KANSAS, MISSOURI AND MICHIGAN — Maverick Commercial Mortgage has arranged a $6.9 million loan for the refinancing of three mobile home parks in the Midwest. The properties include Green Acres in Emporia, Kan.; Maplewoods in Odessa, Mo.; and Milwood MHC in Kalamazoo, Mich. Park Place Communities owns and manages the portfolio. All three properties are slated to undergo major capital improvement projects. A Midwest debt fund provided the loan.
SEABROOK, TEXAS — Transwestern Development Co. (TDC) has completed Bayport 146 Distribution Center, a 454,600-square-foot industrial project in Seabrook, about 30 miles southeast of Houston. The site is adjacent to Port Houston’s Bayport Container Terminal. Bayport 146 Distribution Center, which can accommodate a single or multiple tenants, features 36-foot clear heights, 150- to 180-foot truck court aprons and parking for up to 74 trailers. Construction began in April 2022. Transwestern is also marketing the facility for lease on behalf of its developer affiliate.
HOUSTON — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged a $17.6 million acquisition loan for a portfolio of four industrial properties in Houston. The portfolio includes a fifth property in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and the quintet of assets totals 229,775 square feet. Frank Montalto and Dean Giannakopoulos of IPA originated the five-year loan, which was structured with a 65 percent loan-to-value ratio and a 25-year amortization schedule. The names of the borrower and direct lender, a local bank, were not disclosed.
ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Franklin Park of Round Rock, a 76-unit assisted living and memory care community located about 20 miles north of downtown Austin. Completed in 2017 by Franklin Development Co., the property offers memory care and assisted living services. Richard Swartz, Jay Wagner, Jim Dooley and Jack Griffin of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, a partnership between Franklin Park Senior Living and an unnamed institutional investor, in the transaction. The buyer was Inspired Healthcare Capital.
HOUSTON — Electrical distribution firm Lightning Inc. has signed a 61,920-square-foot industrial lease renewal in East Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 2425 Broad St. was built in 1957 and totals 166,440 square feet. Michael Keegan and Andrew Laycock of Partners represented the landlord, an entity doing business as SL5 Urban Industrial GP LLC, in the lease negotiations. Grant Hortenstine and Drew Morris of Savills represented the tenant.
FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage and investment firm Baker Katz has acquired a 20,000-square-foot freestanding retail building in Friendswood, a southeastern suburb of Houston, with plans to reposition the asset. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 18980 Gulf Freeway was originally built in 1980 as a pad structure for Baybrook Mall. Ben Brown negotiated the purchase for Baker Katz on an internal basis. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
BOISE, IDAHO — Hawkins Cos. has obtained $56 million in construction financing for the development of Canyon Ridge, a five-building apartment property in Boise. Sunwest Bank provided the financing. Canyon Ridge will offer 287 apartments, a resort-style outdoor pool, dog park, two playgrounds, a 6,000-square-foot clubhouse, coworking lab, covered barbecue with indoor/outdoor fireplace, fitness center and other common areas. Preleasing is scheduled to begin in spring 2024, with completion slated for May 2025. Dave Karson, Chris Moyer, Paul Roeter and Meredith Donovan of Cushman & Wakefield’s equity, debt and structured finance team represented Boise-based Hawkins Cos. in the transaction.
CARLSBAD, CALIF. — BentallGreenOak has acquired a R&D/life sciences flex building at 2210 Faraday Ave. within the Faraday Research Center in Carlsbad. Hill Cos. sold the freestanding asset for $35.7 million. The property consists of a single-story, 119,591-square-foot building with second-floor mezzanine space, 24-foot clear heights, dock and grade-level loading, heavy power and ample parking. Originally built in 1997, the property underwent significant renovates in 2005 and features existing life sciences and R&D buildout. Aric Starck and Drew Dodds of Cushman & Wakefield’s capital markets team in San Diego represented the seller in the deal. Don Trapani provided leasing advisory for the property.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a medical office building located at 2960 N. Circle Drive in Colorado Springs. A local limited liability company sold the property to local investor for $4.2 million. Colorado Springs Family Practice occupies the 24,806-square-foot building, which was built in 2003 on two acres. Spencer Mason, Brandon Kramer and Erik Enstad of Marcus & Millichap’s Denver office represented the seller in the deal.
BILLINGS, MONT. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of a 32-unit assisted living facility in Billings. The community was built in 2015, spanning approximately 16,044 square feet on 1.4 acres of land. The seller was a local owner exiting the senior living market. The buyer is a nonprofit located in Montana. The price was not disclosed. Jason Punzel, Vince Viverito and Brad Goodsell of SLIB handled the transaction.