SPRING, TEXAS — Multifamily developer Wood Partners has completed Alta Cathedral Lakes, a 300-unit apartment community in the northern Houston suburb of Spring. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and feature stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, tile backsplashes and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, business center with coworking spaces and reserve-able conference rooms, dog park and wash, bike storage and an outdoor courtyard with a kitchen. Rents start at $1,070 per month for a one-bedroom unit, according to Apartments.com.
HOUSTON — Welcome Group LLC, a locally based investment firm, has acquired a 129,085-square-foot office and industrial complex in West Houston. The complex consists of four office buildings and one industrial building that were constructed in 2013 and are fully leased to three tenants, including Tally Energy Services. Ryan Wassaff and John Wilson represented Welcome Group on an internal basis.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Barings and B&Z Development LLC have topped out 701 Rio, a 120,983-square-foot office project in downtown Austin. Construction of the building, which will offer a fitness center with showers and lockers, as well as bike storage space, began in January 2020. Completion is slated for July. Barnes Gromatzky Kosarek Architects is designing the project, and Colorado-based Hensel Phelps is the general contractor. JLL is leasing the property.
MISSION, TEXAS — NorthMarq has brokered the sale of Circle T RV & Mobile Home Park, a 270-site manufactured housing community located in the Rio Grande Valley city of Mission. Jared Bosch, Don Vedeen and Chris Michl of NorthMarq represented the seller, Boston Road MHP Inc., and the buyer, Lewis RR Properties Ltd., in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.
PHILADELPHIA — Nashville-based Southern Land Co. has acquired land at 1620 Sansom St. in the Rittenhouse neighborhood of Philadelphia for the development of a $180 million multifamily building. The property will rise 28 stories and will feature 306 units and 32,000 square feet of commercial space. Ken Wellar, Corey Lonberger and Mark Duszak of Rittenhouse Realty Advisors brokered the $24.5 million sale of the land.
NEW HAVEN, CONN. — Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of Westville Village Apartments, a 294-unit multifamily community in New Haven. Built on eight acres in 2008, the property offers amenities such as a clubhouse, fitness center, game room and outdoor courtyards. Victor Nolletti, Eric Pentore and Wes Klockner of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity.
LOWELL AND BILLERICA, MASS. — A partnership between Marcus Partners and Rhino Capital Advisors has acquired a 180,000-square-foot industrial portfolio in metro Boston. The portfolio consists of two buildings, one in Lowell and the other in Billerica, both of which are northern suburbs of Boston. The sales price was $13.5 million. The seller was not disclosed. Brett Paulsrud, Amy Lousararian and Madeline Joyce of JLL arranged $9.1 million in fixed-rate acquisition financing through Webster Five Cents Savings Bank for the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — NorthMarq has provided a $44.5 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Briarwood Gardens, a 514-unit multifamily property located in the Jamaica area of Queens. The property was built in the 1950s and offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units, as well as a playground, dog park and onsite laundry facilities. Robert Ranieri of NorthMarq originated the fixed-rate loan. The borrower was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged a $34.4 million bridge loan for the refinancing of a 117-unit apartment building in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. The property, which includes 4,000 square feet of commercial space, was originally built as a pencil factory and was converted to multifamily in 2012. A private lender provided the five-year loan, which was structured with a 3.65 percent interest rate, three years of interest-only payments and a 75 percent loan-to-value ratio. Steven Rock of MMCC originated the debt. The borrower was not disclosed.
CHICAGO — California-based investment firm KBS has received a $375 million loan for the refinancing of Accenture Tower, a 40-story, 1.5 million-square-foot office building located at 500 W. Madison St. in downtown Chicago. Accenture Tower, named for the accounting firm formerly known as Arthur Andersen that changed its name following the 2001 Enron scandal, was originally built in 1987. The LEED Gold-certified building sits above the Ogilvie Transportation Center, one of two main train stations in Chicago’s West Loop, which connects the suburbs with the downtown area. In terms of amenities, Accenture Tower features a fitness center, tenant lounge, and conference centers. Tenants also have access to an onsite bank branch, courier service and concierge service. U.S. Bank and Bank of America jointly provided the financing, which consisted of a $281 million term loan and a $94 million revolving loan. The term loan was structured with a three-year initial term with two one-year extension options, and priced with floating interest rate over LIBOR. U.S. Bank will be the primary servicer of the loan. Deutsche Pfandbriefbank, a German bank specializing in real estate and public sector financing, participated in the transaction, though the company’s role was unclear. “The iconic nature of …