KOKOMO, IND. — The Annex Group LLC, a student housing and affordable housing developer, has unveiled plans to develop a 50-unit affordable housing property at 918 N. Washington St. in Kokomo. The developer plans to break ground this month with completion slated for summer 2020. Known as Union at Washington, the property will include amenities such as a fitness center, playground, computer center and outdoor grilling area. River Hills Bank provided construction financing of approximately $6.5 million. Cinnaire provided $7 million in tax credit equity. Annex also worked in collaboration with the Kokomo Community Development Corp. and Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority. T&H Investment Properties LLC is serving as co-developer and co-owner of the project.
HOLLAND, MICH. AND BRYAN, OHIO — Industrial Commercial Properties LLC (ICP) has acquired two industrial properties totaling 470,000 square feet in Holland, Mich. and Bryan, Ohio. ICP purchased the buildings from Adient, an automotive seat manufacturer. Both properties are fully leased to Yanfeng Automotive Interiors, a global supplier of interior equipment for the automotive industry headquartered in Shanghai, China. The Holland facility is 148,000 square feet while the Bryan facility is 320,500 square feet.
GARDEN GROVE, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged $15.5 million in financing for Garden Grove Hotel LLC, a private buyer, for the development of a Home2Suites hotel in Garden Grove. Bruce Francis, Dana Summers, Doug Birrell, Bob Ybarra, Shaun Moothart and David Stinebaugh of CBRE facilitated the loan. The financing features an 18-month floating-rate period during construction that will convert into a fixed-rate loan for 36 months with two one-year extension options. The lending amount represents 73.5 percent of total project costs. Located at 13650 Harbor Blvd., the 124-unit hotel is currently under construction, with completion slated for late 2020.
CHICAGO — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the sale of a multi-tenant retail building in Chicago for $2.9 million. The 19,289-square-foot property is located at 5101-5149 S. Cicero Ave. The asset is fully leased. Some of the tenants include Dollar Tree, Boost Mobile and Cricket Wireless. Chad Firsel of Quantum brokered the transaction. A Charlotte, N.C.-based private investor purchased the property from a Chicago-based acquisition and development company.
LANSING, MICH. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of a CubeSmart Self Storage facility in Lansing. The sales price was not disclosed. The 67,500-square-foot property is located at 4724 S. Creyts Road. The facility includes 89 climate-controlled units and 444 standard drive-up units for a total of 533 units. Brett Hatcher and Gabriel Coe of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. The team also procured the buyer, a limited liability company.
FLINT, MICH. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the ground lease sale of a 7,163-square-foot property occupied by Texas Roadhouse in Flint for $1.7 million. Constructed in 2015, the building is located at 4140 Miller Road. The triple net lease has approximately 13 years remaining on the initial term. Dan Elliot and Sean Lutz of SRS represented the seller, JSNT Real Estate LLC. Richmond Properties IV LLC purchased the property. The cap rate was 5 percent.
MOORPARK, CALIF. — Orange County, Calif.-based MCA Realty has completed the sale of an industrial building, located at 14401 Princeton Ave. in Moorpark. Big Brand Tires acquired the asset for $10.2 million. The buyer plans to fully occupy the 69,914-square-foot property. MCA purchased the property in November 2017, as part of a 137,465-square-foot, two-building industrial acquisition for $7.5 million. Renovations included the removal of approximately 20,000 square feet of mezzanine space to create more functional space. Additionally, the seller added an expansion truck court and large loading dock with a canopy. Bennett Robinson of CBRE, along with Robert Griffin and Rick Sheckter of Newmark Knight Frank, represented the seller, while John Ochoa of Lee & Associates represented the buyer in the transaction.
SEATAC, WASH. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of International Boulevard Self Storage, a self-storage facility located in SeaTac. A local investment group acquired the asset for $6.5 million. Located at 19825 International Blvd., the 45,273-square-foot property features 453 self-storage units. The facility was built in 1974. Christopher Secreto of Marcus & Millichap’s Seattle office represented the out-of-state seller and secured the buyer in the deal.
BOSTON — A joint venture between Carr Properties, National Real Estate Advisors LLC and locally based HYM Investment Group has broken ground on One Congress, a 1 million-square-foot speculative office tower in downtown Boston. The project will include 10,800 square feet of retail space and will anchor Bulfinch Crossing, a mixed-use development that includes residential, hotel, office and retail uses. The office building will top out at about 600 feet and feature 30,000 square feet of fitness, wellness and food and beverage offerings, as well as bike facilities and an outdoor roof garden. Completion is slated for 2023.
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Vesper Holdings has acquired 20 Hawley, a 290-bed student housing community located near Binghamton University in Upstate New York. The community offers a mix of one-, two-, three-, four-, five- and six-bedroom units with bed-to-bath parity. Shared amenities include a fitness center, yoga studio, golf simulator, game room, movie theater, study lounges, a business center, hot tub and an outdoor lounge with grilling stations. New York City-based Vesper plans to undertake $1.8 million worth of renovations at the property, including upgrades to unit interiors and shared amenity spaces; extensive enhancements to the property’s exteriors; and substantial technology upgrades throughout the complex.