Multifamily

RENO, NEV. — Sundt Construction Inc. has completed construction of the new Peavine Hall residential community at the University of Nevada, Reno. The $35 million project, led by Sundt as the construction manager at risk, included demolition of multiple existing buildings and the construction of the 117,000-square-foot, five-story steel and concrete residence hall. Collaborative Design Studio designed the hall and LEED Gold certification is pending. The building features a brick veneer, suite-style housing for 400 students, common lounge spaces and state-of-the-art building systems. Located within the campus’ residential hall district, the new building complements the rest of the university’s campus architecture.

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LAKE FOREST, CALIF. —Summit Healthcare REIT Inc. has named Suzanne Koenig to its board of directors after an election at the annual meeting of stockholders. Koenig is president and founder of SAK Management Services LLC, a long-term care management and healthcare consulting services company. With over 20 years of experience as an owner and operator, Koenig offers skills in operations improvement, staff development and quality assurance, with particular expertise in marketing, census development and operations enhancement for the whole spectrum of senior housing. Koenig is a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator and a Licensed Social Worker in multiple states. In addition, she has served in an advisory and consulting capacity for numerous client engagements involving bankruptcy proceedings as well as in turnaround management situations. Koenig also serves as an officer and director for several of the states’ long-term care provider associations. She is the former co-chair of the American Bankruptcy Institute’s (ABI) Health Care Committee, a co-chair for the Steering Committee of the Midwest Turnaround Management Association (TMA) Chapter, and was recently elected to the Global Turnaround Management Association Board of Trustees. She is on the board of directors for the School of Social Work at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. …

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GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Westmount Realty Capital LLC has acquired The Colonnade Apartment Homes, a 192-unit multifamily community located at 2815 Osler Drive in Grand Prairie. Will Balthrope and Drew Kile of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), alongside Al Silva of Marcus & Millichap, represented the undisclosed seller. Balthrope, Kile, Silva and Rowan Burch of IPA procured the buyer in the transaction. The Colonnade is a gated community that features amenities including a fountain swimming pool, 24-hour fitness center, sand volleyball court, covered parking, detached garages, private outside patios and storage closets. Units at the complex feature double-sided steel exterior doors with door viewers and privacy locks, energy-efficient heating and air conditioning, decorative ceiling fans, nine-foot ceilings with crown moldings and master suites with garden tubs.

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DALLAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Quail Hollow Apartments, a 120-unit multifamily property located at 9666 Scyene Road in Dallas. Stephen Crittenden of Marcus & Millichap worked on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company, and procured the buyer, a private investor, in the transaction. The 75 percent occupied community is comprised of studio, one- and two-bedroom units.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Monogram Residential Trust Inc. has opened SEVEN, a 24-story, 220-unit Class A multifamily community located on W. Seventh Street in downtown Austin. The community was developed in partnership with CWS Capital Partners LLC. Units are equipped with Nest thermostats, and Google Fiber Optics will be fully integrated throughout the community in early 2016. Amenities at SEVEN include electric car charging stations, bike repair services, storage space, a sun deck and infinity pool, valet dry-cleaning and complimentary Whole Foods Market delivery. Units feature full-sized washers and dryers and built-in computer workstations. Monogram and Monogram Residential Master Partnership LLP, a joint venture between Monogram and PGGM Private Real Estate Fund, provided equity for SEVEN.

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NASHVILLE, TENN. — An affiliate of Berkshire Group has acquired a 153-unit apartment complex in Nashville. Artisan on 18th is a Class A community that was purchased for an undisclosed price. The complex is located in the Music Row neighborhood and is close to Vanderbilt University, the Medical District, the Tennessee State Museum, Bridgestone Arena and Honkey Tonk Row. The asset is a five-story, wood-frame building. Community amenities include two outdoor courtyards, grills, fire pits, a resident lounge, business center, television room, fitness center and bike storage. Stonehenge Real Estate Group developed and sold the property. Berkshire Communities will manage the property.

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DENVER — A joint venture between the Bascom Group and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management have purchased the 336-unit Axis at Nine Mile Station for $50 million. The community is located at 3257 S. Park Road. The property was built in 1980. It is situated adjacent to the Blue Line Light Rail, which will provide access to the Denver Tech Center Business Corridor, downtown Denver and Denver International Airport once it opens next spring. CBRE’s Brian Eisendrath and Annie Rice sourced the debt financing, which was provided by Mesa West Capital. Terrance Hunt and Jeff Hawks of ARA Newmark represented the seller.

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NEW YORK CITY — The New York City Economic Development Corp. has selected a joint venture of Urbane Development, BRP Development and Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CACCI) to redevelop and manage Flatbush Caton Market, located at 814 Flatbush Ave. in Brooklyn. The market was established in 2000 to provide former street vendors a permanent indoor market to sell their wares, and in 2013 NYCEDC released a RFP to redevelop and manage the market into a commercial, residential and community space. The joint venture’s winning 212,000-square-foot redevelopment plan includes more than 20,000 square feet of retail space, 10,000 square feet of community facilities and 166 affordable housing units, as well as an assemblage of business training and support initiatives to strengthen existing vendors and support entrepreneurial growth. Designed by Freeform + Deform, the project will feature convertible indoor/outdoor swing space, modular vendor pods, and multiple production spaces for food, natural personal care and fashion/textile uses. Redevelopment is underway with an expected completion date of late 2019 or early 2020.

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29-Brooklyn-Ave-NYC

NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of The Duke Properties Brooklyn Portfolio, a package of four multifamily buildings and one mixed-use property in Brooklyn. The assets sold for $16.7 million, or $382 per square foot, in an all-cash transaction. The properties are located at 29 Brooklyn Ave., 137 MacDonough St., 235 Malcolm X Blvd., 1509 Pacific Ave. and 300 Palmetto St. Totaling approximately 43,750 square feet, the buildings feature 49 apartments and two retail units. Michael Amirkhanian of Cushman & Wakefield handled the transaction. The names of the seller and buyer were not released.

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HUNTINGTON, N.Y. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $4.2 million construction loan for a 17,340-square-foot retail and apartment building located at 425 New York Ave. in Huntington. The 2.5-year loan features an interest-only payment period during the construction with an option to convert to a permanent loan. Charles Cotsalas and Ernest DesRochers of NorthMarq secured the financing for the undisclosed borrower through NorthMarq’s relationship with a regional bank.

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