SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Empire Square Group has completed the disposition of a two-building advanced manufacturing and office campus located at 5300-5350 Hellyer Ave. in South San Jose. J&J Properties acquired the asset for $64.3 million. Joe Moriarty, Scott Prosser and Jack DePuy of CBRE Capital Markets brokered the sale. Brad Zampa and Michael Walker of CBRE Capital Markets’ Debt & Structured Finance group arranged $44 million in acquisition financing for J&J Properties. The 10-year, fixed-rate, non-recourse loan was arranged through a multinational investment bank. CAES, formerly Cobham, has occupied the 160,000-square-foot asset since it was originally built in 1999, and the company has invested significant capital into facility improvements over the years. The property features specialized infrastructure including 21 kV of power and more than 1,000 tons of HVAC. CAES is a provider of analog and radiation-hardened technology for the U.S. aerospace and defense industry. The company makes off-the-shelf and customized radio frequency, microwave and high-reliability microelectronic products and subsystems.
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LANSING, MICH. — Waramaug Hospitality, a privately held investment firm focused on select-service and full-service hotels, has purchased the Radisson Hotel Lansing at the Capitol for an undisclosed price. The 256-room hotel is the only full-service hotel in downtown Lansing, according to Waramaug. The property features an onsite restaurant and bar, fitness center, indoor pool and more than 10,000 square feet of meeting space. The second floor of the hotel connects to the Lansing Center, the 125,000-square-foot convention center owned by the city. Waramaug is planning a complete renovation of the property and will rebrand it as a Doubletree by Hilton upon completion. Terrapin Hospitality will manage the asset. Nate Sahn of CBRE brokered the sale. The seller was undisclosed.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Highwoods Properties Inc., a Raleigh-based REIT, has plans to build GlenLake III, a 218,000-square-foot mixed-use office development in Raleigh with retail and restaurant space. The company’s projected investment is $94.4 million, including the value of the land. Construction is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter and is slated for completion by the third quarter of 2023. Plans for GlenLake III include 205,000 square feet of office space and 13,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. The project will also have LEED and Fitwell certifications. According to Highwoods’ website, GlenLake III will be a seven-story building built with floor-to-ceiling glass windows, and offer amenities such as a café and lounge, fitness center, outdoor function space and a four-story parking structure. Highwoods has preleased 16 percent of the property’s office portion to McKim & Creed, a national engineering and surveying firm, for its corporate headquarters. GlenLake III is part of the GlenLake Park, an office development with up to seven planned office buildings. The office park is situated between Interstates 440 and 40. From 2001 to 2020, Highwoods has developed five office buildings within GlenLake Park encompassing 732,000 square feet. The company’s most recent project, GlenLake VII, …
MILWAUKIE, ORE. — An affiliate of Guardian Real Estate Services has received preferred equity from PCCP for the development of Monroe Apartments, a multifamily property in Milwaukie, five miles south of Portland. Situated on 7.2 acres, the Class A property will feature 234 apartments spread across five residential buildings in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Unit interiors will include quartz countertops, vinyl-plank flooring, stainless steel appliances, in-unit washers/dryers, large closets and USB outlets. Community amenities will include a playground, dog park, outdoor workout area, barbecue stations and a clubhouse that will offer a feature room, bicycle storage and common area. Additionally, the community will feature 301 parking spaces.
CINCINNATI — Ready Capital has closed an $8.9 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and lease-up of a 197-unit, two-property manufactured housing portfolio within Cincinnati’s Butler County. The buyer plans to remove abandoned homes, purchase new homes and address deferred maintenance. The three-year, floating-rate loan includes a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures.
Bridge Investment Group Buys Lakeside Casitas in Tucson from Monarch Investment for $63.2M
by Amy Works
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Bridge Investment Group has acquired Lakeside Casitas, a multifamily property in Tucson, from Monarch Investment and Management Group for $63.2 million, or $204,032 per unit. Built in 1983 on 21 acres, Lakeside Casitas features 310 apartments, a business center, pool, spa, koi pond and covered parking. Apartments offer open-concept living areas, washers, dryers, oversized walk-in closets and private patios. Hamid Panahi, Steve Gebing and Cliff David of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
MIDDLETON, WIS. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $3.1 million sale of Cornerstone Mall in Middleton, a northwest suburb of Madison. The 18,733-square-foot retail property is located at 2831 Parmenter St. and is 92 percent leased to tenants such as Hurts Donut Co. and Jet’s Pizza. Austin Weisenbeck, Sean Sharko and Marc Sitzer of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Madison-based limited liability company. The buyer was undisclosed.
PORTLAND, ORE. — Norris & Stevens has arranged the sale of Park Fiesta Apartments, a multifamily property located at 2121 SW Multnomah Blvd. in Portland. SW Multnomah Properties acquired the community from Park Fiesta LLC for $6.7 million. Constructed in 1968 on 1.1 acres, the two-story, 33,180-square-foot apartment complex features 46 units in a mix of one- and two-bedroom layouts. Community amenities include an on-site laundry facility, pool and courtyard. Cameron Mercer of Portland-based Norris & Stevens represented the buyer, while Craig McConachie of C&R Real Estate Services Co. represented the seller in the deal.
RANCHO SANTA FE, CALIF. — Undisclosed local investors have purchased a commercial and retail building located in the village of Rancho Santa Fe in San Diego County. Francisco Family Partnership, which owned the property for 83 years, sold the freestanding asset for $5.6 million. The iconic property is located at 6015 Paseo Delicias. Peter Curry, Brooks Campbell and Kevin Cuff of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal.
NEW ORLEANS — JLL Capital Markets has secured $31.3 million in refinancing for Hibernia Tower, a 175-unit, 23-floor multifamily tower in New Orleans’ Central Business District. Jesse Wright, Robert Tonnessen, Kenny Cutler and Joshua Odessky of JLL represented the borrower, a partnership between New Orleans-based HRI Properties and New York-based Almanac Realty, to secure the three-year, floating-rate loan through New York-based Voya Investment Management. Built as an office building in 1921, the owner purchased the historic landmark in 2005 and later completed a renovation of the tower into a multifamily property. Today, Hibernia Tower offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 767 square feet. Units feature granite countertops, expansive windows, stainless steel appliances and hardwood flooring. Community amenities include a rooftop deck with pool, community room, fitness center, onsite management, controlled access, bike storage and reserved parking in the onsite structured garage. The property also includes a ground-floor undisclosed bank branch and 29,000 square feet of office space. HRI Properties uses the office space as its headquarters. The property was about 93 percent occupied at the time of sale. Located at 812 Gravier St., Hibernia Tower is located near restaurants including Bar Marilou, The Daily Beet, Maypop, tM breads and …