SAN ANTONIO — The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has opened the Roadrunner Athletics Center of Excellence, a $40.4 million facility that occupies more than 10 acres on the school’s main campus. The facility, named for the school mascot, features multiple practice fields, academic study spaces, a sports medicine center, strength and conditioning rooms, a lounge and office space for coaches and administrators. Kansas City-based Populous and locally based firm Marmon Mok Architecture led the design of the 95,000-square-foot facility. Joeris General Contractors and Project Control handled construction.
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DALLAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of Uptown at Cole Park, a 179-unit apartment community in Uptown Dallas. Built in 2016, the property features one- and two-bedroom units that are furnished with quartz countertops, custom cabinets, stainless steel appliances and private balconies. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, dog park and package lockers. Drew Kile, Joey Tumminello, Will Balthrope, Michael Ware, Taylor Hill and Asher Hall of IPA represented the seller, The Ergas Group, and procured the buyer, Heritage Capital Group.
NEW YORK CITY — Los Angeles-based PCCP LLC has provided a $148 million loan for the refinancing of 1410 Broadway, a 387,265-square-foot office building in Midtown Manhattan. Designed by Ely Jacques Kahn and originally constructed in 1930, the property is located in the Garment District and was 78 percent leased at the time of the loan closing. The borrower, New York City-based L.H. Charney Associates, has owned and managed the property since 1981. Between 2013 and 2020, the company implemented a $14.2 million capital improvement program that included a façade restoration and full renovation of the lobby, corridors, elevators and bathrooms.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Houlihan-Parnes Properties has arranged a $7.5 million loan for the refinancing of a 56-unit multifamily building located at 177 Grand St. in White Plains, a northern suburb of New York City. The five-story building also houses nine retail units. Jeremiah Houlihan and James Coleman of Houlihan-Parnes placed the loan, which was structured with a five-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule, though Westchester Savings Bank. The undisclosed borrower will use a portion of the proceeds to fund capital improvements.
RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Colliers International has negotiated the sale of 71 Union Avenue, a 32,226-square-foot, transit-served office and healthcare property in the Northern New Jersey community of Rutherford. The seller was an affiliate of Aspen Advisors, and the buyer was undisclosed. Jacklene Chesler, Matthew Brown and Patrick Norris of Colliers brokered the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — B6 Real Estate Advisors has brokered the $3.1 million sale of a 10,550-square-foot building located in the Corona neighborhood of Queens. The property consists of six residential units and three retail spaces. Thomas Donovan, Tommy Lin, Eugene Kim, Robert Rappa and Bradley Rutkin of B6 Real Estate Advisors represented the seller, private investor Chris Valsamos, in the transaction. The buyer was another private investor, Simko Aranbayev.
ORANGE, CALIF. — Pacific Oak Strategic Opportunity REIT Inc. has sold City Tower, a 435,000-square-foot Class A office tower in Orange County, for $150.5 million. Opal Holdings, a New York City-based real estate investment firm, was the buyer. The 20-story property is located at 333 City Blvd. in Orange, about three miles north of Santa Ana and 30 miles southeast of Los Angeles. The building was 90 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as UC Irvine Medical Center, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Sedgwick and Spaces. Developed in 1988, City Tower recently underwent a $3 million renovation that included upgrades to the lobby, a state-of-the-art fitness center, conference center and new building entryway. The property is certified LEED Gold. “We increased occupancy by almost 15 percent over the past three years and are proud of the improvements and value we created during our ownership,” says Michael Potter, senior vice president with Pacific Oak, which purchased City Tower for $147.2 million in March 2018 when it was 78 percent occupied. Pacific Oak Strategic Opportunity REIT is a public, non-traded corporation headquartered in Los Angeles. The REIT manages a portfolio valued in excess of $2 billion comprised primarily of office, apartment, …
By Dan Blackwell, Executive Vice President, CBRE Demand for multifamily properties in Orange County continues to show great strength. This is driven by steady rent collections and favorable interest rates as apartments in the region have performed well during the pandemic. As investors look to buy stable, income-producing assets in Southern California, the focus on the multifamily sector in our region has intensified. We have witnessed increasing interest from first-time buyers over the past few weeks, in addition to continued interest from 1031 exchange investors and those who sat on the sidelines during much of 2020. This demand is buoyed by willing lenders offering favorable interest rates in the low 3 percent range due to the area’s excellent rent collection track record. Most buyers are looking for 50 percent to 60 percent leverage, with in-place capitalization rates typically ranging between 3.75 percent and 4.25 percent, depending on location. However, given the limited supply, we are seeing buyers bid pricing higher and cap rates compressing for many assets. Private investors continue to be the predominate buyers, mainly driven by the need for diversification and a stable cash flow. We are receiving more requests from LA County investors that may have sold a multifamily …
SALT LAKE CITY — Pacific Industrial has broken ground on the Pacific Summit Logistics Center, an 824,000-square-foot industrial building in Salt Lake City. Pacific Industrial purchased the 48-acre property in an off-market transaction and began construction the day after the sale closed. The development will be located at 885 N. John Cannon Drive in the Northwest Quadrant, Salt Lake City’s most sought-after submarket, and adjacent to the Salt Lake City International Airport, with easy access to I-80, I-215 and I-15. The project is being built on a speculative basis. The project will be feature 131 dock-high doors in a cross-dock configuration, oversized truck courts that are up to 213 feet deep, and a minimum clear height of 40 feet. Construction is slated for completion in the second quarter of 2022. Pacific Industrial is a privately held real estate development and acquisition firm based in Southern California.
DENVER — NorthMarq has secured nearly $60.1 million in acquisition financing through a credit union for a two-property office portfolio in the Denver Tech Center submarket. The office portfolio includes the 273,963-square-foot Stanford Place I, financed for nearly $37. 7 million, and the 202,158-square-foot Yosemite, financed for $22.4 million. Stanford Place I, located at 8055 E. Tufts Ave., is a 14-story building that is approximately a quarter mile from I-25 and I-225. Yosemite, located at 6455 S. Yosemite St., is a 10-story office building within walking distance of a light rail system and several retail amenities. The 10-year, fixed-rate loan includes three years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. NorthMarq secured the loan for the borrower, Alturas Capital Partners LLC.