MERRILL, WIS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $9.5 million sale of Pine Crest Nursing Home facility in Merrill, a city in central Wisconsin. The 120-bed property is located at 2100 E. 6th St. Operated by North Central Health Care, the facility features 117 units, including 105 private rooms and 15 semi-private rooms. The asset has served the area for nearly 70 years with several phases of construction, including the recent addition of a memory care unit, rehabilitation center and special care units. Ray Giannini of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer. The property is the only skilled nursing facility in Merrill and was 70 percent occupied at the time of sale, according to Giannini.
LOUISVILLE, KY. AND MARSHALL, MICH. — Automotive giant Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) will invest $2 billion at its Louisville Assembly Plant and $3 billion at its BlueOval Battery Park Michigan factory. Combined, the investment will create and secure approximately 4,000 jobs across both plants, as well as spur dozens of new U.S.-based suppliers, according to Ford. Ford’s investments will help the automaker deliver a suite of electric vehicles (EVs), beginning with a midsize, four-door electric pickup truck that will be assembled at its Louisville plant. Ford plans to launch domestic and international sales of the new trucks, which are expected to be priced starting at $30,000, in 2027. Jim Farley, president and CEO of Ford, says that the automaker will be the first in the country to make prismatic lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries, which are cobalt- and nickel-free and serve as the floor of the new EVs. Ford plans to begin manufacturing the new prismatic LFP batteries for the new electric truck at BlueOVal Battery Park Michigan next year. Located in Marshall, Mich., the factory is under construction, with the shell built out and mechanical, electrical and piping infrastructure underway. Ford says that the lithium LFP battery cell …
By Cris O’Neall, Esq. of Greenberg Traurig LLP With the number of public-private partnerships for constructing public facilities on the rise, communities across the country wrestle with the question of how to treat such arrangements for ad valorem property tax purposes. In most instances, private developers and taxing entities take opposing positions on the issue. Public-private joint ventures have become a popular strategy to achieve community objectives through collaboration with private developers. To construct a particular facility, a municipality or other government will typically provide subsidies or other financial incentives to encourage participation in the project by a private-industry partner or partners. These subsidies, which may come in the form of grants or tax credits, often lead to property tax contention. Some taxing authorities include the subsidies or tax benefits granted to the private developer in the taxable assessed value of the real property. In contrast, private developers view such subsidies or benefits as tax-exempt intangible property that should not be included in assessed values. Here are a few common incentives and their property tax implications: Low-Income Housing Subsidies The treatment of federal subsidies for operation and construction of low-income housing became an early battleground in the ongoing conflict over …
BOSQUE COUNTY, TEXAS — A joint venture between Energy Capital Partners (ECP), an investment firm with a focus on investing in electricity and sustainability infrastructure, and global private equity firm KKR will develop a 190-megawatt data center in Bosque County, located outside of Waco in Central Texas. The facility will be located adjacent to the Thad Hill Energy Center and will span more than 700,000 square feet. A construction timeline was not disclosed. Global data center owner-operator CyrusOne is also a partner on the project, which is being developed as part of ECP and KKR’s $50 billion strategic partnership to support AI infrastructure growth in the United States.
HOUSTON — Austin-based general contractor OHT Partners has broken ground on a 360-unit multifamily project in West Houston. The site spans 14.2 acres at 23615 Kingsland Blvd., and the development will feature 246 one-bedroom units and 114 two-bedroom residences that will range in size from 702 to 1,256 square feet. Amenities will include a pool with private cabanas and a pavilion, coworking lounge, clubroom with a kitchen, fitness center, pickleball court, artificial turf game lawn, dog park and package lockers. Meeks + Partners is the project architect. Completion is slated for mid-2027.
PASADENA, TEXAS — CBRE has arranged a $17.3 million construction loan for Constellation Red Bluff, a 240,041-square-foot industrial project in the eastern Houston suburb of Pasadena. The site is located at 2543 Genoa Red Bluff Road, and the development will offer 36-foot clear heights and parking for 158 cars and 20 trailers. Brian Linnihan, Mike Ryan, Richard Henry and Taylor Crowder of CBRE arranged the loan through Texas State Bank. The borrower is Constellation Real Estate Partners. Construction is expected to be complete in 2026.
GARLAND, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of The Courtyard, a 123-unit apartment complex located in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Garland that was built in 1983. According to Apartments.com, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, tennis court, business center and outdoor grilling and dining stations. William Hubbard, Michael Ware, Taylor Hill, Drew Kile, and Joey Tumminello of IPA represented the seller, California-based Wedgewood, in the transaction. The buyer was National Asset Services.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — USA Beauty Superstore will open a 29,128-square-foot store in Fort Worth. The cosmetics retailer will backfill a former Big Lots store at Woodmont Plaza, a 65,241-square-foot shopping center located on the city’s south side. Bryan Dyer of local brokerage firm The Woodmont Co, represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. John Lee of Landmark Realty Group represented USA Beauty Superstore. The opening is scheduled for December.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between multifamily investment and development firm The Dermot Co. and Dutch pension funds service PGGM has recapitalized 20 Exchange Place, a 57-story apartment building in Manhattan’s Financial District, via a $30 million equity investment from UBS. The partnership acquired the property, which totals 757 units, last year in an off-market deal. Ownership is now planning a capital improvement program to deliver a more comprehensive suite of amenities, as well as to revitalize the surrounding streetscape. Accord Capital Partners LLC served as the capital advisor to The Dermot Co. on the recapitalization.
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. — JLL has arranged a $62.5 million loan for the refinancing of Carlow Wind Watch, a 150-unit apartment complex located in the Long Island community of Hauppauge. Completed late last year, Carlow Wind Watch consists of a five- and seven-story building that house one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a pool, spa, fitness center, clubroom/lounge and outdoor grilling and dining stations. Aaron Niedermayer and Robert Tonnessen of JLL arranged the loan through affiliates of global private equity firm Apollo. The borrower was Nashville-based owner-operator Southern Land Co.