SAN ANTONIO — California-based Creative Realty Partners (CRP) has purchased Escondido Village, a 338-unit multifamily asset in San Antonio. Built in 1969, the recently renovated property is located near The Rim, a shopping and dining destination, as well as USAA’s headquarters. Escondido Village offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, picnic area, dog park and a playground. The seller was not disclosed. Florida-based Michaelson Real Estate Group will operate the property.
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HOUSTON — Local financial intermediary Q10 KDH has arranged a $28 million construction loan for The Territory at Greenhouse, a 288-unit multifamily project under construction on Houston’s west side. The property will offer amenities such as a pool, fitness center, business center and a dog park. Ryan Watson of Q10 KDH placed the loan, which includes three years of interest-only payments, through an undisclosed regional bank on behalf of the sponsor, Dhanani Private Equity Group.
CHICAGO — Akara Partners has completed the Home2 Suites by Hilton Chicago River North. The 17-story extended-stay hotel is located at 110 W. Huron St. The 206-suite property features complimentary Wi-Fi, sleeper sofas, full kitchens and dishwashers. On-site amenities include a business center, snack bar, outdoor fire pit and combined fitness and laundry facility. The development also includes 5,000 square feet of retail space on two levels. David Goldberg of GoldStreet Partners is marketing the retail space for lease. A grand opening celebration for the property will take place on Tuesday, March 19.
CHICAGO — NXT Capital has provided a $31 million loan for the refinancing of X Chicago, a 99-unit apartment community in Chicago. The project, completed in September 2018, is part of developer PMG’s national portfolio of X Social Communities. X Chicago is located within the University Village neighborhood and is near the Illinois Medical District and the University of Illinois at Chicago. Amenities include a bike room, coworking lab, fitness studio, communal kitchen and rooftop green space. Jimmy Conley of HFF arranged the loan, terms of which were undisclosed.
TOLEDO, OHIO — Thyssenkrupp Supply Chain Services NA Inc. has signed a 119,952-square-foot industrial lease in Toledo. The 1.1 million-square-foot building is situated on 46 acres at 315 Matzinger Road. Ron Jurgenson of Reichle Klein Group represented the landlord, I.B.C. Inc. Jerry Malek of Reichle Klein and Peter J. Kepic of Colliers International represented the tenant. The lease is for four years and five months.
ANN ARBOR, MICH. — An affiliate of Linchris Hotel Corp. has acquired the Holiday Inn Ann Abor near the University of Michigan for an undisclosed price. The 225-room, full-service hotel was developed in 1980 and renovated in 2012. The property features more than 6,800 square feet of meeting space, a full-service restaurant, fitness center, video arcade, business center, salon, pool and tennis and basketball courts. Greg LaBine, Jeff Bucaro, Nicole Aguiar and Matthew Schoenfeldt of HFF arranged a five-year, fixed-rate loan for the acquisition. Loan proceeds will also be used to execute a property improvement plan that will include modernizing the guestrooms, bathrooms and building envelope.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — True Food Kitchen is opening its first location in Ohio at Easton Town Center. Set to open in 2020, the 6,000-square-foot restaurant will feature both indoor and outdoor dining space as well as a bar. True Food Kitchen offers vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free dishes and operates 26 locations in 11 states. Easton Town Center is currently undergoing a $500 million, 16-acre expansion. L Brands, The Georgetown Company and Steiner + Associates make up the development team.
FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS — Holt Lunsford Commercial has negotiated a 30,000-square-foot industrial lease at 4535 Simonton Road in the northern Dallas metro of Farmers Branch. Andrew Gilbert of Holt Lunsford represented the landlord, TA Realty, in the lease negotiations. Guy Brignon of Cross Creek Consulting represented the tenant, Design Expediting Services International LLC.
NASHVILLE— CapRidge Partners has acquired Nashville City Center, a 27-story office tower. Multiple media outlets reported the sales price as $105.3 million. Located at 511 Union St. in downtown Nashville, the 477,261-square-foot building features a fitness center, freestanding restaurant and an onsite music studio available for tenant use. The building is near the Tennessee Performing Arts Center and Bridgestone Arena as well as number of dining and entertainment options. Andy Scott and Jim Curtin of HFF worked on behalf of CapRidge Partners to secure a four-year, floating-rate acquisition loan through lender CIT Group. “We were pleased to arrange financing for the acquisition of this notable office property in Nashville, which is a vibrant market for commercial properties,” says Chris Niederpruem, managing director for CIT’s Real Estate Finance division. Will Yowell, Jay O’Meara, Morgan Hillenmeyer and Douglass Johnson of CBRE represented the seller, Alliance Partners HSP LLC, in the transaction. Since 2011, the property’s average occupancy is 95 percent. “This offering was a very rare opportunity to acquire one of Nashville’s most prominent office assets at an attractive basis and we received significant investor interest because of it,” says Yowell, vice chairman at CBRE. “Nashville City Center benefits from its location in the …
While other U.S. cities have demonstrated volatile economic markets, Boston has sustained a strong, healthy economy for more than 40 years. This economic health coupled with the city’s diversity of industries has had a lasting, positive impact and increased demand for commercial space in the greater Boston market. The snapshot of the Class A and B, lab and office market is strong but shows some signs of regression. Today, overall vacancy for lab and office including sublet space is 12.8 percent, according to research from Colliers International. When you break down the numbers by region, the current downtown Boston office market has 71 million square feet, with a 9.2 percent vacancy rate. Cambridge has 23.6 million square feet of space and 3.8 percent vacancy and the suburbs total 123.5 million square feet with 16.6 percent vacancy. The entire Boston area absorption for lab and office space is 5.2 million square feet. While those stats are favorable compared to the last two years, (2017 with 1.8 million square feet and 2016 with 1 million square feet), they are dwarfed by 2015 which had absorption of 5.8 million square feet. It is also the first time that Class B rents have topped …