ARLINGTON, TEXAS — SunTrust Banks Inc. has closed $600 million in financing for the Texas Rangers to fund the team’s share of construction costs for its new ballpark, known as Globe Life Field. Set to open for the 2020 season, the stadium will feature a retractable roof and typical ballpark amenities. The professional baseball team is building Globe Life Field in a public/private partnership with the City of Arlington. The Rangers transaction was a partnership between several of SunTrust’s business units, including the Southwest Corporate Banking office of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey (STRH); the SunTrust Sports and Entertainment Group, which raises capital and provides financing to professional sports franchises; and the STRH Leveraged Finance Group. MUFG and US Bank served as lead arrangers of the Rangers loan.
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ATLANTA — North American Properties (NAP) has unveiled plans to develop a 28,000-square-foot food hall at Colony Square, a mixed-use destination at the corner of 14th and Peachtree streets in Atlanta’s Midtown district. Dubbed Main & Main, the food hall will include indoor and outdoor dining space and a staging area designed for a variety of event programming. The area will host Colony Square’s more than 200 signature and seasonal events annually. Restaurant designer and architect David Thompson is leading the project’s design, and restaurateur Steve Palmer will be the food hall’s chef curator. Main & Main will feature approximately 12 to 15 culinary concepts, as well as complementary vendors such as flower, chocolate and pastry pop-ups and an incubator space to host nonprofits. In addition, the project will include The Grove, a green space outfitted with soft seating, Spanish steps and a beer garden, that will serve as the gateway to Main & Main. NAP will break ground on Main & Main this fall, with the first phase of development slated to open in 2018.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — CBRE has brokered the $28.1 million sale of Tower at 1301 Gervais, a 298,926-square-foot office building in Columbia. Greenville, S.C.-based RealOp Investments acquired the property from Florida-based Morning Calm Management. Patrick Gildea, Aaron Dupree, Martin Moore and Matt Smith of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. The 20-story Tower at 1301 Gervais recently underwent a $2 million renovation, including upgrades to the fitness center, common areas, restrooms and tenant spaces offering open floor plans. At the time of sale, the building was 80 percent leased to tenants including the University of South Carolina, South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, Cumulus Media, TM Floyd & Co., IT-oLogy and Merrill Lynch.
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — The Franklin Johnston Group has unveiled plans to develop Coastal 61 at Oxford Village, a 248-unit multifamily community in Virginia Beach that will be located next to Virginia Wesleyan University and the Norfolk Premium Outlets. Coastal 61 will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 833 to 1,395 square feet. Individual units will include stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, walk-in closets and in-unit washers and dryers. Community amenities will include a rooftop sky park, two-story clubhouse, fitness center, outdoor recreation center and a resort-style swimming pool.
CLEMSON, S.C. — A partnership between Campus Apartments and Collegiate Development Group has opened 114 Earle, a 706-bed student housing development located near the Clemson University campus in South Carolina. The property offers fully furnished studio, two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom units. Community amenities include a two-story clubhouse with an internal playground-style stairway slide; fitness center; resort-style swimming pool with a jumbo TV; and a variety of study spaces.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — Strawberry Fields REIT LLC has acquired Parkway Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, a 252-bed skilled nursing facility in Louisville, for $21.8 million. The acquisition was financed with a $15 million loan from Bank Leumi. Strawberry Fields will lease the property to The Landmark Group, with a first-year rent of $2.4 million. The property was 88.5 percent occupied at the time of sale. The seller was not disclosed. Strawberry Fields owns 59 facilities in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Texas, Michigan, Tennessee, Kentucky and Oklahoma.
PAPILLION, NEB. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $22 million loan for the refinancing of Shadow Lake Square Apartments in Papillion, a southern suburb of Omaha. The 264-unit property is located at 7451 Shadow Lake Plaza. Floor plans at the property, completed earlier this year, range from 606 to 1,260 square feet. Jason Kinnison of NorthMarq arranged the loan. A life insurance company provided the loan.
DEER PARK, ILL. — Associated Bank has provided a $7.3 million loan for the refinancing of Hampton Inn & Suites in Deer Park, about 40 miles northwest of Chicago. The 104-room hotel is located at 21660 W. Lake Cook Road. The borrower, Atira Hotels, built the property in 2009. Brian Rogan of Associated Bank originated the loan.
WHITE BEAR LAKE, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 55,784-square-foot office and warehouse property in White Bear Lake, about 20 miles northeast of Minneapolis, for $3.7 million. The 55,784-square-foot building serves as the SmarteCarte headquarters and is located at 4455 White Bear Parkway. SmarteCarte provides luggage courts and electronic lockers. Michael Ahles of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a family partnership, and the buyer, a local investment firm.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL. — Foresite Realty Partners LLC has negotiated the sale of Bally Vaughn Apartments in Springfield in central Illinois for an undisclosed price. The 72-unit property consists of 60 two-bedroom and 12 three-bedroom units in four buildings. The property has been vacant for the past four years. Kristen Keehnast and Ryan Nelson of Foresite Realty represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer, an out-of-state investor, plans to rehab the property.