Multifamily

MINNEAPOLIS — Opus Development Corp. has commenced construction for a new off-campus student housing community in Minneapolis. Stadium Village Flats will be constructed in the Stadium Village area near the University of Minnesota's East Bank campus. The six-story building will feature 235 beds of housing in 120 units. Amenities will include a movie room, a fitness center, study areas, a gaming room and a lounge. The ground floor of the building will contain a CVS/pharmacy as well as 4,400 square feet of service retail space. Completion is expected in fall 2012. ESG Architects will serve as design architect. Asset Campus Housing will lease the community and manage it upon completion.

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NEW YORK CITY — John Ciraulo, Robert Burton and Craig Waggner of New York City-based Massay Knakal recently represented the seller of a 20-unit, walk-up apartment building, located at 245 Mulberry St. in Manhattan, for $7.25 million. Recent renovations to the property includes hardwood floors, marble tile, new appliances and washers and dryers in every unit.

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NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. — Lee & Associates has sold a 15-unit apartment building to a local apartment building investor for $2,450,000. Located at 5253-59 Cartwright Ave., the property attracted six bidders before it was sold. It netted one of the highest sales prices per square foot that the North Hollywood submarket has seen since 2007, according to Lee & Associates. Jeff McGuire, senior vice president, special assets and a principal at Lee & Associates’ Los Angeles North-Ventura office, represented both the buyer and the seller.

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DENVER— The Lynd Company has acquired the luxury residences development project at 1891 Curtis Avenue, which is directly above the Ritz-Carlton, Denver. The development includes five floors and 25 high-end, multi-room suites that are being crafted from existing hotel rooms that were previously slated to become The Ritz-Carlton Residences. The Lynd Company partnered with J.P. Morgan Asset Management for the all-cash acquisition. The project was proposed to the real estate investment and management firm by DeLay Development Company and Concord Partners.

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UNION CITY and FRESNO, CA — Arbor Commercial Funding has closed two California-based loans totaling $28.3 million. The loans were obtained under the Fannie Mae DUSLoan and Fannie Mae DUSSmall Loan product lines. The first was for the 250-unit Greenhaven Apartments in Union City for $26.3 million. This is a 10-year acquisition loan with a 30-year amortization schedule. The second was for the 48-unit Lions Gate Apartments in Fresno for $2 million. This is a 10-year refinance loan with a 30-year amortization schedule. The loans were originated by Jay Porterfield, a vice president in Arbor’s Plano, TX-based lending office.

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PALM HARBOR, FLA. — Chicago-based Wateron Residential has purchased 509 of the 774 units of Lansbrook Village, located in Palm Harbor. The 75-buildling property has amenities such as three pools, tennis courts, volleyball courts, interactive fountains, family playgrounds and an enclosed dog park.Wateron Residential partnered with Stratus Development and KMG Partners to purchase the units from ST Residential and was represented by Boca Raton, Fla.-based Apartment Realty Advisors.The units were acquired as part of Waterton Residential Property Venture XI, a $500 million discretionary multifamily investment fund.

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MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. —CNL Macquarie Global Growth Trust and Woodfield Investors have entered into a joint venture to build a 258-unit, Class A multifamily residential development on 32 acres in Mount Pleasant. The partnership purchased the raw land for $3.4 million. Woodfield will manage the construction and development, while CNL Macquarie Global Growth Trust will provide capital, strategic guidance and oversight. Construction will begin in the third quarter this year.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Boston-based UC Funding has closed on a $4.7 million acquisition loan on Maple Run Apartments in Charlotte. The loan will be used to purchase the property and to fund a renovation reserve, interest reserve and an escrow for taxes and insurance. The loan was made to an entity controlled by John Lichtman of Boca Raton, Fla.-based Levinson & Lichtman and Bob Nass of Landmasters.

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NEW YORK CITY — Broad Street Development (BSD) has acquired the two-building parcel, located at 209-219 Sullivan Street in New York City, for $33 million from The Children's Aid Society. BSD has planned a redevelopment resulting in approximately 60,000 square feet of condominium residences. Helen Hwang of Cushman & Wakefield's NY Capital Markets Group was the sole broker in the transaction.

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