SACRAMENTO — Hunt Capital Partners has closed $3.5 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity financing for the acquisition and rehabilitation of Pacific Rim Apartments, an affordable housing property in Sacramento. The borrower, Alliance Property Group, plans to upgrade the garden-style complex, which was originally built in 2004. Slated for completion in July 2021, the renovated community will offer 31 three-bedroom units and an additional three-bedroom unit for management. The development team includes Day Builders, Musser: Architects and FPI Management. Planned site and exterior improvements include pavement, fencing and landscaping repair; installation of additional barbecue and playground areas; a new roofing overlay; and construction of a new management office/community room with a laundry facility. Individual units will be outfitted with new kitchen appliances, flooring, various automatic sensors and fresh paint. Once completed, Pacific Rim Apartments units will be leased to family households earning up to 50 percent and 60 percent of the area median income. Additionally, All Things Are Possible, a nonprofit organization, will provide a variety of residential services, including food distribution, parenting and mentor workshops, English-as-a-second-language classes, veteran services, toddler support, employment search and resume assistance. The total development cost for the Pacific Rim Apartments renovations is …
LAS VEGAS — Colliers International | Las Vegas has arranged the sale of a medical office space located within Smith Surgery Center at 8871 W. Sahara Ave. in Las Vegas. Mia Aesthetics LV Realty acquired the asset from Smith Building LLC for $2.6 million. The asset offers 7,569 square feet of medical office space. Stacy Shapiro and Alexia Crowley of Colliers represented the seller in the deal.
OGDEN, UTAH — Mountain West Commercial Real Estate has directed the sale of Canyon Plaza, a shopping center located at 2060 Harrison Blvd. in Ogden. Canyon Plaza Properties LLC acquired the asset from Christian W. Monson with Winkel Family LLC for an undisclosed price. Situated within three miles of Weber State University, Canyon Plaza features 13,691 square feet of leasable space on one acre of land. Brandon Goodman and Chris Monson of Mountain West represented the seller, while Goodman and Kyle Bloomfield, also of Mountain West, represented the buyer in the transaction.
The financial impact the COVID-19 economic shutdown is having on tenants and landlords is a difficult mix of immediate drastic reduction (or elimination) of revenue, along with little or no ability to forecast when the end will come. This combination of severity and unclear duration makes finding potential win-win compromises a real challenge for tenants and landlords in the metro Atlanta area. While deal pipelines across the industry have ground to a halt, companies, teams and individuals are using this sudden influx of time as an opportunity to take up important tasks that, while not producing revenue, will set up future opportunities. They are catching up on conversations, expanding their networks, engaging with social media, doing industry research, continuing their professional educations and learning new skills. Landlords, on the other hand, are having to take this challenge head on and are testing the waters with solutions like pause agreements, rent deferrals (in many cases, equivalent term is added at the end of these leases) and other creative ways to provide relief to their tenants while not endangering their own interests or those of their lenders. There’s no certainty that these issues won’t have to be addressed again, periodically, as the …
SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLA. — Fortune International Group and Château Group have received a $119 million loan for the refinancing of La Playa de Varadero, an oceanfront condominium development site in Sunny Isles Beach, a barrier island about 20 miles north of Miami. Located at 18801 Collins Ave., the 4.7-acre site boasts beach frontage of 435 feet directly on the Atlantic Ocean. Plans call for 490 residential units across two condominium towers. Construction of the 1.2 million-square-foot project will be completed in two phases. In 2015, the developers received site plan approval from the City of Sunny Isles Beach. The team recently secured final approval for the last set of modifications to the original design. To date, a portion of the predevelopment work has been completed, including the demolition of an existing structure and a structural build-out of the sales center. Dustin Stolly, Jordan Roeschlaub, Nick Scribani, Chris Kramer and Dominick Calisto of Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) arranged the refinancing, with Bank OZK as the lender. The loan covers some predevelopment costs and land carry costs, according to NKF. Fortune International Group is a real estate development firm located in Miami that is known for its luxury condo projects. Fortune’s …
WAKEFIELD, MASS. — Franklin Street Properties Corp. (NYSE AMERICAN: FSP), a Wakefield, Massachusetts-based REIT, reports that it collected 98 percent of rent payments due for April at its office properties despite revenue concerns amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Office users across the country have been forced to lay off employees while others are restricted to work from home, leading many companies to reconsider lease signings and expansions. Franklin owns and operates 35 office properties totaling approximately 9.5 million square feet, primarily located in infill and central business districts in 10 states concentrated in the Southeast and Midwest. The REIT reported a $1.1 million net loss in the first quarter, however, and expressed that it cannot predict rental income in future months. Tenants have requested rent relief requests in the form of deferrals for varying lengths of time, which Franklin may grant in some instances while seeking extended lease terms. The REIT’s stock price closed at $5.05 on May 4, compared with $7.97 at the same time last year.
LYNDHURST, N.J.— Sitex Group, a New Jersey-based developer, has acquired a 172,000-square-foot industrial warehouse in Lyndhurst, a northwestern suburb of New York City. Located at 1201 Valley Brook Ave., the warehouse features a 26-foot clear height, 11 loading docks, trailer parking and more than 165 parking spaces. Tom Monahan, Brian Fiumara, Larry Schiffenhaus and Steve D’Amato of CBRE brokered the transaction. The seller was a private investor. The sales price was undisclosed.
CORSICANA, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Kenwood Heights, a 211-unit apartment community in Corsicana, about 65 miles south of Houston. The property was primarily built in the 1980s and spans 51 buildings. Al Silva and Ford Braly of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Canada-based Republic Funds, in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, a Texas-based limited liability company that plans to implement a value-add program.
PARAMUS, N.J. — Holt Construction, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have constructed a 100-bed temporary hospital in Paramus, a northwestern suburb of New York City. The facility was built in a large parking lot adjacent to Bergen New Bridge Medical Center and is intended for acute, non-COVID-related patients due to the influx of COVID-positive patients to the main building. The temporary hospital consists of two tent structures, each equipped with 50 beds, an admissions bay, nurse stations and six bathrooms with showers, as well as storage and other auxiliary space. The construction team completed the facility in less than two weeks. As of May 4, the New Jersey Department of Health reported 128,269 positive cases of the virus and 7,910 deaths.
WALLINGTON, N.J. — Northmarq has arranged a $16.5 million loan for the refinancing of Wallington Plaza, a 94,297-square-foot shopping center in Wallington, a northwestern suburb of New York City. A local bank provided the permanent loan, which carries a floating interest rate, a seven-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule. A ShopRite grocery store anchors the property, which is located at 375 Paterson Ave. Other tenants include a pet supplies store and a liquor store. Robert Ranieri of NorthMarq arranged the loan.