TUCSON, ARIZ. — Bascom Arizona Ventures has acquired three apartment communities in Tucson and Sierra Vista for $70.2 million. The communities include the 290-unit Springs at Silverbell, the 196-unit Springs at Continental Ranch and the 186-unit La Entrada in Tucson. All three properties offer a resort-style swimming pool, relaxing spa, 24-hour fitness center, business center and private garages. Bascom Arizona Ventures assumed the existing HUD loans for all three properties. Hamid Panahi of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer and seller in the portfolio transaction. The on-site property management will be overseen by Arizona-based Morrison, Ekre & Bart Management Services.
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LAKEWOOD, COLO. — Castle Lanterra Properties has purchased Mountain Vista, a 257-unit apartment community located at 474 S. Wright St. in Lakewood, for $38 million. Built in 1973, the property has undergone renovations in 221 units. It is situated near Green Mountain Open Space and Matthews Winters Park, which contains nearly 5,000 acres of open space and 30 miles of hiking and biking trails. Shane Ozment, Terrance Hunt, Jeff Hawks and Doug Andrews of ARA Newmark represented the seller, Jackson Square Properties, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Madison Park Tower, an apartment building located on 34th Street between Madison and Park avenues in Manhattan. Affiliates of CIM Group sold the property to Morgenstern Capital and TLM Equities for $80 million. Constructed in 2009, Madison Park Tower is a 36-story building featuring 110 studio, one- and two-bedroom rental units, a 24-hour attended lobby, fitness center, bike storage and 2,950 square feet of ground-level retail space. Adam Spies, Doug Harmon, Adam Doneger, Kevin Donner and Avery Silverstein of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction. Additionally, Steve Kohn, Gideon Gil, Dave Karson, Alex Hernandez, Chris Moyer and Alex Lapidus of Cushman & Wakefield Equity, Debt and Structured Finance arranged $65 million in acquisition financing for the purchaser. The financing was provided by affiliates of Square Mile Capital Management.
BOSTON — The Davis Cos. is developing Telford 180, a condominium building located at the corner of Soldiers Field Road and Telford Street in the Allston neighborhood of Boston. Slated to open this fall, the six-story building features 85 residences in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, including six affordable, family-sized units targeted for first-time home buyers. On-site amenities include an 84-space underground parking garage, a fitness center, a clubhouse with private courtyard, a dog washing station, private conference rooms, a biking garage and a rowing room. Designed by CUBE 3 Studio, the property features 17 unique floor plans that each include a washer and dryer and modern kitchen designs. The opening of the property will mark the completion of the Charlesview Apartments development, a multi-phase project that commenced in 2011 with the construction of 280 mixed-income and affordable units in the Charlesview Residences located adjacent to Telford 180. The Davis Cos. celebrated the project with an official ribbon cutting on Monday, Oct. 2.
O,R&L Commercial Brokers $15.5M Sale of Regional Retail Plaza in East Lyme, Connecticut
by Amy Works
EAST LYME, CONN. — O,R&L Commercial has arranged the sale of Flanders Plaza, a regional shopping center located at 9-19 Chesterfield Road in East Lyme. Developers Consolidated Realty acquired the property from GFP Flanders Plaza LLC for $15.5 million. Situated on 7.2 acres, the 60,000-square-foot property is anchored by CVS/pharmacy, Tri-Town Foods Supermarket, McDonald’s and Citizens Bank. Jay Morris of O,R&L Commercial represented the seller in the deal. Brett Eagleson of Guilford Savings Bank arranged acquisition financing for the buyer.
BURLINGTON, MASS. — NKF has arranged the sale of The Shops at Mall Road in Burlington. A private equity fund managed by Crow Holdings Capital Partners acquired the 31,623-square-foot shopping center for an undisclosed price. Current tenants at the fully occupied property include Duluth Trading Co., Catherines, Cycl3, Orangetheory Fitness, Wendy’s and Supercuts. Geoffrey Millerd, Justin Smith, Paul Penman and Christopher Peterson of NKF represented the seller, RJ Kelly, in the transaction.
RIVER EDGE, N.J. — NAI James E. Hanson has brokered the sale of an office building located at 10 Elizabeth St. in River Edge. Crestview Associates sold the 16,500-square-foot property to NJCF Property for an undisclosed price. The buyer, a check cashing service based in Chicago, plans to renovate the property to bring the building, which was constructed in 1983, up to modern standards. Andrew Somple and Anthony Cassano of NAI Hanson represented the seller in the deal.
OREGON CITY, ORE. — Virtu Investments has purchased the 146-unit Barclay Village apartments in Oregon City for $18.7 million. The community is located at 775 Cascade St., just south of Portland. Built in 1987, Barclay Village features a mix of one- and two-bedroom units with an average size of 989 square feet. The asset was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. About half of the units have received modest renovations upon turnover. CBRE’s Phil Oester, Joe Nydahl and Josh McDonald represented the seller, Barclay Cascade Investors, in the transaction.
PHOENIX — Nicola Crosby has purchased Pinnacle Peak Commerce Center, a 93,725-square-foot flex/industrial property in Phoenix, for $14.1 million. The facility is located at 23751 N. 23rd Ave., near Interstate 17. All the tenants are relatively new occupants of the building, requiring extensive tenant improvements. Darren Tappen, Peter Beauchamp, Mike Ciosek and Eric Bell of Kidder Mathews represented both the buyer and the seller, Orsett Properties, in the transaction.
Killefer Flammang Architects Completes $12M Conversion of Historic Church to Affordable Seniors Housing
by Nellie Day
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — Killefer Flammang Architects (KFA) has completed Immanuel Place, an affordable seniors housing community in the Bluff Heights Historic District of Long Beach. The $12 million project converted the 90-year-old Immanuel Church into a 31,000-square-foot, 25-unit community. Thomas Safran & Associates developed the property. The adaptive reuse project preserved the church’s stained-glass windows, pipe organ and three-story sanctuary. The development also moved an adjacent home to another area of Long Beach, making room for a parking lot. Immanuel Place was financed through a combination of Low Income Housing Tax Credit equity from Union Bank, an Infill Grant from the California State Department of Housing and Community Development, a loan from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), HOME Investment Partnership Program funds from the City of Long Beach/The Long Beach Community Investment Co., a loan from the Community Development Commission of the County of Los Angeles and funds from the Federal Home Loan Bank. KFA is an architecture and design firm specializing in urban infill and adaptive reuse projects. The company is based in Santa Monica, Calif.