HOUSTON — Newmark has arranged a $44 million loan for the refinancing of an acute and specialty care hospital in Houston. At the time of sale, the facility was 100 percent leased to an independent surgical hospital operator and national inpatient rehabilitation facility. John Nero, Jay Miele, Ben Appel, Michael Greeley, Adam Goss and Ron Ott of Newmark arranged the nonrecourse financing, which was structured with a 70 percent loan-to-value ratio. The borrower and direct lender were not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Fort Worth-based investment firm Fort Capital has acquired a portfolio of 10 light industrial buildings totaling 239,591 square feet located in various submarkets throughout Houston. The buildings were all constructed between 1980 and 1984 and had a collective occupancy rate of 86 percent at the time of sale. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Colliers has brokered the sale of a 17,433-square-foot industrial property located at 6421 N. Shepherd Drive in Houston. The two-building complex sits on 4.4 acres and features 15-foot clear heights, 10 grade-level doors and 2,000 square feet of office space. Jeff Peltier and John Parsley of Colliers represented the seller, R & J Partnership, in the transaction. Zane Carman of Partners represented the buyer, Holdings Enterprise.
BRANCHBURG, N.J. — Locally based developer Walters is nearing completion of Cornerstone at Branchburg, a 150-unit, income-restricted multifamily property in Northern New Jersey. The development consists of two three-story buildings on an 11.7-acre site. Residences come in one- and two-bedroom floor plans and range in size from 700 to 900 square feet. Amenities include a fitness center, game room and outdoor grilling and dining areas. Construction began in May 2021. The first move-ins are underway, and full completion is scheduled for the spring.
BOSTON — A partnership between Boston-based developer RISE and San Francisco-based DivcoWest has broken ground on The Ellery, a 70-unit apartment complex that will be located in the state capital’s West Roxbury neighborhood. The four-story building will house one- and two-bedroom units, nine of which will be reserved for households earning 70 percent or less of the area median income. The partnership acquired the site last summer and subsequently completed demolitions of existing structures. Full completion is slated for May 2024.
ELIZABETH, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm Gebroe-Hammer Associates has arranged the sale of a 45,000-square-foot office and retail building in the Northern New Jersey community of Elizabeth. The six-story building at 1139 E. Jersey St. was originally constructed in the 1920s as an apartment complex. Today, the building houses 84 micro offices and retail space that is leased to five tenants. Stephen Tragash of Gebroe-Hammer represented the seller, Edron Realty, in the transaction and procured an undisclosed private investor as the buyer.
NEW YORK CITY — Ann Sacks, a provider of tile, mosaic and stone products, will open a 20,000-square-foot studio and showroom in Queens. The retailer plans to debut its new space at The Cardinal Building, which is located in the Long Island City area, in about six months. James Ferrigno of JLL represented the landlord, a partnership between Kaufman Organization and True North, in the lease negotiations. Tyler Clutts of Cresa represented Ann Sacks.
NEW YORK CITY — Law firm Polsinelli PC has signed a 13,129-square-foot office lease expansion at 600 Third Avenue, a 575,254-square-foot building in Manhattan. The tenant, which also extended its lease by 10 years to run through 2036, now occupies 52,516 square feet across the entire 33rd, 40th, 41st and 42nd floors. David Berkey internally represented the landlord, L&L Holding Co., in the lease negotiations. Kevin McLennan, Ian Murphy and Silvio Petriello of CBRE represented Polsinelli PC.
By Andy Gutman, Farbman Group It’s no secret that the last few years have been a turbulent time for the office market nationally. While Detroit has fared somewhat better than some other cities across the Midwest, the same pandemic (and now post-pandemic) pressures have led to a higher-than-usual degree of uncertainty and volatility. Here in the early part of 2023, it’s a good time to take a step back and look at how the Detroit office landscape is changing, how it’s not changing and what might be in store throughout the rest of the year — and beyond. This is a unique time because there’s still a tremendous amount of uncertainty to factor into the commercial real estate market in general, and into office specifically. There are a lot of brands and businesses who either have not made up their mind about their office structure and needs going forward, or are still in an experimental post-pandemic period where they are trying to figure out the balance that works for them in terms of remote or hybrid work options and brick-and-mortar configurations. Until more of that uncertainty is resolved, a clear picture of the medium- and long-term prospects for the office …
FRANKLIN, TENN. — A joint venture between locally based developers Chartwell Hospitality and Southstar has broken ground on Aureum, a $500 million mixed-use development located in the Nashville suburb of Franklin. Situated in the city’s Cool Springs district, the 22-acre development will feature residences, shops, restaurants, entertainment venues, offices and two hotels, as well as five acres of open space featuring parks and trails. “We are the first to market with an all-in-one entertainment, hospitality and residential community that hasn’t been seen before in this area,” says Rob Schaedle, president of Chartwell Cos. “Studies done by the city predict Cool Springs will be the gateway to a popular and highly accessible submarket of Franklin, and we expect Aureum to be a popular choice for residents.” Aureum, which is Latin for “golden,” was originally announced in summer 2019. No construction timeline was given for the development, which will be completed in phases. Aureum will be situated at the southwest corner of Carothers Parkway and McEwen Drive, a site the co-developers are calling the “golden corner” of Cool Springs. The vertically integrated mixed-use project will reach 12 stories and contain housing, commercial office space and entertainment venues. Phase I will feature 355 …