MINNEAPOLIS — Opus Development Group has announced plans to begin development of VÉLO, a new apartment complex in downtown Minneapolis. Sentinel Management Co. will own the project. Located in the North Loop neighborhood at 103 N. 2nd St., Velo will include 101 units and 12,000 square feet of retail space on the first level. VÉLO, French for bicycle, is located near the city's bike path system and is centrally located downtown for bike commuters. Amenities will include an outdoor plaza, yoga studio, club lounge and fitness centers. The project will break ground in April 2013 and is slated for occupancy in spring 2014. Opus Development Corp. is the developer, Opus Design-Build LLC will construct the building and Opus AE Group and Elness Swenson Graham Architects will collaborate on the design.
Multifamily
DUBLIN, OHIO — Acting on behalf of a private investment group, Chicago-based Tricap has finalized the acquisition of the Residences At Sawmill Park for $8.3 million. The 120-unit apartment community in Dublin, a northwest suburb of Columbus, was purchased from Preferred Living. Tricap will serve as the property manager for the community and is planning to renovate much of the 10-year-old property. The community is 98 percent occupied.
PHILADELPHIA — Post Brothers Apartments has acquired The Presidential City Apartments, a 1,030-unit complex on City Avenue in Philadelphia for $51 million. The seller is a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based real estate investment firm. As part of the off-market transaction, the seller is keeping the ground lease, which has considerable redevelopment potential. The complex was constructed in 1950 and rents range from $765 per month for a studio to $1,835 per month for a three-bedroom unit. Joseph Brecher and Eli Rosen of Gebroe-Hammer represented the seller in the transaction.
HOUSTON — ARA has brokered the sale of the 250-unit, Class A Harbor View, a luxury multifamily community located in the Kingwood suburb of northeast Houston. The apartment community is located in the 14,000-acre King's Harbor mixed-use development, which is adjacent to Lake Houston. Harbor View is 91 percent occupied. Matthew Rotan, David Oelfke, David Wylie and David Mitchell of ARA's Houston office represented the seller, New York City-based JP Morgan, in the transaction. Atlanta-based Cortland Partners was the buyer.
HOUSTON — Berkeley Point Capital has closed a $58.8 million credit facility addition on an existing $80 million credit facility funded in August 2011. The nine-year advance recently funded the acquisition of the 309-unit Metro at Greenway, a Class A apartment community located adjacent to Greenway Plaza in Houston. The apartment community features a pool plaza, infinity spa, poolside terrace, courtyard, orange grove, summer kitchen, 24-hour fitness center, locker room, saunas, tanning bed, demonstration kitchen, resident lounge, coffee bar and parking garage with remote control access. The advance also funded the acquisition of the 114-unit Zoso Flats in Arlington, Va. Mitch Clarfield of Berkeley Point arranged the credit facility addition on behalf of the sponsor, Simpson Housing Fund I, a joint venture between Denver-based Simpson Housing LLLP and an East Coast-based pension fund.
WEST COVINA, CALIF. – The 65-unit West Covina Senior Villas has received a $3.2-million refinance loan. The loan on this newly built property features a 5 percent fixed interest rate, a 30-year term and a30-year amortization schedule. The funds were arranged by Dale Holzer of Alliant Capital LLC.
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital has acquired a $23.5 million defaulted note for the Breakers at Sheepshead Bay, a 75-unit waterfront residential condominium development at 3112-3144 Emmons Ave. in Brooklyn. TD Bank sold the note. The overall loan purchase price of the property was not disclosed.
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. — Resource Real Estate Opportunity REIT has purchased the 216-unit Park Forest Apartments, located in Oklahoma City, for $2.05 million. The REO property features a swimming pool, clubhouse, playground and fitness center. Resource plans to invest capital to upgrade the facilities in the near future.
PORTLAND, ORE. — A partnership between Wood Partners and Hoyt Street Properties will buid a new $80 million, high-rise residential tower in downtown Portland's Pearl District. The 250-unit, 21-story tower is tentatively scheduled to begin construction in fall 2013. Boora Architects is designing the tower, which will be built by a third-party general contractor.
DENVER — The 420-unit Advenir@Stapleton has sold to Advenir for $49.1 million. The community, formerly called Aero Flats at Stapleton, is located in the Denver submarket of Stapleton. Doug Andrews and Jeff Hawks of ARA represented the seller, Carmel Partners, while Advenir was represented in-house in the transaction.