MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis office of Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has originated and closed two first mortgage loans for multifamily properties in Minnesota. Arranged for a publicly traded REIT, the 10-year, fixed-rate loans total $8.5 million. Additionally, the loans carry less than 6 percent interest rates and 30-year amortization schedules. Grandbridge’s Dave Rasmussen and Tony Carlson arranged the financing through Fannie Mae’s DUS loan product.
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DALLAS — Preston Bend, a 255-unit multifamily community located in Dallas, has sold. The Class B property is situated on 9 acres at 18790 Lloyd Drive. It contains a mix of one- and two-bedroom units averaging 726 square feet each. Amenities include a tennis court, a sports court, a fitness center, a car care center, a playground and a swimming pool. Bill Miller and Roberto Casas of Holliday Fenoglio Fowler's Dallas office represented the seller, Equity Residential. Richard Hoffmann of Anterra Realty Corp. represented the buyer, a California-based private investor. The acquisition price was not disclosed.
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — Greystar Real Estate Partners and The Praedium Group have purchased the 631-unit Lincoln Shores apartment complex from a private party for an undisclosed amount. The transaction was made using the joint venture's Praedium Fund VII, a $900 million equity fund. The property is located on more than 52 acres on 4th Street North in St. Petersburg.
INDIANAPOLIS — Glen Carbon, Ill.-based Fireside Kessler Gardens LLC has acquired Kessler Gardens, a 133-unit apartment community located at 5480 N. Michigan Road in Indianapolis. Kessler Garden Apartments LLC sold the property for $4.9 million or $36,842 per unit with a 9.5 percent cap rate. Built in 1967, the property offers 108 one- and two-bedroom, garden-style apartments and 25 two- and three-bedroom townhome units. Rick Vidrio, Rick Brace, David Walstrom and Todd Stofflet of Hendricks & Partners’ Michigan office brokered the transaction.
KEARNEYSVILLE AND CABIN CREEK, W. VA. — Boston Capital has invested in Maryland-based TM Associates' rehabilitation projects of two affordable housing communities in West Virginia. Located in Kearneysville, the 56-unit Baker Heights Apartments will undergo a renovation totaling more than $22,400 per unit. Upgrades will include new roofs, doors, decks and windows. The 48-unit Chelyan Village Apartments, located in Cabin Creek, will receive more than $29,300 worth of renovations to each unit.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Construction is under way for The Apartments at Briarcliff in Kansas City. The six-building community will feature 263 units, attached and detached garages and a clubhouse with a pool, a spa and a private movie theater. The apartments will feature 9-foot ceilings, smooth walls, multiple interior color schemes, plank flooring, granite countertops, internal building elevators, and maintenance-free stucco and stone exteriors. Lenexa, Kan.-based Neighbors Construction Co. is serving as general contractor for the project, which is slated for completion in summer 2011.
O’FALLON, MO. — St. Louis-based Paric Corp. is currently renovating an existing skilled-nursing facility at the Village of St. Mary’s Villa Theresa Continuum of Care Retirement Community in O’Fallon. The $4.6 million 51,000-square-foot renovation is expected to have a 10-month timeline. Additionally, Paric is working on the $9.5 million two-phase renovation of 21,000 square feet of space, which is being converted into 15 affordable apartment units. Paric is serving as construction manager for the two projects. The Lawrence Group is providing architectural services for the project, which is a joint venture between The Sisters of the Most Precious Blood and McEagle Properties.
HOUSTON — The Houston office of NorthMarq has arranged $8.2 million in first-mortgage financing for Brickhaven Apartments, a 780-unit multifamily property located in Houston. The property had previously been foreclosed on; occupancy was 60 percent at the time of closing. The loan includes a 3-year term with interest-only payments. Jim Adams and Andrew Hill of NorthMarq arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Pryzant Management, through a regional bank.
HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. — Madison Partners has arranged the nearly $5.5 million sale of the 36-unit Orange Towers Apartments located at 1757 N. Orange Drive in Hollywood. Directly across the street from the Kodak Theatre, Mann’s Chinese Theatre and Hollywood & Highland entertainment complex, the 100 percent occupied building comprises 14 one-bedroom/one-bath units and 22 two-bedroom/two-bath units. The five-story apartment complex was originally constructed in 1965 and renovated in 2007-2008. Madison Partners’ Darin Beebower represented both the buyer, Los Angeles-based Lion Real Estate Group, and the seller, Orange Towers Associates LLC.
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has handled the $4 million sale of a 15-unit apartment property located at 1114 6th St. in Santa Monica. Constructed in 1961, the property consists of 15,156 rentable square feet. Marcus & Millichap’s Tony Azzi represented the seller, a partnership.