NEW YORK CITY — Exact Capital, a locally based finance and development firm, has completed the renovation and preservation of 333 affordable housing units spread across 19 buildings in The Bronx. As part of the project, the developer also renovated four retail spaces located within those properties, all of which rise between two and seven stories. Exact Capital partnered with Shepherd Restoration Corp. on the project, which enhanced roofs, refreshed common areas and upgraded kitchens and bathrooms. TD Bank provided financing for the project in conjunction with the New York City Department of Housing Preservation & Development and Community Preservation Corp.
MINNEAPOLIS — RSM, a provider of audit, tax and consulting services, has unveiled plans to expand and renovate its office space at RSM Plaza in downtown Minneapolis. RSM currently occupies 115,000 square feet across five floors and will increase its footprint to just over 125,000 square feet. The firm will fully renovate its space, with completion of the upgrades slated for late 2020. RSM’s new lease coincides with the recent completion of a $10 million renovation to RSM Plaza, which is located on the corner of 8th Street and Nicollet Mall. The building now offers enhanced skyway connections, a new lobby, common areas, fitness facility and conference center. Upscale steakhouse 801 Chophouse will open in the retail space adjacent to the lobby later this year. A joint venture between Golub & Co. and Oaktree Capital owns RSM Plaza.
MONROVIA, IND. — Core5 Industrial Partners has begun development of a 1 million-square-foot industrial building within the Hendricks Gateway Park in Monrovia, about 25 miles southwest of Indianapolis. The building will be the first speculative industrial building in the market with a clear height of 40 feet. It is slated for completion in the second quarter of 2020. The development will offer parking for 663 cars and 251 trailers. Andrew Morris and Jeremy Woods of CBRE represented Core5 in the purchase of 76 acres of land for the project. The duo will also represent Core5’s leasing efforts for the new property. The project team includes GDI Construction, MacGregor Associates Architects and Structurepoint. Hendricks Gateway Park is currently home to DHL, Chewy.com, Johnson & Johnson and Geodis.
MORA, MINN. — Kraus-Anderson Construction Co. has completed a $52 million expansion of FirstLight Health System in Mora, about 75 miles north of Minneapolis. Designed by DSGW Architects, the renovation includes a new main entry and common area, eye clinic, lab, chemotherapy and radiology spaces, IT facilities, administration offices and gift shop. A two-story addition features a new rehabilitation area with a therapy pool, food-service kitchen, cafeteria and inpatient pharmacy. It also includes new units for births, medical surgeries and ICU. Another two-story addition features a new emergency department, community pharmacy, ambulance garage and fitness center. A separate one-story addition comprises clinical exam rooms. Exterior upgrades include new parking areas, relocation of the helipad and improved access from the highway. All hospital services were in full operation during the entire duration of the multi-phased, 25-month project. The original hospital was built in 1943, with additions completed in 1960, 1970, 1995, 2002 and 2007.
GREEN OAKS, ILL. — NorthShore Care has signed a 161,585-square-foot, full-building industrial lease in Green Oaks, about 35 northwest of Chicago. The property, located at the intersection of Rockland Road and I-94, is currently under construction and slated for completion in January 2020. Situated on 7.6 acres, the building will include a clear height of 32 feet, 33 exterior docks, two drive-in doors and parking for up to 188 cars. NorthShore Care, a provider of incontinence products, will move from its existing facility at 1200 Barclay Blvd. in Buffalo Grove upon completion of the new facility. Christopher Volkert of Colliers represented the landlord and developer, Panattoni, in the lease transaction. Whit Heitman of CBRE represented the tenant.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Cohen Financial, a division of SunTrust Bank, has arranged an $11 million bridge loan with SunTrust for the acquisition of Cottonwood Forest Apartments in Jenison, a suburb of Grand Rapids. The 160-unit property features multiple two-story buildings. Cathy Bronkema of Cohen arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Trillium Investments, which plans to upgrade the units.
AVONDALE, ARIZ. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) has arranged the sale of Aventura, a multifamily property located at 10350 W. McDowell Road in Avondale, a western suburb of Phoenix. Boston Capital sold the property to an institutional investment manager for $65.4 million, or $160,294 per unit. Situated on 18.4 acres, Aventura features 408 apartments, a resort-style pool and 24-hour fitness center. Originally built in 2000, the property has undergone major improvements to its common areas and apartment interiors since 2016. Steve Gebing and Cliff David of IPA, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
PHOENIX — MIG Real Estate has completed the sale of Arcadia Gateway Center, a Class A office building located at 4222 E. Thomas Road in Phoenix. Clayton A. Varga, trustee of the Varga Revocable Trust, acquired the property for $17.2 million, or approximately $191 per square foot. Constructed in 1999, the four-story property features 90,225 square feet of office space, a three-story parking structure, building signage and large floorplans. At the time of sale, the multi-tenant property was 96 percent occupied. Eric Wichterman, Mike Coover and Tim Whittemore of Cushman & Wakefield Phoenix represented the seller, while McAlister Cleary and Kelly O’Dea of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer in the deal.
THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF. — Canyon Partners Real Estate LLC has provided $10.9 million of preferred equity to Griffin Living for the construction of a seniors housing community in Thousand Oaks, approximately 40 miles west of Los Angeles. The community is West Oaks, a Class A development featuring 58 assisted living units and 28 memory care units in a 103,704-square-foot, two-story building. Irwin Partners Architects designed the property. “The Thousand Oaks community is an underserved area for seniors housing and memory care with high projections for unmet demand by 2020, yet this project is currently one of only two senior living developments approved in Thousand Oaks,” says Paul Griffin, chief executive officer of Griffin Living. The transaction is Canyon’s fourth investment with Griffin since 2013. The other projects include: The Viano at Riverwalk apartments in Riverside, Calif.; the Georgian Lakeside, a 95-unit assisted living and memory care residence in Roswell, Ga; and VivaBella at Simi Valley, a 101-unit assisted living and memory care community in Simi Valley, Calif.
LOS ANGELES — Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Bolour Associates has purchased 0.69 acres, located at 163-179 S. Vermont St. in Los Angeles’ Koreatown, for $7.4 million. Simultaneous to the acquisition, Bolour signed long-term ground lease with an undisclosed quick-serve restaurant for the site. The site’s new tenant signed a 15-year, triple-net lease and is expected to complete tenant improvements on a standalone 3,209-square-foot building, located on the property, before opening for business. Alex Sachs and Brian Peterson of WESTMAC Commercial Brokerage Co. represented the buyer and undisclosed seller. Michael Pakravan of Matthews Real Estate Investment Services represented Bolour in the lease transaction.