CINCINNATI AND CHICAGO — First Financial Bancorp. (Nasdaq: FFBC) has agreed to acquire BankFinancial Corp. (Nasdaq: BFIN) in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $142 million. Upon completion of the transaction, BankFinancial’s consumer, trust/wealth management and selected commercial credit lines of business will be incorporated into First Financial’s respective business lines, and all BankFinancial bank employees will become First Financial associates. The merger agreement has been unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter, subject to customary closing conditions, regulatory approvals and approval of BankFinancial shareholders. As of June 30, Cincinnati-based First Financial Bancorp. had $18.6 billion in assets, $11.8 billion in loans, $14.4 billion in deposits and $2.6 billion in shareholders’ equity. The company’s subsidiary, First Financial Bank, founded in 1863, provides banking and financial services to businesses and consumers. The company operated 128 full-service banking centers in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Illinois as of June 30. Chicago-based BankFinancial is a commercial lender with 18 full-service banking offices located in Cook, DuPage, Lake and Will counties within Illinois. BankFinancial NA operates as a subsidiary of BankFinancial Corp.
MERRILL, WIS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $9.5 million sale of Pine Crest Nursing Home facility in Merrill, a city in central Wisconsin. The 120-bed property is located at 2100 E. 6th St. Operated by North Central Health Care, the facility features 117 units, including 105 private rooms and 15 semi-private rooms. The asset has served the area for nearly 70 years with several phases of construction, including the recent addition of a memory care unit, rehabilitation center and special care units. Ray Giannini of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer. The property is the only skilled nursing facility in Merrill and was 70 percent occupied at the time of sale, according to Giannini.
GARLAND, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of The Courtyard, a 123-unit apartment complex located in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Garland that was built in 1983. According to Apartments.com, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, tennis court, business center and outdoor grilling and dining stations. William Hubbard, Michael Ware, Taylor Hill, Drew Kile, and Joey Tumminello of IPA represented the seller, California-based Wedgewood, in the transaction. The buyer was National Asset Services.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $6.7 million sale of a mixed-use property in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood. The site at 223 W. 29th St. offers a redevelopment opportunity and is zoned for 20,815 buildable square feet of residential development. Colton Traynham, Matt Fotis and Michael Weinstein of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were private investors that requested anonymity, in the transaction.
AZUSA, CALIF. — Langdon Park Capital and Standard Real Estate Investments have acquired an apartment property located in Azusa. The 84-unit community will be rebranded as Langdon Park on Arrow and will operate under a long-term affordability structure designed to benefit working families. Situated 25 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. The new ownership group plans to invest in modest renovations to enhance the resident experience while maintaining affordability and minimizing displacement. The joint venture secured equity financing from The Community Preservation Corp. Financing for the acquisition also included a Fannie Mae loan arranged by Walker & Dunlop. The property will benefit from a Welfare Tax Exemption through the California Municipal Finance Authority, made possible by the active participation of Housing on Merit, a California-based nonprofit serving as the managing general partner.
SANTA FE SPRINGS, CALIF. — Voit Real Estate Services has negotiated the sale of Valley View Commerce Center at 14515-14585 Valley View Ave. in Santa Fe Springs. A family wealth office sold the asset to Circle Industrial Growth Fund II for an undisclosed price. Built in 1989 on 14.2 acres, the six-building asset offers 210,098 square feet of multi-tenant industrial space. The property features grade-level loading doors and 109 units ranging from 919 square feet to 3,409 square feet. At the time of escrow, the property was 76 percent occupied. Michael Hefner, Robert Socci, Mitch Zehner and Seth Davenport of Voit represented the seller and buyer in the transaction.
TUCSON, ARIZ., AND LAS VEGAS — A joint venture between Cypress West Partners and TPG Angelo Gordon has purchased three medical outpatient buildings in Arizona and Nevada. Terms of the transactions were not disclosed. The partnership acquired La Cholla Medical Plaza, a two-building asset at 6130 N. La Cholla Blvd. In Tucson, in a fee-simple transaction. Totaling 68,000 square feet, the properties were 81 percent leased at the time of sale. Northwest Hospital occupies 34 percent of the medical plaza, which is located at the Northwest Medical Center campus. The joint venture also acquired MacFarlane Medical Center, a three-story building at 8325 W. Warm Springs Road in Las Vegas. Built in 2009, the fully leased property offers 39,279 square feet of multi-tenant space. The current seven tenants are in specialities including orthopedic, endocrinology, vascular, pediatrics, infusion, eyesore, pharmacy, hemostasis and thrombosis. The ground floor is occupied by a multi-speciality surgery center on a long-term lease.
CATHEDRAL CITY, TEMECULA AND REDDING, CALIF. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the sales of three restaurant properties totaling $10 million. Starbucks Coffee occupies the three newly constructed properties, which include drive-thrus, under long-term, corporate-guaranteed triple-net leases. The sales include: – A 1,900-square-foot property at the southwest corner of Highway 111 and Date Palm Drive in Cathedral City. A Northern California-based private investor acquired the asset from a Newport Beach, Calif.-based retail and restaurant development company for $3.7 million. Alexander Moore of SRS Capital Markets represented the buyer in the deal. – A 3,600-square-foot property at 27425 Ynez Road in Temecula. A West Coast-based developer sold the property to a California-based private investor for $3.6 million. Pat Kent and Parker Walter of SRS Capital Markets brokered the sale. – A 2,055-square-foot building at 3045 Shasta View Drive in Redding that sold for $2.7 million. Alexander Moore of SRS Capital Markets represented the seller, a California-based private investor, and the buyer, a Northern California-based private investor.
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of a single-tenant retail property located at 4990 Van Buren Blvd. in Riverside. Portland, Ore.-based developers Zach Bonsall and Braden Bernards of Cole Valley Partners sold the asset to a Long Beach, Calif.-based private investor for $2.8 million. Dutch Bros Coffee will occupy the 1,025-square-foot drive-thru building, which is currently under construction, on a 15-year absolute triple-net ground lease with 10 percent rental increases every five years. An opening date has not been announced for the location. Bill Asher and Jeff Lefko of Hanley Investment Group represented the seller, while Mark Troughton of Whittier, Calif.-based Mark Troughton Real Estate represented the buyer in the deal.
MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $24 million sale of the 217-room Stadium Hotel in Miami Gardens. Situated across from the Hard Rock Stadium, home arena of the Miami Dolphins and Miami Hurricanes, the nine-story property was originally built in 1973 and renovated in 2017. Amenities at the hotel include an Olympic-size swimming pool, miniature golf course, basketball court and meeting and event spaces. The Legends Sports Grill restaurant is also located onsite at the hotel. Ryan Shaw of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer in the transaction. The Kabani Hotel Group represented the private seller. Both parties requested anonymity.