ROCKVILLE, MD. — CIT Group Inc. has provided a $26.6 million loan for the acquisition of Shady Grove Professional Center, a two-building medical office complex in Rockville, roughly 16 miles north of Washington, D.C. The two-building center is situated on 5.6 acres and totals more than 100,000 square feet. CIT Group arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Anchor Health Properties, MedProperties and CDC Realty.
OMAHA, NEB. — Darland Construction Co. has broken ground on a new mixed-use development anchored by Pinnacle Bank in Omaha. Located at the northeast corner of 84th Street and West Dodge Road, the 16,600-square-foot building will feature a 7,500-square-foot main level with a retail bank branch and space for one additional tenant. A 9,000-square-foot second level will feature office space. The new bank will replace Pinnacle’s existing location at the southwest corner of the same intersection. Completion is slated for spring 2019. Avant Architects is the project architect.
KNOXVILLE, TENN. — Cronheim Hotel Capital (CHC) has arranged a $20 million loan for the renovation and conversion of the 378-room Knoxville Marriott into a Delta by Marriott. CHC arranged the non-recourse, three-year loan with two one-year extension options through a national bridge lender. The name of the borrower was not disclosed. Delta Hotels by Marriott feature free Wi-Fi, fitness centers with yoga and Crossfit stations and onsite bars/restaurants. A construction timeline for the Knoxville renovation was not released.
ALTOONA, IOWA — Old Navy Outlet is set to open at the Outlets of Des Moines this fall. The men, women and kids clothing retailer will occupy 12,000 square feet. New England Development is the developer behind the 300,000-square-foot outlet center, which is located at 801 Bass Pro Drive near I-80. Current retailers at the property include LOFT Outlet, Nike Factory Store, Express Factory Outlet, Tommy Hilfiger and Under Armour.
Any commuter who takes Interstate 35 on a regular basis can tell that the Fort Worth industrial market is continuously growing. But the question is, how much longer will the growth last? Numerous signs point to the metro’s industrial market having considerably more runway for new development, as well as key factors in place to maintain strong positive absorption of existing industrial space. These factors include continuous and regular population growth, a low cost of living, strong labor force and an exceptional availability of developable land. Historically, Fort Worth’s industrial growth has always lagged that of Dallas. But times are changing. Just four years ago, there were very few national developers taking space and setting up operations in Fort Worth, but now major firms can’t seem to get here fast enough. To be sure, the state’s soft regulatory environment and tax-friendly structure have always helped lure businesses to Fort Worth as much as they have to Dallas, which usually gets the big-name relocations. But the speed at which Fort Worth is catching up to its big brother is real, and the industrial market may embody it better than any other sector. One construction-based statistic captures this trend above others: There …
Billy Meyer, managing director of Seattle-based Columbia Pacific Advisors, doesn’t mince words when talking about the bridge lender’s cautious approach to financing seniors housing product today. “We don’t underwrite hope as a strategy anymore. It’s just not a good execution strategy, we believe.” Against the backdrop of elevated levels of construction, rising interest rates and operational challenges in seniors housing, Columbia Pacific Advisors is scrutinizing operators heavily before providing funding. “We’re bridge lenders. That is all that we do. Our average loan is 19 months. It’s a short horizon of how far away our exit is, so we need to make sure that [pathway] is very real and clear,” said Meyer. Meyer’s insights on the loan underwriting process came during InterFace Seniors Housing Midwest on Thursday, June 7. The one-day event, which took place at the recently opened four-star Marriott Marquis Chicago at McCormick Place, drew 372 professionals from across the region. Panel discussions focused on everything from design to development to growth strategies for operators, in addition to the state of the capital markets. Moderated by Mike Taylor, senior vice president and group manager for healthcare lending at First Midwest Bank, the capital markets panel also included Ari Adlerstein, …
HOUSTON — JLL has brokered the sale of Halliburton’s former Oak Park campus, a 48-acre office property located in the Westchase District of Houston. The property includes a 568,000-square-foot office building, a 17,500-square-foot fitness center, daycare, central plant and a five-level parking garage. The office building was built in 1979 and upgraded in 2013. Rudy Hubbard, Kevin McConn, Rick Goings and Dan Bellow of JLL led the sales effort. A local private investment group purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
FRISCO, TEXAS — Windmill Development will develop Stonebriar Commons on Legacy, a 103,958-square-foot office building that will be located in the northern Dallas metro of Frisco. The property will feature several floors of parking, views of a nearby golf course and floor-to-ceiling glass, as well as access to a variety of walkable amenities. Construction is scheduled to begin during the fourth quarter. Fults Commercial will handle leasing of the property.
KEASBEY, N.J. — CBRE has negotiated the $18 million sale of a 133,032-square-foot industrial facility in Keasbey. The building is located at 100 Crows Mill Rd. William Waxman, Mindy Lissner, Steven I. Beyda and Robert Pine of CBRE represented the seller, TA Realty, in the transaction. Dorothy Chuang of CBRE represented the buyer, California-based Seville Gateway Investments. Built in 1971, the property is located at the crossroads of the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway. The facility was recently renovated and offers on-site trailer parking and LED lighting.
HOUSTON — Q10 Kinghorn, Driver, Hough & Co. (Q10 KDH) has arranged two refinancings totaling $44.5 million in the Houston area. In the first transaction, Larry Peters of Q10 KDH arranged $29 million for two undisclosed multifamily assets totaling 642 units. These deals included a 15-year interest-only loan for the first property and a floating-rate loan for the second property. In the second transaction, Buddy Hopson of Q10 KDH placed a $15.5 million loan through a regional bank for the refinancing of Ravenswood Village Shopping Center, a 121,694-square-foot retail center in Huntsville. Additional terms of the transactions were not disclosed.
