SHOREWOOD, WIS. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of and acquisition financing for the Oaks of Shorewood, a 101-unit active adult community in Shorewood, a northern suburb of Milwaukee. Weidner Apartment Homes acquired the asset from Sherman Associates. The four-story, age-restricted building offers a mix of one- and two-bedroom units averaging 1,115 square feet. The Oaks of Shorewood is near Lake Michigan, the Milwaukee River, Hubbard Park & Beer Garden and the 50-acre Estabrook Park and Village’s main drive, which is known for eclectic boutiques and trendy restaurants. JLL worked on behalf of the new owner to originate a Fannie Mae loan to fund the purchase. Tom Wilson and Mike Brady of JLL represented the borrower, while Amanda Friant, Wick Kirby, Mox Gunderson and Jaime Fink of JLL represented the seller.
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MERRILLVILLE, IND. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $5.3 million sale of Century Plaza in Merrillville, a city in Northwest Indiana. The 18,215-square-foot retail property is located at 3999 E. 81st Ave. and is home to tenants such as Panera. Alex Perez and Chris Garavaglia of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company. The duo also secured and represented the buyer, a limited liability company.
FENTON, MICH. — Destruction Depot Rage Room has signed a 4,240-square-foot retail lease at Fenton Town Center in Fenton, a far northwest suburb of Detroit. The space was formerly occupied by a hydroponics store. Michael Murphy and Tjader Gerdom of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented the landlord, Verus Development Group. VG’s Grocery anchors the shopping center. Destruction Depot Rage Room is an entertainment concept where users wear safety gear and get to smash items such as computers, TVs, vases and dishes.
SANTA ANA, CALIF. — Dunleer, a Los Angeles-based private real estate investment and development firm, has completed the disposition of a 2.5-acre industrial outdoor storage parcel that includes a single-story building, located at 4404 W. First St. in Santa Ana. The City of Santa Ana acquired the asset for $10.5 million and plans to use the property for city-related public services. The property features a fenced and secured yard area, a 3,900-square-foot building and quick access to interstates 5 and 405. Keith Greer, Ben Seybold, Sean Ward and Joshua Samuels of CBRE represented Dunleer, while the buyer was self-represented in the transaction.
ROSEVILLE, CALIF. — Irvine-based Covenant Real Estate Group has completed the sale of a newly constructed, two-tenant retail pad at Freedom Point Plaza in Roseville. A Stockton-based private investor acquired the asset for $4 million. Chipotlane, a Chipotle digital order drive-thru location, and Roku Sushi occupy the 4,808-square-foot building, which is located at 4200 Thrive Drive. Tenants at Freedom Point Plaza include TopGolf and Living Spaces. Jeff Lefko and Bill Asher of Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors represented the seller, while Scott Pesch of Eureka-based CB Commercial Pacific Partners represented the buyer in the transaction.
RealSource Brokers $3.1M Sale of Grease Monkey-Occupied Retail Property in Monument, Colorado
by Amy Works
MONUMENT, COLO. — RealSource Group has arranged the sale of a single-tenant retail building located at 213 W. Highway 105 in Monument, approximately 50 miles south of Denver. A Monument-based private investor sold the asset to a Houston-based private real estate investment firm for $3.1 million. Oil change service provider Grease Monkey occupies the 5,309-square-foot building, which was built in 1995 and renovated in 2007. The tenant recently signed a 10-year initial lease with 10 percent rental increases every five years. Austin Blodgett and Jonathan Schiffer of RealSource, along with ParaSell Inc., represented the seller in the deal.
AURORA, COLO. — Newmark has arranged the sale of Valet Living, an industrial property located at 15761 E. Centretech Parkway in Aurora. Brandev LLC sold the building to TenBar Inc. for $1.8 million. The asset features 10,048 square feet of industrial space. Chris Nordling of Newmark represented the seller, while Unique Properties represented the buyer in the transaction.
AURORA AND LAKEWOOD, COLO. — The Ensign Group Inc. (NASDAQ: ENSG) has acquired the operations of Hampden Hills Post Acute, a 218-bed skilled nursing facility in Aurora, and Mapleton Post Acute, an 84-bed skilled nursing facility in Lakewood. Both properties are located in first-ring suburbs of Denver. Ensign has signed long-term, triple-net leases for both. The owner was not disclosed. These acquisitions bring Ensign’s growing portfolio to 290 healthcare operations, 26 of which also include senior living operations, across 13 states. Ensign subsidiaries, including Standard Bearer, own 108 real estate assets and sublease three healthcare operations to a third-party.
JLL Arranges $310M Construction Loan for Avia Labs at Millbrae Station Life Sciences Campus in California
by Amy Works
MILLBRAE, CALIF. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $310 million construction loan for the development of Avia Labs at Millbrae Station. Located in Millbrae, southwest of San Francisco International Airport, the life sciences development will total 315,000 square feet. Jordan Angel, Lillian Roos and Pat Aslanian of JLL Capital Markets’ debt advisory team secured the loan through Otera Capital for the borrower, Longfellow Real Estate Partners. Longfellow broke ground on Avia Labs on March 1. The six-story, Class A building is targeting LEED Gold and Fitwel certifications and emphasizes both energy efficiency and quality of life for tenants. Onsite amenities will include a fitness center, public café open to the community, large conference spaces, bike storage, two levels of underground parking and a large terrace with city and mountain views. According to the developer, this will be California’s first all-electric life sciences project. All-electric buildings often have reduced construction costs, are easier to maintain and offer a lower carbon footprint than developments that offer multiple energy sources, such as both electric and natural gas. The property is positioned on 2.1 acres at 210 Adrian Road in the North County submarket of the Mid-Peninsula of the San Francisco Bay Area. …
By Nellie Day LOS ANGELES — The advice offered by a panel of developers at InterFace Seniors Housing West, held Feb. 2 at the Omni Los Angeles, mirrors the advice many would give to their senior residents. Namely, “stay active and stay creative.” But these verbs take on a slightly different meaning when you’re talking about the smartest plays for seniors housing developers during a time in which key economic conditions are changing. “The smarter operators and developers have been developing pipelines,” said panelist Paul Mullin, principal at Flatiron Development Group. “The key is momentum. Keep momentum going. Keep the pipeline going. Don’t stop because bankers aren’t lending. We’ll all get out of this; it’s just a short-term issue we have to overcome.” The issue of the current market conditions may be short term, but it’s also multifaceted, as David Waite, partner at Cox, Castle & Nicholson, pointed out. “The challenges are real,” he said. “You’ve got the spread between bid and ask and a rising-cap-rate environment. To go in and buy an asset today in this market is super challenging because you know it’s going in the wrong direction in terms of the valuation.” The solution, according to Waite, …