CHICAGO — Hunt Real Estate Capital has provided a $6.2 million bridge loan for the refinancing of 5009 Ashland Avenue in Chicago. Built in 1918, the multifamily property consists of 31 units. The Greenwald Company was the borrower. Approximately $1 million of the loan will be allocated for future funding of capital improvements. Planned interior upgrades include refinishing and staining hardwood floors, replacing carpet in common areas and replacing appliances. Terms of the loan were not disclosed.
LAKE BARRINGTON, ILL. — Brown Commercial Group has brokered the $2.6 million sale of a 32,000-square-foot industrial property in Lake Barrington, about 40 miles northwest of Chicago. The buyer, PEGA LLC, will use 10,000 square feet of the building for its own industrial business while an existing tenant will lease the remaining 22,000 square feet. Freund Properties LLC was the seller. Jim Pietrarosso represented both the buyer and the seller in the transaction. The fully leased building features four docks and drive-in doors as well as 9,100 square feet of office space.
FREMONT, OHIO — Senior Living Investment Brokerage has negotiated the sale of Pristine Senior Living and Post-Acute Care of Fremont, an 82-bed skilled nursing facility, for $2 million. The three-story community is located in Fremont, approximately 40 miles southeast of Toledo. Constructed in 1965 and expanded in 1989, the 73,515-square-foot property sits on 6.8 acres. The seller was Sandusky County, which previously leased the community to Pristine Senior Living. The lease term ended and Pristine exited the Ohio market. The buyer was a New-Jersey based company with 11 other communities in Ohio. The transaction was positioned as a value-add play, as the community’s occupancy was below 50 percent at the time of sale. The new owner plans to make capital improvements to the building. The price equates to a price per bed of $24,390 and a capitalization rate of 7.04 percent.
DALLAS — A partnership between Dallas-based TriGate Capital LLC and developer/operator M-M Properties has refinanced Comerica Bank Tower, a 60-story, 1.5 million-square-foot office building in downtown Dallas. The Dallas Morning News reports that the amount of the loan is $163 million. Completed in 1987, the property includes ground-floor restaurant space and amenities such as a conference center, tenant lounge and a patio bar. The loan proceeds will be used to repay an existing CMBS loan and provide additional funds for leasing, as well to finance other capital expenditures. John Brownlee and Jim Curtin of HFF placed the loan with Annaly Commercial Real Estate Group Inc. on behalf of the borrower.
MIDLAND, TEXAS — Colliers International has arranged the sale of two Class A office properties totaling nearly 600,000 square feet in the West Texas city of Midland. Fasken Center is a 421,546-square-foot property that was built in phases in 1974 and 1982, according to Wikipedia. Frost Bank Tower is a 12-story, 177,952-square-foot building. David Carter and Patrick Duffy of Colliers International brokered the deal. Other terms of sale were not disclosed.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has negotiated the sale of a 125,000-square-foot industrial property located at 8203 Market St. in Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1985 and is zoned for manufacturing. John Ferruzzo and Clay Pritchett of NAI Partners represented the seller, 8203 Market Street Road LLC, in the transaction. Matthew Goldsby of Belvoir Real Estate Group represented the buyer, 8203 MSR Properties LLC.
WINTER PARK, FLA. — TruAmerica Multifamily has acquired Solis at Winter Park, a 596-unit, Class B multifamily community located in Winter Park, roughly eight miles north of Orlando, for $79 million. Constructed in 1986, the property includes one- and two-bedroom apartment homes averaging 862 square feet. Individual units feature stainless steel appliances, walk-in closets, full-size washers and dryers and lake views in select units. Community amenities include two pools, a fitness center, lighted tennis court, sand volleyball court and a fenced dog park. TruAmerica plans to renovate all apartment units with faux-wood floors, stone countertops, cabinet fronts, modern lighting and green plumbing fixtures. Common area improvements will include upgrades to both pool areas, the clubhouse and the fitness center, as well as landscaping and exterior paint. TruAmerica received a Freddie Mac loan and an additional loan arranged by Walker & Dunlop for the acquisition. Shelton Granade, Luke Wickham and Justin Basquill of CBRE arranged the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller.
ST. JOHN, FLA. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged $51.7 million in construction financing for Beachwalk Apartments, a planned multifamily community in St. John, located roughly 25 miles south of Jacksonville. The 348-unit community is located within the Beachwalk master-planned development. BB&T provided $34.8 million in senior financing for Beachwalk Apartments, and Equity Resources LLC provided $16.9 million in joint venture equity financing. Kevin O’Grady, Daniel Sheehan and Eric McGlynn of Walker & Dunlop arranged the transaction on behalf of the developer, Falcone Associates LLC. Once complete, Beachwalk Apartments will feature a clubroom, fitness center, pool, athletic courts and a playground. At full build-out, the Beachwalk master-planned community will feature a 14-acre Crystal Lagoon with 1,000 feet of beachfront, a private beach club and a 175,000-square-foot retail village along the shore; 750 for-sale residential units; 825,000 square feet of retail and commercial space; 360,000 square feet of office space; 1.5 million square feet of industrial space; and a high school. Art Falcone’s Encore Capital Management is the master developer of Beachwalk.
PORTLAND, ORE. — The construction joint venture team of McCarthy Building Cos. and Andersen Construction, along with SRG Partnership and Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), has completed the Knight Cancer Research Building on OHSU’s campus. The $190 million research and development conference center facility features 320,000 square feet of space, with science and data analysis offerings on each floor to maximize interaction and the potential of deeper innovation and idea sharing. The facility also features open-air balconies, communicating stairs, a rooftop terrace and a central collaboration kitchen.
HILLSBORO, ORE. — Security Properties and Pacific Life Insurance Co. have acquired Tessera at Orenco Station, a multifamily property located at 6523 NE Cherry Drive in Hillsboro, a suburb of Portland. An undisclosed seller sold the asset for $85 million. Built in 2014, the property features 304 apartment units and is within walking distance of The Orenco Station Town Center, a retail center. The buyers plan to upgrade all eight of the property’s designated common area spaces and renovate the unit interiors with vinyl plank flooring throughout all living areas, under-cabinet access lighting and a technology package. Security Properties Residential, an affiliate of Security Properties, will manage the property.