GARLAND, TEXAS — KWA Construction has begun construction on Firewheel Senior Living Residences, a 154-unit, 171,572-square-foot seniors housing community located at 5151 N. President George Bush Highway in Garland. The property will feature a resort-style pool, grilling stations and a dog park. Construction is expected to be complete by the end of 2018. Seneca Investments is serving as the developer of the project.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has negotiated a 200,000-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 713 Northpark Central Drive in Houston on behalf of motor manufacturer BasinTek LLC. Nick Peterson and John Ferruzzo of NAI brokered the deal. The transaction is the sixth-largest industrial lease negotiated in Houston this year, according to NAI’s data.
BAYTOWN, TEXAS — Pennsylvania-based investment firm Sigma Hospitality has opened Home2 Suites by Hilton Baytown, a 96-room hotel located off Interstate 10 at 7512 Garth Road in the Houston metro of Baytown. The hotel will offer amenities such as a combined laundry and fitness center, outdoor pool and meeting space that can accommodate up to 61 people. The property is also pet-friendly.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Altus Properties and Copaken Brooks have broken ground on ARTerra, a luxury apartment complex in the Crossroads Arts District of downtown Kansas City. The 12-story building is located at the intersection of 21st and Wyandotte streets. The building will feature 126 units, consisting of a mix of studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. The property will also feature first-floor retail space and a 12th-floor amenity suite with an infinity pool. This is the first high-rise apartment building in the district, according to Coapken Brooks. JE Dunn will serve as general contractor for the project, which was designed by HOK. Completion is slated for late 2018.
MINNEAPOLIS — CBRE has arranged a $26.9 million loan for the construction of The Elliot Park Hotel in downtown Minneapolis. The 168-room Autograph Collection hotel by Marriott will be located on the northeast corner of 5th Avenue South and South 9th Street. The boutique hotel, slated to open in summer 2018, is part of a block redevelopment by Kraus–Anderson. The redevelopment will include a new corporate office for Kraus-Anderson, a 17-story apartment tower and a microbrewery. Jason Brown, Dan Gable, Joel Torborg and Jonathan Rice of CBRE arranged the loan on behalf of the Wilkinson Corp. Bank of the Ozarks provided the three-year loan.
OAK CREEK, WIS. — The Dickman Co. Inc./CORFAC International has brokered the sale of a 51,600-square-foot industrial building in Oak Creek, 12 miles south of Milwaukee. The property is located at 440 W. Bell Court. Tower 9 Commercial – Oak Creek LLC purchased the building from K & Z Partners LLC. Samuel D. Dickman and Samuel M. Dickman Jr. of Dickman Co. brokered the transaction.
INDIANAPOLIS — Alpha Partners has acquired Meridian Marketplace in the Greenwood submarket of Indianapolis. The purchase price was not disclosed. The 41,445-square-foot shopping center is located at 8923 S. Meridian St. Crystal Kennard and Scot Courtney of Lee & Associates will oversee leasing of the center, which has 10,815 square feet available for immediate lease. The seller was not disclosed.
CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 7,500-square foot retail property net leased to PNC Bank in Chicago for $4 million. The property is located at a three-way intersection at 6401 North Harlem Ave. Sean R. Sharko, Austin Weisenbeck and Adrian Mendoza of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. Joseph Sigal of Marcus & Millichap secured and represented the buyer, a Canadian investment group.
OAK BROOK, ILL. — Inland Real Estate Group has arranged the sale of 49 newly developed CVS Pharmacy properties across 16 states for more than $211 million. Inland handled the deal on behalf of the buyer, an affiliate of the company. The portfolio contains a total of 651,216 square feet. The CVS Pharmacy properties are located in Arizona, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Ohio, Oklahoma, Missouri, Nebraska, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Vermont. “This was an attractive acquisition opportunity due to the fact that we were able to buy all 49 CVS stores in one transaction,” says Joe Cosenza, vice chairman of Inland Real Estate Group and president of Inland Real Estate Acquisitions, the purchasing arm for the company’s various entities. “I like CVS, I like the properties and the investment is good for Inland.” This portfolio acquisition follows on the heels of Inland’s October 2016 purchase of 24 additional newly developed CVS Pharmacy properties for more than $116 million. Those assets are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin. David Neboyskey and Kristin Orlando acted as in-house counsel for Inland in this latest portfolio transaction. The Inland …
YORBA LINDA, CALIF. — Easterly Government Properties has obtained $127.5 million in acquisition financing for a 327,641-square-foot medical office building in the Orange County submarket of Yorba Linda. The Class A building is located at 26001 Redlands Blvd. Construction was recently completed on the space. It is fully leased to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for 20 years. Goldman Sachs provided the 10-year, fixed-rate, interest-only loan at a 60 percent loan-to-value ratio. CBRE’s Tom Traynor, James Millon, James Scott and Bernard Van der Lande secured the loan.
