AUSTIN, TEXAS — Berkadia has negotiated the sale of Villas del Sol Apartments, a multifamily property located in Austin. Forrest Bass and George Deuillet of Berkadia’s Austin office completed the sale. Austin-based ACA Villa del Sol LLC was the buyer, and San Diego-based LLJ Quez Rutland Place LLC was the seller. Built in two phases during 1978 and 1982, Villas del Sol Apartments is located at 1647 and 1711 Rutland Drive. The 294-unit property consists of studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans and is 96 percent occupied. Unit amenities include fully equipped kitchens, walk-in pantries, faux-wood vinyl flooring, built-in desks and bookshelves, ceiling fans, walk-in closets, linen closets and patios or balconies. Select units also include fireplaces and vaulted ceilings. Community amenities include a swimming pool, clubhouse, fitness center, business center, playground, picnic areas with barbeque grills, two laundry facilities and a dog park. Accessible from U.S. Highway 183 and I-35, Villas del Sol Apartments is less than three miles from The Arboretum shopping center and less than two miles from The Domain shopping center.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — CIM Group has funded the acquisition for the purchase of 1.7 acres located at the northeast corner of West Third Street and West Avenue in downtown Austin. The transaction marks a milestone in the development of The Independent, a 58-story, 370-unit condominium tower. The property was acquired from the city of Austin under the terms of a master development agreement. Demolition and site work activity will commence this month. The Independent will be located in downtown Austin, surrounded by shopping, dining and entertainment destinations, offering retailers, casual and fine dining, daily needs services and grocers. CIM Group, Aspen Heights and Constructive Ventures are co-developers of The Independent.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — A partnership between The KRE Group, Oxford Realty Group and Blue Vista Capital Management has acquired Royal Gardens Apartments, located at 3060 New Brunswick Ave. in Piscataway, for $107.2 million. Situated on 36 acres, the 550-unit property features 258 one-bedroom apartments and 292 two-bedroom units. The partnership plans to install additional amenities and property improvements at the community, including an outdoor swimming pool. The property was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. Joseph Brecher of Gebroe-Hammer Associates represented the seller in the transaction.
BOSTON — EagleBridge Capital has arranged $20.5 million in construction/permanent financing for an apartment complex located at 61-83 Braintree St. in Boston’s Allston neighborhood. The borrower is a joint venture between The Grossman Companies and Waypoint Cos. The apartment building will feature 80 studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom rental units and ground-floor commercial space. Additionally, the property will feature a rooftop deck, fitness center, bicycle storage and 68 parking spaces. Ted Sidel and Brian Sheehan of EagleBridge Capital secured the financing for the borrowers.
DENVER — Gelt Inc. has purchased a 564-unit apartment community in Denver for $74 million from TruAmerica Multifamily. The community is located at its namesake, 3300 Tamarac Drive. The complex was built in 1977. It is situated at the intersection of interstates 25 and 225, near the northern border of the Denver South Business Corridor. This submarket is home to seven of the nine Fortune 500 Companies in the state. This was Gelt’s largest apartment property purchase to date in terms of both the quantity of units and price. It was also its first acquisition in Colorado. Gelt has acquired a total of 1,192 units this year, valued at more than $140 million. The firm hopes to acquire 2,000 additional units in 2016 within high-growth, infill locations throughout the Western U.S. CBRE’s Brian Eisendrath and Ross Moore arranged a $55.6 million acquisition loan Gelt. The 10-year, fixed-rate financing features a five years of interest-only payments. Gelt will continue a renovation program in progress at the community, in addition to executing further capital improvements on the units’ interiors and common areas. This was TruAmerica Multifamily’s first sale. The company acquired the asset in partnership with DVO Real Estate and RCG Longview. It invested about $2.4 billion …
TEMPLE HILLS AND LAUREL, MD. — Federal Capital Partners (FCP) has sold two apartment communities in Prince George’s County in Maryland for a combined $88.7 million. The properties include the 390-unit South Pointe Apartments in Temple Hills and the 386-unit Montpelier Crossing in Laurel. FCP purchased both assets in 2011 and executed capital improvements to both projects during its ownership. Dean Sigmon and Robin Williams of Transwestern represented FCP in the South Pointe transaction, and Bill Roohan, Mike Muldowney and Martha Hastings of CBRE represented FCP in the Montpelier Crossing deal.
VALDOSTA, GA. — Capital One has provided an $18.2 million acquisition loan for Northwind Apartments, a 276-unit apartment community in Valdosta, a city located along the Georgia-Florida border. Constructed in two phases between 2004 and 2008, Northwind Apartments features a pool, fitness center, tennis court, community room, grilling/picnic area and controlled access. Chad Thomas Hagwood of Capital One Multifamily’s Birmingham office originated the 10-year Freddie Mac loan on behalf of the borrower, EBSCO Income Properties, a subsidiary of EBSCO Industries. The loan features a fixed interest rate and four years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule.
AMES, IOWA — Pierce Education Properties (PEP) LP has purchased South Duff Community Park, an off-campus student housing community serving Iowa State University students in Ames, for $21.3 million. The seller was undisclosed. KeyBank Real Estate Capital provided debt financing of $11.4 million. South Duff Community Park is a 490-bed, 192-unit mixed-use community located just south of the Iowa State campus with studio, one-, two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom units, each with bed-to-bath parity, full-size appliances including washers and dryers in every unit, balconies and open green space with an adjoining 10-acre pet park. PEP plans to add large, flat-screen TVs and designer furniture packages in every unit. PEP will also introduce a shuttle service to and from campus. Community amenities include enclosed garage stalls, a 24-hour fitness center, basketball courts, free tanning salon and high-speed Internet. Iowa State University, which enrolls more than 34,400 students, has experienced a 23 percent growth in enrollment over the past five years.
LAKE COUNTY, ILL. — NorthPoint Capital Funding Inc. has originated a $2.1 million refinancing loan for a 36-unit multifamily property in Lake County, approximately 40 miles north of Chicago. The loan features a 10-year term and 30-year amortization schedule with loan proceeds in excess of the existing balance. Rick Rodriguez and Kevan Briscoe of NorthPoint originated the loan. The name of the borrower was not disclosed.
CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $3 million sale of a 12-unit apartment property in Chicago. The property is located at 855 W. Grace St. and is near Wrigleyville, home of the Chicago Cubs. Kyle Stengle listed the property on behalf of the seller, an undisclosed private investor. Stengle also represented the buyer, a limited liability company.