MOBILE, ALA. — Carter Multifamily has acquired a four-property apartment portfolio in Mobile for $121 million. The seller was not disclosed. The portfolio had a total of 876 units. The four properties include Arbor Gates (184 units), The Gates at Jubilee (248 units), Lenox Gates (228 units) and Regency Gates (216 units). Built between 1992 and 1999, the properties had overall occupancies ranging from 92 percent to 96 percent at the time of sale. Carter Multifamily intends to execute a value-add strategy that will feature operational improvements, including implementing institutionally based property management best practices, upgrades to community amenities and interior unit renovations.
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PLANO, TEXAS — Locally based investment firm S2 Capital has acquired Residences at Preston Park, a 266-unit apartment community in the northern Dallas suburb of Plano. Built on 15 acres in 1995, the garden-style property features one- and two-bedroom units with an average size of 1,114 square feet. Brian O’Boyle of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Henry Stimler, Bill Weber and Ari Schwartzbard, also with Newmark, arranged acquisition financing on behalf of S2 Capital, which plans to implement a value-add program.
SAVANNAH, GA. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Abercorn Walk, a 69,396-square-foot retail center in Savannah. Jim Hamilton, Brad Buchanan and Andrew Michols of JLL marketed the property on behalf of the seller. Chattanooga-based GBT Realty Corp. purchased the property for an undisclosed price. Abercorn Walk is anchored by The Fresh Market. Other tenants at the property include Ethan Allen, Soma Intimates, White House Black Market, Chico’s, Nadeau, Jos. A. Bank, J. Jill, Talbots, StretchLab and Cycle Bar. Located at 5525 Abercorn St., the property is situated 20 miles from Tybee Island and 14.5 miles from the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 125,000-square-foot, full-building industrial lease at 2020 McDaniel Drive in the northern Dallas suburb of Carrollton. According to commercialcafé.com, the property was built on seven acres in 1981. Nathan Denton of Lee & Associates represented the tenant, BuzzBallz, a locally based provider of premixed alcoholic beverages, in the lease negotiations. Jeff Thornton of Duke Realty represented the landlord, Texas Dugan LP.
BRANDON, FLA. — Berkadia has secured an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for The Reserve at Brandon, a 982-unit apartment community in Brandon, about 12.9 miles from Tampa. Brad Williamson, Matt Robbins, Scott Wadler, Mitch Sinberg and Alan Dillman of Berkadia secured a loan on behalf of the borrower, Tampa-based ZMR Capital. MF1 provided a floating-rate bridge financing that is 80 percent loan-to-cost. Built between 1991 and 2002, The Reserve at Brandon offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging from 705 square feet to 1,200 square feet. Unit features include stainless steel appliances, faux granite countertops, a breakfast bar, wood-style vinyl flooring in the common areas, walk-in closets and patios or balconies. Community amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, three pools with cabanas, playground, tropical landscaping, business center, coffee bar, tennis court, onsite management and 24-hour emergency management. Located at 1918 Plantation Key Circle, the property is situated 21.1 miles from Tampa International Airport.
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — Colliers has negotiated the sale of a 21,258-square-foot office building located at 4550 State Highway 360 in Grapevine, located on the northern central side of the metroplex. The property was built on 2.2 acres in 2008. Cody Payne, Austin Edelmon and Nick Miller of Colliers represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were private investors that requested anonymity, in the all-cash transaction.
CONCORD, N.C. — Nashville-based Montecito Medical Real Estate has purchased a 14,720-square-foot medical office building in Concord. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. The medical office building is fully occupied under a long-term lease by Northeast Digestive Health Center. Northeast Digestive Health has served Cabarrus County and surrounding communities for 40 years. The practice provides a range of consultative, diagnostic, treatment and procedural services for patients across the area. The property is situated just off Interstate 85, approximately 25 miles northeast of downtown Charlotte.
OXFORD, MISS. — CBRE has arranged the sale of The Chancellor’s House, a 38-room boutique hotel in Oxford, to Nashville-based BNA Associates LLC. Natalie Castillo, Austin LaPoten and John Lamberson Jr. of CBRE represented the seller, an entity doing business as Chancellor House LLC. Built in 2017, The Chancellor’s House hotel offers two full-service restaurants, a lounge with an outdoor patio, rooftop and more than 2,800 square feet of meeting space. Located at 425 South Lamar Blvd., the property is situated less than one mile from the University of Mississippi and is just south of The University-Oxford Airport.
YONKERS, N.Y. — JLL has arranged a $230 million loan for the refinancing of Lionsgate Studios Yonkers, a 500,000-square-foot film production studio located on the northern outskirts of New York City. Proceeds will retire construction debt that financed Phase I of the studio’s development, which was completed in January. The borrower, a partnership between Connecticut-based National Resources and Great Point Capital Management, a media investment fund based in the United Kingdom, is also planning a $500 million expansion. When complete, the studio will house 11 soundstages — eight 20,000-square-foot stages, two 10,000-square-foot stages and a 30,000 square-foot stage — and will be the largest modern-built film and television production campus in the Northeast. The property will also include parking for more than 750 cars and 100 trucks. Michael Zaremski, Michael Shmuely, John Flynn and Jimmy Cochran of JLL arranged the five-year loan.
MANCHESTER, N.H. — CBRE has brokered the $121.5 million sale of Countryside Village, a 448-unit apartment community located near the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border in Manchester. The sales price equates to approximately $271,000 per unit. Built in phases between 1986 and 1987, the property comprises 17 three- and four-story residential buildings and a 7,000-square-foot clubhouse. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, and 20 percent of the residences were recently renovated. According to Apartments.com, amenities include a pool, fitness center, playground, basketball court, grilling stations and onsite laundry facilities. Simon Butler, Biria St. John and John McLaughlin of CBRE represented the seller, an affiliate of Pennsylvania-based Merion Realty Partners, in the transaction. The trio also procured the buyer, an affiliate of Boston-based DSF Group.