OMAHA, NEB. — Q10 | Daisley Ruff Financial has arranged $7 million in permanent financing for Aksarben Village 2, a Class A office property in Omaha. The loan features a 10-year, fixed-rate term with a 25-year amortization schedule. The non-recourse loan also features no holdbacks for tenant improvements or reserves. Steve Ruff and Eric Petersen of Q10 | Daisley Ruff Financial arranged the financing.
WAYNE, NEB. — Darland Construction Co. has broken ground on an expansion and remodeling project for Providence Medical Center located in Wayne, approximately 45 miles southwest of Sioux City, Iowa. Highlights of the project include a new emergency entrance, a new ambulance garage, 20 new patient rooms and the relocation of the pharmacy, X-ray lab, and administration offices. The expansion will add 9,150 square feet and will provide more space in the labor and delivery rooms. Completion of the renovation and expansion is slated for 2017. Avant Architects is serving as the primary architect on the project.
LINCOLN, NEB. — Q10 | Daisley Ruff Financial Corp. has arranged a $2.5 million refinancing loan for Meadowlane Shopping Center in Lincoln. The property consists of a 34,600-square-foot retail strip center, a 6,000-square-foot freestanding retail building and a 27,389-square-foot mixed-use building. Ace Hardware anchors the strip center. Other tenants of the strip center include Honest Abe’s, Great Wall, The Fit Canine and Slideware Electronics. Subway and One More Bar are the tenants in the freestanding building. Steve Ruff and Eric Petersen of Q10 | Daisley Ruff Financial Corp. arranged the transaction. The long-term, fixed-rate loan is fully amortizing. The lender, borrower and all other details of the transaction were undisclosed.
OMAHA, NEB. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged the $12.2 million refinancing of Spaces Apartments. The complex includes 154 units and is located at 501 Park Ave. in Omaha. The transaction was structured with a 10-year term and 30-year amortization schedule. Gary Rifkin of NorthMarq arranged the transaction.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA AND BELLEVUE, NEB. — NorthMarq Capital has secured a $3.4 million Freddie Mac refinancing loan for two Section 8 affordable housing properties. Maple Second Avenue Apartment Homes is located at 3524 Second Ave. in Council Bluffs. The property features one- and two-bedroom floor plans with a patio/balcony and in-unit washers and dryers. Bellevue Place Apartments, a senior community located at 1808 Warren St. in Bellevue, contains one-bedroom floor plans with paid utilities. John Reed of NorthMarq Capital’s Omaha office represented the borrower, the Seldin Co., in the transaction.
HASTINGS, NEB. — Namdar Realty Group has purchased Imperial Mall in Hastings. The purchase price was not disclosed, but The Grand Island Independent, a local newspaper, reports the property sold for $1.05 million. A Kmart and Herberger’s anchor the 340,000-square-foot retail center. Napoli’s restaurant is also located at the mall. All the tenants at Imperial Mall have short-term leases, according to Namdar Realty. Imperial Mall is situated directly across from Hastings Municipal Airport off West 12th St. Namdar Realty will seek regional and national tenants to stabilize the center. The property was put up for auction on June 1 with a starting bid of $750,000 and was sold through the online auction platform of auction.com. Joel Gorjian represented Namdar Realty in the transaction.
OMAHA, NEB. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of Grandridge Apartments, located at 5439 N. 100th Plaza in Omaha. Built in 1974, the 470-unit property includes a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans in both apartment and townhome layouts. Unit amenities include fully equipped kitchens, balconies or patios, Internet access and ceiling fans. Select units have fireplaces and garages or covered parking. Community amenities include a large clubhouse with a swimming pool, spa, tanning beds, laundry room, fitness center and extra storage. Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Grandridge 930 LLC paid an undisclosed price to the seller, a private investment partnership based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Berkadia, a joint venture of Berkshire Hathaway and Leucadia National Corp., provides comprehensive capital solutions and investment sales advisory and research services for multifamily and commercial properties.
DENVER — Baceline Investments LLC has acquired 10 neighborhood retail centers totaling 418,000 square feet in the Midwest and Mid-South for $33.3 million. It is the largest transaction in the history of the Denver-based private equity real estate firm. The portfolio will be part of Baceline’s high-yield income strategy designed to produce substantial income through the ownership of stable, cash-flowing commercial real estate. The acquired properties include: • Park Center, a 105,032-square-foot center in Memphis, Tenn.; • Shoppes of Loveland, a 64,607-square-foot center in Loveland, Ohio, near Cincinnati; • Towne Square, a 55,168-square-foot center in Florence, Ky., near Cincinnati; • Mainline Plaza, a 42,182-square-foot center in Belleville, Ill., near St. Louis; • Fort Plaza, a 39,994-square-foot center in Omaha, Neb.; • Weber Place, a 38,802-square-foot center in Omaha, Neb. • Midway Plaza, a 27,200-square-foot center in Fairview Heights, Ill. near St. Louis; • Noland View, an 18,480-square-foot center in Independence, Mo. near Kansas City; • Holly Hills, a 16,847-square-foot center in St. Louis; • Eagle Creek, a 9,239-square-foot center in Indianapolis.
OMAHA, NEB. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has secured a $25.5 million first mortgage loan for a multifamily property in Omaha. The funding was provided by a Grandbridge correspondent life insurance company and features a 10-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule. Built in 1958 as an office building and later converted to residential, the 300-unit Class A apartment building is 100 percent leased. Dick Riley and Brett Olson of Grandbridge’s Minneapolis office originated and closed the refinance transaction.
OMAHA, NEB. — Investors Realty Inc. has brokered the sale of two shadow-anchored shopping centers in Omaha. The assets, Fort Plaza and Weber Plaza, sold for $7 million. Tenants of the centers include First National Bank, VooDoo Taco, Dollar General, Citi Trends and the Douglas County Treasurer. Ember Grummons of Investors Realty represented the buyer, Baceline Investments LLC, while Erin Pogge and Lindsay Bans of The Lerner Company represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.