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MedImpact Begins Construction of Second San Diego Headquarters Building

by Nellie Day January 24, 2018

SAN DIEGO — MedImpact has announced plans to expand in San Diego. The pharmacy benefit manager has started construction of its second corporate headquarters campus building in the Scripps Ranch submarket. The 158,000-square-foot building will be located at 10159 Scripps Gateway Court. It is an extension of MedImpact’s existing corporate headquarters building. Watermark Building 2 will include a large outdoor courtyard for casual meetings, social gatherings and exercise. A pedestrian bridge will connect the two buildings in the outdoor courtyard. Completion is scheduled for December 2018. Sudberry Properties is the development and construction manager for MedImpact.

January 24, 2018

Multifamily Washington Western

Greystar Buys 170-Unit Zig Apartments in Seattle

by Nellie Day January 24, 2018

SEATTLE — Greystar Real Estate Partners has acquired the 170-unit Zig Apartments in Seattle for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 550 Broadway in the First Hill neighborhood. Zig Apartments was completed last summer. It includes 5,018 square feet of retail space. Greystar currently owns 2,206 units in the Seattle Metro Area and manages 21,186 additional units in the region.

January 24, 2018

Illinois Midwest Office Top Stories

Equity Commonwealth to Sell 2.4 MSF Office Portfolio in Chicago, Philadelphia for $670M

by Nellie Day January 24, 2018

CHICAGO and PHILADELPHIA — Equity Commonwealth (NYSE: EQC) has agreed to sell a two-property office portfolio for $670 million. The properties feature a total of 2.4 million square feet and are located in Chicago and Philadelphia. One of the properties included in the transaction is a 1.5 million-square-foot office building located at 600 W. Chicago Ave. in Chicago. Sterling Bay acquired the property for $510 million. The space serves as the headquarters for Groupon. It formerly served as a Montgomery Ward catalog warehouse. The sale marks a full departure from the Chicago office market for Sam Zell, chairman of Equity Commonwealth. Equity Commonwealth also sold an 826,000-square-foot property at 1600 Market St. in Philadelphia for $160 million. The 40-story building was built in 1983 just a block away from City Hall. The asset is 84 percent leased. The buyer was not disclosed. Equity Commonwealth sold off a bundle of assets in the last quarter of 2017. This included a two-property, 15-building office portfolio in Moon Township and Pittsburgh, Pa., for $71 million; a 131,000-square-foot office building at 789 E. Eisenhower Parkway in Ann Arbor, Mich., for $24.9 million; a 175,000-square-foot industrial property in North Haven, Conn., for $10.5 million; and a …

January 24, 2018

Loans Multifamily Seniors Housing Texas

CBRE Arranges $120.2M in Financing for 1,104-Unit Seniors Housing Portfolio in Dallas

by Taylor Williams January 23, 2018

DALLAS — CBRE has arranged $120.2 million in acquisition financing for a portfolio of six seniors housing properties totaling 1,104 units in the Dallas area. About 37 percent of the portfolio comprises skilled nursing units, 28 percent independent units, 24 percent assisted living units and 11 percent memory care units. The properties range in size from 153 to 267 units and are approximately 35 years old. Aron Will of CBRE secured the financing, which included $39.2 million through Freddie Mac and $81 million through a pair of undisclosed national banks. Lisa Widmier and Imran Ahmed of CBRE represented the buyer, a joint venture between Iowa-based seniors housing operator Life Care Services and Aspect Investment Partners, an investment advisory firm based in Dubai.

January 23, 2018

Loans Multifamily Texas

KeyBank Provides $34.9M in Fannie Mae Financing for Two Multifamily Assets in DFW

by Taylor Williams January 23, 2018

ARLINGTON AND FORT WORTH, TEXAS — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has closed $34.9 million in Fannie Mae financing for the acquisition of two multifamily assets located in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) area. The company originated $18.9 million for Bardin Greene Apartments, a 285-unit property in Arlington that was built in 2001; and $16 million for Lost Spurs Ranch Apartments, a 280-unit community in Fort Worth. Chris Black and Caleb Marten of KeyBank originated the loans, which feature 10-year terms, five years of interest-only payments and 30-year amortization schedules. The borrowers were not disclosed.

January 23, 2018

Office Texas

Defense Contractor to Relocate to 104,000 SF Office Space in Plano

by Taylor Williams January 23, 2018

PLANO, TEXAS — General Dynamics Mission Systems Inc., a Virginia-based defense contractor, will relocate from Richardson to a 104,000-square-foot office space located at 1000 Klein Road in Plano. The City of Plano provided an economic grant for the move, which is expected to bring an additional 280 jobs to Plano, according to the agenda from the Plano City Council’s most recent meeting. The deal calls for 250 of those jobs to be operational by the end of May.

January 23, 2018

Office Texas

Energy Firm Renews 353,944 SF Office Lease at Williams Tower in Houston

by Taylor Williams January 23, 2018

HOUSTON — Williams, a Tulsa-based natural gas infrastructure operator, has renewed its 353,944-square-foot office lease at its namesake tower in Houston’s Galleria neighborhood. The company currently has about 700 employees in the 1.5 million-square-foot building, which was developed by Hines in the early 1980s. Ronnie Deyo and Beau Bellow of JLL represented Williams in the lease negotiations. Dave Hanusa, Bonnie Kelley-Dienna and Jason Presley of CBRE represented the landlord, Invesco Real Estate. Following this renewal, the tower is 92 percent leased.

January 23, 2018

Loans Multifamily Texas

Ready Capital Closes $11.9M Acquisition Loan for 200-Unit Multifamily Property in Austin

by Taylor Williams January 23, 2018

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Ready Capital Structured Finance, a New York-based bridge and mezzanine lender, has closed an $11.9 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a 200-unit multifamily property in Austin’s Far North Central submarket. The non-recourse, floating-rate loan features a 24-month term with two extension options and a facility to provide for capital expenditures. The name of the property and the borrower were not disclosed.

January 23, 2018

Multifamily Northeast Pennsylvania

Westrum Development Adds Final Phase to Luxor Apartment Complex in Norristown, Pennsylvania

by Amy Works January 23, 2018

NORRISTOWN, PA. — Westrum Development Co. has completed Luxor Building II, the final phase of the revitalization and transformation of 770 Sandy Street into Luxor Lifestyle Apartments in Norristown. Located at the renamed 800 Luxor Lane address, Luxor Building II features 38 apartment units and complements the 157-unit main building at the Luxor complex. Amenities at the community include an open-air courtyard with bocce, grilling and fire pits, an infinity pool, a bar, a fitness center and panoramic views of Norristown and Philadelphia’s skyline. For more than a decade before Westrum Development Co. acquired the property, 770 Sandy Street was embroiled in construction, legal and financial turmoil that cost Norristown taxpayers up to $4 million for repairs and legal expenses.

January 23, 2018

Loans Multifamily Northeast Pennsylvania Seniors Housing

Capital Funding Group Closes $23M HUD Loan for Skilled Nursing Facility in Pennsylvania

by Amy Works January 23, 2018

PENNSYLVANIA — Capital Funding Group, a Baltimore-based lender, has provided a $23 million HUD loan for a 324-bed skilled nursing facility in Pennsylvania. The name and location of the facility were not disclosed. Capital Funding is the sole lender, and also provided the initial bridge acquisition loan in 2014. The new loan converts the existing debt into HUD financing.

January 23, 2018

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