NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Ariel Property Advisors has negotiated the $5.8 million sale of a 25-unit affordable housing complex located at 201 W. 148th St. in Harlem. Information on specific income restrictions was not disclosed. Victor Sozio, Shimon Shkury and Michael Tortorici of Ariel Property Advisors represented the seller in the transaction. Additional terms of sale were not disclosed.
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CINCINNATI — City Club Apartments (CCA) has topped off construction of its Union Central development in downtown Cincinnati. The project will combine both the Union Central building and the Annex building, currently CCA CBD Cincinnati, to become City Club Apartments Union Central, an apartment and penthouse community. There will be a total of more than 575 units. First move-ins are slated for November. Residents will have access to amenities located across the two buildings and connected by a sky bridge. Union Central will have a 19th-floor sky park with a pool overlooking the Ohio River, outdoor kitchen, sky club, lobby lounge library and penthouse clubroom. The Annex will have an indoor-outdoor pool, sky park, sky club and lobby lounge library that is directly connected to the Shires Café. Union Central will also have a restaurant, salon, health club, dry cleaner and pet store. The Annex will feature a rooftop restaurant named the Views at Shires Garden, along with a daycare, market and pet spa. CCA coworking amenities include conference rooms, two business centers, communal tables and high-speed WiFi throughout the common areas.
BIG RAPIDS, MICH. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 50-unit manufactured home community in Big Rapids, about 55 miles north of Grand Rapids. The sales price was undisclosed. Known as Circle Drive Mobile Home Park, the 30-acre property is located at 12380 185th Ave. Ryan Engle, Andrean Angelov and Brad Kreppel of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer and seller, both of which were private investors.
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale and financing of Country Gables, a multifamily property in Glendale. Western Wealth Capital sold the asset to Dalan Management for $28 million, or $201,439 per unit. Completed in 1984, Country Gables features 139 one- and two-bedroom/two-bath apartments with walk-in closets, stackable or full-size washer/dryers, private patios or balconies with designated storage space and vaulted ceilings in second-story units. Community amenities include a swimming pool, laundry facility, covered parking and controlled access gated entry. Cliff David and Steve Gebing of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Brian Eisendrath, Cameron Chalfant, Jake Vitta and Tyler Johnson of IPA Capital Markets’ team arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer. The direct lender was not disclosed.
PUEBLO, COLO. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Belmont Heights Apartments, a multifamily community located at 1408-1224 E. 21st St. in Pueblo. Anchor Belmont purchased the asset from an entity doing business as Belmont Heights Apartments LLC for $3.6 million, or $100,000 per unit. Lee Wagner and Jeff Dimmen of Cushman & Wakefield’s Multifamily Investment Services team in Colorado Springs, Colo., represented the buyer and seller in the transaction. The five-building complex features 36 units, including select units offering extra half-bathrooms and fireplaces, 20 townhome-style units and outdoor courtyards. The property offers a mix of 16 one-bedroom, 16 two-bedroom and four three-bedroom floor plans.
GW, Virtus Real Estate Capital Break Ground on 279-Unit Apartment Community in Charlottesville, Virginia
by John Nelson
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. — GW Real Estate Partners and Virtus Real Estate Capital have broken ground on a 279-unit apartment community located at the entrance to North Pointe, a 224-acre mixed-use development in Charlottesville. Dubbed The Ridge at North Pointe, the community will comprise seven three-story buildings with units in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans averaging 988 square feet, as well as 502 parking spaces. Delivery is scheduled for the second quarter of 2024. United Bank provided construction financing for the project.
GOODYEAR, ARIZ. — Greenlight Communities has completed the disposition of Cabana Encanto, an attainable housing property located within the Palm Valley master-planned community in Goodyear. A partnership between Sunrise Multifamily and Ascent Equity Group acquired the asset for $61 million, or $213,287 per unit. Steve Gebing and Cliff David of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Situated on 8.8 acres, Cabana Encanto features 286 apartments with 9-foot ceilings, 8-foot keyless entry doors and front porches or patios. Community amenities include controlled access, a leasing office, clubhouse with social space, coworking booths with soundproof panels, a swimming pool, grilling stations, a multipurpose event lawn and Zen gardens.
PASADENA, TEXAS — An affiliate of New York City-based Olive Tree Holdings has completed the $4 million renovation of The Life at Beverly Palms, a 308-unit apartment community located in the eastern Houston metro of Pasadena. The property was built in 1971 and offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Unit interiors received new paint and windows, and exterior upgrades included refreshed sidewalks, roofs and landscaping. Olive Tree also enhanced the amenity spaces, which include a community room, pool, picnic area, laundry center, dog park and playground.
PLAINSBORO, N.J. — Massachusetts-based investment firm Colony Hills Capital has acquired Addison at Princeton Meadows, a 440-unit apartment community located in the Central New Jersey community of Plainsboro. The sales price was $115 million. The garden-style property offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, tennis court, basketball court, dog park and outdoor grilling and dining stations. Allan Szlafrok, Eli Maryl, Ohad Babo, and Michael Weiser of GFI Realty Services represented Colony Hills Capital, which plans to implement a value-add program, in the transaction. JLL represented the seller, New Jersey-based Kushner Real Estate Group (KRE).
PLYMOUTH, MASS. — Maryland-based developer Bozzuto has begun leasing Rowen at The Pinehills, a 178-unit apartment complex in Plymouth, located in the southern coastal part of The Bay State. The four-story building houses one-, two- and three-bedroom units that feature stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and tile backsplashes. Select residences also offer private balconies/patios. The amenity package consists of a pool, landscaped courtyards, fitness center with yoga and Pilates studios, a library with coworking spaces, entertainment and demonstration kitchen, billiards room, pet spa and storage lockers. Rents start at $2,550 per month for a one-bedroom apartment.