WICHITA, KAN. — WS Development has formed a joint venture with Laham Development to acquire Bradley Fair in Wichita. The purchase price was not disclosed. Built in 1990, the 280,000-square-foot shopping center is home to more than 50 stores and restaurants, including Barnes & Noble, Sephora, Pottery Barn, Gap and soon-to-open Trader Joe’s. The property also features a lake, walking paths, gardens and community events. The seller was not disclosed.
CHICAGO — Ready Capital has provided a $44.4 million loan for the acquisition and stabilization of a 473,000-square-foot Class B office building in Chicago’s East Loop. The nonrecourse, floating-rate loan will provide funds for the leasing costs associated with extending tenants long term and stabilizing the rent roll at market rents, according to Ready Capital. The loan features a 48-month term and a loan-to-cost ratio of 71 percent, with one extension option and flexible prepayment. The borrower was not disclosed.
MINNEAPOLIS — Merchants Capital has secured $16 million in construction and permanent financing for The Redwell, a 109-unit affordable housing property in the North Loop District of Minneapolis. The financing includes a Merchants Bank of Indiana construction loan and a Fannie Mae mortgage-backed security as tax-exempt bond (M.TEB) forward loan. This type of Fannie Mae loan can be used to finance the new construction and rehabilitation of multifamily affordable housing properties. Financing also included $7.9 million in low-income housing tax credit equity. Schafer Richardson and WNC were the borrowers. The Redwell will rise six stories and include first-floor commercial space. The Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA) will provide 22 Section 8 vouchers whereby households will pay 30 percent of their income toward rent, with the balance paid by federal subsidies administered by MPHA. The remaining units will be priced at the fair-market rate for 60 percent of the area median income.
BAYFIELD, WIS. — Stan Johnson Co. has brokered the $7.8 million sale of a 26,640-square-foot office building in Bayfield in upstate Wisconsin along Lake Superior. The National Park Service occupies the single-tenant building, which is located at 37705 Roys Point Blvd. The property serves as a marina, boat maintenance facility and field office for the 21 islands and 43,000 acres of public lands that make up the Apostle Islands National Park. Scott Briggs of Stan Johnson represented the seller, Wisconsin-based Roy’s Pointe LP. Delaware-based Bayfield WI I SGF LLC purchased the property.
The San Diego industrial market is still thriving under sunny skies. The 146-million-square-foot industrial base is more than 95 percent occupied. Businesses continue to gobble up space even though rents have grown 6 percent to 8 percent annually since 2015. Though industrial markets around the country continue to do well thanks to a rapidly expanding logistics sector, San Diego’s industrial growth is broader based. Major contributions come from the defense, tech, electronics, cross-border commerce and biotech sectors. San Diego has several large submarkets, each with its own set of opportunities and challenges. South County, which includes Otay Mesa, has seen the strongest rent growth during the current economic recovery. Since the beginning of 2018, more than 591,000 square feet of state-of-the-art distribution space has been completed, with all but 45,000 square feet fully leased up. Recent transactions in Otay include a 198,000-square-foot lease to Zucarmex and the 174,000-square-foot expansion of US Joiner Trident Marine. The vacancy rate for South County stands at 4.33 percent, slightly under the countywide rate. Vacancy in North County is running somewhat higher at 6.72 percent. This is mainly due to recent deliveries in Carlsbad. A little more than 2.2 million square feet of new space …
The Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) and Houston metro areas have vastly different opportunities and challenges in terms of commercial real estate. Yet this year both have both landed in the top five in the nation for industrial development. Driven by strong population and job growth, DFW and Houston don’t expect their industrial expansions to slow down any time soon. At the end of the second quarter, DFW was No. 2 in the country in industrial development behind California’s Inland Empire, with 30.3 million square feet of space under construction, according to Cushman & Wakefield research. Houston ranked fourth with 18.1 million square feet. Record Construction in Dallas Dallas’ industrial market has enjoyed strong positive momentum throughout 2019, thanks in large part to a steady stream of new residents and job opportunities. DFW’s population grew by 128,500 people year-over-year, an average of 350 new residents every day. The metroplex also gained 97,000 jobs over the previous year. Moody’s Analytics reported that 25 percent of those new positions were in the industrial market. The leading indicators of industrial demand are trade, transportation and utilities jobs, which account for nearly 75 percent of all industrial jobs in DFW. Unemployment has edged downward to 3.4 …
FREDERICK, MD. — A joint venture between Kline Associates and Stephanie Jordan Development will develop a Royal Farms convenience store and gas station, and Tru by Hilton hotel within Gateway East Plaza in Frederick. The project is situated within an Opportunity Zone, two miles east of downtown Frederick and 47 miles west of downtown Baltimore. Ryan Minnehan and Patrick Miller of KLNB represented Royal Farms in the lease and are marketing the property to retailers for six available pad site opportunities. The KLNB team is targeting sit-down restaurants, pharmacies, banks and drive-thru restaurants to join the project. Royal Farms and Tru By Hilton are the first tenants to join Gateway East Plaza. The joint venture will break ground on Royal Farms and Tru by Hilton this month with the grand opening slated for the second half of 2020. Royal Farms is based in Baltimore and operates more than 200 stores in Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Virginia. Tru by Hilton is a midscale hotel that was announced in January 2016. At the beginning of 2019, there were 53 locations nationwide.
EAST POINT, GA. — Blue Magma Residential LLC has acquired Parkside at Camp Creek, a 486-unit multifamily community in East Point, for $32.5 million. The property is located at 4031 7 Oaks Lane SW, four miles west of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and 14 miles southwest of downtown Atlanta. Parkside at Camp Creek offers two- and three-bedroom floor plans and was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. Communal amenities include a swimming pool, clubhouse, business center, fitness center, game room, media center and basketball and racquetball courts. The buyer will rebrand the community as The Park at Galaway. Tyler Averitt and Christopher Lyon of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer in the transaction. Greystone provided acquisition financing. The seller was not disclosed.
PENSACOLA, FLA. — PIA Residential has purchased Crystal Lake, a 224-unit value-add apartment complex in Pensacola, for $26.3 million. The property was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale. The buyer plans to upgrade unit interiors and improve the property. Communal amenities include a beach volleyball court, barbecue area, playground, car washing station, private lake stocked with bass and a dog park. Arbor Realty Trust provided the buyer with a Fannie Mae acquisition loan. Jimmy Adams and Josh Jacobs of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, ExchangeRight, in the transaction.
NAPLES, FLA. — SkyView Advisors has arranged the sale of a 1,001-unit self-storage facility in Naples. The 99,713-square-foot property is located on 4.3 acres at 3807 White Lake Blvd. Cameron Vale and Ryan Clark of SkyView Advisors represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Public Self Storage acquired the facility for an undisclosed price.
