ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — Brown Commercial Group has negotiated the $2.3 million sale of a three-building industrial portfolio in Chicago’s O’Hare submarket. The properties are located at 825 Touhy Ave., 855 Touhy Ave. and 875 Touhy Ave. in Elk Grove Village. All three buildings are leased on a long-term basis by Centech Plastics Inc., a plastic injection molding company. Mason Hezner of Brown represented the seller, a private investor. John Joyce and Danny Vanecko of SVN Chicago Industrial represented the buyer, Sawmill Property Co.
HOUSTON — Locally based developer Medistar Corp. and partner Healthcare Trust of America (NYSE: HTA) have topped out construction of Life Tower, a 714-bed student housing building that is part of the new three-tower Texas A&M Innovation Plaza campus in Houston. The project is transit-connected and is situated adjacent to the Texas Medical Center. CIM Group provided $135.8 million in construction financing for the 19-story, 483-unit student housing building. The Carlton Group of New York City served as the loan arranger for the construction financing. In June, construction began on Horizon Tower, a 17-story, 485,000-square-foot medical/biomedical tower and a new 13-level parking garage that will house 2,638 spaces and 15,200 square feet of retail space. Life Tower, Horizon Tower, the new garage and amenities will complement and support the Texas A&M Engineering-Medicine (EnMed) program. Completion of the student housing tower is slated for summer 2022, enabling medical, nursing and engineering students to move in prior to the fall 2022 academic semester. Horizon Tower is now leasing through Tim Relyea and Bill Hartman with Cushman & Wakefield, and scheduled for an early 2023 completion. At $550 million in total investment, Texas A&M Innovation Plaza is the largest public-private partnership of the …
ODESSA, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of Winwood Town Center, a 365,559-square-foot regional shopping center located in the West Texas city of Odessa. The property sits on 40.4 acres and was 100 percent leased at the time of sale. Tenants include regional grocer H-E-B, Target, Ross Dress for Less, dd’s Discounts, Office Depot and Michaels. Restaurant users include Chick-fil-A, Jack in the Box and Taco Bell. Chris Gerard, Ryan Shore and Barry Brown of JLL represented the seller, Brixmor Property Group, in the transaction. Colby Mueck, Ryan West and Clint Coe of JLL arranged a 10-year acquisition loan through Frost Bank on behalf of the buyer, Houston-based Fidelis Realty Partners.
HOUSTON — Driftwood Capital, an investment firm based in the Miami area, has acquired Hotel Indigo Houston at the Galleria, a 131-room property located in the city’s Uptown neighborhood. Built in 2001 and renovated in 2009, the property features more than 3,000 square feet of meeting and event space, a fitness center and an onsite restaurant called Crossroads Bar & Bistro. The seller was not disclosed.
HUMBLE, TEXAS — California-based Bolour Associates Inc. has purchased Northeast Pines, a 136-unit multifamily property located in the northern Houston suburb of Humble, for $9.6 million. Built in 1980, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units ranging in size from 420 to 970 square feet and amenities such as a clubhouse and a pool. Bolour Associates plans to implement a value-add program that will upgrade kitchens with new countertops, cabinetry, flooring and appliances. The company will also renovate amenity spaces as part of the 24-month capital improvement project. Robert Su of Su Real Estate Group represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction.
MESQUITE, TEXAS — The City Council of Mesquite, located east of Dallas, has approved a proposal for the development of a retail project that will be known as Shadow Creek Crossing. Shadow Creek Crossing will be developed on a seven-acre site adjacent to John D. Horn High School that is owned by an entity doing business as LF Gateway LP. At full build-out, Shadow Creek Crossing could span as much as 57,500 leasable square feet across six buildings. A firm construction timeline was not released.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — A fund sponsored by CBRE Global Investors has closed on a $41.5 million loan the acquisition of Elevate Long Beach Apartments, a multifamily property located in Long Beach. The borrower is Los Angeles-based investment firm Gelt. The floating-rate loan has an initial term of three years, which can be extend up to two additional years, and includes future funding to finance the sponsor’s business plan. Brandon Smith, Annie Rice and David Pelaia of JLL Capital Markets in Los Angeles arranged the loan for the borrower. Located at 225 W. Third St., Elevate Long Beach (formerly known as Sofi on Third) features 160 apartments in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Community amenities include a rooftop sundeck with grilling stations, 24-hour fitness center, swimming pool, resident lounge and secured subterranean parking garage.
CARSON, CALIF. — CenterPoint Properties has purchased an industrial facility, located at 2850 E. Del Amo in Carson, from Century Distribution Systems in a sale-leaseback transaction. The acquisition price was not released. Situated on 19.2 acres, the 264,450-square-foot property features 28- and 32-foot clear heights, 66 dock doors and parking for 180 trailers. Nick Foster, Zac Sakowski and Mark Detmer of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal.
Alliance Residential Starts Construction of 136-Unit Seniors Housing Project in Bellevue, Washington
BELLEVUE, WASH. — Alliance Residential has started construction of Holden of Bellevue, the first piece of a three-phase multifamily project in downtown Bellevue. Holden will rise seven stories and feature 110 assisted living units and 26 memory care units. It is scheduled to open in late fall 2021. The second phase of the overall project will be an independent living building, followed by standard multifamily in the third phase. Its location is in close proximity to the city’s restaurants, boutiques, art galleries, public parks and museums. Milestone Retirement Communities will operate Holden of Bellevue upon opening.
SIMI VALLEY, CALIF. — Stos Partners has purchased a multi-tenant industrial property located at 2320-2380 Shasta Way in Simi Valley. An undisclosed seller sold the asset for $20 million in an off-market transaction. Dan Cherrie of CBRE represented Stos Partners in the acquisition. At the time of sale, the 125,000-square-foot property was 94 percent leased to a diverse base of long-term tenants. The buyer plans to implement capital improvements at the property including mechanical system upgrades, parking lot repaving and fresh paint on both the exteriors and interiors.