RALEIGH, N.C. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of 2728 Capital Blvd., a 520,431-square-foot, last-mile industrial facility in Raleigh. Patrick Nally, Pete Pittroff, Dave Andrews and Michael Scarnato of JLL represented the seller, SharpVue Capital. Charlotte-based Beacon Partners purchased the facility for an undisclosed price. The property is situated on 32 acres and is located about 4.6 miles from downtown Raleigh.
DELRAY BEACH, FLA. — ACRES Capital Corp. has provided a nearly $86 million loan to refinance The Ray Hotel Delray Beach, a new hotel located at 233 NE 2nd Ave. in Delray Beach. The property is a member of the Curio Collection by Hilton brand of hotels. The loan was provided to sponsor Menin Development Inc., a real estate development firm. The Ray Hotel Delray Beach is slated to open at the beginning of September 2021. Ray Hotel will span 141 rooms and four stories. The property’s amenities will include a 20,000-square-foot rooftop with an outdoor pool, restaurant and bar. In total, the hotel will also offer more than 45,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor event space. Additionally, the property will also include a 3,590-square-foot event space called The Cube, which will be used for weddings, charity functions, parties and other major events. Additional food and beverage options will include a restaurant, as well as a lobby bar and coffee bar. Other amenities will feature a fitness room, valet laundry, shuttle service to the beach and a private beach section for hotel guests. Ray Hotel is located 0.4 miles from the Delray Beach and approximately two blocks north of …
CHARLOTTE AND DURHAM, N.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a four-property industrial portfolio located in Charlotte and Durham. Rob Cochran, Stewart Calhoun, Casey Masters, Nolan Ashton, David Finger, Sara Owen, Fermin Deoca and Eric Ridlehoover of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, funds managed by Rialto Capital Management LLC, in the transaction. DRA Advisors, on behalf of a separate account client, acquired the properties for $71 million. The portfolio totals 869,916 square feet and was 88 percent leased to five tenants at the time of sale. The buildings include a 406,001-square-foot building located at 1001 Bond St. in Charlotte, a 187,000-square-foot building located at 4001 Performance Road in Charlotte, a 107,968-square-foot building located at 2710 Weck Drive in Durham and a 168,847-square-foot building located at 2910 Weck Drive in Durham.
RALEIGH, N.C. — A joint venture between SLI Capital and Regent Partners has acquired 15 parcels totaling approximately 10 acres in Raleigh for the second phase of the East End Market mixed-use development. Seven undisclosed entities sold the 15 parcels to the joint venture for a total of approximately $18 million. Located on Whitaker Mill Road between Wake Forest Road and Atlantic Avenue, East End Market is a mixed-use, food and beverage destination that will offer a collection of restaurants, apartments, shops and office spaces. Phase I of East End Market began in March and is expected to be completed by the end of the year with the first tenants expected to move in shortly thereafter. The tenant lineup includes East End Bistro, a French chop house by acclaimed restaurateur Giorgios Bakatsias; Shady Grove Cider Co., Raleigh’s first cidery; Common Desk, a Texas-based coworking brand; and local businesses Campion Capital and Piedmont Capital. Phase II will include new construction featuring 235,000 square feet of office space, 40,000 square feet of retail and food and beverage and 465 apartments. The project is fully capitalized via a joint venture with Koch Real Estate Investments. Construction will commence without any preleasing, according to …
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Berkadia has secured the refinancing of San Marco East Plaza, an office and retail park in Jacksonville. Rebecca Van Reken and Alec Fox of Berkadia’s Orlando office secured the financing on behalf of the owner, Prescott Group. The Dallas-based borrower took ownership of San Marco East Plaza via foreclosure in March 2019, following the purchase of a defaulted $52 million note. Prescott Group completed a capital improvements plan that included new roofs, new green spaces and enhanced lighting. In 2020, RF Smart moved its headquarters to the property, which brought occupancy up to 94 percent. Then in March, Prescott completed the sale of the former Jacksonville Ice and Sportsplex to the Jacksonville Iceman and local investors who plan to spend over $11 million to renovate the ice center to a modern rink and training facility known as the “Igloo.” Other tenants at San Marco East Plaza include Baptist Health Wells Fargo, First American Title, Excel Church and The Edge Rock Gym. San Marco East Plaza features parking and outdoor green spaces with weekly food trucks offering lunches for office tenants. Berkadia secured the fixed-rate, non-recourse loan with Florida-based City National Bank. The property had previously been encumbered …
NEW HAVEN, CONN. — CBRE has arranged a $180 million construction loan for the development of a life sciences facility at 101 College Street in New Haven. The project will total 525,000 square feet and include office and biomedical lab space. The property is already over 70 percent pre-leased to tenants including BioLabs and Arvinas, which will move its headquarters to the property. Yale University will serve as the anchor tenant, occupying 125,000 square feet of space in the building and three of its 10 floors, according to Yale News. The lobby and first floor will include a combination of event space and retail offerings. A commercial bank led the financing with participation from Webster Bank. Heather Brown, Robert Borden and Grace Keating of CBRE arranged the loan on behalf of the developers on the project, Harrison Street and Winstanley Enterprises. “Arvinas’ exciting pipeline of therapies targeting oncology and neurodegeneration represents the type of groundbreaking research being done in Connecticut and New Haven, and we look forward to supporting their continued growth,” says Carter Winstanley, a principal at Winstanley Enterprises. “We are also honored that Yale has made a significant commitment within the building to continue its cutting-edge discovery and …
NEWBURGH, IND. — Fairfield Advisors has arranged the $88 million sale of St. Vincent’s Orthopedic Hospital and Medical Office Building in southern Indiana’s Newburgh. Completed in 2019, the 136,000-square-foot building contains 10 operating rooms, 48 beds and a number of medical office suites. The facility is located at 10388 Warrick Trail. The tenant, St. Vincent’s Hospital, is part of the Ascension Health Network. Greg Trainor and Ben Whitney of Fairfield represented the seller, a physician group that developed the property. The buyer was undisclosed.
CHICAGO — Mesa West Capital has provided an $85.2 million loan for the refinancing of Eight Eleven Uptown, a 27-story luxury apartment tower in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. Developed in 2019, the 381-unit property is located at 811 W. Agatite Ave. Floor plans range from studios to three-bedrooms as well as eight townhomes. Peter Rubi Fresh Produce, which plans to open a grocery store at the apartment tower later this year, has leased 21,000 square feet. Mesa West Capital provided the loan on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Chicago-based developer JDL, Harlem Irving Cos. and funds managed by an institutional real estate manager. Loan details were not disclosed.
OMAHA, NEB. — Investors Realty has brokered the sale of the Hi-Park Campus in Omaha for $11.4 million. The asset consists of eight flex industrial buildings that were fully leased at the time of sale. Located on the southeast corner of 94th and F streets, the campus spans 150,000 square feet. Ember Grummons of Investors Realty represented the buyer, Fulton Acquisitions. Clint Seemann of Investors Realty and John Dickerson of OMNE represented the seller, Hannibal Properties.
COTTAGE GROVE, MINN. — The Opus Group will build a 35,600-square-foot expansion for North Star Sheets at Southeast Industrial Park in Cottage Grove, about 10 miles south of St. Paul. North Star Sheets, a producer of corrugated paper products for manufacturing needs, currently occupies a 168,000-square-foot building on 16 acres. The company will use the expansion to increase capacity and add another rail spur to enhance its rail service infrastructure. Opus will serve as developer, design-builder, architect and structural engineer. Hillcrest Development LLLP owns Southeast Industrial Park. Eric Rossbach and Andy Heieie of Colliers International are the leasing agents for the property.
