NORTH BRANCH, MINN., AND FRANKLIN, WIS. — Welsh Capital recently closed on two loans totaling $6.4 million for two commercial properties in North Branch and Franklin. In the first transaction, Welsh arranged $1.5 million in refinancing for a 54-unit multifamily property in North Branch. In the second transaction, $4.9 million in acquisition financing (loan assumption) was secured for a 155,320-square-foot multi-tenant industrial building in Franklin. Additional terms of the transactions were not disclosed.
Multifamily
DAYTON, OHIO — Love Funding’s Washington, D.C., office has secured a $1.4 million loan for the refinancing of Country Brooke, a 107-unit multifamily housing complex in Dayton. The 285,579-square-foot complex consists of six two-and-a-half story buildings and features a playground, picnic areas with grills and laundry facilities. Holly Bray of Love Funding originated the 25-year loan, which carries a 5.55 percent fixed-interest rate, through the HUD 207/223(f) loan program.
MANAHAWKIN, N.J. — The Walters Group is nearing completion for Stafford Park Apartments, an affordable housing project located on Stafford Park Boulevard. Next month will see the completion of two of the five planned buildings at the project, which will bring 46 units online. At full build-out, Stafford Park Apartments will contain a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units with rents ranging from $468 to $1,207 per month. Amenities will include a clubhouse with a fitness center and a playground. The project is applying for LEED-Silver and Energy Star certification. Stafford Park Apartments is part of the larger Stafford Park redevelopment project. The retail portion of the project includes Target, Costco, Best Buy, Dick's Sporting Goods and PetSmart. A 565-unit, age-restricted housing community is also being planned.
NEW YORK CITY — CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) Capital Markets has arranged a $9.5 million first-mortgage loan for the refinancing of a 13-story luxury apartment building located in Manhattan, New York City. Situated within the Plaza district, the building contains 68 rental units and four ground-floor commercial spaces. Occupancy was 98 percent at the time of closing. Keith Kurland of the New York City office of CBRE Capital Markets secured a non-recourse loan with a 5-year, interest-only term and a 5.19 percent fixed interest rate. The loan was arranged in-house by CBRE Multifamily Capital, a Fannie Mae DUS lender.
IRVING, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has completed the sale of West Wind, a 160-unit apartment community located in Irving. The property, which is situated at 1306 N. Nursery Rd., was constructed in 1980. Will Balthrope and Ryan Epstein of Marcus & Millichap's Dallas and San Antonio offices represented the seller, an undisclosed partnership. The pair also represented the owner, an undisclosed limited liability company. The acquisition price was not released.
Los Angeles — Behringer Harvard has purchased The Gallery at NoHo Commons, a 438-unit multifamily community built in 2007. Located at 5416 N. Fairview Avenue adjacent to the North Hollywood Metro Station in Los Angeles, the development consists of five four-story residential buildings with amenities including a resort-style swimming pool and spa in a landscaped plaza, a state-of-the-art fitness center, a business center, a social lounge, a recording studio and two five-story parking garages. The purchase price was not disclosed.
Aurora, Colo. — Apartment Realty Advisors (ARA) recently brokered the sale of Highland Point, a 319-unit property located at 16894 E. Arkansas Avenue in Aurora. Chicago-based Redwood Capital purchased the property for an undisclosed price from an unnamed seller, which was represented by ARA’s Denver-based principals Jeff Hawks and Doug Andrews. Built in 1984, Highland Point was 95 percent pre-leased at the time of the sale.
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. — Joel Coykendall of NorthMarq Capital’s Jacksonville, Fla., office has secured a $29.6 million loan for the 312-unit Integra Springs Apartments in Kannapolis. The financing is a 23-month construction loan that turns into a 40-year permanent loan. AmeriSphere Mortgage Finance funded the loan, which carries a 40-year amortization schedule.
NEWARK, DEL. — Student housing developer Campus Living Villages is nearing completion for Studio Green Delaware, a student housing community located at 91 Thorn Lane, near the campus of the University of Delaware, in Newark. The project consists of the approximately $6 million conversion of the former Towne Court/Park Place Apartments, which was first built in the 1950s. The new Studio Green will contain 665 units in a mix of one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom residences. A 10,000-square-foot clubhouse called The Centre will feature a fitness center, an indoor basketball court, a yoga studio, a business center and meeting rooms, a game room, a screening room, an outdoor lounge, and a heated, saltwater swimming pool. Other amenities include on-site tanning facilities, laundry facilities and a bus stop for the university's bus service.
SOUTH PASADENA, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the transaction of an eight-unit apartment property in South Pasadena. Located at 1822 Camden Ave. and 2036 Huntington Dr., the property sold to an undisclosed buyer for $1.8 million or $212.41 per square foot. Priscilla Nee of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller; Maurius Jeffrey, also of Marcus & Millichap, represented the buyer in the deal.