MARIETTA, GA. — Berkadia has arranged the $61 million sale of Ashford Retreat, a 654-unit apartment community in Marietta, roughly 20 miles north of downtown Atlanta. The property, renamed The Park on Windy Hill, is located at 2121 Windy Hill Road, roughly two miles west of SunTrust Park, home of the Atlanta Braves. Andrew Mays, Paul Vetter, Judy MacManus and Matthew White of Berkadia arranged the transaction on behalf of the buyer, Wilkinson Corp., and the seller, The RADCO Cos. In addition, Berkadia’s Richard Levine arranged equity and debt for the deal on behalf of the buyer. The community includes one- and two-bedroom floor plans and features a fitness center, pool, business center and a clubhouse.
WINDERMERE, FLA. — CBRE has arranged a $54 million permanent loan for Venetian Isle, a 346-unit multifamily community in Windermere, roughly 12 miles southwest of Orlando. Zac Brumbaugh of CBRE arranged the 10-year loan with a fixed 3.92 percent interest rate, five years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. The loan was placed with a correspondent life company lender on behalf of the borrower and developer, Unicorp National Developments Inc. Venetian Isle is located adjacent to Westside Shoppes, the retail development that Unicorp simultaneously developed alongside the property. The community features a resort-style swimming pool with sundeck, Jacuzzi, screened and unscreened outdoor TV lounges, fitness center, business center, game room and a dog park.
ATLANTA — SunTrust Community Capital, in partnership with McCormack Baron Salazar and Invest Atlanta, has provided $24.8 million in financing for a new YMCA of Metro Atlanta headquarters. The 54,400-square-foot building, known as the YMCA Center for Leadership and Learning, will be located at 569 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in downtown Atlanta, a half-mile from the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The financing included $22 million in New Market Tax Credits (NMTC) allocation and a $2.5 million Westside Tax Allocation District grant from Invest Atlanta. SunTrust Community Capital served as the sole NMTC investor for the development. The new Leadership and Learning Center will house the YMCA of Metro Atlanta’s administrative offices and will become the new regional YMCA training center for the Southeast, providing training to over 1,500 employees annually. The center will bring 135 YMCA employees to downtown Atlanta, including 25 new jobs and various internship opportunities. The facility is expected to open in early 2019.
POMPANO BEACH, FLA. — First Industrial Realty Trust Inc. has acquired a 172,120-square-foot warehouse/distribution building in Broward County’s Pompano Beach for $22.7 million. Located at 2504 N.W. 19th St., the property features 16 dock-high doors, two drive-in doors, 323 auto stalls and an additional 4.1-acre parking lot that is available for future development. Mike Davis, Rick Brugge and Michael Lerner of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the transaction on behalf of First Industrial. The name of the seller was not disclosed. Sean Rooney of Hanna Commercial, Jay Ziv of Avison Young and Matthew McAllister, Rick Etner, Chris Metzger and Christopher Thomson of Cushman & Wakefield secured a 19,000-square-foot lease with Stoncor Group Inc., a provider of corrosion and abrasion solutions for the infrastructure and construction markets. With the new lease, the facility is fully occupied.
PLANO, TEXAS — McCarthy Building Cos. Inc. will build a 90,000-square-foot fine arts center for the Plano Independent School District. The facility, which will be located along Alma Road between 15th Street and West Park Boulevard, will feature a 1,500-seat performance hall, 350-seat studio theater, rehearsal studio and a visual arts gallery. The project will also deliver surface parking for roughly 700 vehicles. Construction of the project, which is valued at roughly $50 million, is expected to begin during the summer of 2018.
ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — Dallas-based general contractor Duke Inc. is nearing completion of Bartz Ranch, a 296-unit apartment community located in the northern Austin suburb of Round Rock. Designed by Meeks + Partners, the three-story property will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 736 to 1,446 square feet. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, music recording studio and an outdoor patio with grill areas.
DALLAS — Mohr Capital, a Dallas-based investment firm, has acquired a 100,000-square-foot office building located in the University Park area of Dallas. The property, which is situated on 13.8 acres, is currently vacant. Mohr Capital will invest in capital improvements to the building that will result in an additional 150,000 square feet of space being added. Gary Horn and Jack Glasgow of Cresa represented Mohr Capital in the transaction. The seller was not disclosed.
DICKINSON, TEXAS — NorthMarq Capital has secured a $16.4 million construction/perm loan for Bahia Cove, a 248-unit multifamily community in Dickinson, about 30 miles southeast of Houston. Robert Hernandez of NorthMarq placed the loan, which features a 10-year term, 30-year amortization schedule and three years of interest-only payments, through an undisclosed life insurance company. The name of the borrower was also withheld.
HOUSTON — LMI Capital has closed $46.5 million in loans for a quintet of multifamily properties totaling 920 units throughout the Houston area. Brandon Brown, Kurt Dennis and Jamie Mullin of LMI Capital placed the loans for the garden-style properties, which are located in the Woodlake/Briarmeadow, Inner Loop East, Westchase, Champions East and North Houston submarkets. The lenders and borrowers were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Sabal Capital Partners has completed a $129 million portfolio of 34 refinancing loans for multifamily units in the Bronx. The portfolio encompasses 863 apartment units. The loans are the largest single Small Business Loan transaction processed through the Freddie Mac SBL program since its inception in 2014, according to Sabal.