AUSTIN — Southern Cross Construction has broken ground on 302-unit RiverView, an upscale apartment community that sits on a waterfront site by Lady Bird Lake in Austin. The 280,000-square-foot community will feature amenities such as a fitness center, business center, pool, resident lounge and a landscaped courtyard. BOKA Powell designed the development to LEED Silver certification standards. Dallas-based CDK Realty Advisors provided construction financing for the project, and The Whitworth Company is providing project management services.
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PASADENA, CALIF. — The Towers, a 31-unit historical apartment building in Pasadena, has sold to a limited liability company for $3,255,000. A parking lot and a vacant triplex were also included in this transaction. Richard J. Ringer, first vice president investments in Marcus & Millichap’s West Los Angeles office, represented both the buyer and the seller in this transaction.
JOHNSTON, IOWA — Hubbell Construction has completed three units and the clubhouse for the $5.9 million, 31-unit The Cottages at Johnston Commons, a senior living community located at 5814 Northglenn Dr. in Johnston. An additional eight units are slated for completion by the end of October. Amenities include a community gardening area, clubhouse, business center and 24-hour fitness center.
MILFORD, MASS. — Love Funding has provided $7.86 million financing for the 87-bed Whitcomb House, an assisted-living community located at 245 W. St. in Milford. Leonard Lucas of Love's Boston office arranged the 35-year, self-amortizing loan through HUD.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Jacksonville Beach, Fla.-based Walchle Lear Multifamily Advisors has brokered the $33.4 million sale of the 440-unit The Eastport, located at 11701 Palm Lake Dr. in Jacksonville. Walchle Lear represented the seller in the transaction.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has arranged a $72 million, first mortgage loan for the 1,112-unit Paradise Island, located at 878 Southside Blvd. in Jacksonville. Taylor Williams of Grandbridge's Jacksonville office arranged the 7-year loan, which is interest-only for the first 2 years and then amortizes on a 30-year schedule, through Freddia Mac's CME Early Rate Lock.
RAHWAY, N.J. — A private investor has purchased the 136-unit River Place at Rahway, a multifamily property located at 190 Lewis St. in Rahway, for $26.25 million. Joseph Brecher and David Schwarz of Livingston, N.J.-based Gebroe-Hammer Associates represented the seller, a New Jersey-based builder and developer, and procured the buyer.
TULSA, OKLA. — Dallas-based Metropolitan Capital Advisors has arranged two mortgages for the 226-unit Arbors of Southern Hills and the 328-unit Sand Dollar on the River in Tulsa. Both properties (located at 6630 S. Zunis Ave. and 910 E. 61st St. S., respectively) are more than 90 percent occupied. Todd McNeill of MCA arranged both loans with 10-year term and 30-year amortization schedule through a Fannie Mae DUS loan program.
HOUSTON — NorthMarq Capital has arranged permanent financing for the 304-unit Broadstone West 18th, a multifamily property located at 2727 W. 18th St. in Houston. Greg Duvall of NorthMarq's Kansas City, Mo., office arranged the financing with a 10-year term and 30-year amortization schedule through AmeriSphere Multifamily Finance on behalf of the borrower, West 18 Street Apartments Owner.
CARY, N.C. — Bell Partners has purchased the 360-unit Century Preston Reserve Apartments, a Class A apartment community located at 200 Berwick Valley Ln. in Cary, for $40.5 million. Bell plans to manage the property, which will be renamed Bell Preston Reserve.