KYLE, TEXAS — JLL has arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for two retail buildings totaling 14,135 square feet in the Central Texas city of Kyle. The newly constructed buildings are situated adjacent to one another within the Kyle Crossing mixed-use development. C.W. Sheehan, Kaitlin Kane and Hunt Wood of JLL arranged the debt on behalf of the borrower, Door Capital Partners. Tenants at the buildings include Chipotle Mexican Grill, Crumbl Cookies, Heartland Dental and Black Rock Coffee.
EAST GREENWICH, R.I. — Developer Pennrose has broken ground on Frenchtown Road Apartments, a 63-unit affordable housing project in East Greenwich. The four-story building will a house mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments that will be available to residents earning at or below 30 percent and up to 120 percent of the area median income. Residents will have access to resources such as case management, free and low-cost food deliveries, wellness activities, volunteer and employment opportunities and programming to encourage physical activity and community. Cove Homes Inc. will oversee management and support services at the property. Completion is scheduled for next fall.
LAYTON, UTAH — Community Preservation Partners (CPP) has acquired Skyline View Apartments in Layton. CPP partnered with The Hampstead Cos., as co-owner and co-developer, for the community. CPP’s total development investment is approximately $39.5 million, which includes the $22 million purchase price and an estimated $70,000-per-unit renovation. CPP’s renovation and investment will renew the property’s affordability status for additional 20 years and preserve affordability for residents earning up to 50 percent of area median income. Comprised of eight two-story, garden-style buildings at 443, 448 and 430 N. Fairfield Road, Skyline View Apartments features 112 two-bedroom units, ranging in size from 720 square feet to 768 square feet. The asset was built between 1973 and 1978 and the buildings have not had significant renovations. Extensive renovations to interiors and exteriors will begin immediately with construction slated for completion in August 2024. Major enhancements will include installation of new windows, replacement of outdoor siding, and the addition of packaged terminal air conditioner units. Common amenity upgrades will include new paths of travel for improved accessibility, new tot lots, on-site parking for 123 vehicles, access to storage areas, a community laundry room and basketball court. Apartment upgrades will include new flooring, cabinets, countertops, lighting, …
DALLAS — Locally based investment firm Apricus Realty Capital has purchased an 8,800-square-foot industrial outdoor storage facility located at 11600 C.F. Hawn Freeway in southeast Dallas. The two-building, four-acre site serves as a crane rental and maintenance facility. Matt Haley and Cort Martin represented Apricus Realty Capital in the transaction on an internal basis. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Blue West Capital has brokered the sale of a multi-tenant retail/flex property located at 750 W. Garden of the Gods Road in Colorado Springs. A local 1031 exchange buyer acquired the asset for $5.1 million. The name of the seller was not released. Bryce McNeely of Blue West Capital represented the buyer and seller in the off-market transaction. The 33,892-square-foot property was 100 percent occupied by a mixture of local tenants at the time of sale.
NEW YORK CITY — Derby Copeland Capital, a locally based lending and investment firm, has provided an $8.7 million loan for the refinancing of a four-unit apartment building in Manhattan’s SoHo area. According to StreetEasy, the five-story building at 78 Grand St., which includes a ground-floor retail space that is occupied by Society Limonata, was originally constructed in 1900. The undisclosed borrower will use about $200,000 of the proceeds to fund capital improvements.
NEW YORK CITY — Two locally based brokerage firms, Rosewood Realty Group and GFI Realty, have negotiated the $5.2 million sale of a 53-unit apartment building in The Bronx. The six-story building at 4030 Bronx Blvd. was originally constructed in 1929. Ben Khakshoor, Alex Fuchs and Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood, along with Zach Fuchs of GFI, represented both the buyer and the seller in the transaction. Both parties were private investors. The deal traded at a cap rate of 8.1 percent.
COMMACK, N.Y. — PGA Tour Superstore has opened a 39,225-square-foot shop at Mayfair Shopping Center, a 220,000-square-foot development located in the Long Island community of Commack. Hugh Scullin of regional brokerage firm Katz & Associates represented PGA Tour Superstore in the lease negotiations. E.J. Moawad of Levin Management Corp. represented the undisclosed landlord. The store will be the retailer’s fourth in New York.
MONTGOMERY, ILL. — DSI Group has broken ground on a 500,000-square-foot industrial facility for Ravago in Montgomery, a far west suburb of Chicago. The project will anchor the 200-acre Karis Center for Commerce. Founded in 1961 in Belgium, Ravago is a polymer and chemical distribution company. The new facility will support Ravago’s polymer distribution activities in greater Chicago and North America. The building will feature a clear height of 40 feet, 22 dock positions, four drive-in doors and 12,776 square feet of office space. The site offers 268 railcar positions, and 207 future railcar positions have been earmarked for Ravago’s project. Karis Industrial is the owner and developer of Karis Center for Commerce.
CRYSTAL LAKE, ILL. — Developer Heartland Real Estate Partners is underway on Water’s Edge, a mixed-use redevelopment project in the Chicago suburb of Crystal Lake. The 30-acre project will transform a former shopping center that used to anchored by Walmart before the retailer relocated in town. Plans call for 40,000 square feet of commercial space, 260 multifamily units, public open spaces and a direct connection to Three Oaks Recreation Area. A timeline for completion was not provided.