SAN LEANDRO, CALIF. – Colony Industrial has purchased the two-building East Bay industrial portfolio in San Leandro for an undisclosed price. Totaling 587,051 square feet, the portfolio includes two light industrial buildings located at 2380-2388 Williams St. and 1717 Doolittle Drive. The portfolio is leased to five tenants. This is Colony Industrial’s first investment in the Oakland/East Bay area. Darla Longo, Barbara Perrier, Rebecca Perlmutter Finkel and Michael Kendall of CBRE brokered the transaction.
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. – Culver City, Calif.-based Goldrich Kest has purchased Infinity West, an apartment building located at the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and La Brea Avenue in West Hollywood. Bolour Associates sold the property to Goldrich Kest for $23.6 million. Built in 2012, the 43-unit property features a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts, a fitness center, conference room and secured parking. Blake Rodgers of HFF represented the seller in the deal.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. – Alliant Credit Union has arranged a $14.6 million loan for the refinancing of an industrial property located in Chandler. The property features 162,714 square feet of distribution space. The undisclosed sponsor had recently closed with a higher interest rate bridge loan and was seeking a low-leverage transaction to replace that debt. Alliant structured the 10-year loan with a 30-year amortization schedule and two years of interest-only payments.
NEW YORK CITY — Icahn Enterprises has agreed to sell Tropicana Entertainment Inc. to Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc. for $1.85 billion in a deal that includes all of Tropicana’s real estate. The company’s gaming and hotel operations will be merged into Eldorado Resorts Inc., which owns and operates 20 casinos in 10 states. Under the agreement, Pennsylvania-based real estate investment trust Gaming and Leisure Properties will buy Tropicana’s real estate for $1.21 billion and lease properties to Eldorado Resorts. Eldorado will pay $640 million in cash and assume Tropicana’s cash and debt. The transaction includes all of Tropicana’s locations except Aruba, which will close as a condition of the deal. Icahn Enterprises invested in Tropicana when it was bankrupt in 2008, after state regulators deemed its former owner unfit to run a casino. The New York City-based investment company controlled by American businessman Carl Icahn hired Tony Rodio as chief executive and reinvested profits into operations. Carl Icahn has been chairman of Tropicana’s board since 2010. “I am incredibly proud of what the entire Tropicana team has been able to accomplish over the past eight years, taking Tropicana from bankruptcy to one of the industry’s true success stories,” says Rodio. …
Real estate experts continue to keep a close eye on the Manhattan retail market in 2018. Having wrapped up 2017 with challenges and opportunities for landlords and tenants alike, it appears the biggest strides toward adjusting to new conditions are behind us, though further rent adjustments are never out of the mix. At year-end 2017, average asking rents across Manhattan’s 16 main retail corridors declined by 18.4 percent, compared to those from year-end 2016, while availabilities ticked up slightly. Leasing velocity was strong in 2017 with 2.6 million square feet of transactions closing during the year, posting a year-over-year increase of 8.2 percent. Food and beverage tenants dominated the market in terms of deal volume, inking 172 leases (the most in Manhattan) at year-end 2017, which encompassed nearly 556,000 square feet. The apparel industry also posted strong numbers in 2017, leasing 459,200 square feet of space across 91 deals. 2017 data shows that SoHo was the most active neighborhood in terms of square footage leased (approximately 227,000 square feet) and the number of closed deals (43). The neighborhood outpaced the runner up, Midtown West, by more than 60,000 square feet. After suffering from consistently high vacancy rates, SoHo is …
HOUSTON — CBRE has arranged $59 million in construction financing for The Village of Southampton, a 17-story seniors housing community in Houston. A joint venture between Bridgewood Property Co. and Harrison Street Real Estate Capital is developing the building. The community will feature 204 independent living, assisted living and memory care units within the high-end Rice Village mixed-use development. Rice Village includes more than 300 shops and restaurants within a 16-block area. Located four miles southwest of downtown Houston, Rice Village is near Rice University, the Houston Museum District and the Texas Medical Center. Retirement Center Management, Bridgewood’s wholly owned management affiliate, will operate the property upon completion. A timeline for construction was not released. Aron Will and Austin Sacco of CBRE’s National Senior Housing group secured the five-year, interest-only loan through two national banks.
KATY, TEXAS — VillaSport Athletic Club & Spa, an operator of upscale fitness clubs, will open a 121,000-square-foot athletic facility within Stableside at Falcon Landing, a 270,000-square-foot retail development in Katy. The facility will feature NBA-size basketball courts, yoga and Pilates studios, indoor and outdoor pools and a 12,000-square-foot kids club. Development of the center, which marks Phase II of Stableside at Falcon Landing, is expected to be complete by late summer 2019. Austin Alvis and Brad Elmore of NewQuest Properties, the master developer of Stableside at Falcon Landing, represented the landlord internally in the lease negotiations. Jason Baker and Lunden McGill of Baker Katz represented VillaSport, which currently operates five fitness facilities throughout the country.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — NXT Capital has provided a $25 million acquisition loan for a 230-unit, Class B apartment community located roughly eight miles south of downtown Austin. Situated one mile east of Interstate 35, the unnamed property’s amenities include a clubhouse, business center, fitness center, after school program operated by a nonprofit organization, swimming pool, grilling area, playground and an on-site bus stop.
EL PASO, TEXAS — Greystone’s Real Estate Advisors division has arranged the $6.3 million sale of Nazareth Living Care Center, a 124-bed skilled nursing facility located at 1475 Raynolds St. in El Paso. Chicago-based Mozart Healthcare LLC purchased the asset from Nazareth Hall, a nonprofit organization based in Texas. Mike Garbers and Cody Tremper of Greystone represented Nazareth Hall in the transaction. Paramount Healthcare is currently operating the community, which comprises two buildings situated on a 3.4-acre site. According to the property website, Nazareth Living Care Center features private suites, a transitional suite, fast-track recovery services and a therapy gym.
DALLAS — Construction firm Balfour Beatty has renewed its 46,694-square-foot office lease at Citymark at Katy Trail, a 226,344-square-foot office development located in the Uptown area of Dallas. Balfour Beatty’s new lease will keep the company in its current space, in which approximately 200 employees work, for another 10 years. Amenities at the property include a deli, fitness center with locker rooms, conference rooms and access to the Katy Trail. Richard Collinsworth of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the landlord, 3100 McKinnon LP, in the lease negotiations. Phil Puckett, Neal Puckett and Harlan Davis of CBRE represented Balfour Beatty.