Multifamily

Meadows at Cascade Park Apartments in Vancouver Sells for $35.2M

by Nellie Day February 10, 2016

VANCOUVER, WASH. — The 198-unit Meadows at Cascade Park Apartments in Vancouver has sold to a California-based firm for $35.2 million. The community is located at 13314 SE 19th St. The sale represented a price per unit of $164,141, or $163 per square foot. This is one of the three highest sales per square foot that Vancouver has experienced in the past 12 months, according to HFO Investment Real Estate, which represented the seller. A Canadian investment firm with numerous Portland/Vancouver-area holdings sold the asset. The value-add acquisition allowed the buyer to enter the Washington market.

February 10, 2016

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SL Green Completes Sale of Two New York Assets for $508M

by Haisten Willis February 10, 2016

NEW YORK CITY — SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG), New York City’s largest commercial property owner, has completed the sale of two properties with a total value of $508 million. The first sale is the leased fee interest in 885 Third Ave. in Manhattan, also known as “The Lipstick Building,” for a gross sales price of $453 million, or $713 per square foot. The deal was originally announced in October. A partnership between Ceruzzi Properties and Shanhai Municipal Investment USA is the buyer, according to the Commercial Observer, a New York-based publication covering commercial real estate transactions. SL Green acquired the leased fee interest in 885 Third Ave. in a joint venture in 2007 at a gross asset valuation of $317 million and fully consolidated its position in 2010 at a valuation of $352 million. As part of the transaction, SL Green will retain a preferred equity position. The sale, executed at a capitalization rate of 3.8 percent, will generate net proceeds to SL Green of approximately $45 million. The second sale is the company’s 90 percent stake in the residential condominium at 248-252 Bedford Ave., a 72-unit multifamily building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, at a gross asset valuation of $55 …

February 10, 2016

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Northern New Jersey Multifamily Continues Momentum, Driven by Employment Growth

by Jaime Lackey February 10, 2016

New Jersey and New York City employers have been expanding their ranks this year, allowing New Jersey residents to recognize new opportunities as economic growth in both areas continues to pick up steam. In Northern New Jersey, employment growth continues to follow a positive course as companies in New York City are attracted to the region’s lower operating costs and highly educated workforce. This year, companies are on track to add 29,000 employees, representing a year-over-year expansion of 1.4 percent. This will be the largest gain in jobs created since 2000. Job creation has been highest in the leisure and hospitality industry, as well as education and health services sectors, where 12,200 new jobs were created in the first half of the year. Newly employed professionals in search of affordable housing are opting for rentals in Northern New Jersey, where average rents can be half the cost of the greater New York City area. As a result of this growing demand for Northern New Jersey rentals, developers have expanded the pipeline of multifamily projects to more than 12,000 apartments with completions scheduled through 2017. Developers are on track to deliver over 7,900 apartments this year, representing the widest pipeline and …

February 10, 2016

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Erickson Completes Second-Phase Expansion of CCRC in Colorado

by Nellie Day February 9, 2016

HIGHLANDS RANCH, COLO. — Erickson Senior Living has completed the Phase II expansion of Wind Crest, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in the Denver suburb of Highlands Ranch. Texas-based design firm studioSIX5 started the project with Erickson in 2012, adding a second neighborhood and spreading out amenities rather than concentrating them in a central community area. Erickson is a Baltimore-based owner/operator of CCRCs. The company manages eight communities totaling 5,787 units, according to June numbers from the American Seniors Housing Association.

February 9, 2016

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IPA Brokers $92.5M Sale of Two-Property Multifamily Portfolio in Connecticut

by Amy Works February 9, 2016

MIDDLETOWN, CONN. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of a two-property multifamily portfolio located in the Westlake District of Middletown. The 650-unit portfolio sold for $92.5 million, or $142,000 per unit. The portfolio includes Madison Chestnut Hill, which was built in 1986 and features 314 apartments, and the 336-unit Madison Northwoods, which was also built in 1986. Both properties offer a variety of community amenities, including clubhouses, billiards rooms, libraries, tennis courts, swimming pools and fitness centers. Victor Nolletti, Steve Witten, Still Hunter and Eric Pentore of IPA represented the seller, Chestnut Hill and Northwoods Apartments Associates LLC, and procured the buyer, Gateway Realty Holdings LTD.

February 9, 2016

Multifamily Northeast Pennsylvania

NGKF Brokers Sale of Multifamily Development Site in Philadelphia

by Amy Works February 9, 2016

PHILADELPHIA — Newmark Grubb Knight Frank (NGKF) Capital Markets has arranged the sale of the SOKO Lofts development site, located at 1300-1354 N. Second St. in Philadelphia’s South Kensington neighborhood. Canus Corp. sold the property to The Klein Company for an undisclosed sum. Scheduled to begin construction later this year, the fully approved development will feature 320 apartments. Brett Segal, Mike Margolis, Dave Dolan and Jeff Mack of NGKF represented the seller in the transaction.

February 9, 2016

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Eastern Consolidated Negotiates $9M Sale of Brooklyn Mixed-Use Property

by Amy Works February 9, 2016

NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has brokered the sale of a mixed-use property located at 86-90 Bushwick Ave., aka 811 Grand St., in Brooklyn’s East Williamsburg neighborhood. The property sold for $9 million, or $445 per square foot. The four-story building features 12 rent-regulated residential units and four retail units. The apartment units are a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Eskor Edem of Eastern Consolidated represented the seller, a longtime owner, while Jonathan Schwartz, also of Eastern Consolidated, represented the buyer, a local investor, in the transaction.

February 9, 2016

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Mason Joseph Co. Secures $18.7M Construction Loan for Apartment Community in Denison

by Haisten Willis February 9, 2016

DENISON, TEXAS — Mason Joseph Co., a San Antonio-based FHA multifamily lender, has secured an $18.7 million loan for the construction and permanent financing of The Residence at Gateway Village. The property is a proposed 180-unit apartment community in Denison. The financing was secured through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s 221(d)(4) loan insurance program. The borrower secured a non-recourse loan that is fixed for the initial 16-month construction period and a subsequent 40-year term. Residence at Gateway Village is being built as part of a master-planned development, Gateway Village, on the west side of US Highway 75 at Grayson Drive. The apartment will be spread over eight three-story buildings. Sherman, Texas-based Covenant Development Partners, a privately held regional multifamily development and investment firm, is developing the project. Parkcrest Builders will serve as the project’s general contractor, and Residence Property Co. will serve as the management agent.

February 9, 2016

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Dougherty Mortgage Secures $9.9M Fannie Mae Loan for Las Colinas Apartments in Austin

by Haisten Willis February 9, 2016

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Dougherty Mortgage has secured a $9.9 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition financing of Las Colinas Apartments, a 177-unit apartment property located in Austin. Property amenities include two laundry facilities, courtyards with barbecue and picnic areas, a community room and a children’s playground. A partnership between Old Capital Lending and Dougherty’s Minneapolis office arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, 1500 Reagan Hill LLC. The loan features a 12-year term and 30-year amortization schedule.

February 9, 2016

Multifamily Southeast Tennessee

Spirit Bascom Ventures, Oaktree Buy Multifamily Portfolio in Nashville MSA

by John Nelson February 9, 2016

NASHVILLE AND HERMITAGE, TENN. — Spirit Bascom Ventures, an affiliate of Irvine, Calif.-based The Bascom Group, and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management LP have closed on the purchase of two apartment communities in Nashville totaling 838 units. The portfolio includes the 560-unit Bellevue West at 100 Ridgelake Parkway and the 278-unit Highlands at the Lake at 100 Arbor Lake Blvd. in Hermitage, a suburb of Nashville. Vincent Lefler of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. Brian Eisendrath and Annie Rice of CBRE Capital Markets arranged acquisition financing through San Francisco-based ACORE Capital.

February 9, 2016

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