CHICAGO — Related Cos. has secured a $115 million construction loan that will enable the developer to build an apartment tower at 111 W. Wacker Drive, which has been sitting unfinished for years. U.S. Bank provided the loan to finance construction of the 504-unit building. Originally planned to be the fifth tallest building in Chicago, the prior development reached a mere 25 stories before the economic recession halted construction in 2008. In July 2011, Related acquired the building and announced plans to transform the tower into a 60-story luxury rental tower. Demolition is currently under way and vertical construction is expected to start in early 2013 with completion by the spring of 2014.
CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $1.2 million sale of a 14-unit apartment property at 6760-6774 W. Raven St. in Chicago's Norwood Park neighborhood. The building contains a mix of four, one-bedroom units with eat-in kitchens and 10, one-bedroom units with separate dining rooms. James Clough and Joe Smazal of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an individual trust, in the transaction. They also secured the buyer, a private investor.
PHILADELPHIA — Beech Street Capital has arranged a $10.9 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of a four-property apartment portfolio, totaling 230 units, in Philadelphia. Avi Weinstock and Chaim Tessler of Meridian Capital Group originated the seven-year loan. The properties were constructed in the 1950s and 1960s and major renovations have been completed in the past five years. Each property is fully occupied.
BROOKLINE, MASS. — Thirty 2 Rutland LLC has acquired 1592 Beacon St., a four-unit apartment building in Brookline. The four-story property was constructed in 1909 and is located near Brookline's Washington Square. Carl Christie, Dan McGee and Henry Lieber of NAI Hunneman Investment Services Group represented the sellers, Avraham and Madalyn Frydman, in the transaction. They also procured the buyer.
SEATTLE — Resmark Apartment Living and Intracorp have formed a joint venture to develop two urban apartment communities in Seattle’s northeast region. This will include a 161-unit community in the University District at 4545 8thAve. and a 112-unit community at 1020 Northeast 63rdStreet. Construction is expected to begin on both apartments in the first quarter of 2013.
HYATTSVILLE, MD. — Grady Management has broken ground on the 283-unit 3350 at Alterra, a luxury mid-rise multifamily building, located along Toledo Terrace in Hyattsville. Amenities will include a cyber cafe, lounge, game room, pool and fitness center. The project is the first phase of a mixed-use planned redevelopment.
ST. ANTHONY, MINN. — Dougherty Mortgage has arranged a $34 million loan for the refinancing of The Landings at Silver Lake Village, a 263-unit apartment property in St. Anthony. St. Anthony Leased Housing Associates was the borrower. Dougherty arranged the 35-year loan through the HUD 223(f) program. Dominium Development and Acquisition, an active real estate developer, owns and developed the project in 2006.
BETHLEHEM, PA. — Salmanson Capital has acquired an off-campus student housing portfolio adjacent to Lehigh University in Bethlehem for $15.2 million. The company purchased the 50-building portfolio in an off-market transaction. The sale includes a mix of apartment buildings and townhouses totaling 108 units, with 394 beds, which are within blocks of campus. The seller was a local owner. The new owner plans to rebrand the buildings as Campus Hill Apartments and will begin a $2 million improvement plan to complete kitchen and bathroom renovations in all of the units.
SEATTLE — Resmark Apartment Living and Intracorp have formed a joint venture to develop two urban apartment communities in Seattle’s northeast region. This will include a 161-unit community in the University District at 4545 8th Ave. and a 112-unit community at 1020 Northeast 63rd Street. Construction is expected to begin on both apartments in the first quarter of 2013.
KATY, SCHERTZ AND CEDAR PARK — PinPoint Commercial and Thrive Senior Living have plans to develop three assisted living/memory care facilities in Texas, including The Legacy at Falcon Point in Katy, The Legacy at Forest Ridge in Schertz and The Legacy at Crystal Falls in Cedar Park. The 104-bed Falcon Point facility is scheduled to break ground before the end of the year, the 120-bed Forest Ridge facility is slated to break ground in early 2013 and the 90-bed Crystal Falls facility is also slated to break ground in early 2013. The three facilities are part of a five-property portfolio being constructed with a total development budget of more than $80 million.