TINTON FALLS, N.J. — WinnDevelopment and nonprofit partner Soldier On Inc. have received financing for the development of The Gordon H. Mansfield Veterans Village, a $23 million apartment complex in Tinton Falls, located south of New York City across Sandy Hook Bay. The property will feature 70 units that will be reserved exclusively for veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces, including veterans who are transitioning from homelessness. The New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency provided the funds for the project. Completion is scheduled for the third quarter of 2021.
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SPARTA, N.J. — New York City-based Maya Capital Partners has acquired Sparta Drive-Up Storage, a self-storage facility in Sparta, located in the northern part of the state near the New Jersey-Pennsylvania border. The purchase price was approximately $6.8 million. The 505-unit facility spans 58,000 square feet and offers a combination of indoor, drive-up and climate-controlled units. Evergreen Property Advisors, an affiliate of Maya Capital Partners, will manage the property.
CANTON, OHIO — Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Co. (NASDAQ: HOFV) is working with multiple financial partners to obtain funding to move forward with Phase II of a massive mixed-use project surrounding the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton. The project is named the Hall of Fame Village Powered by Johnson Controls. Phase I included the construction of the Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium and the National Youth Football and Sports Complex. The stadium was dedicated in 2017. The developer expects to break ground on Phase II in the near future. Plans for Phase II include the following: a 75,000-square-foot office building; a premium hotel; a football-themed indoor waterpark; a 138,000-square-foot sport, event and convention facility; and a retail promenade featuring restaurants, retail and experiential entertainment offerings. Phase II is expected to take two-and-a-half to three years to complete. Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Co. was created in early July after a merger with Gordon Pointe Acquisition Corp. The company is now public and owns the Hall of Fame Village Powered by Johnson Controls. Mike Crawford is president and CEO. He previously led development of projects such as Downtown Disney in California and the Shanghai Disney …
CINCINNATI — Gardner Capital has completed development of Roselawn Gardens, a 50-unit affordable seniors housing community in Cincinnati. Eligible residents must earn 30 to 60 percent of the area median income. The unit mix features 11 one-bedroom apartments and 39 two-bedroom apartments. Amenities include meal service, a media room, health and wellness clinic, community room and public transportation. Project partners include the Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority and the Ohio Housing Finance Agency. Financial partners include Fifth Third Bank and Stratford Capital. Arco Construction served as the general contractor. Wallick Communities will manage the property.
NOBLESVILLE, IND. — The Opus Group has begun construction of a mid-size last mile distribution center in Noblesville, about 25 miles north of Indianapolis. The 157,500-square-foot speculative building is located on Bergen Boulevard within the Saxony Corporate Campus. CentraSep Technologies, a Trucent company specializing in centrifuges and filtration systems, has signed a lease to occupy 44,000 square feet at the building. Plans call for three front entrances, 159 auto parking stalls, 18 docks, two drive-in docks, LED lighting and a clear height of 32 feet. Construction is slated for completion in spring 2021. Opus is the developer, design-builder, architect and structural engineer. Brian Buschuk and Steve Schwegman of JLL are the leasing agents. Brian Sietz of JLL represented CentraSep.
FOREST LAKE, MINN. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a new two-tenant retail building in Forest Lake within metro Twin Cities for $3.4 million. The 6,812-square-foot property is home to Chipotle and Southwest Dental Care, which is part of the Heartland Dental network. Jeff Lefko and Bill Asher of Hanley represented the seller, Glenborough LLC, a California-based private real estate investment management company. Deborah Vannelli, Keith Sturm and Amanda Leathers of Upland Real Estate Group represented the buyer, a Duluth, Minn.-based private investor completing a 1031 exchange.
CHAMPAIGN, ILL. — Captain D’s newest franchise location has opened in Champaign. Located at 1409 N. Prospect Ave., the restaurant marks Captain D’s first restaurant in central Illinois and seventh overall in the state. The Champaign restaurant is currently open for drive-thru and carryout. The dining room will remain closed for the immediate future due to COVID-19. Sunil Modi owns the Champaign restaurant. He previously owned Dunkin’ restaurants in the Champaign area. Captain D’s, known for its fast-casual seafood, says it has experienced a surge in franchise development across the Midwest since 2018. Today, there are more than 530 Captain D’s restaurants in 23 states across the country.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Equus Capital Partners has completed the disposition of Scottsdale Gateway I, a medical office building located on 8.5 acres in Scottsdale. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $27 million. Built in 1998, the 107,049-square-foot building features a two-story atrium lobby, 58,000-square-foot floor plates and a parking ratio of 5.8 cars per 1,000 square feet, as well as additional development potential. At the time of sale, the building was 96 percent occupied. Scottsdale Gateway I is located adjacent to Honor Health’s 427-bed Scottsdale Shea Medical facility. The property was originally part of a two-building office portfolio that Equus acquired in 2014 on behalf of BPG Investment Partnership IX, a discretionary fund managed by the firm. Benjamin Geelan and Andrew Milne of JLL represented the seller in the deal. Bryan Taute of CBRE served as leasing agent on the assignment.
VANCOUVER, WASH. — Rise Properties (Westwynd) LP, a Seattle-based REIT, has purchased Westwynd Apartment Homes, a multifamily property located in Vancouver. Christensen Properties I, based in Vancouver, sold the asset for $18.3 million. Located at 10117 NE Ninth Ave., Westwynd Apartments features 120 units spread across seven residential buildings, a clubhouse, pool and office, as well as a 20-car garage building. At the time of sale, the property was 98.6 percent occupied. David Chatfield and Timothy Mitchell of Portland, Ore.-based Norris & Stevens represented both parties in the deal. The purchase is Rise Properties’ first acquisition in the Portland/Vancouver area.
LOS ANGELES — Santa Monica, Calif.-based BLT Enterprises has acquired Television Center, a creative office and production campus located on 6.4 acres in the Hollywood submarket of Los Angeles. Terms of the transaction, including seller and acquisition price, were not released. The 200,000-square-foot property was the original headquarters of Technicolor and the studio lot for Metro Pictures, a silent filmmaker and forerunner of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The previous owner updated the property from its original uses and tailored the asset to the needs of traditional media, streaming media companies, television, film and digital production tenants, as well as innovative technology and design professionals. Brad McCoy, Dave Wilson and Aaron Wilder of Lee & Associates West LA represented BLT in the transaction. Bryan Kenny and Will James of Sunrise Mortgage arranged acquisition financing, while Mike Slinger, Patricia Shlageck and their teams at Chicago Title handled title and escrow. With the acquisition, BLT now owns more than 250,000 square feet of office, production and studio space in Hollywood. Last year, BLT purchased a four-stage studio lot adjacent to Television Center and established BLT Studios, serving production clients throughout the area. Earlier this year, the company also acquired two additional creative office projects within a half-mile …