LITTLE ROCK, ARK. AND SHREVEPORT, LA. — BSR REIT has sold four multifamily properties in Little Rock and Shreveport for a total of $31.7 million. The two properties in Little Rock are Briarwood Apartments, a 280-unit complex built in 1972, and Spring Valley Apartments, a 245-unit community built in 1975. The Shreveport assets are Fox Trail Apartments, a 144-unit property built in 1971, and South Pointe Apartments, a 104-unit complex built in 1972. The seller(s) was not disclosed.
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has provided a $26.1 million construction loan for The Residences at Harbor Town Apartments, a planned 175-unit community in Little Rock. Alan Tapie of Grandbridge’s Atlanta office originated the loan through HUD’s 221(d)(4) program, which is the agency’s flagship loan product for the construction of new market-rate apartments and affordable housing projects. The loan will feature a 40-year term, fixed interest rate and a 40-year amortization schedule. Situated along the Arkansas River, The Residences at Harbor Town will be within walking distance of the Clinton Library and downtown Little Rock. The property will be situated behind the planned Rock City Yacht Club and will add 80 more boat slips to the marina, according to development plans on the yacht club’s website. The borrower/developer and construction timeline were not disclosed.
ROGERS, ARK. — Transplace, a Texas-based provider of transportation management services and logistics technology solutions, will occupy a new operations center in Rogers. Transplace will expand its existing operations center from 80,000 square feet to 150,000 square feet and add hundreds of new employees over the next several years, according to a press release. Construction of the new industrial complex will begin immediately, and Transplace is expected to move in by early 2021. HCH Consulting is developing the project and will serve as landlord. Corgan is the interior architect. Robbie Baty, Bill McClung and Marshall Saviers of Cushman & Wakefield represented Transplace in the lease transaction. Betty McIntosh and Carol Henderson, also of Cushman & Wakefield, provided business incentives services, and Kyle Bramlett of Cushman & Wakefield will help oversee construction management.
JONESBORO, ARK. — Arbor Realty Trust Inc. has provided a $9.4 million Fannie Mae loan for a multifamily portfolio in Jonesboro. Fox Run Apartments, a 76-unit property, was purchased for $5.2 million while Hidden Pointe Apartments, a 60-unit property, was bought for $4.2 million. The 12-year loan was underwritten with a fixed interest rate, an unspecified period of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. Fox Run Apartments is a gated community that was built in 2011 and offers covered parking and in-unit washers and dryers. Hidden Pointe Apartments is also a gated community that was built in 2012. Jonathan Chaim of Arbor originated the loan. The borrower was not disclosed.
SPRINGDALE, ARK. — Apex Tool Group LLC has sold its 242,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Springdale to Trickling Creek Properties LLC. The buyer plans to look for new tenants for the building. The facility sits on 52.8 acres less than a mile from the Springdale Municipal Airport, and about 10 miles north of downtown Fayetteville. The building includes eight- to 10-inch reinforced concrete floors, seven-inch concrete block walls, ceiling heights ranging from 20 feet to 32 feet, approximately 24,000 square feet of air-conditioned office space, four eight-by-10-foot and two eight-by-eight-foot dock-high loading doors, and paved and lighted parking for approximately 430 vehicles. Holmes Davis of Binswanger represented the seller in the transaction. Marshall Saviers of Sage Partners represented the buyer. The price was not disclosed.
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has provided a $22.8 million Fannie Mae refinancing loan to Bowman Pointe LLC for Phase II of Bowman Pointe in Little Rock. The second phase of Bowman Pointe will comprise 202 units. The loan features a 10-year term and a 30-year amortization. The borrower plans to build Bowman Pointe in three separate phases.
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. — Hunt Real Estate Capital has provided a $6 million Fannie Mae loan to an undisclosed borrower for the purchase of Northwest Hills Apartments in Little Rock. The loan has a 10-year term with a fixed interest rate of 5.52 percent, amortizing over 30 years after two years of interest-only payments. The apartment community comprises 42 one-bedroom units and 84 two-bedroom units across 13 two-story buildings. The asset was originally built in 1984. Amenities include a swimming pool with a sun deck and hot tub, wooden entertaining deck and a clubhouse.
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. — Investment Grade Loans has sold a 554,416-square-foot industrial building in Little Rock. The property sits on 27.6 acres and sold to New York City-based Eliken Property Management for an undisclosed price. The single-story facility has 29-foot, 9-inch ceiling heights, 5-inch reinforced concrete floors, 40 dock doors and 5,616 square feet of office space. Holmes Davis of Binswanger’s Dallas office represented the seller in the transaction.
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARK. — Berkadia has arranged $13 million in refinancing to borrower Salter Properties for Argenta Flats, a 160-unit apartment community located at 123 W. 7th St. in North Little Rock. New York-based Benefit Street Partners provided the loan. Charles Foschini, Christopher Apone and Patrick Jordan of Berkadia arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower. The loan comprises a first mortgage and mezzanine debt and features a 10-year term with two years interest-only. Argenta Flats offers one- and two-bedroom apartments with amenities such as a fitness room, wine room, book exchange room, business center and a pool.
FORT SMITH, ARK. — Vanguard Real Estate Advisors (Vanguard REA) has completed the sale of a two-property multifamily portfolio in Fort Smith. A Dallas-based private investor acquired the asset from Fort Smith-based Fairway FSM Properties LLC and Southbrook Properties of Fort Smith LLC for an undisclosed price. The portfolio includes the 128-unit Southbrooke Apartments and the 77-unit The Fairway at Fianna Hills. The properties are located less than two miles from each other. Jordan Cortez of Vanguard REA, along with Flake & Kelley Commercial, represented the sellers. Vanguard REA also helped procure the buyer in the deal.
