CHICAGO — Interra Realty has negotiated the sale of a five-building multifamily portfolio totaling 67 units in Chicago for $5.9 million. All the properties are situated in the city’s Washington Park neighborhood and were developed in the late 1890s to early 1900s. All have received updated kitchens and bathrooms. The portfolio was 92 percent leased at the time of sale. Ted Stratman, Brad Feldman and Jeremy Morton of Interra represented the seller, GR82B Properties LLC. The team also represented the undisclosed buyer.
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CELINA, TEXAS — Texas-based general contractor Arch-Con Corp. has broken ground on Highfield Preston, a 251-unit multifamily project that will be situated on a 7.9-acre site in the North Texas city of Celina. Niles Bolton Associates designed the project for Houston-based developer i3. The three-building property will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, yoga studio, conference room and a resident clubhouse. Completion is slated for August 2023.
EAST ORANGE, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm The Kislak Co. Inc. has negotiated the sale of a multifamily development site in the Northern New Jersey community of Orange that is fully entitled for 103 market-rate units. The five-story complex will be known as Orange Valley Lofts and will include onsite parking, a lobby, bike room, terrace and an amenity room. Julie Gralla of Kislak represented the seller, Tritop Realty, in the land deal. Joni Sweetwood, also with Kislak, represented the buyer, an affiliate of Reynolds Asset Management. The sales price and a construction timeline were not disclosed.
CHICAGO — Sterling Bay and Magellan Development Group have begun pre-leasing Millie on Michigan, a 47-story luxury apartment tower located at 300 N. Michigan Ave. in Chicago that is now complete. Residents are expected to take occupancy in July. The property features 289 apartment units, with monthly rents ranging from $2,164 to $4,848. Amenities include a fitness center, resident lounge, outdoor terrace, rooftop pool, dog lounge and bike storage. The building also features a 280-room boutique hotel and ground-floor retail space. The project marks the first residential development that Sterling Bay has completed.
FREEPORT AND ROCKFORD, ILL. — Global Real Estate Advisors (GREA) has brokered the sale of a 207-unit multifamily portfolio for an undisclosed price. The portfolio includes five properties located in Freeport and Rockford that were built between 1966 and 2009. Bill Montana and Chris Sackley of GREA brokered the sale. A Chicago-based investor purchased the value-add portfolio.
DETROIT — Lument has provided a $13.5 million bridge loan for the refinancing of two apartment communities in Detroit. Greatwater Opportunity Capital was the borrower. Selden Manor consists of 48 units within a four-story building, while Heather Hall includes 70 units across a 10-story building. Both properties were constructed in 1924. Greatwater acquired the assets in early 2020, at a time when they were in disrepair and had almost no occupants. The firm then completed $7.5 million in renovations. James Kelly of Lument originated the loan, which features a two-year term and a floating interest rate.
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — Cardinal Group Cos. and TPG Real Estate Partners have purchased The Village on Telluride, a 1,116-bed student housing community located near Texas State University in San Marcos. Built in 2011, the property offers 385 units alongside shared amenities including two resort-style pools, a two-story fitness center and a newly renovated clubhouse. The new ownership plans to further upgrade the community with the addition of in-unit furnishings; appliance upgrades; the replacement of existing countertops; fresh cabinet finishes; repainting; upgraded flooring; updates to the property’s poolside grilling station and pool area; and the expansion of the community’s basketball court. Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, brokered the transaction. CBRE’s capital markets team advised on debt for the acquisition. The seller and other terms of the transaction were undisclosed.
Watt Investment Partners, Walton Street Capital Sell 252-Unit Harvest Apartments in Salt Lake City
by Amy Works
SALT LAKE CITY — Watt Investment Partners and Walton Street Capital have completed the disposition of Harvest Apartments, a multifamily property in downtown Salt Lake City. A joint venture between New York-based Cadre and Ethos Real Estate acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Located at 580 North and 300 West, the five-story podium building features 252 residences, ranging from studio to two-bedroom units averaging 785 square feet. Units features kitchen islands, stainless steel appliances, quartz and black granite countertops, modern fixtures and balconies. Community amenities include a heated swimming pool, fitness center, top-level view lounge with outdoor space, multiple community gathering areas, bike storage and 12 fire pits throughout the common areas. Eli Mills and Patrick Bodnar of CBRE represented the sellers in the deal.
SAN ANTONIO — Locally based developer The Lynd Group has broken ground on Potranco Commons, a 360-unit mixed-income apartment project in San Antonio’s Far West Side. Residences will be available in one-, two- and three-bedroom formats, with approximately 40 percent of the units reserved for renters earning 80 percent or less of the area median income. Amenities will include a clubhouse, pool, fitness center, outdoor grilling and dining stations, multiple open green spaces and a DJ booth. Lynd Group is partnering with Santikos Enterprises and the San Antonio Housing Authority on the project. Construction is scheduled for completion in the second quarter of 2024.
MESA, TEMPE AND PHOENIX, ARIZ. — Phoenix-based Taylor Street Advisors has arranged the sales of three multifamily communities in Arizona for a total of $8.7 million. Brian Tranetzki and Anton Laakso of Taylor Street Advisors represented the sellers, local private capital owners, and the buyers, local syndicators and professional investors, in the transactions. The transactions include: The $3.6 million, or $200,000 per unit, sale of Williams Apartments at 530-538 N. Williams in Mesa. The property features 18 two-bedroom/one-bath units. The $3.5 million, or $250,000 per unit, sale of Don Carlos Apartments at 1825 E. Don Carlos Ave. in Tempe. Don Carlos Apartments offers 12 one-bedroom units and two two-bedroom units. The $1.6 million, or $174,444 per unit, sale of Coolidge Apartments at 2416 W. Coolidge St. in Phoenix. The community features one studio, six one-bedroom units and two two-bedroom/two-bath units. According to Taylor Street Advisors, the buyers plan to renovate each property, which are all individually metered for electric with individual HVAC units.