SAN DIEGO – The 30-unit Century Arms Apartments in the San Diego submarket of Imperial Beach has sold to the Kruetzkamp Family Trust for $3.6 million. The community is located at 1471 13th Street. It was built in 1977 and is fully occupied. The buyer plans to completely renovate the property. Savvas Marinos and Daniel Foley of Colliers International represented both the buyer and the seller, Kromydas Family Trust, in this transaction.
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NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Union has arranged a $24 million HUD loan for the refinancing of Union Care Plaza Center. The 289-unit nursing home is located at 33-21 Union St. in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens. The 12-year loan features a fixed annual interest rate of 3.25 percent. Shaya Ackerman of Eastern Union secured the financing on behalf of the borrower, David Marx.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Stiles Residential Group and The Rockefeller Group have begun construction on a new 254-unit high-rise apartment building. The property, located at 215 S.E. 8th Ave., will be the first luxury high-rise apartment building in Fort Lauderdale. In addition to views of downtown Fort Lauderdale and the Atlantic Ocean, the new property will feature a fitness facility, a bar and entertainment kitchen, elevated pool deck with cabanas, grill area, hot tub, pet spa, dog park and a limited number of private garages. Units at the property will range from one- to three-bedroom floor plans spanning from 750 to 2,450 square feet. Construction is slated to wrap up in December 2015.
GAINESVILLE, FLA. — CA Student Living has broken ground on NEXT LEVEL GAINESVILLE with joint venture partner Fields Holdings near the University of Florida. The property will contain approximately 170 apartments and about 600 bedrooms. NEXT LEVEL will be a heavily amentized, urban-infill project with a podium-level swimming pool, hot tub, fitness and tanning facilities and both private and group study lounges. The fully furnished apartments will feature modern, open floor plans, stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, European cabinetry, flat-screen televisions and closet organizers. Holchauser Blatter Architects of Santa Barbara, California designed the property. The general contractor, Beal Derkenne Construction (BDC), has built numerous projects for CA Student Living, including NEXT LEVEL TUCSON, opening in August near the University of Arizona.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — Parkland Development Corp. has opened Forum at Tallahassee, a 785-bed luxury student housing community designed by Forum Architects near Florida State University. Forum at Tallahassee’s amenities include an 11,000-square-foot outdoor pool deck and recreation area that features a beach entry pool, gas grills, a large spa and cabana lounges. The community’s clubhouse incorporates indoor basketball and volleyball courts with bleacher seating, a two-story fitness center with TechnoGym equipment, yoga room and three tanning beds. In addition, students have access to a full-service concierge desk, high-tech business center with Macs and PCs, multiple study rooms, complimentary high-speed internet, a Wii gaming room with dual life-size screens, coffee lounge, media center and a pet park with pet washing stations. The fully gated community offers elevator access to one-, two-, and four-bedroom floor plans. Unit interiors include granite countertops, 42-inch upper cabinets, nine-foot ceilings, crown molding, stainless steel appliances and wood-grain plank-style flooring. In addition, apartment homes include 50-inch flat screen TV’s, in-unit laundry rooms with full-size washer and dryers, and covered patios and walk-in closets in select units. Greystar manages the community and offers roommate matching.
SAN ANTONIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Hallmark Apartments, a 90-unit multifamily property in San Antonio. Reynold Toepfer, Kent Myers and Joe James of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, an undisclosed limited liability company. The buyer also was a limited liability company. Hallmark Apartments is located at 8425 Ahern Drive in San Antonio next to the North Star Mall. Built in 1972 on 3.9 acres, the apartments feature amenities such as fully equipped kitchens, a central swimming pool and three on-site laundry rooms.
TYLER, TEXAS — Olympus Property has closed on buying The Woodlands, a 256-unit apartment complex in Tyler, Texas, 100 miles east of Dallas. It’s the fourth purchase made by WW Olympus Multifamily I, a real estate investment vehicle owned by Olympus. The Woodlands is located at 400 Old Grande Boulevard and has one- and two-bedroom units ranging from 566 square feet to 946 square feet. Amenities include a business center, pool and covered parking. Olympus manages over 8,000 units spanning eight states.
RENO, NEV. – The 224-unit Creekside Apartments in Reno has received a $13-million refinance. The community is located at 4600 Mirea Loma Drive. Financing includes a 10-year term and 30-year amortization schedule. It was arranged by Ory Schwartz of NorthMarq Capital through the firm’s seller/servicer relationship with Freddie Mac.
ATLANTA — Simon Property Group plans to add luxury residences to Phipps Plaza, an upscale shopping mall in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. Simon will team with Columbus Realty Partners Ltd. to develop the 319-unit mid-rise property, which will be named Domain at Phipps Plaza. The community’s amenity package will include a yoga court, outdoor pool, health club, dog park and a rooftop terrace with a resident lounge. Construction will begin on the property in September and wrap up in fall 2015. Dallas-based JHP Architecture/Urban Design will serve as the architect for the project.
MELBOURNE, FLA. — CBRE has brokered the $16.7 million sale of Lakeside at Greensboro, a 232-unit apartment community in Melbourne, a suburb of Orlando. The multifamily community’s units average 1,052 square feet and the property’s amenity package includes a swimming pool, heated spa, fitness center and tennis courts. The property was built in 1987 and was 94 percent occupied at the time of the sale. Shelton Granade, Luke Wickham and Justin Basquill of CBRE’s Orlando office represented the seller in the transaction.