MATAMORAS, PA. — New Jersey-based investment firm Larken Associates has acquired Westfall Town Center, a 203,907-square-foot shopping center in Matamoras, located at the nexus of the New York-New Jersey-Pennsylvania border. The sales price was $28.6 million. A 73,000-square-foot ShopRite grocery store anchors the property, and other tenants include Flagship Cinemas, T.J. Maxx, Planet Fitness, Dollar Tree and Wendy’s. The seller was Chicago-based CenterPoint Properties. Derek Zerfass and Scott Horner of Colliers represented both parties in the transaction.
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MEDFORD, MASS. — MassHousing has provided $13.5 million in financing for Riverside Towers, a 199-unit affordable seniors housing complex in Medford, located north of Boston. Built in 1979, Riverside Towers consists of 161 one-bedroom and 38 two-bedroom units in a 14-story building. The borrower, a partnership between metro Boston-based Schochet Cos. and Jonathan Rose Cos., will use the proceeds to fund capital improvements, enhance resident services and preserve the property’s affordability status.
BUCKEYE, ARIZ. — Thompson Thrift has released plans for The Maddox, a multifamily property located in the Phoenix suburb of Buckeye. Construction started this month with completion slated for late 2024. Located at the intersection of West Yuma Road and South Waterson Road, The Maddox will consist of seven three-story buildings with 80 detached garages. The community will feature 252 apartments in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts with quartz countertops, tile backsplashes, stainless steel appliances, designer fixtures and finishes, an Alexa-compatible smart hub to integrate all smart devices, smart thermostats, smart door locks, walk-in closets and full-size washers/dryers. Units are available with patio, balcony and private yard options. Onsite amenities will include a clubhouse, heated swimming pool, 24-hour fitness center, Amazon Package Hub, courtyards, grilling stations, outdoor game area, firepits with seating areas, dog park, pet spa with grooming station, and a pickleball court. The community is situated on 10.6 acres within walking distance of Buckeye’s core retail corridor, including Fry’s Signature grocery store, Walmart, Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse and multiple dining options.
NEW YORK CITY — Score Sports Bar will open a 9,000-square-foot restaurant in Midtown Manhattan. The tenant has committed to a three-story space at 416 Eighth Avenue, which is located adjacent to Madison Square Garden, for 15 years. Brad Schwarz and James Ficelman of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Riese Organization, in the lease negotiations. Spencer Planit of Winick Realty represented Scores Sports Bar.
Trailbreak Partners Receives $24.3M Construction Loan for Multifamily Project in Denver
by Amy Works
DENVER — Trailbreak Partners has received $24.3 million in construction financing for the development of 32nd and Eliot Apartments, a Class A multifamily community in Denver’s Highlands neighborhood. Located at 3245 N. Eliot St., the three-story 32nd and Eliot will feature 124 apartments in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units averaging 647 square feet. Twelve of the units will be designated as affordable, reserved for residents earning up to 80 percent of area median income. Units will offer in-unit washers/dryers, balconies, large windows, stainless steel appliances, custom cabinetry, luxury vinyl plank flooring and walk-in closets. Community amenities will include a clubhouse, resort-style plunge pool, hot tub, courtyard, roof deck, remote working spaces, a fitness center and sub-grade parking garage. Rob Bova led the JLL Capital Markets team that secured the senior construction loan through FirstBank.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — Tova Capital has purchased a fully occupied retail complex in downtown Long Beach for $6.2 million in an off-market transaction. Located at 205-233 E. Anaheim St., the property features 34,500 square feet of retail space. The asset consists of two 17,000-square-foot single-story buildings that Trademark Brewing and Long Beach Rising, a climbing gym, occupy under long-term leases. Tova Capital plans a long-term hold of the retail property, which is its first investment in Long Beach. Jared Swedelson from NAI Capital represented Tova, while Sheva Hosseinzadeh of Coldwell Banker Commercial BLAIR represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — NorthPeak Commercial Advisors has arranged the purchase of a retail building located at 7858 and 7946-8012 Woodmen Center Heights in Colorado Springs. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $4.8 million, or $480 per square foot. The name of the seller was not released. Kevin Calame and Matt Lewallen of NorthPeak Commercial Advisors represented the buyer in the deal.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Phelan Development has released plans for Elkhorn Industrial Park, a two-building, 284,850-square-foot speculative industrial project within Metro Air Park in Sacramento. Located at 4525 W. Elkhorn Blvd. and 4535 W. Elkhorn Blvd, the park will feature a 190,525-square-foot building and a 94,325-square-foot building. Completion is slated for fall 2023. Mark Demetre and Michael Hoo of Colliers’ Sacramento office are handling leasing for the project.
South Korea’s Hanwha Solutions to Invest $2.5B in Solar Panel Supply Chain in Georgia
by Katie Sloan
CARTERSVILLE, GA. — Hanwha Solutions, through its clean energy subsidiary Qcells, has announced plans to invest more than $2.5 billion to develop a complete solar energy supply chain across the northern part of the state of Georgia. According to the company, this will represent the largest investment ever in solar panel production in the U.S. and make Qcells the only company in the country with a complete and sustainable solar supply chain. Qcells plans to break ground on a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Cartersville, roughly 43 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta, by the end of March. The plant will manufacture solar ingots, wafers and cells — the elements that make up solar panels — as well as finished panels. That facility is scheduled for completion in late 2024. The company also plans to expand solar panel production at its existing facility in Dalton, approximately 45 miles north of Cartersville, which opened in 2019. The company will hire an additional 535 employees at that facility. “As demand for clean energy continues to grow nationally, we’re ready to put thousands of people to work creating fully American-made and sustainable solar solutions, from raw material to finished panels,” says Justin Lee, CEO of Qcells. …
By John Hassler, Newmark Zimmer At the close of 2022, Kansas City’s industrial property market hit heights that would have been unimaginable only a decade prior. While Kansas City ranks as the 31st-largest MSA in the United States by population, it is the 16th-largest market nationally based on industrial square footage with nearly 315 million square feet of total inventory. Further, Kansas City ranks 10th nationally in the percentage of annual net absorption as compared with its market size and has added an impressive 62.5 million square feet of newly developed square footage over the last 10 years. Many factors have contributed to the market’s growth trajectory including the nation’s most geo-central location (a two-day truck drive to 85 percent of the continental U.S. population), the confluence of five Class-1 railroads (with four area intermodal centers), the intersection of four of the nation’s busiest interstates (including I-35 and I-70), an available and reasonably priced workforce, an abundance of industrial development sites in pro-development communities, and an experienced, well-capitalized concentration of developers headquartered in the area. Kansas City has leveraged those various logistical and strategic advantages at a perfect time to capitalize on an all-time high in industrial space demand with …