CHICAGO — Alliant Credit Union has provided a $15 million loan for the refinancing of a 10-property portfolio in Chicago. Located on the north side of Chicago, the portfolio includes a mix of apartment, retail and office buildings. The properties, which were fully occupied at the time of the loan closing, range in size from a two-unit commercial building to a 48-unit multifamily development. Gershon Friedman of Meridian Capital arranged the 15-year, fixed-rate loan. The borrower was not disclosed.
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CARTER LAKE, IOWA — Kraus-Anderson Construction has completed the first phase of Prairie Flower Casino on behalf of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska. The 9,500-square-foot gaming facility is located in Carter Lake, a northwest suburb of Omaha. The property will include 200 slot-style games and a full-service bar. Approximately 100 individuals will be employed at the casino. The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska has nearly 4,300 tribal citizens, with almost half of them residing in the states of Iowa and Nebraska. The name Prairie Flower has a special meaning to the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska. Standing Bear, a former tribe chief circa 1879, had a daughter named Prairie Flower who passed away during the tribe’s forced relocation to Oklahoma.
KENOSHA, WIS. — Zilber Property Group has leased a 42,235-square-foot industrial building to Paasche Airbrush Co. in Kenosha. Located in the Business Park of Kenosha, the recently constructed facility features a clear height of 28 feet and is located near I-94. Established in 1904, Paasche Airbrush is a family-owned and operated manufacturer of artist airbrushes, industrial spray guns and spray booths. Brett Kroner and Keith Puritz of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Michael Kleber, Sergio Chapa and Mike Prost of Newmark Knight Frank represented Zilber Property Group.
DURHAM, N.C. — TH Real Estate, an affiliate of Nuveen (the investment manager of TIAA), has completed the sale of Southpoint Glen, a multifamily property located at 5800 Tattersall Drive in Durham. Washington, D.C.-based StoneBridge Investments acquired the property for $42.7 million. Located within minutes of Research Triangle Park (RTP), the garden-style apartment community features 346 units, a swimming pool and a fitness center. The buyer plans to renovate portions of the property, including adding upgraded cabinets, faux granite countertops, tile backsplashes, two-inch blinds and plank flooring with soundproofing to individual apartments. StoneBridge also plans to expand the swimming pool and fitness center, add an outdoor fitness area and repurpose the existing sand volleyball court. Elliott Throne and Roger Edwards of HFF secured a seven-year fixed-rate acquisition loan through Freddie Mac’s CME Program for Stonebridge.
PIKESVILLE, MD. — Blue Ocean has purchased the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel and Conference Center located at 1726 Reisterstown Road in Pikesville, for an undisclosed price. Situated on 10 acres in Baltimore County, the hotel features 171 guestrooms, a 50,000-square-foot indoor tennis and fitness facility and office and retail buildings spanning 32,000 square feet. Steven Cornblatt and Gary Olschansky of Trout Daniel & Associates assisted Blue Ocean in the off-market deal. This transaction marks Blue Ocean’s first hotel acquisition. The Baltimore-based firm plans to renovate the asset in the coming years.
Cohen Financial Arranges $12.5M Acquisition Loan for Retail Property in Metro D.C. Leased to REI
by Amy Works
MCLEAN, VA. — Cohen Financial has secured a $12.5 million loan with Reinsurance Group of America for the acquisition of a retail property in McLean, about 10 miles west of Washington, D.C. Thomas Wiedeman of Cohen Financial secured the fixed-rate, non-recourse, 11-year loan with a 20-year amortization schedule and a 65 percent loan-to-value ratio for the borrower, a local commercial real estate investor. REI Tysons occupies the 32,857-square-foot, single-tenant property located at 8209 Watson St. in McLean.
DECATUR, GA. — FCP, along with partner Croatan Investments, has completed the sale of The Clarion, a 217-unit apartment community in Decatur, about six miles northeast of Atlanta. Gamma Real Estate acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Nathan Swenson and Travis Presnell of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers, which recently completed renovations to individual units along and improvements to the building exteriors, common areas and community amenities. Built in 1990, The Clarion is situated near Emory University, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and DeKalb Medical Center. Rents range from $1,115 to $2,165, according to Apartments.com. Community amenities include on-site laundry facilities, a clubhouse, tennis court, fitness center and a swimming pool with a sundeck.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Nationwide Realty Investors has unveiled plans for Cavasson, a 1.8 million-square-foot mixed-use development in Scottsdale, just east of Phoenix. The initial phase of the project will include a 460,000-square-foot regional headquarters for Nationwide Insurance as well as 1,600 apartment units, retail and restaurants, two hotel sites and a six-story parking structure. Groundbreaking for Phase I is slated for next year. The walkable development will include sidewalks, bike paths, green spaces and community gathering places. The project will feature an infrastructure investment of approximately $30 million for new roads, sidewalks and flood mitigation improvements. Cavasson will be located along Loop 101, at the southwest corner of Hayden Road and Legacy Boulevard. “This is the best undeveloped site in the region,” says Brian Ellis, president and COO of Nationwide Realty Investors. “It has tremendous visibility, great connectivity to amenities and services, and outstanding access.” The regional headquarters building for Nationwide Insurance will house approximately 2,200 employees. Nationwide plans to move its team into the new building in late 2020. In September, Nationwide Realty Investors purchased the 134-acre site for the project at a state auction. Proceeds from the purchase went to the Permanent Land Endowment Trust Fund, which is …
In the world of multifamily development, it’s rare to find a market that quite literally checks every box. But in Dallas-Fort Worth’s (DFW) Far Northeast submarket, which encompasses Plano, Frisco, Allen and McKinney, that’s precisely the case. In terms of fundamental demand drivers, Collin County is growing by about 80 new residents per day, one of the fastest rates in the country. The county’s population is expected to increase by nearly 800,000 over the next two decades, and to add more than 300,000 new jobs during that stretch as well. The region also epitomizes the corporate relocations for which DFW has become renowned. The arrivals of Toyota North America, JPMorgan Chase, Liberty Mutual and FedEx have already brought thousands of high-paying jobs to the Far Northeast submarket. Just as important, these companies have established precedents for medium-sized companies to follow suit and keep the job growth train rolling. The impacts of those demand drivers on multifamily growth in the region has been tremendous. But there’s more to the story of this area’s multifamily explosion than the increase in jobs and population. Lesser-Known Factors While corporate relocations have brought swaths of millennials to the area — in Frisco, that group comprises …
Square Mile Capital Provides $138.5M in Preferred Equity for Recapitalization of Apartment Tower in Long Island City
by David Cohen
NEW YORK CITY — Square Mile Capital has provided a $138.5 million preferred equity investment in the recapitalization of ALTA, a 43-story apartment tower in Long Island City. The property is located at 29-26 Northern Blvd. Simon Baron Development LLC broke ground on the 467-unit property in 2015 and completed the project earlier this year. Building amenities include a 10,000-square-foot fitness center, 50-foot indoor swimming pool, multiple roof decks, a state-of-the-art golf simulator and a dog spa. ALTA was developed by affiliates of Simon Baron Development LLC. Leasing of the property commenced in May.