COHOES, N.Y. — KeyBank has provided $18.7 million in financing for Erie Point, a 40-unit affordable housing project in Cohoes, a suburb of Albany. The financing consists of $8.3 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity and a $10.4 million construction loan. Half the units will be supported by an Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative to provide supportive housing for households earning 50 percent or less of the area median income (AMI). Eight units will be rented to households earning 30 percent or less of AMI, and the remaining units will be restricted to renters who make 60 percent or less of AMI. The borrower and developer of the eight-building project is The Community Builders. Kelly Frank and Ryan Olman of KeyBank structured the financing. The capital stack also includes a $2.3 million permanent loan from Community Preservation Corp.
WESTPORT, CONN. — CBRE has negotiated the $15 million sale of a 35,777-square-foot office building in Westport, located in the southern coastal part of the state. Jeffrey Dunne, Steven Bardsley, Jeremy Neuer, David Gavin and Travis Langer of CBRE represented the seller, EWKAI Post Road Properties LLC, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, an affiliate of Waterway Capital LLC. The property was fully leased, primarily to Wells Fargo, at the time of sale.
DORAL, FLA. — Shoma Group has sold Sanctuary Doral Apartments, a 226-unit, six-story apartment building in Doral. The buyer, Avanti Group, purchased the property for $102.5 million, or $453,539 per unit. Still Hunter of Walker & Dunlop represented the seller in the transaction. Built in 2020, Sanctuary Doral includes one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans. Rental rates average $2,210 to $3,660 for a 12-month lease and $2,410 to $3,860 with a seven-month lease. Other community amenities include a gym with steam room and sauna, pet spa, pool, bike path, mini soccer field, yoga lawn and a two-story clubhouse. The apartment property was fully occupied at the time of sale. Located at 9400 NW 41st St., Sanctuary Doral is situated close to retailers and restaurants such as McDonald’s, Walgreens, Starbucks and Publix. The apartment community is also about 13.3 miles from downtown Miami and 17.7 miles from Miami Beach.
ATLANTA — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a construction loan for the development of Phase I of High Street, a $2 billion, 36-acre mixed-use development along Perimeter Center Parkway in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter submarket. Ed Coco and Matt Casey of JLL arranged the loan through Bank OZK on behalf of the developer, owner and operator of the project, GID Development Group. The loan amount was not disclosed. High Street will feature approximately 150,000 square feet of retail and restaurants, 600 luxury apartments, 90,000 square feet of loft offices and 222,000 square feet of existing office space. In September, Puttshack, an entertainment-driven mini golf retailer, signed a 26,000-square-foot lease at High Street to be the first anchor tenant at the development. High Street is situated across from the Dunwoody MARTA station and is close to Ga. Highway 400 and the Interstate 285 perimeter loop. GID will break ground on the first phase of High Street this year, with completion slated for 2024. Molly Morgan, Allie Spangler, Jeff Bellamy and Claire Ross of JLL represents GID in the retail and office leasing at High Street.
HOUSTON AND DALLAS — Simply Self Storage, an Orlando-based owner-operator whose holdings total roughly 80,000 self-storage units across 23 states, has acquired a portfolio of eight facilities totaling approximately 4,200 units in Houston and Dallas. Seven of the properties spanning about 620,000 net rentable square feet and 3,600 units are located in Houston, with a roughly a third of that inventory being climate-controlled space. The Dallas property spans 65,950 net rentable square feet and 600 units. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — General contractor Skanska is underway on the 445,000-square-foot renovation and expansion of the Tarrant County College Northwest Campus in Fort Worth. Huckabee is the architect of record for the project, and Gensler is providing additional design services. Design work consists of “re-skinning” three existing buildings and constructing four new ones. This approach will expand campus programs to incorporate an early college high school, classrooms and specialty labs, visitor welcome and administration, onboarding, and fine arts, learning commons, theater, music and multifunctional spaces. Completion is slated for 2025.
BENTONVILLE, ARK. — Global Net Lease Inc. (GNL) has acquired the Walmart Learning Center, a 90,000-square-foot training and development center in Bentonville that is leased to Walmart Inc. The sales price was $40.6 million. The Walmart Learning Center serves as the primary digital and onsite training and development facility for Walmart associates. The retail giant has seven years of remaining lease term at the facility.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. — General Atomics Commonwealth Computer Research Inc., a locally based advanced analytics and software solutions firm, has signed a 49,257-square-foot office lease within the 3TWENTY3 building in Charlottesville. Totaling 120,000 square feet, 3TWENTY3 is a five-floor office building that was built on top of a four-story, 200-space parking structure. Building amenities include a pedestrian plaza/walkway, common lobby gathering space, LEVEL10 rooftop area with event and conference space, catering kitchen, patio, electric car charging stations and covered bike racks. Located at 323 2nd St. SE, the property will be located near downtown Charlottesville and is about 1 mile from the University of Virginia. Built in late 2020, the property is about 80 percent leased out to tenants including McGuireWoods, Williams Mullen and Manchester Capital. John Pritzlaff of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer handled the lease negotiations on behalf of the landlord and developer, Charlotte-based Insite Properties. Robin Amato of REIII Commercial Properties represented the tenant.
HOUSTON — New York City-based investment firm The Praedium Group has purchased Lenox Grand Crossing, a 330-unit apartment community in the western Houston suburb of Katy that was built in 2020. Units within the 10-building community feature stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, tile backsplashes and full-sized washers and dryers. Amenities include a pool with cabanas, outdoor pavilion with grilling stations, recreational lounge with a pool table and bar seating, a fitness center, two dog parks and a package locker system. The seller was not disclosed.
KYLE, TEXAS — Los Angeles-based Banyan Residential has broken ground on Banyan Bunton Creek, a 163-unit single-family rental (SFR) community in Kyle, located in between Austin and San Antonio. Residences will feature two-car garages, fully landscaped backyards and modern interiors, and renters will have access to a pool with a splash pad and cabanas. Leasing is scheduled to begin early next year. An affiliate of Walton Street Capital is financing the project, which will be Banyan Residential’s second SFR community following the July opening of the 96-unit Banyan Kingsland Heights in Houston.