FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. — Sterling Properties has received a $146.6 million mortgage loan for the refinancing of Mill Pond Apartments, a garden-style apartment complex located in Franklin Lakes. New York Life Real Estate Investors arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan. The Class A property features 100 apartments.
HEWLETT, N.Y. — Chicago-based Associated Bank has closed a $15.3 million construction loan for 1150 Broadway Holdings LLC/LSC Development. The borrower plans to convert an existing warehouse/office building, located at 1150 Broadway in Hewlett, into a 111,900-square-foot multi-story self-storage facility. Slated to open in late 2018 or early 2019, the new facility will feature approximately 2,116 climate-controlled storage units. Edward (Ted) Notz of Associated Bank’s commercial real estate division managed the loan and closing.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Arizona State University and American Campus Communities have opened The Fulton Schools Residential Community at Tooker House, a 1,600-bed residential community for undergraduate students in the university’s engineering school. The “dorm for engineers” features on-site digital classrooms and state-of-the-art maker spaces complete with 3D printers, laser cutters and design tools needed for a broad range of engineering courses and projects. The community also offers a 525-seat dining facility, Bluetooth-enabled laundry rooms that notify residents when their clothes are dry, advanced green building technology and high speed internet. Solomon Cordwell Buenz designed the property. In total, American Campus Communities has developed seven communities totaling 7,719 beds for ASU, an investment in excess of $540 million.
PINE BROOK, N.J. — Weiss Realty has arranged the sale of an office and flex building located at 34 Maple Ave. in Pine Brook. iStar Realty acquired the property from a partnership between the principals of CHT Group and Jaime Weiss, managing member of 34 Maple Avenue LLC, for an undisclosed price. Situated on 10.4 acres, the property features 130,180 square feet of space. Prior to the sale, Weiss Realty acted as property manager and leasing agent for the ownership. Greg Sabato and Scott Peck of Resource Realty of Northern New Jersey represented the buyer in the transaction. Meyner & Landis of Newark, N.J., acted as legal advisor to the seller, while Roseland, N.J.-based Mandelbaum Salsburg acted as counsel to the buyer.
FONTANA, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has brokered the sale of Southridge Plaza, a grocery and drug-anchored retail center located at 11617 Cherry Ave. in Fontana. Fortress Investment Group sold the property to Fontana Southridge Partners LP for $20.7 million. Rio Ranch Market, Rite Aid, AutoZone, McDonald’s, Subway, Waba Grill and Cricket Wireless occupy the 119,359-square-foot property, which is nearly 100 percent leased. Donald MacLellan, Nicholas Coo and Joseph Chichester of Faris Lee represented both the seller and the buyer in the deal.
JOHNSTOWN, COLO. — A 166,000-square-foot industrial facility in Johnstown has sold to a new user for an undisclosed sum. The Class A facility is located at 3600 Ronald Reagan Blvd., just outside Loveland. The asset was custom built in 2012 for manufacturing. It features modern finishes, including a 45-foot ceiling clear height. The existing tenant’s eight-year lease was bought out prior to closing. CBRE’s Andrew Sandquist, JC Asensio and Briggs Goldberg represented the seller, Broadstone Net Lease, in this transaction.
PLANO, TEXAS — Heady Investments will develop Legacy South Office Center, a seven-story, 210,000-square-foot office property in Plano. Designed by Jack O’Brien & Associates and financed by Stillwater National Bank, the property will be situated on 4.4 acres on the west side of the Dallas North Tollway near Tennyson Parkway. General contractor Ed Henry & Associates expects to break ground on the project during the fourth quarter, with occupancy slated for February 2019.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — UMB Bank, a subsidiary of Kansas City-based UMB Financial Corp., has signed a 10-year office lease at 777 Main St. in Fort Worth. The lease includes 12,000 square feet of office space on the fifth floor and a 7,000-square-foot lobby. The company expects to move into the new space in 2018. Mike Gosslee and Jay Holland of Cushman & Wakefield represented UMB Bank in the lease negotiations.
Vanguard Negotiates Sale of 92-Unit Townhome Community in Lubbock LUBBOCK, TEXAS — Dallas-based Vanguard Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the sale of Siena Townhomes, a 92-unit rental community located at 2102 34th St., approximately 1.8 miles south of Texas Tech University in Lubbock. The property was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. Jordan Cortez of Vanguard represented the New York-based seller in the transaction and procured the buyer, a North Texas-based private investor.
DALLAS — STRIVE has brokered the sale of a 20-year, absolute net ground lease retail property near White Rock Lake in Dallas. Built in 2017, the property is currently leased to Chick-fil-A. Jason Vitorino of STRIVE represented the seller, a local partnership, in the all-cash transaction and procured the buyer, an out-of-state 1031 exchange.