CHICAGO — Kiser Group has brokered the sale of a five-building multifamily portfolio in Chicago for $23 million. The 198 units are located within the West Rogers Park, Bowmanville and Budlong Woods neighborhoods and are largely vacant. Danny Logarakis of Kiser brokered the sale. The seller was a private individual that had owned the properties for more than 40 years. The buyers, Sam Trachtman and Stak Holdings LLC, plan to renovate the kitchens, bathrooms and common areas.
ELY, MINN. — Kraus-Anderson has completed a $21.4 million renovation and expansion project for Ely Public Schools in Ely, a city in Northwest Minnesota. The district is comprised of Ely Memorial High School and Washington Elementary and serves approximately 550 students. Designed by Architectural Resources Inc., the project consisted of a renovation of the two existing schools. Kraus-Anderson added a 39,000-square-foot common area that connects both the schools. The addition houses new classrooms, a gymnasium, media center, music room, metals shop, wood shop and a cafeteria with commercial kitchen equipment. Both schools now feature upgraded HVAC systems. New locker rooms were added to the high school and an early family childhood education area was added to the elementary school.
STERLING HEIGHTS, MICH. — Skin Diva Spa has signed a 2,000-square-foot retail lease at Brookside Village in Sterling Heights, a northern suburb of Detroit. Michael Murphy and Tjader Gerdom of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented the undisclosed landlord. Located at the northwest corner of 15 Mile and Schoenherr roads, Brookside Village has one space remaining available for lease.
BLOOMFIELD, N.J. — Newmark has negotiated a 15,186-square-foot office lease in the Northern New Jersey community of Bloomfield. The tenant, Technogym, a provider of equipment and digital technologies for the fitness industry, will occupy space at the 400,000-square-foot Broadacres Office Park. Jeff Schotz, Dan Reider and Peter Kasparian of Newmark represented the landlord, ERCT Capital Group, in the lease negotiations.
PHOENIX AND GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Tides Equities has purchased three multifamily properties in Phoenix and Glendale from Denver-based PaulsCorp for an undisclosed price. The portfolio includes 445 studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Constructed in 1985 and 1986, the communities were each at least 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. The portfolio includes: The Perry, a 148-unit property at 6231 N. 67th Ave. in Glendale Serena Park, a 141-unit community at 8546 N. 59th Ave. in Glendale Red Sage, a 156-unit asset at 5704 W. Thomas Road in Phoenix Brad Cooke, Cindy Cooke, Matt Roach and Chris Roach of Colliers Arizona handled the transaction.
OGDEN, UTAH — Greystone has arranged a $22.5 million loan to refinance debt on TREEO South Ogden, a seniors housing community in Ogden, approximately 30 miles north of Salt Lake City. Tyler Armstrong, managing director at Greystone, placed the bank loan for Leisure Care, which owns the 143-unit independent living community. The regional bank loan was executed as a floating-rate financing carrying a five-year term and 30-year amortization. The loan featured 12 months of interest-only payments and a mid-200 basis points loan spread.
TUSTIN, CALIF. — Guthrie Development Co. has acquired Pacific Tustin Commercenter, a Class A, multi-tenant, retail/industrial business park in Tustin. In this transaction, Guthrie purchased the buildings and land from two different sellers for $19.7 million, then combined the assets into one business park. The retail and industrial property offers 69,930 square feet of space. Pacific Tustin Commercenter features two multi-tenant industrial buildings and a restaurant, Citrus Café. The industrial buildings are currently 100 percent occupied under long-term leases. The asset is located at 1421, 1451 and 1481 Edinger Ave. in Tustin. Chuck Wilson, Brian Chastain and Clyde Stauff of Colliers International represented Guthrie Development in the transactions.
TEJON RANCH, CALIF. — Sunrise Brands, a designer, producer, distributor and retailer of branded and private-label apparel, has signed a full-building pre-lease for an industrial distribution facility at Tejon Ranch Commerce Center in Tejon Ranch. A joint venture partnership between Tejon Ranch Co. and Majestic Realty Co. owns the asset. Construction of the 446,000-square-foot distribution center is slated to begin in first-quarter 2023. Completion is scheduled for first-quarter 2024. Until the new facility is ready, Sunrise Brands will temporarily occupy 240,000 square feet of space in another building owned by the Tejon-Majestic joint venture partnership. The new single-load industrial building will feature 36-foot clear heights, seven-inch floor slabs and an ESFR sprinkler system. Mike McCrary, Mac Hewett, Brent Weirick and Peter McWilliams of JLL represented the owners in the lease negotiations, while Mike Catalano and Joe Dimola of Savills represented Sunrise Brands.
EL DORADO, CALIF. — Gantry has secured a $16.7 million permanent loan for the refinancing of Market Place at Town Center in El Dorado. Situated at the intersection of Highway 50 and Latrobe Road, Market Place at Town Center features 134,600 square feet of retail space. Current tenants include Nugget Markets grocers and a wide range of retail, restaurant, convenience, beauty and professional services tenants. Robert Slate and Andrew Ferguson of Gantry’s San Francisco office secured the 10-year, fixed-rate, nonrecourse loan through a regional bank lender for the borrower, a private real estate investor.
RUSTON, LA. — Timberline Real Estate Ventures has sold CEV Ruston, a 432-bed community serving students attending Louisiana Tech University in Ruston. Constructed in 2008, the property offers two- and four-bedroom, fully furnished units. Shared amenities include a fitness center, group and private study rooms, a computer center and swimming pool. The community is situated adjacent to campus at 1812 W. Alabama Ave. Scott Clifton, Stewart Hayes, Teddy Leatherman, Kevin Kazlow and Jack Goldberger of JLL represented Timberline in the disposition of the property to Briar Meads Capital. The sales price was not disclosed.
