LOS ANGELES — Breakthrough Properties, a joint venture between Tishman Speyer and Bellco Capital, has closed its Breakthrough Life Science Property Fund. The venture raised $3 billion in direct capital and co-investments, to scale a global portfolio of ecosystems for early-, mid- and late-stage life science companies. Founded in 2019, Breakthrough will use the newly raised funds to finance its ongoing developments, which are in various stages of design, construction and pre-development, as well as and fuel its acquisition of additional opportunities throughout the United States and Europe. The venture currently has 4.6 million square feet of projects in the pipeline across San Diego, Boston and Cambridge, Mass., Philadelphia, Amsterdam and Oxford and Cambridge, UK. In 2021, Breakthrough broke ground on its 515,000-square-foot Torrey View by Breakthrough development, a 10-acre research and development campus in San Diego. The biosciences arm of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Co.) signed a lease at the campus prior to completion.
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SAN DIEGO — Davlyn Investments has completed the sale of Northridge Summit, a Class A office property located at 12220 Scripps Summit Drive in San Diego’s Scripps Poway Parkway submarket. DivcoWest purchased the asset for $76.1 million. At the time of sale, the single-tenant, 130,000-square-foot building was fully leased. The property features 43,000-square-foot rectangular floorplates, one level of below-grade parking, electric vehicle charging stations and a courtyard. Nick Psyllos, Lynn LaChapelle and Kurt Luedtke of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal.
HONOLULU — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the leasehold ownership sale of a single-tenant life sciences property located at 93-193 Aiea Heights Drive in Honolulu. iStar, a REIT based in New York City, sold the asset to a private investor for $50.3 million. John Redfield of SRS’ National Net Lease Group represented the buyer and seller in the deal. Built in 1975 and renovated in 2016, the four-story, 81,596-square-foot property sites on 2.7 acres. Clinical Labs of Hawaii occupies the property on a long-term, triple-net lease whereby the buyer acquired the leasehold interest subject to a long-term ground lease.
Ziegler Arranges $24M Construction Loan for Onelife Seniors Housing Community in Springfield, Oregon
by Amy Works
SPRINGFIELD, ORE. — Ziegler has acted as financial advisor in a debt placement totaling $24 million for a new seniors housing community in Oregon. The borrower, Onelife Senior Living, will use the funds to develop Esther Assisted Living Community, a 103-unit property in Springfield, a suburb of Eugene. The Esther will be the fifth assisted living/memory care community owned by Onelife in the state. The financing provides a construction and bridge term for Onelife to build and stabilize the community prior to placing long-term, permanent, fixed-rate financing via long-term agency debt. The transaction was closed with asset management firm Locust Point Capital.
LOUISVILLE, COLO. — Tepuy Properties has completed the disposition of a property located at 385 S. Pierce Ave. in Louisville. Centre Point Properties acquired the asset for $8.7 million. The property features 43,770 square feet of flex space. Tepuy originally purchased the property for $2.5 million. Jaime Pletcher of Gibbons White represented the seller, while Cody Stambaugh and Mark Alley of Pinnacle Real Estate represented the buyer in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — New York City-based Vesper Holdings has acquired a four-property, 2,761-bed student housing portfolio for approximately $240 million. The properties are located in Georgia, Virginia, Kentucky and Indiana. Jaclyn Fitts of CBRE negotiated the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller. The properties in the portfolio include a 635-bed community located near Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind.; a 699-bed community located near the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky.; a 736-bed community located near Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Ga.; and a 691-bed community located near Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va. The portfolio had an average occupancy of 97 percent at the time of sale. This transaction brings Vesper’s portfolio to a total of 23,544 beds. Vesper’s portfolio is managed by Vesper’s subsidiary property management company, Campus Life & Style.
Berkadia Secures $36.6M HUD-Insured Construction Loan for Hampton Roads Multifamily Project
by John Nelson
NEWPORT NEWS, VA. — Berkadia has secured $36.6 million in HUD-insured construction financing for Huntington Pointe Apartments, a 176-unit multifamily project in the Hampton Roads city of Newport News. Amy Gay and Stephen Murden of Berkadia secured the loan on behalf of the borrower, Virginia-based The Breeden Co. The 40-year HUD 221(d)(4) loan was financed through the HUD Green MIP Reduction program and features a fixed 3.36 percent interest rate and an 85 percent loan-to-cost ratio. Designed by Humphreys & Partners Architects, Huntington Pointe will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans in one elevator building and two carriage-style, walk-up buildings. Community amenities will include a swimming pool, clubhouse with a clubroom, kitchen, business office and a fitness center. Located at 903 Denbigh Blvd., the property is situated about two miles from Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport and 30 miles from Norfolk.
MACON, GA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of two multifamily properties in Macon that were sold for a total of $26.2 million. Mason Taylor and John McCalla of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, New York-based Exact Capital Group LLC, in the transaction. Glenn Cove Group LLC purchased the property. The two properties included Hidden Lakes, a two-story, 144-unit apartment community located at 180 Hidden Lakes Court on 12 acres, and Shadowood West, a two-story, 152-unit apartment community located at 4394 W. Highland Drive on 19 acres. Both properties were 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. Community amenities at both properties include swimming pools, fitness centers, onsite management teams, 24-hour emergency maintenance, clubhouses, laundry centers, playgrounds, sand volleyball pits and fishing ponds.
ALEXANDRIA, VA. — Douglas Development has purchased 515 King St., a 70,000-square-foot office property in Alexandria. JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the $12 million transaction. The office property recently had renovations completed, including a lobby renovation, ground-floor retail renovation, designated office suites and the upgrade of coworking spaces. Additional plans called for refreshing the public spaces and incorporating a gym and locker rooms. Douglas Development is currently negotiating with perspective tenants for the retail spaces, with the anticipation of a restaurant opening. Located in the heart of Old Town Alexandria, 515 King St. is situated about nine miles from Washington, D.C.
Franklin Street Arranges 20,388 SF Lease with Burlington at Shopping Center in Metro Atlanta
by John Nelson
CUMMING, GA. — Franklin Street has arranged a 20,388-square-foot lease with Burlington at Cumming Town Center, a 311,396-square-foot shopping center in Cumming, about 35 miles north of Atlanta. Sam Kreuger and Kaitlyn Theriot of Franklin Street represented the landlord, Beachwood, Ohio-based Site Centers. The publicly traded REIT focuses on investing in well-positioned shopping centers such as Cumming Town Center, which is now fully leased. The space that Burlington is backfilling was formerly occupied by Staples. Other tenants at the property include T.J. Maxx, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Ulta Beauty, Best Buy, Old Navy, Five Below, Petco and Ashley Furniture Homestore. Located at 2475 Marketplace Blvd., the property is situated 39 miles from downtown Atlanta and about 20 miles from Lake Lanier.