SEATTLE — Staypineapple has obtained $29.5 million in refinancing for The Maxwell Hotel, a 139-key boutique hotel in Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood. Adrienne Andrews and Jessica Mehra of JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group Debt Advisory team secured the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through a regional credit union for the borrower. Opened in 2010, the five-story property features spacious guest rooms with modern amenities, an indoor pool, fitness center and an onsite restaurant and bar, as well as 1,600 square feet of meeting space. The Maxwell Hotel is located at 300 Roy St., near the Seattle Center, Space Needle and Climate Pledge Arena.
Property Type
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Creation has started construction of Source Logistics Center, a Class A industrial facility in Tempe. The company acquired the 15-acre site at the southeast corner of Warner Road and Hardy Drive in partnership with CrossHarbor Capital Partners as investor. The 144,885-square-foot project will feature a clear height of 32 feet, abundant power and 6 acres of contiguous yard space allowing for flexible storage or excess passenger vehicle, trailer or box-truck parking. The property also offers access to Interstate 10 and Loop 101, as well as Union Pacific rail spur capabilities. LGE Design Build is serving as architect and general contractor for Source Logistics Center, which is slated for completion in mid-2026. Cooper Fratt, John Werstler and Tanner Ferrandi of CBRE are handling leasing efforts for the project.
IHO Opens Affordable Housing Complex for Transitional Age Youth in Riverside, California
by Amy Works
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Innovative Housing Opportunities (IHO) has opened The Aspire, an affordable residential community in Riverside. Situated at the corner of Third Street and Fairmount Boulevard, The Aspire features 33 fully furnished units for transitional age youth, including young people aging out of the foster care system. The furnished one-bedroom units are approximately 450 square feet and include a patio or deck. Community amenities include an interior courtyard, roof terrace, communal living room and public art. Additionally, The Aspire is in a walkable neighborhood close to transit, employment, recreation, retail and cultural options. The Aspire will offer onsite education services and programs, provided by the California Family Life Center. Riverside Community College District is also offering academic, career and financial aid counseling, as well as job placement assistance. The $25 million development was funded with Housing Authority funds from the City of Riverside, project-based housing choice vouchers from Riverside County and California’s Housing and Community Development/Multifamily Housing Program.
PHOENIX — MAG Capital Partners has purchased an industrial building located at 2848 Sweetwater Ave. in northwest Phoenix for an undisclosed price. Sunrun and Kaboomracks fully occupy the 39,950-square-foot building, which is situated on 3.1 acres. Phil Haenel and Foster Bundy of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, a private investor, in the deal.
BRAINTREE, MASS. — Developer WinnCos. has broken ground on The Eastwalk, an affordable housing project in the southern Boston suburb of Braintree that is valued at $47 million. Of the development’s 56 total units, 30 will be reserved for households earning 60 percent or less of the area median income (AMI). Another 20 residences will be earmarked for renters earning 120 percent or less of AMI, and the remaining six units will be rented at market rates. Residences will come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, and amenities will include a community room with a kitchen, onsite resident workspace, fitness room and a patio lounge with grills. The Eastwalk is expected to be available for occupancy in summer 2026. WinnCos. is developing the project in partnership with Arch Communities, with Webster Bank financing construction. The capital stack also includes both state- and federal-issued Low-Income Housing Tax Credits, and the investors of those securities are U.S. Bank and Boston Financial, respectively.
NEW YORK CITY — New Jersey-based intermediary Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a $40 million loan for the refinancing of the 158-room Chelsean New York Hotel. The hotel is located at 160 W. 25th St. in Lower Manhattan and includes an onsite bar and restaurant known as The Rose. Beau Williams and Drew Gilligan of Cronheim arranged the debt through an undisclosed lender. The borrower, The Lam Group, will use a portion of the proceeds to fund capital improvements.
PEABODY, MASS. — A partnership between two local development and investment firms, Oliver Street Capital and Bain Capital Real Estate, has completed an 82,790-square-foot warehouse in Peabody, a northern suburb of Boston. The project is a build-to-suit for Christianbook, and the site is contiguous to the literary retailer’s existing headquarters. Locally based design-build firm Dacon Corp. handled the architectural and general contracting aspects of the partnership in conjunction with Fraser Project Management.
MIDDLETOWN, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $5.8 million sale of a 29,411-square-foot retail strip center in Middletown, located along the Jersey Shore. Painting retailer Benjamin Moore anchors the center, which sits on 1.9 acres and is home to a total of 10 tenants. Alan Cafiero, Brent Hyldahl and Seth Goldberg of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
LAKE GROVE, N.Y. — Fashion retailer Nordstrom Inc. will open a new 25,000-square-foot in Lake Grove, a hamlet located on Long Island, under its Nordstrom Rack brand. Scheduled to open in fall 2025, the store will be situated within the 150,000-square-foot Smith Haven Plaza. Other tenants at the shopping center include Trader Joe’s, Old Navy, Athleta and Ulta Beauty. A partnership between Breslin Realty Development Corp. and Colin Development LLC owns Smith Haven Plaza.
— Scott Hintze and Marti Weinstein of Diversified Partners Commercial Real Estate — Phoenix’s retail development market is seeing a surge in optimism as the city benefits from a growing economy and a shift in political leadership. With the new administration coming into power, the outlook for the Phoenix retail market has become increasingly positive, promising a wave of new projects and investment opportunities in the coming years. The city’s rapid population growth, expanding infrastructure and bustling job market have positioned Phoenix as one of the most attractive cities in the U.S. for retail development. The new administration has brought a renewed focus on urban development, job creation and business-friendly policies, which is expected to help stimulate both demand for retail spaces and the construction of new commercial properties. Government support, including incentives for developers and tax breaks for businesses, is anticipated to foster a thriving retail sector that will benefit both local residents and national retailers looking to expand into the area. Several projects we have been working on have seen unprecedented demand from tenants. We recently completed a 25,000-square-foot building across from Gilbert Mercy Hospital that includes a two-story Starbucks, the first in the market. In addition to …