KANSAS CITY, MO. AND LENEXA, KAN. — Pacific Sands Funds has purchased two multifamily properties in metro Kansas City for an undisclosed price. The first property is Chouteau Heights, a 76-unit apartment complex in the Sherwood Estates neighborhood of Kansas City. The second is Villas of Loiret, a 46-unit rental townhouse community in Lenexa. Chouteau Heights was built in 1964, while Villas of Loiret was constructed between 1999 and 2003. Pacific Sands plans to update both properties. Irvine, Calif.-based Pacific Sands maintains a portfolio of more than 500 units in southern California, Las Vegas, St. Louis and Kansas City. Seller information was undisclosed.
LIVONIA, MICH. — Gerdom Realty has negotiated the sale of Livonia Crossroads for an undisclosed price. The 23,000-square-foot retail center is located at the southeast corner of Middlebelt and Plymouth roads in Livonia, a western suburb of Detroit. Tenants include MedPost Urgent Care, Disc Replay and Sprint. Tjader Gerdom, Larry Siedell and Michael Murphy of Gerdom represented both parties in the sale. A local investor purchased the asset. Gerdom retains leasing responsibilities for the center.
Technology and data are here to make things easier, faster and more accurate than ever before. However, some industries have lagged behind. This inspired Walker & Dunlop and its data science partner, GeoPhy, to fulfill a need in the market related to multifamily valuation. “We built Apprise because we saw a significant opportunity to improve a critical part of the underwriting and valuation process that has largely gone unchanged for decades,” says Brad Savage, Chief Product Officer for Apprise by Walker & Dunlop. “It is the natural and needed progression of any industry to harness the power of technology to make its practitioners more efficient and more informed. This is something we’re seeing in nearly all industries, except commercial real estate valuation…until now.” Apprise by Walker & Dunlop integrates data feeds and business processes that cover 80 percent of the steps in the traditional appraisal process. This can often result in appraisals in five days or less, compared to up to three weeks for traditional reports. The process is powered by GeoPhy’s Automated Valuation Model (AVM), which automates data feeds and can pre-populate relevant fields, preventing errors or duplicate entries that can happen with manual submissions. Selection bias is also reduced with the …
It’s no secret America is in a housing crisis, but the problem is easier to identify than it is to tackle. David Leopold, senior vice president and head of affordable housing for Berkadia, believes it can be tackled, however, if the industry’s best and brightest can collaborate on a nationwide strategy. Finance Insight (FI): What is your view on the affordable housing market? Leopold: It’s an exciting time in the affordable housing market. There’s massive demand for affordable housing nationwide, which means new opportunities for innovation and new needs to be fulfilled. There’s also a real sense of urgency and commitment galvanizing players across the industry to pursue innovative solutions that will result in decent, affordable and safe housing in every single community across the country. This extends to developers, lawmakers, real estate professionals and beyond. It’s a tall order, but this work is essential to the well-being of our communities. FI: Speaking of tall orders, what are some of the challenges facing the affordable housing industry? Leopold: Rent control is certainly a hot topic and will remain one in the year ahead. Last year was a significant chapter in the rent control debate, with comprehensive statewide reform enacted in …
BRISTOL, WIS. — HSA Commercial Real Estate has completed the acquisition of a 68-acre site in Bristol near I-94 and the Wisconsin-Illinois border. The company has received city approval to develop an industrial business park consisting of three buildings totaling more than 1 million square feet. The first two speculative buildings are slated for completion later this year, including a 157,300-square-foot warehouse and a 471,950-square-foot distribution center. Known as Bristol Highlands Commerce Center, the park will include walking paths, landscaping and a detention pond. Building clear heights will range from 32 to 36 feet. Partners in Design Architects, Pinnacle Engineering and Premier Design + Build make up the project team.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has acquired MSF Real Estate Capital, an independent commercial real estate finance firm. MSF services approximately $925 million of life insurance company loans, substantially all of which will be added to Walker & Dunlop’s servicing portfolio prior to the end of the first quarter. With the acquisition, Walker & Dunlop has expanded its debt brokerage team to Columbus. Jeffrey Morris, Chad Kiner, Scott Moore and A.J. Mangan will spearhead Walker & Dunlop’s first office in the Columbus market. Founded in 1984, MSF has tripled the size of its full-service commercial real estate mortgage banking firm over the past decade. Collectively, the team has closed more than $10 billion in transaction volume throughout their careers.
ELGIN, ILL. — MLL Capital has purchased a 95,043-square-foot medical office building located at 1435 N. Randall Road in Elgin. The purchase price and seller were undisclosed. The five-story property is located near I-90 on the campus of the Advocate Sherman Hospital. Both the building and connected hospital were constructed in 2009. Jonathan Swindle and Kyle Arnold of Waveland Property Group have been named leasing agents for the property. Boston-based MLL Capital was founded in 2016 and focuses its investments on medical office, laboratory and life sciences properties.
SHILOH, ILL. — IMPACT Strategies has completed construction of the new Siteman Cancer Center at Memorial Hospital East’s Shiloh campus. The building adds 70,000 square feet of treatment facilities and office space to the campus, which is situated about 20 miles east of St. Louis. Siteman Cancer Center is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer care center in the region. The facility houses labs, a pharmacy, medical oncology infusion clinics and radiation oncology clinics. Archimages Architecture, David Mason & Associates Structural Engineering and IMEG Corp. Engineering made up the project team.
BELTON, MO. — Five Guys Burgers and Fries has opened a 3,000-square-foot location within Cedar Tree Shopping Center in Belton, about 20 miles south of Kansas City. Located at the northwest corner of I-49 and Highway 58, Cedar Tree underwent a $13 million renovation in 2017. The Five Guys location in Belton is the brand’s 11th restaurant in metro Kansas City.
ITASCA, ILL. — McShane Construction Co. has broken ground on a 50,000-square-foot build-to-suit facility for Option Care Health Inc. in Itasca. Quadrangle Development Co. and Janko Group are the project developers. Approximately 55 percent of the single-story building will house office space, while the remaining portion will incorporate pharmacy ambulatory suites and support spaces. The building’s warehouse areas will feature two walk-in coolers and freezers, with two truck docks and two drive-in doors. Completion is slated for June. Wright Heerema Architects and Whitney Architects make up the project team. JLL represented the tenant. Option Care is an independent, national provider of home and alternate site infusion therapy services.