DENVER — Capstone Apartment Partners has completed the sale of a six-community apartment portfolio located in Southwest Denver. Monarch Investment and Management Group acquired the portfolio from a group of investors connected through Abiete Real Estate for $56.5 million. Totaling 325 apartments, the portfolio includes The Amherst, Federal Terrace, Autumn Ridge, Pinecrest Apartments, Elm Creek Apartments and The Hill Apartments. All six properties are located along South Federal Boulevard and were approximately 96 percent occupied at the time of closing. Jason Koch, Adam Riddle, Sean Holamon and Austin Smith of Capstone represented the seller in the deal.
MARTINEZ, CALIF. — San Diego-based MG Properties Group has acquired Maris at Martinez, a multifamily property located at 142 Fig Tree Lane in Martinez. Terms of the transaction were not released. Formerly known as Terra Martinez, the 168-unit community was built in 1985. Salvatore Saglimbeni, Stanford Jones, Philip Saglimbeni and Alexander Tartaglia of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the undisclosed seller. Institutional investors advised by JP Morgan Asset Management provided mortgage financing for the acquisition. Bryan Frazier, Andrew Schoene and Blake Hockenbury of Walker & Dunlop arranged the acquisition financing.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Ready Capital has closed $11.1 million in financing for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a 96-unit apartment community in the West University submarket of Tucson. Upon acquisition, the undisclosed borrower plans to implement a capital improvement plan curing deferred maintenance and renovating unit interiors, building exteriors and common areas. Ready Capital closed the non-recourse, interest-only, floating-rate loan, which features a 36-month term, two extension options, flexible prepayment and a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures.
HOPEWELL, N.J. — BeiGene, a global biotech firm that develops cancer medicines, will open a 400,000-square-foot life sciences facility in Hopewell, a suburb of Trenton. The manufacturing and research facility will be situated on a 42-acre site within the Princeton West Innovation Campus that was previously owned by pharmaceutical giant Bristol Myers Squibb. Lincoln Equities Group owns Princeton West Innovation Campus. Construction is expected to begin in 2022 and to be complete in late 2023 or early 2024.
SEATTLE — Colliers has arranged the purchase of The Marco, a multifamily property located in the Roosevelt submarket of North Seattle. An undisclosed seller sold the asset for $7.3 million. Tim McKay, Dan Chhan, Sam Wayne, Matt Kemper and Adam Groberman of Colliers represented the buyers, a local syndication group, in the transaction. Located at 9100 Roosevelt Way NE, The Marco features 25 apartments. The property was originally built in 1970 and is currently renting as market-rate apartments. Fourteen of the 25 units have been renovated over the last two years.
CHICAGO — Draper and Kramer Inc. has opened Wrigleyville Lofts, a 120-unit apartment complex located at 949 W. Dakin St. in Chicago’s Wrigleyville neighborhood. Additionally, Lakeview Ace Hardware, which occupied the single-story structure that previously stood on the development site, has reopened in the building’s first-floor retail space. The store’s owner, Joe Lomanto, is also a minority owner in the development. Sullivan, Goulette & Wilson Architects designed the seven-story project, which is situated near Wrigley Field. There are 108 one-bedroom units and 12 two-bedroom units. Monthly rents start at $1,700. Amenities include a rooftop deck, coffee area, private clubroom, fitness center, bike storage, parking garage and meeting spaces. Leopardo Construction was the general contractor. Gershman Mortgage arranged project financing.
PHOENIX — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a retail building located at 5349 W. Baseline Road in Phoenix. A partnership sold the property to a limited liability company for $2.1 million. O’Reilly Auto Parts occupies the 7,000-square-foot property, which was built in 2006. The tenant recently executed its first five-year renewal option with 10 percent rental increases every five years. Mark Ruble and Chris Lind of Marcus & Millichap’s Phoenix office represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
AMES, IOWA — Centurion Property Group has acquired Aspen Ames, a 422-bed student housing community located near the Iowa State University campus in Ames, for $25 million. Built in 2017, the property offers a mix of two-, three- and four-bedroom floorplans with bed-to-bath parity across four buildings. Shared amenities include a fitness center, game room, computer lab and study room. Centurion plans to begin renovations on the community and add a pet park and basketball court. Asset Living has been tapped to manage the property, which will be renamed The ONE at Ames. Scott Clifton and Stewart Hayes of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Aspen Ames marks the company’s third student housing acquisition in the past 18 months.
RACINE, WIS. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has brokered the $10.7 million sale of a Home Depot-occupied retail property in Racine. The asset is located at 2429 S. Green Bay Road near the High Ridge Shopping Center. Rob Goldberg and Ben Snyder of Matthews represented the seller, a national private investor. An unnamed REIT was the buyer.
KEARNEY, NEB. — Colliers Mortgage has provided a $3.7 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Park Meadow Apartments in central Nebraska’s Kearney. The 84-unit apartment community is situated near local parks, dining, shopping and entertainment spots. Units feature walk-in closets and balconies. The 12-year loan features a 30-year amortization schedule. Park Meadow Partners LLC was the borrower.