ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Garden Park, a 252-unit multifamily property in Arlington. The property, which was built in 1969 and renovated in 2014, offers one- and two-bedroom units. Al Silva and Ford Braly of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a locally based private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was a Texas-based investment group with a portfolio of 17,000 units nationwide.
CHICAGO — Farpoint Development, Clayco and CRG have launched Decennial Group, a national Opportunity Zones (OZ) real estate and energy investment and development fund based in Chicago. The joint venture is targeting investment of $1 billion in development projects and is designed to leverage the OZ tax incentives created through the 2017 tax reform legislation. A formal fundraising campaign will be announced soon. The OZ marketplace is generating interest around the country for its potential to positively transform economically distressed communities. Decennial Group derived its name from its 10-year approach to investment and development, which positions neighborhoods for transformative, long-term and inclusive growth. The platform focuses on commercial, industrial, multifamily and energy projects located in OZs throughout America’s heartland. A differentiator from other OZ funds is Decennial’s renewable energy strategy, led by David Pavlik of 11 Million Acres, which has structured over $2 billion in renewable energy and infrastructure projects. Decennial includes Scott Goodman of Farpoint, Bob Clark of Clayco and Shawn Clark of CRG, Clayco’s real estate development and investment company. Steve Glickman of Develop LLC will serve as senior advisor to the management team. Decennial’s team also includes Dan Gilman, a private equity veteran who heads investments for …
SAN DIEGO — Donahue Schriber has announced a $120 million expansion at Del Mar Highlands Town Center, a destination mixed-use property at 12925 El Camino Real in San Diego. The expansion will bring the asset to more than 400,000 square feet of retail, dining and entertainment space. The expansion, known The Collection at Del Mar Highlands Town Center, will bring an additional 120,000 square feet space, offering 40 new retailers, restaurants, fitness studios and new spaces to work, play and lounge. The project centers around relocation of Jimbo’s…Naturally, as the grocery store expands to 25,000 square feet. The grocer’s new space is slated to open this summer. Additional tenants at The Collection will be OH! Juice; Cascade Spa; Perlman Wellness Center; Head Lettuce, a healthy dining concept; and Diesel, a Brentwood, Calif.-based bookstore. CermaiCafe will also relocate to the new space. The expansion includes a boutique fitness row, which is slated to open in 2020. The new collection of fitness brands will offer a variety of fitness options, including StretchLab, Row House and an expanded Club Pilates location. Located above the expanded Jimbo’s…Naturally, The Sky Deck will bring eight to 10 dining destinations, a central cocktail bar and an elevated …
VISTA, CALIF. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of Vista Gardens, a 71-unit memory care community in Vista, located between San Diego and Los Angeles. A private equity firm based in Colorado acquired the community for $22.8 million as part of a growth strategy in seniors housing. The seller was a local, single-asset owner seeking to exit the industry. Vista Gardens totals 44,000 square feet and is located on a 4.5-acre plot. The price equates to $321,000 per unit. Alec Blanc of Monarch Advisors (an affiliate of SLIB) sourced the senior debt for the transaction. It consisted of an $18.1 million loan, including $1.9 million for planned capital expenditures, from a regional commercial bank. The loan is structured with a five-year term, interest-only payments for the first two years and partial recourse from the buyer with a burn-off provision. Jason Punzel, Brad Goodsell and Vince Viverito of Senior Living Investment Brokerage handled the transaction.
RIALTO, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of two multi-tenant retail pads at Rialto Marketplace, located at the southwest corner of Riverside and San Bernardino avenues in Rialto, two blocks north of Interstate 10. Scott Hook of Marcus & Millichap arranged the sale. Terms of the transaction were not released. Recently developed by Newmark Merrill Cos., the assets total 25,567 square feet. Tenants include Starbucks Coffee, GNC, Wingstop, Pieology Pizzeria and T-Mobile. Walmart Supercenter is the anchor tenant for Rialto Marketplace.
SEATTLE — Hunt Real Estate Capital has funded a $17 million first mortgage bridge loan for the refinancing of Anew Terry Apartments, a multifamily property located in Seattle’s First Hill neighborhood. The borrower is 423 Terry Partners, an affiliate of Anew Apartments. Built in 1911 and redeveloped between 2016 and 2018, Anew Terry Apartments features 112 units. Property amenities include a community space on each floor, digital doorman, work spaces, fitness center with yoga room, dog washing station, outdoor patio with barbecue grills and fire pit, courtyard, ground-floor lounge and bike storage with repair station. Greg Piantanida and Ryan Heiberg of GP Realty Financing arranged the financing.
DENVER — Schnitzer West has purchased a land parcel, located at 3615 Delgany St. in Denver’s River North Art District, for an undisclosed price. The acquisition is the result of a partnership between Schnitzer West and Craft Cos., a Denver-based real estate firm. Schnitzer plans to develop a 12-story, 200,000-square-foot speculative office building on the 34,250-square-foot site. The current site design includes one level of underground parking, five levels of above-grade podium parking and seven floors of office space. The first phase of construction is scheduled to begin first-quarter 2020.
NEW YORK CITY — Lee & Associates has brokered the $32.2 million sale of a 50,000-square-foot parking garage in Manhattan’s Flatiron district. Located at 41-47 E. 21st St., the four-story garage is six blocks from the 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R and W trains. Steve Lorenzo, Mitchell Salmon and Christopher Ventura of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, Mequity Cos., in the transaction. Sidney Rosenthal of Lee & Associates represented the seller, Zucker Organization.
CANTON, MASS. — HJ Sims has arranged $20 million in bonds to refinance Orchard Cove, a continuing care retirement community in Canton. Hebrew SeniorLife (HSL) operates the community, which opened in 1993. HJ Sims underwrote the original bonds to build the community in 1992, and has provided expansion financing and capital planning over the intervening years. The new transaction will refinance the community’s existing tax-exempt, fixed-rate bonds. Financing objectives included creating a level annual debt service schedule compared with the fluctuating existing schedule, and maximizing annual debt savings over the near term to fund community improvements without increasing the debt load. The maturity on the new bonds was extended and amortized over 30 years, but included a five-year call provision to maintain future flexibility. The maximum annual debt service was reduced by approximately $1.2 million, and aggregate debt-service savings over the next seven years will be $15.4 million, according to HJ Sims.
HAMILTON, N.J. — HFF has negotiated the $8.5 million sale of a 76,220-square-foot industrial facility in Hamilton. Located at 17 Quakerbridge Plaza Drive, the fully leased facility is situated on more than 13 acres. Marc Duval, Jordan Avanzato, Mark Mahasky, Kevin O’Hearn, Steve Simonelli and Michael Oliver of HFF represented the seller, Matrix Development Group, in the transaction. The buyer was Black Creek Group.