BUCKEYE, ARIZ. — Parklane Development Group and Miramar Industrial Partners have completed the development of Southern Industrial Center, a 1.2 million-square-foot, speculative, Class A industrial project in Buckeye. Totaling 1.2 million square feet, Southern Industrial Center features 40-foot clear heights, 202 sectional overhead dock doors, four drive-through dock doors, reinforced speed bays and parking for 914 autos and 250 trailers. The project team included Graycor Construction Co., Ware Malcomb, DWS, Westpine Partners and Bank OZK. Marc Hertzberg, John Lydon and Kelly Royle of JLL’s Phoenix office are the exclusive leasing brokers.
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X Development, Midloch Buy 119,366 SF Highbury at Lake Park Shopping Center in West Valley City, Utah
by Amy Works
WEST VALLEY CITY, UTAH — X Development and Midloch Investment Partners have acquired Highbury at Lake Park, a Class A retail center in West Valley City, a suburb approximately 10 miles southwest of Salt Lake City. An undisclosed seller sold the asset for $30 million. Located at 5600 West, Highbury at Lake Park features 119,366 square feet of retail space. Current tenants include Target, Bank of America, Xfinity, Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, Marshalls and Café Rio. Kip Paul of Cushman & Wakefield facilitated the transaction. The buyers financed the transaction with a fixed-rate loan from America First Credit Union. Midloch is a preferred equity investor in the property, which is the firm’s first investment in the Salt Lake City market.
SANTA CLARITA, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $3.7 million sale of a car wash property currently under construction in the Valencia neighborhood of Santa Clarita. The building, which is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2024, will total 4,263 square feet. BLISS Car Wash will occupy the property on a triple-net lease upon completion. Bill Asher and Jeff Lefko of Hanley represented the developer and seller, Fountainhead Development, in the transaction. Jenny Eng of CBRE represented the undisclosed buyer.
SAN ANTONIO — Greysteel has brokered the sale of Park at Rialto, a 274-unit apartment community located on the northwest side of San Antonio. Built in 2017, Park at Rialto is a garden-style community that offers a pool, media lounge and a fitness center. Units come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units, according to Apartments.com. J.R. Ellis and Matthew Romanchuk of Greysteel negotiated the sale on behalf of the buyer and seller, both of which requested anonymity.
EL PASO, TEXAS — L&F Distributors, a South Texas-based wholesaler of alcoholic beverages, will open a 220,000-square-foot industrial facility in El Paso. The facility will feature 32-foot clear heights, 26 loading docks and two levels of office space, and the site can support another 68,500 square feet of expansion. HDA Architects is designing the project, and Catamount Constructors is serving as the general contractor. Construction began earlier this month and is expected to be complete in 2025.
CHICAGO — Brit Properties, a Chicago-based industrial real estate firm, has acquired Belmont Properties, a three-building industrial asset totaling 82,000 square feet on Chicago’s North Side. The purchase price was $13 million. The five-acre development is situated along the east bank of the Chicago River at Belmont Avenue. The Class B, single-tenant buildings were constructed between 1968 and 1991 and are fully leased to Tampico Beverages and Beverage Flavors International. Union National Bank of Elgin provided debt amounting to a 30 percent loan-to-value ratio. Nick Stellas of Hansen Realty represented Brit Properties, while Michael Milstead of Hansen Realty represented the seller, a family that had owned the property for 30 years.
CLEVELAND — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) has provided $11.3 million in 9 percent tax credit equity to finance the new construction of Garrett Square Apartments in Cleveland. The 49-unit affordable seniors housing community will be situated in the city’s Glenville neighborhood. The four-story building will be reserved for seniors age 55 and older. The project will be partially subsidized with 19 units supported by 20-year project-based vouchers through Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority. The project site is currently home to a parking lot and vacant retail building, which will be razed prior to development. The borrower and developer is Volker Development Inc., and Marous Brothers Construction is the general contractor. The Famicos Foundation will serve as the property manager. Famicos will also offer supportive services such as financial literacy, cooking classes, gardening programs, emergency preparedness workshops, food delivery and distributions, neighborhood events, healthcare referrals, tax preparation and access to its legal clinic, Famicos CARES. Derek Reed and Greg Kiger of KeyBank CDLI structured the tax credit equity and debt financing. KeyBank is providing a $9 million construction loan and a $2.3 million permanent loan. Additional permanent financing sources include secondary soft loans of $1.7 million provided through the …
CHICAGO — NewMark Merrill Cos. Inc. has acquired Pulaski Promenade and Midway Square in Chicago for undisclosed prices. Pulaski Promenade totals 122,710 square feet and is situated on 10.5 acres along Pulaski Road. The center is fully leased to tenants such as Marshalls, Shoe Carnival, Ross Dress for Less, PetSmart, Ulta and Carter’s. DRA/Pine Tree was the seller. Midway Square totals 55,332 square feet and is located at the corner of Pulaski Road and South Archer Avenue. The center is 92 percent leased to tenants such as Dollar Tree, Chase Bank, T-Mobile and Sally’s Beauty. TRC Retail was the seller. With these two acquisitions, NewMark Merrill now owns and operates six properties in metro Chicago representing more than 1.5 million square feet and over $220 million in value. The company plans to make various upgrades to both Pulaski Promenade and Midway Square. Sandy Sigal, Jim Patton, Brad Pearl, Sandra Kist and Susan Rorison represented NewMark Merrill on an internal basis. Rick Drogosz of Mid-America and Danny Spitz and Jason St. John of Greenstone Partners represented the sellers.
CHESTERFIELD, MO. — Keystone Construction Co. has broken ground on a 131,000-square-foot headquarters and manufacturing facility for Tubular USA in Chesterfield, a western suburb of St. Louis. Tubular is a supplier of in-line galvanized pipe and tubing. The project is located within Phase II of Spirit Valley Business Park. The new facility will replace Tubular’s two existing buildings in Weldon Spring, Mo. The project team includes Gray Design Group, Stock & Associates Consulting Engineers Inc. and Knapp Engineering. Completion is slated for June 2024. Keystone built the infrastructure for the first phase of the 50-acre Spirit Valley Business Park in 2008 and has since constructed 11 buildings within the business park.
CHICAGO — Gantry has arranged an $8 million permanent loan to refinance existing debt on a self-storage facility in Chicago’s South Loop. The property at 605 S. Wabash Ave. was formerly a parking structure, but now encompasses 1,184 self-storage units across five stories and 95,000 square feet. The property is under new management, operating as Extra Space Storage. Andy Bratt and Sean Kuang of Gantry arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, a private real estate investor. An insurance company provided the five-year, fixed-rate loan.