OAKLAND, CALIF. – The 264-unit Domain Apartments in Oakland has received a $55-million recapitalization. The bridge loan was arranged for Berkshire Property Advisors by Centerline Capital Group. The loan was completed with Centerline’s origination partner, C-III Commercial Mortgage LLC.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. – The 508-unit Willow Lake Apartment Homes in San Jose has sold to Essex Property Trust for $148 million. The seller, the Sobrato Organization, was represented by Stan Jones, Phil Saglimbeni and Sal Saglimbeni of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap.
WAYNESVILLE, MO. — Love Funding has arranged an $18.2 million refinancing loan for Four J Apartments, a market rate community in Waynesville. Harry Cheatham of Love Funding's St. Louis office secured the financing through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's 223(f) loan program. The program allowed the borrower to consolidate 12 loans into a fixed-rate, non-recourse loan with a 35-year term. Four J Land and Cattle Co. developed the 232-unit property in 2010.
NEW YORK CITY — A group of Brooklyn multifamily investors has purchased four apartment buildings from Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center for $22 million. The investment group was led by apartment owners David Spira and Robert Wolf. The properties include a 20-story, 172-unit building at 7 Hegeman Ave.; a 12-story, 113-unit building at 660 E. 98th St.; a six-story, 54-unit property at 505 Rockaway Parkway; and a four-story, 42-unit building at 525 Rockaway Parkway. Matthew Bordwin, Harold Bordwin, Christopher Mahoney and Heather Milazzo of GA Keen Realty Advisors were part of the team that represented the seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $14 million sale of a two-property, 44-unit multifamily portfolio on Manhattan's Upper West Side. The properties include a 17,710-square-foot apartment building at 215 West 108th St. and a 15,944-square-foot apartment property at 210 West 109th St. Both buildings are located near Central Park and Columbia University. Joe Koicim, Peter Von Der Ahe and Shlomo Gelernter of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. Scott Edelstein, Seth Glasser, Koicim, Von Der Ahe and Gelernter represented the buyer, also a private investor.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between Crimson Real Estate Fund and USAA Real Estate Co. has acquired an infill multifamily development site in New York City. Patrinely Group will co-develop the property with DHA Capital LLC. The half-acre site is located at 546 W. 44th St. on Manhattan's West Side. The proposed project will have 298 units of market rate (80 percent) and affordable (20 percent) housing. The two-building project is slated to begin in the first quarter of 2014.
MIDDLETOWN, R.I. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $13.2 million refinancing loan for East Bay Village, a 240-unit apartment property at 969 W. Main Road in Middletown. Melissa Quinn and Robert Rothaug of NorthMarq arranged the 10-year loan, which will amortize over 30 years, through a life company.
LEWISVILLE — A joint venture between Global Growth Trust, Dallas-based Hunt Realty Investments and Dallas-based Trinsic Residential Group has plans to develop a $34.9 million, Class A apartment community in Lewisville's Castle Hills master-planned community. The garden-style community, known as Aura Castle Hills, will contain 316 units and feature a clubhouse, business center, fitness center, dog park, resort-style swimming pool and attached and detached garages.
AUSTIN — The Connor Group has purchased the 290-unit River Oaks, an apartment community located in southwest Austin, for $34.6 million. The seller was River Oaks Sunset Valley Inc. The community features amenities such as a pool, spa, pavilion, lounge, fire pit, wireless Internet, business center, fitness center, group kitchen, playscape, dog park, sand volleyball court and basketball court.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. – The 508-unit Willow Lake Apartment Homes in San Jose has sold to Essex Property Trust for $148 million. The seller, the Sobrato Organization, was represented by Stan Jones, Phil Saglimbeni and Sal Saglimbeni of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap.