NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) Capital Markets has arranged $80 million in mortgage financing for the acquisition of a luxury apartment tower in New Rochelle. Avalon on the Sound is a 24-story, Class A building located at 255 Huguenot St. It contains 412 apartment units as well as 5,400 square fee of ground-floor retail space leased to a dry cleaner, a spa and a coffee shop. Amenities include a gym, a basketball court, an outdoor swimming pool and an adjacent six-story parking garage. James Gunning and Donna Falzarano of CBRE Capital Markets secured the financing on behalf off the borrower, a subsidiary of Hartz Mountain Industries, through Freddie Mac. Jeffrey Dunne of CBRE's Tri-State Investment Properties Group sourced the investment opportunity on behalf of Hartz Mountain.
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NEW YORK CITY — Massey Knakal has brokered the sale of a four-story, walk-up apartment building located in Manhattan's Design District for $3.2 million. Situated at 236 E. 60th St., the building contains retail space on the first two floors with four residential units above. It was vacant at the time of closing. Clint Olsen and Robert Knakal of Massey Knakal arranged the deal.
HOUSTON — CONTI Organization has acquired the 176-unit Villa Ana apartment complex from Prudential for $3.4 million. The distressed asset, formerly known as Star Crossing, is located at 10101 West Sam Houston Parkway S in Houston. Villa Ana is more than 70 percent occupied. Boston Real Estate Solutions helped close the deal.
DALLAS — A court-appointed receiver has sold the 59-unit Las Palmas apartment complex to two private investors from California for an undisclosed price. The property is located at 2620 Colorado Blvd. in Dallas. Hendricks & Partners' Peter Hartnett represented the seller in the transaction.
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. — Charles Dunn Co. has closed Parness Family Trust’s $2.15 million sale of a 9-unit multifamily property located at 8730 Charleville Blvd. in Beverly Hills. Charles Dunn’s Hamid Soroudi and Cari Widman represented the buyer — The Charleville LLC — and seller, respectively, in the all-cash transaction.
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — John Edwards of Arbor Commercial Funding's Boston office has arranged a $27 million loan for the 327-unit Westlake at Morganton Apartments. The property is located at 3311 Woodhill Lane in Fayetteville. The 10-year loan was funded using the Fannie Mae DUS (Military Concentration) product line. Carolina Mortgage Co. also assisted in obtaining the loan, which carries a 5.94 percent interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule.
CLEARWATER, FLA. — Chesapeake Apartments LLC has borrowed a $10.7 million Freddie Mac loan for the 354-unit Chesapeake Apartments. The Clearwater complex, which is located at 2307 Cumberland Circle, was built in 1985. KeyBank Real Estate Capital arranged the funding, which will be used to refinance the property.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — A regional bank has sold the 256,800-square-foot The Lodge at Legacy Park apartment complex to a New York-based private equity investor for an undisclosed amount. The 476-unit property is located at 2601 Furrs St. in Arlington. Features include a volleyball court, a business center, two swimming pools and a picnic area. Will Jarnagin and Michael Ware of Marcus & Millichap's Dallas office brokered the sale.
SOUTH JORDAN, UTAH — Western National Properties and Kennecott Land are developing the 315-unit Crossing at Daybreak luxury apartment complex within Kennecott’s 4,200-acre, master-planned Daybreak community in South Jordan. It will be the first apartment community at Daybreak and the first project in Utah for Western National Properties, an affiliate of Irvine, California-based multifamily firm Western National Group. Initial occupancy at Crossing at Daybreak will take place this summer.
ALEXANDRIA, VA. — Alliance Residential Co. has purchased the 228-unit Foxwood Place apartment complex's mortgage note from a private party for an undisclosed amount. The 10-story property is located at 250 S. Whiting St. in Alexandria. Alliance foreclosed on the property after it purchased the note and will renovate the asset, rebranding it under the Broadstone community name. Complex amenities include a pool, a fitness center, tennis courts and a lounge.