New York firm buys its third Jacksonville apartment complex in two years

Quad Property Group paid $10.75M for a 44-year-old apartment complex with 152 units called Ortega Pines, which will be renamed The Palms at Ortega

Ortega Pines (Credit: MyJaxChamber.com)
Ortega Pines (Credit: MyJaxChamber.com)

A New York-based real estate investment firm acquired its third apartment complex in Jacksonville in the last two years.

Quad Property Group of New York City bought a 44-year-old apartment complex in southwest Jacksonville for $10.75 million, or $70,723 per unit.

Quad Property acquired Ortega Pines, a 152-unit apartment complex at 4800 Ortega Farms Boulevard. The new landlord will rename the property The Palms at Ortega. The apartment complex is just west of Naval Air Station Jacksonville.

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Built in 1974, the property has one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 680 square feet to 1,080 square feet. Common-area amenities include a swimming pool and a renovated clubhouse.

Quad Property plans extensive improvements at the apartment complex that will include adding a pet park, sport court and a business center for residents.

Michael Kashan, a principal of Quad Property, said in a prepared statement that the firm is actively seeking additional acquisitions in northeast Florida: “Jacksonville’s economy is firing on all cylinders.” – Mike Seemuth