SUNNYVALE, CALIF. — Lee & Associates has brokered the sale of a retail building located at 1109 E. Arques Ave. in Sunnyvale. The asset traded for $4.8 million. Neil Cowperthwaite and Winston Street of Lee & Associates Oakland represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. Union Bank occupies the 5,600-square-foot freestanding building on a long-term, triple-net lease.
By Jordan Carter, Executive Vice President, Kidder Mathews Much like the city itself, Portland multifamily owners are no stranger to adversity — whether that refers to the weather, news media or the instability of today’s economy. There’s no doubt the rising interest rate environment will have an impact on the lending market for both refinances and sales in the short-term, but the good news is market fundamentals in the Portland metro remain solid. At 4.53 percent, our vacancy rate sits well below the national average of 4.98 percent, per CoStar. The average apartment rent is now $1,600 per month, thanks to year-over-year rent growth of 8.5 percent, which CoStar projects to remain near 5 percent for the next couple years. New construction, which peaked at nearly 13,000 units in 2018, has slowed dramatically due to legislative and policy changes that have disincentivized developers. These challenges have been magnified by elevated material costs and an arduous permitting process. Year-over-year deliveries of 4,000 units illustrate the dramatic slowdown, as they’re well below the supply needed to meet a demand of more than 10,000 new units annually. The hot single-family home market also continues to push prospective home buyers out of the market. …
CHICAGO — JLL has arranged $215.1 million in financing for the redevelopment of 801 S. Canal St., a 684,000-square-foot office building in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood. The borrower is New York City-based 601W Cos. Once completed, the creative office space will be rebranded as Canal Station. The redeveloped property will feature open floorplates and continuous glass windows on its exterior. Amenities will include a fitness center, tenant lounge, conference center, outdoor terraces and lobby. The building will offer 376 parking spaces. JLL represented the borrower in securing the senior loan through Bank OZK and a mezzanine loan and preferred equity through Lionheart Strategic Management LLC on behalf of Milestone Asset Management. 601W Companies’ development portfolio in Chicago consists of The Old Post Office, Prudential Plaza and Aon Center. Keith Largay, Lucas Borges and Ryan Sullivan led the JLL Capital Markets team representing the borrower. Other office tenants in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood include Uber, Walgreens and Home Chef. The property is further benefited by Chicago’s vast transportation network with access to interstates 90, 94, 290 and 55 and four L Train lines. The redevelopment of Canal Station will continue the transformation of the West Loop and will be a sister property …
MOORE, S.C. — PRP has purchased a new distribution center under construction in Moore totaling nearly 1.9 million square feet. Situated in South Carolina’s Upstate region, the modern distribution center will be fully leased to Hart Consumer Products, a subsidiary of Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. that produces power tools and lawn and garden equipment. PRP will finish developing the build-to-suit project with joint venture partner Flint Development. The total capitalization of the development is $185 million and will be fully completed by the fourth quarter of 2023, according to PRP. The property will feature a cross-dock loading configuration, 40-foot clear heights, 338 dock doors, a 185-foot truck court and 835 spaces of excess trailer parking on 178 acres.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Mag Mile Capital has arranged a $43.1 million construction loan for the development of a four-story hotel located at 2221 Elliston Place in Nashville. Situated near Vanderbilt University in the city’s West End submarket, the 184-room hotel will feature a 70-space parking garage and nearly 30,000 square feet of commercial space. Francisco Nacorda of Mag Mile originated the three-year loan through an undisclosed lender on behalf of the borrower, an entity doing business as Elliston Hospitality LLC. The loan features interest-only payments, two one-year extension options, a loan-to-cost (LTC) ratio of 82.5 percent and a 10.35 percent interest rate. The borrower plans to receive the certificate of occupancy for the hotel next summer and reach full stabilization by spring 2024.
KISSIMMEE, FLA. — Lakeland, Fla.-based Publix Super Markets has purchased Osceola Village, a 121,445-square-foot shopping center located at 3040 Dyer Blvd. in Kissimmee, a suburb of Orlando. East Coast Acquisitions sold the Publix-anchored property for $36.1 million. Brad Peterson and Whitaker Leonhardt of JLL represented the seller in the transaction and procured the buyer. Built in 2008 and renovated in 2022, Osceola Village was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Metro Diner, Insight Credit Union, Orlando Health, DaVita Dialysis and Goodwill, which recently entered a new 15-year lease.
MELBOURNE, FLA. — Franklin Street has negotiated the sale of Paradise Cay Apartments, a 197-unit multifamily property in Melbourne. Topaz Capital Group LLC purchased the community from Wells Boys & Girls Management for $34 million, or $172,588 per unit. Darron Kattan, Zachary Ames, Avery Jordan, Mark Savarese, Cary Brown and Cameron Wolfe of Franklin Street represented both parties in the 1031 transaction. Located on Florida’s Space Coast at 1900 Post Road, Paradise Cay features one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging from 619 to 1,061 square feet. Community amenities include a swimming pool, basketball court and picnic areas and gated access.
TAKOMA PARK, MD. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Takoma Langley Crossroads, a 125,245-square-foot, grocery-anchored shopping center in Takoma Park, a city in suburban Maryland’s Montgomery County. Granite Canyon Partners purchased the grocery-anchored center for an undisclosed price. Cushman & Wakefield’s John Owendoff represented the unnamed seller in the transaction. The recently renovated shopping center was nearly fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Aldi, Walgreens, Citibank, Taco Bell and 7-Eleven. Situated on nearly 10 acres at the intersection of University Boulevard and New Hampshire Avenue, Takoma Langley is located across the street from the Takoma Langley Transit Center, the largest non-Metrorail transfer point in the metro Washington, D.C., region and the future home of a Purple Line Metro stop.
BROOKSHIRE, TEXAS — Stream Realty Partners has completed Phase II of Empire West Business Park, a project in the western Houston suburb of Brookshire that added roughly 2.3 million square feet of Class A industrial space to the local supply. Stream broke ground on the second phase, which comprised six buildings that can support users with footprints from 50,000 to 1 million square feet, in November 2021. Phase I of Empire West Business Park consisted of three buildings totaling roughly 1 million square feet that were delivered in April 2021. Stream, which acquired the 300-acre site in late 2019, is also marketing the development for lease.
EL PASO, TEXAS — A fund backed by New York-based investment firm Clarion Partners has acquired Rojas East Distribution Center, a 369,310-square-foot distribution center in El Paso. The two-building facility was built on 21.2 acres in 2021 and was fully leased at the time of sale. Building features include 28- to 32-foot clear heights, 56 dock doors, ESFR sprinkler systems and combined parking for 42 trailers and 292 cars. Dustin Volz led a JLL team that marketed the property on behalf of the seller and developer, Dallas-based Hunt Southwest.