CINCINNATI — NorthMarq Capital has arranged the $4.7 million acquisition financing for Clifton Quarters, a student housing portfolio located near the University of Cincinnati. The portfolio includes 18 properties and 136 beds. The three-year, fixed rate loan includes a 25-year amortization schedule. The buyer was an out-of-state investor. NorthMarq arranged financing for the borrower through its relationship with a regional bank.
CINCINNATI — BestDrive, a commercial tire dealer and retreader, has opened an 18,500-square-foot retail location in Cincinnati in the Cincinnati Enquirer building. Located at 10801 Millington Ct., the building is off I-75 near the I-275 interchange. BestDrive’s new shop and service center will continue to increase expansion of the Continental tire and ContiLifeCycle (CLC) retread service network throughout the Midwest and the United States. Robert Bunton of CBRE represented BestDrive in the transaction.
CLEVELAND — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Cleveland Retail Center, a 17,070-square-foot property located at 429 W. Southline St., for $3.7 million. Built in 2007, the property is at the main entrance to a Super Walmart and is 100 percent occupied. Tenants include Buddy’s Furniture, Subway, Mann Eye Center, Edward Jones, Sally Beauty Supply and Advance Cash America. Kelley Workman and Jerry Goldstein of Marcus & Millichap had the exclusive listing to market the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. The buyer was a private investor who was completing a 1031 exchange transaction.
AKRON AND NORTH CANTON, OHIO — SkyView Advisors has arranged the portfolio sale of A-1 Store It All for $7.3 million. The two self-storage facilities include a total of 165,200 net rentable square feet of climate-controlled and non-climate-controlled units, and two locations in Akron and North Canton. The facilities are situated on approximately 10.7 acres of land collectively. The Akron facility was built in 1978 and holds 710 non-climate controlled storage units. The North Canton facility was built in 1980 and holds 427 non-climate controlled units. Ryan Clark and Jay J. Crotty of SkyView Advisors represented the seller, A-1 Store It All, and the buyer, Valley Storage Co.
TOLEDO, OHIO — A joint venture between Cindat Capital Management Limited and Union Life Insurance has purchased a 75 percent interest in a Welltower-owned portfolio of seniors housing properties for $930 million. The acquisition represents Cindat’s first foray into U.S. health care real estate investment. The portfolio contains 11 seniors housing properties that are leased to Brookdale Senior Living, as well as 28 skilled nursing facilities leased to Genesis Healthcare. Welltower will retain 25 percent interest in the properties. The transaction is expected to close by year end and is subject to customary closing conditions. “With aging demographics and U.S. healthcare trends driving the need for innovative health care infrastructure, we believe the sector represents an attractive long-term investment opportunity,” says Greg Peng, CEO at Cindat Capital Management, representing Cindat and Union Life. “We have a significant appetite for investing in the sector and we look forward to a mutually beneficial relationship with Welltower to capitalize on this unique opportunity.” The agreement comes on the heels of Welltower’s third-quarter report, in which the company announced plans to significantly increase dispositions for 2016. The company initially planned to sell $1.3 billion of its assets, but announced it would like to sell …
CINCINNATI AND COLUMBUS, OHIO AND FORT WAYNE, IND. — Walker & Dunlop has closed a $15.5 million loan for the acquisition of four extended-stay properties in Ohio and Indiana by Sandpiper Hospitality. The financing is a three-year, interest-only bridge loan to allow Sandpiper to complete the acquisition while the properties are stabilized. Walker & Dunlop’s Stephen Farnsworth and Geoff Smith led the lending team. Two of the properties were recently constructed and have not yet achieved stabilization, and three of the four will undergo a rebranding from a Value Place to a WoodSpring Suites this quarter. The Value Place franchise is currently in the process of rebranding all of its properties to the new WoodSpring Suites. Extended-stay properties within the portfolio include WoodSpring Suites Easton and Value Place Worthington in Columbus, Value Place Fairfield in Cincinnati, and Value Place Fort Wayne in Fort Wayne.
AURORA, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of the UH Walden Health Center, an 11,000-square-foot property located in Aurora, about 28 miles northeast of Akron. The one-story medical center, built in 2003, sold for $3.3 million. The building is leased on a triple-net basis to Robinson Memorial Hospital with just over seven years of base term remaining. Community Healthcare Trust, headquartered in Franklin, Tenn., purchased the asset. Christopher Mitchel, Gino Lollio, Scott Niedergang and Ryan E. Moore, investment specialists in Marcus & Millichap’s Cleveland and downtown Chicago offices, had the exclusive listing to market the property on behalf of the seller, a local developer.
LEBANON, OHIO — Schueler Group has nearly completed the shell construction of a $13 million build-to-suit corporate operations center for LCNB National Bank in Lebanon. Located at 105 North Broadway, halfway between Cincinnati and Dayton, the three-story building will measure 47,000 square feet. Construction began in February 2016 and is expected to be complete by late February 2017. LCNB National Bank serves customers and communities in southwest and south central Ohio.
GROVEPORT, OHIO — Hillwood has acquired Rickenbacker 717, a Class A distribution center located at 3099 Rohr Road in Groveport, south of Columbus, for an undisclosed price. Situated on 35 acres, the 717,717-square-foot building features 32-foot clear heights, a cross-dock configuration, 70 dock doors (expandable to 139), an ESFR fire protection system, 135-foot truck court depths, 50-by-60-foot column spacing, ample auto parking and 68 trailer stalls with land available for an additional 86 stalls. Additionally, the facility is in close proximity to Rickenbacker International Airport, Port Columbus International Airport, the Norfolk Southern intermodal yard and interstates 270, 70 and 71. The name of the seller was not released.
CLEVELAND — KeyBank’s community development lending and investing group will provide $9.6 million in the form of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity to help finance Emerald Alliance IX in Cleveland’s Union Miles neighborhood. Upon completion, the project will be renamed Inez Killingsworth Place and offer 66 units of permanent supportive housing, as well as supportive services, to chronically homeless individuals making less than 30, 50 or 60 percent of the area median income. The project is the ninth permanent supportive housing effort co-developed under the Cuyahoga County Housing First Initiative by the Cleveland Housing Network and Emerald Development and Economic Network. The Housing First model, endorsed by the National Association to End Homelessness, prioritizes securing housing for homeless individuals as quickly as possible. Ryan Olman of KeyBank closed the transaction.