City office arranged a $2.8 million loan for the Knoxville property and a $12.5 million loan for the Savannah community. Both loans featured 10-year terms and 30-year amortization schedules. Duvall arranged both loans through Freddie Mac.
BENSENVILLE, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $5.2 million sale of Accent Apartments, a 72-unit apartment property located in Bensenville, a western suburb of Chicago. Ryan Engle and Andrean Angelov, investment specialists in Marcus & Millichap’s Oak Brook office, marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. Investment specialists in Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago office represented the buyer, also a private investor, in the transaction. Accent Apartments is located at 1001, 1002 and 1004 Argyle St. and features ample parking, one storage space per unit and an on-site laundry facility.
EDISON, N.J. — Mack-Cali Realty Corp. and its joint venture partner, Ironstate Development Co., have broken ground on a new residential tower, URL Harborside, in Jersey City. Phase I, URL Harborside 1, is a 69-story, $291 million multifamily residential tower that will feature 763 residences. The phase is slated for completion in mid-2016. Ultimately, URL Harborside, will feature three towers comprising 2,358 residences overlooking the Manhattan skyline.
NEW YORK CITY — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) has arranged the $47.3 million sale of the Exo Astoria, a 14-story, 117-unit multifamily building in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens in New York City. The sales price equates to approximately $404,000 per unit. Peter Von Der Ahe, Joe Koicim and David Lloyd of IPA represented the seller, the financial services firm TIAA-CREF, in the transaction. The buyer is a partnership between Forest Properties, a Massachusetts-based property management firm, and real estate entrepreneur Jeff Greene. Constructed in 2008 and recently upgraded, units at the property feature oak-plank flooring, recessed lighting and Bosch washers and dryers. Amenities at the property include an around-the-clock concierge, on-site covered parking, a residents’ lounge with gourmet kitchen, billiards, flat-screen TV and Wi-Fi access.
NEWARK, N.J. — HFF has arranged the $24.3 million sale of Mount Prospect Towers, two 15-story multifamily towers totaling 219 units in Newark. HFF represented the sellers, Praedium Group and KABR Group, in the transaction. Azure Partners purchased the multifamily property, which is located at 380 and 420 Mount Prospect Ave. in the Forest Hill section of Newark. The 96 percent-leased property is comprised of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units that are undergoing renovations with updated kitchens, baths and flooring. Senior managing directors Jose Cruz and Andrew Scandalios, managing directors Kevin O’Hearn and Jeffrey Julien and associate director Michael Oliver led the HFF investment sales team representing the sellers.
FORT COLLINS, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. – A pair of Class A seniors housing communities in Colorado has received $73.8 million in financing. The communities are located in Fort Collins and Colorado Springs. They contain a total of 316 independent, assisted and memory care units. Both properties opened in 2008. They are operated by Leisure Care. The Fannie Mae cross-collateralized Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage loans feature 10-year terms with two years interest-only. The loans were closed by Red Mortgage Capital, LLC, the mortgage banking arm of RED CAPITAL GROUP, LLC, which worked on behalf of HJ Sims Investments.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. – The 646-unit Woodlake Village Apartments in Sacramento has received $36 million in acquisition financing. The community is located at 200 Bicentennial Circle near Sacramento State University. It was built in 1979. The 10-year Fannie Mae loan features a 4.92 percent fixed rate. It was originated by Mitch Clarfield of Berkeley Point’s Santa Monica office on behalf of the buyer, Horizon Realty Partners (HRA).