LA JOLLA, CALIF. — Belmont Village Senior Living has opened Belmont Village Senior Living La Jolla. The property rises 17 stories along the Pacific Coast just north of San Diego, featuring 180 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care. It is Belmont’s 15th community in California and 33rd overall. Partners on the project include Greystar, UC San Diego Center for Healthy Aging and the Stein Institute for Research on Aging. James Arp is the executive director.
LOS ANGELES — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Sherman Way Industrial Center, a fully leased industrial park located on 5.4 acres in the North Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles. The Ben B. and Joyce E. Eisenberg Foundation, a charitable organization, sold the asset to a joint venture between affiliates of Captiva Partners and Westbrook Partners for $37 million. The seller is donating 100 percent of the proceeds from the sale to multiple charitable organizations that it supports. Totaling 139,567 square feet, Sherman Way Industrial Center consists of five buildings that were fully leased to 20 tenants at the time of sale. David Hasbrouck, Lars Platt, Benjamin Cooper and Mitchell Neff of Cushman & Wakefield’s Capital Markets team represented the seller in the deal. Paul Sims, also of Cushman & Wakefield, provided leasing advisory for the property.
FORT COLLINS, COLO. — Comunale Properties is nearing completion of Mulberry Connection, a two-building industrial facility in Fort Collins. The Class A speculative property is the first of its kind built in Fort Collins since the 1990s, according to the developer. Situated on 13 acres at 4036 and 3874 Redman Drive, Mulberry Connection will offer 164,000 square feet of industrial space upon delivery next month. The buildings feature 22 dock-high and eight drive-in doors, 28- to 32-foot clear heights, ESFR systems, generous power and interstate-fronting signage opportunities. The company has secured two pre-leases from two national credit tenant companies for the properties. Gustave A. Larson, a regional distributor of HVACR equipment, parts and supplies, will occupy 16,500 square feet. The Fort Collins branch of Winlectric, a national full-service electric wholesaler, will occupy 14,900 square feet. The project team includes Alcorn Construction and Grey Wolf Architecture. Travis Ackerman of Cushman & Wakefield is the project’s leasing broker.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — Phoenix Commercial Advisors has arranged the sale of SanTan Gateway South, a grocery-anchored shopping center in Chandler. The asset traded for $16.7 million, or $294 per square foot. The names of the seller and buyer were not released. Situated on 6.8 acres at the intersection of Arizona Avenue and Loop 202 Freeway, the 56,852-square-foot property was 100 percent leased at the time of sale. Tenants include Starbucks Coffee, Patel Brothers, Bright Now! Dental and Orthodontics, and Bethel Church. John Schweikert, Danny Gardiner and Chad Tiedeman of Phoenix Commercial Advisors represented the seller in the transaction.
MINNEAPOLIS — Lupe Development has broken ground on a 200-unit seniors housing campus in the Bryn Mawr neighborhood of Minneapolis named Wirth on the Woods. The project will consist of 100 affordable units within a six-story building named The Theodore as well as 100 market-rate units in a separate six-story building named The Eloise. Residents of the buildings will share amenities, including an outdoor courtyard, garden and walking trails. Ecumen will serve as manager. Completion is slated for late summer 2023. The project received funding from the Raymond James Tax Credit Fund and Raymond James Housing Opportunities Fund, the City of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, the Metropolitan Council, the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, Great Southern Bank and Minneapolis Public Schools.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. — Housing Trust Group (HTG) has begun construction of Crescent Place, a new $18.2 million affordable housing community in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights. The project is a joint venture between HTG and nonprofit developer Turnstone Development Corp. Located on a 2.3-acre lot at 310 W. Rand Road, Crescent Place will be comprised of 40 one- and two-bedroom units and will include amenities such as a resident garden, outdoor patio, community room, library, computer cafe, fitness room, tenant storage compartments, bicycle storage and 80 outdoor parking spaces. Units will be reserved for residents who earn up to 60 percent of the area median income. Eight units will be reserved for persons with disabilities to live independently. Construction is slated for completion in spring 2023. Monthly rents will range from $524 to $1,258.
HOPKINS, MINN. — Schafer Richardson has acquired a 106,663-square-foot flex industrial building in Hopkins, a western suburb of Minneapolis. The purchase price was undisclosed. Named Excelsior Industrial Center, the property is located just off Minnesota State Highway 169 and is nearly 98 percent leased to multiple tenants. Originally constructed in 1955, the building features a clear height of 20 feet. Judd Welliver and Bentley Smith of CBRE represented the seller, The Beard Group.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the sale of a multifamily portfolio in Chicago for $2.9 million. The property is comprised of 15 units across two buildings, one located at 3856 W. Diversity Ave. and the other at 2544 N. Harding Ave. The multifamily portfolio includes one studio, two one-bedroom, nine two-bedroom and three three-bedroom units. Brad Feldman and Jeremy Morton of Interra represented the seller, who extensively renovated the buildings. Feldman and Morton also represented the private, out-of-state buyer, who intends to bring rents in line with the market as units turn over.
OGALLALA, NEB. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 101-room Quality Inn hotel in Ogallala, a city in western Nebraska. The sales price was undisclosed. The property is located at 201 Chuckwagon Road directly off I-80. The hotel has undergone extensive interior and exterior remodeling over the years. Neville Rustomjee of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, and the buyers, private investors from Washington and Wyoming.
ATLANTA — KKR has acquired Atlantic Yards, a two-building office property located in Midtown Atlanta that is fully leased to Microsoft Corp. A joint venture between Hines and Invesco Real Estate sold the asset for an undisclosed price. Atlantic Yards spans 523,511 square feet across two Class A office buildings. The property, built in 2021, is located within Atlantic Station, a 12.5 million-square-foot mixed-use development. The Atlantic Station site was once the home of the Atlantic Steel Mill and rail yards. Designed for LEED Gold certification, Atlantic Yards features a number of outdoor areas, fitness facilities, bike storage and 861 parking spaces. Microsoft committed to Atlantic Yards in spring 2020 and its lease goes through 2035. The company expects to house roughly 1,500 to 2,000 employees at the facility. The Atlantic Yards office focuses on artificial intelligence and cloud-based services, and includes space for engaging directly with customers. “Atlanta is one of the fastest-growing technology hubs in the Sunbelt, thanks to its great academic institutions, diverse talent and long history of serving as home to leading Fortune 500 companies,” says Roger Morales, partner and head of real estate acquisitions in the Americas for KKR. “As one of the highest-quality properties …
