SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The 256-unit Clarendon Heights Apartments, a community located near the Syracuse University campus, has sold. The garden-style property was originally built in the 1970s and renovated in the late 1980s. Tenants include graduate students from Syracuse University, Upstate Medical University and working professionals. The new ownership is from Cortland, N.Y. and has hired DLH Properties to manage the property. Louis Fournier of The Sutton Cos. and Gail McDonough of Colliers International represented the seller in the transaction.
Multifamily
GALVESTON — Coldwell Banker Commercial United, Realtors has arranged the sale of a 10-unit multifamily complex, located at 1927 Avenue M 1/2 in Galveston. Mike Chance of Coldwell Banker represented the seller, CMDS Commercial Investments, in the transaction. Lori Pederson of Shoal Point Properties represented the buyer, My Suncoast Properties.
LOS ANGELES — Capital Foresight has received a $23.8-million acquisition loan to purchase the 132-unit Santa Fe Lofts in Downtown Los Angeles. The total purchase price for the apartment community was $35 million. The seller was The Kor Group. The loan features an interest rate of 2.5 percent with two years of interest-only. It was arranged by Brian Eisendrath with CBRE’s Debt and Equity Finance group through Fannie Mae.
HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. – The 56-unit El Royale apartment community in Hollywood has sold for $29.5 million. The community is located at 450 North Rossmore Ave. It was originally built in 1929. The buyer’s acquisition team included Kamran Hakim, a developer and investor, and Farhad Eshaghpour, a real estate professional. The seller, a family trust that had owned El Royale for more than 50 years, was represented by Ron Harris, Stewart I. Weston and Joseph Smolen of Institutional Property Advisors.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Woodner, a 1,072-unit Class B multifamily property in Washington, D.C.’s Mount Pleasant neighborhood, received $74.75 million in financing from Berkeley Point Capital LLC. Two 13-story buildings connected by a lobby comprise The Woodner at 3636 and 3640 16th St. The buildings are owned by separate but related entities and the transaction was underwritten as two separate loans. Proceeds will be used to pay off six existing loans maturing in June 2013 and to provide additional funds for upgrades to the art deco-style common areas. Rob Cantizano of Berkeley Point Capital’s Bethesda, Md. office led the transaction.
OCONOMOWOC, WIS. — Wangard Partners has started construction on the second phase of The Preserve at Prairie Creek, an apartment community in Oconomowoc. The first phase, completed earlier this year, consists of 102 apartments. Phase II will add 126 apartments in seven new buildings. The buildings will feature luxury kitchens, walk-in closets and include access to the community clubhouse. The community borders a nature preserve, which is home to deer, cranes and other wildlife. The community also features a recreational trail.
CHICAGO — HFF has arranged $10 million in financing for the remaining 168 units of Woodland Park, a 240-unit fractured condominium complex in Chicago. Christopher Vittetoe and Matthew Schoenfeldt led the HFF team that secured the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through RBS Global Banking & Markets. The Luzzatto Co. is the borrower. Woodland Park is located at 606 Woodland in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago. The property has three residential buildings that are 94 percent leased.
NEWARK, DEL. — A fund managed by Sentinel Real Estate Corp. has acquired The Apartments at Pike Creek, a 264-unit garden-style complex in Newark. The complex is situated on 19 acres and contains 11 three- and four-story buildings. Amenities include a swimming pool, tennis court, fitness center with sauna and a car care center. The community is located near I-95 and is 40 miles south of Philadelphia. Karen Iman, Brian Whitmer, Andrew Merin and Anthony Liberto of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Henderson Global, in the transaction. They also procured the buyer.
WARMINSTER, PA. — J.G. Petrucci Co. has secured a $34 million loan for The Station at Bucks County, a newly completed, 233-unit apartment community in Warminster, a suburb of Philadelphia. Jon Mikula led the HFF team that arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through Webster Bank. In 2011, HFF also arranged a $32 million construction loan for the borrower through Webster Bank. The Station at Bucks County is located at 330 Jacksonville Road and contains 19 buildings. Amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center and pool.
DALLAS — Construction has begun on the 276-unit 4110 Fairmount, an upscale multifamily community located in the Oak Lawn/Uptown submarket of Dallas, an infill area near the intersection of Maple and Oak Lawn avenues. The development plans include the demolition of 1960s-era housing on Throckmorton Street. The community will be a four-story residential building wrapped around a five-story parking garage and will include 23 three-story townhomes with attached two-car garages. Amenities will include a cyber cafe, business center, fitness center, virtual game room, two luxury swimming pools, and a dog-amenity station. Trammell Crow Residential is partnering with Behringer Harvard to develop the community, and an affiliate of Trammell Crow will serve as the general contractor.