PHILDELPHIA — Binswanger has secured an 81,226-square-foot industrial lease for Hunter Keystone Peterbilt in Philadelphia. The property is located at 2811 Charter Road. Hunter Keystone Peterbilt plans to operate a full-service Navistar International heavy and medium duty truck dealership and an Idealease heavy and medium duty truck leasing company at the location. Hunter is a network of truck dealerships that has been in business for more than 80 years. Chris Pennington of Binswanger’s Philadelphia office secured the 10-year lease on behalf of Hunter from the property owner, Charter Road Realty.
BOTHELL, WASH — Investcorp has completed the sale of Highlands Campus Tech Centre, a technology campus located at 21520, 21312 and 21222 30th Drive SE in Bothell. Equus Capital Partners acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. The 201,766-square-foot campus features two flex/R&D buildings and one office building. Kevin Shannon, Nick Kucha, Ken White, Michael Moll and Bill DeLacy of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller in the deal.
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CALIF. — Lancaster Pollard has provided $36 million in fixed-rate, HUD-insured financing for the construction of Park View Estates. The 145-unit seniors housing community will be located in Fountain Valley, approximately 35 miles southeast of Los Angeles. Welbrook Senior Living and Sunshine Retirement Living are developing the property, which is adjacent to Fountain Valley Regional Hospital. Once completed, the community will offer 106 assisted living units and 39 memory care units. The project is scheduled for completion in 2020. Jason Dopoulos led the transaction for Lancaster Pollard.
PHOENIX AND GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Hunt Real Estate Capital has funded agency loans totaling approximately $22.5 million for the acquisition of two multifamily properties: Canyon Woods Apartments in Phoenix and Shadow Rose Apartments in Glendale. The borrowers for both transactions are The Barone Group and its strategic partners. Duke Stone of Churchill Capital Co. represented the borrowers on both transaction. Bear Holdings Group provided acquisition, investment and asset management services. Built in 1984, Canyon Woods Apartments features 224 apartments spread across 12 two-story buildings, a swimming pool, spa, picnic/playground area and laundry facility. Hunt Real Estate Capital provided a Freddie Mac loan facility featuring a 12-year term with six years of interest-only payments. The borrower plans to implement a $2 million value-add capital improvements program at the property. Shadow Rose Apartments, built in 1985, features 148 apartments across 14 two-story buildings, a swimming pool, spa, playground, laundry facility and clubhouse. Hunt Real Estate Capital funded a Fannie Mae loan facility featuring a 12-year term with nine years of interest-only payments. Additionally, the transaction qualified for Fannie Mae’s Green Rewards loan program where the borrower will implement certain water-saving improvements to lower future utility expenses — in return, the borrower was …
COMMERCE, CALIF. — Rexford Industrial Realty has purchased a multi-tenant industrial property in Southern California for $18.2 million, or $245 per square foot. Located at 6100 Sheila St. in Commerce, the 74,527-square-foot freezer/cooler building sits on 4.3 acres. The 22-foot clear height building features 40 dock positions with units from 6,000 square feet to 18,000 square feet. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent leased to seven tenants. Rexford plans to improve the building’s functionality and energy efficiency with the potential to roll in-place leases to higher market rates. The name of the seller was not disclosed.
UPLAND, CALIF. — SRS Real Estate Partners has signed three additional tenants to Mountain Green Shopping Center, located at 357 S. Mountain Ave. in Upland. A 20,390-square-foot ALDI will anchor the retail center under a 15-year lease. Optima Salons and Pathway Vet Alliance signed 10-year leases for 3,800 square feet and 2,100 square feet, respectively. Additional tenants at Mountain Green include Dunkin’ Donuts, GNC, CVS/pharmacy, Michaels, Sprint, Sally Beauty and Jersey Mike’s Subs, among others. Terrison Quinn, Casey Mahony and Adam Handfield of SRS represented the landlord, DMP Properties, while Jason Gordon of Epsteen & Associates represented ALDI. Karen Sunday represented Optima Salons and Ryan Gast of CBRE represented Pathway Vet Alliance in the lease transactions.
MINNEAPOLIS — The Opus Group has acquired Target Corp.’s former west corporate campus in Minneapolis. Opus plans to convert the single-tenant office building into multi-tenant office space. Tactile Medical will anchor the development, according to the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. The building spans 310,000 square feet and is situated on 24 acres. In addition to the conversion project, Opus will also modernize and improve the common areas. Plans call for improved lighting, a new cafeteria and a rooftop amenities deck with a clubhouse, entertainment space, pool table and conference room. The improvements are slated for completion by spring 2019. Perkins+Will provided interior design consulting services for the project. Paige Rickert and David Marschinke of CBRE will market the property for lease on behalf of Opus and also represented Target in the sale. Target still maintains its headquarters in Minneapolis along Nicollet Mall.
CLEVELAND — PGIM Real Estate Finance has opened a new Cleveland office and hired an originations team led by Bruce Gerhart and David Strachan. PGIM Real Estate Finance is the commercial mortgage finance business of PGIM, the $1 trillion global investment management business of Prudential Financial Inc. (NYSE: PRU). The new team will be responsible for sourcing and originating loans for affordable housing, Federal Housing Administration (FHA) multifamily, healthcare and seniors housing with a focus on Ohio, Michigan and the Midwest region. The team will report to Hal Collett, head of FHA and affordable lending for PGIM Real Estate Finance. Gerhart, Strachan and their production team of Thomas Bruce and Troy Buckley formerly worked together at Love Funding Corp.
CLEVELAND — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has provided a $6.8 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Perry Payne Apartments in downtown Cleveland. The 148-unit apartment building includes amenities such as a rooftop deck, fitness center, self-storage suites and on-site laundry. The 10-year loan includes a 30-year amortization schedule. Perry Payne Ltd. was the borrower.
MCCOOK, ILL. — Noel Transportation has signed a 42,141-square-foot industrial lease at 4800 S. Vernon Ave. in McCook. The third-party logistics company is more than doubling its square footage and will use the space as a regional distribution center for its Midwest operations. Chris Lydon and Chris Tecu of Avison Young represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord. The 189,216-square-foot building is now fully leased. Constructed in 2007, the building has a clear height of 32 feet.