LAS VEGAS — Northcap Commercial has arranged the sale Bonanza Gardens Apartments, a multifamily property located at 2751 E. Bonanza Road in Las Vegas. The property sold for $20 million, or $116,959 per unit. Built in 1964, the community features 171 apartments. Robin Willett, Devin Lee and Jerad Roberts of Northcap Commercial represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer in the off-market transaction.
WILMETTE, ILL. — Walker & Dunlop has provided nearly $60 million in construction take-out financing for Optima Verdana, a luxury multifamily community in Wilmette developed by Optima. Dave Hendrickson, Pat Modig, Jonathan Paine, Mo Beler, Will Crittenberger and Philippe LaPointe of Walker & Dunlop originated the Freddie Mac loan, which features a fixed interest rate and interest-only payments. Completed in 2023, Optima Verdana features 100 apartment units and 5,900 square feet of retail space. Residences average 1,499 square feet.
DALLAS — Locally based investment firm Knightvest Capital has acquired Ardan West Village, a 389-unit apartment building in Uptown Dallas. Ardan West Village is a 23-story building that was constructed in 2018 and houses 284 one-bedroom units with an average size of 801 square feet and 105 two-bedroom apartments with an average size of 1,312 square feet. Residences are furnished with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, wood-style flooring, floor-to-ceiling windows and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, coworking lounge, private conference room and a pet spa. Joey Tumminello, Drew Kile, Michael Ware, Taylor Hill and Cameron Purse of IPA represented the seller, Mill Creek Residential, which operated the property on behalf of institutional investors, in the transaction. The team also procured Knightvest as the buyer. Mark Brandenburg of JLL arranged an undisclosed amount of floating-rate acquisition financing for the deal through Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies.
PETERSBURG, VA. — Berkadia has negotiated the $17.7 million sale of Ivy Gates, a 120-unit townhome community located in Petersburg, roughly 24 miles south of Richmond. Drew White, Carter Wood, Matt Straughan and Cole Carns of Berkadia represented the seller, Lakewood, N.J.-based Greencove Group, in the transaction. CCM, an investment company in Sterling, Va., acquired Ivy Gates. Herndon, Va.-based SYM Properties is managing the property. Built in 1973, Ivy Gates features two-and three-bedroom townhomes ranging in size from 1,369 to 1,677 square feet. Select townhomes feature finished basements with full bathrooms and wood-burning fireplaces. Community amenities include a swimming pool with a sundeck, community lawn, playground and pet-friendly outdoor areas. The property also benefits from proximity to major retail and entertainment destinations such as the 800,000-square-foot Southpark Mall in Colonial Heights and the 190-acre Old Towne Petersburg historic district.
OGDEN, UTAH — Lument has provided a $26.8 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Treeo South Ogden, a senior living community located in Ogden, roughly 30 miles north of Salt Lake City. Leisure Care, which owns and operates the community, is the borrower. Opened in 2015, Treeo South Ogden features 143 independent living units. Tyler Armstrong, Chris Cain and Taylor Russ of Lument led the transaction. The loan, which features a 10-year term with five years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization period, is being used to refinance existing bank debt and provide cash-out proceeds for future development.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR has negotiated the sale of Victoria Arms Apartments, a multifamily property in Tucson. Christopher R. Cotter acquired the asset from G and B Holdings LLC for $2.9 million. Located at 1518 E. Hedrick Drive, the 19,250-square-foot property features 25 units. Allan Mendelsberg and Joey Martinez of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR represented the seller in the deal.
BLOOMINGTON, IND. — Knighthead Funding has provided a $39.75 million first mortgage loan to refinance Stadium Crossing, a 226-unit, 734-bed student housing property in Bloomington located directly across from Indiana University Memorial Stadium. The borrower, Varsity Properties, has owned and operated the community for many years. Stadium Crossing was built in the 1980s.
KNOXVILLE, TENN. — A joint venture between Novare Group and Batson-Cook Development Co. (BCDC) has begun tenant move-ins at Elmstead West Knoxville, a 271-unit apartment community located at 962 Mabry Hood Road in Knoxville. The property features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom residences, as well as a resort-style pool, private garages, coworking lounge, fitness center, clubroom, grilling stations, fire pits, a dog park and pet spa. Monthly rental rates at Elmstead West Knoxville start at $1,557, according to the property website. The design-build team includes architect Dynamik Design and general contractor Summit Contracting Group. SouthState Bank provided construction financing to Novare and BCDC.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — BAM Capital has acquired Kinsley Forest Apartments, a 328-unit multifamily community in Kansas City. The property marks the second acquisition within the BAM Multifamily Growth Fund V and the third in the BAM Preferred Credit Fund. Built in 2018, Kinsley Forest is situated in the Clay County submarket and is roughly 97 percent occupied. BAM Capital will transition property operations to its vertically integrated platform, BAM Management.
EAST CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Chicago-based financial services firm Mesirow has purchased a 20-story apartment building in East Cambridge, located across the Charles River from Boston. Built in 2015 within the 4.5 million-square-foot Cambridge Crossing mixed-use development, the building is known as Twenty20 and houses 355 units with an average size of 807 square feet, as well as 8,625 square feet of retail space. Residences come in studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a rooftop terrace, fitness center, yoga sundeck, a pet wash station, clubroom and a library. Simon Butler, Biria St. John, John McLaughlin and Brian Bowler of CBRE represented the seller, an undisclosed institutional investment firm, in the transaction and procured Mesirow as the buyer.