CHICAGO — Prime LaSalle/Madison Partners (PLMP) has received $141 million for the refinancing of the 381-room Residence Inn Chicago Downtown hotel located at 11 S. LaSalle St. The hotel opened in September 2015 upon completion of the adaptive reuse of the 38-story Roanoke Building & Tower, a historic property built in three phases from 1915 to 1925. It was constructed originally as the Lumber Exchange Building and also served as a late Chicago school. The Prime Group Inc. and Michael Reschke own and control PLMP. Proceeds of the financing were used to repay the senior loan and preferred equity financing originally funded to acquire and construct the hotel; to establish reserves for working capital, interest and other items; and to pay fees and transaction costs. Loan terms were not disclosed.
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COLUMBUS, OHIO — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $30.5 million loan for the acquisition of 65 East State Street in Columbus. Built in 1983, the 26-story office tower comprises 494,487 rentable square feet. Located in the heart of the central business district, the building is across the street from the Ohio State Capitol Building on Capitol Square. Recent capital improvements to the property include an exterior façade renovation, a new conference center and fitness center, updated lobby and elevator cabs, renovated exterior patio space and new monument signage. A Walker & Dunlop team led by Aaron Appel, Keith Kurland, Adam Schwartz and Jonathan Schwartz arranged the loan on behalf of Group RMC. Voya provided the three-year bridge loan, which features a floating rate.
DALLAS — Orlando-based ZOM Living will develop Hazel by the Galleria, a 398-unit apartment community that will be located on 3.5 acres at the corner of Noel Road and Interstate 635 in the Galleria area of Dallas. Amenities at Hazel by the Galleria will include a 3,000-square-foot coworking space with lounges, private offices and a coffee bar, a fitness center with saunas and a relaxation lounge, an outdoor pool with surrounding grilling stations and fire pits, an entertainment lounge with bar areas, pet spa and a package room. LRK is the project architect, and CBG Building Co. is the general contractor. Construction is scheduled to begin this month and to be complete in the second quarter of 2023.
FENTON, MO. — Berkadia has negotiated the sale and financing of Turtle Creek, a 128-unit apartment community in the St. Louis suburb of Fenton. Built in 2018, the garden-style property is located at 201 Turtle Drive. Amenities include a pool, clubhouse, dog park and storage space. Ken Aston and Andrea Kendrick of Berkadia arranged the $24.9 million sale on behalf of the seller, Highgate Capital Group LLC. Mitch Sinberg and Matthew Robbins of Berkadia arranged $18.9 million in acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, RM Communities. The Freddie Mac Green loan features a 10-year term and a fixed rate. The buyer plans to make capital improvements, including eco-friendly upgrades. RM Communities is the acquisition arm of RealtyMogul, an online real estate investing platform.
FINDLAY, OHIO — Stan Johnson Co. has brokered the $11 million sale of a 180,000-square-foot distribution center in Findlay, about 40 miles south of Toledo. American Plastics, a designer, manufacturer and distributor of plastic-injection molded products, fully occupies the facility. Located on eight acres at 2040 Production Drive, the building is situated near I-75 in Hancock County. The facility has been renovated twice since it was originally constructed in 1992. Rob Gemerchak, Jeff Hughes and Jeff Tracy of Stan Johnson represented the seller, an Ohio-based developer. Gladstone Commercial, an institutional investor based in Virginia, was the buyer. The sales price represented a 5.5 percent increase over the asking price.
FREMONT, NEB. — CIT Group Inc. has provided a $10.1 million loan for the construction of a new owner-occupied office building in Fremont, about 40 miles northwest of Omaha. The borrower, WLG Fremont LLC, will use the financing to construct a 54,000-square-foot office building to serve as the new headquarters for RTG Medical, a veteran-owned healthcare staffing agency supporting medical facilities nationwide. In connection with the financing, CIT is also providing a package of treasury management and capital markets services. Treasury management refers to managing a firm’s liquidity and mitigating risk. The project is being developed under the federal new markets tax credit program with Chase Community Equity, Chase New Markets Corp., Hampton Roads Ventures, Massachusetts Housing Investment Corp. and Evernorth Rural Ventures.
SAN ANTONIO — Stream Realty Partners has brokered the sale of Lanark Distribution Center, a 235,400-square-foot industrial property situated on 10 acres in northeast San Antonio. The two-building property was built in 1982 and renovated in 2004, according to LoopNet Inc., and was 97 percent leased at the time of sale. Jamie Jennings, Andrew Rabinovich, Kevin Cosgrove and Walter Simpson of Stream Realty Partners represented the seller, a private partnership, in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Chicago-based investment firm 29th Street Capital has acquired Avana Sterling Ridge Apartments, a 254-unit multifamily community located north of Houston in The Woodlands. According to Apartments.com, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and a pool, fitness center, media center and a game room. The new ownership plans to rebrand the Class B property, implement a limited interior renovation package and improve the property’s exterior, clubhouse and amenity spaces. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
Waterford, CSCDA Acquire Parallel Apartments in Anaheim for $156M, Plan Workforce Housing Conversion
by Amy Works
ANAHEIM, CALIF. — Waterford Property Co., in partnership with the California Statewide Communities Development Authority (CSCDA), has purchased Parallel Apartments, a multifamily property located in Anaheim. UDR sold the asset for $156 million. Located at 1105 E. Katella Ave., Parallel Apartments features 386 apartments, which the buyers plan to convert to workforce housing as part of a new California program that aims to address the deepening gap in the middle-income housing market. Built in 2018, the community was 95.5 percent leased at the time of acquisition. On-site amenities include a resort-style pool, rooftop fitness center and basketball court. According to CSCDA, the acquisition allows the organization to lower rents to meet the needs of middle-income residents making between 80 percent and 120 percent of the area median income. Joseph Smolen, Geoff Boler and Lee Redmond of Eastdil Secured represented the buyers and seller in the transaction.
HASLET, TEXAS — General contractor Adolfson & Peterson Construction has completed Haslet Elementary School, a 100,431-square-foot institution that will be located outside Fort Worth and that will be part of the Northwest Independent School District. The school, which has the capacity to enroll 850 students, features an open concept library, learning pods with classrooms and collaborative spaces. Austin-based Huckabee designed the project, construction of which began in summer 2019.