ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of The Hub, a 168-unit apartment community in Arlington. The property houses studio, one- and two-bedroom units and offers amenities such as a dog park and outdoor grilling and dining areas. Al Silva and Ford Braly of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Lubbock-based developer Madera Residential, in the transaction and procured an undisclosed, locally based investment group as the buyer. The new ownership plans to implement a value-add program.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Northmarq has arranged a permanent loan of an undisclosed amount for Carrollton Park Village, a 110,000-square-foot shopping center located on the northern outskirts of Dallas. The property was built on 10 acres in phases between 1965 and 1987 and is home to tenants such as dd’s Discounts, Dollar General and Hibbett Sporting Goods. Phillip Bankhead of Northmarq arranged the debt through Genworth Financial on behalf of the borrower, Vista Property Co. The loan carried a fixed interest rate, 15-year term and a 25-year amortization schedule.
SAN ANTONIO — Stream Realty Partners has negotiated a 73,873-square-foot industrial lease at CenterPoint Logistics Park in San Antonio. The tenant, an undisclosed retail vending company, will occupy approximately half of the space at Building 4, which is under construction and scheduled for a third-quarter 2023 completion. Kevin Cosgrove and Walter Simpson of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Jackson-Shaw, in the lease negotiations.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Union has arranged a $78.6 million loan for the refinancing of a portfolio of 12 multifamily properties totaling 1,017 units that are predominantly located throughout Northern New Jersey. The portfolio also includes one property in The Bronx. Alex Jaffa of Eastern Union arranged the loan, which carries a fixed interest rate of 4.25 percent and a 10-year term, through Kearny Bank. The undisclosed borrower was a New Jersey-based investment firm that operates the properties through a variety of affiliated limited liability companies.
NEW HAVEN, CONN. — Northeast Private Client Group has brokered the $34.6 million sale of a portfolio of two multifamily properties totaling 145 units in New Haven. Broadway Living is a five-building, 101-unit complex, and The Elm is a newly constructed, 44-unit building. All units at both properties are rented at market rates. Brad Balletto, Jeff Wright and Rich Edwards of Northeast Private Client Group brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
ELIZABETH AND HILLSIDE, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm The Kislak Co. Inc. has negotiated the $15 million sale of a portfolio of five multifamily properties totaling 120 units in Northern New Jersey. Specifically, four of the properties comprising 110 units are in Elizabeth, and one 10-unit property is located in Hillside. Jeff Squires of Kislak represented the buyer and seller, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction. Walker & Dunlop originated acquisition financing for the deal.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — South Florida-based investment firm Benderson Development has purchased a 53,400-square-foot retail property located outside of Boston in Cambridge. The property at 340 River St. is located roughly one mile from Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and houses a 40,000-square-foot Whole Foods Market and a 13,000-square-foot Walgreens. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Insurance giant New York Life has signed a 20,000-square-foot office lease at 97-77 Queens Blvd. in the borough’s Rego Park neighborhood. JLL represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Roy Chipkin of CBRE, along with internal agents Marylou Berk, Meredith Jackness and Michael Leary, represented the landlord, LeFrak.
NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between global real estate and investment management group Lendlease and Australian pension fund Aware Super has secured a $360 million construction loan for the development of 1 Java Street, a 36-story mixed-use development adjacent to the East River in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn. Plans call for 834 apartments, 13,000 square feet of retail space and an 18,000-square-foot public waterfront park connecting the property to the India Street Pier, which offers service for the East River Ferry. Thirty percent of apartments at 1 Java Street will be affordable units under the Affordable New York 421(A) Program and Voluntary Inclusionary Housing. Lendlease’s investment management, development and construction business units will serve in 1 Java Street’s development. The property is slated for completion in 2026. Christopher Peck, Alex Staikos, Phil Cadorette and Joy Dracos led a JLL Capital Markets team that represented the joint venture to secure the floating-rate construction loan through a Bank of America-led syndicate. New York City architecture firm Marvel will serve as interior designer for both market-rate and affordable units at 1 Java Street. INC Architecture & Design will design the public areas and Créme Architecture & Design will be the interior designer for …
It’s been quite the run for Seattle. Like many secondary markets out West, the Emerald City was a pandemic darling, racking up loads of new residents and workers over the past few years. Seattle-area employers added more than 102,600 workers in 2021 alone, according to Marcus & Millichap’s second-quarter market report, which predicts the area will add another 85,000 workers by year’s end. The report also forecasts Seattle’s population will increase by more than 220,000 residents over the next five years. All this activity has led to a bull run for multifamily owners, investors and developers. Net absorption in Seattle’s central business district surpassed the 5,000-unit mark for the first time on record last year, while rents have risen by 14 percent year over year. Demand was so fierce that all 20 of the metro’s submarkets recorded vacancy compression over the past four quarters, resulting in an average 2.8 percent vacancy rate, according to Marcus & Millichap. This is the lowest rate in two decades. Nearly 9,000 units — representing 1.9 percent of the supply — were added over the 12-month period that ended in March, with another 25,000 units still under construction at the end of the second quarter. …