AMHERST, MASS. — Love Funding has arranged a 6.5 million loan for the refinancing of Brandywine at Amherst Apartments, a 180-unit complex in Amherst. Laura Saull-Smith of Love Funding's Washington office arranged the loan through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's 223(a)(7) loan program. The complex was built in 1973 and has been refinanced by Love Funding twice before to secure a lower interest rate.
PLANO — Atlanta-based Cortland Partners has acquired the 368-unit La Jolla on Park, a multifamily community located at 1201 E. Park Blvd. in Plano. The property consists of 23 buildings sitting on 21 acres and is 99 percent occupied. The buyer plans to upgrade the interiors and exteriors of the property.
AUSTIN — Atlantic/Pacific Co.'s has rebranded the 256-unit Logan's Mill Apartments, located at 1912 E. William Cannon in Austin, to The Atlantic/Logan's Mill. The apartment community features a community clubhouse, carports, a business center, a 24-hour fitness center, a swimming pool and a waterscape two-tier pool with a fountain.
FOLSOM, CALIF. – The 28-unit Rain Tree Apartments in Folsom has sold to a private investor for $2.84 million. The property is located at 1000 Sibley Street. Peter R. Flis and Eric Price of Marcus & Millichap’s Sacramento office represented both the buyer and the seller, another private investor, in this transaction.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A partnership between Washington, D.C.-based Urban Investment Partners and New York City-based Infinity Real Estate has acquired a 114-unit apartment building, located at 1841 Columbia Rd. NW in Washington, D.C., from Fairfield Residential Co. for $26 million. The property includes 20,000 square feet of retail space. The buyer plans to invest more than $7 million on a comprehensive building renovation and modernization program, which will include a complete window and storefront replacement, addition of an environmentally friendly water-sourced heating and cooling system, redesigned common areas and a rooftop terrace. Additionally, the building, formerly known at The Alcazar, will be renamed 1841 Columbia. Completion is slated for December 2012. Arbor Commercial Mortgage of New York provided acquisition and project debt financing.
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLA. — A joint venture between DeBartolo Development and Elco Landmark Residential has purchased the 542-unit Landmark at Garden Square, located at 4104 Union Square Blvd. in Palm Beach Gardens. The property, formerly known as Landmark at Union Square, will undergo improvements during the next 6 months. The property is 92 percent leased, and includes three pools, a clubhouse, state-of-the-art fitness center, business center, movie theater, tennis court, billiards room and a 9-hole putting green.
TAMPA, FLA. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) has arranged the $12.6 million sale of the 168-unit Waterstone at Carrollwood Apartment Homes, an apartment complex located at 3339 Handy Rd. in Tampa. Jamie May of IPA's Tampa office represented Landmark Residential, the seller, in the transaction and procured the buyer, Robbins Property Associates. Amenities include a clubhouse with an Internet cafe, a resort-style swimming pool, a tennis court, a fitness center and a children's play area.
DALLAS — Henry S. Miller Brokerage has arranged the sale of Las Brisas, located at 4203 Gilbert Ave., and the Villas at Bowser, located at 4330 Bowser Ave., two multifamily properties totaling 67 units, located in Dallas. Lane Kommer of Henry S. Miller's Dallas/Fort Worth office represented the seller, California REIT, Cityview, in the transaction. Grant Guest of Dallas-based Perry Guest Co. procured the buyer and will be handling construction of the interior and exterior renovations.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. – A six-property, 52-unit multifamily portfolio in Long Beach has sold to Riva Investments, Keely Partners and Jehan Shahid for $4,935,000. The bank-owned REO portfolio contains four properties that were fully occupied at the time of sale. All six properties were well maintained and recently upgraded. The portfolio includes the eight-unit 1352 Molino Ave.; the 12-unit 1765 Cedar Ave.; the six-unit 630 Nebraska Ave.; the 10-unit 761 Rose Ave.; the eight-unit 924 Gaviota Ave.; and the eight-unit 222 East Market. The seller, CRE LJ CA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company c/o OneWest Bank, FSB of Pasadena, Calif., was represented by Robert Stepp, Dean Zander and Vince Norris of Hendricks & Partners’ West Los Angeles office.
BOSTON — Boston-based KeyBank Real Estate Capital has arranged $114 million in HUD funding for the refinancing of 13 seniors housing communities in Connecticut and Rhode Island. The borrower is Athena Health Care Systems, one of the largest managers of skilled nursing facilities. The fixed-rate loan has a 30-year amortization schedule.