PLANO, TEXAS — Reata Pharmaceuticals has signed a 121,903-square-foot office sublease at 5320 Legacy Drive in Plano. Mike Wyatt, Maureen Kelly Cooper, Robbie Baty and Travis Boothe of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sublandlord, Denbury Onshore LLC, in the lease negotiations. Jeff Ellerman and John Ellerman of CBRE represented the subtenant.
AVON, BROWNSBURG, PLAINFIELD AND DANVILLE, IND. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has arranged $102 million in Fannie Mae debt financing for the acquisition of a 1,024-unit multifamily portfolio in suburban Indianapolis. The four properties include Avon Creek Apartments in Avon, Brownsburg Crossing Apartments in Brownsburg, Saratoga Crossing Apartments in Plainfield, and Settlers Run Apartments in Danville. Spruce Capital purchased the portfolio from Hampshire Properties for $133 million. Ari Schwartzbard, Matt Mense and Daniel Sarsfield of NKF secured the loan at a 75 percent loan-to-value ratio.
BONDURANT, IOWA — Amazon has unveiled plans to open its first fulfillment center in the state of Iowa in the city of Bondurant, which is northeast of Des Moines. Amazon expects to create 1,000 full-time jobs at the 645,000-square-foot warehouse. Workers will work alongside Amazon robotics to pick, pack and ship small items such as books, electronics and toys. A timeline for completion was undisclosed.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — BB&T Capital Markets has closed on $70.2 million in bond financing to fund the expansion of Clark Retirement Community’s Keller Lake campus in Grand Rapids. The financing consists of $64.5 million in tax-exempt bonds and $5.7 million in taxable bonds, all at a fixed rate. The developer is currently underway on the Keller Lake expansion.The project will add 53 independent living units to the continuing care retirement community. Upon completion, Clark Retirement Community’s two campuses will total 185 independent living units, 230 assisted living units and 39 skilled nursing beds.
CHICAGO — Associated Bank has provided a $15.5 million loan for the acquisition of a 22,500-square-foot land parcel and subsequent construction of an apartment project. The borrower, Cedar Street Cos., plans to develop a five-story, 78-unit apartment building at the site, which is located at 5440 N. Sheridan Road in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. Method Development, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cedar Street, will serve as general contractor. Once completed, the apartments will be managed by Flats, an affiliate of Cedar Sreet.Daniel Barrins of Associated Bank managed the loan and closing.
HAMMOND, IND. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $1.7 million sale of a 2,100-square-foot property net leased to Starbucks in Hammond near Chicago. Constructed in 2019, the single-tenant building features a drive-thru. It is located at 906 Indianapolis Blvd. Alex Sharrin and Nicholas Kanich of JLL represented the seller, Luke Land LLC. A Maryland-based private buyer purchased the asset in a 1031 exchange.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Hall Structured Finance has provided a $140 million, non-recourse construction loan for four hotels totaling nearly 1,000 rooms at the western entrance of Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando. The four hotels will include a 223-room Residence Inn by Marriott, a 273-room Fairfield Inn by Marriott, a 229-room Homewood Suites by Hilton and a 272-room Home2 Suites by Hilton. Real estate developer Doradus Partners is simultaneously developing all four hotels and expects to deliver them by the end of the year. The hotels will be located in the Flamingo Crossings Town Center, a new master-planned development that includes hotels, retail, dining and housing for students participating in Disney internships and college programs. At the heart of the mixed-use project will be an approximately 200,000-square-foot retail hub, which will include more than 50 tenants and more than 1,700 parking spaces. The new hotels will share a five-story parking garage, surface parking and a sports court. The four hotels will also be bookable as part of Walt Disney Travel Co. packages. Justin Ownby, Adrienne Kautzman and Mauricio Rodriguez of Berkadia arranged the construction loan through Hall Structured Finance on behalf of Doradus Partners.
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Branch Properties LLC has sold Westridge Square, a 182,000-square-foot, Sprouts Farmers Market-anchored retail center in Greensboro, for $38.4 million. Branch Properties has been renovating the property for four years. The renovation included moving Sprouts into a 30,524-square-foot space that Harris Teeter formerly occupied. The seller also reconfigured Kohl’s to a smaller footprint to make room for Planet Fitness. Westridge Square is situated at the intersection of Battleground Avenue and Westridge Road, five miles northwest of downtown Greensboro. Berkley Capital Advisors represented the seller in the transaction. Select-Westridge LLC, an affiliate of Birmingham, Ala.-based McDonald Group Inc., acquired the property.
RUSTON, LA. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $23.2 million Freddie Mac refinancing loan for University Crossing Apartments, a 552-bed student housing community located near Louisiana Tech University in Ruston. Hayley Suminski and Amanda Kutia of KeyBank originated the floating-rate financing on behalf of the borrower, WFInvestments. The loan features a 10-year term with three years of interest-only payments. Communal amenities include a pool, sundeck, 24-hour fitness center, clubhouse, study lounge, bicycle parking, a community kitchen and upright tanning beds. The garden-style community is currently undergoing renovations.
LINTHICUM HEIGHTS, MD. — Ready Capital has closed a $7.2 million acquisition loan for a 182-room hotel adjacent to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in Linthicum Heights. The undisclosed borrower has reflagged the existing Rodeway Inn to a Wingate by Wyndham. Additionally, the hotel will go from economy class to mid-scale. In conjunction with the reflagging, a property improvement plan will be implemented to further increase average daily revenue (ADR) and occupancy. Ready Capital closed the non-recourse, interest-only, floating-rate loan that features a three-year term, two extension options, flexible prepayment and is inclusive of a facility to provide future funding for the property improvement plan.