DANBURY, CONN. — Marcus & Millichap has completed the sale of Hillcroft at Danbury, a 192-unit apartment community located in Danbury, for $27.65 million. Situated on 10 acres at 10 Clapboard Ridge Road, the property consists of eight buildings. The unit mix includes four studios, 94 one-bedrooms, 82 two-bedrooms and 12 three-bedrooms. The average unit size is 988 square feet. The community has recently undergone interior and exterior renovations. Steve Witten and Victor Nolletti of Marcus & Millichap's Institutional Property Advisors group represented the seller, Fairfield Hillcroft LLC, as well as the buyer, Par Hillcroft LLC.
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NEW YORK CITY — Massey Knakal Realty Services has brokered the sale of a five-story townhome located at 107 E. 37th St. in Manhattan's Murray Hill neighborhood for $5.25 million. The building totals 8,296 and contains six apartments, including two rent-stabilized units and an owner's duplex. Only the duplex was vacant at the time of closing, and the new owner plans to leave the unit vacant for personal use. John Ciraulo and Michael Azarian arranged the deal between two undisclosed parties.
SAN DIEGO — ACI Apartments has negotiated the more than $1.4 million sale of a 14-unit apartment building, located at 2165 2nd Ave. in the Bankers Hill area of San Diego. ACI’s Terry Taylor represented the seller, Nanci Bolton, in the all-cash transaction, and Daniel Cote of San Diego Investment Brokers represented the buyer, Ivyments LLC.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Ohio-based The Connor Group purchased the 268-unit Atria at Crabtree Valley from Fairfield Residential for $19.3 million. Since 2007, The Connor Group has purchased more than $140 million in luxury apartment communities in the area. Knoxville, Tenn.-based Dean Smith brokered the entire sale.
FREDERICKSBURG, VA. — Home Properties has broken ground on the 302-unit The Apartments at Cobblestone Square in Fredericksburg. The Class A community will feature eight, four-story buildings and a refurbished 100-year-old rail depot.The complex has been designed to achieve the National Association of Home Builders' Green Building Standard Silver certification. Amenities will include a fitness center, outdoor pool, spacious club room with gaming area, a business center and access to a 10-acre adjacent park. The first building, rail depot and amenities are slated for completion in late 2011, with the entire project complete in late 2012.
NEW YORK CITY — Beech Street Capital has secured a total of $46.3 million in Fannie Mae financing for a New York City multifamily portfolio. The portfolio consists of 386 units located in six buildings in Brooklyn and the Bronx. The loan carries a 7-year term, a fixed interest rate, 7 years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. Meridian Capital Group originated the loan. The borrower was not disclosed.
IRVING — The Connor Group, a Centerville, Ohio-based real estate investment firm, has acquired Knightsbridge Apartments, a 308-unit multifamily community, for $27.5 million in the Las Colinas and Irving area close to the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport and the Four Seasons Hotel and Resort. Knightsbridge Apartments is located at 5342 Bond St. in Irving.
ATLANTA — 660 Apartments, a 301-unit, Class AA multi-housing community in Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward, was purchased in an all-cash transaction for $42.75 million or $142,000 per unit. The Holliday Fenoglio Fowler Atlanta office represented the sellers, Southeast Capital Partners and The Integral Group. The buyer, AMLI Residential Properties Trust, did not use a broker.
MANDEVILLE, LA. — Wynwood of Mandeville, an 84-unit assisted living facility on 6.32 acres of land located at 1414 North Causeway Blvd. in Mandeville, has sold for $10.4 million. The facility offers both assisted-living and memory-care services and is approximately 93 percent occupied. Ben Firestone and Jacob Gehl of Marcus & Millichap's Chicago office brokered the deal on behalf of the seller, Brookdale Senior Living, and the buyer, Emeritus Corp.
WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. — Prudential Serls Prime Properties Commercial Group has brokered the sale of Dutchess Falls Apartments, a 47-unit community located in Wappingers Falls. The buyer, a Westchester-based family business, was able to obtain an extension on the property's first mortgage. The buyer also has the ability to re-sell individual units as condos. The Prudential team of Steven Salomone and Tom LaPerch brokered the deal.