KISSIMMEE, FLA. — Concord Summit Capital has arranged a $42 million bridge loan for the refinancing of The Promenade at Sunset Walk – Margaritaville Resort, a 192,659-square-foot shopping center within the Sunset Walk master-planned development in Kissimmee. The property is situated along U.S. Highway 192 near Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, EPCOT Center and MGM Studios. Kevin O’Grady and Justin Neelis of Concord Summit’s Miami office arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Encore Capital Management. The sponsor will use the loan to repay the original construction loan and access excess cash. Built in late 2019 and early 2020, The Promenade was fully leased at the time of financing to tenants including Skechers, BurgerFi, Cold Stone Creamery, Studio Movie Grill, Fat Tuesdays and Ford’s Garage.
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WACO, TEXAS — AJ Capital Partners is nearing completion of Hotel 1928, an adaptive reuse project located at 701 Washington St. in Waco. The project reimagines the historic Grand Karem Shrine Building as a 33-room hotel with multiple onsite food-and-beverage options, as well as a rooftop terrace and 6,000 square feet of meeting and event space. The grand opening is set for Nov. 1. The hotel features “an inspired hospitality experience designed and developed by” Waco residents and TV personalities Chip and Joanna Gaines.
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS — Northmarq has arranged the sale of a 10,556-square-foot retail property in the northern Austin suburb of Georgetown that is leased to Dollar General. The newly constructed building sits on a 1.3-acre site just off I-35. The buyer and seller both requested anonymity. Jack Collins of Northmarq brokered the deal, which traded at a cap rate of 5.25 percent.
DALLAS — Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services has negotiated an 8,247-square-foot office lease at 4514 Travis St. in the Knox-Henderson area of Dallas. The tenant, real estate services firm Douglas Elliman Inc., is tripling the size of its Dallas office within Travis Walk, a 100,000-square-foot building. Melanie Hughes and Richmond Collinsworth of Bradford Commercial represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations.
HOUSTON — Liberty Litigation Support has signed a 4,207-square-foot office lease at 12777 Jones Road in northwest Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the four-story building was constructed in 1982, renovated in 2021 and totals 119,388 square feet. Chase Mcateer of Oxford Partners represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Adam Strauss of Belvoir Real Estate Group represented the landlord on an internal basis.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has arranged a loan of an undisclosed amount for the refinancing of Westin Grand Central, a 774-room hotel located at 212 E. 42nd St. in Midtown Manhattan. Built in 1981, the property features 13,000 square feet of meeting and event space, a restaurant and lobby bar, fitness center and a 144-space parking deck. Kevin Davis and Mark Fisher of JLL arranged the floating-rate financing through funds managed by Apollo Global Management. The borrower was an undisclosed global investment management firm that has owned the hotel since early 2019.
YORK, PA. — A partnership between Los Angeles-based PCCP LLC and MRP Industrial has broken ground on Expressway Commerce Center, a 674,000-square-foot speculative project that will be located west of Philadelphia in York. The development will consist of a 271,000 and 403,000-square-foot building, both of which will have rear-load configurations, 36-foot clear heights and combined parking for 563 cars and 175 trailers. Construction is slated for a third-quarter 2024 completion.
Panattoni Begins Construction of 182,184 SF Simmons Airpark Industrial Building in North Las Vegas
by Amy Works
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Panattoni Development has started construction on Simmons Airpark, a Class A industrial facility at 2880 Simmons St. in North Las Vegas. The asset is valued at $18 million. Completion is slated for April 2024. The 182,184-square-foot building will feature 36-foot clear heights, a full concrete truck court and drive aisles, potential for evaporative cooling or full HVAC and the potential for a fully secured truck court. Panattoni Development will own the property.
MERIDEN, CONN. — Greystone has provided an $11 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of The Kennedy Building, a 135-unit multifamily property in Meriden, located roughly midway between Hartford and New Haven. The property was built in 1921 and offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Dan Sacks of Greystone originated the 10-year, nonrecourse loan, which carried a fixed interest rate, 30-year amortization schedule and seven years of interest-only payments. The borrower was Kennedy Holdings Inc.
CORONA, CALIF. — Berkadia Institutional Solutions has brokered the sale of Hills of Corona, a garden-style multifamily community in Corona. A private Los Angeles-based investor acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Located at 2365 S. Promenade Ave., Hills of Corona features 248 one- and two-bedroom floor plans with walk-in closets, dishwashers, private balconies or patios and in-unit washers/dryers. Community amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, two swimming pools, a business center and spa. Derrk Ostrzyzek, Rachel Parsons and Tom Moran Jr. of the Southern California Berkadia Institutional Solutions team handled the transaction. The name of the seller was not released.