NEW YORK CITY — An undisclosed buyer has acquired Gramercy Court, a residential property located at 152-156 E. 22nd St. in Manhattan, for $32.5 million. Built in 1908, the property features 43 residential units, ranging from studio to five-bedroom units; 1,390 square feet of retail space; and 18,337 square feet of air rights. Jeff Julien, Rob Hinckley and Cindy True of HFF represented the seller, 152-156 East 22nd Street LLC, a private family, in the transaction.
ATHENS, GA. — RREEF Property Trust Inc. has acquired The Flats at Carrs Hill, a Class A, 138-unit, 316-bed student housing community located within walking distance of the University of Georgia, for $27 million. The fully leased property offers an amenity package including an indoor basketball court, multiple lounges, resort-style pool, 24-hour fitness center and on-site parking. The property is located less than a quarter-mile from the University of Georgia campus and less than one mile from Sanford Stadium in Athens. The university recently approved an expansion of the North Oconee River Greenway trail, a 3.7-mile walking and biking path that will provide The Flats residents direct pedestrian access to additional parts of campus. Travis Prince of Colliers International’s Student Housing team represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.
NAPERVILLE, ILL. — Origin Capital Partners and Randolph Street Realty Capital have acquired The Iroquois Club, an apartment complex located in Naperville, about 30 miles west of Chicago. The sales price was $38 million, and MB Financial provided the acquisition financing. As part of the investment strategy, the partnership acquired 238 existing apartment units. The entire complex consists of two phases and 264 total units. One phase, featuring 136 units, includes apartments. The second phase of 128 units started to undergo a condo conversion in 2006, but the conversion project ultimately stalled out in the late 2000s with 26 condo units sold. The balance of the units in the second phase remained apartments. The property was originally developed in 1989, and the Class B asset was 81 percent leased at the time of acquisition. The joint venture duo has plans to renovate, reposition and rebrand the complex. Renovations will include new stainless steel appliances, new kitchen and bathroom countertops, updated flooring and carpet and washers and dryers. The property amenities currently include 425 parking spaces, a club room, an indoor pool with retractable roof and a fitness center. Sean Connelly of 33 Realty represented the buyers in the transaction.
SPRINGFIELD, OHIO — Waramaug LS Hotels LLC has acquired the Courtyard Springfield Downtown in Springfield for an undisclosed price. Springfield is located approximately 26 miles northeast of Dayton. The six-story, 120-room hotel property was recently renovated and features 6,500 square feet of meeting space. It also includes a 5,000-square-foot ballroom, an indoor heated pool, a business center, a fitness center and an on-site restaurant, Mela Urban Bistro. A new outdoor bar and patio seating area is under construction.
HENDERSON, NEV. — A joint venture between the Bascom Group and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management has purchased the 110-unit Vantage apartments in the Las Vegas submarket of Henderson for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 201 South Gibson Road. Guardian Life Insurance Company of America provided debt financing, which HFF’s Charles Halladay arranged. JLL’s John Cunningham and Charles Steele represented the seller in this transaction.
PORTLAND, ORE. — Trion Properties has acquired the 44-unit Spring Garden apartments in Portland for $4.4 million. The community is located at 2222 SW Spring Garden St. It was built in 1967. Clay Newton and Jordan Matthews of Kidder Matthews represented both the buyer and seller in this transaction.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a nine-building, 207-unit apartment complex in the Northland submarket of Kansas City. The Hills sold for $13.8 million, or $66,700 per unit. The property was built in 1972 and has had $6 million in renovations over the last three years. The property is located at 506 NW 55th Terrace. Amenities of The Hills include gated entry, granite countertops, a 24-hour fitness facility, a clubhouse, a media boom, billiards, a dog park, playground and barbecue areas, on-site management and an outdoor pool with sundeck.
ATLANTA — North American Properties (NAP) and CBRE Global Investors have sold Town Center at Atlantic Station in Midtown Atlanta to an institutional investor advised by Hines. The Houston-based real estate firm will serve as asset and property manager of the 586,000-square-foot retail center that anchors Atlantic Station, a mixed-use development comprising retail space, restaurants, entertainment venues, three office towers, a hotel and a freestanding Ikea, Target and Dillard’s. The development also houses events such as Cirque du Soleil and Bodies: The Exhibition. The sales price was undisclosed but media outlets value the sale at roughly $200 million. NAP and CBRE Global Investors purchased the retail center, some office space and land for future development in 2010 for $173 million. According to media outlets, the buyer advised by Hines is an investment fund with ties to Morgan Stanley.
SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — The RADCO Cos. has purchased the 192-unit Spalding Bridge apartment community in Sandy Springs, a northern suburb of Atlanta. RADCO purchased the asset from JMG Realty for $22.9 million. JLL brokered the sale. RADCO financed the acquisition with private capital and debt from Community and Southern Bank. Built in 1984, the apartment complex is situated on Trowbridge Road near Sandy Springs’ main thoroughfare Roswell Road and four miles from I-285. The community is also within two miles of Mercedes-Benz USA’s new headquarters in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter office submarket. RADCO plans to invest roughly $2.3 million to renovate the property’s clubhouse and leasing center. Upon completion of the capital improvements, RADCO will rebrand Spalding Bridge with the company’s Ashford moniker. Including this transaction, RADCO owns 46 multifamily assets totaling 13,255 units in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Oklahoma, Colorado, South Carolina, Texas and Florida.
MIAMI — Federal Realty Investment Trust, alongside partners Grass River Property and The Comras Co., has acquired an 85 percent interest in The Shops at Sunset Place, a 515,000-square-foot mixed-use center located in Miami. The $110 million transaction includes the assumption of an existing $70.8 million mortgage with an interest rate of 5.6 percent and maturity date of September 2020. The center comprises 408,000 square feet of retail and 107,000 square feet of office space with a 1,700-square-foot parking garage. Tenants at the center include AMC Theatres, LA Fitness, Barnes & Noble, Forever 21, Splitsville and Z-Gallerie.
