BLOOMINGTON, MINN. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of TRIA Orthopaedic Center in Bloomington for an undisclosed price. The 83,378-square-foot medical office building is located at 8100 Northland Drive near I-494. The three-story building was constructed in 2004. Scott Pollock, Tom O’Brien, Avery Ticer and Terry Kingston of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, United Properties. A private investor acquired the asset.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Unicorp National Developments Inc. has unveiled plans for O-Town West, a $1 billion mixed-use development located at the corner of Palm Parkway and Daryl Carter Parkway in Orlando. The development will feature retail, restaurants, upscale apartments, a 600-car garage and a water show in the style of The Fountains of Bellagio in Las Vegas. The retail portion of the 82-acre development will be housed in two segments: the Village at O-Town West and the Boardwalk at O-Town West, according to reports by Orlando Weekly. The Village will feature retailers offering everyday necessities, including a national grocery store. The Boardwalk will offer new-to-market restaurants and retail. A 15,000-unit multifamily community is also planned for the development, alongside 300 to 400 homes, all of which will overlook a recreational lagoon by Miami-based Crystal Lagoons. Groundbreaking is slated for early 2019, with a grand opening projected for summer 2020, Orlando Weekly reports. Unicorp has developed over $2.5 billion worth of commercial and residential real estate, with a focus on retail, mixed-use centers, multifamily and master-planned communities. The company recently developed I-Drive 360 in Orlando, a mixed-use development featuring an observation wheel known as the Coca-Cola Orlando Eye. A $100 million Phase II is currently …
Since the Great Recession, a strong, steady pace of job creation has attracted thousands of new residents to the Texas capital. This growth has subsequently provided numerous job options for locals, pushing the area’s unemployment rate to 3 percent, one of the lowest in the country. Sinking unemployment, along with wages that have grown faster than the national rate, have spurred robust household formation trends over the last few years, benefiting the local housing market. Rents vs. Mortgages While the volume of apartment deliveries remains elevated compared to historical averages, favorable demographics and a shift in residents’ attitude toward homeownership keep demand for units strong. Rising home prices, especially within the city of Austin, have many residents looking to apartment living, as the concept of homeownership is fiscally out of reach. At the end of last year, the average effective rent of approximately $1,200 per month was $750 less than the monthly mortgage payment on a median-priced home, a disparity that has nearly doubled since 2012. As a result, the area’s homeownership rate has plummeted, clocking in at just over 50 percent in the third quarter of 2017, down from a high of 71 percent in 2006. As the renter …
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — PCCP has provided a $44.5 million senior loan to S&P Co. and Basin Street Properties for the acquisition of Prospect Green, a 518,156-square-foot office campus in the Sacramento submarket of Rancho Cordova. The campus is located at 10877 to 10951 White Rock Road and 10850 and 10860 Gold Center Drive. The property is 73 percent occupied. Notable tenants include the State of California, Liberty Financial Home Equity, Allstate Insurance and NEC Solutions. The five buildings were developed in phases between 1990 and 2001 and range from 70,000 square feet to 124,000 square feet. The campus also features a workout facility, showers and cafe.
ENGLEWOOD, COLO. — Lincoln Property Co. has acquired Highfield Building 5, a 101,000-square-foot industrial building in Englewood, for $13.5 million. The building is located at 14150 Grasslands Drive within the Highfield Business Park. The Class A industrial distribution facility is fully leased to two tenants, Charter Communications and Gateway Classic Cars. Building 5 was initially launched as a speculative project but reached full occupancy within 12 months of breaking ground. CBRE’s Jim Bolt, Tyler Carner and Jeremy Ballenger represented the seller, a partnership between Confluent Development and Bradbury Properties, in this transaction.
RIVERSIDE AND CHINO HILLS, CALIF. — Newcastle Partners has completed construction of the 503,592-square-foot Meridian Distribution Center II in Riverside. It is situated on a 26.9-acre land parcel at 22000 Opportunity Way. Phil Lombardo, Chuck Belden and Andrew Starnes of Cushman & Wakefield’s Ontario office are responsible for marketing the project. Newcastle also started construction of a 100,326-square-foot building in the Chino Hills Commerce Center in Chino Hills. The center is located at 15291 Fairfield Ranch Road and is situated on approximately 5 acres of land. David Consani, Jim Koenig and Jason Chao of CBRE are responsible for marketing the asset for sale or lease. Newcastle Partners has developed more than 5 million square feet of industrial product in the Inland Empire region over the past eight years.
PORTLAND, ORE. — Ready Capital has closed a $7.5 million acquisition loan for a 26,000-square-foot creative office property in Portland. The asset is situated in the Pearl District. The non-recourse, floating-rate bridge loan will fund the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of the asset. Further details were not disclosed.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Demmon Partners has acquired The Falls at Arden apartments in Sacramento for an undisclosed sum. The 272-unit community is located at 2345 Northrop Ave. The Falls at Arden was built in 1986. It includes studio to two-bedroom units that are currently 95 percent occupied. The asset has received $3.6 million in improvements since March 2016. Jason Parr of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, FPA Multifamily, in this transaction.
HOUSTON — Much like the preferences of younger generations are influencing how retailers pick their locations and sizes, the whims of today’s office-using workforce significantly impact the way professional services companies view their office spaces. This is not strictly an amenities-based trend. It goes beyond adding fitness centers, walking trails and food trucks to cater to Millennial workers. It’s an evolution of the role that office space plays in company budgets and operations. For developers and brokers in the office sector, it means rethinking the ways in which they meet demand. A panel of veteran players in Houston’s embattled office market addressed this trend and others during the InterFace Houston Office Forecast on Feb 1. Approximately 150 real estate professionals attended the event, which was held at the Royal Sonesta hotel in the Galleria area of the city. Old Product Trails Trends Houston’s office market has been hobbled by high vacancy and negative absorption as a three-year slump in oil prices has taken a toll on Houston’s energy industry. In addition, the sector also suffers from a lack of modernized product. Panel moderator Rand Stephens, managing director at Avison Young, said the latter factor is increasing demand for build-to-suit projects …
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLA. — ARA Newmark has brokered the $97.3 million sale of The Fountains at Palm Beach Gardens, a 542-unit apartment community located at 4120 Union Square Blvd. in Palm Beach Gardens. Hampton Beebe, Avery Klann, Jonathan Senn, Matt Scarola, Dick Donnellan and Marc deBaptiste of ARA Newmark arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Landmark at Garden Square. Advenir at PGA LLC acquired the asset. Charles Foschini, Mitch Sinberg, Chris Apone, Matt Robbins and Lourdes Carranza-Alvarez of Berkadia arranged a three-year, $80 million loan through Freddie Mac on behalf of the buyer. Proceeds of the loan will be used to renovate individual apartment units. Constructed in 1974, The Fountains includes one- to three-bedroom apartment units averaging 999 square feet. Community amenities include three resort-style pools, dog parks, a fitness center and outdoor green space. At the time of sale, the property was 95 percent occupied.
