CHICAGO AND OAK PARK, ILL. — Arbor Realty Trust Inc. has provided three bridge loans totaling $24.6 million for a three-property multifamily portfolio in metro Chicago. Eric Regenbogen of Arbor originated the loans, which provided the borrower with the capital required to purchase and improve the properties that collectively total 135 units. Two of the communities, built in the 1960s, are located in Oak Park. The third property is located in Chicago and was built in 1932.
DEER PARK, ILL. — Digital marketing agency Logical Position has signed a 42,696-square-foot office lease at the Reserve at Deer Park in suburban Chicago. Situated on Lake Cook Road, the office building spans 85,392 square feet and six floors. Amenities include a café, fitness center and conference center. Matthew Frazee, Paul Buckingham and Brian Reaney of Newmark Knight Frank represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. JLL represented building ownership.
WHEATON, ILL. — Baum Realty Group LLC has arranged the sale of a net-lease retail property spanning 12,996 square feet in Wheaton for $4.6 million. Tenants include Starbucks, Qdoba, AT&T, Supercuts and UPS. The building is situated near a 116,000-square-foot Jewel-Osco. Patrick Forkin of Baum represented both the undisclosed seller and the buyer, a regional real estate investor.
BOERNE, TEXAS — Berkadia has brokered the sale of Vantage at Boerne, a 288-unit apartment community located on the northwestern outskirts of San Antonio in Boerne. The property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units with individual washers and dryers and digital thermostats. Amenities include a fitness center, pool, business center, clubhouse, a pet park and outdoor grilling stations. Michael Miller, Will Caruth and Cody Courtney of Berkadia represented the seller, Texas-based American Opportunity for Housing. The buyer was not disclosed.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — JRK Property Holdings, a Los Angeles-based investment firm, has purchased a portfolio of five Marriott-branded hotels in Austin for $65 million in an all-cash deal. The 602-room portfolio includes hotels under the Courtyard by Marriott, Residence Inn, SpringHill Suites and Fairfield Inn & Suites brands. JRK plans to invest more than $40,000 per room in capital upgrades to the hotels, which originally opened between 1996 and 2001. JLL represented the seller, Maryland-based hospitality REIT RLJ Lodging Trust, in the transaction.
DALLAS — Weitzman has arranged the sale of Lake Highlands Village, a 100,000-square-foot retail and office property located at 9090 Skillman St. in Dallas. Shadow-anchored by a Tom Thumb grocery story, the property’s tenant roster includes The UPS store as well as several restaurant, service and medical users. Derek Schuster and Kevin Butkus of Weitzman represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was Dallas-based JAH Realty LP, which plans to renovate the 50,000-square-foot retail building and upgrade the office component.
PORTLAND, TEXAS — Houston-based investment firm McLeod Sears has begun construction on a seven-acre retail redevelopment project in Portland, a city in South Texas near Corpus Christi. The project will convert a site that previously housed an 82,939-square-foot Kmart into a 25,200-square-foot high-end shopping center that will also feature a number of restaurant and retail pad sites, one of which has been leased Chick-fil-A. McLeod Sears expects to complete the project by summer 2021.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has negotiated a 9,703-square-foot office lease renewal for P.O.& G. Resources, a privately held oil and gas company, at 5847 San Felipe St. in Houston’s Galleria submarket. Dan Boyles and Michael Mannella of NAI Partners represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Rima Soroka and Eric Siegrist represented the landlord, Parkway, on an internal basis.
PHOENIX — Provo, Utah-based PEG Cos. and Dallas-based A.G. Hill Partners have acquired the Luhrs Building, a 10-story historic office property located at 11 W. Jefferson St. in downtown Phoenix. Lincoln Property Co. (LPC) sold the asset for $14 million. PEG plans to renovate 92,000 square feet of the 108,000-square-foot Luhrs Building into an upscale hotel. The redevelopment will convert floors one through nine into hotel rooms, while Hagens Berman Law Firm will continue to occupy the top floor. Additionally, Bitter & Twisted Cocktail Parlour will remain open and occupy ground-floor space during the construction. LPC will maintain ownership of the balance of Luhrs City Center, which includes the 14-story Luhrs Tower office building, an adjacent six-story parking garage and 15,995 square feet of fully renovated, ground-floor retail space called The Arcade that is occupied by La Madeline, Serafina Coffee Bar and Monroe’s Chicken. Bill Murney of Hospitality Real Estate Counselors brokered the sale transaction. A.G. Hill Partners serves as PEG’s main investment partner for the conversion.
LOS ANGELES — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has brokered the sale of an industrial property located within Northridge Business Centre at 19851-19853 Nordhoff St. in the Northridge submarket of Los Angeles. GUR Nordhoff sold the asset to Century Park Partners for $10.5 million. Built in 2007 by Overton Moore Properties, the 22,237-square-foot asset features 18-foot clear heights, five grade-level doors and a secure, fenced yard. The U.S. General Services Administration occupies the entire building on a long-term lease. Sean Fulp, Ryan Plummer and Mark Schuessler of NKF’s Private Capital group, along with Kevin Shannon and Ken White of NKF’s Capital Markets, represented the seller, while the buyer was self-represented in the deal.