NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital has partnered with USAA Real Estate Co. to acquired The Buchanan, a mixed-use property located at 160 E. 48th St. in midtown Manhattan. According to the Wall Street Journal, the partnership purchased the 16-story, 300,000-square-foot property for $270 million. Comprising five interconnected mid-rise towers surrounding a garden courtyard, the property features 289 apartments and 16,000 square feet of retail and office space. Additionally, the asset offers nearly 140,000 square feet of excess air rights. The partnership plans to initiate a comprehensive capital improvement program to renovate and reconfigure the existing residential units, enhance operating efficiencies and create a high-end amenity package. The residential unit mix includes oversized studios, one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom apartments on the second floor through the sixteenth floor, with penthouse units offering private outdoor terraces. The ground-level retail and office space is currently 100 percent occupied. The name of the seller was not released.
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HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. — Redwood Realty Advisors has brokered the sale of a mixed-use property located at 192 Boulevard in Hasbrouck Heights. An undisclosed buyer acquired the asset for $5.4 million in a 1031 exchange. The property features 32 apartments and 10 commercial spaces. Thomas McConnell, Kevin McCrann, Steven Matovski and Saul Ramirez brokered the transaction. The name of the seller was not released.
MOUNT PROSPECT, ILL. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $42.2 million refinancing loan for a multifamily property in Mount Prospect, approximately 24 miles northwest of Chicago. The Residences at 1550 is a 509-unit apartment complex that includes amenities such as a fitness center, laundry facility, swimming pools, pet waste stations, copy and fax service and access to public transportation. Unit amenities include kitchen appliances, walk-in closets, faux granite countertops and private balconies or patios. NorthMarq arranged the adjustable rate loan through Freddie Mac. The financing features a seven-year term with two years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule.
DAVIE, FLA. — Park Partners Residential plans to develop PARC3400, a 259-unit apartment community located at 3400 Davie Road in Davie, roughly 25 miles north of Miami. Park Partners, a joint venture between Giles Capital Group, Rosemurgy Properties and FSG Holdings, plans to deliver the Class A property in spring 2017. The community will include one-, two- and three-bedroom residences with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, modern lighting fixtures, walk-in closets, washer/dryer units, ceiling fans, impact resistant doors and windows and private balconies/patios. Community amenities will include a clubhouse, swimming pool and pavilion, 84 bicycle parking spaces and car charging stations. The project team includes law firm Dunay, Miskel & Backman LLP, architect RLC Architects, general contractor Current Builders and interior designer VPA Interiors. Park Partners will manage and lease the asset, and HFF’s Miami office is managing construction financing.
JONESBORO, ARK. — Arkansas State University (ASU), in a public-private partnership with Zimmer Development Co., is set to begin construction on two new on-campus residential complexes. The project will include a 350-bed undergraduate facility on the east side of the Arkansas State campus, and a 165-bed complex primarily for graduate students on the west side of campus. The undergraduate housing will feature four-bed apartments that are approximately 33 percent larger than the university’s current offerings. The graduate complex will offer one- and two-bedroom units. Both complexes will feature nine-foot ceilings, a washer and dryer in each unit, walk-in closets and private bathrooms. Construction is expected to begin after spring semester with completion scheduled for the fall 2017 school year. The 35-year land lease with Zimmer Development is the first of its kind for Arkansas State University, which owns and maintains the current inventory of 3,200 beds. The ASU System Board of Trustees approved the 35-year land lease with Zimmer Development on Feb. 26.
NEW YORK CITY — Hodges Ward Elliott has brokered the sale of a 38-building multifamily portfolio in the Bronx. Harbor Group International in partnership with Emerald Equities and York Capital acquired the 1,000-unit asset for $140 million. The portfolio is comprised of several clusters of walk-up, mixed-use buildings spread throughout Bronx neighborhoods, including Mott Haven, Hunts Point, Lower Concourse, Little Italy, Belmont, Fordham and Bedford Park. The acquisition is Harbor Group’s first multifamily purchase in the Bronx market, a significant addition to the company’s $3.5 billion real estate portfolio of multifamily, office, hotel and retail properties. Daniel Parker, Will Silverman and Paul Gillen of Hodges Ward Elliott represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Slate Property Group, Adam America Real Estate and Vanke Holdings USA LLC have acquired a former grammar school building located at 45 Rivington St. in Manhattan for $116 million. The buyers plan to convert the existing six-story, 145,000-square-foot building into a luxury residential development. Originally designed in 1898, the Romanesque Revival-style building features 12-foot ceilings and a penthouse floor offering views of Midtown and downtown Manhattan.
NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services has brokered the sale of an apartment building located at 531 E. 22nd St. in Brooklyn’s Ditmas Park section. Naad Realty LLC sold the six-story asset to Jason Wisotsky for $7 million. Situated in close proximity to Prospect Park and Brooklyn College, the elevator-serviced building features 35 residential units. Daniel Shragaei of GFI Realty Services brokered the transaction.
VALDOSTA AND NASHVILLE, GA. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of two assisted living communities in Georgia to Omega Healthcare Investors for $20.2 million. The transaction was structured as a sale-leaseback deal, so the undisclosed seller will continue to operate the communities. The properties are a 109-unit community in Valdosta, sold for $17.5 million, and a 26-unit community in Nashville, sold for $2.7 million. Both are located in south Georgia near the Florida border. Bradley Clousing led the SLIB team in brokering the transaction.
Marcus & Millichap Arranges $11.3M Sale of Affordable Housing Community in Palm Beach County
by John Nelson
DELRAY BEACH, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $11.3 million sale of Auburn Trace Apartment Homes, a 152-unit affordable housing community located at 625 Auburn Circle W. in Delray Beach. Built in 1990 on a 20.2-acre parcel, the low income housing tax credit property features one-, two- and three-bedroom residences. Community amenities include a large clubhouse, playground, volleyball court, landscaped courtyards, onsite management offices, a leasing center and a laundry facility. The property also features an onsite daycare and learning center that is leased and operated by a third party. Evan Kristol, Still Hunter III and Brandon Rex of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Lauderdale office represented the seller and developer, Auburn Trace Ltd., and procured the buyer, a private investment group based in New York. The buyer purchased the asset in a 1031 tax deferred exchange.