NEW YORK CITY — HDR has signed a 74,500-square-foot office lease at 7 Penn Plaza in Midtown Manhattan. The architecture and engineering firm will occupy the 15th, 16th and 17th floors of the 18-story, 357,000-square-foot building, which is located at 370 Seventh Ave. Andrew Wiener and Kyle Young represented the landlord, The Feil Organization, in the lease negotiations on an internal basis.
GIBBON, MINN. — Kraus-Anderson has completed a new $68.9 million PK-12 school building for Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Schools in southern Minnesota’s Gibbon. Designed by Wold Architects and Engineers, the project encompasses a two-story, 158,000-square-foot school and surrounding athletic field development. The new campus consolidates all grade levels into a single environment. The building’s design incorporates multiple flexible learning spaces, specialized Career and Technical Education and science classrooms and modern amenities. A secure entry and separate bus drop-offs provide distinct separation of age groups. Construction began in January 2024.
MADISON, WIS. — Lincoln Avenue Communities has selected McShane Construction Co. to build Timberline Terrace, a 93-unit affordable housing community in Madison. The podium-style building will feature five wood-framed stories atop a below-grade precast garage. Timberline Terrace will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units with one to two bathrooms. Amenities will include a 4,000-square-foot plaza with a playground and grill stations, as well as a playroom, community room, lounge, community service space and fitness area. The development is designed to achieve Wisconsin Green Built Homes Gold Zero certification and will incorporate a solar array on the roof, high-efficiency heat pumps and upgraded performance windows. Completion is slated for fall 2027. Knothe & Bruce Architects is the architect, and The Sigma Group is the civil engineer.
WAUSAU, WIS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $15 million sale of The Apartments at Riverlife, a 75-unit multifamily property in central Wisconsin’s Wausau. Dan Bowar of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Riverlife Wausau LLC, and procured the buyer, a Wisconsin-based investor. Built in 2020, the property features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units across 72,177 rentable square feet. The asset overlooks the Wisconsin River.
PATASKALA, OHIO — Associated Bank has provided a nearly $7 million loan to Transport Properties and GFH Partners to finance a 75,250-square-foot industrial building in Pataskala, about 20 miles west of Columbus. The property, completed in 2022 and leased to Thayer Power & Communication, is situated on 20 acres that includes 7 acres of outdoor parking. Transport Properties and GFH Partners own and manage the property. Transport Properties specializes in developing and enhancing industrial outdoor storage properties. GFH Partners is a global real estate asset manager and a subsidiary of the investment bank GFH Financial Group. Elizabeth Hozian of Associated Bank managed the loan arrangements and closing.
AUBURN, WASH. — Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. has acquired Lakeland Town Center, a 125,233-square-foot, grocery-anchored retail center located approximately 20 miles south of Seattle in Auburn, for $69.5 million. Built in 2002, Lakeland Town Center is situated on 12.6 acres within the Lakeland Hills master-planned community. The property was fully leased at the time of sale. Tenants include Haggen Northwest Fresh, Subway, HopsnDrops, Rock Wood Fired Pizza, Puerto Vallarta Mexican, Sushi Konami, Ichi Teriyaki, Legendary Doughnuts, Nekter Juice Bar, Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt, Pacific Cataract and Laser Institute, Gentle Dental, Outpatient Physical Therapy, Edward Jones, McDonald’s, Wells Fargo, The UPS Store, Orangetheory Fitness and Club Pilates. Intercontinental plans to execute a capital improvement program focused on roof replacement and as-needed upgrades for tenants, alongside the implementation of a leasing strategy centered on preserving and strengthening the center’s tenant mix. Geoff Tranchina, Gleb Lvovich, Dan Tyner and Tess Berghoff of JLL Capital Markets marketed the property on behalf of the seller.
CASTRO VALLEY, CALIF. — Berkadia has arranged the $35.5 million sale of The Cedars and Creekside Terrace, two neighboring, value-add multifamily properties located in the Northern California city of Castro Valley. Felson Cos., the original developer, sold the assets to San Francisco-based Prime Residential for $21.4 million and $14.1 million, respectively. Jason Parr, Scott MacDonald and John Hansen of Berkadia San Francisco represented the seller in the deal, while Clay Akiwenzie and Hank Workman of Berkadia San Francisco provided financing for the buyer. The financing consists of a seven-year, fixed-rate Freddie Mac loan with full-term interest-only payments. Located at 22240-22302 Center St., The Cedars features 83 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, two pools, an outdoor courtyard, fitness center and covered parking. Creekside Terrace, located at 22180 Center St., offers 52 one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, as well as a pool, dry sauna, outdoor courtyard, a fitness center and covered parking.
NAMPA, IDAHO — Chicago-based Brennan Investment Group has acquired a three-building, 439,600-square-foot industrial portfolio in Nampa, located just west of Boise. Details of the transaction were not released. This purchase marks Brennan’s entry into the Boise industrial market. Completed in 2023, the tilt-up industrial buildings were fully leased at the time of sale and feature 32-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinkler systems and truck courts exceeding 130 feet.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a seven-building memory care campus in San Diego County. Developed in 2002, the property contains more than 55 units licensed for over 85 residents. The community was operating with negative net operating income (NOI) at the time of sale. Nick Stahler, Justin Knapp, Michael Mooney and Hap Knowles of Marcus & Millichap’s Knapp-Stahler Group arranged the transaction. An undisclosed, all-cash buyer acquired the community from a publicly traded REIT for roughly $170,000 per unit.
NEW YORK CITY — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $228.9 million loan for the refinancing of the Textile Building, a 19-story, 707,181-square-foot office building located at 295 Fifth Ave. in the Midtown South submarket of Manhattan. Dustin Stolly, Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz, Keith Kurland, Adam Schwartz, Sean Reimer, Michael Brown, Christopher de Raet and Jack Krentzman of Walker & Dunlop Capital Markets Institutional Advisory arranged the financing on behalf of the owners, a joint venture between PGIM, Tribeca Investment Group and Meadow Partners. A joint venture between Rialto Capital Management LLC and Hines provided the floating-rate, interest-only bridge loan. The Textile Building is more than 100 years old and was originally the heart of New York City’s textile district. In 2019, the building was purchased by the joint venture of PGIM, Tribeca Investment Group and Meadow Partners, which then invested approximately $350 million to convert it into an office building. The redevelopment included adding new 40,000-square-foot flexible floor plates, renovating the lobby, inserting an additional five elevators while modernizing the existing 10, placing a two-story penthouse on top of the original 17 stories and integrating amenities such as a coffee bar, fitness center and bike parking. The Textile Building reopened in 2023 and has since …