PHOENIX — Hines has purchased approximately 11 acres near the northwest corner of Happy Valley Road and 35th Avenue in Phoenix’s West Valley market. The Pederson Group sold the development site for $6.7 million. The buyer plans to develop a 325-unit multifamily property on the site. Totaling 318,000 square feet, the community will feature 161 one-bedroom, 140 two-bedroom and 24 three-bedroom apartment units. Chaz Smith, John Finnegan and Ramey Peru of Colliers International in Arizona represented the seller, while Hines represented itself in the transaction.
FORT WAYNE, IND. — Waterfield Capital LLC has renewed its 4,030-square-foot office lease at 7221 Engle Road in Fort Wayne. The investment company occupies space at 7221 Engle Road. Brady Gardner and Kevin Ellis of Sturges Property Group represented both the tenant and the landlord, Midwestern Office Park Acquisition LLC, in the lease transaction.
TEMECULA, CALIF. — San Diego-based Stos Partners has purchased an industrial asset located at 42301 Zevo Drive in Temecula. A private investor sold the facility for $28.9 million in an off-market transaction. Currently, a global, publicly traded healthcare company occupies the entire 228,912-square-foot property. The tenant plans to utilize the facility as part of its distribution network for COVID-19 tests. Scott Stewart of Lee & Associates represented Stos Partners, while Alisa Lovas of Lee & Associates represented the seller in the deal.
LOS ANGELES — Green Pace Financial, along with its affiliate Hoover Financial, has arranged $44.5 million in PACE-approved construction financing for Live, Work, Create Equity LLC. The loans will be used for the development of an apartment community in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles. The combined 80 percent loan-to-cost, non-recourse financing included $14.5 million in C-PACE energy saving financing. The balance of the C-PACE-approved financing for the project was a $30 million senior construction loan. One of Green Pace Financial’s private equity construction lenders provided those funds. Construction on the 126-unit multifamily property is slated to begin this summer.
SAN DIEGO — Berkadia has arranged the sale of The Sterling, a colonial revival multifamily asset in San Diego. Chicago-based Highlands REIT acquired the community from San Diego-based SENTRE for $7.3 million. Located at 470 20th St., the fully renovated, 27-unit property holds a Mills Act historic designation as part of the historic Sherman Heights neighborhood. The building features 14 studios and 13 one-bedroom units, all of which have been fully renovated with retained style and detailing of the early 20th century. Select units feature bay windows and private balconies. Community amenities include park-like garden terraces, restored and decorated common areas, and colonial revival architecture. Ed Rosen, John Chu and Tyler Sinks of Berkadia’s San Diego office represented the seller in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — J.Crew Group Inc., which operates the J.Crew and Madewell fashion retail brands, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company hopes to restructure its debt while aiming to eventually reopen its stores in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Chinos Holdings Inc., the parent company of J.Crew, filed the voluntary petitions for protection on Monday in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Eastern District of Virginia. In a statement, the New York City-based retailer said its lenders and stakeholders agreed to convert $1.6 billion of debt into equity. Typically in a debt-to-equity conversion, lenders receive ownership of a company in exchange for cancelling existing debt. With this conversion, creditors will now own about 82 percent of the company, per The Wall Street Journal. The company also said it has secured $400 million in debtor-in-possession financing to exit debt structures with existing lenders such as Anchorage Capital Group and GSO Capital Partners. Between these initiatives, the company believes it can reopen many stores that have been temporarily shuttered amid the COVID-19 outbreak. As of May 1, J.Crew Group Inc. operated 181 J.Crew retail stores, 140 Madewell stores and 170 factory stores. “This agreement with our lenders …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Tindall Corp. has acquired 41 acres in Spartanburg to develop its $27.9 million utility division manufacturing facility. The locally based company, which provides concrete solutions for the industrial sector across the country, will use the new site to expand its operations and create 20 jobs. The new site is situated at 2877 Fairforest Clevedale Road, less than two miles from Tindall’s existing headquarters. Tindall expects the utility division to open in early 2021. The South Carolina Coordinating Council for Economic Development has awarded Spartanburg County a $100,000 Set-Aside grant for costs related to the project. John Montgomery, Garrett Scott and Brockton Hall of Colliers International represented the seller, a private family fund, in the land transaction. Bobby Lyons of Lyons Industrial Properties represented the buyer.
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has rolled out Phase I plans for reopening the state. Hutchinson says gyms and fitness centers will be able to open Monday, May 4, while restaurants will be allowed to operate dine-in services at one-third capacity Monday, May 11. The guidelines for gyms and fitness centers include the use of facemasks for staff and patrons except when exercising, daily temperature checks for employees and patrons and social distancing of at least 12 feet while exercising. Additionally, Hutchinson placed restrictions on patrons who can enter, including but not limited to those who have returned from travel to New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, New Orleans or overseas within the past 14 days; have had a fever of 100.4°F or greater in the past two days; or had contact with a person known to be infected with COVID-19 within the previous 14 days. The guidelines for restaurants require daily health screening of staff, use of facemasks and gloves and strict social distancing. The governor requires that tables be 10 feet apart; employees interacting with patrons must wear a facemask covering the nose and mouth; kitchen staff are encouraged to wear a mask; employees must wear …
PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLA. — Preferred Apartment Communities Inc. (PAC) has acquired Parkside at the Beach, a 288-unit multifamily complex in Panama City Beach. The community was built in 2019 and is situated at 17225 Panama City Beach Parkway, less than a mile from the beach. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a pool, sundeck, business center, fitness center and a clubhouse. An undisclosed lender in Freddie Mac’s Optigo program provided a 10-year acquisition loan, which features a fixed 2.95 percent interest rate. The seller/developer and sales price were not disclosed.
ROCKVILLE, MD. — Federal Realty Investment Trust will implement a new program dubbed The Pick-Up at its properties beginning Friday, May 15. In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, the Rockville-based company said the program will offer a singular service across its tenants to limit physical contact. Federal Realty will introduce the new service where permitted by local jurisdictions. When a customer places an order with a retailer or restaurant within a Federal Realty-owned property by phone or online, the customer can designate a pick-up time and will be assigned a designated parking space. Employees will then bring the order to the customer’s car. Federal Realty owns properties including Bethesda Row and Pike & Rose in Maryland, Santana Row in Northern California, and other properties in Florida, Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts and Illinois.