NEW YORK CITY —Madison Realty Capital has provided a $27 million first mortgage loan for the development of 93 Linden Street, a 68-unit multifamily project in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn. The undisclosed borrower has completed 35 percent of the project and expects the full completion to occur during the first quarter of 2020. Upon completion, 93 Linden Street will offer studio, one- and two-bedroom units, 70 percent of which will be priced at market rates. The remaining 30 percent will be affordable housing units.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — New York City-based Juniper Capital has arranged a $14 million bridge loan for the acquisition of Orchard Estates, a 300-unit apartment complex in Syracuse. The property, which was 85 percent occupied at the time of the loan application, offers units in a variety of formats and amenities such as a pool, picnic area and onsite laundry facilities. Arbor Realty Trust Inc. originated the loan, which carries a three-year term and an 85 percent loan-to-cost structure. The borrower, New Jersey-based Vintage Management, will use a portion of the proceeds to fund capital improvements to unit interiors and add new amenities.
PARAMUS, N.J. — The Goldstein Group, a brokerage firm based in New Jersey, has negotiated the sale of a 17,661-square-foot retail asset in Paramus, located directly across the Hudson River from The Bronx. Outdoor furniture store Harrow’s most recently occupied the property. Before Harrow’s, Maurice Villency Furniture leased the space for more than 30 years. Lew Finkelstein and C.J. Huter of The Goldstein Group represented the seller, 685 LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was a subsidiary of J&M Furniture.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — On behalf of its TSP Value and Income Fund II, Transwestern Investment Group has acquired a 1.5 million-square-foot industrial portfolio in Columbus for an undisclosed price. The portfolio includes three buildings: a 706,162-square-foot building at 3880 Groveport Road; a 403,122-square-foot facility at 3800 Lockbourne Industrial Parkway; and a 398,471-square-foot building at 4150 Lockbourne Industrial Parkway. The portfolio is approximately 50 percent leased to four tenants. The properties feature clear heights of 22 to 24 feet and more than 500 car and 400 trailer parking positions across the three assets. Kurt Sarbaugh and Robin Stolberg of HFF represented the seller, a joint venture between Singerman Real Estate and Green Door Capital. Ken Martin and Brian Carolton of HFF arranged acquisition financing with TBK Bank.
CHICAGO — Skender has started interior construction of the Chicago headquarters for Spaces, a coworking company owned by IWG. Spaces will fully occupy the former Sports Authority building, which spans eight stories and 80,000 square feet and is located at the corner of LaSalle and Ontario streets. Project features include a roof terrace, café, gym, reception area, conference rooms, private offices and open office workstation areas. Next Realty is the building owner. Skender is collaborating with WB Interiors, Loring Engineers and Himes Associates. Completion is slated for September.
UTICA, MICH. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of EZ Storage, a 58,590-square-foot self-storage facility in Utica. The sales price was not disclosed. Located at 12700 E. Utica Park Blvd., the 547-unit property includes both climate-controlled and non-climate-controlled units. The facility is 98 percent occupied. Brett Hatcher and Gabriel Coe of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property for sale on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. The team also secured and represented the buyer, a limited liability company.
CHICAGO — Cawley Chicago has brokered the sale of a 43,325-square-foot industrial building in Chicago for an undisclosed price. The property is situated on 1.8 acres at 4834 S. Oakley Ave. and includes fenced parking and outside storage. Frank Melchert and Stevan Arandjelovic of Cawley represented the seller, MPC Real Estate LLC. Draper and Kramer represented the buyer, Bridgewater Studio Inc., which will occupy the building.
SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Gerdom Realty & Investment has completed the lease-up of Phase I at The Shops at Nottinghill in Shelby Township. The final tenant, Devine Nails, leased a 2,131-square-foot space. The nail salon plans to open in the third quarter of this year. Mike Murphy, Tjader Gerdom and Larry Siedell of Gerdom represented the landlord. Phase II of the shopping center will include up to 5,000 square feet.
SAN FRANCISCO — The University of California Hastings College of the Law (UC Hastings) has selected Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC as the master developer of its planned on-campus academic village in downtown San Francisco. Charleston, S.C.-based Greystar plans to build the $450 million project in two phases. “We are excited to be moving forward with Greystar to further develop this vibrant academic village in the heart of San Francisco,” says David Faigman, chancellor and dean at UC Hastings. The law school is situated in downtown San Francisco near the Supreme Court of California and San Francisco City Hall. Phase I of the new project will be the ground-up construction of 630 student housing apartments available for students, faculty and staff. The first phase is estimated to cost $250 million to develop, which will be funded using tax-exempt bonds. UC Hastings and Greystar plan to open the first phase in time for the fall 2022 semester. Phase II is the approximately $200 million renovation of McAllister Tower, a historic on-campus dormitory. The overhaul will update 300 units and add new mixed-use amenities, including a fitness center, study lounges, community kitchens, social lounges and a new auditorium. Overall, the expansion will …
If you had to sum up the El Paso multifamily market — and to some degree the entire city — in word, it would be “steady.” Though El Paso’s location ensures that impacts of political policies with Mexico can cause immediate disruption in the economy, our commercial real estate markets remain insulated from this activity. Even so, as the city’s jobs and population have grown in tandem with the national economic expansion, El Paso has not yet experienced a true building boom of Class A multifamily product. The city is seeing its renter base become more gentrified, particularly on the west side. In addition, developers in El Paso face the same rising construction costs as builders in other markets. The citywide vacancy rate, which currently stands at about 8 percent, is slowly declining while average asking rents are creeping up. These economic and demographic trends suggest the ceiling for new development of Class A multifamily product in El Paso is quite high. Absorption of new units has remained consistent during this cycle, but as things currently stand, there are only a couple hundred units under construction. Retail Influence Retail frequently follows rooftops, but in El Paso, the two seem to …