PLEASANT HILL, IOWA — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has provided a $3.7 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of The Cottages of Pleasant Hill, a 60-unit multifamily property located just east of Des Moines. Constructed in 1995, the community consists of five buildings. The age-restricted property is for persons age 55 and older. The 12-year loan features a 30-year amortization schedule. The Cottages of Pleasant Hill LLC was the borrower.
CLEVELAND — Konover South LLC has acquired the University Corners retail center, which is situated in Cleveland’s University Heights neighborhood. The purchase price was $3 million. The seller was undisclosed. Family Dollar anchors the 43,000-square-foot retail center. Other tenants include Anytime Fitness, Sherwin-Williams, Boost Mobile and Nationwide Insurance. KS Lending Corp. provided a $2.3 million loan for the acquisition, which was completed through Ten-X Commercial. Konover South Development Corp. will manage the property. Tori Nook and Ben McMillon of Anchor Cleveland will serve as leasing agents. Deerfield Beach, Fla.-based Konover South is a fully integrated acquisition, development and management company operating thought the Southeast and Midwest regions.
SEATTLE — This week, Seattle-based Starbucks started reopening its company-operated stores across the United States. Operating under modified operations and hours, including heightened safety protocols, the company plans to have more than 85 percent of stores opened by May 9 and expects to have more than 90 percent of stores open by early June. The company is using its experience in China, where more than 98 percent of its store are open and operating under revised protocols, as the foundation for its reopening in the United States amid the continued concerns of the global COVID-19 pandemic. “We have adapted these protocols for the U.S., and our goal is to exceed the standards outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for a safe experience, including heightened emphasis on cleaning and sanitizing protocols in our stores,” says Kevin Johnson, CEO and president of Starbucks. The coffee company has expanded its service beyond drive-up to include mobile order for contactless pick-up, delivery and, in some locations, curbside parking and grab-and-go through the café. To that end, Starbucks is focusing on the safest and more convenient ways for customers to order through its Starbucks App, with expanded features including optimization for curbside …
SAN DIEGO — An Orange County, Calif.-based pain management group has purchased Richley Medical Plaza, a medical office building in San Diego’s Midway District, for $6 million. Dan Henry and Lars Eisenhauer of CBRE represented the seller, a private investor, in the deal. Located at 3434 Midway Drive, the 25,600-square-foot building was originally built in 1991. The two-story property includes a 6,475-square-foot surgery center that features three operating rooms, a recovery area, waiting room, reception room and two restrooms. At the time of sale, the building was 85 percent vacant.
SACRAMENTO — Hunt Capital Partners has closed $3.5 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity financing for the acquisition and rehabilitation of Pacific Rim Apartments, an affordable housing property in Sacramento. The borrower, Alliance Property Group, plans to upgrade the garden-style complex, which was originally built in 2004. Slated for completion in July 2021, the renovated community will offer 31 three-bedroom units and an additional three-bedroom unit for management. The development team includes Day Builders, Musser: Architects and FPI Management. Planned site and exterior improvements include pavement, fencing and landscaping repair; installation of additional barbecue and playground areas; a new roofing overlay; and construction of a new management office/community room with a laundry facility. Individual units will be outfitted with new kitchen appliances, flooring, various automatic sensors and fresh paint. Once completed, Pacific Rim Apartments units will be leased to family households earning up to 50 percent and 60 percent of the area median income. Additionally, All Things Are Possible, a nonprofit organization, will provide a variety of residential services, including food distribution, parenting and mentor workshops, English-as-a-second-language classes, veteran services, toddler support, employment search and resume assistance. The total development cost for the Pacific Rim Apartments renovations is …
LAS VEGAS — Colliers International | Las Vegas has arranged the sale of a medical office space located within Smith Surgery Center at 8871 W. Sahara Ave. in Las Vegas. Mia Aesthetics LV Realty acquired the asset from Smith Building LLC for $2.6 million. The asset offers 7,569 square feet of medical office space. Stacy Shapiro and Alexia Crowley of Colliers represented the seller in the deal.
OGDEN, UTAH — Mountain West Commercial Real Estate has directed the sale of Canyon Plaza, a shopping center located at 2060 Harrison Blvd. in Ogden. Canyon Plaza Properties LLC acquired the asset from Christian W. Monson with Winkel Family LLC for an undisclosed price. Situated within three miles of Weber State University, Canyon Plaza features 13,691 square feet of leasable space on one acre of land. Brandon Goodman and Chris Monson of Mountain West represented the seller, while Goodman and Kyle Bloomfield, also of Mountain West, represented the buyer in the transaction.
The financial impact the COVID-19 economic shutdown is having on tenants and landlords is a difficult mix of immediate drastic reduction (or elimination) of revenue, along with little or no ability to forecast when the end will come. This combination of severity and unclear duration makes finding potential win-win compromises a real challenge for tenants and landlords in the metro Atlanta area. While deal pipelines across the industry have ground to a halt, companies, teams and individuals are using this sudden influx of time as an opportunity to take up important tasks that, while not producing revenue, will set up future opportunities. They are catching up on conversations, expanding their networks, engaging with social media, doing industry research, continuing their professional educations and learning new skills. Landlords, on the other hand, are having to take this challenge head on and are testing the waters with solutions like pause agreements, rent deferrals (in many cases, equivalent term is added at the end of these leases) and other creative ways to provide relief to their tenants while not endangering their own interests or those of their lenders. There’s no certainty that these issues won’t have to be addressed again, periodically, as the …
SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLA. — Fortune International Group and Château Group have received a $119 million loan for the refinancing of La Playa de Varadero, an oceanfront condominium development site in Sunny Isles Beach, a barrier island about 20 miles north of Miami. Located at 18801 Collins Ave., the 4.7-acre site boasts beach frontage of 435 feet directly on the Atlantic Ocean. Plans call for 490 residential units across two condominium towers. Construction of the 1.2 million-square-foot project will be completed in two phases. In 2015, the developers received site plan approval from the City of Sunny Isles Beach. The team recently secured final approval for the last set of modifications to the original design. To date, a portion of the predevelopment work has been completed, including the demolition of an existing structure and a structural build-out of the sales center. Dustin Stolly, Jordan Roeschlaub, Nick Scribani, Chris Kramer and Dominick Calisto of Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) arranged the refinancing, with Bank OZK as the lender. The loan covers some predevelopment costs and land carry costs, according to NKF. Fortune International Group is a real estate development firm located in Miami that is known for its luxury condo projects. Fortune’s …
WAKEFIELD, MASS. — Franklin Street Properties Corp. (NYSE AMERICAN: FSP), a Wakefield, Massachusetts-based REIT, reports that it collected 98 percent of rent payments due for April at its office properties despite revenue concerns amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Office users across the country have been forced to lay off employees while others are restricted to work from home, leading many companies to reconsider lease signings and expansions. Franklin owns and operates 35 office properties totaling approximately 9.5 million square feet, primarily located in infill and central business districts in 10 states concentrated in the Southeast and Midwest. The REIT reported a $1.1 million net loss in the first quarter, however, and expressed that it cannot predict rental income in future months. Tenants have requested rent relief requests in the form of deferrals for varying lengths of time, which Franklin may grant in some instances while seeking extended lease terms. The REIT’s stock price closed at $5.05 on May 4, compared with $7.97 at the same time last year.
