DALLAS — Locally based brokerage firm Davidson Bogel Real Estate has arranged the sale of a 10,250-square-foot industrial building located at 9019 Governors Row in the Brook Hollow area of Dallas. Davidson Bogel represented the buyer in the transaction. Billy Gannon of Transwestern represented the seller. Both parties requested anonymity.
DENVER — Greystar, as owner and operator, has completed the construction of The Pullman, an apartment and retail community located at 1959 Wewatta St. in Denver’s Union State neighborhood. Designed by The Mulhern Group, the 13-story property features 168 apartments in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts plus two-story penthouses. Units range from 819 square feet to 3,784 square feet and offer KitchenAid gas cooktops, quartz countertops, engineered hardwood flooring and custom wood cabinetry. Penthouses suites include in-wall fireplaces, secondary butler’s entrances, full-body showers and Wolf and Subzero appliances. Community amenities include a hotel-style lobby, 8,000-square-foot rooftop and spa terrace, outdoor kitchen and dining area, fitness center and yoga studio, billiards lounge with wet bar, pet spa, bicycle storage, demonstration kitchen, members-only club room, and a coffee and tea bar. The property also features 3,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space, plus above- and below-ground structured parking for 212 vehicles.
SAN DIEGO — CBRE has arranged the sale of two ground leases covering three land parcels totaling 12.5 acres in San Diego’s Sorrento Mesa neighborhood. A private investor acquired the assets from San Francisco-based Stockbridge Capital Group for $41.5 million. Louay Alsadek, Hunter Rowe and Madison Mawby of CBRE represented the seller, while Bob Safai of Madison Properties represented the buyer in the transaction. Totaling 76,000-square-feet, the first parcel is under South Rim Business Park, a three-building flex office campus located at 5744, 5754 and 5764 Pacific Center Blvd. The second parcel is under two data center buildings totaling 115,000 square feet located at 5732 and 5738 Pacific Center Blvd., while the third parcel is a 0.85-acre open space adjacent to the two other properties.
VENTURA, CALIF. — NorthMarq has arranged $51.5 million in permanent debt to refinance Vanoni Ranch Apartments in Ventura. Dennis Williams, Tom Wright, Jackie Goldsmith and Soraya Rios of NorthMarq secured the financing for the sponsor, San Mateo, Calif.-based JB Matteson. The firm arranged the non-recourse financing through a correspondent life insurance company. The 10-year term is structured with interest-only debt service payments for the full term. Vanoni Ranch Apartments features 316 units with nine-foot ceilings, in-unit washers/dryers, smart thermostats, Roman bathtubs and walk-in closets. Community amenities include a fitness center, yoga room, barbecue and picnic area, pool, spa, business center and lounge.
FAIRVIEW, ORE. — Gantry has secured $20 million in financing for Lodges at Lake Salish Apartments, a multifamily community located at 20699 NE Glisan St. in Fairview. Blake Hering, Matt Illias and Heather Kegler of Gantry arranged the Freddie Mac loan to refinance an existing loan that was coming due. The new loan was structured as a 10-year, full-term interest-only payment deal. Constructed in 2004, the 18-building community features 203 apartments in a mix of one- and two-bedroom layouts, averaging 966 square feet in size. Community amenities include a clubhouse with leasing offices, lounge, movie theater, fitness center, outdoor pool, spa, lake views and nature paths.
SPOKANE, WASH. — M&T Realty Capital Corp. has funded a $13.8 million FHA-insured loan to refinance of a 212-unit assisted living property located in Spokane. The asset was originally built in 1940, with additions in the late 1940s and early 1980s, along with renovations in the 2000s. The borrower, a regional owner-operator, acquired the property in 2018. M&T also provided the original bridge loan that is being refinanced, which took into account planned improvements in operations and $500,000 of capital expenditures at the property.
As the nation’s retailers adapt to more curbside pickup and outdoor offerings as a result of COVID-19, what will happen in cold-weather states like Michigan once winter hits? Panelists pondered this question during “Michigan Retail Outlook,” a webinar hosted by Shopping Center Business and Heartland Real Estate Business that took place Tuesday, Aug. 25. “We have tenants that are expanding their outdoor seating and planning ahead for winter by adding covers, plastic vinyl or outdoor heaters,” said Mike McBride, senior vice president of asset management for RPT Realty, which has an office in Southfield, Mich. “We’re seeing them expand for the long term with outdoor equipment.” Joining McBride on the panel were Deno Bistolarides of Encore Real Estate Investment Services, Thomas Litzler of Schostak Brothers & Co., Cynthia Kratchman of Mid-America Real Estate — Michigan, Nathan Forbes of The Forbes Co. and Eric Larson of Downtown Detroit Partnership. Todd Sachse of Sachse Construction moderated the discussion. “Europe has lived with outdoor seating 12 months per year forever,” noted Forbes, who is managing partner in Southfield, Mich. “There have to be ways to keep that outdoor space open during the winter months through temporary heating or other measures. We have to …
By Marc Isdaner, senior managing director, principal, Colliers International; and Ian Richman, senior managing director, Colliers International Strong job and population growth in recent years have caused the Philadelphia/Southern New Jersey industrial market to continually rise on the radars of both investors and developers. As the nation battles COVID-19, we see demand for industrial space growing as more users look to service last-mile customers in densely populated areas. This market is no exception. With the right guidance and counseling, investors can achieve strong returns here, even as variables like user demand and land/construction costs continue to rise, bringing valuations and sales prices along with them. Projects Get Bigger We continue to see developers take down large tracts near major thoroughfares in this region, oftentimes building on speculative bases. Examples of such projects are Mansfield Logistics Park, a 960,000-square-foot, two-building spec development by Clarion Partners off Interstate 295 in Burlington County that is nearing completion; and The Cubes at East Greenwich, a two-building spec development located off I-295 in Gloucester County. The latter project is being developed in an area that was largely inactive until 2018, as land sites and established industrial parks such as Pureland were essential built out. Scout …
REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. — Verity Health System has completed the sale of its six-property hospital portfolio as part of the company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy procedures. The Redwood City-based nonprofit healthcare company filed for bankruptcy protection in summer 2018 and subsequently worked to sell off its portfolio of assets, which included six medical centers offering 1,650 inpatient beds, six active emergency rooms, a trauma center and a host of spaces centered on medical specialties including tertiary and quaternary care. Most recently, Verity Health completed the sale of St. Francis Medical Center, a 384-bed hospital in the Los Angeles County suburb of Lynwood, for $350 million to Prime Healthcare. The provider also sold Seton Medical Center, a 357-bed hospital located in the San Francisco suburb of Daly City, and Seton Coastside, a 116-bed hospital located in Moss Beach, Calif., for $40 million to AHMC Healthcare. The agreement to sell St. Francis Medical Center was announced in April of this year. Also in April, Verity agreed to sell St. Vincent Medical Center, a 381-bed hospital located in Los Angeles, for $135 million to surgeon and medical researcher Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong. Santa Clara County was the buyer in Verity’s first two asset sales — O’Connor Hospital and St. …
DECATUR, GA. — Mill Creek Residential will develop Modera Decatur, a 194-unit multifamily community in Decatur. The Atlanta-based developer expects to immediately break ground with plans to open the community in fall 2022. Modera Decatur will be situated on 2.1 acres at 163 Clairemont Ave., six miles northeast of downtown Atlanta. Communal amenities will include a pool, clubroom, fitness center, rooftop lounge and a fire pit, as well as 24,500 square feet of retail space on the ground floor. Modera Decatur will be Mill Creek’s ninth community in Atlanta.