Multifamily

MIDDLETON, WIS. — McShane Construction Co. has completed The Trotta Apartments in Middleton, a northwest suburb of Madison. The 126-unit apartment complex is situated on a site that previously housed a motel owned by the Trotta family. The four-story development offers a mix of market-rate units and workforce housing units. Income restrictions were not disclosed. Amenities include a clubroom, fitness room, dog wash, common room and three rooftop decks. Ramaker provided architectural services. The developer was Impact Seven, a Wisconsin-based affordable housing developer.

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MADISON, WIS. — Repvblik LLC has purchased the Madison Plaza Hotel in Madison for an undisclosed price and plans to convert the hotel into workforce housing. Repvblik intends to fully renovate and repurpose the property into roughly 155 to 190 affordable studio and one-bedroom units. Completion is slated for 2023. Repvblik builds workforce housing for renters who earn 60 to 120 percent of the area median income (AMI). At the Madison property, rents will be affordable for those who earn 60 percent of AMI. In cooperation with HotelBrokerOne, Jameson & Co. brokered the sale of the 197-room hotel. Construction is expected to last 10 to 12 months.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Houston-based investment firm Disrupt Equity has acquired Cascade, a 198-unit multifamily property located just south of downtown Austin, for $30.1 million. Built in 1971 and renovated in 2016, Cascade offers one-, two- and four-bedroom units as well as a fitness center, multiple pools, recreation areas and onsite laundry facilities. Disrupt Equity plans to continue with capital improvements to interiors of select units and amenity spaces. The seller was not disclosed.

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PHOENIX — A CIM Group-managed fund has closed a $204 million construction loan to Medistar Corp., GMH Communities and a fund sponsored by CBRE Investment Management to finance the development of Central Station, a mixed-use transportation hub in downtown Phoenix. Located at 300 N. Central Ave. at Van Buren Street, Central Station will consist of 362 apartments, 435 student housing units with 655 beds, more than 100,000 square feet of office and retail space, and 427 subterranean parking spaces across two 22- and 23-story towers and a podium. The development is adjacent to an existing bus and light-rail transit center and is a public-private partnership with the City of Phoenix and the federal Transit Authority. The development team broke ground on the project in April.

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WESTMINSTER, COLO. — Seagate Legacy Associates has completed the disposition of Links at Legacy Ridge Apartments, a multifamily property located at 2710 Bruchez Parkway in Westminster. MIG Real Estate acquired the asset for $94 million. Completed in 1999, Links at Legacy Ridge features 232 apartments in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with nine-foot ceilings, walk-in closets, patios/balconies and full-size washers/dryers. Community amenities include a resort-style pool, clubhouse and fitness center. Dave Martin and Brian Mooney of Northmarq’s Denver Investment Sales team represented the seller in the deal.

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SEATTLE — Champion Real Estate Co. has acquired 0.33 acres of land at 700 NE 45th St. near the University of Washington campus in Seattle for the development of a 516-bed student housing community. Named Victory at the U, the community will offer fully furnished units alongside shared amenities including study and fitness centers, recreation space and a rooftop deck offering views of Lake Union. Dylan Simon of Kidder Matthews represented Champion and the undisclosed seller of the development site, which Champion acquired for $7.3 million.

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NORTH ARLINGTON, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm The Kislak Co. Inc. has negotiated the $8.4 million sale of three multifamily properties totaling 43 units in North Arlington, located in Bergen County. All structures were originally built more than 100 years ago and include four office spaces and three retail units. Scott Davidovic, Michael Kossak and Andrew Scheinerman of Kislak brokered the deals. The sellers were family partnerships that sold the assets to a single buyer, with all parties involved requesting anonymity.

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NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Ariel Property Advisors has arranged the $5.2 million sale of two multifamily buildings totaling 37 units in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park neighborhood. The rent-stabilized buildings offer a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Victor Sozio, Stephen Vorvolakos, Sean Kelly and Benjamin Vago of Ariel Property Advisors brokered the sale. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.

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MEBANE, N.C. — Blaze Capital Partners, a multifamily investment firm based in Charleston, has purchased Fieldstone Apartments, a 240-unit, garden-style community in Mebane. This deal marks the first in the Triangle market for the investment firm. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Blaze Capital plans to invest $2.5 million in property improvements at Fieldstone, including select unit interior enhancements and upgrades to landscaping and community amenities. Fieldstone offers one-, two- and three-bedroom residences with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and outdoor patios and balconies. Community amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, resort-style pool and sundeck, coffee bar, dog park and a playground.

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NEW YORK CITY — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has arranged $754 million in financing for Aman New York, a luxury hotel and condo development in Midtown Manhattan. Aman New York occupies the top 20 floors of the 100-year-old Crown Building at the corner of 57th Street and Fifth Avenue, across the street from Trump Tower. OKO Group was the developer. The 95,000-square-foot residential portion includes 22 units, while the 117,000-square-foot hotel section contains 83 guest rooms and suites. The rooms are among New York’s largest, and the hotel is the only one in New York to offer working fireplaces in each room. The lower floors of the building remain retail space. The hotel portion is scheduled to open on Tuesday, Aug. 2. Reservations will be available beginning Monday, July 25. The development is Aman’s first U.S. urban residence project and provides special features for owners such as private entrances, plus access to three dining venues, a jazz club, wine room and 25,000-square-foot Aman Spa. Nearly all of the condos are pre-sold, with one of the units selling for $55 million, marking one of the priciest residential transactions in New York so far this year. Originally built in 1921, the Crown …

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