WACO, TEXAS — A partnership between Blake Management Group and LifeCare Properties has broken ground on The Blake at Waco, a seniors housing community in Central Texas. Upon completion, the property will feature 112 units and offer assisted living and memory care services. The project is part of a $225 million joint venture announced in 2018 between Blake, a regional operator, and LifeCare, a developer. An expected completion date for The Blake at Waco was not released.
PLANO, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of Plano Medical Pavilion, a 48,192-square-foot medical office building located on the Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Plano campus on the northern outskirts of Dallas. Evan Kovac, Andrew Milne, Ben Appel, Brian Bacharach and Matt DiCesare of JLL represented the seller, a partnership between Heady Investments and Gulf Corp., in the transaction. Nashville-based Healthcare Realty Trust acquired the asset for an undisclosed price.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A joint venture between Tampa-based 908 Group and Indianapolis-based Scannell Properties has broken ground on The Nine at Columbia, a 486-bed student housing community located near the University of South Carolina in Columbia. The community will consist of one five-story building and six two-story buildings offering townhomes. Shared amenities will include a sauna, fitness center, swimming pool, spa, an outdoor barbecue area and fire pits. FaverGray is serving as the general contractor. The development is set for completion in summer 2021.
FORT POLK, LA. — Corvias will begin a $15.8 million renovation of military housing at Fort Polk, a U.S. Army installation in Louisiana’s Vernon Parish. The renovations will include upgrading the facades, gutters, paint and roofs of 1,146 homes and three miles of roadways on the base. Corvias expects to begin construction this month with completion slated for 2021. The renovation project uses remaining basic allowance of housing (BAH) funds accumulated over previous years that are now being reinvested back into Fort Polk housing. Corvias and the U.S. Army have a 50-year partnership through the Military Housing Privatization Initiative (MHPI), which leverages private-sector capital to expand and modernize housing. Corvias has 13 installations throughout the country. In addition, Corvias will soon complete the final phase of a $34 million geothermal project including the installation of more than 2,400 geothermal heat pumps and upgrades across the installation, which are estimated to save the Army more than $1 million annually in energy saving.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Dalfen Industrial and Investcorp have partnered to acquire the North Carolina Industrial Portfolio, a 10-property, 1.9 million-square-foot industrial portfolio spanning from Charlotte to Greensboro. The buildings were built between 2000 and 2013. Major tenants of the portfolio include Crate & Barrel, Lenovo Group Ltd., United Technologies Corp., Britax, Geodis and Henkel AG & Co. Further details of the transaction were not disclosed.
CORAL GABLES, FLA. — BGI Capital has provided a $12 million loan for the renovation of a 52,179-square-foot office building in Coral Gables. The borrower, Location Ventures, will renovate the building’s ground floor into a new coworking business known as “FORUM.” Jason Shapiro of Aztec Group Inc. arranged the 24-month loan on behalf of the borrower. The building, located at 299 Alhambra Circle, will be the first location for the coworking platform. Location Ventures expects renovations to be completed within four to five months. The property is three blocks north of Miracle Mile and five miles east of downtown Miami.
ALPHARETTA, GA. — CBRE has arranged the sale of 4800 North Point, a 75,305-square-foot office building in Alpharetta. The buyer, Virtua Capital Management, will occupy 16,567 square feet, bringing the property to full occupancy. The four-story building is located at 4800 North Point Parkway, about two miles from The Avalon mixed-use project and 26 miles north of downtown Atlanta. Tom Shafer and John Hinson of CBRE represented the seller, Alvarez & Marsal Capital Real Estate, in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.
SAN FRANCISCO — Stockbridge Real Estate, a California-based investment firm with additional offices in Chicago and Atlanta, has acquired a portfolio of 17 industrial properties totaling 8.7 million square feet in seven states. Stockbridge purchased the portfolio from Hillwood, an industrial development and investment firm based in Fort Worth, Texas, according to IPE Real Assets, which tracks institutional property investments across the world. The analytics firm also reported that the transaction fetched a sales price of approximately $800 million. All of the properties are fully stabilized and have an average construction delivery date in 2018. The assets are located across the following markets: Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, Columbus, Cincinnati, Nashville, Chicago, Las Vegas, Jacksonville and Eastern Pennsylvania. “This portfolio stands out for its high-quality, modern construction and well-connected, population-rich locations where major e-commerce industry tenants have chosen to expand their footprints,” says Nicole Stagnaro, managing director at Stockbridge. “In combination, these factors support the kind of cash flow visibility we expect from a long-term core portfolio.” The transaction comes on the heels of Stockbridge’s acquisition of a portfolio of 26 logistics and e-commerce facilities from San Diego-based Westcore Properties. PGIM Real Estate Finance served as the primary lender in both portfolio …
It’s no secret that Grand Rapids is one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. Grand Rapids and its surrounding suburbs led much of Michigan’s population growth last year and have been continuously recognized by national surveys. Two studies conducted by WalletHub in late 2018 and early 2019 ranked Grand Rapids in the top 10 percent of cities analyzed as having one of the fastest growing economies and also ranked it in the top 30 percent of markets studied as being one of the best places to find a job. While it’s obvious that this growth in population and availability of jobs has been the key driver behind the increase in new multifamily developments, it has also had a major influence on the retail sector. From national restaurant chains and retailers to new local food and beverage concepts, key performance indicators such as low vacancy rates and increased rental rates are moving in a positive direction for the Grand Rapids commercial retail market. What retail apocalypse? These days, news articles related to retail properties across the nation may lead to a state of depression due to closings of big box and chain stores that have been unable to …
CARLSBAD, CALIF. — U.S. industrial investment is expected to continue at a steady pace into 2020, although headwinds created by tariffs and a slowing economy are beginning to strengthen, according to the third annual Industrial Investor Sentiment Report from Real Capital Markets (RCM) and the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR). Investors are shifting strategies, however, to find safe havens against any market slowdown. Some investors are adjusting their portfolios toward land-constrained markets that provide the potential for higher rent growth. Among those strong markets are Seattle, Miami, Northern New Jersey and parts of Southern California. Other investors are moving back to core markets to minimize risk or are focusing on secondary markets where further cap rate compression is more likely, according to the report. “Investors are projecting a steady flow of industrial activity in the United States for the foreseeable future, given the strong fundamentals and the stability this sector offers,” says Steve Shanahan, executive managing director of Carlsbad, Calif.-based RCM, a part of LightBox. “Investors are keenly aware of the potential for an economic slowdown but are focused on the long-term horizon and taking the steps necessary to protect their investments.” The RCM-SIOR report includes insights and …
