NEW YORK CITY — The Feil Organization has negotiated a 24,814-square-foot life sciences lease at Seven Penn Plaza, a 411,000-square-foot building located adjacent to Madison Square Garden in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood. The lease term is 10 years. David Turino handled lease negotiations on an internal basis for The Feil Organization, which owns and manages the building. Eva Shih of T3 Advisors represented the tenant, SOSV, a venture capital firm that runs the IndieBio development program for life sciences startups.
Waterford Property, Development Authority Acquire 265-Unit Apartment Building in Anaheim for $127.3M
ANAHEIM, CALIF. — Waterford Property Co., in partnership with California Statewide Community Development Authority (CSCDA), has purchased 1818 Platinum Triangle, a 265-unit multifamily property located at 1818 S. State College Blvd. in Anaheim’s Platinum Triangle. UDR sold the asset for $127.3 million. Upon taking ownership, Waterford and CSCDA will immediately lower rents for qualified new residents making between 60 percent and 120 percent of the area median income under CSCDA’s middle-income housing program. Joseph Smolen, Geoff Boler and Lee Redmond of Eastdil Secured represented the buyers in the deal.
SEATTLE — San Diego-based AAA Management has obtained $47.6 million in financing for the construction of Geo Queen Anne, an apartment development in Seattle’s Queen Anne submarket. Located at 2222 15th Ave. West, the six-story, 148,159-square-foot building will feature 168 apartments, 20 percent of which will be designated as affordable. Community amenities will include a fitness center, package center, rooftop terrace with fireplaces and barbecues, bike storage and 96 parking spaces in an underground structure. Completion is slated for early 2023. Bill Chiles, Scott Peterson and Morgon Fraser of CBRE’s Debt & Structured Finance team in San Diego arranged the loan for the borrower.
NORCO, CALIF. — CapRock Partners, with Premier Design + Build Group as general contractor, has broken ground on Saddle Ranch Phase II in Norco. Situated on 23.8 acres at 3166 Horseless Carriage Drive, the development will feature three buildings offering a total of 387,180 square feet. The speculative structures will feature 32-foot clear heights, 8,000 amps of power in each building, ESFR K17 @ 52 PSI fire sprinklers, three drive-in doors and 35 dock doors. Additionally, Premier will add parking to accommodate approximately 36 trailers and 309 vehicles. The project scope also includes 270,000 square feet of landscaping. Project partners include RGA, Office of Architectural Design, X Engineering and Darin Fong and Associates. Completion is slated for third-quarter 2022.
CASTLE ROCK, COLO. — Blue West Capital has brokered the sale of a single-tenant building located at 220 S. Wilcox St. in Castle Rock. A California-based 1031 exchange investor acquired the newly constructed asset for $2.8 million. The United States Postal Service occupies the 5,382-square-foot property as a mission-critical financial station that combines retail operations and carrier logistics. Zach Wright and Brandon Gayeski of Blue West Capital represented the seller, a Midwest-based real estate development firm, in the deal.
NAMPA, IDAHO — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Streamside Assisted Living & Memory Care in Nampa. The community features 54 assisted living units and 25 secured memory care units. A regional buyer expanding in the Pacific Northwest acquired the property from a local seller. Further details were not disclosed.
HONOLULU — JLL has arranged a $450 million loan to refinance debt on the Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort & Spa in Honolulu. Situated on a three-acre site, the hotel totals 1,230 rooms across two 40-story buildings with views of Waikiki Beach and downtown Honolulu. The resort features three dining venues, a spa, outdoor pool, 24-hour fitness center and 20,510 square feet of meeting space. The property also houses the Pualeilani Atrium Shops to offer guests an onsite shopping experience. Hotel guests can also access weekly cultural activities such as lei making, ukulele and hula lessons and a day camp for children. Guestrooms are furnished with flatscreen TVs, work areas and private balconies with mountain or beach views. Suites with separate living areas and wet bars are also available. The property offers proximity to a number of key transit hubs and tourist destinations on the island. These include Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, the Honolulu Harbor cruise terminal, Kapiolani Park, the Royal Hawaiian Center and Waikiki Beach Walk Entertainment Center. Kevin Davis and Mike Huth of JLL arranged the five-year, floating-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, South Korea-based Mirae Asset Global Investments. A consortium of lenders that included Deutsche …
At the mid-year mark, industrial occupancy in the greater Richmond area remains strong, closing with an overall occupancy rate of 93 percent in the categories we track (Class A, B select C vacant and investor-owned product with a minimum of 40,000 square feet total). Class A occupancy increased to 96 percent at the end of the second quarter, up from 93 percent at the end of the first quarter. Class B occupancy experienced a slight decrease to 91 percent, down from 92 percent at the end of the first quarter. CoStar Group reports overall industrial occupancy at 95 percent for product of all sizes, including investor-owned facilities, but excluding flex space (minimum 50 percent office). Richmond’s strategic Mid-Atlantic location along Interstate 95 provides access to 55 percent of the nation’s consumers within two days’ delivery by truck, and in addition to being the northernmost right to work state on the Eastern seaboard, Virginia has once again been named as the top state for business by CNBC. Business Facilities also ranked Richmond as one of the top locations for corporate headquarters. With 12 Fortune 1000 companies located in the region, Richmond is home to the most Fortune 1000 headquarters compared to …
LAS VEGAS — A joint venture between Shopoff Realty Investments and Contour has secured entitlements for the full development of Dream Las Vegas, a previously announced resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip. Situated on 5.2 acres at 5051 S. Las Vegas Blvd., the 19-story development will feature 526 guest rooms and suites, gaming, dining and nightlife venues, a pool deck, retail experiences, meeting rooms, and a fitness center. Completion is slated for third-quarter 2024. The property will be branded and managed by Dream Hotel Group. McCarthy Construction will manage the design and construction of the resort and casino, with excavation for the project set to start in the second quarter of 2022.
PALM SPRINGS, CALIF. — CBRE Senior Housing has arranged $42 million in construction financing for Living Out Palm Springs, a luxury active adult community that will cater primarily to LGBTQ residents. Aron Will, Austin Sacco and Tim Root of CBRE Senior Housing arranged the financing on behalf of a joint venture between KOAR International Inc. and a group of high-net-worth investors. The financing is a non-recourse, four-year loan with full-term interest-only payments and an extension option. A national bank provided the funds. The nine-acre site is located at the northwest corner of East Tahquitz Canyon Way and North Hermosa Drive in central Palm Springs. The community will be the first of its kind, as virtually no other LGBTQ-oriented, market-rate active adult communities exist in the market today, according to CBRE. Additionally, the community was planned and will be operated with the active involvement and input of the LGBTQ community. While the community’s primary target is LGBTQ seniors living in Southern California, marketing efforts will target prospective residents from all over the United States. The community will feature 122 units. Living Out Management LLC, an affiliate of KOAR, will operate the community under a traditional management agreement.