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.
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.
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.
SANTA FE SPRINGS, SYLMAR, OCEANSIDE, NATIONAL CITY AND SANTA ANA, CALIF. — Rexford Industrial Realty has acquired two industrial facilities for $27.6 million and completed the disposition of three properties for $44.2 million. The acquisitions were funded using cash on hand. Rexford purchased 12133 Greenstone Ave. in Santa Fe Springs for $5.5 million, or $26 per land square foot, through an off-market transaction. The single-tenant container storage facility features a 12,586-square-foot truck terminal building on 4.8 acres with excess land serving as truck parking. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased on an agreement that is slated to expire in the near-term. The company also acquired 12772-12746 San Fernando Road in Sylmar for $22.1 million, or $78 per land square foot. The facility comprises a 6.5-acre development site currently containing two legacy industrial buildings totaling 140,840 square feet. Following a short-term lease period, Rexford plans to demolish the existing buildings and develop a 145,000-square-foot, single-tenant, Class A industrial building on the site. Rexford sold a single-tenant vacant building at 3927 Oceanic Drive in Oceanside for $10.3 million, or $188 per square foot, and a multi-tenant building located at 121 W. 33rd Street in National City for $13.5 …
COMMACK, N.Y. — Planet Fitness has signed a 20,000-square-foot retail lease at Mayfair Shopping Center, a 221,000-square-foot power center located in the Long Island city of Commack. A 60,000-square-foot Best Market grocery store anchors the property, which also houses tenants such as Rite Aid, Capital One Bank, Sherwin-Williams and Verizon Wireless. E.J. Moawad of New Jersey-based Levin Management Corp. represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. Jack Chera of Crown Retail Services represented Planet Fitness.
SALEM, ORE. — Los Angeles-based Trojan Storage has acquired Hawthorne Mini Storage in Salem from a private investor for $8.3 million. Nick Walker, Trevor Roberts and Morgan Windbiel of CBRE represented the seller in the deal. Located at 1241 Hawthorne Ave. NE, the 99,435-square-foot property offers 654 self-storage units ranging in size from 25 square feet to 750 square feet. Additionally, the facility features covered RV and boat parking. The property consists of 14 single-story and two-story buildings and features a gated entrance with key-code access, 24-hour video surveillance cameras, climate-controlled units and an on-site manager.
AURORA, COLO. — Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a multifamily property located at 15500 E. 13th Ave. in Aurora for $3.1 million, or $110,714 per unit. The names of the seller and buyer were not released. At the time of sale, the 28-unit building was 18 percent vacant. The property was built in 1972. Josh Newell, Bart Thompson and Jesse Allen of the Newell Team at Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors represented the seller and buyer in the deal.