CARY, N.C. — ARA has arranged the sale of Courtney Reserve at Cary Park, a 240-unit multifamily community in Cary. Blake Okland, Dean Smith, John Heimburger and Sean Wood of ARA represented the undisclosed seller. DPR Cary LLC, a private investor, purchased the property. The property was built in 2007 and offers pedestrian-friendly retail access to the adjacent Cary Park Town Center, a Harris Teeter-anchored retail center.
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CORAL GABLES, FLA. — Sperry Van Ness South Commercial Real Estate Advisors brokered the sale of a three-story mixed-use office building in Coral Gables. The asset sold for approximately $2.5 million. Laura Kefalidis of Sperry Van Ness’ Miami office represented the buyer, 815 Ponce investments LLC, in the transaction. The 14,376-square-foot property features ground-floor retail space and covered parking. Miguel Alcivar of CBRE represented the seller, GML LLC.
MOUNDS VIEW, MINN. — Construction has begun on a new three-story seniors housing community in Mounds View approximately 13 miles north of Minneapolis. The Bel Rae will be a 97-unit apartment building located at 2330 County Highway 10. The 105,000-square-foot senior community designed by Minneapolis-based Kaas Wilson Architects is scheduled for completion in March 2015. Nottingham Construction of Stillwater, Minn. is building the $14 million project. Mounds View Properties is the project developer. The new development will include independent living, assisted living and memory care apartments. The property will feature state-of-the-art monitoring and reporting technology, overnight guest rooms, underground parking, a community room, and a high-end, restaurant-quality dining room with meals prepared on-site for the residents. In addition, the senior community will provide an activities director and a full-time nurse who is on call 24 hours a day. Ebenezer Management Services will manage the property.
CHICAGO — Sperry Van Ness | Chicago Commercial has completed the $2.5 million sale of a 12-unit apartment building in Chicago to an undisclosed buyer. The property is located at 853 W. Grace St. in the heart of the Wrigleyville neighborhood of Lakeview. The building consists of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Wayne Caplan of Sperry Van Ness represented the buyer in the transaction.
CHICAGO — Brokerage firm @properties Commercial has arranged a seven-year lease for a 3,072-square-foot multi-use building in Chicago. The space is in the Elston Corridor, located at 1731-1749 N. Elston Ave. Rebecca Lundstrom and Jim Moller of @properties Commercial represented the landlord, Urban Development LLC. Eric Myers of Avison Young represented the tenant, Edge Athletics Inc., an athletic training company. Other tenants in the building include Crossfit, Fresenius Medical, Akira, Creative Scholars and Language Stars.
SKOKIE, ILL.– Essex Realty Group has arranged the $845,000 sale of an apartment building in Skokie, Ill. to an undisclosed buyer. The 10-unit building is located at 8325 N. Kilpatrick St., three blocks north of the Chicago Transit Authority’s Skokie train station. Matt Welke and Jason Fishleder of Essex brokered the transaction.
HOBOKEN, N.J. — Bijou Properties, in partnership with Intercontinental Real Estate Corp., has broken ground on an $83 million multifamily development located at 900 Monroe in Hoboken. The 11-story, 135-unit mixed-use building includes 13,500 square feet of retail space featuring a daycare center and a 135-car onsite automated parking facility. The development is slated for a fall 2015 completion. Amenities will include a lobby, gym, outdoor pool, clubrooms and automated on-site parking. Marchetto Higgins Stieve Architects designed the property.
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital (MRC) has sold a four-building multifamily property located on West 111th Street in Manhattan for $24.3 million. Acuity Capital Partners purchased the property. Madison initially purchased distressed loans on the four adjacent buildings, located at 136, 140, 144, 148 West 111th St., for $11.8 million in May 2011. MRC acquired the property title at auction in July 2011. The company then renovated 20 of the apartment units. The four buildings total 55,000 square feet with 65 apartment units. Aaron Jungreiss of Rosewood Realty Group represented both the buyer and seller in this transaction.
NATICK, MASS. — CBRE has arranged the $8.6 million sale of an office building located at 313 Speen St. in Natick. Chris Angelone, Steve Murphy, Bruce Lusa and John Meador of CBRE represented the seller, Gerrity Family Associates, and procured the buyer, 313 Speen LLC. The 59,453-square-foot office building was 70 percent leased at the time of sale. Approximately 20 miles west of Boston, the office building is located less than a mile off Interstate 90.
PORTLAND, MAINE — Boston Capital is investing in the construction of 409 Cumberland Avenue Apartments, a 57-unit development for families located in Portland. The development will be built with tax credit equity from the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program. Avesta Housing Development Corp. is the developer. The construction of 409 Cumberland will generate $5.8 million in local salaries and create more than 87 new jobs in the Portland area. Boston Capital's investment in the development adds 57 units of affordable housing to its apartment portfolio.