KANSAS CITY, KAN. — Block & Co. Inc. Realtors has arranged the sale of a 55,250-square-foot warehouse in Kansas City for an undisclosed price. Spicin Foods fully occupies the facility for its bottling and distribution operations. The property sits on nearly 2.5 acres at 111 Southwest Blvd. and includes a factory retail store. Spicin Foods, formerly known as Original Juan, is a specialty foods manufacturer that creates specialty sauces, salsas, snacks and dips. David Block and Max Kosoglad of Block brokered the sale. A local investment group purchased the building from an undisclosed seller.
POMONA, CALIF. — Rexford Industrial Realty has purchased Pomona Distribution Center, an infill industrial building located at 1601 W. Mission Blvd. within the Mission-71 Business Park in Pomona. Prologis sold the asset for an undisclosed price. Situated on a 32.2-acre site, the 751,528-square-foot multi-tenant building features a gated truck court, 20-foot clear heights, 84 dock-high loading doors, partial ESFR sprinklers and 4,000-amp power. The rectangular-shaped building offers access on three sides and dock-high loading positions on all four sides. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased to Lumber Liquidators and HD Supply. Jeff Chiate, Jeffrey Cole, Mike Adey and Ed Hernandez of Cushman & Wakefield’s National Industrial Advisory Group represented the seller in the deal. Additionally, Phil Lombardo and Ty Newland from Cushman & Wakefield served as market advisors for the transaction.
DAVIS, CALIF. — HighBridge Properties has sold Lincoln40, a 706-bed student housing community currently under development near the University of California, Davis. Grand Peaks Properties acquired the project for an undisclosed price. HighBridge began construction on the community last fall, and will continue to co-develop the property alongside the new ownership. Upon completion, the community will offer two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom, fully furnished units with bed-to-bath parity. Shared amenities will include private study areas, a fitness facility, game room and lounge, as well as an outdoor swimming pool with cabanas and outdoor lounges featuring barbecue stations and gas fire pits. The development team also plans to contribute $1 million to the City of Davis for the construction of a pedestrian/bicycle bridge over the railroad tracks just north of the property, connecting to the city’s downtown business district. The project is scheduled for completion in fall 2021. The name is a reference to the project’s proximity to Route 40, also known as Lincoln Highway, according to the Davis Enterprise.
ROCKLIN, CALIF. — Greystone has provided a $37 million Fannie Mae adjustable-rate mortgage loan for the acquisition of a 134-unit seniors housing property in Rocklin, a suburb of Sacramento. The Pines at Rocklin offers independent living, assisted living and memory care services. Merrill Gardens Senior Living is the operator and a joint venture partner in the community, which was built in 2015. The borrower was Harbert Seniors Housing Fund II. Greystone’s seniors housing finance team originated the 10-year loan with an adjustable rate and five years of interest-only payments. “Rocklin and the surrounding area are seeing overall population growth greater than the national average, so demand for this product type in this particular region is strong,” says Cary Tremper, head of Greystone’s seniors housing finance team.
WINCHESTER, CALIF. — Parkview Financial has provided a $19.8 million loan to Temecula, Calif.-based W Development Partners for construction of the first phase of French Valley Commons, a 14.1-acre mixed-use project in Winchester. The initial phase will include a nine-building development situated at the northwest corner of Leon and Benton roads in Winchester’s French Valley area. Totaling 87,231 square feet, the first phase will feature 36,524 square feet of retail space spanning six buildings and 50,532 square feet of flex/light industrial space spread across three buildings. Three of the planned retail buildings are pre-leased to O’Reilly Auto Parts, Dollar Tree and Jiffy Lube. With the closing of this loan, construction has commenced on the three pre-leased retail parcels and the largest light industrial building, which will total 22,925 square feet. Completion of the four buildings is slated for early to mid-2021. The construction timeline for the remaining five buildings has not been released. The second phase of French Valley Commons is entitled for 52,000 square feet of retail and industrial space, with construction timing based on interest and lease-up from the first phase.
YUCAIPA, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of a freeway-adjacent, two-tenant retail investment property in Yucaipa, approximately 75 miles east of Los Angeles. Newport Beach, Calif.-based VantageOne Real Estate Investments sold the asset to a Los Angeles-based private investor for $8 million, or $956 per square foot. Built in 2016, the two-building asset is located on 2.2 acres at 31465 and 31467 Avenue E. In-N-Out Burger, with a drive-thru, occupies the 3,867-square-foot building on a long-term ground lease with renewal options and fixed increases. Corky’s Kitchen & Bakery occupies the adjacent 4,500-square-foot building also on a long-term lease with renewal options and fixed increases. Bill Asher, Ed Hanley and Jeff Lefko of Hanley Investment represented the seller, while Edward Weng of San Marino, Calif.-based TFS Properties represented the buyer in the deal.
The Kansas City industrial real estate market recorded very healthy maturation in 2019. When surveying the strength of our market, we typically consider how many new tenants or users entered the market with major investments and how many development deals were announced. Diving into the analytics, it is exciting to see some disciplined characteristics of a solid industrial market, including a slight slowdown in the pace of market expansion, a diverse group of business types demanding space, and the swift adjustment to appropriately balance supply and demand. Users entering the market The highlight reel of industrial deals in 2019 was impressive. Notable transactions include a new 420,000-square-foot water bottling plant for Niagara in South Kansas City, a 2 million-square-foot logistics hub expansion for Kubota Tractor Corp., and a 765,000-square-foot food distribution center for Hostess Brands. Additionally, Walmart just announced plans for a 1.8 million-square-foot distribution center to add to its existing three distribution centers in the area. A variety of new auto suppliers have absorbed over 1 million square feet of space to serve the Ford and General Motors automotive plants. I’m often asked what industries are moving to Kansas City and my response is all of them. The type …
MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. — 3650 REIT has provided a $50 million construction loan for the development of the Center at Miami Gardens, a 259-unit multifamily property to be located at 19279 NW 27th Ave. in Miami Gardens. Located 18 miles northwest of Miami and less than three miles from Interstate 95, the Center at Miami Gardens will feature three residential buildings and a clubhouse. Los Angeles-based multifamily developer The Latigo Group LLC broke ground in October 2019 and plans to deliver the first apartments in late 2020, with completion scheduled for spring of 2021. The complex will be situated on approximately 10 acres of land along with parks and ponds.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — Kansas City, Mo.-based Hunt Midwest will develop Blankenbaker Logistics Center, a speculative industrial building located 13 miles southeast of downtown Louisville within Blankenbaker Station business park. Blankenbaker Logistics Center will occupy a 20-acre site at 13007 Rehl Road and include more than 322,000 square feet of leasable space, 187 surface parking stalls, 44 tractor trailer parking stalls and a 140-foot truck court. Building features will include 32 dock positions in a cross-dock configuration with 36-foot clear heights, four drive-in doors and mechanical dock equipment. Completion of the Blankenbaker Logistics Center is scheduled for December of this year. Located south of Interstate 64 and west of Interstate 265, Blankenbaker Logistics Center will be adjacent to the local FedEx Ground terminal, with access to UPS Worldport and Ford’s Kentucky Truck and Louisville Assembly Plants. The design team includes civil engineer Mindel Scott, architect H2B Architects and general contractor Summit Construction. Kevin Grove of CBRE will represent Hunt Midwest in the lease-up of the facility.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — The Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) Multifamily group has brokered the sale of two Birmingham multifamily assets: Pawnee Square, a 72-unit community located in the city’s Highland Park neighborhood; and Jemison Flats, a 59-unit community located downtown. The Jemison Flats sale also included more than 23,000 square feet of commercial space. Bo Flurry and Justin Uffinger of NKF’s Birmingham office represented the sellers in both transactions. San Diego-based Verada Properties sold Pawnee Square, located at 2912 Pawnee Ave., to Birmingham-based Welden Field Development. The apartment building was 92 percent occupied at the time of sale. Constructed in 1979, Pawnee Square offers one- and two-bedroom floorplans, including loft-style units. The community features a pool and is situated near both the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the central business district. Jemison Flats, located at 1827 1st Ave. in Birmingham’s Theater District, was sold by Birmingham-based LIV. JLL worked on behalf of the borrower, Highland Real Estate Capital, to secure a three-year, floating-rate acquisition loan through Bridge Investment Group. The apartment building was 93 percent occupied at the time of sale and offers studios, one- and two-bedroom loft-style floorplans, as well as an outdoor green space area, fitness center, grilling station …