FORT WAYNE, IND. — Summit Reinsurance Services has renewed its 6,970-square-foot office lease at 7030 Pointe Inverness Way in Fort Wayne. Brady Gardner of Sturges Property Group represented the tenant as well as the landlord, Fort Wayne Portfolio Corp. Summit is a managing general underwriter and reinsurance advisor working with health insurers, managed care organizations and self-funded employers.
SEDONA, ARIZ. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of The Collective Sedona, a shopping center located at 7000 AZ-179 in Sedona. An Arizona-based private investor sold the asset to a California-based private investor for $11.7 million. Built in 2000 and 2003, the six-building property features 52,518 square feet of retail space on 6.2 acres. At the time of sale, the property was 84 percent occupied by a variety of tenants, including Hilton Resorts, AmTrust Bank, Bay Equity Home Loans, Cucina Rustica and Snap Fitness. Sean Thomas of the SRS National Net Lease Group’s Phoenix office represented the seller, while Jim Ashcraft of Ashcraft Investment Co. represented the buyer in the transaction.
WACO, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of Vantage at Waco, a 288-unit apartment community. The property was built on 20.2 acres in 2017 and is located about four miles from Baylor University. Vantage at Waco offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 838 square feet and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, dog park, business center and outdoor grilling areas. Will Balthrope, Tommy Lovell III and Richard Robson of IPA represented the seller, Vantage Communities, in the transaction. The buyer was an undisclosed 1031 exchange investor based in another state.
NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS — Locally based developer Koontz Corp. has sold Parkview Plaza, a 58,574-square-foot office building in the San Antonio suburb of New Braunfels. The property and was fully leased to PNC Bank at the time of sale. The buyer was New York-based Royal Oak Realty Trust. Once a golf course, the site of Parkview Plaza is located within Sundance Business Park, about a mile from Interstate 35.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Wellington Realty has arranged the sale of Sam Maverick Apartments, a 56-unit multifamily community located at 711 Grand Court in Arlington. The property, built in 1982, consists of 40 one-bedroom units and 16 two-bedroom residences. It was 90 percent occupied at the time of sale. David Shaffer, Caleb Jones, Will Miller and William Hubbard of Wellington brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were both undisclosed.
BOULDER, COLO. — AGC Biologics has acquired a vacant, 300,000-square-foot pharmaceutical plant in Boulder from AstraZeneca. The Japan-based company plans to invest $100 million in the plant and create 280 jobs, according to multiple news outlets. The facility will provide AGC with additional capacity and significantly larger production scale. AGC expects to move into the facility in April 2021, 18 months sooner than it would take to build a new facility, according to the company. In February, the Colorado Economic Development Commission approved a tax credit on the property worth up to $6.4 million. AstraZeneca vacated the 20-acre property in January 2019, according to the Denver Post. The sales price was not disclosed, though the Boulder Daily Camera reports the property traded for $40 million. The Camera also reports jobs at the plant will pay an average of $96,253 per year. “This facility will enable us to continue to advance the development, manufacturing and commercial functions within our dynamic global company,” says AGC Biologics CEO Patricio Massera. Although the specific drugs and research planned for the facility were not disclosed, Massera made reference to “mammalian projects,” suggesting that animal research will take place there. The property is located at 5550 Airport …
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on all aspects of on- and off-campus student housing. In an attempt to better assess that impact and the sector’s outlook for the future, Student Housing Business, sister publication to REBusinessOnline, conducted a survey of industry professionals over the course of several weeks in May. The survey was separated by industry function for specific elements of the business, allowing SHB to better understand the pandemic’s distinct influence on each segment of the industry. Of the survey’s 569 respondents, 39 defined their company’s role in the industry as that of a developer or contractor. In this segment of the industry, 17 percent of companies let go of or furloughed employees at the corporate level and instituted pay cuts. Student housing development has continued to move forward throughout the pandemic, with 83 percent of respondents indicating that construction is still continuing on their projects. Of those with projects still underway, 63 percent indicated that they had faced slowdowns due to COVID-19. When asked if any of the companies’ development projects had been halted, 53 percent of respondents indicated that they had not. Of the 37 percent that have had a project halted, most indicated that construction …
BOONTON, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Del’s Village Shopping Center, a 51,794-square-foot grocery-anchored retail property in Boonton, a northwestern suburb of New York City. The sales price was $12.5 million. Kings Food Market anchors the shopping center, which is located at 115 Hawkins Place, and the property was 97 percent leased at the time of sale. Seth Pollack, Andrew Merin and David Bernhaut led a Cushman & Wakefield team that represented the seller, ROI Management, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, a private investor.
BOSTON — Craft brewing companies, liquor distilleries and wineries that also serve food have been included in Phase II of the Massachusetts reopening plan, according to a statement by Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday, June 1. The ruling clarified initial confusion as to whether craft beverage producers would be treated as restaurants, which will reopen in Phase II, or bars, which will reopen in Phase III. The state, particularly the metro Boston area, is known for a robust community of craft breweries, including Boston Beer Co., owner of Samuel Adams Boston Brewery. However, beverage producers that do not also serve food will be treated as bars. Massachusetts began Phase I of its reopening plan, which included the gradual reopening of outdoor services, construction, personal services, curbside retail and office space, on May 18. Gov. Baker is expected to decide if the state will proceed to Phase II, which includes in-store retail, restaurants, lodging and additional personal services, on Monday, June 8. As of June 2, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported more than 100,800 cases of COVID-19 in Massachusetts and more than 7,000 deaths.
WAKEFIELD, MASS. — Franklin Street Properties Corp. (NYSE: FSP), a Wakefield, Mass.-based REIT, has reported that it collected 95 percent of rent payments due for May at its office properties despite revenue concerns amid the COVID-19 outbreak. When the outbreak began in the United States, office users across the country were forced to lay off employees while others were restricted to working from home. Even as states begin to reopen and some employees are returning to their offices, many companies are reconsidering lease signings and expansions. In addition, Franklin reported that none of its properties has sustained significant damage as a result of the ongoing nationwide protests. Franklin owns and operates 35 office properties totaling approximately 9.5 million square feet, primarily located in infill and central business districts in 10 Southeastern and Midwestern states. Some tenants have requested rent relief in the form of deferrals for varying lengths of time, which Franklin has granted in particular instances while seeking extended lease terms. The REIT’s stock price closed at $5.15 per share on June 2, down from $7.52 per share at the same time last year.