Multifamily

FARMERS BRANCH — A joint venture between Naperville, Ill.-based The Marquette Companies and Glendale, Calif.-based American Realty Advisors has purchased the 224-unit Portofino Luxury Apartments, located at 11601 Lago Vista W. in Farmers Branch. Marquette will serve as the property manager for the facility. The property features a clubhouse with a kitchen, Internet cafe, pool, spa, fitness center and business center. CBRE Capital provided acquisition financing through Freddie Mac for the transaction.

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TEWKSBURY, MASS. — Oak Grove Capital has arranged a $10 million bridge loan to refinance Bayberry at Emerald Court, a 90-unit assisted living and memory care community in Tewksbury. Oak Grove arranged the 18-month, interest-only loan on behalf of the borrower, a limited liability company. Bayberry at Emerald Court is managed by Boston-based Northbridge. The bridge loan enables the borrower to lower the interest rate on debt it had obtained prior to repositioning the property.

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SALEM, N.H. — ARA has arranged the sale of Brook Village West, a 169-unit apartment community in Salem. The buyer, Forest Acquisition Fund, is a Massachusetts-based property management and asset-repositioning firm with a portfolio of 4,000 units. The new owner plans upgrade Brook Village West's units and common areas. The property was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale. Terence Scott of ARA represented the seller in the transaction. The transaction represents the largest multifamily sale in New Hampshire so far this year.

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FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ. — Timberline Place, a fractured luxury condominium project in Flagstaff, has sold to SWRE Deal IV, LLC for $8.5 million. The LLC purchased 102 luxury condominium units in the complex, which is located at 4343 E. Soliere Ave. The project contains 204 total units – 102 of which were available for bulk purchase – and was built in 2000. The complex resides within the Continental Country Club community. The seller, Aspen Timberline II, LLC, was represented by David Fogler and Steven Nicoluzakis, with Cassidy Turley’s Multi-Family Service Group.

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HOUSTON — Investcorp has acquired an interest in four adjacent multifamily properties, located in the Copperfield master-planned community in northwest Houston. The four properties total 1,076 units and are currently 95 percent occupied. The portfolio has also recently undergone a $6 million renovation. The seller, MHP Investments, will retain an interest in the portfolio. Investcorp financed the transaction with 10-year, fixed-rate loan.

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RICHARDSON — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) has arranged the sale of the 440-unit AMLI at Breckinridge Point, a 426,390-square-foot luxury multifamily community located at 4250 E. Renner Road in Richardson. Will Balthrope and Drew Kile of IPA represented the seller, Chicago-based AMLI Residential Properties, in the transaction. Los Angeles-based JRK Property Holdings was the buyer. The property is currently 95 percent occupied. IPA is a recently formed multifamily brokerage division of Marcus & Millichap.

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AUSTIN — Transwestern has secured refinancing for The Austonian, a 56-story high-rise residential tower located at 200 Congress Ave. in downtown Austin, 9 blocks from the State Capitol. Jan Sparks and Michael Snodgrass of Transwestern's Houston office arranged the financing on behalf of Grupo Villar Mir/Benchmark Development, operating as Second Congress, Ltd.

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LOS ANGELES — Cresta Properties has purchased two Los Angeles-area apartment buildings for a total of $6.5 million. The transaction includes a 60-unit apartment building in Koreatown and a 21-unit building in Hollywood. These acquisitions are part of Cresta’s plan to double its multifamily portfolio by the end of 2012. Both properties will be managed by the Property Management Division of Los Angeles-based TRG Real Estate Services.

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SARASOTA, FLA. — Institutional Property Advisors has arranged the $13.5 million sale of the 178-unit Tradition at Palm Aire, a multifamily property located at 8445 Gardens Way in Sarasota. Amenities include a two-story clubhouse, business center with Wi-Fi, fitness center, three swimming pools, spa, lighted tennis courts, two lakes with walking paths and a car care center. Jamie May of IPA represented Beachwold Residential, the seller, in the transaction. Preston Giuliano Capital Partners was the buyer.

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