OAK FOREST, ILL. — American Street Capital (ASC) has arranged $9.6 million in permanent debt for the refinancing of a 149-unit multifamily portfolio in Oak Forest, a suburb of Chicago. The portfolio comprises three separate properties, each with one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Igor Zhizhin of ASC arranged three nonrecourse loans with a correspondent agency lender. The borrower was not disclosed.
DENVER — Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT has completed the sale of a Class A office building located at 7601 Technology Way in Denver. An undisclosed real estate investment trust acquired the property for $48.8 million. The seven-story, 191,368-square-foot property was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. Jackson National Life Insurance Co. renewed a long-term lease and Zoom Video Communications executed a long-term lease for approximately 58,000 square feet of space at the asset. Mike Winn and Tim Richey of CBRE Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal.
BLUE ISLAND, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $5.8 million sale of Islander Apartments in Blue Island, about 16 miles south of Chicago. The 84-unit apartment building is located at 1900 Broadway St. Randolph Taylor of Marcus & Millichap’s Oak Brook office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, an individual trust. Kellan Moll, Mitchell Loofburrow and Scott Morasch of Marcus & Millichap’s Seattle office represented the buyer, also an individual trust.
CLACKAMAS, ORE. — McMillin LLC has purchased Courtyard by Marriott Portland Southeast/Clackamas, a hotel located at 9300 SE Sunnybrook Blvd. in Clackamas, 12 miles southeast of Portland. An institutional seller sold the property for an undisclosed sum. Renovated in 2016, the four-story hotel features 136 guest rooms and suites, three meeting rooms, an on-site bistro, indoor swimming pool and whirlpool, fitness center, business center, 24-hour sundry shop and a boarding pass station. Scott Hall, Tim Wright, Casey Davidson, Nick Kassab, Aaron Lapping and Blake Malecha of JLL represented the seller in the deal.
SEATTLE — A joint venture between Holland Partner Group and North America Sekisui House LLC (NASH) has broken ground on 2019 Boren, a planned 44-story, 410-unit multifamily tower in downtown Seattle. Located at 2019 Boren Ave., the 484-foot tower will also offer three floors of commercial space as well as a ground-floor performing arts hall and art gallery created exclusively for Cornish College of the Arts, located across the street. “This started with a meeting with the leadership of Cornish College of the Arts in May of 2016 to think about what might be possible with this incredible location in the heart of Seattle,” says Tom Parsons, executive managing director of Vancouver, Wash.-based Holland Partner Group. “Cornish is a vital part of our community, and we have really enjoyed being on this journey with them. The groundbreaking is a significant milestone for all of us and we couldn’t be any more excited about what’s to come,” adds Parsons. The building will serve as the gateway to the Cornish College of the Arts campus, according to Raymond Tymas-Jones, president of the college. “The gallery and performing arts space, inside and outside, will create an environment for learning that provides a public …
Student housing amenities used to have a reputation in the popular press and in most multifamily circles for over-the-top extravagance. “Millennials came into the space when it was an all-out amenities war,” says Madison Meier, vice president of business development at Austin, Texas-based Campus Advantage. “Everyone was on standby wondering, ‘What’s going to be the next big thing? Lazy river? Climbing wall? Golf simulator? It felt like every developer was grasping at straws to find their unique, defining amenity.” A generational changing of the guard, along with rising construction costs, has muted some of those larger-than-life community perks. The New York Times recently interviewed Campus Advantage about this very topic, having caught wind of the company’s promotion of its intangible “success amenities.” The article, published on June 25, says student housing amenities today directly support the gig economy through shared study spaces, sophisticated digital networks and well-planned fitness centers. Mental, social and financial health are the main aspirations of Gen Z, where extravagance takes the form of Peloton bikes and creatively designed, high-tech study nooks that do double duty as flexible social space. Campus Advantage’s success amenities are provided by its Students First residence life program, which preps students to …
The office market in St. Louis has remained very active over the past year. With very little speculative development, the St. Louis County vacancy rate for Class A office space has experienced little change but remains at a historic low of 11.1 percent. Demand remains for large blocks of space in the more desirable submarkets such as Clayton and West County, as there are limited options for existing space. This has created an opportunity for new, proposed office developments gaining securing commitments from large occupiers. Most, if not all, proposed multi-tenant office developments around St. Louis County are contingent upon significant leasing commitments before construction can commence. A few key trends have played a major role in why developers now have the ability to attract large tenants to new developments. Tenants searching for office space in excess of 25,000 square feet have been struggling to find contiguous and efficient options. Rental rates are at all-time highs, with some of the top-tier buildings achieving rents well over $30 per square foot. Lastly, tenants are using office space differently than before and new office developments are providing more efficient floor plates with multiple on-site amenities that tenants highly value today. Project examples …
NEW ORLEANS — Wampold Cos. and The Lemoine Co. have acquired the Whitney Bank Building Complex, a 500,000-square-foot office campus comprising seven buildings in New Orleans. The Whitney Bank Building, built in 1911, anchors the four-block development. Wampold and Lemoine plan to turn the former headquarters of Hancock Whitney Bank into a mixed-use development comprising hotel rooms, apartments, stores and restaurants. Construction is expected to begin in mid-2020. Hancock Whitney Corp. sold the complex to the joint venture for an undisclosed price.
POMPANO BEACH, FLA. — The Impulsive Group has purchased the Residence Inn by Marriott Fort Lauderdale Pompano Beach in Pompano Beach for $44 million. The 106-room hotel offers beach access and features a swimming pool, fitness center, business center, two meeting rooms and The Sandbar Restaurant. The seller was not disclosed.
ANTIOCH, TENN. — A joint venture between Admiral Capital Group and Security Properties has bought Cambridge at Hickory Hollow, a 360-unit multifamily community in Antioch. The garden-style complex was built in 1997 and is located 15 miles southeast of downtown Nashville. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, breakfast bar, fitness center, swimming pool, outdoor kitchen, fire pit and package receiving service. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
