Multifamily

Edgewater on Lanier

GAINESVILLE, GA. — The Griffin Fund, a private real estate investment firm, has acquired Edgewater on Lanier, a 180-unit multifamily community in Gainesville, for $8.4 million. The apartment property is located on Old Thompson Bridge Road on the shores of Lake Lanier. The Griffin Fund is planning a $2 million renovation plan for the property, including adding new gazebos, a barbecue area, lookout terrace, lakefront park, playground, fitness center, business center and dog park. The company also plans to refurbish the exterior of the property and upgrade the interiors with new flooring and new appliances for the kitchen area. The Griffin Fund has selected Stonemark Management to manage the apartment property.

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CANTON, MICH. — Greystone has provided a $27.5 million HUD loan to refinance a 340-unit apartment community in Canton. Fred Levine of Greystone originated the 35-year FHA financing for the borrower, Singh Development LLC. Wyndchase Apartments is a luxury townhome and apartment complex. The property includes one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a fitness center, pool and community clubhouse. Wyndchase is part of a portfolio of multifamily and seniors housing holdings across Michigan, North Carolina and Virginia. Greystone provides mortgage finance solutions across multiple platforms, including FHA, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, USDA, CMBS, bridge, mezzanine and other proprietary loan programs.

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LONGVIEW, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Autumnwood Apartments, a 160-unit apartment complex located in Longview. Tommy Lovell III and Kim Westcott of Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. Zar Haro and Mike Moffitt Jr. of Marcus & Millichap’s San Antonio and Austin offices procured the buyer, a private investor. Autumnwood Apartments is located at 300 Lake Lamond Road in Longview, just south of West Cotton Street. The property was built on 8 acres in 1971 and consists of 10 two-story buildings. The complex includes 32 one-bedroom, 96 two-bedroom and 96 three-bedroom units.

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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — The Daten Group, along with its co-developer Lighthouse Enterprises, is opening three residential buildings in White Plains. The properties will bring more than 100 new apartment units to the city. The properties include the 56-unit La Gianna at 10 DeKalb Avenue, the 24-unit The Dylan at 42 Waller Avenue and the 23-unit The Reed at 115 N. Broadway. On-site amenities include doormen, fitness centers, media rooms, children’s playrooms, playgrounds, barbecue areas and covered parking. The units feature modern, upscale, open layouts with hardwood floors, master bathrooms with double sink vanities, full-size vented washers and dryers, custom Italian kitchens with modern stainless steel appliances, ceasarstone countertops, large bedrooms and closet space. Residents starting moving into La Gianna in October and The Dylan and The Reed will be available for occupancy in December. Rental fees start at $2,050 for studios, $2,300 for one bedrooms and $2,775 for two bedrooms.

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Rolling-Green

AMHERST, MASS. — CBRE/New England’s Capital Markets team has brokered the sale of Rolling Green Apartments, an apartment community in Amherst. GTP-RG Amherst, an affiliate of Equity Residential, sold the 204-unit, garden-style apartment community to an affiliate of Beacon Communities LLC for $30.3 million. Built in the early 1970s, the community consists of 16 two-story, garden-style buildings with a mix of 64 one-bedroom, 103 two-bedroom apartments, 31 three-bedroom apartments and six four-bedroom units. The apartments range in size from 759 to 1,158 square feet, with 76 of the units consisting of a townhouse configuration. The community was originally developed with MassHousing financing. However, when the financing matured in 2012, the affordable housing restrictions also went away. Beacon is working in collaboration with the town of Amherst and the Department of Housing and Community Development to secure the resources necessary to maintain Rolling Green as a high-quality, mixed-income housing property.

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Sun Key Apartment Homes

WINTER PARK, FLA. — CBRE has brokered the $57.7 million sale of Sun Key Apartment Homes, a 596-unit luxury apartment community in Winter Park, roughly 7.5 miles northeast of Orlando. The multifamily property is located at 7502 Sun Key Blvd. BC Property Investments purchased the asset from an affiliate of Starwood Capital Group, which bought Sun Key back in September 2010. The property has recently undergone $12 million worth of renovations and was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale. The community’s amenity package includes a Wi-Fi business center, two swimming pools, an 1,800-square-foot fitness center, renovated clubhouse, firepit, spa and a game room with flat-screen TVs, video game consoles, air hockey, foosball and billiards. Shelton Granade, Luke Wickham and Justin Basquill of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.

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Plant 64

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Co-developers Pennrose Properties LLC and C.A. Harrison Cos. LLC have opened Plant 64 Apartment Homes, a $54 million adaptive reuse project in downtown Winston-Salem. Originally built in 1916 as one of the oldest R.J. Reynolds tobacco buildings, the 423,000-square-foot project has been renovated to feature 242 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Plant 64’s amenity package includes controlled access entry, a roof terrace with grills, outdoor theater, fitness center, swimming pool and a sports court. Bonaventure Property Management is managing Plant 64. Financing was provided by Bank of America N.A., Nationwide Insurance and Stonehenge Capital.

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Baldwin Harbor

ORLANDO, FLA. — ZOM and its joint venture partner AIG Global Real Estate have completed the land purchase for the site of a new luxury lakefront multifamily community. The 483-unit property, known as Baldwin Harbor, will be located in the master-planned Baldwin Park community in Orlando. Baldwin Harbor’s amenity offerings will include a clubhouse with a resident’s lounge, an entertainment kitchen, pool with cabanas, summer kitchen and a golf simulator. J.P. Morgan Chase Bank provided construction financing for the project, and ZRS Management LLC will provide property management services upon completion. Pre-leasing for Baldwin Harbor will begin in the fall of 2015. CBRE’s Orlando office represented the seller in the land transaction.

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NAPERVILLE, ILL. — The Springs at Monarch Landing, a new senior living community, is now open in Naperville. The Chicago office of Perkins Eastman and Monarch Landing recently participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the 94,000-square-foot health and rehabilitation center. The Springs includes private resident rooms and couples’ suites, with 48 devoted to short-term rehabilitation, 48 to skilled care, and 28 for assisted living memory support. Other building amenities include a physical therapy suite, salon, café, multi-purpose room, outdoor gardens and courtyards, as well as covered access from the existing independent living buildings. The project took nearly 18 months to complete. The Perkins Eastman design team worked closely with Senior Care Development and Monarch Landing leadership to develop the multi-phase master plan for the entire 15-acre campus and complete the interior architecture of the facility.

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