BOSTON — MassDevelopment has provided a $36 million tax-exempt bond to fund a project at The Park School in the Brookline area. The project will entail a renovation of an existing building to create space for an art and science wing, the construction of an outdoor turf athletic field and a ropes course and the addition of a new elevator in the main building. Additionally, the school will use bond proceeds to make roof repairs, replace skylights in various facilities and install a new sprinkler system. Construction is underway and expected to be complete in January 2024. Eastern Bank purchased the bond, which will also be used to refinance previously issued debt. Founded in 1888, The Park School is a nonprofit institution with an enrollment of 560 students in grades pre-K through 8.
BRUNSWICK, MAINE — Private equity real estate firm Jones Street Investment Partners has received a $36 million construction loan for a 181-unit multifamily project in Brunswick, located in the southern coastal part of Maine. The site is located in a Qualified Opportunity Zone within Brunswick Landing, which is a commercial and industrial redevelopment of a former naval base. Bangor Savings Bank provided the loan. Completion is slated for late 2024.
NASHUA, N.H. — Atlantic Capital Partners, a division of Boston-based brokerage firm Atlantic Retail, has arranged the sale of an 166,332-square-foot former Sears building at Pheasant Lane Mall in Nashua, located in the southern part of New Hampshire. The building sits on 12.2 acres. Justin Smith, Sam Koonce and Cole Van Gelder of Atlantic Capital Partners represented the buyer and seller, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
JERSEY CITY — The Community Builders (TCB), an affordable housing owner-operator with five offices across the country, has completed Bergenview Apartments, a project IN Jersey City that converted a historic YMCA building into a 111-unit apartment complex for formerly homeless individuals. All units are studios, and residents have access to a gym, game room, demonstration kitchen and a learning center. Kramer+Marks Architects designed the redevelopment, and Pike Construction Co. LLC served as the general contractor. The New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency provided Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity for the project.
CHICAGO — Structured Development and Evergreen Real Estate Group have opened Schiller Place Apartments on Chicago’s Near North Side. The mixed-income apartment complex consists of 48 units across three buildings. Located immediately south of Structured’s NEWCITY development on land that was formerly home to the Isham YMCA, Schiller Place is fully leased. There are six market-rate units, 24 reserved for Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) residents, 13 set aside for households earning up to 60 percent of the area median income (AMI) and five reserved for those who earn up to 30 percent of AMI. Five of the units have been earmarked for veterans and five will house individuals sourced through the Statewide Referral Network, which works with households earning up to 30 percent of AMI with a head of household who has a disability or illness. The project team included GMA Construction and architecture firm Bailey Edward. Funding for Schiller Place included federal 4 percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credits awarded by the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) and syndicated by Hudson Housing Capital. IHDA also awarded Illinois Affordable Housing Tax Credits that were syndicated by Clocktower Tax Credits and sponsored by Housing and Human Development Corp., which will provide onsite …
CHICAGO — Northmarq has brokered the sale of a retail property occupied by Whole Foods Market in Chicago for $18.1 million. The 41,148-square-foot store is situated on the first floor of a condominium development at 6020 N. Cicero Ave. within the Sauganash neighborhood. The property was built in 2007. Isaiah Harf of Northmarq represented the seller, a private investor based in Maryland. The buyer was a California-based family trust.
Colliers Mortgage Provides $13.4M HUD-Insured Loan for Refinancing of Minnesota Multifamily Property
APPLE VALLEY, MINN. — Colliers Mortgage has provided a $13.4 million HUD 223(f) loan for the refinancing of Boulder Ridge in Apple Valley, a southern suburb of Minneapolis. The 112-unit multifamily property provides naturally occurring affordable housing (NOAH) and is managed by CommonBond Housing. The loan features a 35-year term and a 35-year amortization schedule. CB Boulder Ridge LLC was the borrower.
ELYRIA, OHIO — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has arranged the $9 million sale of a 256,595-square-foot industrial building in Elyria, a southwest suburb of Cleveland. The property sits on 15.5 acres at 860 Garden St. Matt Kovesdy and Jonah Yullish of Matthews represented the seller, a local partnership that purchased the property in the early 2000s as a value-add opportunity. The buyer, Dura-Line, is also a tenant at the facility. Dura-Line elected to purchase due to the building’s importance to its operations, according to Matthews. The transaction closed at $500,000 above the listing price.
HODGKINS, ILL. — Brown Commercial Group has negotiated two new leases totaling 131,605 square feet at 7335 Santa Fe Drive in Hodgkins, a southwest suburb of Chicago. Pioneer Service Inc. leased 61,355 square feet and M&M Quality Grinding Inc. leased 70,250 square feet. The distribution building is being renovated into a fully operational manufacturing facility with individual spaces for the two businesses. Completion is slated for mid-2023. Mike Antonelli of Brown Commercial Group represented the tenants. Adam Stokes of NAI Hiffman represented the landlord, UBS Realty Investors. Pioneer Service manufactures precision machining parts, while M&M produces metal bar stock.
DECATUR, ALA. — First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) has announced plans to develop a $1.1 billion solar module manufacturing facility within Mallard Fox Industrial Park in Decatur, located near the Tennessee River southwest of Huntsville. The factory will contribute 3.5 gigawatts (GWDC) of renewable power each year and create over 700 new jobs for the state of Alabama upon its completion in 2025, according to the developer. First Solar hopes to expand its American manufacturing footprint to over 10 GWDC and a total investment of $4 billion in the coming years. The company currently has two factories operating in the state of Ohio with a third scheduled for completion during the first half of 2023, and several research and development (R&D) centers in California and Ohio. First Solar recently said it would expand its operations in the United States following passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which provides tax credits for domestically produced clean energy equipment. “The passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 has firmly placed America on the path to a sustainable energy future,” says Mark Widmar, CEO of First Solar. “Our Alabama facility, along with its sister factories in Ohio, will form part of the …