NEW BEDFORD, MASS. — The Simon Companies has sold an affordable housing community in New Bedford to Omni America LLC. Harborview Towers is a 144-unit property located just off of Route 18 near downtown New Bedford. Constructed in 1972 by Simon, the property contains two six-story buildings. The unit mix includes studios to three bedrooms, and the unit size averages 751 square feet. The Cushman & Wakefield team of Simon Butler and Biria St. John represented the seller and procured the buyer.
DALLAS — Behringer Harvard has acquired Allegro, a 272-unit luxury multifamily community in Addison Circle, a 70-acre mixed-use development in Dallas. Behringer Harvard also acquired a 1.2-acre parcel of land adjacent to Allegro. The luxury multifamily community was completed in 2008 on a 4.6-acre site at 15750 Spectrum Dr. This acquisition brings the portfolio of Behringer Harvard Multifamily REIT I to 32 multifamily communities in 12 states, totaling 9,004 apartment homes.
BEAUMONT — The Houston office of Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF) has arranged acquisition financing for West End Lodge, a 360-unit Class A multifamily community in Beaumont. Cortney Cole of HFF worked on behalf of Venterra Realty to secure a 10-year fixed-rate loan with Freddie Mac. West End Lodge is located at 4215 N. Major Dr. and was completed in 2007. It is 93 percent occupied and has an average unit size of 805 square feet.
FORT MYERS, FLA. — Hope Hospice & Community Services has acquired a 46.3-acre land parcel, located at the northwest corner of Six Mile Cypress Parkway and Metro Parkway in Fort Myers. The buyer plans to development a high-quality care facility on the site, which was acquired for $7.56 million. Michael Doyle of LandQwest Commercial represented Hope Hospice in the transaction. The seller was not released.
FORT LAUDERDALE AND HOLLYWOOD, FLA. — Judy Dolan and Steve Hyatt of Berger Commercial Realty Corp. represented the sellers in three separate multifamily transactions in south Florida. In the first transaction, Doran Florida sold three apartment buildings to Glenshee Omega Carleton for $1.6 million. The properties, totaling 32 units, are located at 75 S.W. 10th St., 100 S.W. 10th St. and 100 S.W. 9th St. in Fort Lauderdale. In the second transaction, ECP Properties sold an 18-unit apartment building to DIV USA for $965,000. The 13,202-square-foot property is located at 1607 Arthur St. in Hollywood. Finally, SBC 2010-1 sold a 13-unit apartment building, which is located at 6031 Polk St. in Hollywood, to 6031 Polk Street LLC for $352,000.
CHICAGO — Essex Realty Group has completed the sale of 1953 West Dickens, multifamily property located in Chicago. The property consists of a one-bedroom duplex unit, a two-bedroom duplex unit, one four-bedroom duplex units, a three-bedroom/two-bath unit and a two-bedroom/two-and-a-half-bath coach house. The sales price was approximately $1.27 million. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
MADISON, WIS. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $21.1 million in first mortgage financing for Greenbriar Village Apartments in Madison. Located at 238 Randolph St., the property offers 537 apartment units. Financing was based on a 10-year term with a 30-year amortization schedule. David Woida of NorthMarq's Milwaukee office arranged the loan through NorthMarq's seller-service relationship with Freddie Mac. The borrower was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Beech Street Capital has arranged $20.9 million in Fannie Mae DUS funds for the refinancing of a multifamily community located in Queens, New York City. Crescent Apartments comprises eight four-story buildings located at 2114-2170 Crescent St. in the borough's Astoria neighborhood. It contains a total of 256 units. The loan carries a fixed interest rate, a 10-year term, 9.5 years of yield maintenance and a 30-year amortization schedule on an actual/360 basis. Meridian Capital Group originated the loan.
OAK RIDGE, TENN. — Vikas LLC has purchased McKenzie Acres Apartments, a 100-unit multifamily property located in Oak Ridge. Built in 1969, the fully-occupied property sold for $2.9 million. The property is under a HUD Housing Assistance Payments Section 8 contract, which provides rent and utility subsides for the income-qualified tenants. Steve Goldman and John Dempster of NAI Knoxville represented the Knoxville, Tenn.-based seller in the transaction. Financing for the acquisition was provided by Lebanon, Tenn.-based First Freedom Bank.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has brokered the $3.1 million sale of an apartment building located in Manhattan's Murray Hill neighborhood. The four-story building is located at 230 E. 32nd St. It contains 16 units, seven of which are rent stabilized. Aliza Avital and Alan Miller of Eastern Consolidated represented the seller, Harry Field Realty, and procured the buyer, Croman Real Estate.
