PARK RIDGE, ILL. — Adelphia Properties has negotiated a 3,608-square-foot restaurant lease at the historic Pickwick Theater building in downtown Park Ridge, a suburb of Chicago. Pazzi di Pizza will occupy the space, which was formerly home to the Pickwick Restaurant. The property is located at 1 S. Prospect Ave. Simeon Spirrison and George Spirrison of Adelphia represented the undisclosed landlord.
CEDAR PARK, TEXAS — Alamo Drafthouse, a concept that combines movies, food and adult beverages, will open a 10-screen, 45,000-square-foot venue in the northwestern Austin metro of Cedar Park. The theater will be situated within Presidio, a master-planned community developed by Austin-based Riverside Resources. The development team expects to break ground in spring 2019 and open the theater, which will be the seventh Alamo Drafthouse in the region, in summer 2020.
ODESSA, TEXAS — SRS Real Estate Partners has negotiated the $2.7 million sale of a 4,998-square-foot retail property leased to Chick-fil-A in the West Texas city of Odessa. The Atlanta-based restaurant chain has signed a 20-year corporate-guaranteed lease at the property and opened its doors in April. Matthew Mousavi, Patrick Luther and Dale Robbins of SRS represented the seller, Lisciotti Development Corp., in the transaction. The buyer was an undisclosed, Texas-based investor.
ROCKFORD, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Riverside Apartments in Rockford for $2.4 million. The 72-unit apartment property is located at 3701 Trilling Ave. James Ziegler marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. The buyer was not disclosed.
LAS VEGAS — San Diego-based Tower 16 Capital Partners, in a joint venture with Henley USA, has purchased Evergreen Apartments, a multifamily property located two miles west of the Las Vegas Strip. Encinitas, Calif.-based The Apartment Co. sold the property for $29.5 million. Located at 2950 S. Decatur Blvd., Evergreen Apartments features 314 units in a mix of one- and two-bedroom layouts with covered parking and private patios. Community amenities include two pools, barbecue and picnic areas, a fitness facility, business center, playground and on-site laundry facilities. Tower 16 will oversee $4 million in renovations and upgrades to the property. Renovations will include upgrades to commons areas, relocating the leasing office, expanding the gym and renovating all apartment interiors with new vinyl flooring, appliances, plumbing, lighting fixtures and paint. Las Vegas-based Pinnacle will manage the property. Brian Anderson and Angela Powers of Berkadia represented the seller in the deal.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — The Wolff Company, a Scottsdale-based private equity firm and senior living developer, has broken ground on Revel Scottsdale, an independent living apartment community in the company’s hometown. The three-story community is expected to open in late 2020 and will feature 157 units in studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts. Wolff cited an underserved and growing affluent senior population in Scottsdale as the reason for building. The U.S. Census Bureau named Scottsdale, a suburb of Phoenix, as the fourth-fastest-growing metropolitan area in the country. Revel Scottsdale joins a portfolio of 18 other senior living communities from The Wolff Company that are either under development or currently open.
LAKEWOOD AND TACOMA, WASH. — Hunt Real Estate Capital has provided three Freddie Mac Small Balance Loans totaling $11.1 million for a multifamily portfolio in Washington. The company funded two cash-out refinances, which provided liquidity for the acquisition of the third property. The loans have a five-year fixed-rate term, with no interest-only period, amortized over 30 years. The name of the borrower was not released. Hunt Real Estate provided a $6.7 million loan to acquire Springtree Apartments, a 103-unit multifamily property located at 4810 127th Street Court SW in Lakewood. The 13-building complex features 14 one-bedroom, one-bathroom units and 89 two-bedroom, one-bath apartments. On-site amenities include a laundry facility, sport court, playground, barbecue/picnic area and on-site manager, as well as 41 surface parking spots. Additionally, the company funded $1.7 million in refinancing for Southcrest Apartments, located 5410, 5416, 5420 and 5422 Boston Ave. SW in Lakewood. Built in 1970, the five-building property features 35 one-bedroom/one-bath units and one two-bedroom/two-bath unit. The community also features 46 surface parking spots. In the third transaction, Hunt Real Estate Capital provided a $2.7 million loan for the refinancing of Colonial Village Apartments, located at 9220 Pacific Ave. S. in Tacoma. Built in 1961, the …
DENVER — Newmark Knight Frank has brokered the sale of an office property, located at 3650 E. First Ave. in Denver. Great Western Bank acquired the property from 4N LLC for $5.6 million. The building features 17,189 square feet of office space. Riki Hashimoto, Daniel Grooters and John Gustafson of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller in the transaction. Cushman & Wakefield, Kentwood Commercial and Land Title Guarantee Co. assisted in the deal.
LOS ANGELES — SRS Real Estate Partners has hired Mike Rielly as senior vice president and managing principal in the Dallas-based company’s new Los Angeles office, which is scheduled to open in early 2019. In this role, Rielly will also lead the newly formed SRS Signature Group nationally. The group is a one-of-a-kind service offering that will cater to aspirational and high-end brands targeting coast-to-coast growth in high-street, Class A mall, lifestyle, premium outlet and design/arts district environments. Rielly has nearly 20 years of experience in commercial real estate and an extensive background incubating and serving best-in-class brands in various categories. Additionally, he has expertise in assisting international retailers with U.S. transitions or expansions, as well as early retail template formation for domestic and global brands.
CHICAGO — A partnership led by national development firm Hines has released plans for Salesforce Tower Chicago, a 57-story office tower that will serve as the new regional headquarters for Salesforce (NYSE: CRM). The San Francisco-based software firm is expected to bring 1,000 jobs to Chicago in connection with the project. Salesforce Tower Chicago will be located in the city’s River North area at the site formerly known as Wolf Point South, which houses several other office skyscrapers. Designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli, the project is slated for completion by 2023. Salesforce, one of the nation’s fastest-growing software companies that employs more than 32,000 people, will occupy about 500,000 square feet at the property, according to The Chicago Tribune. Salesforce opened in Chicago in 2012 and currently employs about 1,400 people in the Windy City. The total price of the project was not disclosed, but the newspaper also reported that Salesforce could receive as much as $41.5 million in tax credits if the company meets certain job creation and capital investment criteria. “Chicago is the Midwest’s largest city with a global and economic force that attracts a wealth of talent and international business,” said Tyler Prince, executive vice president at Salesforce. “We …
