SVN BROKERS SALE OF THE CLUB OF THE ISLE MULTIFAMILY COMMUNITY

GALVESTON, TEXAS — Sperry Van Ness has brokered the foreclosure sale of The Club of the Isle, a 248-unit luxury multifamily community located in Galveston. The Class A property is situated on more than 15 acres at 3433 Cove View Blvd. on Galveston Island. It comprises three four-story wood frame and concrete stilt buildings with parking garages on the ground floor. The community features one-, two- and three-bedroom units, and three-bedroom townhome units. Monthly rents range from $765 to $1,395. Amenities include gated access, swimming pools and a spa, a billiard room, a massage room, a volleyball court a clubhouse, a fitness center, a playground, a 16-hole chip and putt course and a business center. Occupancy was 80 percent at the time of sale. Kitty Wallace represented the sellers, Bank of America and Wachovia, and the buyer, Illinois-based Marquette Cos. The Club of the Isle was built in 2005 as an apartment community, but a local investor acquired it in 2006 and proceeded to sell some of the units as condominiums. As the residential market deteriorated, the owner started leasing units prior to the foreclosure. The new owner plans to operate the community as apartments in the near-term.