LONG BEACH, CALIF. — Linc Housing has started the construction of Armory Arts Collective, an affordable seniors housing property in Long Beach’s East Village Arts District. The development will transform the long-vacant former Armory building through adaptive reuse and add five stories of new residential construction. Upon completion, the project will deliver 64 residences for low-income seniors age 55 years or older earning between 30 percent and 70 percent of the area median income. Armory Arts Collective will feature 56 one-bedroom apartments and eight two-bedroom apartments, including a manager’s unit. Half of the homes will be fully wheelchair accessible and several will incorporate features to accommodate residents with hearing and visual impairments. Linc will convert portions of the historic 26,500-square-foot Armory, which was built in 1930, into a community room, arts and crafts studio, health and wellness space and bicycle storage. Additionally, residents will have access to a landscaped courtyard and outdoor deck. A resident services coordinator will bring programs and activities to the community spaces. Funding for the development includes $6.5 million from Long Beach Community Investment Co., a $5.2 million loan from the City of Long Beach, $6.2 million from the California Department of Housing and Community Development’s Multifamily …
PEABODY AND DANVERS, MASS. — MassDevelopment has provided $27.7 million in tax-exempt bond financing for the metro Boston expansion of the Pioneer Charter School of Science. The school used the bond proceeds to purchase adjoining lots in Peabody and Danvers, both of which are located northeast of the state capital, and is now constructing a 53,217-square-foot facility for students in grades kindergarten through eighth. The new facility will have six special education and English Language Learning classrooms, 14 offices, labs, art and music rooms, a gym and a cafeteria. Construction is slated for an August completion. Salem Five purchased the bond.
ANAHEIM, CALIF. — CBRE has brokered the sale of an office building located at 2300 E. Katella Ave. in Anaheim. The property traded for $15.1 million. Anthony DeLorenzo, Sammy Cemo and Bryan Johnson of CBRE represented the institutional seller in the transaction. Situated in Anaheim’s Platinum Triangle, the four-story property offers 69,032 square feet of office space.
CANOGA PARK, CALIF. — DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services has directed the sale of a warehouse building located at 805 Deering Ave. in Canoga Park. Chatsworth, Calif.-based Oak Cabessa of MAKS Enterprises acquired the property from 8015 Deering LLC for $3.8 million. Built in 1973, the 12,892-square-foot building features a clear height of 17 feet, grade-level loading, a gated rear concrete yard, fencing and a 1.6:1 parking ratio. Additionally, the property features 6,100 square feet of high-end designer office space with a reception area, hardwood laminate flooring, recessed LED lighting and a full-glass conference room. The buyer plans to use the property as a headquarters for warehousing electronic automobile modules. Dennis Marciniak of DAUM Commercial represented the seller, while Kevin Cooper of Delphi Business Properties represented the buyer in the deal.
NEW CENTURY, KAN. — Newmark Zimmer has brokered the sale of a corporate campus with two buildings totaling 468,255 square feet in New Century. New Century 202 LLC, an entity affiliated with Sky Real Estate, was the buyer. Tommy Gentry and Trey DeRousse of Newmark Zimmer represented the Johnson County Government in the transaction. Located within the New Century AirCenter business park, the campus was originally developed in the early 1980s as a headquarters facility. The property most recently served as a regional headquarters for CenturyLink before becoming vacant. The larger building totals 455,098 square feet, while the smaller building spans 13,157 square feet. Situated on 36 acres, the campus features a traditional corporate headquarters layout with expansive floor plates designed to support a large employee base. The property also includes extensive surface parking and infrastructure that historically supported telecommunications and data center operations. The buyer plans to evaluate a range of potential uses for the property and will conduct a comprehensive review of the campus to determine the highest and best use moving forward.
MT. PROSPECT, ILL. — Monument Capital Management, an A-Rod Corp. company, has sold Eclipse at 1450 for $30 million to Vladimir Novakic. The 222-unit workforce housing community is located at 1450 Busse Road in Mt. Prospect. During the hold period, Monument executed a comprehensive value-add program, renovating approximately 75 percent of unit interiors and upgrading key amenities. The sale follows the December disposition of sister property The Element.
CHICAGO — The Chicago Department of Planning and Development (DPD) has agreed to sell 8.2 acres of vacant land in the Stockyards Industrial Corridor to a joint venture between The Missner Group and Cabrera Capital, which will develop the property into a $23.7 million industrial building. The 126,360-square-foot project at 1924 W. 46th St. is expected to create up to 120 permanent jobs when fully leased. Potential tenants include restaurant suppliers, distribution companies, building material suppliers, event production firms and downtown service providers. The city acquired the site in 2008 for $2.2 million. It was primarily used for outdoor industrial storage since the early 1980s. The proposed purchase price is the property’s market value of $3.3 million. The proposed project was one of three responses to the request for qualifications from the DPD. A public meeting will be scheduled as part of the project’s formal review and approval process.
MILWAUKEE — CBRE has arranged the sale of Sage on Prospect, a 34-unit multifamily property in Milwaukee’s Lower East Side neighborhood. Three Sixty Real Estate Solutions LLC purchased the asset from Dominion Properties. CBRE’s Sean Beuche, Matson Holbrook, Gretchen Richards and Patrick Gallagher represented the seller, which recently renovated the former assisted living facility. The project included the addition of two floors with balconies overlooking Lake Michigan. The property is the only in the market to receive LEED Platinum certification. Built in 2016, the property features a mix of one- and two-bedroom floor plans.
ARDMORE, PA. — A partnership between Kimco Realty and Bozzuto Development has completed Coulter Place, a 131-unit multifamily project in Ardmore, a northwestern suburb of Philadelphia. Designed by JKRP Architects, the five-story building is part of Suburban Square, an open-air shopping center, and houses 20,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include resident lounges, fitness facilities and outdoor gathering areas. Rents start at roughly $3,200 per month for a one-bedroom apartment.
PHILADELPHIA — RSM US LLP has signed a 22,340-square-foot office lease in downtown Philadelphia. The provider of assurance, tax and consulting services is relocating from 30 South 17th Street to the entire 21st floor at 1735 Market Street, a 54-story, 1.3 million-square-foot tower. Newmark and Cushman & Wakefield co-represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Keith Cody and Gordon Hough represented the landlord, Silverstein Properties, on an internal basis.