MINNEAPOLIS — Dougherty Mortgage has provided a $15.9 million HUD 221(d)(4) loan for the rehabilitation of Trinity Apartments, a 120-unit affordable seniors housing property in Minneapolis. All units at the eight-story building are restricted to heads of household over age 62 and are covered by a project-based Section 8 HAP contract. Under this program, the rents are subsidized by HUD. The borrower is Trinity Limited Partnership. The property will receive $6.7 million in renovation work, including dwelling unit and community space upgrades. In addition to the HUD-insured first mortgage, the project utilized low-income housing tax credits and tax-exempt bonds. Dougherty & Co., an affiliate of Dougherty Mortgage, underwrote the bonds. This is the second transaction to close under the new HUD 221(d)(4) pilot program through Minneapolis. The term is 40 years plus construction period with a 40-year amortization.
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OMAHA, NEB. — Investors Realty has brokered the sale of a two-building office property in Omaha for $7.2 million. The two adjacent buildings, located at 16945 and 17055 Frances St., span 36,740 square feet. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to Creighton University, Insurance Solutions, Frost Periodontics and Midwest Allergy & Asthma Clinic. Ember Grummons of Investors Realty represented the buyer, Heiskell Properties LLC. Tracy Earnest of NAI/NP Dodge represented the seller, RFW Properties LLC.
EVERGREEN PARK, ILL. — Valore Ventures has sold Evergreen Park Towne Center in Evergreen Park, about 15 miles south of Chicago. The sales price was undisclosed. The 7,784-square-foot retail property is located at 8730 S. Kedzie Ave. It is fully leased to tenants such as Boost Mobile and Edible Arrangements. Sean Sharko and Austin Weisenbeck of Marcus & Millichap represented Valore in the sale. The buyer was undisclosed.
BURLINGTON, N.J. — Wolf Commercial Real Estate (WCRE) has negotiated a 3,400-square-foot office lease for Innovative Life of New Jersey LLC in Burlington, a northeastern suburb of Philadelphia. The space is situated within Burlington Professional Campus, which is located at 1900 Mount Holly Road. The tenant is a regional division of Innovative Life Solutions Inc., a disability services organization based in the Washington, D.C., metro area. Ryan Barikian of WCRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Barikian also represented the landlord and developer of the property, Zaman International Development LLC.
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. — Kidder Mathews has facilitated the sale of a high-street retail property located at 8532 Melrose Ave. in West Hollywood. Blatteis & Schnur, a Century City, Calif.-based real estate investor, acquired the property from a New York-based investor for $20.5 million. Situated in a top-tier commercial corridor of Los Angeles, the building features 4,946 square feet of retail space. The current tenant is Lululemon Athletica. Imperial Capital represented the buyer, while Tanel Harunzade, Darrell Levonian and Brittney McCarthy of Kidder Mathews represented the seller in the transaction.
EUGENE, ORE. — Carnegie Capital has arranged a $7.4 million refinancing for a 60-unit memory care community in Eugene. The cash-out refinancing represents a 75 percent loan-to-value ratio, and bears an interest rate of 5.55 percent for three years. Residents at the community are approximately half private pay and half Medicaid. The borrower is a regional owner-operator. The lenders are a national bank and a private lender.
Fields Investments Sells 15,025 SF Office Building in Los Angeles’ West Hills Submarket
by Amy Works
LOS ANGELES — Fields Investments has completed the disposition of an office building located at 22736 Vanowen St. in the West Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles. Dunya Properties, a private investor, purchased the asset for $4.3 million. Built in 1981, the three-story building features 15,025 square feet of office space. At the time of sale, the property was 71 percent occupied. Jared Smits and Jonathan Bruce of Lee & Associates-LA North/Ventura represented the seller in the deal.
NAI Capital Negotiates $3M Acquisition of Highland Springs Medical Arts Building in Beaumont, California
by Amy Works
BEAUMONT, CALIF. — NAI Capital has facilitated the purchase of Highland Springs Medical Arts Building, a medical office building located at 701 Highland Springs Ave. in Beaumont. A private investor acquired the asset for $3 million, or $203 per square foot, in a 1031 exchange. The name of the seller was not released. Marc Piron of NAI Capital’s Investment Services Group represented the buyer in the deal. Totaling 14,752 square feet, the asset offers 12 units with a camera security system, new landscaping and trash enclosure, and a recently redone parking lot complete with ADA compliant ramps and LED lights. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased.
GILBERT, ARIZ. — CBRE has arranged the sale of a single-tenant retail ground lease at 6278 S. Higley Road in Gilbert. Arizona-based STF Retail Partners 1 sold the asset to Honggie Kim, a California-based private investor, for an undisclosed price. AutoZone occupies the 7,370-square-foot building, which is located within Chandler Heights Village shopping center. Joe Compagno of CBRE’s Net Lease Property Group in Phoenix represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
In 2019, the Greenville-Spartanburg industrial market added an unprecedented 33 buildings encompassing 10 million square feet of inventory, bringing the total market size to approximately 211 million square feet. Despite record-breaking new deliveries, absorption has kept pace at 9.6 million square feet the same year. This market is preparing for future growth with delivery of available buildings and land sites, as well as investment in infrastructure and the overall workforce. With the increased supply of Class A speculative space, the market has seen numerous company expansions and relocations away from its Class B product type. New, modern space provides the efficiencies and amenities companies desire (i.e. above 32-foot clear heights). In order to service customers’ consumption preferences, companies are making capital investments into automated processes that allow them to stay competitive in a rapidly changing supply chain. One of the earliest signs of momentum in 2020 was the announcement of South Greenville Enterprise Park and its first user investment, Vermeer. South Greenville Enterprise Park is the first industrial park to deliver to the Greenville market in 10 years. Primary investment has been focused on the S.C. Highway 101 and S.C. Highway 290 corridors due to demand drivers such as BMW …