JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $14.7 million acquisition loan for Park South at Deerwood Apartments, a 240-unit multifamily property located at 7932 Southside Blvd. in Jacksonville. Ory Schwartz of NorthMarq Capital’s Los Angeles office arranged the 10-year loan with five years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. Schwartz arranged the loan through an unnamed CMBS lender on behalf of the borrower, a private investor based on the West Coast.
STATESBORO, GA. AND WILMINGTON, N.C. — Progress Student Living has sold two luxury student housing communities that it developed recently in North Carolina and Georgia. Sold in the portfolio transaction were Progress910, a 168-unit rental community with 528 bedroom/bathroom suites near the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) in Wilmington, and Monarch301, a 180-unit rental community with 546 bedroom/bathroom suites near Georgia Southern University in Statesboro. Progress 910 was completed in August 2014, while Monarch301 was finished in August 2013. Each property is currently 97 percent occupied. Ryan Reid and Ryan Lang of CBRE’s national student housing group in Dallas brokered the two transactions. According to media reports, Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Phillips Acquisitions was the buyer. The transaction price was not disclosed.
ARLINGTON, VA. — LCOR, a real estate company specializing in property development, investment and management, has received final site plan approval from the Arlington County Board for The Altaire, located at 400 Army Navy Drive in Arlington. The multifamily project is slated to break ground by mid-year 2015, with completion planned for the second quarter of 2018. The project will consist of two towers, with the first tower including 150 condominium units and the second tower offering 300 rental units. Located on 1.7 acres of land at the border of Crystal City and Pentagon City, the 20-story building will be LEED Gold-certified. Amenities will be shared by the two towers and will include a landscaped courtyard with an outdoor pool area and fire pits, a fitness center, club room and a sky lounge. Both buildings will also feature rooftop terraces overlooking D.C. Each residential tower will have a separate entrance, but they will share access to the common reception area with 24-hour security, concierge services and staffing.
SAN FRANCISCO — Ivanhoé Cambridge and partner Veritas Investments have acquired 11 multifamily properties in San Francisco for a total of $190 million. These acquisitions are part of Ivanhoé’s ongoing residential property aggregation strategy in San Francisco through the exclusive partnership it created with Veritas in 2014. Though the addresses were not divulged, Ivanhoé says the properties are located “in some of the most favorable neighborhoods in the center of San Francisco, ranging from the traditional exclusive districts of Lower and Upper Nob Hill and Russian Hill, to the trend-setting lifestyle neighborhoods of NOPA, Noe Valley and the Mission.” The partnership now owns 20 properties in San Francisco, for a total of 580 housing units. The initial nine properties the partnership had previously acquired are valued at nearly $50 million. Ivanhoé cites the demand for space among technology and creative companies as the driving force behind its strategy to snatch up multifamily properties in the city’s favorable neighborhoods.
LOS ANGELES — The 299-unit Sunset and Gordon apartment community has debuted in Los Angeles. The luxury high-rise community is located at the northeast corner of Sunset Boulevard and Gordon Street in Hollywood. In addition to the residential units, the $76.2-million project contains 36,688 square feet of office space, 12,229 square feet of retail and restaurant space and a 523-space parking garage. The 547,500-square-foot tower features office space on the third and fourth floors, with rental units on floors five through 22. Residential amenities include a pool deck, media room and fitness center. Sunset and Gordon was developed by CIM Group, built by Balfour Beatty Construction and designed by GBD Architects. The project came in about $21 million under budget, which was largely attributed to a complete re-design of the structure’s mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) systems. Its reconfiguration will save CIM more than 500,000 gallons of water a year, on average. The cast-in-place structures also allowed the team to reduce construction cycle times and accelerate project delivery by several months. The 1.7-acre site has been home to many legendary establishments, including the Peerless Motor Car Showroom and The Motion Picture Hall of Fame in the 1920s; KNX Radio and …
WALNUT CREEK, CALIF. — Decron Properties has acquired a two-property multifamily portfolio in the San Francisco Bay Area submarket of Walnut Creek for a total of $63 million. The portfolio includes the 152-unit Creekside Glen complex and the 99-unit Cypress Creek complex, which are both located in the city’s downtown area. Decron plans to invest up to $16 million to upgrade the properties, which were built in the early ‘60s. The Walnut Creek portfolio is in keeping with Decron’s strategy of acquiring assets that have upside potential in attractive suburban areas near markets with strong job growth. Decron plans to renovate the interiors with luxury finishes, providing full-size washers and dryers to each unit, enhancing community facilities and modernizing the exterior. The upgrades will include the installation of high-quality flooring, new cabinets, stone countertops, stainless steel appliances and six-panel doors, creating a resort-style swimming pool and barbecue areas and adding resident lounges and leasing offices. The Walnut Creek purchase falls on the heels of Decron’s recent acquisition of a 187-unit, garden-style apartment community in nearby Mountain View for $86 million. The company also just announced its disposition of a Southern California-based shopping center portfolio for $108.5 million. Decron says it’s …
ROSEVILLE, CALIF. — A joint venture between SyRES Properties and ConAm Properties has received $52 million in acquisition financing to purchase the 465-unit Rosemeade at Olympus Pointe apartment community in Roseville. The community is located at 1451 Rocky Ridge Drive. The loan features a 20-year term with three years interest only and a 25-year amortization schedule. It was arranged for the JV by Dennis Sidbury of NorthMarq Capital’s San Francisco office through the firm’s correspondent relationship with a life insurance company. The unnamed seller will still serve as property manager. It will also carry a minority interest in the new borrowing entity, Rosemeade Residential Holdings LLC. SyRES Properties is a Syufy Enterprises company.
SALEM, ORE. – The 60-unit Catron Place apartment community near Salem has sold to a private investor for $6.4 million. The community is located at 515 North Catron Street in Monmouth, just west of Salem. It is situated a few blocks from Western Oregon University. The buyer was represented by Scott Logan of Marcus & Millichap’s Portland office. The seller, a developer, was represented by Georgie Christensen of the same office.
PHOENIX – The 280-unit Bella Place apartments in Phoenix has sold to an individual/personal trust for $7.7 million. The community is located at 2025 West Indian School Road. It was developed in 1973 by Lincoln Property Co. Community amenities include two swimming pools, a spa, two common barbecue areas and two on-site coin operated laundry facilities with new laundry equipment. The buyer was represented by Pete Te Kampe of Marcus & Millichap. The seller, Mentor Properties Inc., was represented by Cliff David and Steve Gebing of the same firm.
DALLAS — The Greysteel Co. has arranged the sale of Las Brisas, a 244-unit apartment complex in Dallas. The property is located at 9911 Whitehurst Drive. Boyan Radic, Doug Banerjee, Andrew Mueller and John Marshall Doss of Greysteel’s multifamily investment sales team arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Exponential Property Group 1 LLC, and the buyer, Whitehurst 9911 Partners LLC.
