BLUE BELL, PA. — Colliers International has negotiated a 52,000-square-foot office headquarters lease in Blue Bell, located outside of Philadelphia, for national landscaping firm BrightView. Located at 980 Jolly Road, the property recently underwent $6 million in renovations, including the addition of a new fitness center, conference space and café. John Susanin and Kyle Hilbert of Colliers represented BrightView, which will occupy the top two floors of the building, in the lease negotiations. Kairos Real Estate Partners is the landlord.
CALIFORNIA, WASHINGTON AND MICHIGAN — Madison Marquette and GFH Financial Group have acquired a portfolio of six private-pay senior living communities in California, Washington and Michigan. Although a specific purchase price was not provided, GFH described the deal as “exceeding $180 million in value.” The properties include: Chateau at River’s Edge and Chateau on Capitol Ave in Sacramento, Calif.; Callaway Gardens in Kennewick, Wash.; Summer Wood in Moses Lake, Wash.; Pine Ridge in Spokane, Wash.; and Independence Village in Brighton, Mich. The communities total 509 units and feature a mix of independent living, assisted living and memory care. The occupancy as of the first quarter was 92 percent, and GFH notes that most of the assets were recently renovated and able to attain above-market rents. Senior Resource Group, JEA Senior Living and Senior Village Management operate the properties. GFH, an investment firm from the tiny Middle Eastern island country of Bahrain, will serve as the investment manager while Madison Marquette will serve as the day-to-day manager of the portfolio. GFH will be 91 percent owner, while Madison Marquette will own 6 percent. The communities’ operators will own the remaining 3 percent stake. “Through our recent platform activities in the space, …
Bolstered by strong growth in its millennial population and high-paying jobs, Boston’s urban core continues to boast one of the lowest retail vacancy rates in the country. But this trend has also led to a wave of new development that could temper that good news for Boston retail owners. According to data from Marcus & Millichap, metro Boston’s retail vacancy rate is expected to rise by 40 basis points from 3.2 percent to 3.6 percent in 2019, a year in which 1.3 million square feet of new projects are slated for completion. By comparison, the national vacancy rate stood at 10.2 percent at the end of the first quarter, reports Reis. Marcus & Millichap predicts that the uptick in metro Boston’s retail vacancy will slow the pace of annual rent growth to 3.3 percent. Population growth is fueling demand for housing, which in turn spurs demand for retail to serve those new residents. Metro Boston’s population has grown by more than 112,000 people over the last five years, according to Marcus & Millichap, and the area boasts a median household income in excess of $90,000. While the local rate of population growth mirrors that of the United States as a …
PRINCETON, N.J. — A partnership between New York-based RXR Realty and The Blackstone Group has sold University Square, a five-story office building totaling 330,000 square feet in Princeton. The sale also included the adjacent 33,600-square-foot building, 115 Campus Drive. The property is positioned along the Route 1 Corridor, about halfway between Philadelphia and New York City. Tenants include investment management company BlackRock and insurance company AXIS Capital. JLL represented the seller and procured the buyer, New York-based Argent Ventures, in the transaction. The price was undisclosed.
SALEM, N.H. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided $50 million in permanent Freddie Mac financing for a 256-unit mid-rise apartment complex in Salem, New Hampshire. The property, Tuscan Village North, was originally financed using a $38 million construction loan, and is projected to reach stabilized occupancy by October 2019. The loan is structured with an 11-year term, and subsequent to a 6-year interest only period. It amortizes on a 30-year schedule. Dirk Falardeau of KeyBank’s Commercial Mortgage group arranged the financing.
MONTCLAIR, N.J. — PMZ Realty Capital LLC. has arranged a $37.5 million bridge loan to finance a new MC Hotel in Montclair, New Jersey. The 159-unit property is part of the Autograph Collection by Marriott, an independently owned portfolio of upscale hotels. The hotel is scheduled to open August 2019, and includes a rooftop bar, over 8,500 square feet of event space, a restaurant and a lobby library. A public mortgage REIT funded the loan, which carries a three-year term with a floating rate based on LIBOR.
MILFORD, N.H. — JLL has negotiated the sale of Lordens Plaza, a 148,102-square-foot shopping center in Milford, a small town near Nashua just inside New Hampshire’s southern border. Shaw’s Supermarket anchors the property, which is located at the intersection of State Routes 101 and 101A. Other tenants include Rite Aid and Fresenius Medical Care. Nat Heald and Chris Angelone led the JLL team on behalf of the seller, LNR. Seattle-based Bridge33 Capital was the buyer.
PHILADELPHIA — CBRE has arranged a 62,000-square-foot lease in Philadelphia’s Center City for CommonGrounds Workplace, a San Diego-based coworking company. The new space will span two floors of the 32-story Market building, and the company’s in-house design division will renovate the space. The property will also house CommonGrounds’ East Coast regional office. Joseph Wolff, Kevin Maloney, George Cauffman and David Mendez of CBRE represented the landlord, Shorenstein Co. Jim Suber of Strategic Real Estate Advisory and Michael Gallagher of The Flynn and Co. represented CommonGrounds in the transaction.
TERRELL, TEXAS — A group of anchor tenants that includes Ross Dress for Less, Hobby Lobby and Five Below have opened their stores at Crossroads at Terrell, a 275,000-square-foot shopping center located about 35 miles east of Dallas. Marshalls, Rack Room Shoes, Ulta Beauty, Petco, and Academy Sports + Outdoors are scheduled to open later this year. Film Alley, an entertainment concept with movies, bowling and arcades, opened at Crossroads at Terrell earlier this year. Future restaurant users at the property will include Olive Garden, Raising Cane’s and Chili’s, which will accompany the likes of Whataburger, Chick-fil-A and Chipotle Mexican Grill. RealtyLink and Oakridge Investments are co-developing the property, and CBRE is leasing it.
EL PASO, TEXAS — Greysteel has arranged the sale of Las Lomas Apartments, a 232-unit multifamily asset in El Paso. The property is located adjacent to several entertainment concepts, including Topgolf, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema and iFly indoor skydiving facility. Jack Stone, Doug Banerjee and Andrew Hanson of Greysteel represented the Chicago-based seller and procured the California-based buyer in the transaction.