DREXEL HILL, PA. — MCB Real Estate, a Baltimore-based development and investment firm, has broken ground on a 60,000-square-foot medical office building in Drexel Hill, a western suburb of Philadelphia. The three-story structure will be known as Drexeline Medical Office Building and is fully preleased to Delaware County Human Services (45,000 square feet) and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (15,000 square feet). Delivery is slated for the second quarter of 2025. Scott Williams of JLL represented MCB in both deals.
NEW YORK CITY — Atlanta-based fast food chain Chick-fil-A and dog daycare concept Hounds Town USA have signed leases at 809 Atlantic Ave., a 60,000-square-foot mixed-use property in Brooklyn. Chick-fil-A will occupy 5,000 square feet within the building, while Hounds Town USA will occupy 6,000 square feet. The building also houses residential and healthcare space. David Alani and Michael Friedman of Inline Realty represented Chick-fil-A in the lease negotiations, and JLL represented the landlord, Hope Street Capital.
DENVER — Jordon Perlmutter & Co. and Rockefeller Group have opened Paradigm River North, a Class AA office building at 3400 Walnut St. in Denver’s River North Art District. Paradigm River North is the first joint venture between Perlmutter and Rockefeller. Designed by Denver-based Tryba Architects, Paradigm River North offers 188,000 square feet of office space across eight stories and 12,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The property features smart-phone access, valet-run parking that offers ease of use for tenants, a high-end bike room for multimodal transit and spacious outdoor terraces on every floor. Law firm Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP has pre-leased 80,000 square feet on the top three floors of Paradigm River North. Jamie Gard and Jeff Castleton of Newmark are handling leasing for the property.
MESA, ARIZ. — Brinkmann Constructors, in partnership with Scannell Properties, is developing an industrial facility in Mesa for Super Radiator Coils, a company specializing in heat exchanger manufacturing. Constructed of concrete tilt-up panels, the 150,000-square-foot building will include more than 45,000 square feet of Class A office space, 130,000 square feet of fully conditioned manufacturing floor space, gantry crane systems and clean room areas that support advanced manufacturing. The state-of-the-art facility will operate as a western U.S. production hub for Chaska, Minn.-based Super Radiator Coils. The new location will consolidate and expand the company’s manufacturing capabilities to support the growth of the company’s operations in the Western region. Ware Malcomb is serving as architect for the project, which is slated for completion in fall 2024.
BRENTWOOD, CALIF. — Gortikov Capital has arranged $49.5 million in refinancing for Lux Villas, a Class A multifamily building in the East Bay city of Brentwood. Bryan Gortikov of Gortikov Capital led the capital markets team representing the undisclosed borrower. Developed in 2005 and fully renovated in 2023, Luxe Villas features 60 apartments, a fitness center, clubhouse, sunlit central courtyard and a rooftop lounge with expansive city views. Units offer expansive glass windows, high ceilings, top-of-the-line appliances and in-unit washers/dryers.
MERIDIAN, IDAHO — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of Copper Springs Senior Living, an assisted living and memory care community in Meridian, just west of Boise. The community consists of 95 units and 105 beds and was built in 1969 with remodeling done in 2013. The property totals 49,664 square feet on approximately five acres of land. The seller is a REIT divesting to exit operations in the state of Idaho. The buyer is an Idaho-based owner-operator expanding its footprint in the state. The price was not disclosed. Vince Viverito, Jason Punzel, Brad Goodsell and Jake Anderson of SLIB handled the transaction. “There’s been a trend over the past few years with newer investors/operators wanting to enter the seniors housing industry, but for various reasons there can be barriers to entry,” says Viverito. “We strategically focused on a confidential auction process that allowed us to reach the fully qualified investment market and seek out a buyer excited about a turnaround project like Copper Springs.”
PHOENIX — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the purchase of an office and industrial property in Phoenix. Matt Hamblin acquired the asset for $1.9 million. Doug Fielding Jr. of Marcus & Millichap procured the buyer in the deal. Located at 4535 E. Broadway Road within Cotton Business Center, the facility offers 6,039 square feet of fully air-conditioned space, 16-foot clear heights, a 14-foot drive-up roll-up door, a lobby, various office sizes, a bullpen area, a server room, a break area, two ADA restrooms and skylights for natural light. Smart Pest Solutions occupies the space in an 80 percent office and 20 percent warehouse layout.
MADISON, WIS. — Apple Hospitality REIT Inc. has acquired the 262-room Embassy Suites by Hilton Madison Downtown hotel for $79.5 million. The seller was undisclosed. The newly built property is located at 231 S. Pinckney St. near Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center as well as the Wisconsin State Capitol. Apple’s portfolio includes 224 hotels with 30,066 guest rooms throughout 37 states and Washington, D.C.
WEST CHESTER, OHIO — PACE Loan Group has provided a $17.7 million C-PACE loan for the completion of a 136-room Hyatt House-branded hotel and attached medical rehab annex in West Chester, about 22 miles north of Cincinnati. The loan proceeds will be used to refinance existing debt and complete construction of the property, which also secured $9 million in financing from Eclipse Bank. With the total capital stack of $38.2 million, the COVID-stalled project is on track to open by the fourth quarter of this year. Through a Hyatt-approved special design, the hotel will have 23 wellness rooms, which are intended to be utilized by guests in conjunction with the onsite rehabilitation clinic, VitaLuxe. Plans call for 40 wellness rooms by 2026. Since Ohio’s C-PACE authority only authorizes C-PACE financing in a special improvement district (SID), the City of West Chester created a SID specifically for this project. The C-PACE proceeds will be used to finance energy conservation and renewable energy measures. Qualifying projects include HVAC, plumbing, lighting, electrical, building envelope and elevators. The renewable and energy conservation measures are expected to save $31,620 annually. In addition to the 10,800-square-foot wellness/medical annex, the hotel will feature an 8,000-square-foot conference center, …
SHOREVIEW, MINN. — Life Link III has signed a 12,827-square-foot medical office lease at Shoreview Business Campus, a flex property in the northeast Minneapolis suburb of Shoreview. The nonprofit medical air transportation company has begun occupying the new space. The property is 91 percent leased with three additional medical office tenants, including Allina Medical Clinic, Allina Health Urgent Care and Courage Kenny Sports & Physical Therapy. The RMR Group is the property manager, and Diversified Healthcare Trust is the building owner. John Ryden, Jerry Driessen and Maxx Schindel of CBRE represented ownership in the lease.