REDMOND, WASH. — CBRE Capital Markets has brokered the sale of Redmond East Business Campus, an eight-building office and flex portfolio located near downtown Redmond. A closed-end fund managed by Kennedy Wilson acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Thomas Pehl and Lou Senini of CBRE’s Seattle office represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. Brad Zampa, Mike Walker and Megan Woodring of CBRE’s San Francisco office arranged $34.5 million in balance-sheet bank financing for the buyer. A national financial services company provided the seven-year, non-recourse, full-term, interest-only, floating-rate acquisition financing. Located at 6724-6565 185th Ave. NE and 18758-18640 NE 67th Court, Redmond East is a 292,100-square-foot, institutional quality property currently 98 percent leased to nine tenants.
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SAN DIEGO — Murphy Development has broken ground for the final building at its 2.1 million-square-foot Siempre Viva Business Park in San Diego’s Otay Mesa neighborhood. Located at 8500 Kerns St., the $11.9 million Building 17 will feature 79,050 square feet, 28-foot clear heights, 2,000 amps of 277/480 volt power, manufacturing sewing and water capacity, ESFR sprinklers, concrete truck courts, wide column spacing and high dock door ratios designed for distribution users. The adjacent building, Building 18, was completed in late 2016. Located at 2600 Melksee St., the 121,970-square-foot property is partially occupied by Mainfreight USA. The development team includes Gene Cipparone as architect, K&S Engineering and Lusardi Construction. Andy Irwin and Joe Anderson of JLL have been retained to market the property for lease.
INDIANAPOLIS — Emma Capital Investments Inc. has purchased three apartment properties totaling 849 units in Indianapolis for $63.8 million. The properties include the 336-unit Retreat Northwest, the 388-unit M Club Apartments and the 125-unit Aura Apartments. All three properties were built in the 1970s. The seller was not disclosed. To date, Emma Capital’s U.S. portfolio totals 7,500 apartment units, mostly located in the Sun Belt states.
NOBLESVILLE, IND. — Lancaster Pollard has arranged a $19.9 million HUD-insured loan to fund the construction of Heritage Woods of Noblesville, a 124-unit affordable assisted living facility in Noblesville, a suburb of Indianapolis. Completion is slated for January 2019. The borrowers are Gardant Management Solutions and Horve Builders. The loan features a fixed interest rate and 40-year term. Brett Murphy led the transaction for Lancaster Pollard.
CHICAGO — American Street Capital (ASC) has arranged a $10.7 million loan for the refinancing of the Ivy Boutique Hotel in Chicago’s Magnificent Mile district. The 63-room hotel was formerly an office building. The 15-story property features a rooftop deck, two banquet halls and spa services. Igor Zhizhin of ASC arranged the loan, which was provided by a debt fund. The borrower was not disclosed.
PHOENIX — LevRose Commercial Real Estate/TCN Worldwide has arranged the acquisition of Bell Park Plaza, a shopping center located at the northeast corner of 43rd Avenue and Bell Road in Phoenix. Canada-based Triumph Real Estate Investment Fund from Hanley V Properties purchased the retail property for $7.2 million. At the time of closing, the 33,480-square-foot property was 93 percent occupied. Tenants include Subway, Hobby Bench, Banner Health Urgent Care and Papa John’s Pizza. Jon Rosenberg and Keri Davies of LevRose represented the buyer, while Greg Abbot of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
MILFORD, MICH. — Battery Solutions has signed a 94,000-square-foot industrial lease in Milford, about 40 miles northwest of Detroit. The property, located at 2950 Holtz Drive, will serve as the battery recycling company’s North American headquarters. Jim Montgomery of Signature Associates represented both the tenant and the landlord, Holtz Drive SW.
LONDON, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $1.1 million sale of a 6,790-square-foot property net leased to Advance Auto Parts in London, about 25 miles southwest of Columbus. The property is located at 246 Lafayette St. The tenant recently exercised an early lease extension. Nathan Coe and Dan Yozwiak of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. The buyer was not disclosed.
ALLEN, TEXAS — A partnership between two Dallas-based firms, Provident Realty Advisors Inc. and Glaser Retail Partners, is scheduled to break ground this week on Stacy Green, a 73-acre mixed-use project in Allen, a northern suburb of Dallas. According to the Allen City Council, the project will include an undetermined amount of retail and restaurant space, urban residential and townhome units and a mixed-use area at the center of the development. The Dallas Morning News reports that the first buildings are slated to become available for occupancy in 2019. The news of the groundbreaking comes of the heels of Howard Hughes Corp.’s announcement of a 270-acre mixed-use development in Allen, zoning of which is scheduled to begin this year.
TYLER, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of The Reserve Apartments, a 324-bed student housing asset in Tyler, about 100 miles east of Dallas. The property is located approximately one mile from the University of Texas at Tyler and features amenities such as a pool, fitness center and study rooms. Evan Burke, Nick Fluellen and Bard Hoover of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an out-of-state private investor, in the transaction. The trio also procured the buyer, an undisclosed higher education system.