SELMA, TEXAS — Houston-based investment firm Triten Real Estate Partners has purchased a 4.5-acre industrial outdoor storage (IOS) facility in Selma, a northeastern suburb of San Antonio. The IOS facility at 16915 Alamo Parkway houses a 6,556-square-foot warehouse and office building with five dock doors. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
BOSTON — MassDevelopment has provided $45.2 million in tax-exempt bond financing for a 96-unit affordable housing project that will be located at 127 Amory St. in the Jamaica Plain area of Boston. Developed in partnership with the Boston Housing Authority, the building will offer 12 three-bedroom units, 51 two-bedroom units and 33 one-bedroom units, the majority of which (86 residences) will be reserved for households earning between 30 and 80 percent of the area median income. The other 10 units will be set aside for formerly homeless individuals or families. The building will also have 3,800 square feet of community space and a central green area. The borrower is an affiliate of The Community Builders Inc. Eastern Bank purchased the bond. The capital stack also includes $40 million in federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits and a $15 million construction loan from Cambridge Savings Bank.
PHOENIX — Phoenix-based Christiansen Ventures LLC has purchased Broadstone Uptown PHX, an apartment community in Phoenix, from Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Alliance Residential Co. for $87 million. Austin Groen, Matt Pesch, Asher Gunter and Sean Cunningham of CBRE represented the seller in the deal. Troy Tegeler and CJ Connolly of CBRE’s Debt & Structured Finance team arranged financing for the buyer. Completed by Alliance Residential in 2024, Broadstone Uptown PHX offers 280 apartments with nine-foot ceilings, quartz countertops in the kitchen and baths, wood-style flooring, full-size washers/dryers, stainless steel kitchen appliances, five-burner gas cooktops and keyless entry. Community amenities include a swimming pool and spa area with private cabanas and a pool house featuring a community kitchen and billiards table; a resident clubhouse with a cafe with lounge seating, a complimentary coffee bar and a leasing office; and a 24-hour fitness center with weight training and cardio machines. Additional amenities include an outdoor ramada with 360-degree mister, ping-pong, fire pits, yard games, barbecue grills, a dog park, electric charging stations and parcel package lockers.
FORT LEE, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm The Goldstein Group has negotiated the $37 million sale of Washington Bridge Plaza, a 47,000-square-foot retail center located in the Northern New Jersey community of Fort Lee. Walgreens anchors the center. Other tenants include Dollar Tree, Jersey Mike’s, Kung Fu Tea, The Gyro Project, Bon Epi, Fort Lee Vision, Binghamton Bagel & Deli, Belle Journee Bakery, Pho Today, Punta Cana, 101 Chicken and Kura Revolving Sushi. C.J. Huter, Marc Palestina and Lew Finkelstein of The Goldstein Group represented the buyer in the transaction. Baruch Herman of Booth Street Realty represented the seller. Both parties were limited liability companies.
TUSTIN, CALIF. — Five new tenants have signed leases to join The District at Tustin Legacy, a 1 million-square-foot retail center located in the Orange County city of Tustin. Jini Mini, Café 86 and The District Eatery have already opened at the property. Activate Games is scheduled to open in July, while French bakery Le Macaron is expected to open later this year. Additional tenants at the center include Whole Foods Market, Costco, Target, Lowe’s, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Ben & Jerry’s, The Winery Restaurant & Wine Bar and Pinot’s Palette.The District at Tustin Legacy is owned by a partnership between Kimco Realty Corp. and Vestar Development Co.
OTAY MESA, CALIF. — CBRE has negotiated the sale of an industrial portfolio in San Diego. Otay Condo LLC acquired the asset from an undisclosed seller for $13.1 million. Matt Harris and Matt Pourcho of CBRE represented the buyer in the deal. Totaling 54,636 square feet, the portfolio includes a 19,292-square-foot property at 8662 and 8580 Avenida de la Fuente and a 13,458-square-foot facility at 1641 Pacific Rim Court, as well as 10 industrial commercial condominiums ranging in size from 533 square feet to 3,714 square feet. All condos are under 5,000 square feet and most include grade-level doors and/or shared access to a dock well. Situated in South San Diego County, Calif., the portfolio offers easy access to Interstate 805 and State Route 905.
SAN DIEGO — Northmarq has arranged the sale of The Charmer, a mixed-use community in San Diego’s Mission Hills neighborhood. Charmer LLC sold the property to Monroe Capital Real Estate Fund for $12.7 million. Built in 2011, The Charmer features 19 apartments, two live-work lofts and three commercial units. The property offers top-of-the-line interiors, abundant outdoor space with private patios and gardens, as well as amenity spaces. Tyler Sinks, Ed Rosen and John Chu of Northmarq’s San Diego Multifamily Investment Sales team represented the seller in the deal.
LAS VEGAS — Intermountain Lock & Security Supply Co. has purchased an industrial facility, located at 3670 W. Oquendo Road in Las Vegas, for $7.9 million as part of a 1031 exchange. The company will use the 28,420-square-foot property to expand its operations in the region. Jeremy Green and Mike Catt of Kidder Mathews represented the buyer in the deal. The name of the seller was not released.
SPRINGFIELD, VT. — Eastern Union has arranged $9.4 million in construction-to-permanent financing for a mixed-use redevelopment project in Springfield, located in Windsor County near the Vermont-New Hampshire border. The site at 100 River St. is the original home of the historic Fellows Gear Shaper Co. mill complex and currently houses a 187,030-square-foot commercial building that is home to six tenants. The borrower, San Diego-based Integrity Community Partners LLC, will use the financing to redevelop the property to feature a 43,000-square-foot self-storage facility and 55,000 square feet of retail space. Marc Tropp, David Merkin, Ben Alpert and Ary Katzenstein of Eastern Union originated the loan through Bank of New Hampshire.
CHICAGO — A joint venture between Leopardo Cos. and GMA Construction Group has broken ground on 79 W. Monroe, Chicago’s first office-to-multifamily conversion under the city’s LaSalle Street Reimagined initiative. Ware Malcomb is providing architecture and interior design services for the transformation of the 14-story property, which is known as the Rector Building and is located in The Loop. The project team includes developer R2 Cos. and building owner Lagfin. Built in 1905, 79 W. Monroe is the oldest surviving commercial structure designed by Chicago architect Jarvis Hunt. The renovation project includes converting seven floors to create 117 multifamily units with 41 units designated as affordable housing. There will also be an upscale lobby and an indoor-outdoor amenity floor, including a tenant lounge, fitness center, outdoor areas, bike storage, a dog wash station and gaming room. Preservation and building landmark efforts will focus on retaining and repairing the building’s exterior masonry, including brick, stone and terra-cotta elements. To enhance energy efficiency and reduce costs for future tenants, the existing single-pane windows will be replaced with double-pane insulated glass, matching the existing profile as required by the local Historic Review Board.