Friday, January 18, 2013

Marcus & Millichap Announces Sale of Villa Serena Apartments in St. Petersburg, FL for $620,000.



Villa Serena Apartments, St. Petersburg, FL
 ST. PETERSBURG, FLA., January 17, 2013 – Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services, the nation’s largest real estate investment services firm, has announced the sale of Villa Serena Apartments, a 9-unit garden-apartment community located in St. Petersburg, Florida, according to Richard D. Matricaria, regional manager of the firm’s Tampa office.

The asset commanded a sales price of $620,000.

Casey Babb, a CCIM and senior multifamily specialist, and Luis Baez, associate, both in Marcus & Millichap’s Tampa office, had the exclusive listing to market the property on behalf of the Tampa-based seller, a limited liability company.  

Casey Babb
Babb and Baez also secured the buyer of the property, Weller Residential, a private multifamily investment firm located in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Villa Serena Apartments was built in 1924 and is located at 336 8th Avenue Northeast.  The property consists of nine apartment units housed in a single-three-story, masonry-constructed building with a flat, built-up wood truss roof system. 


There is a mix of one efficiency unit and eight one-bedroom/one-bathroom units featuring renovated kitchens and bathrooms, hardwood floors, ceiling fans, window air conditioners and large, oversized closets.

The location off Beach Drive in St. Petersburg is irreplaceable and the surrounding ‘Old Northeast’ submarket is widely considered to be one of the strongest rental markets in the entire Tampa Bay area.

“Had it not been for some difficulty in overcoming fire code violations, we would have closed this transaction back in August or September, but the fact that the buyer remained in place during the process is a testament to what we’re seeing in the broader marketplace for well-located multifamily properties with management upside,” says Babb.

 “Currently, these assets can be financed with very favorable rates and terms.  Rental demand is very strong and will continue to be so and investment yields are outperforming other equity investment alternatives, such as stocks and bonds.  The buyer for Villa Serena is planning a major renovation, most of which was financed by the lender and will reposition the building into a trophy type of property in an already phenomenal location.”

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Richard D. Matricaria
Regional Manager,
Tampa
(813) 387-4700

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