MAINE — Dallas-based investment firm MAG Capital Partners has acquired a 60,000-square-foot cold storage facility that is located in an undisclosed community in southern coastal Maine. MAG Capital Partners acquired the property, which primarily functions as a seafood processing facility, via a sale-leaseback in an off-market deal. Additional terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
FRAMINGHAM, MASS. — Coworking concept Workbar will open a 21,460-square-foot space at 111 Speen St. in Framingham, a western suburb of Boston. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1985, rises five stories and totals 119,095 square feet. The property is also in the midst of a $5 million renovation. Philip DeSimone, Andrew Sherman, Todd Alexander and Ross Miner of Kelleher & Sadowsky represented the landlord, a partnership between Paradigm Partners and North Colony Asset Management, in the lease negotiations. Workbar expects to debut the space this spring.
LAS VEGAS — Evening Entertainment Group (EEG), in partnership with Creation, has unveiled plans for Bottled Blonde. Slated to open in late 2024, the asset will be a $50 million, four-story, 25,000-square-foot, standalone entertainment venue on the Las Vegas Strip. The full-service restaurant, bar and beer garden will feature an open-air rooftop lounge and a hub for sports, entertainment and nightlife. Bottled Blonde will offer craft cocktails, frozen adult beverages, fine wines, premium beers, a mimosa tower, 128-ounce beer tower and bottle service. Additionally, Bottled Blonde Las Vegas will also feature Zuluma, an all-new concept on the third floor.
ALAMEDA, CALIF. — The Alameda Housing Authority (AHA) has received $20.6 million from the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development. The funds will support development of North Housing Senior Apartments, an affordable housing community in the island city, located just south of Oakland in San Francisco Bay. North Housing is the first phase of a long-planned community development project. Plans call for 40 studio apartments, 23 one-bedroom units and a two-bedroom residence for the onsite manager. The land, which AHA originally owned in the 1940s, was granted back to AHA in 2019 via the Surplus Land Act by the U.S. Navy. The land will now serve as the home for a property that houses military veterans — 25 percent of the residents at North Housing will be veterans in need of supportive housing. Island City Development (ICD), an affiliate of AHA, will be the developer of this project. HKIT Architects designed the property, which FPI Management will operate. Groundbreaking is scheduled for late 2023 or early 2024.
LAKEWOOD, COLO. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a portfolio of four apartment communities in Lakewood, a first-ring suburb on the west side of Denver. A limited liability company sold the assets to another limited liability company for a combined price of $17.6 million. Totaling 92 units, the portfolio includes La Ronja Apartments, Allison West Apartments, Ammons at Belmar Apartments and Two Creeks Crossing Apartments. Spencer Shaffer and Greg Price of Marcus & Millichap’s Denver office represented the seller, while Greg Parker, Jason Hornik and Kent Guerin of Marcus & Millichap’s Denver office procured the buyer in the transaction.
DENVER — JLL Capital Markets has secured $10.2 million in permanent financing for Tennyson44, a mid-rise apartment property located at 4390 Tennyson St. in West Denver’s Berkeley neighborhood. Constructed in 2018, Tennyson44 features 47 apartments with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, in-unit washers/dryers, designer cabinetry, hardwood flooring and high ceilings. Additionally, select units offer walk-in closets and private balconies/patios. Community amenities include two rooftop patios, outdoor seating and firepits, a pet spa, heated indoor parking garage and a community lounge. Tony Nargi of JLL Capital Markets arranged the seven-year, fixed-rate Fannie Mae loan for the borrower, Highlands REIT. JLL Real Estate Capital, a Fannie Mae DUS lender, will service the loan.
MILWAUKIE, ORE. — Adult & Teen Challenge Pacific Northwest, an Oregon nonprofit corporation that operates addiction recover centers, has acquired an office building located at 18600 SE McLoughlin Blvd. in Milwaukie. Clackamas Community Federal Credit Union sold the asset for $3.5 million. Constructed in 1966, the two-story, 18,400-square-foot building features an elevator, T1 and CAT5 internet connections and 83 surface parking spaces. Adult & Teen Challenge focuses on a religious-centered model and has more than 220 recovery centers in the United States. The company plans to use the building as a medical and mental health services facility. Tim Pfeiffer and Camden Muller of Portland-based Norris & Stevens represented the seller, while Will Stone of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer in the deal.
MARLBOROUGH, MASS. — Oxford Properties Group has acquired 92 Crowley Drive, a 120,000-square-foot biomanufacturing facility in Marlborough, approximately 20 miles west of Boston. The property is currently under construction. Resilience, a life sciences company that develops and produces medicine, sold the asset for $125 million. As part of the transaction, Oxford will lease 92 Crowley Drive back to Resilience for up to 30 years. PGIM provided $58 million in fixed-rate acquisition financing for the deal. Upon final completion in late 2023, 92 Crowley will be Resilience’s flagship facility in the U.S., featuring state-of-the-art analytical and manufacturing technology. The facility is designed with multi-modality manufacturing capabilities, dedicated manufacturing suites and complementary office and warehouse space. Resilience has become a leading biomanufacturing company with manufacturing facilities across North America. The transaction at 92 Crowley represents the third sale-leaseback between Oxford and Resilience in a growing strategic partnership. Following the acquisition, Oxford’s biomanufacturing portfolio totals 1.4 million square feet of completed buildings, with a development pipeline of an additional 1 million square feet. While the portfolio is spread across six markets, the largest concentration — 775,000 square feet — is in metro Boston. “We continue to develop a robust expertise on the real …
By Steve LaMotte Jr., CBRE With 2021, a record year for asset appreciation and fundamentals, 2022 marked a turning point in the apartment space across the nation. Multifamily leasing velocity, rent growth and occupancy levels have seemingly reached their current peak levels and begun to cool. Instability in the capital markets throughout much of 2022 encouraged many on both the buy and sell sides to wait it out, looking for signs of stability. However, despite the turbulence and the pause, the multifamily sector has remained resilient and is expected to maintain its claim as the preferred asset classification in 2023. Further, metro Indianapolis has been a standout performer in every meaningful measurement. Now widely regarded as an emerging star of the Midwest, metro Indianapolis has earned its place as the nation’s rent growth leader in the back-to-back months of October and November of 2022, according to Yardi Matrix. The metro has outperformed many major markets while maintaining its characteristic affordability. According to research from CBRE Econometric Advisors, the average metro rent of $1,200 per unit ($1.30 per square foot) shows that metro Indianapolis will deliver outsized rent growth in times of distress while remaining one of the most affordable metro’s …
BUDA, TEXAS — Stream Realty Partners is underway on construction of Buda Commerce Center, a 968,475-square-foot industrial project located on the southern outskirts of Austin. The development will consist of five buildings on a 70-acre site in Buda, with four structures having rear-load configurations and the fifth being a cross-dock facility. Buildings will feature 32- to 36-foot clear heights and dock-high loading doors. Construction began in the fourth quarter of 2022 and is slated for a late 2023 completion.