Property Types  Multi-Family
Santa Clarita M-F Trades for $23M
Jul 17, 2009

A 158-unit multi-family property in Santa Clarita, Calif., has traded for $23 million in what a firm involved in the deal says is the largest multi-family transaction in the region in three years. The complex, Canyon Crest, was acquired by Santa Clarita Canyon Crest L.L.C. Built in 1992, it features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and was 95 percent occupied at the time of the sale. According to Lee & Associates LA North/Ventura Inc., which transacted the deal, the $23 million deal is the largest in the region since 2006. The seller, an institutional real estate investment company, had owned the property for approximately 10 years. The new owner also owns a nearby apartment building and aims to achieve certain economies of scale with the addition of Canyon Crest to its portfolio

 
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