ALTOONA, IOWA — Fashion retailer Lucky Brand has opened at the 300,000-square-foot Outlets of Des Moines in Altoona. The 5,500-square-foot store is the first Iowa location for the retailer, according to the Des Moines Register. Lucky Brand will carry vintage-inspired denim, apparel and accessories for men and women at the new location. New England Development opened the Outlets of Des Moines in October 2017. Lucky Brand joins tenants such as Nike Factory Store, LOFT Outlet, Brooks Brothers, Converse, Tommy Hilfiger and Vera Bradley.
WESTMINSTER, COLO. — KeyBank’s Community Development Lending & Investment (CDLI) team has provided a total of $49.7 million in financing to a joint venture between Koelbel & Co., Mile High Development and Longs Peak Advisors. The transaction will fund the construction of Eaton Street Apartments, an affordable housing development in the Denver suburb of Westminster. KeyBank provided a $24.8 million construction loan, a $14.1 million Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity investment and a $10.8 million Fannie Mae permanent loan. Beth Palmer and Sarah Geis of KeyBank’s CDLI team, along with Jeff Rodman of KeyBank’s Commercial Mortgage Group, arranged the financing. Additional funding was provided by the City of Westminster, Jefferson County and the Colorado Division of Housing’s Colorado Housing Investment Fund. Private Activity Bonds were issued by the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority. Ron Lehr and Sam Adams of KeyBanc Capital Markets provided underwriting and remarketing services for the bond issuance. The property will feature 118 apartment units and 22,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. A portion of the units, 99 in total, will be reserved for households earning 60 percent or less of area median income (AMI), and eight units will be reserved for households earning 50 percent …
THORNTON, COLO. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has arranged the sale of an office building located at 9351 Grant St. in Thornton. Horizon Terrace sold the property to 1641 California LLC for $9.1 million. The property features 90,094 square feet of office space. Riki Hashimoto and Daniel Grooters of NKF represented the seller in the transaction.
LOS ANGELES — De Venture Building LLC has acquired a retail property located at 19216 Ventura Blvd. in the Tarzana neighborhood of Los Angeles. An individual/personal trust sold the property for $4.1 million. The building features 8,807 square feet of retail space. Brandon Michaels of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
LAKE ELSINORE, CALIF. — Avison Young has brokered the acquisition of a newly constructed industrial building located at 470 Third St. in Lake Elsinore. An entity of San Diego Ice Co. purchased the property from TOLD Properties for $3.7 million. The ice manufacturer and distributor will occupy the 24,026-square-foot building. Situated on 1.4 acres, the property features 2,800 square feet of office space, 1,400 square feet of mezzanine space, skylights, two dock-high loading doors, two grade-level loading doors and 59 parking spaces. Stan Nowak and Cody Lerner of Avison Young represented the buyer, while Lee & Associates represented the seller in the deal.
ORANGE, CALIF. — A local dentist practice has purchased a single-tenant retail property located at 1936 E. Katella Ave. in Orange. A local private investor sold the property for $2.3 million. The buyer plans to convert the 3,600-square-foot space, which is currently a Japanese restaurant, into a dental office. Jones Real Estate represented the buyer, while Thomas Chichester, Joseph Chichester and Matt Brooks of Faris Lee represented the seller in the deal.
DELRAY BEACH, FLA. — Edwards Cos. has broken ground on Atlantic Crossing, a $300 million mixed-use development in downtown Delray Beach. At full build-out, the project will feature six buildings and include 73,000 square feet of retail space, 83,000 square feet of office space, 261 apartment units and 82 condominium units. The first phase is expected to come on line in the fourth quarter of 2019, and the first apartment units are expected to open in 2020. Additional residential units will be added to the development in 2022, and full-build out is scheduled to take five years to complete. The project is expected to generate $2.6 million in annual tax revenues and create 600 jobs. Matthew Williams of Newmark Knight Frank arranged a senior construction loan through Fifth Third Bank for the development. CBRE will handle the project’s office leasing assignment, and Strategic Retail Advisors will handle the retail leasing component.
MIAMI — Mast Capital, in a joint venture with AEW Capital Management LP, has acquired a 6.3-acre parcel of land at 1001 N.W. 7th St. in Miami for $26 million. Gerard Yetming and Mike Mattingly of Colliers International arranged the sale on behalf of the seller, RAD Miami, and procured Mast Capital as the buyer. The site, located at the south bank of the Miami River, will be the future home of Miami River Walk, a 688-unit apartment community. In addition to residential units, the project will include 1,100 linear feet of riverfront improvements, including an extension of the public Riverwalk and more than an acre of green space. Designed by Corwill Architects, the community will include a mix of one- and two-bedroom units, as well as 2,900 square feet of ground floor retail. The project site has sat vacant for more than 14 years, but was once home to The Miami News headquarters from 1957 to 1973, and later the Southeast Bank building. Miami River Walk will be developed in two phases, and the joint venture expects to start construction in the fourth quarter.
AUGUSTA, GA. — The RADCO Cos., in partnership with Columbia Ventures, has broken ground on The Foundry, a 221-unit apartment community in Augusta. The community is located within walking distance to Augusta University and roughly four miles from Augusta National Golf Club, home of The Masters. RADCO Capital, the equity fundraising arm of RADCO, will contribute $5.3 million of private equity for the project, which is scheduled to open in summer 2019. The Foundry will feature a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans averaging 996 square feet. Community amenities will include a resort-style pool, outdoor kitchen area, dog park, clubhouse, fitness center, study lounge, automated package management, valet trash service and electric vehicle charging stations. In addition, the community will house Augusta’s only onsite Zipcar car-sharing service. Members can reserve vehicles through Zipcar’s mobile app, and have on-demand access to drive cars by the hour or day. Pegasus Residential will manage The Foundry upon completion.
TAMPA, FLA. — Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc. has sold the 109-room Residence Inn Tampa Downtown in Tampa for $24 million. The name of the buyer was not disclosed. The hotel achieved RevPAR of $122 over the 12-month period ending on March 31, and had an average occupancy of 76 percent. The hotel features a fitness center, outdoor pool and a sports court.