NEW HAVEN, CONN. — New York-based investment firm Paredim Partners has acquired Taft Apartments, a 194-unit multifamily complex situated across from Yale’s Old Campus (the oldest portion of the campus) in New Haven. Originally constructed as a hotel in 1912 and converted to residential use in 1978, the 14-story building houses studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Victor Nolletti, Eric Pentore and Wes Klockner of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller, an entity doing business as Taft Realty Associates LLC, in the transaction. The trio also procured Paredim Partners, which plans to implement a value-add program, as the buyer.
BOGOTA, N.J. — JLL has arranged an undisclosed amount of predevelopment and construction financing for a 150,917-square-foot speculative warehouse that will be located in the Northern New Jersey community of Bogota. The site spans 10.8 acres at 14-22 River Road. Building features will include a clear height of 40 feet, 28 dock doors, three drive-in doors, an ESFR sprinkler system, 15 trailer parking stalls and 225 automobile parking spaces. David Sitt, Peter Rotchford, Matthew Pizzolato and Michael Lachs of JLL arranged the loan through Centennial Bank on behalf of the borrower, Thor Equities Group.
PHILADELPHIA — CBRE has negotiated the $7.2 million sale of The Retro Apartments, a 21-unit multifamily building located in Philadelphia’s Fishtown/East Kensington neighborhood. The five-story property was built in 2021 and offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Samantha Kupersmith and Spencer Yablon of CBRE represented the seller, Stamm Development Group, in the transaction. The buyer was a partnership between private investors Laibel Newhouse and Joel Friedman.
SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP, PA. — Co-developers DEPG Associates and ARCTRUST have broken ground on a 40,000-square-foot medical office building in Smithfield Township, located in Lehigh Valley. The project, which represents the first of a larger, five-building development for St. Luke’s University Health, will be situated within the 120-acre Smithfield Gateway mixed-use development. Completion of the building is slated for January 2023, and the first phase of the larger project is scheduled for a 2024 delivery.
DEKALB, ILL. — Facebook parent company Meta has unveiled plans to expand its data center that is currently under construction in DeKalb, more than doubling the square footage from two buildings to five. With the increased footprint, the project now represents a total investment of more than $1 billion. Meta previously announced that it was building its 12th U.S. data center in DeKalb in June 2020. Development costs were estimated at $800 million at that time. Crain’s Chicago Business reports that the five-building campus will be the largest data center in the state of Illinois. Meta says it selected DeKalb, which is located about 65 miles west of Chicago, for its access to renewable energy, talent pool and community partners. Meta is collaborating with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on a pilot program with the goal of developing a more sustainable concrete mix to help reduce the carbon footprint. Meta has also invested in two new wind energy projects in the Illinois counties of Morgan and DeWitt.
CHICAGO — Skender has completed construction of 609 W. Randolph, a 15-story boutique office building in Chicago’s West Loop. Developed by Vista Property, the building spans more than 100,000 square feet and includes a tenant lounge, rooftop terrace, executive conference room, wellness studio and meeting spaces. The property has received WELL and LEED certifications and features high-performance air filters, motion-sensor restroom fixtures and touchless, automatic doors. CBRE is the leasing agent. Antunovich Associates designed the base of the building, while Partners by Design handled the design of the spec office suites.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Flaherty & Collins Properties has received a $46.8 million HUD 223(f) loan for the refinancing of The Yards, a luxury apartment complex in the Stockyards District of Kansas City that opened in May 2020. The Yards consists of 232 apartment units, 3,150 square feet of commercial space and more than 9,500 square feet of amenity spaces. Kevin Muesenfechter and Ali Rode of Gershman Investment Corp. originated the loan. The HUD financing replaces the construction debt provided by Citizens Bank, Equity Bank and First National Bank of Omaha. Flaherty & Collins plans to build a second phase of the development.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Dynamic Logistix has signed a lease totaling 44,483 rentable square feet of office space at Overland Park Xchange, a 733,400-square-foot office building in Overland Park. The third-party provider of shipping technology and freight solutions is relocating its headquarters from 7220 W. 98th Terrace in Overland Park. The company is scheduled to take occupancy of its new space today (Friday, April 29). Ryan Schneider of JLL negotiated the lease. Occidental Management owns Overland Park Xchange.
BROOKFIELD, WIS. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 31,067-square-foot office building in the Milwaukee suburb of Brookfield for $3.2 million. Nu-Art Dental Lab occupies the net-leased property, which is located at 160 Bishops Way within the Bishop’s Woods Office Park. Nu-Art has occupied the building since 2013. The Rowlett Group of Marcus & Millichap’s Milwaukee office represented the seller, a private investor. The Rowlett Group and Tom Gommels of Marcus & Millichap’s Minneapolis office represented the buyer, an out-of-state limited liability company. The tenant had more than seven years remaining on its lease term at the time of sale.
SEATTLE — Hudson Pacific Properties Inc. (NYSE: HPP) has completed its purchase of Washington 1000, a fully entitled office development site in Seattle, for $85.6 million. The Los Angeles-based REIT will break ground immediately on a 546,000-square-foot office tower at the site. The total project costs, including the purchase price of the land, is anticipated to range from $340 million to $360 million. Washington 1000 is located at 1000 Olive Way within Seattle’s Amazon-anchored Denny Triangle submarket. The project will sit directly adjacent to the $1.9 billion Washington State Convention Center Addition project, which is adding numerous retail amenities and streetscape improvements to the neighborhood. Project architects LMN and Callison RKTL are designing Washington 1000 to achieve LEED Gold and Fitwel certifications. The design will appeal to post-pandemic office needs with enhanced HVAC filtration units and antimicrobial finishes at key touchpoints. The design will also allow for flexibility with 36,500-square-foot, column-free floorplates, as well as maximum natural light with high ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows. The project will feature more than 22,000 square feet of amenity-rich outdoor space, including an indoor-outdoor rooftop lounge and two 5,000-square-foot terraces off the second-floor main lobby. The property will also have an end-of-trip facility that …