SEATTLE — Columbia Pacific Advisors Bridge Lending, a platform within Columbia Pacific Advisors, has provided a $14.3 million bridge loan to Labor Temple, a landmark office building located at 2800 First Ave. in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood. Originally built in 1942 and expanded in 1955, the building now totals 40,000 square feet and sits on half-block site with high-end offerings designed for modern office tenants. The property features a roof deck, courtyard, private meeting rooms on each floor, a fitness center and 67 office suites. The property was landmarked in 2008. FAUL, a Seattle-based real estate owner and developer, acquired Labor Temple in December 2020.
KATY, TEXAS — A joint venture between global investment firm AXA IM Alts and RPM Living has acquired Grand at LaCenterra, a 271-unit apartment complex in the western Houston suburb of Katy. The Class A property was built in 2016 and offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units that are furnished with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, walk-in closets and private balconies/patios. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, game room, conference facilities, library, outdoor kitchen and a package locker system. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
BEAUMONT, TEXAS — Brinshore Development will build Trinity Grove, a 192-unit mixed-income community in Beaumont. Brinshore will develop the 195,000-square-foot property in partnership with the City of Beaumont Housing Authority. About half the units will be reserved for applicants earning 80 percent of the area median income or below, while the remaining 49 percent of the units will have no income restrictions. Units will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, and amenities will include a children’s play area, fitness center, outdoor gathering and grilling stations and a computer learning center. JHP Architecture is serving as project architect, and Cadence McShane is the general contractor. Completion is slated for fall 2022.
GARLAND, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm Structure Commercial has arranged the sale of Eastgate Shopping Center, a 101,136-square-foot retail property located in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Garland. A 195,912-square-foot Walmart Supercenter sits adjacent to the center, which houses tenants such as Aaron’s, Texas DPS and Jumping World. Eric Deuillet, Scott Rose and John Hiller of Structure Commercial represented the undisclosed seller and procured a family trust as the buyer. Eastgate Shopping Center was 100 percent leased at the time of sale.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Chapel Creek Storage, a 356-unit self-storage facility in Fort Worth. The property spans 56,650 net rentable square feet. Brandon Karr and Danny Cunningham of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a locally based private partnership, in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, Dallas-based Montfort Capital.
BAY SHORE, N.Y. — JLL has arranged $113 million in construction financing and $55 million in joint venture equity for the capitalization of a 418-unit multifamily project in the Long Island community of Bay Shore. The property, which will be built in two phases, will consist of 334 market-rate apartments and 84 workforce housing units, as well as 1,650 square feet of retail space. Amenities will include a pool, outdoor grilling stations, a business center and coworking lounge, fitness center, clubrooms, game room and pet washing station. Andrew Scandalios, Rob Hinckley, Jeffrey Julien and Nicco Lupo of JLL arranged the joint venture equity with institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management on behalf of the developer, TRITEC Real Estate Co. Michael Gigliotti, Geoff Goldstein, Kelly Gaines and Jackie Ferrer of JLL sourced the four-year, floating-rate construction loan through Truist Financial Corp. and Santander Bank.
NEWTON, MASS. — MassHousing has provided $23.5 million in financing for the expansion of Golda Meir House in the western Boston suburb of Newton. The project will expand the existing 199-unit affordable seniors housing property, adding 68 new apartment homes that will be reserved for renters at various income levels that fall below the area median income. The capital stack includes $17 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity allocated by the Massachusetts Department of Housing & Community Development, as well as various other subsidies. The borrower and developer is 2Life Communities. Prellwitz Chilinski Associates is the project architect, and Colantonio Inc. is the general contractor. Construction is expected to be complete in spring 2023. Golda Meir House was originally built between 1978 and 1995 and was renovated in 2018.
NORTHBRIDGE, MASS. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a seniors housing campus featuring 154 skilled nursing beds and 26 assisted living units in the Worcester suburb of Northbridge. The community, which was not named, was built in 1970 on 13 acres. It totals 93,000 square feet following expansions in 1995 and 2005. Owner-operator Salmon Health and Retirement sold the property as a non-core community in its portfolio. A Massachusetts-based investor acquired the asset for an undisclosed price.
NORTH KINGSTON, R.I. — New Jersey-based investment firm Tryko Partners has purchased Scalabrini Villa, a 120-bed skilled nursing facility in North Kingston, about 25 miles south of Providence. The property opened in 1994 at a site along Narragansett Bay and consists of 60 two-bed units. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Tryko Partners plans to make capital improvements to the facility, which offers memory care, long-term and sub-acute care services.
SAN FRANCISCO — A joint venture between Hines and the National Pension Service of Korea (NPS) has acquired the historic Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PG&E) campus in the South Financial District of downtown San Francisco. The purchase price was $800 million, according to The Wall Street Journal. The buyers plan to completely reimagine the campus with a $2.5 billion redevelopment project. The first of two office projects will consist of the restoration and renovation of a 600,000-square-foot office complex dating back to the early 1900s. Hines plans to retain the historic architecture of the building façade and the original lobby. The building systems and technological capabilities will be upgraded in order to achieve the modern functionality of a Class A property. Secondly, 77 Beale is an existing 1 million-square-foot, 34-story tower that will be repositioned and renamed 200 Mission. The building will receive new systems and aesthetics. Architectural firm Pickard Chilton is leading the design. Lastly, Hines plans to develop 50 Main, a new apartment complex with more than 600 units. A timeline for construction was not released. Upon completion, the PG&E campus will represent the largest deal along Market Street in San Francisco over the last 10 years, …