DETROIT — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $4.2 million refinancing loan for Glen Cove and Parkside Apartments, both multifamily properties in Detroit. Parkside I LLC was the borrower. Glen Cove, built in 1970, has 54 one-bedroom/one-bathroom units and 54 two-bedroom/one-bathroom units. Parkside Apartments, built in 1967, includes a total of 138 units. Kevin Kovachevich of Bernard Financial arranged the CMBS loan.
NEW YORK CITY — Soho Properties has received $219 million in financing for the construction of 45 Park Place, a luxury condominium project located at 43-51 Park Place in Manhattan’s Financial District. Malayan Banking Berhad, New York Branch and four other financial institutions provided a $174 million Sharia-compliant senior construction loan, and BERNI, an investment vehicle of Saudi Arabian hedge fund Mohammed Alsubeaei & Sons Investments Co., provided a $45 million mezzanine loan for the project. Senior financiers for the project include Malayan Banking Berhad, London Branch; Intesa Sapaolo S.p.A.; Warba Bank K.S.C.P.; and MSD Capital LP. Joseph Sarcinella, Gerard Hefner, Konstantinos Melitsanopoulos and Rose Plager-Unger of Reed Smith LLP represented the New York Branch of Malayan Banking Berhad in the deal. BERNI was represented by Mons Dajani, Michael Reed, Pat McDonald and Maher Haddad of Baker & McKenzie LLP. Designed by SOMA Architects, in collaboration with Ismael Leyva Architects, the 43-story property will feature 112,721 square feet of residential condominiums, 788 square feet of retail space at ground level and a 2,821-square-foot public plaza. The residential component will feature 48 condos, including one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom apartments on floors four through 43, full-floor layouts on floors 24 to 39, …
NEW YORK CITY — Rockrose Development Corp. has topped out The Hayden, a 974-unit residential tower located at 43-25 Hunter St. in Court Square in Queens’ Long Island City. As New York City’s largest “80/20” project outside of Manhattan, 20 percent or 195 apartments will be offered as affordable housing units, with the remainder as market-rate rentals. Slated for completion in first quarter 2017, The Hayden will comprise 970,000 square feet with 19,400 square feet of retail space on the ground floor, 348 studio units, 458 one-bedroom rentals and 167 two-bedroom apartments. On-site amenities will include two rooftop terraces, a fitness center, basketball court, billiard room, rooftop solarium and lawn, yoga studio, Zen garden, screening room, library and children’s playroom.
EDISON, N.J. — Federal Business Centers has acquired two industrial assets at 300 Columbus Circle and 400 Raritan Center Parkway in Edison. High Street Realty sold the properties, which total 204,440 square feet, for $25 million. At the time of sale, the adjacent, multi-tenanted properties were 90 percent occupied by tenants. Gary Gabriel, Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Brian Whitmer, Kyle Schmidt and Andrew Siemsen of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the deal.
CHALFONT, PA. — J.G. Petrucci Co. is breaking ground on Patriot Station at Chalfont, a luxury apartment community located at 14 Park Ave. at Chalfont. Slated to open in spring 2017, the property will feature 69 one- and two-bedroom apartment units with stainless steel kitchen appliances, quartz countertops and full-size washers and dryers in each unit. Additionally, the complex will feature on-site surface parking and a state-of-the-art fitness center. Minno & Wasko is serving as architect for the project.
SEATTLE — Newmark Realty Capital has arranged $44.2 million in construction financing for a 206-unit multifamily development in the South Lake Union area of Seattle. The Class A community will be called 624 Yale Apartments. It is scheduled for completion in November 2017. The project also contains 3,090 square feet of retail space. Brian Bonipart of Newmark Realty Capital arranged the financing.
REDLANDS, CALIF. — An unnamed buyer has purchased the 188-unit Tesoro Apartment Homes in Redlands for $27.7 million. The community is located at 106 W. Pennsylvania Ave., about a mile from the University of Redlands. Tyler Leeson and Alex Mobin of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, while IPA’s Alexander Garcia, Stewart Weston, Christopher Zorbas, David Sperling and John Montakab represented the unnamed seller.
SAN RAMON, CALIF. — DivcoWest has purchased Plaza San Ramon, a 312,000-square-foot office complex in the Silicon Valley submarket of San Ramon, for an undisclosed sum. The Class B complex is located at 2000-2010 Crow Canyon Place. The two-building plaza is currently 85 percent leased. It was built in the late 1980s and renovated by the prior owner in 2008. DivcoWest plans to implement a capital improvement program designed to reposition the asset as a Class A location for small- and mid-sized tenants.
SAN DIEGO — 2100 Fifth Avenue LLC has purchased a 10,976-square-foot medical office building in San Diego for $4 million. The building is located at 5776 Ruffin Road. Paul Braun and Chris Ross of JLL Healthcare Practice Group represented the buyer. Don Mitchell and Ryan Mitchell of Cresa San Diego represented the seller, AMEN Ruffin Road LLC, in this transaction.
MIAMI — Melo Group has completed the construction of Melody Tower, a 38-story, 497-unit high-rise in downtown Miami. Located at 245 N.E. 14th St. in Miami’s Arts & Entertainment district, Melody Tower is now open for occupancy and renters are moving in this month. The tower includes one- to three-bedroom apartments with monthly rates starting at approximately $1,650 for a one-bedroom unit, $1,850 for a two-bedroom unit and $2,350 for a three-bedroom unit. The property is fully pre-leased and features 8,500 square feet of ground-floor retail and restaurant space that is pre-leased to Brazil’s Parmegiana Factory and New York Miami Pizza, both of which are set to open in the second quarter of 2016. Fronting Biscayne Bay, the property is located directly across from the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts and less than two blocks away from the Miami-Dade Metromover Omni Station. Melody Tower’s amenities include a resort-style swimming pool and pool deck, Jacuzzi, fitness center, valet service, covered garage parking, security control remote access and a social room. Unit interiors include granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, laminated wood floors, porcelain tile, balconies and full-size washer and dryers in all units.