Southeast

Level 51 Ten Apartments Durham

DURHAM, N.C. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Level 51 Ten Apartments, a 242-unit apartment community located at 5110 Old Chapel Hill Road in Durham. Built in 2003 as student purpose-built apartments, the complex features one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The undisclosed buyer plans to invest capital to improve the property’s unit interiors, amenities and operations. Phil Brosseau, Kevin Kempf, Jeff Glenn and Jaclyn Fitts of CBRE represented the seller, Chicago-based Blue Vista Capital Management LLC, in the transaction.

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The Conway Center Washington DC

WASHINGTON, D.C. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged an $8.3 million FHA 221(d)(4) construction-to-permanent loan for The Conway Center, a $90 million, 320,000-square-foot mixed-use project in Washington, D.C. The project will be occupied by SOME (So Others Might Eat), an interfaith, community-based, tax-exempt organization. The property will occupy a full city block on Benning Road and will combine affordable housing, job training and healthcare services. The Conway Center is capitalized with public funding, tax credits, tax-exempt bonds and low-interest loans. The Conway Center will annually provide 172 homeless and low-income men and women with affordable housing and 15,000 underserved men, women and children with comprehensive care at the Medical and Dental Health Center operated by Unity Health Care. An estimated 300 adult students will receive job training at SOME’s Center for Employment Training, and 30 homeless and low-income families will be provided with affordable housing. Frank Relihan and Brendan Scanlon of NorthMarq Capital’s Washington, D.C., office arranged the loan, which contributed to the $86.7 million that has been raised for the project thus far. SOME is currently seeking the final $3.3 million to complete the development. Construction for SOME’s facility, which features staff offices and retail space, began Nov. 15 with …

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Kmart Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Colliers International’s Northeast Florida office has brokered the $4.4 million sale of a 105,737-square-foot Kmart located at 9600 San Jose Blvd. in Jacksonville. Atlantic Mini-Storage of America Inc. purchased the retail property from Jacksonville KM LLC. Jason Ryals and Gary Montour of Colliers represented the buyer in the transaction.

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Tellus Arlington

ARLINGTON, VA. — HFF has arranged $65 million in financing for Tellus, a 254-unit, 16-story mixed-use development in Arlington’s Courthouse neighborhood. Tellus is located at 2009 14th St. N. two blocks from the Courthouse Metro. Completed in 2014, the transit-oriented property offers views of downtown Washington, D.C., and has studio, one- and two-bedroom units averaging 789 square feet each. The LEED Gold-certified property features a rooftop swimming pool, indoor yoga studio, fitness center, business center, oversized courtyard, cyber café, 273-space parking garage and more than 13,300 square feet of street-level retail and office space. At closing, the residential portion of the property was 93 percent occupied. Sue Carras, Walter Coker and Brian Crivella of HFF worked on behalf of the developer, a joint venture between Jefferson Apartment Group and Erkiletian Development Co., to secure the 15-year, fixed-rate loan through TIAA-CREF. Loan proceeds were used to replace construction debt on the property, which is managed by JAG Management Co.

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Amara at MetroWest Orlando

ORLANDO, FLA. — ARA Newmark has brokered the $51.4 million sale of Amara at MetroWest, a 411-unit, Class A apartment community in Orlando. The property is part of MetroWest, the $960 million, 1,800-acre master-planned community that is situated five miles north of Universal Resorts and six miles southwest of downtown Orlando. Built in 1997, the property’s amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, resident business center, playground, tennis court, clubhouse with a media lounge, car care area, two swimming pools and outdoor barbecue grills with picnic areas. Kevin Judd, Patrick Dufour, Scott Ramey, Marc deBaptiste and Dick Donnellan of ARA Newmark represented the seller, Fairfield Amara LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was Salt Lake City-based Bridge Investment Group Partners, managers of the ROC Funds.

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AMLI Ibis West Palm Beach

WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the $44 million sale of AMLI at Ibis, a 234-unit, gated apartment community in West Palm Beach. Olen Properties purchased the asset from AMLI Residential. The lakeside property is located on a 14.9-acre parcel at 8300 Ibis Reserve Circle, adjacent to the Ibis Golf and Country Club. Robert Given, Zachary Sackley, Mary Kate Swann, Charles Foschini and Christopher Apone of CBRE brokered the transaction. Completed in 2000, AMLI at Ibis features a clubhouse, 31 detached garages, unstaffed gate and guard house, resort-style pool and spa overlooking the lake, outdoor covered picnic area, tennis court, fitness center, car care center, children’s center, conference room and a veranda. Individual units feature 9-foot ceiling heights, crown molding, private entries and direct access garages in 78 select units.

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The Morehead The Colony Triad North Carolina

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Multi Housing Advisors (MHA) has brokered six sales of apartment communities in North Carolina’s Triad Region totaling $37.1 million. Marc Robinson, Jordan McCarley and Watson Bryant of MHA’s Charlotte office represented the sellers in all six transactions. The transactions included WB Ventures purchasing the 204-unit The Morehead in Greensboro from Midway Investors for $11.2 million; QR Capital purchasing the 120-unit Battleground Oaks in Greensboro from Carlisle Residential for $6.7 million; Harvest Investments purchasing the 140-unit The Colony in Burlington from Titan Capital for $6.3 million; Tallahassee Apartments LLC purchasing the 160-unit Ridgewood in Greensboro for $5.4 million; a private individual purchased the 108-unit, 324-bed Collegiate Commons in Greensboro for $4.2 million; and Engineering Partners purchased the 80-unit The Hedges from The Hedges of Greensboro LLC for $3.3 million.

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COMSTAT Clarksburg

CLARKSBURG, MD. — Lantian Development has purchased the 204-acre COMSTAT campus in Clarksburg for $11.5 million. Lantian Development acquired the 496,000-square-foot facility from LCOR in an all-cash transaction. The building was constructed in 1969 as the research facility for COMSTAT Corp., which was created by the Communications Satellite Act of 1962. COMSTAT sold the property back in 1997 in a $46 million sale-leaseback deal. The property features 3,600 feet of frontage on I-270, a vacant main building and three special purpose buildings totaling 36,000 square feet. Avison Young represented the seller in the transaction, and John Wang of RE/Max represented Lantian Development.

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Woodland Trail LaGrange

LAGRANGE, GA. — On behalf of KEP LaGrange LLC, The Kalikow Group and EYC Cos. have sold Woodland Trail, a 236-unit, garden-style apartment community in LaGrange, for $22.8 million. Built in 2009, the apartment complex is located on a 20-acre site on North Davis Road, roughly 10 miles from Kia Motors Corp.’s $1.2 billion auto manufacturing facility that opened in 2011. Woodland Trail features one-, two- and three-bedroom units that include maple cabinets and granite countertops in the kitchen, nine-foot ceilings and walk-in closets. Community amenities include a fitness center and playroom, business center, swimming pool, screen porch terrace for poolside dining and a four-acre woodland preserve with nature trails.

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6685 Santa Barbara Court Elkridge Maryland

ELKRIDGE, MD. — NAI KLNB has brokered the sales of two industrial assets in Baltimore’s Elkridge suburb totaling $21.6 million. FRP Port Capital LLC purchased a 120,758-square-foot property at 7700 Port Capital Drive from 6601 Little River Turnpike LLC for $9.9 million, and HSRE Fund V Holding Co. LP purchased a 168,000-square-foot facility at 6685 Santa Barbara Court from Santa Barbara Court LLC for $11.7 million. Model Home Interiors fully leases 7700 Port Capital Drive, and 6685 Santa Barbara Court, which is located in the Route 100 Industrial Park, is leased to five regional tenants. Christopher Kubler of NAI KLNB represented the sellers in both transactions.

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