GOODYEAR, ARIZ. — Sterling Organization has acquired Palm Valley Marketplace, a 107,633-square-foot shopping center located roughly 16 miles outside Phoenix in Goodyear. Safeway anchors the center, which is also home to Subway, H&R Block, Domino’s Pizza, AAA, Great Clips, The UPS Store, Nationwide Vision, GNC, FastFrame, Oreck, Elements Massage and PurTone Hearing Centers. A subsidiary of Regency Centers sold the asset on behalf of Sterling Organization’s institutional core fund, Sterling United Properties I LP.
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LA VERNE, CALIF. — Commercial builder Bernards has broken ground on a 114,970-square-foot residence and dining hall at the University of La Verne in California. Designed by Steinberg Architects, the development will consist of 396 beds, an 18,700-square-foot dining hall, lounge and study spaces, and outdoor patios. The residence hall is the first development within the university’s recently approved Facilities & Technology Master Plan, and will be completed in August 2018.
WESLEY CHAPEL, FLA. — ARA Newmark has brokered the $52.5 million sale of Enclave at Wesley Chapel, a 312-unit apartment community in the Tampa Bay town of Wesley Chapel. Patrick Dufour, Scott Ramey and Ryan Crowley of ARA Newmark represented the seller, Chicago-based Sherman Residential, in the transaction. Denver-based Valhalla Holdings purchased the asset as part of a 1031 exchange. Matt Williams of NGKF Capital Markets secured a $28.9 million Freddie Mac loan on behalf of Valhalla Holdings. The seven-year features a fixed interest rate. Community amenities at Enclave at Wesley Chapel include a resort-style pool, fitness center, dog park and a business center.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Laurel Street has completed 757 North, a 115-unit apartment community located at 757 N. Chestnut St. in Winston-Salem. The four-story property features one- and two-bedroom units with rents ranging from $1,095 to $1,600 per month. Of those units, 25 percent will be reserved for households with incomes at 80 percent of the area median income, with rents ranging from $740 to $850 per month. Developed in partnership with Goler Community Development Corp., a nonprofit specializing in the redevelopment of Winston-Salem’s Goler Heights neighborhood, 757 North includes interior elevator access, a fitness center with cycle studio and online exercise classes, WiFi café with 24/7 coffee bar, indoor game room, outdoor patio with grills, lounge and conference room. Northridge Capital provided $4 million in equity for the project, and the development team secured $9.4 million in construction financing from First National Bank. The City of Winston-Salem also provided a $1.3 million loan and $325,000 land grant toward the project, bringing the total development cost to $15 million. The first residents at 757 North are expected to move in by July 1.
DORAVILLE, GA. — Cohen Financial, a division of SunTrust Bank based in Chicago, has arranged a $14.5 million acquisition loan for Doraville Plaza, a 190,000 square-foot retail complex in Doraville, a suburb of Atlanta in DeKalb County. Dan Rosenberg and Matt Terpstra of Cohen Financial’s Chicago office secured the 10-year, fixed-rate loan with a 30-year amortization schedule through Citigroup Global Markets Inc. on behalf of the borrower, The Equinox Group Inc., a commercial real estate owner/operator in Atlanta and a longtime client to Cohen Financial. Situated on Buford Highway, Doraville Plaza is anchored by Burlington.
Marcus & Millichap Arranges $10.5M Sale of Mixed-Use Property in Richmond’s Shockhoe Bottom District
by John Nelson
RICHMOND, VA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $10.5 million sale of Haxall View, a mixed-use property in Richmond comprising 29 one- and two-bedroom apartments and 24,307 square feet of office and restaurant space. Located at 2101 E. Main St. in Richmond’s Shockhoe Bottom district, the two conjoined buildings are situated on 22,815 square feet at the corner of East Main and South 21st streets. The apartments at the former cigar factory feature exposed brick, private balconies, hardwood floors, bay doors and new kitchen appliances. Property amenities include secured parking, a fitness center and a rooftop deck. Christopher Chadwick and Dawson Rinder of Marcus & Millichap’s Washington, D.C., office represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer purchased the asset in a 1031 exchange.
REVERE, MASS. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $44 million Freddie Mac, fixed-rate mortgage loan for Rumney Flats, an apartment complex in Revere. Built in 2016, the 231-unit property was 97 percent occupied at the time of financing. Dirk Falardeau of KeyBank arranged the financing with a 10.5-year term, including a five-year interest-only period, and a 30-year amortization schedule. The undisclosed borrower used proceeds of the loan to refinance existing debt.
NEW YORK CITY — Maplewood Senior Living and Omega Healthcare Investors Inc. (NYSE: OHI) will break ground today, June 14, on Inspir | Manhattan, a 215-unit seniors housing community on the Upper East Side neighborhood of Manhattan. The 23-story, 212,000-square-foot building will offer assisted living, memory care and “enhanced care” units. Westport, Conn.-based Maplewood Senior Living currently operates 13 other communities in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Ohio.
PHILADELPHIA — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a vacant and foreclosed 58-acre land parcel located at 7777 State Road in Philadelphia. Morris Iron & Steel Co., a local recycling company, acquired the site from 7777 State PA Philadelphia Loan Associates LLC for an undisclosed price. Prior to acquisition, the site was rezoned from residential/mixed-use to industrial use. Brian Hilger and Ned Franke of Cushman & Wakefield handled the transaction.
Larken Associates Continues Redevelopment of Raritan Valley Professional, Medical Center in New Jersey
by Amy Works
RARITAN, N.J. — Larken Associates has broken ground on a 14,000-square-foot built-to-suit building at the former Henderson Building property in Raritan. Rebranded as Raritan Valley Professional Center, the redeveloped property will offer more than 70,000 square feet of professional and medical office space by September. The property currently features a fully leased 40,000-square-foot building and a 17,000-square-foot Carriage House, which is original to the site. The existing building underwent renovations and modernizations, and the new building is slated for completion in September. Larken Associates acquired the assets in 2015 for an undisclosed price.