NAPERVILLE, ILL. — Standard Real Estate Investments LP and The Vistria Group LP have acquired Haven on Long Grove in the Chicago suburb of Naperville for $94 million. The naturally occurring affordable housing community features 416 units. Pensam Capital was the seller. John Jeager of CBRE brokered the off-market transaction, which included the assumption of an existing, fixed-rate Fannie Mae mortgage serviced by M&T Bank. Situated on 34 acres, Haven on Long Grove features 248 one- and two-bedroom apartments and 168 townhomes. The buyer plans to make targeted improvements.
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ST. CHARLES, ILL. — Venture One Real Estate, through its acquisition fund VK Industrial VI LP, has acquired a 785,181-square-foot, two-building industrial portfolio in the Chicago suburb of St. Charles. The purchase price for the sale-leaseback transaction with R.R. Donnelley was undisclosed. Located at 609 Kirk Road is a 504,152-square-foot building that was constructed in 1988. The property features a clear height of 30 feet, 45 docks and three drive-in doors. The second building in the portfolio totals 281,029 square feet and is located at 1750 Wallace Ave. Built in 1990, the property features clear heights ranging from 21 to 31 feet, 15 exterior docks and one drive-in doors. Mike Tenteris, Jim Carpenter, Adam Tyler, Scott Goldman and David Friedland of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller. VK Industrial VI is co-sponsored by Venture One Real Estate and Kovitz Investment Group.
BLOOMINGTON, IND. — Greystone Monticello has provided a $36.3 million bridge loan for a 226-unit student housing property in Bloomington. Greystone intends to transition the asset to a permanent exit with a HUD-insured green financing. Michael Zukerman and Adam Lipkin of Greystone originated the loan. Borrower information was not provided. The Greystone Monticello joint venture provides a wide range of bridge financing options in the multifamily and seniors housing industries.
SOUTHFIELD, MICH. — Farbman Group and Healthrise are both relocating their headquarters to a 93,000-square-foot office building located at 31700 Middle Belt Road in Southfield. Yamasaki designed the Class A building, which features underground parking, large floorplates and a campus-like setting. Farbman, a full-service real estate firm currently headquartered at 28400 Northwestern Highway in Southfield, will relocate in the spring or summer of this year. The relocation includes its sister companies Huntington Construction, FarbNET, Medical Real Estate Solutions, Huntington Maintenance Co. and Apex Mechanical Solutions. Healthrise provides IT services for the implementation of electronic health records, worker performance management and revenue cycle management.
MERRILLVILLE, IND. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $2.7 million sale of a 29,335-square-foot retail center located at 2871 E. 81st Ave. in Merrillville. The property is 93 percent leased and is shadow anchored by Home Depot and Target. Austin Weisenbeck, Sean Sharko and Adrian Mendoza of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company. The team also secured and represented the Chicago-based buyer.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Landmark Properties has recapitalized The Standard at Austin, a 934-bed student housing community that serves students at the University of Texas at Austin. Completed in 2021, the development offers studio through six-bedroom units. Shared amenities include a fitness center, study lounges and a rooftop pool deck with a jumbotron. TSB Capital Advisors arranged debt for the transaction. Specific details on the breakdown of debt and equity within the recapitalization were not disclosed.
BAYTOWN, TEXAS — Locally based owner Wayside Investment Group has completed renovations of the 82-room Extended Stay Suites America hotel in the eastern Houston suburb of Baytown. The project involved upgrades to guestrooms’ kitchens, furniture and bedding, as well as enhancements of amenity spaces, including the lobby, pool and fitness center. Wayside also outfitted the three-story hotel with new lighting fixtures, wall coverings, flooring and signage.
HOUSTON — Locally based brokerage firm Oxford Partners has arranged the sale of a 50,130-square-foot industrial building in West Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 5919 Bonhomme Road was built on 2.7 acres in 2002 and features 30-foot clear heights and five dock-high doors. Jacob Summers & Dylan Stiteler of Oxford Partners represented the buyer, Unishow Inc., in the transaction. Martin Tijmes of eXp Realty represented the undisclosed seller.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — IBM has signed a 50,000-square-foot office and life sciences lease at Parmer Impact Labs in Austin. CBRE represented the landlord, Karlin Real Estate, in the lease negotiations. Cushman & Wakefield represented IBM. The New York-based tech giant follows University of Texas at Austin, which announced in September that it would locate its first off-campus wet lab site at Parmer Impact Labs. A timeline for occupancy was not disclosed.
PLANO, TEXAS — Holt Lunsford Commercial has negotiated a 13,936-square-foot office lease renewal and expansion at Lincoln Legacy Two in the northern Dallas suburb of Plano. Chase Stone and Caroline Hix of Holt Lunsford represented the landlord, Larson Capital Management, in the lease negotiations. Scott Jessen of Citadel Partners and Tyler Thomas of Trumont Commercial represented the tenant, The Mathworks, a provider of mathematical computing software.