ST. PAUL, MINNEAPOLIS AND MANKATO, MINN. — Oak Grove Capital has originated $17.9 million in FHA financing for the National Foundation for Affordable Housing Solutions. The loans will be used for the acquisition and rehabilitation of three affordable housing complexes in Minnesota: Seward Square Apartments in Minneapolis, Lewis Park Apartments in St. Paul and Eastport Apartments in Mankato. Each loan included the use of tax-exempt bonds and Low Income Housing Tax Credits. The fixed-rate HUD 221(d)(4) loans carry a 12-month construction period, plus a 40-year term. The 81-unit Seward Square development received $6.5 million in financing. The 103-unit Lewis Park complex received $7.8 million. The remaining $3.6 million went to the 78-unit Eastport Apartments community. The financing will be used to renovate and preserve the three long-term affordable housing projects originally constructed in the late 1970s.
Multifamily
FOREST PARK, OHIO — Atlanta-headquartered ARA has arranged the $10.3 million sale of Mills Run, a 212-unit multifamily community located in northwest suburban Cincinnati. Debbie Corson of ARA represented the seller, Deerfield, Ill.-based Oak Residential Partners LLC, in the transaction. Pepper Pike, Ohio-based Apollo Management purchased the property. Constructed in 1988, Mills Run is a multifamily community located in Forest Park. Previous ownership invested more than $550,000 in capital improvements including extensive landscaping upgrades, replacement of all entry doors and renovation of common areas.
NEW YORK CITY — Mortgage Equicap has arranged $56 million in financing for the construction of a 112,000-square-foot apartment property located at 267 Rogers Ave. in Brooklyn. Equicap arranged both the equity and construction financing for the project. The equity was provided by a New York-basedoffice. The non-recourse construction loan will be 75 percent of the total development costs. The apartment property will include 165 one- to three-bedroom units and will feature a fitness center, library, meeting and conference rooms, central laundry facility and billiard room. Equicap advised the developer in negotiating the 99-year ground lease with one of the largest not-for-profit organizations in the country.
SAN ANTONIO — Investment and management firm Presidium Group LLC has acquired Towne Oaks, a 123-unit apartment property in San Antonio. The community, which is located at 8623 Starcrest Drive, includes one- and two-bedroom residences, plus amenities such as a swimming pool and clubhouse. The complex is in close proximity to the San Antonio International Airport, North East Baptist Hospital, North Star Mall and MacArthur Park, as well as the major thoroughfares of I-35, Loop 410 and U.S. Highway 281. Presidium Group plans both interior and exterior upgrades, as well as enhancements to the property’s signage. With the purchase of Towne Oaks, Presidium has now acquired three assets in San Antonio in the past six months.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — ARA has brokered the sale of The Arbor at Tallwood, a 120-unit multifamily property in Austin. Built in 1972, the garden-style community offers one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, a swimming pool and a dog park. The complex, which was 96 percent occupied at the time of the sale, is in close proximity to retail outlets such as the Arboretum and the Domain, as well as major area employers such as IBM, Visa and Dell. Matt Pohl and Andrew Shih of ARA represented the seller, San Francisco-based Virtu Investments, in the transaction. Redwood Capital Group, based in Chicago, purchased the asset.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Commercial real estate firm Muskin Commercial LLC has brokered the sale of South Cliff Apartments, a 60-unit multifamily complex in Austin. Located at 2001 I-35 South, the community offers one- and two-bedroom apartments, as well as a swimming pool and laundry facility. Ellen Muskin of Muskin Commercial represented the seller, an individual investor based in Santa Rosa, Calif. The buyer, a Columbus, Ohio-based entity, plans to rebrand the property as 35 Flats and renovate both building exteriors and apartment interiors. Pearsall, Texas-based Security State Bank provided acquisition financing.
SAN FRANCISCO – A five-property multifamily portfolio based in the San Francisco Bay Area has received a $37-million refinancing. The portfolio contains a total of 297 units. Four of the five transactions are long-term refinances, while the other is a bridge loan. Financing was originated by Kenneth M. Fox of Cohen Financial’s San Francisco office. Four loans were secured with JP Morgan Chase Bank, and one was secured with Boston Private Bank & Trust Company. The borrower was a local commercial/multifamily real estate investor and operator.
LOS ANGELES — Village Walk at Tarzana, a two-parcel development site, has sold to Sinanian Development Inc. for an undisclosed sum. The fully entitled site contains the West Parcel, which is located at 18709 W. Redwing Street, and the East Parcel, located at 5420-5432 N. Yolanda Ave. They are attached to the 146,363-square-foot Village Walk retail center on Ventura Boulevard. The West Parcel will receive 15 two-story luxury townhomes, while the East Parcel project will contain 19 townhomes and 37 luxury apartments. The seller, Pearlmark Real Estate Partners LLC, was represented by Greg Harris, Kevin Green and Joseph Grabiec of Institutional Property Advisors.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $4.7 million sale of 1231 Lincoln Place and 1382 St. John’s Place, totaling 47 apartment units located in the Crown Heights section in Brooklyn. The sale price equates to approximately $113 per square foot. Derek Bestreich and Lucien Sproviero from Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office marketed the property on behalf of the seller and represented the buyer, both private investors.
SAN DIEGO — Latitude 33 Apartments, a 198-unit, Class A complex in the San Diego submarket of Escondido, has received $37.5 in refinancing. The community is located at 515 Meander Glen. It is in close proximity to three local shopping centers, including Civic Center Plaza Shopping Center, Escondido Square Shopping Center and Country Corner Shopping Center. The transaction was structured to include two loans, which separately covered the financing for the property's mid-rise apartments and townhomes, in order to accommodate the unnamed borrower's short-term and long-term investment plans. The borrower also received takeout financing, which paid off the existing construction loan and provided some extra capital. Financing was structured by Bryan Frazier of Walker & Dunlop under Freddie Mac's Capital Markets Execution (CME) Program.