MEDFORD, ORE. — Lancaster Pollard, a division of ORIX Real Estate Capital, recently arranged a $15.2 million HUD loan for Sapphire Health Services. The transaction will refinance the loans used to acquire Ridgeview Assisted Living and West Wind Enhanced Care, and provide additional funds to make repairs to the properties. Both assets are located in Medford, in the southwest portion of Oregon near the California border. Jason Dopoulos led the transaction for Lancaster Pollard.
CHANNAHON, ILL. — Amazon has unveiled plans to open a fulfillment center in Channahon, southwest of Joliet. The facility will create more than 500 new full-time jobs. Employees at the more than 1 million-square-foot center will pick, pack and ship large items, such as sports equipment, patio furniture, fishing rods, pet food, kayaks, bicycles and household goods. Amazon currently employs more than 11,000 full-time associates throughout the state of Illinois.
DAVENPORT, IOWA — Berkadia has arranged the sale of a 413-unit, four-property multifamily portfolio in Davenport for an undisclosed price. The properties, built in the late 1970s, include The Racquet Club, Candlelight Commons, Candlelight Village and Candlelight Colony. Parker Stewart, Alex Blagojevich and Michael Sullivan of Berkadia represented the seller, Iowa-based Advance Homes Inc. Colorado-based Monarch Investment and Management Group purchased the portfolio. Peter Benedetto of Berkadia secured an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer.
SEVEN HILLS, OHIO — Anchor Cleveland has negotiated the sale of a 120,000-square-foot property formerly occupied by Kmart in suburban Cleveland for $3.5 million. The 14-acre sale also included vacant land and existing adjacent buildings. Matt Wilson of Anchor Cleveland represented the buyer, Meijer Stores. Florida-based Kin Properties was the seller.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 3,480-square-foot property net leased to Sherwin-Williams in Columbus for $1.9 million. Built in 2016, the property is located at 634 S. High St. Dan Yozwiak of Marcus & Millichap marketed the building for sale on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. Yozwiak also represented the buyer, a limited liability company.
ST. AUGUSTA, MINN. — KW Commercial has arranged the sale of Delux Retail Center, a 15,310-square-foot retail center in St. Augusta near St. Cloud. Snap Fitness and Delux Liquor anchor the property, which is located at 24086 State Highway 15. Matthew Klein and Anthony Passanante of KW Commercial/AMK Properties represented the buyer, MSK Realty LLC, which purchased the asset for $975,000. Steve Feneis and Maria Berdan of Granite City Real Estate represented the undisclosed seller.
GLEN ALLEN, VA. — Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co. (NYSE: HBB) has announced that it will close all stores of its retail subsidiary, The Kitchen Collection, by the end of the year. Kitchen Collection employs approximately 800 people at 160 stores across 37 states. The company previously closed about 35 underperforming stores in an effort to maintain long-term profitability, but higher operating losses in the first half of 2019 have prompted Hamilton Beach Brands to shutter the chain entirely. “Despite our best efforts to return Kitchen Collection to profitability through footprint consolidation, further deterioration in foot traffic has lowered our outlook for the prospects of a future return to profitability and positive cash flow generation,” says Gregory Trepp, president and CEO of Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co. Hilco Merchant Resources is handling the closing process for Kitchen Collection, which is now offering discounts and sales on a number of items like toasters, blenders and slow cookers. Conway MacKenzie is serving as financial advisor to the company. Hamilton Beach Brands is a designer, marketer and distributor of branded small electric household and specialty housewares appliances, as well as commercial products for restaurants, bars and hotels. Kitchen Collection is a national specialty …
The end of the second quarter of 2019 marked 120 consecutive months of U.S. economic growth, the longest on record. The steady climb in investment sales over the past few years has been fueled by record amounts of institutional capital and private equity, and office-using employment has reached an all-time high. By the end of March of this year, Florida’s private sector businesses had created over 208,000 jobs over the trailing 12-month period, and Orlando had reached 48 straight months as the state’s top location for job growth. Additionally, the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest figures indicate that three of the top 10 fastest growing cities in Florida are in the Orlando area (Kissimmee, St. Cloud and the city of Orlando itself). Altogether, there is $3.6 billion in multifamily construction underway or planned in metro Orlando, and all of this growth is fueling the need for improved transportation and logistics networks, as well as the corresponding commercial development taking place throughout the market. Finally, world-famous as a vacation destination, Orlando’s $70 billion tourism and travel industry continues to thrive with 75 million visitors during 2018 alone. Urban core grows Downtown Orlando’s renaissance continues, with a total of $2 billion in new …
FRISCO, TEXAS — General contractor Brasfield & Gorrie has been selected to build a new 500-room Omni Hotel & Resort at the future site of the PGA of America’s headquarters in Frisco. The property will include a retail village, golf villas, a clubhouse and a variety of outdoor amenities. The PGA is relocating from South Florida to a 600-acre development that is slated for completion in 2022.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Stonelake Capital Partners is underway on construction of Domain Tower II, a 24-story office project within The Domain mixed-use development on Austin’s north side. Designed by Beck Group, the property will ultimately span 330,000 square feet. A timeline for completion was not released. Stonelake recently completed construction of Domain Tower, which is fully leased to employment search engine Indeed.