LOS ANGELES — Strategic Legacy Investment Group (SLIG), a Los Angeles-based private placement investment firm, has broken ground for La Mirada @ Central Park Smart Apartment, located at 5608 La Mirada Ave. in Hollywood. The 13,018-square-foot apartment building will consist of 13 units on a 7,500-square-foot R-3-zoned lot with mix of affordable and market-rate housing. The property will feature seven one-bedroom/one-bath units, six two-bedroom/two-bath units, smart home technology, a WiFi lounge and game room, modern European finishes, a pet-friendly community and a rooftop lounge with views of Hollywood. SLIG’s subsidiary, Strategic Legacy Management Corp., will handle the marketing and leasing of the property, which will be available for lease in December 2019. The project team includes Acraforma as architect and ESAB Construction for construction management.
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CHANDLER, ARIZ. — CBRE Capital Markets’ Debt & Structured Finance team has arranged an $18.3 million loan for the acquisition of Avilla at Chandler Heights, an apartment complex located at 255 E. Chandler Heights Road in Chandler. Brian Cruz, Scott Peterson and Bill Chiles of CBRE’s San Diego office secured the interest-only, fixed-rate loan through Fannie Mae for the borrower, San Diego-based The Certé Group. Constructed in 2017, the property consists of 116 single-story units, featuring private backyards, in 101 individual buildings. All two- and three-bedroom units are standalone buildings and the one-bedroom units are in duplex configurations. Situated on 9.5 acres, the community features a swimming pool, spa, central greenbelt, gated access and covered parking.
HAPPY VALLEY, ORE. — Co-developers MorningStar Senior Living and Confluent Senior Living have broken ground on MorningStar of Happy Valley in the Portland suburb of Happy Valley. The three-story, 83,300-square-foot property will feature 61 units of assisted living and 27 units of memory care. Located on two acres, the community is scheduled to open in summer 2019. This is the second seniors housing project in the Portland metro area for the joint venture, and the 12th overall. Local firms involved in the project include LRS Architects and LCG Pence Construction. Thoma-Holec Design, based in Mesa, Ariz., will serve as interior designer.
Hanley Investment Group, Voit Real Estate Services Negotiate $9.8M Sale of Shopping Plaza in Southern California
by Amy Works
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors, in conjunction with Voit Real Estate Services, has arranged the $9.8 million sale of RC Plaza, a 37,239-square-foot retail center in Rancho Cucamonga, a city in San Bernardino County. Bill Asher and Ed Hanley of Hanley Investment Group, along with Joe Miller of Voit Real Estate Services, arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, a private partnership based in Orange County. Eric Treibatch of Ophir Management Services Inc. represented the buyer, a private investor from Los Angeles. RC Plaza includes nine buildings and is home to tenants such as Starbucks Coffee and Pizza Hut. The center includes an additional 15,717-square-foot building that is separately owned and was not included in the sale.
DENVER — Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Observatory Park, an apartment building located at 2035 S. Josephine St. in Denver. Old Faithful Properties sold the property to Michael Blackman for $6.8 million, or $316 per square foot. The 21,674-square-foot building features 40 apartment units. Kevin Calame of Pinnacle represented the seller in the transaction.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a $95 million construction loan for 1050 17th Street, a 154,000-square-foot office building that will be located in Washington, D.C.’s central business district. Currently occupying the site is a 145,000-square-foot office building that was developed in the mid-1970s and will be demolished. The new property will be developed on a speculative basis, with construction slated to begin later this year. A timeline for completion was not released. The new property will also feature ground-floor retail space and below-grade parking, as well as proximity to nearby public transportation lines. The location also puts the building within walking distance of The White House and the U.S. Treasury Building. Maryland-based EagleBank provided the loan, specific terms of which were not disclosed. Philip Mudd and Brad Geiger of Cushman & Wakefield placed the debt on behalf of The Lenkin Company, a full-service construction and management firm that developed the existing building. “There were several lenders interested in financing this project,” says Mudd. “This was due to the quality, design, ownership and extraordinary location.” — Taylor Williams
Park Center is the largest ground-up corporate office project in metro Atlanta’s history. In early 2017, KDC broke ground on Park Center Phase II, which consists of two office towers totaling 1.1 million square feet, including approximately 40,000 square feet of retail space. The office towers will be leased by State Farm, which also leased the 21-story office tower in Phase I. Phase II of Park Center started with the implosion of the existing 240,000-square-foot, 10-story Hammond Exchange building on March 4, 2017. The remainder of 2017 was spent removing the debris from the implosion, blasting and removing over 300,000 cubic yards of rock, site grading, relocation and placement of utilities, and installation of tower cranes. In addition, construction started on the parking structure and building pad for Building 2. Several large culverts were constructed for a new road that will connect Perimeter Parkway in Dunwoody to Peachtree Dunwoody Road in Sandy Springs. Today, seven of the 11 parking levels of Building 2 have been poured, including the lobby level and vehicular-pedestrian plaza in front of it. Completion of the 660,000-square-foot, 22-story Building 2 is slated for the end of 2019. Work is also taking place on Building 3, including …
HOUSTON — RED Mortgage Capital LLC, the debt banking arm of Columbus, Ohio-based RED Capital Group LLC, has provided $52.5 million in financing for Vista on Gessner, an 805-unit affordable housing community in Houston. The financing, which was arranged on behalf of Dallas-based Dalcor Holdings LLC, included a first lien $50 million Fannie Mae loan and a second lien $2.5 million co-terminus taxable loan. Vista on Gessner was built in 1977 and offers amenities such as a resident clubhouse, three pools, on-site laundry facilities and a library. Dalcor will implement a renovation project to upgrade the property’s unit interiors, parking, landscaping and utility systems, as well add fitness and business centers. Following the renovation, all units will be available to renters earning up to 60 percent of the area median income.
HIGHLAND PARK, N.J. — Gebroe-Hammer Associates has brokered the $30 million sale of Donaldson Park Apartments, a 152-unit apartment community in Highland Park. Joseph Brecher of Gebroe-Hammer represented the seller, JGT Managing Partners, in the transaction. JGT was the original developer of the garden-style community, which was built in 1966. The buyer was Oxford Realty Group. Located at 321 Crowells Road, the six-building property features eat-in kitchens, hardwood floors and sliding-glass-door patios. The community is located near the 90-acre riverfront Middlesex County Park, which includes a boat ramp, sports fields and paved trails.
NEW YORK CITY — HKS Capital Partners has arranged a $19 million loan to refinance a three-building commercial portfolio in the Chinatown neighborhood of Manhattan. The loan included a seven-year term with a 4 percent fixed rate. The lender and borrower were not disclosed. The properties include an eight-story building with nine commercial condos; a three-story building with seven retail units and 14 office units and a four-story property with two retail units and five office units. The addresses of the properties were not disclosed. Refinancing proceeds will be used to replace the existing mortgage and term.