RICHARDSON, TEXAS — The Dallas office of Criterion Property Co. is developing Pradera, a 360-unit, resort-style apartment community located at the corner of Custer Road and Bush Tollway in the Telecom Corridor of Richardson. The community will consist of two- and three-story buildings; amenities will include outdoor gathering spaces, private front yards, an outdoor kitchen with a grilling station, a lagoon pool and spa lounge, and poolside cabanas. The community is being built along the new Greenside Drive, which will serve as the “main street” for the project and promote pedestrian activity. Equity financing for the project is being provided by Trammell Crow Company Acquisitions Fund II, with the Dallas office of Wachovia Bank providing debt financing.
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SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Newtown Square, Pa.-based GMH Capital Partners has brokered the sale of The Verge, a 288-unit apartment community located at 6730 4th Ave. in Sacramento. Lake Forest, Calif.-based Valeo Cos. has acquired the property for $36.5 million. The Class A multifamily property consists of 18 three-story buildings and one single-story clubhouse/leasing office. With 264,366 square feet of net rentable area, The Verge was constructed to house students from the University of California, Sacramento. Dave Forrest, Bill Tourtellotte, Randall Calvert and Tom Haak of GMH Capital Partners represented the seller in the transaction.
FORT COLLINS, COLO. — Marcus & Millichap has represented both parties in the $11.3 million sale of Landmark Apartments, which is located at 1050 Hobbit St. in Fort Collins. The apartment community, which houses 120 units in 12 buildings, is situated 1 block away from the Colorado State University campus. An undisclosed Ohio-based investor has acquired the property from a Delaware-based company. Dave Potarf, Dan Woodward and Jordan Robbins in the Denver office of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction.
ATLANTA — Atlanta-based Post Properties has sold its 250-unit Post Oglethorpe, an apartment complex located at 3070 Ashford-Dunwoody Rd. in Atlanta, to an undisclosed buyer for $38.5 million. The property, which was built in 1994, has an average unit size of 1,150 square feet. Post is expected to see a profit of $23 million in the sale.
ATLANTA — Post Properties has secured a 5-year, $29.3 million mortgage loan with Fannie Mae for the 276-unit Post Biltmore apartment complex, located at 855 W. Peachtree St. in Atlanta. The loan, which requires fixed interest-only payments of 5.83 percent, matures in September 2013. Post owns 35 percent of the property in an unconsolidated joint venture.
LAFAYETTE, LA. — The Columbus, Ohio, office of Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has secured a $24 million mortgage for the 205-unit The Quarters at Rue Principale, a student-housing complex located on the University of Louisiana at Lafayette campus. The property, which was built in 2007, is fully leased for the spring 2008 semester. Fannie Mae financed the 10-year, fixed-rate loan that includes 2 years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule.
COLUMBUS AND DUBLIN, OHIO — The Columbus office of Charlotte, N.C.-based Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has arranged more than $40 million in first mortgage loans for four multifamily properties in Ohio. The company has arranged $7.3 million in refinancing for The Ridge at Chestnut Hill, a 150-unit multifamily community located in Columbus. The loan was funded by Grandbridge and sold to Fannie Mae under its DUS Early Rate Lock program. Situated on a 12.5-acre site, the Class A apartment community is comprised of 10 buildings. Also in Columbus, Grandbridge has arranged approximately $9.5 million in first-mortgage financing for Spingburne Apartments. The 224-unit senior-oriented multifamily community is comprised of 28 garden-style buildings situated on a 12.59-acre site. The loan was sold by Grandbridge to Fannie Mae under the standard DUS program. Additionally, fixed-rate first mortgage loans were secured by two communities in Dublin, Karric South Apartments and Karric North Apartments, at approximately $8.13 million and $15.24 million, respectively. Both loans were sold by Grandbridge to Fannie Mae under the standard DUS program. Situated on an 11.63-acre site, Karric South Apartments is a 190-unit senior-oriented multifamily community. Adjoining Karric South Apartments, Karric North Apartments is a 350-unit senior-oriented community, which comprises 46 …
LOS ANGELES —West End Properties has purchased a 20,000-square-foot apartment complex, located at 4262 Lindblade Dr. in Los Angeles, from a private seller for more than $3.8 million. Michael Hibbert of Charles Dunn’s Los Angeles office brokered the transaction.
VALRICO, FLA. — Thomas D. Wood & Co.’s Susan Traino and Christian Johannsen have arranged a $5 million loan for the 224-unit Bloomingdale Woods Condominiums, located at 3431 Eagle Ridge Rd. in Valrico. The 6.75 percent, 5-year loan, which was financed through a regional bank, comes with a 25-year amortization.
LINDEN, N.J. — Construction has been completed for John T. Gregorio Towers, a seven-story, 78-unit senior housing project located in Linden. Amenities for the facility include a multi-purpose room, an outdoor area, tenant lounges on each floor, and activity rooms that include laundry facilities, visiting areas, physicians services, a beauty salon and a computer room. The project was designed by Gran Kriegal Associates for the developer, City of Linden Housing Corp. Funding was provided by the Housing and Urban Development Authority and Linden Housing Corp.