AUSTIN, TEXAS — Houston-based investment firm Disrupt Equity has acquired Cascade, a 198-unit multifamily property located just south of downtown Austin, for $30.1 million. Built in 1971 and renovated in 2016, Cascade offers one-, two- and four-bedroom units as well as a fitness center, multiple pools, recreation areas and onsite laundry facilities. Disrupt Equity plans to continue with capital improvements to interiors of select units and amenity spaces. The seller was not disclosed.
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HOUSTON — Commercial finance and advisory firm Axiom Capital Corp. has arranged a permanent loan of an undisclosed amount for the acquisition of a 131,250-square-foot flex property in Houston. The property, which sits on a 12.1-acre site roughly four miles from William P. Hobby Airport, consists of two industrial buildings and one office building. The lender was an unspecified credit union, and the borrower was undisclosed.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — A joint venture between two investment firms, Fort Worth-based PHP Capital and Southern California-based CapRock Partners, has purchased a 95,250-square-foot industrial property in the central metroplex city of Grand Prairie. The four-building complex sits on five acres and was roughly 90 percent leased at the time of sale. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. The new ownership plans to implement a value-add program.
CIM Group Provides $204M Construction Loan for 1.1 MSF Central Station Mixed-Use Development in Phoenix
by Amy Works
PHOENIX — A CIM Group-managed fund has closed a $204 million construction loan to Medistar Corp., GMH Communities and a fund sponsored by CBRE Investment Management to finance the development of Central Station, a mixed-use transportation hub in downtown Phoenix. Located at 300 N. Central Ave. at Van Buren Street, Central Station will consist of 362 apartments, 435 student housing units with 655 beds, more than 100,000 square feet of office and retail space, and 427 subterranean parking spaces across two 22- and 23-story towers and a podium. The development is adjacent to an existing bus and light-rail transit center and is a public-private partnership with the City of Phoenix and the federal Transit Authority. The development team broke ground on the project in April.
WESTMINSTER, COLO. — Seagate Legacy Associates has completed the disposition of Links at Legacy Ridge Apartments, a multifamily property located at 2710 Bruchez Parkway in Westminster. MIG Real Estate acquired the asset for $94 million. Completed in 1999, Links at Legacy Ridge features 232 apartments in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with nine-foot ceilings, walk-in closets, patios/balconies and full-size washers/dryers. Community amenities include a resort-style pool, clubhouse and fitness center. Dave Martin and Brian Mooney of Northmarq’s Denver Investment Sales team represented the seller in the deal.
Champion Real Estate Plans 516-Bed Student Housing Development Near University of Washington
by Amy Works
SEATTLE — Champion Real Estate Co. has acquired 0.33 acres of land at 700 NE 45th St. near the University of Washington campus in Seattle for the development of a 516-bed student housing community. Named Victory at the U, the community will offer fully furnished units alongside shared amenities including study and fitness centers, recreation space and a rooftop deck offering views of Lake Union. Dylan Simon of Kidder Matthews represented Champion and the undisclosed seller of the development site, which Champion acquired for $7.3 million.
Northmarq Arranges $49.5M Construction Loan for Honeycutt Run Build-to-Rent Community in Maricopa, Arizona
by Amy Works
MARICOPA, ARIZ. — Northmarq’s Debt & Equity has arranged a $49.5 million construction loan for the development of Honeycutt Run, a build-to-rent residential property in Maricopa. Mesa-based Bela Flor Communities is developing the community. Situated on 19.2 acres at 36351 W. Honeycutt Run Road, Honeycutt Run will feature 209 single-story homes. The site plan is approved for one-, two- and three-bedroom single-family casita-style homes with private, fenced-in backyards. Community amenities will include a swimming pool, clubhouse, fitness center and barbecue areas with fire pits. Brandon Harrington, Bryan Mummaw, Tyler Woodard, Chris McCook and Bryan Liu of Northmarq secured the loan, which was structured at an 80 percent loan-to-cost ratio. Trevor Koskovich, Bill Hahn, Jesse Hudson and Ryan Boyle of Northmarq’s Phoenix Investment Sales team brokered the sale of the fully zoned and entitled land on behalf of the seller, Phoenix-based Suncrest Real Estate & Land.
BURLINGTON, NATICK AND BRAINTREE, MASS. — Hudson Bay Co., a holding and investment firm focused on retail properties, and its affiliate Streetworks Development will undertake a trio of life sciences conversion projects throughout the Boston area. Specifically, the development team plans to convert a portfolio of three 120,000-square-foot retail properties located in Burlington, Natick and Braintree into facilities that will house both traditional office and lab/research and development space. SGA is designing the conversion projects. Cushman & Wakefield is handling leasing. Construction is expected to begin in the third quarter.
Marcus & Millichap Negotiates Sale of 80,640 SF Priority Plastics Manufacturing Facility in Arvada, Colorado
by Amy Works
ARVADA, COLO. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a single-tenant industrial facility at 5861 Tennyson St. in Arvada. The property traded for an undisclosed price. Priority Plastics occupies the 80,640-square-foot industrial manufacturing facility, which was built in 2000 on 5.3 acres. Alyssa Tomback of Marcus & Millichap’s Denver office represented the private investor seller in the deal. The name of the buyer was not released.
DEDHAM, MASS. — Global investment management firm Invesco Real Estate has purchased a 422,117-square-foot life sciences facility in Dedham, a southern suburb of Boston. The single-story building sits on 53 acres and was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as General Dynamics and the American Red Cross. Robert Griffin, Edward Maher, Matthew Pullen and Samantha Hallowell of Newmark represented the seller, a partnership between locally based investment firm RJ Kelly Co. and Independencia Asset Management, in the transaction.