DALLAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated the sale of a 36,227-square-foot industrial asset located at 121 La Paz St. on Dallas’ southeast side. Corbin Blount and Nathan Denton of Lee & Associates represented the seller, La Paz Partners Ltd., in the transaction. Caleb Bates of Bates & Myers Co., represented the buyer, Jessup Charitable Remainder Trust.
PAWTUCKET, R.I. — WinnCos. and Omni Development Corp. have broken ground on a $42 million redevelopment of Prospect Heights Apartments, an affordable housing property in Pawtucket. Built in 1942, Prospect Heights qualified for Federal Historic Tax Credits after being placed on the National Register of Historic Places in December 2016. The project will rehabilitate 292 units spread across 35 buildings and add 20 new units of housing on the 21-acre site. A joint venture between WinnDevelopment and Omni Development acquired the ground lease for the property from the Pawtucket Housing Authority in June 2017. Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corp. provided tax-exempt bond financing for the construction and permanent loans, the Low Income Housing Tax Credits and separate bridge financing for the project.
NEW YORK CITY — Google has leased 8,000 square feet of retail space at 350 Sixth Ave. in Manhattan. The three-week lease will serve as a technology pop-up for the tech giant and will feature mini-golf, games, giveaways and demonstrations of the company’s newest tech products. The site will be located one block from the A, C, E, B, D, F and M subway lines. The asking rent was $225 per square foot. Google’s pop-up will take occupancy in the last week of May 2018 and will run through the first two weeks of June. Lee & Associates represented both Google and the landlord, Nuovo Ciao-Di LLC, in the lease negotiations.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Progress Capital has arranged a $26.2 million construction-to-perm loan for a new 159,861-square-foot mixed-use building in Jersey City. Sterling National Bank provided the financing to the undisclosed borrower, which acquired the site in 2015. The new nine-story development will include 99 residential units and 2,240 square feet of street-level retail space. Amenities will include 24-hour concierge service, a fitness center and a rooftop terrace. Terms of the loan, which was collateralized by two parcels of land, include a 65 percent loan-to-cost (LTC) ratio, an 18-month interest-only period and two optional 12-month extensions on the construction phase. Upon stabilization, the borrower has the option to convert to a permanent mortgage.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the $9.3 million sale of 309 East 92nd St., a five-story, 8,600-square-foot apartment building locatedon Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, 309 East 92 LLC, in the transaction. The 10-unit, free-market apartment building includes nine four-bedroom units and one two-bedroom unit. The property underwent a renovation project, which included the construction of a roof deck, in 2015.
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $2 million sale of a 6,000-square-foot office building in Ridgewood, about 20 miles outside of Manhattan. The property is located at 166 Franklin Ave. near the downtown area.David Thurston of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction, both of which were limited liability companies. Other terms of sale were not disclosed.
MICHIGAN, INDIANA AND OHIO — Global Net Lease Inc., a real estate investment trust focused on the acquisition of net lease industrial properties, has acquired five industrial assets representing approximately 1.4 million square feet for $83 million. Three of the buildings are located in Michigan with one in Indiana and one in Ohio. The properties are leased to Contractors Steel Co., a steel service supplier. The industrial buildings included in this transaction comprise all of Contractors Steel Co.’s facilities and also house the company’s offices, central inventory and processing depot.
BETTENDORF, IOWA — PMZ Realty Capital LLC has arranged a $13 million permanent loan for the Hilton Garden Inn Bettendorf/Quad Cities. The 115-room hotel, built two years ago, includes a fitness center, business center and 2,400 square feet of meeting and event space. The loan will provide the undisclosed borrower with proceeds to start on two new hotel projects, according to Peter Berk, president of PMZ. The lender was not disclosed.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA — The Noddle Companies and the Iowa West Foundation hosted a topping out ceremony for River’s Edge, a 21.3-acre mixed-use development in Council Bluffs. The development, master planned by Noddle, is located on the riverfront near downtown Omaha. Construction includes two office buildings, two mid-rise condominium towers as well as apartment and townhouse units and other mixed-use buildings. Completion is slated for December 2018. The Iowa West Foundation is a non-profit organization.
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. — CBRE Capital Markets has brokered the $11 million sale of City West Business Center North and South in Eden Prairie, 12 miles southwest of Minneapolis. The pair of industrial flex buildings total 172,904 square feet. Constructed in 1984, the properties feature a 67 percent office finish and a clear height of 12 feet. Tenants include Third Wave, InstyMeds, Augustine Biomedical and HRST Inc. Ryan Watts, Sonja Dusil, Judd Welliver and Tom Holtz of CBRE represented the seller, Provident Real Estate Ventures LLC. Finke Associates Inc. purchased the assets.