GRAND ISLAND, NEB. — Berkeley Point Capital has provided a $3.5 million refinancing loan for Cherry Park Apartments in Grand Island. The 124-unit, affordable workforce housing community is comprised of 20 buildings and one 2,700-square-foot retail space. The complex offers two- and three-bedroom units and was constructed in two phases between 1997 and 1999. The Fannie Mae loan features a 10-year term.
OMAHA — Dougherty Funding LLC has provided a $16.1 million loan for a 196-unit affordable housing property in Omaha. The borrower, Omaha Leased Housing Associates II LLLP, will use the loan proceeds to refinance the property and complete unit and amenity renovations. Bluff at Cherry Hills Apartments includes a fitness center, garages, playground, clubhouse and swimming pool. Unit amenities include kitchen appliances, in-unit washers and dryers, walk-in closets and patios or balconies. The complex offers two-, three- and four-bedroom townhomes. Dougherty Funding arranged the financing.
OMAHA, NEB. — Investors Realty Inc. has brokered the $3.2 million sale of the Airport Commerce Center in Omaha. Baceline Airport Commerce Center LLC sold the 65,101-square-foot industrial and office property, which is located at 1102-1234 E. Harman Ave. PPP Lot 4 LLC purchased the multi-tenant building. Ember Grummons and Lee Ehlers of Investors Realty represented the seller, and Mike Moylan represented the buyer.
OMAHA, NEB. — Omaha-based Scooter’s Coffee has acquired Coffeesmiths, a coffee company with three locations in the Cedar Rapids metro area. Scooter’s will own and operate the three locations at 7037 C Ave. NE, 2300 Edgewood Road SW and 690 Marion Blvd. Scooter’s will rebrand the coffee shops throughout the summer and began offering its menu items June 13. Scooter’s operates more than 135 stores in 15 states and plans to open 40 new locations by the end of the year.
GRAND ISLAND, NEB. — HREC Investment Advisors and Prudential Properties Inc. have arranged the sale of a 197-room hotel property in Grand Island for an undisclosed price. The Holiday Inn Grand Island Midtown will be renamed the Hotel Grand Conference Center. Amenities at the hotel include a business center, dry cleaning and laundry service, meeting space, fitness center, bar, lounge, indoor pool and free airport transportation. HREC Investment Advisors and Prudential Properties Inc. represented the seller, which has owned the Holiday Inn Grand Island Midtown since 1974. The buyer in the transaction was undisclosed.
LINCOLN, NEB. — Q10 | Daisley Ruff Financial has arranged a $6.2 million refinancing loan for South Ridge Shopping Center, a 100,000-square-foot shopping center in Lincoln. A Nebraska-based developer was the borrowing entity. The fully occupied South Ridge Shopping Center, which was built in 1999, includes tenants such as Super Saver, HuHot Mongolian Grill, Five Guys Burgers & Fries and Platos Closet. Steve Ruff and Eric Petersen arranged the fixed-rate, fully amortizing loan through a national life insurance company.
OMAHA — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $4 million dollar refinancing loan for Cedar Heights Apartments, a 126-unit multifamily property in Omaha. Jason Kinnison of NorthMarq arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower through a relationship with a life insurance company. Amenities at Cedar Heights Apartments include a clubhouse, pool, pet play area and a grill and picnic area.
LINCOLN, NEB. — Metonic Real Estate Solutions has acquired a 72-unit apartment complex in Lincoln for an undisclosed price. Marshall Apartments was built in 1998 and consists of two three-story buildings. The buyer plans to make improvements to the amenities and units. Seldin Co. will manage the property. The seller in the transaction was undisclosed.
With a three-year average occupancy of 96 percent, Omaha’s apartment market has displayed strong fundamentals that we expect to continue this year and beyond. Given the strong tailwinds created by Omaha’s healthy economy — the local unemployment rate stood at 3.6 percent in January compared with 4.9 percent nationally — it is not surprising that occupancy is high, rents and revenues are rising and new developments continue. According to the recently released IREM fall 2015 Omaha Metropolitan Area Apartment Survey, the year-end market occupancy rate was a strong 96 percent, with the lowest submarket at 94 percent and the highest at an outstanding 98 percent. On a 10-year historical basis, the Omaha market’s occupancy rate has ranged from a low of 92 percent in 2008 to a high of 96 percent in both 2013 and 2015. Any owner will tell you a solid two percent gain in occupancy over a multi-year period has a significant impact on net operating income. Both rents and revenues continue to grow within the Omaha market. Most owners have been raising rents between 2 and 4 percent a year, and in some cases 5 percent. The general expectation is that rents and revenues will both …
OMAHA — Investors Real Estate Trust has sold the Nebraska Orthopaedic Hospital in Omaha for $24.3 million to the in-place tenant. The 61,758-square-foot facility is located at 2808 S. 143rd Plaza. The hospital provides services such as physical therapy, diagnostic imaging, surgery and rheumatology. The facility also features an infusion clinic. Investors Real Estate Trust primarily invests in income-producing medical office and apartment properties located in the upper Midwest.