BOSTON — Newmark has secured the recapitalization of a portfolio of six medical office buildings totaling approximately 200,000 square feet that are located throughout various markets in New England and the Mid-Atlantic. Ben Appel, Michael Greeley, Jay Miele and John Nero of Newmark procured an undisclosed institutional equity partner for owner Aspect Health. The new joint venture also plans to develop more healthcare facilities in these regions.
BOSTON — A partnership between investment firm Quaker Lane Capital and Boston-based private equity group Alcion Ventures has purchased a 63,000-square-foot boutique office and retail building located at 110 Canal St. within Boston’s North Station submarket. The building features exposed brick walls, lofty ceilings and open floor plates. CBRE has been tapped to market the property to creative office users.
By Taylor Williams ATLANTA — Even before the pandemic struck the United States in early 2020, rising labor costs were putting downward pressure on margins for seniors housing owners and operators. The public health and economic crises stemming from COVID-19 have only amplified the problem, say seniors housing professionals. In an industry where renters overwhelmingly belong to one of the most COVID-19-susceptible demographics, seniors housing operators are now wrestling with the question of whether to require staffers to get vaccinated. At the same time, they are battling widespread wage increases brought on by a labor shortage compounded by the steady flow of federal unemployment benefits. The net result is that both third-party operators and owner-operators of seniors housing properties — from independent living to skilled nursing — are seeing their costs rise. Simultaneously, these groups are also struggling to recoup occupancies and revenues lost to COVID-19. And while labor is not the only operating expense on the rise within the seniors housing space, it’s a unique line item in the sense that it has dual external forces acting upon it. This realization was not lost on a “power panel” of executives who own and operate seniors housing properties and who …
AVON, MASS. — Axiom Capital Corp. has arranged a $10 million loan for the refinancing of a cold storage facility in Avon, located south of Boston. Built in 1988 and renovated between 2009 and 2012, the property features a clear height of 30 to 32 feet, 25 dock doors and 5.3 million cubic feet of storage space. An undisclosed life insurance company provided the seven-year, fixed-rate loan to the borrower, an undisclosed private owner/developer. The property has been leased to a global cold storage operator since 2013.
NOVATO, CALIF. — Grosvenor Americas has completed the disposition of Hamilton Marketplace, a retail center located at 5800 Nave Drive in Novato. Terms of the transaction were not released. Grosvenor originally developed the 90,769-square-foot, open-air shopping center in 2008. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent occupied. Tenants include Safeway, Pet Food Express, Super Duper, Peet’s Coffee, Wells Fargo, Toast Restaurant and Cycle Bar. Nicholas Bicardo of Newmark Retail Capital Markets represented Grosvenor in the deal.
LOS ANGELES — DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services has arranged the sale of a two-building industrial complex in the South Bay submarket of Los Angeles County. Newport Beach-based Hager Pacific Properties acquired the asset from a private party for $17.2 million. The property consists of a 108,000-square-foot building and a 37,000-square-foot building, with each leased to a single tenant. The asset is located at 13255 S. Broadway and 360 W.132nd St. The complex offers frontage on three streets, convenient access to major area freeways and close proximity to downtown Los Angeles and Long Beach. Michael Collins of DAUM Commercial represented the seller in the transaction.
SEATTLE — GTIS Partners and Ryan Cos. have formed a joint venture to develop 65 S Horton St., a last-mile industrial/urban logistics property in Seattle. The project is expected to cost approximately $42.5 million. Totaling 126,646 square feet, the four-story building will offer dual freight elevator access to floors two through four, and the ground floor will feature a loading dock, shipping/receiving space, 10 covered docks and 85 parking spots. The site is located in one of the city’s qualified opportunity zones, adjacent to several Port of Seattle terminals and one mile south of downtown Seattle.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA — Greystone has provided a $22.5 million bridge loan to refinance Aspen Creek Senior Living, an assisted living facility in Anchorage. Stella Plotkin of Greystone originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, Spring Creek Holdings. The floating-rate, interest-only bridge financing features a 24-month term with two six-month extension options, with the intention to transition to permanent HUD-insured financing. The financing retires the existing loan from the property’s initial construction and enables the borrower to continue with ongoing renovations, including the completion of the secured memory care wing. Completed in 2019, Aspen Creek Senior Living features 96 beds, with 21 designated for memory care residents.
PHOENIX — Colton Commercial has arranged the sale of the Ace Asphalt facility, a two-building property located at 3030 S. 7th St. in Phoenix. OP 3030 7th Property acquired the asset from Aceland LLC for $8.5 million. Situated on 29.4 acres, the property includes a 27,682-square-foot office building and an 11,788-square-foot service building. Ace Asphalt will continue its current lease at the site. Dan Colton of Colton Commercial represented the seller, while Pat Harlan of JLL’s Phoenix office represented the buyer in deal.
ATLANTA — CGI+ Real Estate Strategies has acquired a two-property multifamily portfolio in Atlanta from an affiliate of FPA Multifamily for $144.8 million. The 712-unit portfolio includes The Mille Brookhaven, a 359-unit community built in 2014, and TwentyNine 24 Brookhaven, a 353-unit community built in 2009. The two properties are located adjacent from each other in the Atlanta submarket of Brookhaven, which currently has a new $2.5 billion medical district under development by Emory University and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Located at 1000 Barone Ave. NE, The Mille Brookhaven features a business center, pool, fitness center, playground and clubhouse. Mille Brookhaven, which is being rebranded as The Haven, was 97 percent leased at the time of sale. Located at 2924 Clairmont Road, TwentyNine24 offers a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, private patio and poolside grills. TwentyNine24, which is being rebranded as The Hendrix, was 94 percent leased at the time of sale. Both properties offer a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. The units in both apartment communities include vaulted ceilings, kitchens with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, in-unit washers and dryers, built-in workspaces and wraparound balconies and terraces. CGI+ Real Estate Investment Strategies is a Los Angeles-based multifamily …