POWAY, CALIF. — Parkview Financial has funded a $31.8 million construction loan to San Diego-based Poway Property LP for the development of Outpost, a mixed-use project located at 13247 Poway Road in Poway. Upon completion, the three-building property will feature 53 apartment units and ground-floor retail space, which is fully pre-leased to Crunch Fitness and Three Local Brothers. Additionally, the asset will include two levels of underground parking offering a total of 337 parking spaces. The residential portion of the property will feature 16 one-bedroom, 22 two-bedroom and 15 three-bedroom units with stainless steel appliances, stone countertops and engineered hardwood/vinyl flooring. On-site community amenities will include patios, a courtyard, rooftop deck and leasing office. Construction began last summer, with completion slated for 2020.
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DENVER — RedPeak Property has purchased Safari Club Apartments, a multifamily building in Denver. An undisclosed seller sold the asset for $16.8 million. Located at 990 Logan St., the property features 66 apartments. Marc Lippitt, Scott Shwayder and Justin Herman of Greystone Unique Apartment Group represented the seller in the transaction.
Marcus & Millichap Brokers $7M Sale of 16,480 SF Shopping Center in Southern California
by Amy Works
WESTMINSTER, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Westminster Golden Center, a shopping center located at the southwest corner of Westminster Boulevard and Swan Avenue in Westminster. A private investor acquired the property from another private investor for $7 million. Situated on 1.5 acres in the Little Saigon submarket, the shopping center consists of three buildings offering a total of 16,480 square feet of space spread across 11 retail suites. Michael Matter and Aveesh Singroha of Marcus & Millichap’s South Bay office represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
ITASCA, ILL. — Hamilton Partners has completed the renovation of its Hamilton Lakes Business Park in Itasca. The property is home to more than 3.5 million square feet of office space. In April, Hamilton completed renovations of 500 Park and One Pierce Place, which comprise approximately 1 million square feet. Balfour Pacific and Hamilton invested more than $7 million in both buildings. At One Pierce Place, Hamilton renovated the front entrance and lower lobby, adding a Wi-Fi lounge and conference center. At 500 Park, the renovation included an update to the entrance and lobby as well as the lower-level concourse level. Tenants now have access to a Wi-Fi lounge and a patio overlooking the walking path. Farmers Fridge and Foodsby have been added to increase food options. Hamilton also made updates to 555 Pierce, 333 Pierce and 150 Pierce, which now features a shared office space.
CHICAGO — Skender has completed construction of Esperanza Brighton Park, a new 26,000-square-foot health center in Chicago’s Brighton Park neighborhood. Esperanza, which stands for “hope” in Spanish, is a two-story facility. It includes clinical office space, 30 exam rooms, space for additional diagnostic and treatment services, a retail pharmacy and 69 parking spaces. Skender, serving as general contractor, collaborated with architect JGMA and McNitt Consulting to complete the project.
BEDFORD PARK, ILL. — PREMIER Design + Build Group has broken ground on a speculative warehouse project in Bedford Park on behalf of Bridge Development Partners. Bedford Park is located about 16 miles southwest of Chicago. The project will be completed in two phases. The first phase involves demolition of a large single-story building located on West 65th Street. During the second phase, PREMIER will oversee construction of a new 218,560-square-foot building. The new property will include 33 exterior truck docks, two drive-in doors and a clear height of 32 feet. The 12-acre site will accommodate parking for 180 cars and 44 trailers. Cornerstone Architects Ltd., Swift Structural Design and Spaceco make up the project team. A timeline for completion was not disclosed.
GODFREY, ILL. — Life Care Services has completed a renovation project at The United Methodist Village, which has been renamed Asbury Village. The nonprofit continuing care retirement community, which opened in 1997, is located in Godfrey, approximately 25 miles north of St. Louis. The new amenities include communal spaces, a new library, activity areas, fireplace and coffee bar. The community also recently added a new wellness clinic. Life Care Services continues to manage the community, as it has for 17 years.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 2,331-square-foot building net leased to Wendy’s in Elk Grove Village for $1.5 million. The property is located at 900 Busse Road. Brian Parmacek of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller. Calvin Lee of Marcus & Millichap secured and represented the buyer.
CLARKSVILLE, TENN. — LG Electronics USA has opened its new $360 million, 1 million-square-foot home appliance factory in Clarksville. DPR Construction served as the general contractor for the 13-month project. Gresham, Smith and Partners was the architect. DPR employed more than 800 workers on-site to complete the plant, which sits on 310 acres. South Korea-based LG employs 550 workers at the facility with plans to house up to 700 employees when the factory becomes fully operational. LG will incorporate robotics, automation and engineered systems into the production of up to 1 million washing machines per year at the warehouse. “We are proud to bring state-of-the-art, home appliance production technology and even more U.S. jobs to the great state of Tennessee,” says Dan Song, president of the LG Home Appliance and Air Solutions Co. “Thanks to the support of local officials and the Montgomery County community, LG is expanding our business investments in the United States to better serve our customers and, ultimately, American consumers seeking the best washing machines in the market.” Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee was on-hand at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the factory, which is located about 50 miles northwest of downtown Nashville. “LG is known around the world for its innovative appliances …
In cities around the country, growing numbers of developers are prioritizing the inclusion of local and independent boutique retail tenants in centers with more recognizable national chains. At a time when the retail industry is undergoing some profound changes, it should not be surprising that we have seen a correspondingly significant shift in conventional wisdom about how to build a tenant roster. That shift is especially evident in adaptive reuse projects, and in retail and mixed-use developments located in more urban areas. Consequently, we have some great real estate in the country being occupied by largely unproven brands and businesses. These local or up-and-coming retailers may not have extensive backgrounds or long and proven sales histories, but they do have the exclusive, authentic feel that developers — and communities — are looking for. Projects like Heights Mercantile, a low-rise urban market district in Houston’s Heights neighborhood, are thriving through tenant rosters populated largely with chic and exclusive independent brands. Even the small handful of national names at Heights Mercantile — Lululemon Athletica, Warby Parker, Marine Layer Inc. — are either exclusive to the region or have the kind of “cool” factor consumers are drawn to. There are a number of …