ALTOONA, IOWA — VanTrust Real Estate is developing a 496,800-square-foot speculative warehouse at Altus Commerce Center in Altoona. The facility is the largest speculative industrial project to be built in Iowa, according to JLL, which is marketing the development for lease. Completion is slated for January 2023. The building will feature a clear height of 36 feet as well as parking for up to 330 cars and 47 trailers. Marcus Pitts, Austin Hedstrom and Tanner Hedstrom of JLL are marketing both this building and VanTrust’s first building at Altus Commerce Center. The first building will span 265,200 square feet and is slated for completion in summer 2022.
MINOT, N.D. — ESH Strategies Franchise LLC has opened the first Extended Stay America Suites hotel in North Dakota. The three-story, 66-room hotel is located in Minot. Elevation LLC is the property owner and National Hospitality Services is the operator. The hotel features a market, onsite bar, business center, meeting space, complimentary breakfast, Wi-Fi and an outdoor pavilion. The 440-square-foot suites are equipped with refrigerators, stovetops, cookware, dishes and walk-in closets.
PHOENIX — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of Arcadia Crossing, a grocery-anchored power center located at 44th Street and Thomas Road in Phoenix. A Phoenix-based family office sold the asset to a Denver-based family office for $65.8 million. Chris Tramontano, John Redfield, Mike Polachek and Brian Polachek of SRS represented the seller, while Pinnacle Real Estate Partners represented the buyer in the transaction. Situated on 44 acres, Arcadia Crossing features 453,457 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, the property was 95 percent occupied. Tenants include Fry’s Food & Drug, Target, Burlington, Conn’s HomePlus, Costco, Ross Dress for Less, Petco and Five Below.
TEMPLE CITY, CALIF. — Begonia Real Estate Development and C.W. Driver have broken ground on a four-story, mixed-use multifamily property located at 5570 Rosemead Blvd. in Temple City. With a total construction value of $36.8 million, the project will feature 74 market-rate apartments in a mix of one-, two- or three-bedroom layouts; 11,000 square feet of commercial space; and a subterranean parking garage. The top floor will include 24 penthouse suites and the first floor will feature three live-work units with storefronts or walk-in office with loft space above. Community amenities will include a two-story fitness center; community room; business center with flex seating and a private conference room; and a podium-level courtyard with fire pits, water features and barbecues. Additionally, each level will have a Zen retreat for residents needing a quiet, private space. Completion of the project is slated for June 2023. C.W. Driver is working with Creative Design Associates on the project.
GILBERT, ARIZ. — GID and SunCap Properties, along with Graycor Construction Co., have broken ground for the development of three speculative industrial buildings, totaling 309,547 square feet, at Gilbert Spectrum, a 64-acre industrial park in Gilbert. The buildings will range in size from 66,446 square feet to 142,200 square feet, with divisibility to 20,000 square feet. Totaling 100,000 square feet, Building 9 will feature 32-foot clear heights and a mix of 38 dock-high and drive-in doors. The 142,200-square-foot Building 10 will offer 32-foot clear heights and a mix of 50 dock-high and drive-in doors. Totaling 66,400 square feet, Building 11 will feature 28-foot clear heights and a mix of 25 dock-high and drive-in doors. The three buildings will share a 190-foot loading court and each building will feature generous power and ESFR sprinklers. Completion is slated for May 2022. Graycor serves as the design-build general contractor and Balmer Architectural Group is the project architect. Ken McQueen and Chris McClurg of Lee & Associates Arizona are the project’s leasing brokers.
PHOENIX — Ready Capital has closed $11.7 million in financing for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a 98-unit, Class B apartment community in Phoenix’ Southwest Valley submarket. Upon acquisition, the undisclosed borrower will update the unit interiors and perform exterior capital expenditures. Ready Capital closed the non-recourse, interest-only, floating-rate loan, which features a 36-month term, two extension options and a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures.
HERRIMAN, UTAH — Buchanan Street Partners has completed the disposition of Incline at Anthem, a 55-plus multifamily property in Herriman. Ridan acquired the community for an undisclosed price. Completed in 2018 on eight acres, Incline at Anthem features 298 apartments with open-concept living areas, vaulted ceilings, wood-style flooring, plush carpeting and washers/dryers. Community amenities include a pool and spa; a yoga, cycle and Cross Fit studio; a lounge with billiards and shuffleboard; and a business center and conference room. Daniel Shin, Brock Zylstra, Steve Gebing, Cliff David and Hamid Panahi of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, procured the buyer in the deal. Justin Forman of Marcus & Millichap served as broker of record in Utah.
ATLANTA — Atlanta-based Carroll Co. has sold a four-property, 1,263-unit multifamily portfolio located across four Southeastern states: Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina and North Carolina. Charleston-based Greystar purchased the property for an undisclosed amount. Shea Campbell, Colleen Hendrix and Ashish Cholia of CBRE represented Carroll in the transaction. Nate Sittema and Kristen Reilley of CBRE Capital Markets’ Debt & Structured Finance team in Charlotte represented the borrower, a subsidiary of Greystar. One of the portfolio’s properties is Edgewater Plantation, a 360-unit property located at 100 Eighty Oak Ave. in Mount Pleasant, S.C. The property was recently rebranded to Avana Long Point. Built in 2001, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans with unit features such as in-unit washers and dryers, walk-in closets and patios/decks. Community amenities include a pool, laundry facility, playground, fitness center and a business center. Another one of the properties is Arium South Oaks, which was rebranded to Avana South Oaks. The 323-unit property is located at 100 Antioch Pike in Nashville, and offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans with a unit size range of 742 to 1,660 square feet. The units feature walk-in closets, balconies/patios and washer/dryer hookups. Community amenities include a tennis court, playground, fitness …
DURHAM, N.C. — Newmark has secured $65.5 million in refinancing for University Hill, a mixed-use property in Durham with multifamily, retail and art uses. Josh Davis, Chris Caison and C.J. Webb of Newmark’s Debt and Structured Finance team secured the bridge financing on behalf of the project’s developer, Shoff Allison with Hawthorne Residential Partners, and Drake Real Estate Partners. Pacific Life Insurance Co. provided the three-year loan, which included a floating interest rate and two, one-year extension options. Completed in 2020, University Hill offers 269 multifamily units and 65,500 square feet of retail space. University Hill’s apartment component features community amenities including a saltwater swimming pool; outdoor grilling area with two gas grills and two wood-fired pizza ovens; breakfast/coffee concierge; indoor herb garden; indoor bike storage; game room; car charging station; 24-hour fitness center and a pet play area with a dog spa. The project’s retail component includes a 30,000-square-foot O2 Fitness and several other retailers, including Happy + Hale, Triangle Coffee House and Midtown Yoga. Slated to open in 2022, other tenants include Gizmo Brewery and BB’s Crispy Chicken from James Beard-winning chef and restauranteur Ashley Christensen. Along with the multifamily and retail aspects, The University Hill redevelopment also …
CHARLESTON, S.C. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of 7770 Palmetto Commerce Parkway, a 196,540-square-foot industrial facility in Charleston. Pete Pittroff, Dave Andrews, Patrick Nally, Josh McArdle, Michael Scarnato and Zach Lloyd of JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between Charleston-based The Beach Co. and Greensboro, S.C.-based Samet Corp. New York-based Indus Realty Trust Inc. acquired the property for an undisclosed amount. 7770 Palmetto Commerce Parkway is a Class, A rear-load warehouse that is partially leased to Cummins Inc., an Indiana-based diesel and alternative fuel engines and generators retailer. The infill property is situated adjacent to Interstate 26, eight miles from Charleston International Airport and 16.2 miles from Port of Charleston.