PLANO, TEXAS —San Francisco-based investment firm Hamilton Zanze has sold Fountains at Steeplechase, a 368-unit apartment community in Plano. Built in 1985, the property features one- and two-bedroom units averaging 857 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, business center, playground, clubhouse and a dog park. Hamilton Zanze acquired the property in 2013 and implemented a valued-add program that upgraded the appliances, flooring, countertops and hardware of the units, as well as the building exteriors and amenity spaces. Drew Kile, Will Balthrope, Joey Tumminello and Grant Raymond of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, worked with Bard Hoover and Nick Fluellen of Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office to represent Hamilton Zanze in the sale. The team also procured the buyer, Bridge Partners.
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AUSTIN, TEXAS — JLL has arranged a $27.1 million acquisition loan for Cannon Oaks Apartments, a 230-unit multifamily community in south Austin. Built in 2001, the property consists of 12 residential buildings that are situated on 18 acres and offer two-, three- and four-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a recently renovated clubhouse, pool and fitness center. Marko Kazanjian, Chris McColpin, Rob Hinckley, Jackson Finch and Andrew Cohen of JLL arranged the loan through Prime Finance on behalf of the borrower, Old Three Hundred Capital. Kelly Witherspoon, Michael Gonzalez and Justin Cole of Berkadia represented the seller, Arizona-based Sterling Real Estate Partners, in the transaction.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 103,658-square-foot industrial lease at 2895 113th St. in the central metroplex city of Grand Prairie. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1988 and features 28-foot clear heights. Mark Graybill and Colton Rhodes of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, The Wilkerson Group, in the lease negotiations. Krista Raymond of CBRE represented the tenant, Rent-A-Tire.
ROCKWALL, TEXAS — The Boulder Group has brokered the $6.2 million of a 11,421-square-foot single-tenant retail property leased to CVS Pharmacy in Rockwall, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. The seller was a real estate firm based in the Southwest, and the buyer was an investor based on the East Coast that acquired the asset via a 1031 exchange. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented both parties in the transaction.
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS (NYSE: CVS) intends to hire 15,000 new employees during the fourth quarter in anticipation of communities seeing greater incidences of COVID-19 and the flu during the upcoming winter months. More than 10,000 of these positions are for full- and part-time licensed pharmacy technicians, some of which will be offered on temporary bases with the possibility of becoming permanent. Rhode Island-based CVS is also recruiting qualified candidates to work as pharmacists, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, member benefit case professionals and distribution center employees. Lastly, the company is seeking to hire several thousand customer service representatives across the country, the majority of which will work from home.
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — Black Bear Capital Partners has arranged a $32 million bridge loan for the refinancing of The Millennia, a 110-unit luxury apartment complex in the northern New York City suburb of New Rochelle. The newly built property also houses 4,500 square feet of commercial space and roughly a dozen units that are reserved for renters earning 80 percent or less of the area median income. Amenities include a fitness center, private office space, outdoor grilling areas, a rooftop terrace and a putting green. Bryan Manz, Emil DePasquale and Philip Bowman of Black Bear arranged the loan, which will be used to retire $25 million in construction debt and stabilize the property, through MF1 Capital on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
BETHLEHEM, PA. — Walker & Dunlop has provided a $25 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Bethlehem Fields Apartments a multifamily community located in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley region. The property features one- and two-bedroom apartments and townhomes for a total of 216 residences. John Banas, Kris Wood, John Wilson and Rhett Saltiel of Walker & Dunlop originated the 10-year, fixed-rate loan, which was also structured with three years of interest-only payments. The borrower was Pennsylvania-based Boyd Wilson.
Newcastle Partners to Develop Three Spec Industrial Facilities Totaling 824,300 SF in Inland Empire
by Amy Works
REDLANDS AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIF. — Newcastle Partners is developing three speculative industrial properties in the Inland Empire totaling 824,500 square feet. The company, in partnership with Sun Life, plans to construct Redlands Commerce Center, a 190,000-square-foot warehouse distribution facility in Redlands. Construction costs are estimated at $20.1 million for the speculative industrial facility. In a joint venture with Rockefeller Group Development, Newcastle has planned a 345,000-square-foot industrial warehouse and distribution center on 16.8 acres of land on Harvill Avenue in Riverside County. Construction is scheduled to start in the fourth quarter, with completion slated for late third-quarter 2021. In another joint venture with Rockefeller Group, the company plans to construct Val Verde Distribution Center, a 289,300-square-foot property on 12.9 acres at the northwest corner of Cajalco Road and Harvill Avenue in Riverside County. Construction is set to start in the fourth quarter, with completion scheduled for third-quarter 2021.
Advanced Real Estate Services Acquires The Crossings Apartment Complex in Chino Hills for $120M
by Amy Works
CHINO HILLS, CALIF. — Advanced Real Estate Services has purchased The Crossings, a multifamily property located in Chino Hills. An undisclosed seller sold the asset for $120 million in an off-market transaction. Constructed in 2019 on more than 32 acres, The Crossings features 346 apartments, a resort-style pool area, clubhouse, two-story fitness center, turf soccer field, dog park, electric-vehicle charging stations, package lockers, a business center and playground. Mike Elmore, Joe Giordani and Brendan Golding of NorthMarq’s Newport Beach team arranged a $76.8 million Fannie Mae Green loan for the transaction, with 10 years interest-only payments at 2.44 percent fixed rate. Margie Malloy of Berkadia’s Inland Empire office represented the buyer in the transaction.
HOWELL, N.J. — New Jersey-based developer Walters is nearing completion of Cornerstone at Howell, a 72-unit affordable housing development in coastal New Jersey. Residents have begun moving in to the four-building development, which features one-, two- and three-bedroom units with individual washers and fully equipped kitchens with granite countertops. Amenities include outdoor grilling and picnic stations, a clubhouse with a fitness center and a children’s play area. Walters expects to complete the project by the end of the year.