MADISON, WIS. — Berkadia has brokered the sale of Lake Point Terrace in Madison for $13.1 million. Located at 1674 Lake Point Drive, the 125-unit apartment property features studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Ralph DePasquale of Berkadia represented the seller, Chicago-based Ansonia Properties LLC, as well as the buyer, Milwaukee-based Metropolitan Associates. The value-add opportunity will enable the new buyer to continue to upgrade units, according to DePasquale.
SUNNYVALE, CALIF. — STC Ventures, a joint venture between Sares Regis Group of Northern California and Hunter Properties, has received approval from Sunnyvale Planning Commission to develop a 12-story, mixed-use project at 200 S. Taafee St. within CityLine Sunnyvale. Situated in downtown Sunnyvale, the two-building property will feature 479 apartments, 30,000 square feet of retail space and a new public open area at Redwood Square. The public space will function as a “living room” for downtown Sunnyvale, which is anchored by the just-approved mixed-use development and recently opened Whole Foods Market and AMC Theaters. Fifty-three of the apartments will be offered at below-market rate, providing housing for qualifying households with income levels ranging from approximately $55,000 per year up to $130,000 per year. The 200 S. Taafee Street project is the first of four upcoming developments slated for the second phase of CityLine Sunnyvale. The overall project will redevelop four parcels in Sunnyvale’s downtown core into residences, ground-level retail space and office space. Last year, STC Ventures received approval of its Downtown Specific Plan that allows for a buildout of an additional 817 residences and 709,000 square feet of office space above 642,000 square feet of ground-level retail.
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS — Multifamily developer Wood Partners has broken ground on Alta Austin Avenue, a 312-unit apartment community located in the northern Austin suburb of Georgetown. Units will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, as well as stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, tile backsplashes and full-size washers and dryers. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, clubroom, business center, outdoor kitchen and a dog park. The opening is scheduled for this winter.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Newmark has negotiated the sale of The Monroe, a 223-unit apartment community that is under construction in a Qualified Opportunity Zone in Austin’s East Riverside corridor. According to Apartments.com, the newly built property features one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, outdoor grilling areas and a business center. Patton Jones of Newmark represented the seller, Dallas-based Stillwater Capital, in the transaction. New York-based JEM Holdings purchased the property for an undisclosed price.
PHOENIX — San Diego-based MG Properties Group has purchased Andante Apartments, a Class B multifamily property in Phoenix, for $145.2 million. The name of the seller was not released. Rocco Mandala of CBRE arranged a 10-year, fixed-rate, $99.4 million Fannie Mae loan for the buyer. Built in phases between 1999 and 2002, Andante Apartments features 576 units in a low-density setting. Common amenities include three swimming pools with picnic areas, a resident clubhouse and fitness center. Tyler Anderson, Sean Cunningham, Asher Gunter and Matt Pesch of CBRE represented the seller in the deal.
MESA, ARIZ. — Dominium Group has completed the disposition of HUE97 Apartments located at 9736 E. Balsam Ave. in Mesa. Colrich Group acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. HUE97 Apartments features 184 units and recently underwent a $5 million repositioning and renovation program. NorthMarq’s Trevor Koskovich, Bill Hahn, Jesse Hudson and Ryan Boyle represented the buyer and seller in the transaction. Additionally, Steve Hollister and Aaron Beck of NorthMarq arranged $32.1 million in Freddie Mac financing for the buyer. The 15-year loan features seven years of interest-only payments at 3 percent.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Dart Interests has unveiled plans to redevelop Villas at Grand Cypress in Orlando into a massive vacation rental resort and hotel project named Evermore Orlando Resort. The 1,100-acre resort is adjacent to Walt Disney World. At full buildout in 2023, the 10,000-bedroom project will represent an equity investment in excess of $1 billion. Evermore’s first phase will include nearly 1,500 rooms spread across single-family rental homes, villas, flats and hotel guestrooms. Plans call for 69 houses ranging in size from five to 11 bedrooms. “Dart is introducing an entirely new hospitality category that will change the landscape of vacation rental homes,” says Christopher Kelsey, president of Dart. “We are creating the first-ever wholly owned, large-scale community of purpose-built vacation rental homes and operating them with hotel-quality standards.” According to Kelsey, Dart’s approach to this project solves the main problem for vacation renters — uncertainty in the quality of the home. The centralized ownership model ensures the same quality for each residence, as opposed to most other vacation homes that are owned by individuals. In addition to vacation homes, the complex will also include 76 four-bedroom flats, 41 two- and four-bedroom villas and a Conrad hotel, which is …
AVENTURA, FLA. — JLL has provided a $50.4 million Freddie Mac refinancing loan for Lincoln Pointe Apartments in Aventura. JLL Real Estate Capital LLC, a Freddie Mac Optigo lender, will service the loan. The 285-unit property comprises four three-story buildings with one- and two-bedroom floor plans averaging 904 square feet. Communal amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, business center and a pool. The complex is located at 17900 NE 31st Court, 19 miles north of downtown Miami. Elliott Throne and Steven Klein of JLL originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between New York City-based firms LCOR and Madison International Realty.
NAPERVILLE, ILL. — MZ Capital Partners has begun pre-leasing efforts for Vantage Naperville Apartments. The 112-unit apartment community, located at 1350 E. Ogden Ave. in Naperville, is slated to open in April. To commemorate the opening of the property, MZ donated a gift to the Northern Illinois Food Bank that will feed a local family of four for an entire year. Vantage Naperville Apartments features small studio and one-bedroom units with monthly rents as low as $950. Residents who pre-lease units are eligible to receive one month of free rent. Amenities include a fitness center, package pickup, common areas and private work suites.
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — Berkadia has provided a $29.7 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Palazzo, an apartment community located in the Central Texas city of San Marcos. According to Apartments.com, the property was built in 1997 and totals 300 units in one-, two- and three-bedroom formats. Amenities include a pool, a fitness center, clubhouse, business center and a dog park. Andy Hill and Tyler Nowlin of Berkadia originated the 10-year loan, which was structured with five years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. The borrower, Florida-based Atlantic Pacific Real Estate Group, originally acquired the property in 2014.