O’FALLON, ILL. — Timberland Partners has acquired Parkway Lakeside, a 232-unit multifamily property in O’Fallon near St. Louis. The purchase price was not disclosed. Built in 2011, the Class A property consists of one- and two-bedroom townhome-style floor plans. Amenities include a saltwater pool, fitness center, fire pit, clubhouse and two dog parks.
NAPA, VALLEJO, HERCULES, ANTIOCH, DUBLIN AND HAYWARD, CALIF. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has arranged the sale of a seven-property multifamily portfolio located in the Bay Area. San Francisco-based Reliant Group Management purchased the portfolio from an undisclosed private company for $116 million. Totaling 478,345 square feet, the portfolio features 603 apartments. The buyer plans to convert four of the properties, totaling 369 units, to affordable housing with the use of bonds and low-income housing tax credits. Three of the property (234 units) will continue to be maintained as workforce housing. Additionally, the buyer plans to renovate all apartments, investing approximately $40,000 per unit. Richard Knutson, Anthony Pappageorge, Zach LeBeouf, Will Thomas and Kathy Knutson of NKF represented the seller in the transaction.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of The Landings at River Market, a 141-unit apartment property in Kansas City. The sales price was not disclosed. Located at 213 Delaware St., the property is comprised of three historic buildings known as Askew Saddlery, Volker Place and Pacific House. The buildings were originally constructed for industrial use in the mid-to-late 1800s and were transformed to residential use in the 1990s. Michael Sullivan, Brett Meinzer and Alex Blagojevich of Berkadia brokered the transaction. A joint venture between Artemis Real Estate Partners and CRES Management LLC sold the asset to California-based Canyon View Capital.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has negotiated the $7.8 million sale of a two-property affordable housing portfolio in Chicago’s Washington Park neighborhood. The properties, spanning 99 units, include the two-building Michigan Corners and the six-building Michigan Plaza. The buildings were constructed in the late 1990s. David Goss, Jon Morgan and Lucas Fryman of Interra represented the buyer, Jarrell Housing Group, as well as the seller, St. Edmund’s Redevelopment Corp. Jarrell Housing Group plans to improve the properties and maintain the units as affordable for renters earning up to 60 percent of the area median income. Jarrell agreed to assume the seller’s existing city of Chicago and Illinois Housing Development Authority loans when it purchased the property. The buyer also obtained tax credits from CREA LLC, an Indianapolis-based full-service tax syndicator that specializes in affordable housing, for the planned renovations.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of a 46,920-square-foot industrial facility in Arlington Heights for an undisclosed price. The sales price was not disclosed, but the asking price was $2.4 million. Situated on 1.1 acres at 2605 Clearbrook Drive, the property features a clear height of 16 feet, 3,000 square feet of office space, two interior docks and LED lighting. The buyer, Misa Imports, is a wine distributor. Misa currently operates two separate buildings in Elk Grove Village, but plans to consolidate both at the Arlington Heights property. Kelly Joyce and Suzanne Serino of Colliers represented the seller, a private investor. Karla Thomas and Lina Zoraikat of Urb & Burb Realty represented the buyer.
HOUSTON — Miami-based investment firm Eagle Property Capital (EPC) has acquired three multifamily assets totaling 750 units in Houston’s outer loop. The properties include the 312-unit Landmark at Barker Cypress, the 246-unit Champions Park Apartments and the 192-unit Champions Centre Apartments. Mitch Sinberg, Brad Williamson and Matthew Robbins of Berkadia arranged acquisition financing for EPC through Freddie Mac’s Green Advantage program. All three loans carried fixed interest rates, 10-year terms and five-year interest-only periods.
MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Martin Commercial Properties has arranged the sale of a 7,400-square-foot retail property located at 3490 Okemos Road in Meridian Township near Lansing. The sales price was not disclosed. Shawn O’Brien of Martin represented the buyer, Tommy Hannawa of Affinity 8 Investments LLC, which also purchased a neighboring Tim Horton’s property. Property renovations are scheduled to begin in the next 90 days. The seller was not disclosed.
GOLDEN, COLO. — Los Angeles-based Karlin Golden has completed the disposition of Clear Creek Square, a mixed-use building located at 600-650 12th St. in downtown Golden. Colorado State Land Board acquired the asset for $15.9 million in an off-market transaction. Built in 2002, the building features 78,647 square feet of office space, with approximately 11 percent of the square footage dedicated to ground-floor retail space, free covered parking, on-site showers and lockers. The multi-tenant building is home to five office users. Tenants include Equian, The Regis Co., Institutional Cash Distributor, Big Ring Cycles, Anthony’s Pizza & Pasta and Barrels & Bottles. At the time of sale, the property was 95 percent occupied. Campbell Davis, James Brody and Blake Harris of CBRE represented the seller in the deal.
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. — HFF has arranged the $92.5 million sale of Fifty Twenty-Five, a 942-bed student housing community located near San Diego State University. Sean Deasy, Hunter Combs and Scott Clifton of HFF represented the seller, FPA Multifamily, and procured the buyer, Denver-based Cardinal Group Investments. Completed in 2010, the LEED-Gold certified property offers a mix of studio, two- and four-bedroom units. Shared amenities include a resort-style swimming pool, 24-hour fitness center, study rooms, a computer center, coffee bar, tanning bed, shuttle service and 598-space parking garage.
HOUSTON — 29th Street Capital, an investment firm with offices in San Francisco and Chicago, has acquired Limestone Apartments, a 438-unit multifamily community in Houston. The property was built in 1999. The new ownership will update the unit interiors, landscaping and signage. Amenity spaces, which include a pool, fitness center and a clubhouse, will also be upgraded. The transaction, the seller in which was not disclosed, represents 29th Street Capital’s second acquisition in the Houston area in the last six months.
