NEW YORK CITY — Treetop Development has completed the sale of a 12-building multifamily portfolio located in Manhattan’s Morningside Heights neighborhood. The portfolio consists of five-story, walk-up apartment buildings featuring a total of 123 residential units and four commercial spaces. Novel Property Ventures acquired the assets for $35 million. The properties include 222 St. Nicholas Ave.; 2268 and 2500 Frederick Douglass Blvd.; 262 W. 115th St.; and 234-262 W. 122nd St. Steven Vegh of Westwood Realty Associates served as broker for both parties in the transaction. Teaneck, N.J.-based Treetop Development originally purchased the properties in 2013 for $22 million.
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NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a land parcel located at 64 Stanhope St. in Brooklyn. The 3,127-square-foot parcel sold for $1.3 million, or $200 per buildable square foot, in a 1031 exchange. Shaun Riley, Thomas Shihadeh and Daniel Greenblatt of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office represented the seller, a private investor, while Makan Mostafavi of Marcus & Millichap’s office in Encino, Calif., represented the buyer, a limited liability company, in the transaction.
CHICAGO — New York City-based Castle Lanterra Properties (CLP) is renovating and rebranding a 424-unit apartment community in southwest Chicago. CLP has a $3 million upgrade and renovation program planned for the eight-building property, which has been renamed Midpointe Apartments. Upgrades include addressing deferred maintenance, roof replacement, new elevators and renovations to the property’s amenities, as well as individual unit renovations. Additionally, CLP has replaced lighting throughout the property with energy-efficient LED lighting. CLP acquired the property, formerly known as Southgate Apartments, in 2014.
DALLAS — Q10 KDH Vice President Larry Peters has arranged financing for a suburban apartment complex in Dallas. The Class A property offers amenities including a fitness center, walking trails, a pool with wood burning rock fireplace, attached garages and elevators. The property is 95 percent occupied with a tenant mix of 80 percent seniors. Q10 Kinghorn, Driver, Hough & Co. is a Texas-based full service commercial mortgage banking company that arranges financing for developers and owners of commercial real estate.
ROCKVILLE, MD. — Atlanta-based Gables Residential has completed Gables Upper Rock, a four-building, 551-unit upscale apartment community in Rockville, a Maryland suburb of Washington, D.C. Located at 40 Upper Rock Circle near I-270, the apartment community is the residential component of Rockville’s Upper Rock District, a mixed-use development that includes office space and will eventually house retailers. Gables Upper Rock features two community swimming pools, a lounge, grilling stations, 20-foot outdoor movie screen, fitness center, club room with a bar, foosball and billiards, a cyber cafe, bocce ball court, Zen garden, private meeting room and an onsite dog park and dog grooming station.
SPARKILL, N.Y. — Love Funding has closed a $14.3 million loan for the rehabilitation of Thorpe Village, a senior apartment community in Sparkill. Built in 1981, Thorpe Village consists of 200 age-restricted units, of which 198 are covered by a Section 8 contract. The rehabilitation will include replacing windows, improving insulation and installing new kitchen flooring, cabinetry, appliances and energy-efficient boilers and water heaters. Bruce Gerhart of Love Funding secured the loan through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s 221(d)(4) loan insurance program. The non-recourse nature of the program enables borrowers to secure low-rate financing for up to 40 years for the new construction or substantial rehabilitation of apartment housing for moderate-income families, the elderly and the handicapped.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a two-building, mixed-use portfolio located at 667 E. 187th St. and 1704 Van Buren St. in the Little Italy and Van Nest neighborhoods of the North Bronx. The properties, which total 36,750 square feet, sold for $7.3 million, or $200 per square foot, in an all-cash transaction. The five-story walk-up buildings feature 39 apartment units and six ground-floor commercial units. The residential mix includes 17 one-bedroom units, 21 two-bedroom units and one three-bedroom apartment. Karl Brumback and Nick Burns of Cushman & Wakefield handled the transaction.
ANAHEIM, CALIF. — JCH Senior Housing Group has arranged the sale of Country Villa Health Service’s entire portfolio, which comprises 18 skilled nursing facilities and one assisted living community across Southern California, at bankruptcy auction for $65 million. JCH’s Shep Roylance, Jim Hazzard and Nick Stahler oversaw the auction in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Orange County. Shlomo Rechnitz, the founder of medical supply company Twin Med LLC and owner of Bruis & Rockport Services, the largest nursing home provider in California, entered the winning bid. Covenant Care and Kaiser submitted a larger bid — $73 million — but Judge Catherine E. Bauer rejected the proposal because it didn’t comply with bid rules. Ron Bender of Levene, Neale, Bender, Yoo & Brill L.L.P. served as bankruptcy counselor to Country Villa, and Hamid Rafatjoo from Venable LLP served as creditor committee counsel. JCH is a consulting firm based in Anaheim Hills.
VANCOUVER, WASH. – The 147-unit Addison apartment complex in Seattle has sold to Jackson Square Properties for $21.7 million. The community is located at 7531 NE 18th Street. It was built in 2009. The Addison is currently 99 percent leased. The seller, JB Matteson, was represented by HFF’s Ira Virden and Kerry Hughes.
PHOENIX – The 80-unit Greenbrook apartments in Phoenix has sold to Greenbrook B and L LLC for $4.1 million. The community is located at 3536 E. Cambridge Ave. It was built in 1974. The seller was Greenbrook Apartments LLC. The transaction was executed by CBRE’s Brian Smuckler and Jeff Seaman.