FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Oak Tree, a 32-unit apartment property located in Fort Worth. The property is located at 3029 Lackland Road, seven miles west of downtown Fort Worth. Built in 1973, the property consists of four two-story buildings with 32 one-bedroom, 450-square foot floor plans. Prior to listing, the property underwent renovations, which included the addition of new electricity, plumbing, insulation, hard-wired smoke detectors and HVAC units. Unit renovations included new doors, windows, toilets and new appliances. Matt Davis of Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, an individual/personal trust. Davis also procured the buyer, a private investor.Chris Parker, associate director in Mark One Capital’s Dallas office, arranged the financing.
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INDEPENDENCE, MO. — Block & Co. Inc. has brokered the sale of Guitar Center, a 15,418-square-foot retail property in Independence. The property is located at 3911 Bolger Road. The freestanding building sits at the at the entrance drive to Walmart Supercenter, PetSmart and Sam’s Club and is across the street from Independence Center Mall. Guitar Center is a guitar retailer that operates 225 stores in the United States. David Block, Max Kosoglad and John Cobb of Block & Co. represented the buyer, a private investor who purchased the property in a 1031 tax-deferred exchange.
NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged a $40 million loan for the acquisition of an office property located at 145 West 45th St. in New York City. The five-year loan, provided by a regional balance sheet lender, features a 3.5 percent fixed-rate and interest-only payments for the full term. A partnership led by the Aini family acquired the 12-story, 90,000-square-foot office building from an undisclosed seller. Rael Gervis and David Hayum of Meridian’s New York City office arranged the financing.
SADDLE BROOK, N.J. — A fund sponsored by CBRE Global Investors, an independently operated affiliate of CBRE Group Inc., has acquired Park 80 West, a two-building office complex in Saddle Brook, for an undisclosed price. Located at the junction of Interstate 80 and Garden State Parkway, the 507,480-square-foot asset features a full-service cafeteria, fitness center, boardroom, dry cleaning service, on-site property management and 90-percent covered parking. The property was 73 percent leased at the time of sale; the diverse tenant roster includes several investment-grade companies. The seller was a joint venture between Pearlmark Real Estate Partners and L&L. Jeffrey Dunne, Kevin Welsh, Brian Schulz and Frank Maresca of CBRE Group Inc. represented the buyer and worked closely with the seller to ensure an expedient transaction prior to a debt maturity for the transaction.
PHILADELPHIA — HFF has arranged $50 million in financing for a 10-property industrial portfolio in central Pennsylvania. The portfolio features 86 buildings totaling 2.12 million square feet of industrial space. HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, Hager Pacific Properties, to secure the 17-year, 4.15 percent fixed-rate loan through a correspondent life company. The portfolio is currently 100 percent leased to Jacobson Cos., a warehousing and distribution company. Ryan Ade of HFF’s Philadelphia office and Mark Wintner of HFF’s Los Angeles office represented the borrower for the loan.
NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has brokered the sale of two development sites at 406 Cornelia St. and 1536 Putnam Ave. in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn for $3.8 million, or $157 per buildable square foot. The properties are zoned for residential use and offer a combined total of 24,200 buildable square feet. The site at 406 Cornelia Street offers 13,200 buildable square feet and the site at 1536 Putnam Avenue offers 11,000 buildable square feet. Daniel Tropp, Michael Tortorici, Mark Spinelli and Jonathan Berman of Ariel Property Advisors represented the seller, a private owner, and procured the buyer, a developer, in the transaction.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — CBRE Group Inc. has brokered the sale of an apartment building located at 205-207 Union St. in Jersey City. The 16-unit property sold for $1.32 million. The buyer plans to hold the recently renovated property as an investment while they expand their existing portfolio in New Jersey. Charles Berger, Mark Silverman and Elli Klapper of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller and procured the undisclosed buyer in the transaction.
BOCA RATON, FLA. — The Altman Cos. has sold four of its Altis-branded developments in Florida to four different buyers for a combined purchase price of $223.3 million. The assets include the 300-unit Altis Sheridan Village in Pembroke Pines, the 270-unit Altis Coconut Creek in Coconut Creek, the 220-unit Altis Cypress Creek in North Lauderdale and the 304-unit Altis Grand Cypress in Lutz. AVR Realty Co. purchased Altis Sheridan Village, a joint venture between Clarion Partners and a major insurance company purchased Altis Coconut Creek, Greystar Partners purchased Altis Cypress Creek and Starlight Capital purchased Altis Grand Cypress. The Altman Cos. has three new multifamily developments under construction in Miami, Tampa and Orlando, and leasing is underway for each.
Prudential Mortgage Capital Provides $44M Acquisition Loan for Charlotte Apartment Property
by John Nelson
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Prudential Mortgage Capital Co. has provided a $44 million acquisition loan to a joint venture between Stockbridge Capital Group and TriBridge Residential for Venue, a 366-unit luxury apartment community in Charlotte’s Elizabeth neighborhood. The 10-year loan was structured with a fixed interest rate and features interest-only payments for the full term of the loan. Completed in November 2014, Venue’s Class A units include hardwood floors, granite countertops and stainless steel appliances, and the community amenities include a theater room, grilling areas and a resort-style pool. The Elizabeth neighborhood is less than three miles from Charlotte’s central business district and is close to a 1.5-mile streetcar project, which is currently under construction. Prudential Mortgage Capital Company is the commercial mortgage lending business of Prudential Financial Inc.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Doster Construction Co. has broken ground on the Iron City Lofts, a 67-unit urban infill multifamily project in downtown Birmingham. The apartment complex will be located adjacent to Birmingham’s Lakeview district and Pepper Place, a farmers market establishment operating from April to December. The property’s amenity package includes a fitness center, elevated pool and deck, leasing center and surface level parking. The development team includes developer KRE Development Holdings and architect Hendon + Huckestein Architects PC.