PHILADELPHIA — A joint venture between the logistics arm of Philadelphia-based investment firm Arden Group and global investment management firm Arcapita Holdings Group has received a $700 million loan for the refinancing of a national portfolio of 167 industrial properties. The portfolio totals approximately 7.2 million square feet and is primarily comprised of small- and mid-bay multi-tenant facilities. The names and addresses of the properties were not disclosed, but market-specific locations include Dallas, Atlanta, Indianapolis and Boston. Tom Rugg, Tom Traynor, Mark Finan, Arman Samouk and Kayla Kaloostian of CBRE arranged the five-year, floating rate loan. Deutsche Bank and Barclays provided the debt.
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Turnbridge Equities to Break Ground on $200M Highline Glenwood Apartment Tower in Downtown Raleigh
by John Nelson
RALEIGH, N.C. — Turnbridge Equities plans to break ground on Highline Glenwood, a $200 million apartment high-rise development located at the site of the former Pine State Creamery in downtown Raleigh. The 37-story tower will house 306 luxury studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as an indoor/outdoor sky lounge on the 37th level and an outdoor amenity terrace on the ninth floor that will include a pool, padel court, lawn, grills and lounge areas. Other amenities include a demonstration kitchen, coworking suite with conference and videoconference rooms, golf simulator, fitness center and a wellness suite with a cold plunge and sauna. Highline Glenwood will also include 7,500 square feet of ground-level retail space and 50,000 square feet of adaptive reuse commercial space in the historic Pine State Creamery building, which will be preserved and house the 300-person hub offices of BuildOps. The site includes developable land for another 300 apartments or 300,000 square feet of commercial space. Capital sources for the Highline Glenwood development include equity from Turnbridge and $147 million in debt from Axos Bank and accounts managed by Manulife Investment Management Real Estate. Sitework is underway, with project delivery expected in mid-2028. The design-build team includes …
DORAL, FLA. — CBRE has negotiated the $82.3 million sale of a six-building industrial portfolio within America’s Gateway Park in Doral, a city in Miami’s Airport West submarket. Longpoint Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm, purchased the 301,988-square-foot portfolio from Terreno Realty Corp. José Lobón, Trey Barry, Frank Fallon, Royce Rose, George Fallon, Gabriel Braun and Daniel Sarmiento of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. The sold buildings range in size between 32,990 square feet and 64,774 square feet and were collectively 91 percent leased at the time of sale to 21 tenants.
DALTON, GA. — Matthews has arranged the sale of Northside Plaza, a 73,931-square-foot shopping center located at 1263 N. Glenwood Ave. in Dalton, a city in north Georgia near the Tennessee border. The center was 92 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including America’s Thrift Stores and Dollar Tree, as well as other national and restaurant outparcels. Kyle Stonis, Pierce Mayson and Boris Shilkrot of Matthews brokered the transaction. A family office out of Texas purchased Northside Plaza for an undisclosed price. The seller was also not disclosed.
MONTICELLO, KY. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $5.9 million sale of Cumberland Crossing, a 94,366-square-foot shopping center located in Monticello. Situated on roughly 16 acres, Cumberland Crossing was 86 percent leased to tenants including Marshalls, Five Below, Farmers Home Furniture, Dollar Tree and Great Clips at the time of sale. Walmart, which has operated at the site since 2001, shadow-anchors the property. Zach Taylor and Eric Abbott of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction. Grant Fitzgerald was the firm’s broker of record in Kentucky.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between Gilbane Development, Blue Sea Development and Artspace Projects Inc. will develop the Brownsville Arts Center & Apartments, a $254 million affordable housing project that will be located on a city-owned tract at 366 Rockaway Ave. near downtown Brooklyn. The property will offer 283 units in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units that will be reserved for renters earning between 30 and 70 percent of the area median income. The Brownsville Arts Center & Apartments will also feature a 28,000-square-foot cultural arts center with a 3,440-square-foot, multi-purpose performance, rehearsal and studio space for community arts groups. Various city housing agencies and authorities have committed nearly $100 million in subsidized financing for the project, construction of which is set to begin before the end of the summer and to be complete in 2027.
NEW BRITAIN, CONN. — Regional developer WinnCos. has completed The Ellis Block, an $85 million affordable housing redevelopment in New Britain, located just outside of Hartford. The project converted four buildings within the vacant, 115-year-old former manufacturing facility of household appliances company Landers, Frary & Clark into a 154-unit apartment complex. The property now features 79 one-bedroom units, 59 two-bedroom residences and 16 three-bedroom apartments that are reserved for renters earning between 30 and 80 percent of the area median income. Amenities include a fitness room, community room, game room, flexible workspaces and outdoor seating areas. Hartford-based JCJ Architecture designed the project, and Massachusetts-based Keith Construction served as the general contractor. The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority provided tax credits and tax-exempt bonds as part of the project’s financing, which also included a construction loan from Bank of America. Bank of America also served as the tax credit investor.
NUTLEY, N.J. — JLL has arranged a $29.5 million construction loan for Soho Park Residences, an 85-unit, age-restricted multifamily project in the Northern New Jersey community of Nutley. Units will come in one- and two-bedroom floor plans with an average size of 1,110 square feet. Amenities will include a fitness and wellness center, library, sun deck with a pool, outdoor grilling stations and a resident clubroom. Thomas Didio Jr., Gerard Quinn, Michael Mataras and Michael Donohoe of JLL arranged the 2.5-year, floating-rate loan through Kearny Bank on behalf of the borrower, Rock Solid Builders Inc. Construction is expected to be complete in early to mid-2027.
ROCKAWAY, N.J. — CBRE has negotiated the $12.7 million sale of Pine Street Commons, an industrial flex property in Rockaway, located just west of New York City. The property consists of six buildings on a 17-acre site. Charles Berger and Jeffrey Babikian of CBRE represented the seller, an entity doing business as Pine Street Commons LLC, in the transaction. The team also procured an undisclosed private investor as the buyer. Pine Street Commons was roughly 95 percent leased at the time of sale.
Regency Centers Buys Five Southern California Shopping Centers Totaling 630,000 SF for $357M
by Amy Works
ORANGE COUNTY, CALIF. — Jacksonville, Fla.-based Regency Centers Corp. has acquired five shopping centers within the 23,000-acre master-planned community of Ranch Mission Viejo in Orange County, Calif., for $357 million. The properties, which comprise 630,000 square feet, include Bridgepark Plaza, Mercantile West, Mercantile East, Terrace Shops and Sendero Marketplace. The portfolio is 97 percent leased to a mix of needs-based tenants such as grocers, restaurants and health, wellness and personal service uses. The seller was Newport Beach, Calif.-based Westar Associates. Regency funded the acquisition with a combination of operating partnership (OP) units issued at $72 per unit, the assumption of $150 million of secured mortgage debt and $7 million in cash used to pay off a single secured loan. The assumed debt has a weighted average interest rate of 4.2 percent and term to maturity of 12 years. BofA Securities served as financial advisor to the seller and EY served as the tax advisor. Additionally, Latham & Watkins advised the seller in the transaction, while Paul Hastings advised Regency.