ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — A private Canadian real estate investment group has selected FirstService Residential Realty (FSRR) to manage the Landing at Round Rock, a 583-unit multifamily community approximately 19 miles north of Austin. Acquired by the Canadian group earlier this year, the property was constructed in 2001 and features townhomes with attached garages, hardwood floors, granite countertops and 10-foot ceilings. The asset, which was previously known as the Monterone at Round Rock, is located at 7711 O’Connor Drive and includes amenities such as five swimming pools, a theater and 24-hour fitness center. FSSR provides management services for a portfolio totaling more than 20,000 units nationwide.
RICHMOND, VA. — Landmark Apartment Trust of America Inc., a multifamily REIT based in Richmond, has acquired four multifamily communities in Florida, Alabama and Texas for $98.2 million. The properties total 1,346 units and average a 95 percent occupancy rate. The acquired properties include the 408-unit Landmark at Grayson Park in Tampa, Fla.; the 384-unit Landmark at Woodland Trace in Casselberry, Fla.; the 240-unit Landmark at Lancaster Place in Calera, Ala.; and the 314-unit Landmark at Collin Creek in Plano, Texas.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Rock Advisors has arranged the $24.3 million sale of The Enclave at Mountain Brook, a 508-unit apartment community in Birmingham. Joseph Holt of Rock Advisors co-brokered the transaction with Brad Simmel and Shea Campbell of CBRE’s Atlanta office. A private investor based in California purchased the property in an all-cash transaction.
RINCON, GA. — Colliers International has arranged $26 million in acquisition financing for Effingham Parc Apartments, a 352-unit, Class A apartment community located on 39 acres in Rincon. David Douvadjian, Thomas Welch and Brian Gaswirth of Colliers International arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through UBS Real Estate Securities on behalf of the borrower, Panther Properties Investment LLC.
DAYTON, OHIO — UnitedHealthcare and U.S. Bank have celebrated the grand opening of Germantown Village, a new, 60-unit affordable housing community in Dayton’s Germantown-Broadway area. UnitedHealthcare invested $8.9 million in the $12.8 million affordable-housing community through a partnership with U.S. Bank subsidiary U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corp. UnitedHealthcare’s funding was secured through the use of Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), which was approved by the Ohio Housing Finance Agency. U.S. Bank also provided a construction loan for the development, bridging the LIHTC equity during construction. Additional funding was provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Ohio Housing Finance Agency and the city of Dayton. Developed by The Michaels Organization, the four-acre community includes 60 apartments in five two- and three-story buildings. Apartments include Energy Star appliances, ceramic tile and ceiling fans, among other amenities.
ALGONQUIN, ILL. — Maverick Commercial Mortgage Inc. has arranged an $11.2 million construction loan that will fund the completion of a 63-unit multifamily development in suburban Chicago. Riverside Plaza is a Class A residential and retail property located along the Fox River near the intersection of Route 31 and Route 62 in Algonquin. Riverside Plaza Development LLC, which acquired the property from the developer in 2011, will use the loan to complete exterior modification and interior build out of the apartments and ground-floor retail units. The five-story property features 9,101 square feet of retail space and 102 indoor parking spaces. An East Coast private lender funded the loan. The limited recourse loan includes a two-year term.
SAN ANTONIO — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), the multifamily brokerage division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of The Ridge at Bandera, a 120-unit multifamily community in northwest San Antonio. Built in 1992, the complex offers one- and two-bedroom layouts with an average unit size of 760 square feet, as well as a swimming pool and fitness center. Will Balthrope and Scott Lamontagne of IPA and Moses Siller of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an opportunity fund based in the Northeast. A family office located in Kentucky purchased the property, which is located at 10950 Biering Lane, near the intersection of Loop 1604 and Bandera Highway.
SEATTLE – The 36-unit Central Element in Seattle has sold to a private investor for $7.7 million. The community is located at 209 22nd Ave. South in the city’s Central Business District. It was built in 1967. Dan Swanson of Marcus & Millichap’s Seattle office represented both the buyer and the seller, a limited liability company, in this transaction.
AUSTELL, GA. — Atlanta-based Bull Realty has arranged the sale of two apartment communities totaling 344 units in Austell, a suburb of Atlanta. The communities include the 200-unit Hunter’s Grove Apartments and the 144-unit Parkview Apartments. Ernie Eden and Mike Terry of Bull Realty were the sole brokers in the transactions. Wilbarcol Ventures purchased the two communities, as well as the 146-unit Kingsley Village Apartments in Austell, from QR Capital for $16 million. H.J. Russell & Co. will manage the new communities in conjunction with Lifehouse Partners.
BROWNSBURG, IND. — Eastern Union Funding has arranged a $20.7 million loan for the refinancing of the 250-unit Legacy Park Apartments in Brownsburg, located about 17 miles northwest of Indianapolis. Completed in 2011, the Class A apartment community is fully leased. Greystone Servicing Corp. provided the 35-year HUD loan, which features an interest rate of 4.05 percent and a loan-to-value ratio of 83.3 percent. The borrower plans to use part of the proceeds from the loan to pay off the construction loan. Shaya Ackerman, senior managing director, and Ira Zlotowitz, president of Eastern Union, arranged the loan.