LAKELAND, FLA. — Northmarq has arranged a $43.9 million construction loan for Gibsonia Gardens, a 276-unit apartment community underway at 6508 US Highway 98 N in Lakeland. Bob Hernandez of Northmarq arranged the three-year loan on behalf of the borrower, a repeat client, through a correspondent lender. The sponsor and direct lender were not disclosed. The apartment community is set for completion in 2026.
IRONDALE, ALA. — CBRE has secured a $15 million loan to refinance Cahaba Crossing, a 67,874-square-foot shopping center located in the Birmingham suburb of Irondale. A 48,837-square-foot Publix supermarket anchors the 9.8-acre property. Richard Henry, Mike Ryan, Brian Linnihan and JP Cordiero of CBRE secured the loan on behalf of the borrowers, Halvorsen Holdings and Ezon Inc. Carmel, Ind.-based 40|86 Advisors provided the five-year, fixed-rate, interest-only loan. Built in 2023, Cahaba Crossing was fully leased at the time of loan closing to 10 tenants, including The UPS Store, Starbucks Coffee and Heartland Dental. Additionally, the site features a 1.5-acre outparcel reserved for future development.
PITTSBURGH — Florida-based investment firm Driftwood Capital has received a $34 million CMBS loan for the refinancing of the 399-room Sheraton Pittsburgh Hotel at Station Square. The full-service hotel is located along the Monongahela River in the Mount Washington area and includes 29,000 square feet of meeting and event space, as well as an onsite restaurant. Starwood Mortgage Capital and Greystone Commercial Mortgage Capital provided the financing. Driftwood purchased the asset several years ago and renovated it.
BETHLEHEM, PA. — NAI Summit has brokered the $5.5 million sale of a 48,000-square-foot industrial and research and development (R&D) facility in the Lehigh Valley city of Bethlehem. The facility features 32 clean rooms, warehouse space, an office area and a machine shop. Mike Adams and Sarah Finney Miller of NAI Summit represented the seller and former occupant, semiconductor manufacturer IQE, in the transaction. The buyer, German pharmaceutical company GfM Bremen, will also occupy the building.
YORK, PA. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $2.9 million sale of a 10,000-square-foot medical office building in York, about 100 miles west of Philadelphia. The building at 1550 Rodney Road was fully leased at the time of sale to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Spencer Koch, Scott Gould, Rory Shelby and Christopher Biuso of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also not disclosed.
The Washington, D.C., office market is facing challenging times, marked by unprecedented vacancy rates, dwindling demand and a significant supply-demand imbalance. Within these constraints, the flight to quality trend is reshaping how investors and lenders view office assets and should lead to an inventory reclassification. The divide between high-quality assets and lesser properties widens almost daily, creating a bifurcated market with fierce competition for quality space. Meanwhile, older, less desirable properties languish, accumulating vacancies as they fail to meet current occupier expectations. Without intervention, the less desirable properties will continue to drag down the market’s perception, obscuring the success of top-tier spaces with a headline vacancy rate. To contribute to the stabilization of the market, office participants must acknowledge this divide and assess distressed assets not as liabilities, but as opportunities to reset and reclassify properties based on realistic usage and demand. Lenders are central to this process as they control a substantial portion of distressed office stock. After years of extending loans to stave off foreclosure during uncertain times, many are now realizing that relief is unlikely to materialize organically. As a result, foreclosures are already up 121 percent in 2024 year-to-date over 2023 in Washington, D.C. On average, …
HOUSTON — Global investment firm Stonepeak, which is headquartered in New York City, has acquired a portfolio of six industrial properties totaling 2.3 million square feet in Houston. The properties, the names and addresses of which were not disclosed, serve tenants in the logistics sector and are all located within eight miles of Port Houston. JLL acted as Stonepeak’s financial advisor in the transaction. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
DALLAS — Creation, a developer with offices in Dallas and Phoenix, will build 635 Exchange, a three-building, 600,000-square-foot industrial project in North Dallas. The 36-acre site at the intersection of Interstates 35E and 635 formerly housed a City of Dallas landfill, and the new buildings will feature 32- to 36-foot clear heights. LGE Design Build is handling the architectural and general contracting aspects of the project, with construction scheduled to begin over the summer. Stream Realty Partners has been tapped as the leasing agent.
DALLAS — Los Angeles-based investment firm ShainRealty Capital has purchased Yorktown Luxury Apartments, a 226-unit complex located in the Kessler Park area of Dallas, for $39.5 million. Built in 2016, the property offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, lounge and outdoor grilling and dining stations. Eric Calub, Caleb Jones and Paul Harris of Berkadia brokered the sale. The seller was Nuveen Real Estate. Arbor Realty Trust provided a $27.6 million CMBS acquisition loan to ShainRealty Capital that was structured with a five-year term, fixed interest rate of 5.88 percent and a 70 percent loan-to-value ratio. The new ownership will make capital improvements and has rebranded the property as Infinity on Yorktown.
WEBSTER, TEXAS — CBRE has brokered the sale of Baybrook Passage, a 189,334-square-foot shopping center in Webster, a southeastern suburb of Houston. Best Buy and Staples anchor the center, which was built in 2003 and was 97 percent leased at the time of sale. Other tenants include Boot Barn, Skechers and healthcare provider Memorial Hermann. Mark Witcher, Jolie Duhon, Chris Cozby, Jim Batjer and Harrison Tye of CBRE represented the seller, Gulf Coast Commercial Group, in the transaction. The local buyer, SLS Properties, was self-represented.