SAINT ROSE, LA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of the 68-room Comfort Inn New Orleans Airport hotel in Saint Rose. Built in 2010, the three-story property is situated at 10151 W. Airline Highway, roughly five miles from the Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. Amenities include complimentary breakfast, a fitness center, business center, meeting facilities and an airport shuttle. David Altman and Jeff Halavacs of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Siddiqui Enterprises LLC, and procured the buyer, NOLA Airport Hospitality LLC, in the transaction. Steve Greer was Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in Louisiana.
Acquisitions
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Thunderbird Senior Living, a seniors housing community in Glendale. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. JLL’s Seniors Housing Capital Markets team represented the undisclosed seller and procured the undisclosed buyer in the deal. Most recently renovated in 2018, Thunderbird Senior Living consists of 13 interconnected three-story buildings offering 285 independent living, 40 assisted living and 20 memory care units. All residences include a dedicated kitchen, private bathrooms and bedrooms. Community amenities include an art room, beauty salon/barber shop, bistro, game room, heated outdoor pool, library, living room/lounges, nature trails, sun decks and a theater. Stellar Senior Living will continue to operate the property, which is situated on 7.8 acres at 5401 W. Dailey St.
SALT LAKE CITY — PGIM and Dakota Pacific Real Estate have formed a joint venture to develop a six-building industrial project on two recently acquired land parcels near Bangerter Highway along California Avenue and 4400 West in Salt Lake City. Construction will immediately commence on the speculative development, totaling nearly 450,000 square feet, including dedicated yard space. The project is designed as modern small- and mid-bay industrial product with initial deliveries slated for early 2027. Big-D Construction is serving as general contractor and managing construction of the project. JPMorgan Chase Bank is financing the development. Kyle Roberts and Ben Richardson of Newmark represented the seller, while Newmark’s Lucas Burbank represented the joint venture in the land acquisition. Burbank and Kelsie Akiyama of Newmark are overseeing leasing efforts for the development.
Sunny Hills Management Co. Buys 168-Unit Seniors Housing Property in Southern California
by Amy Works
CARLSBAD, CALIF. — Sunny Hills Management Co. has acquired Laguna Estates Senior Living, a 168-unit seniors housing property located in Carlsbad, an affluent coastal city in southern California. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Laguna Estates features a mix of assisted living and memory care units across four buildings. Amenities at the community include an activity room, salon, billiards room, fitness center, movie room, piano room, putting green and swimming pool. Aaron Rosenzweig and Dan Baker of JLL Capital Markets arranged the sale on behalf of the seller.
LITTLETON, COLO. — Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a retail property located at 2885 W. County Line Road in Littleton. The asset traded for $5.9 million. Robert Lawson and Paul Nora of Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors handled the transaction. The undisclosed new ownership will use the property, which is a former Harley-Davidson dealership, to expand its operations.
MICHIGAN, WISCONSIN AND ALABAMA — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of a four-property shopping center portfolio totaling over 714,000 square feet of retail space across Michigan, Wisconsin and Alabama. Atlanta-based RCG Ventures sold the portfolio to Beaumont, Texas-based Albanese Cormier. Bison Hollow Shopping Center in Traverse City, Mich., totals 134,798 square feet and is fully leased to Kohl’s, T.J. Maxx and Michaels. The 152,073-square-foot Oak Brook Square in Flint, Mich., is 97 percent leased. Tenants include T.J. Maxx, Hobby Lobby, Five Below, Dollar Tree, Skechers, Bath & Body Works and Buffalo Wild Wings. In Oshkosh, Wis., a two-tenant building totaling 52,302 square feet is fully occupied by Dick’s Sporting Goods and PetSmart. McGowin Park in Mobile, Ala., totals 374,881 square feet and is 98 percent leased to Dick’s House of Sport, Best Buy, Hobby Lobby, Ross, Petco and Old Navy. Ben Wineman of Mid-America brokered the sale in cooperation with Greg Hess of TSCG on McGowin Park; Daniel Stern of Mid-America on Bison Hollow and Oak Brook Square; and Nick Kohlmann, George Ghattas and Dan Rosenfeld of Mid-America on the Wisconsin property.
ST. LOUIS — Greyhill Group has purchased Westminster Place Apartments, a 337-unit multifamily property located at 4005 Westminster Place in St. Louis, for $38.2 million. Built during the 1980s to 1990s, the community was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. Greyhill plans to make improvements to the property and hold it for the long term. The acquisition marks Greyhill’s expansion into its ninth state.
CHICAGO — NewMark Merrill Cos. Inc. has acquired Lake Meadows Shopping Center, a 179,106-square-foot property in Chicago. Draper and Kramer Inc. was the seller. Anchor tenants include Jewel-Osco, LA Fitness, Foot Locker, CVS Pharmacy and Citi Trends. NewMark Merrill now owns or operates eight properties in the Chicago area representing more than 1.6 million square feet and a combined asset value of over $300 million. The company plans to upgrade Lake Meadows with improvements to signage, lighting and gathering spaces. Sandy Sigal, Jim Patton, Brad Pearl, Sandra Kist, Susan Rorison and Matt Gugliciello represented NewMark Merrill on an internal basis. Michael Nieder, Brian Page and John Dettlaff of JLL represented the seller. Lake Meadows was 85 percent leased at the time of sale.
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Navigating Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Small Balance Multifamily Loan Programs
By Ann Atkinson, Regions Real Estate Capital Markets Most multifamily real estate owners need to finance or refinance their apartment community at some point. Many utilize the small balance multifamily loan programs available through Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to do so. Understanding how lenders navigate each phase of the loan cycle can give owners a strategic advantage, especially in a time of elevated rate volatility. A significant amount of multifamily debt is maturing in 2026. Borrowers should not wait to refinance to avoid the concentrated competition later in the year when lenders are faced with refinancing demand. In addition, modest rent growth today offers refinancing upside; and finally, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have higher production caps in 2026, providing more runway for lending. The following overview, based on Regions Real Estate Capital Markets’ experience, outlines five key phases of the process, with helpful tips throughout: 1. Screening and Term Sheet Loan screening kicks off the relationship between borrower and lender. The lender’s production representative often conducts an introductory call with the borrower, who completes an application and provides due diligence items. Access a checklist of items to provide to Regions for screening here. Tip #1: Get all required (and …
DALLAS — JLL has brokered the sale of Core45 Building 1, a 616,068-square-foot industrial structure in South Dallas. Built on 33.8 acres in 2023, the building features 40-foot clear heights, 110 dock doors, four drive-in ramps, 188-foot truck court depths, 8,180 square feet of office space and parking for 306 cars and 151 trailers. Trent Agnew, Tom Weber, Pauli Kerr and Carson Stogner of JLL represented the seller, an affiliate of Grandview Partners, in the transaction. The buyer was LBA Logistics.