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April 09, 2012

ARK. APT. COMPLEX SELLS FOR $17.6M
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. — The 256-unit Forest Place Apartments, located at 1421 N. University Ave. in Little Rock, has sold for $17.6 million. The buyer plans to install new roofs on the buildings and renovate the property. Rick Freeling of Rector Phillips Morse Inc./CORFAC International's Little Rock office represented the seller, Little Rock-based Forest Place Joint Venture, in the transaction and procured the buyers, two affiliates of with Kansas City, Mo.-based Maxus Realty Trust.


CAPSTONE ARRANGES $6.25M MULTIFAMILY SALE
GASTONIA, N.C. — Capstone Apartments Partners has arranged the $6.25 million sale of the 176-unit Bluffs at Northwoods, an apartment complex located at 1850 Yellowstone Ct. in Gastonia. Amenities include a clubhouse, pool, fitness center, tennis courts and laundry center. Brian Ford and Beau McIntosh of Capstone's Charlotte, N.C., office represented the seller, Willamette Property Holdings, in the transaction. The buyer was a private investor.


AEI BUYS FAMILY DOLLAR FOR $1.55M
COLUMBUS, GA. — St. Paul, Minn.-based AEI Capital Corp. has acquired an 8,300-square-foot Family Dollar property, located in Columbus, for $1.55 million. Family Dollar Stores Inc. has signed a long-term lease for the property. AEI was self-represented by Marni Nygard in the transaction, and Bryan Belk of Franklin Street's Atlanta office represented the undisclosed seller.


M&M BROKERS $1.02M SELF-STORAGE SALE
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $1.02 million sale of the 49,688-square-foot Penny Pinchers Self-Storage, located at 124 Dorton St. in Charlotte. Michael Mele of Marcus & Millichap's Tampa, Fla., office, along with Allen Smith of the firm's Charlotte office and Stacey Gorman of the firm's Atlanta office, represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. Mele and Gorman also produced the buyer, a private investor.


VISTA CAPITAL TO MANAGE SIX S.C. APT. COMPLEXES
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Greenville-based Vista Capital Management Group has been retained by Gardena, Calif.-based Highridge Costa Investors to manage its 619-unit South Carolina multifamily portfolio. The properties include the 72-unit Avalon Place in Columbia; the 60-unit Creek View in Batesburg-Leesville; the 72-unit Village Senior in Warrenville; the 40-unit West Winfield Acres in Spartanburg; the 300-unit Bridgeview Village and the 75-unit Palace, both in Charleston.

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