Multifamily

NEW YORK CITY — Construction has topped out for The Brooklyner, a 51-story residential rental tower located in Brooklyn, New York City. Developed by locally based The Clarett Group, The Brooklyner is located at 111 Lawrence St. Upon completion, it will feature 491 rental apartments in a mix of lofts, studios, and one- and two-bedroom units. First occupancies are slated for late 2009 or early 2010. Upon completion, The Brooklyner will be the tallest building in downtown Brooklyn. It was designed by locally based Gerner Kronick + Valcarcel Architects.

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NEW YORK CITY —Itzhaki Properties has brokered the sale of three multifamily buildings located in New York City. The first property is an eight-story loft building located at 64-68 Wooster St. in Manhattan. The $13 million sale was arranged by Ivan Hakimian of Itzhaki. The second property is a four-story, 35-unit apartment building located at 84 Lawrence Ave. in Brooklyn. The $3.15 million sale was arranged by Hakimian, Shay Zach and Itai Akabi, all from Itzhaki. The final transaction comprised the $2.1 million sale of a four-story, 16-unit apartment building located at 37-67 64th St. in Woodside, Queens. Zach, as well as Itzhaki’s Tal Kashi and Aaron Kozhinoff, negotiated the sale. All parties were undisclosed.

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TEMPE, ARIZ. — Los Angeles-based Stonecraft Homes Inc. has acquired Villagio, a 472-unit apartment community in Tempe, for $20.25 million. Located at 1133 W. Baseline Rd., the property consists of 49 one-, two- and three-story garden-style rental buildings. Exterior and interior capital improvements were recently completed to 259 units in the property. Renovations included cabinet re-facing, fresh paint, hardwood-style and carpeted flooring, all electric kitchen with black appliances, new washers/dryers in select units, re-surfacing of the parking lots, clubhouse upgrades, landscaping and model upgrades. The seller was Delaware-based Villagio CAT LLC and San Francisco-based CAPMARK VII-CRE Ltd. Mark Forrester and Art Wadlund of Hendricks & Partners brokered the sale.

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LOS ANGELES — Newmark Realty Capital Inc. has completed a $109 million restructure of four loans on a 785-unit multifamily portfolio located in the western United States. The loans were originated by a portfolio lender specializing in short-term bridge loans and were set to mature over the next year. Newmark restructured the loans to allow the sponsor additional time, relief and flexibility to complete their investment plan. The Newmark advisory team included George Mitsanas, Michael Taylor, Peter Hillakas and Patrick Taylor. Additional details about the transaction were not disclosed.

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NEW YORK CITY – Clipper Equity has completed more than $20 million in renovations to Flatbush Gardens in Brooklyn, New York City. The community features 59 six-story buildings with a total of 2,469 units. The property comprises 30 acres of East Flatbush and is bordered by Newkirk, Nostrand, Farragut and Brooklyn Avenue. Of the $20 million loan, $10 million went towards renovating the property and $10 million to renovating 1,200 units. The renovations included installing 59 elevators, updating the boiler system, re-roofing 40 percent of the buildings, repairing the exterior brick, installing a laundry facility and replacing the mailroom with a 24/7 center and parcel post office. Also, GreenbergFarrow designed the new courtyard.

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JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has completed the sale a six-unit apartment property located in Jersey City. The facility, built in 1900, features 5,100 rentable square feet with three-one bedroom and three-two bedroom units. The property recently underwent renovations that included a new roof, all new electric and new furnace/boilers. Declan Devlin of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office, represented the seller, an undisclosed private investor, and procured the buyer, an undisclosed local investor. The sales price was $420,000.

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VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — An affiliate of Norfolk, Va.-based Harbor Group International has purchased the 288-unit Woodshire Apartments from an affiliate of Denver-based AIMCO for $22.1 million. Located on South Budding Avenue in Virginia Beach, the property includes a swimming pool, a clubhouse and a fitness center. Woodshire is currently 95 percent occupied. Cushman & Wakefield of Virginia’s Drew White brokered the deal.

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BRADENTON, FLA. — CORE Construction of Florida has completed the 109-unit Lake House at Waters Edge assisted living facility in Bradenton. Developed by Florida Christian Homes Senior Housing Inc. West Bradenton, the $14 million property includes a more than 200-seat restaurant. Lake House encompasses one and two-bedroom units ranging from 600 square feet to 1,100 square feet.

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FERGUSON, MO. — The St. Louis office of Love Funding has secured $15.29 million in construction financing for the new Christian Care Home, a senior housing project located in Ferguson. Christian Care Home will contain a total of 178 beds, divided between 150 skilled nursing beds and 28 assisted living care beds. Robyn Cunningham of Love Funding arranged the financing, which carries a 6.7 percent interest rate and a 40-year amortization schedule, by utilizing the HUD 232 new construction program. The loan is FHA insured. The borrower and the construction timetable for the project were not disclosed.

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