SEATTLE — Goodman Real Estate has completed the sale of the Medical Dental Building, a historic office/medical office building located in Seattle’s central business district. Menashe Properties acquired the asset for $113 million. Constructed in two phases in 1925 and 1950, the 18-story landmark building was renovated in 2008 and recently underwent more than $25 million in building upgrades, including new lobby finishes and the creation of a winter garden common area. A diverse roster of over 130 professional tenants, including Seattle-based Bartell Drug Co., Deltek and The Polyclinic, occupy the building. Kevin Freels, Logan Greer, Michael Leggett and Gerry Rohm of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal.
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C.W. Driver Starts Construction of $43.3M Mt. San Jacinto College Temecula Valley Campus in California
by Amy Works
TEMECULA, CALIF. — C.W. Driver Cos., as general contractor, has started construction of Mt. San Jacinto College’s (MSJC) new $43.3 million, 350,000-square-foot Temecula Valley Campus in Temecula. The project consists of a seismic retrofit and tenant improvement of an existing office building, creating a new campus and addressing current classroom shortages. The building’s twin five-story, 175,000-square-foot towers will be converted from office space into classrooms, laboratories and offices to serve MSJC students. The fifth floor will be entirely lab space. Other upgrades will include a kitchen, fitness center and lounges for students and faculty use. Located at 41888 Motor Car Parkway, the first phase of the 27-acre campus includes all seismic retrofits and full build-out of three floors. The phase is slated for completion in time for the fall 2020 semester. The second phase is scheduled for completion by summer 2021. PMSM/Nineteen Six Architects is serving as architect for the project. MSJC acquired the property from Abbot Laboratories with Measure AA facilities bond funds, which were approved to fund improvements to existing facilities and purchase new assets to accommodate increasing student enrollment.
Taiwan-based HCT Logistics Co. Buys 87,210 SF Office Asset in Southern California for $19.9M
by Amy Works
SAN DIMAS, CALIF. — HCT Logistics Co., a Taiwan-based logistics and investment company, has purchased an office building located at 955 Overland Court in San Dimas. 955 Overland Venture LLC sold the asset for $19.9 million. Totaling 87,210 square feet, the two-story property was fully leased at the time of sale. Current tenants include the County of Los Angeles, United Nurses of California and Med-Legal. Mark Shaffer, Anthony DeLorenzo, Gary Stache, Doug Mack, Mark Perry and Carlene O’Neil of CBRE represented the seller in the all-cash transaction.
PORTLAND, ORE. — Ready Capital has provided a $13.8 million loan for the acquisition, repositioning and lease-up of a flex property located in Portland’s Central East Side submarket. The undisclosed sponsor plans to use loan proceeds to convert the current industrial buildings into modern creative office spaces. The transformation will include connecting the building via a modernized tenant entry and common area, complemented by a new elevator system. Additionally, the repositioning will include rooftop access, improved common areas, updated exteriors and additional parking. Upon completion, the asset will offer approximately 57,000 square feet of office space. Ready Capital’s National Bridge Originations Team closed the non-recourse, interest-only, floating-rate loan. The financing features a 36-month term with two extension options and flexible prepayment, while including a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures, tenant leasing costs and an interest reserve.
Newmark Knight Frank Brokers $9.6M Sale of Alma Elliot Square Shopping Center in Metro Phoenix
by Amy Works
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — Newmark Knight Frank has negotiated the sale of Alma Elliot Square, a shopping center in Chandler. TriGate Capital sold the asset to Orange County, Calif.-based Investment Concepts for $9.6 million. At the time of sale, the 62,164-square-foot asset was 62 percent leased to a mix of national and regional tenants, including Starbucks Coffee, O’Reilly Auto Parts, AT&T, Great Clips and Pizza Hut. Fry’s Food and Drug and IHOP also shadow-anchor the property. CJ Osbrink, David Guido, Joe Doucett, Joseph Hoye and Ryan Moroney of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller in the deal.
PREP Property Group to Redevelop Mall into Mixed-Use Property in Metro Boston for $250M
by Alex Tostado
HANOVER, MASS. — PREP Property Group has unveiled plans to redevelop Hanover Mall in Hanover, approximately 22 miles southeast of downtown Boston. The project costs are estimated at $250 million. PREP will rebrand the mall as Hanover Crossing, an open-air, mixed-use project that will feature 297 multifamily units and will be anchored by an 80,000-square-foot Market Basket Supermarket. Market Basket will feature Market’s Kitchen and Café, a prepared foods department offering a variety of freshly made meals, sandwiches, salads, subs, brick oven pizza and Niji sushi. The location will also provide café seating, complimentary Wi-Fi and large screen TVs. Market Basket expects to hire about 400 employees for the new store. “We’ve seen tremendous potential in this landmark property since day one and believe the transformation to mixed-use provides unlimited potential,” says Lloyd Sova, PREP vice president of development. “Hanover Crossing will be an exciting location combining an open-air retail experience that is rich in amenities with high-end apartments to provide a sought-after ‘live, work, play’ environment.” The retail component of Hanover Crossing will be 150,000 square feet smaller than the current Hanover Mall, which was built in 1971. Hanover Crossing will offer 30,000 square feet of green space. “We’ve …
BROOKLINE, MASS. — Welltower has acquired the former Newbury College campus near Boston for $34 million. The 7.8-acre campus currently features eight structures totaling 142,000 square feet, which Welltower plans to redevelop into seniors housing properties. Christopher Sower, James Elcock, Tom Hynes and Bob Cronin of Colliers International represented the seller, Newbury College in the transaction.
Walker & Dunlop Arranges $18M Construction Loan for Multifamily Development in Lewes, Delaware
by Alex Patton
LEWES, DEL. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged an $18 million construction loan for a multifamily development in Lewes, located approximately 40 miles southeast of Dover. An undisclosed regional bank provided the loan. The property consists of seven separate buildings, two of which are condominiums with ground-floor retail, three of which are fully leased apartment buildings and two of which are single-family homes. Two additional multifamily buildings offering one- and two-bedroom units are currently under construction and slated for completion in 2020. Jon Kushner and Ben Retter of Walker & Dunlop arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Fernmoor Homes.
Madison International Signs Multiple Tenants to New 1,500 SF Queens Place Mall Food Court
by Alex Patton
NEW YORK CITY — Madison International Realty has signed multiple new leases and lease renewals with several food and beverage tenants in preparation for the opening of a new 1,500-square-foot food court at Queens Place Mall, located in the Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens. Dunkin Donuts and Mrs. Fields have both renewed leases at the 440,000-square-foot mall. In separate negotiations with three new tenants, Chipotle has leased 2,532 square feet, Teriyaki One has leased 1,134 square feet and TeaCups has leased 400 square feet. Diana Boutross, Alan Schmerzler, Ian Lerner and Brandon Singer of Cushman & Wakefield represented Madison International in the negotiations. Boutross and Lerner represented Chipotle, Dunkin Donuts, Mrs. Fields and TeaCups. Peter Yoon of Ripco represented Teriyaki One. Construction is slated for completion by summer 2020.
EDISON, N.J. — Twin Boro Physical Therapy has signed a 1,600-square-foot retail lease in Edison, located approximately 30 miles southeast of New York City. The property is situated within the 20,000-square-foot Colonial Village Shopping Center, which is 100 percent leased. Twin Boro specializes in orthopedic pediatrics, sports-related injuries and worker’s compensation cases. Steve Battista of Jeffrey Realty represented Twin Boro in the lease negotiations. Matthew Weiss of Weiss Realty represented the landlord, Colonial Village Associates LLC.