JERSEY CITY, N.J. — SVN Affordable | Levental Realty has brokered the sale of a 412-unit affordable housing portfolio in Jersey City. The portfolio consists of four properties: Van Wagenen I (233 units), Van Wagenen II (114 units), Bergen Manor (40 units) and Kennedy Manor (25 units). SVN represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was a joint venture between Hudson Valley Property Group and Nuveen, the $1 trillion asset manager of TIAA. The new ownership will implement sustainable upgrades to the existing buildings in order to extend their affordability.
DOVER, N.H. — Boston-based mortgage banking firm Fantini & Gorga has arranged two loans totaling $10.8 million for the refinancing of a pair of commercial assets in Dover, located near the Maine-New Hampshire border. The first property is a 32-unit apartment building with 9,000 square feet of commercial space that was built in 2015. The second asset is a historic building constructed in the late 1800s that features 24 commercial units and 21 residential units. Derek Columbe and Lindsay Feig of Fantini & Gorga placed the loans through a regional bank on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
NEW YORK CITY — Vincent Theurer, CEO of Approved Oil, has acquired a 49-unit apartment building at 417-441 40th St. in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn. The property sold for $9 million, or roughly $183,000 per unit. Adam Hess, Edward Setton and Lane Matalon of Meridian Capital Group represented the seller, Ilan Goldstein of Slope Realty, in the transaction.
BEAVERTON, ORE. — A partnership between a fund controlled by DRA Advisors and Prescott Partners has purchased Nimbus Corporate Center, a flex office park in Beaverton, a suburb of Portland. Shorenstein sold the asset for $130 million. Situated on 47.5 acres at 8910-9775 SW Gemini Drive and 9203-9790 NW Nimbus Avenue, the 16-building property offers a total of 691,036 square feet of flex office space. Completed between 1984 and 1991, Nimbus Corporate Center is leased to various tenants in the manufacturing, technology, professional services, insurance and government sectors. Buzz Ellis, Michel Seifer, Logan Greer, Adam Taylor and Kaden Eichmeier of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal.
LAGUNA NIGUEL, CALIF. — CBRE National Senior Housing has arranged an $80 million loan to refinance debt on Crestavilla, a recently built, “ultra-luxury” seniors housing community in Laguna Niguel, located in Orange County. The property features 201 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care on an 11.6-acre site. Atria Senior Living is the operator. Construction began in 2016 and was completed in 2018. Aron Will, Austin Sacco and Tim Root of CBRE National Senior Housing arranged the refinance on behalf of a joint venture between Fremont Realty Capital and Steadfast Senior Living. MF1 Capital provided the three-year, floating-rate bridge loan with full-term interest-only payments.
SAN DIEGO — C.W. Driver Cos. has started construction of a $55 million San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) elementary school located at 7900 Civita Blvd. in San Diego’s Mission Valley. Serving students in kindergarten through fifth grade, the 77,250-square-foot school will be technology-oriented and accommodate up to 500 students and supporting staff members. Construction is slated for completion in summer 2022 in time for the 2022-2023 school year. Comprising four buildings, the school project will feature a two-story administration, flex-classroom, makerspace and library building; one-story multipurpose building with a foodservice facility; and two classroom buildings featuring a total of 24 spaces and variety of indoor/outdoor learning areas with roll-up doors for maximum flexibility. Additionally, the campus will feature a dedicated play area for students. Domus Studio is providing architectural services for the project.
MURRIETA, CALIF. — MBK Rental Living has completed the sale of Mitchell Place, a multifamily property located at 35995 Mitchell Road in Murrieta. MG Properties acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Opened in June 2019, the gated community features 230 flats and townhomes in a mix of nine floor plans. The one-, two- and three-bedroom residences range from 787 square feet to 1,294 square feet. John Chu and Ed Rosen of Berkadia represented MBK Rental Living. Charles Christensen of Berkadia arranged Fannie Mae acquisition financing for the buyer.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Overton Moore Properties has purchased Concourse Tech Park, an office, research and development building in San Jose. A private family sold the asset for $13.5 million. Located at 1953-1965 Concourse Drive, the 110,148-square-foot property features two loading docks, eight at-grade roll-up doors, substantial power, ample parking and significant clear heights. At the time of sale, the building was 10 percent leased. Steven Golubchik, Seth McKinnon, Darren Hollak and Jack Phipps of Newmark represented the buyer and the seller in the transaction.
DETROIT — The Detroit City Council has approved the sale of the former Michigan State Fairgrounds, providing the green light for a $400 million redevelopment of the site. Detroit-based Sterling Group and Dallas-based Hillwood Investment Properties have agreed to pay $9 million for the land, with plans to build a 3.8 million-square-foot distribution center for Amazon at the property. The e-commerce giant will occupy half of the 142-acre site, located at the corner of Woodward Avenue and 8 Mile Road. Its facility is projected to bring more than 1,200 new full-time jobs to the area. The remaining acreage will be dedicated to auto part suppliers or other employers, according to the developers. The Michigan State Fair took place annually in Detroit from 1849 to 2009 when the publicly funded event was removed from the budget. In 2011, the fair went private and moved to nearby Novi. The redevelopment plans call for the demolition of several buildings at the old fairgrounds, including the 5,600-seat arena built in 1922, according to local news outlets. The project also includes the development of a new indoor transit center to replace the current one on Woodward Avenue near the fairgrounds. As part of the agreement, …
SANDY SPRINGS AND MARIETTA, GA. — Carroll Organization has purchased three multifamily communities in metro Atlanta for $220 million. Carroll will rebrand two of the properties, Cascade at Morgan Falls and Fountains at Morgan Falls in Sandy Springs, under the singular name Arium Morgan Falls. The adjacent communities total 1,180 units. Carroll plans to invest $30 million in property upgrades to overhaul exteriors, amenities and unit interiors. The third property is in Marietta, the 418-unit Columns at Bentley Manor, which Carroll will rebrand to Arium on Bentley. Carroll plans to remodel and update the community’s amenities and units. The seller(s) of the three communities was not disclosed.