ANN ARBOR, MICH. — Hunt Mortgage Group has provided a $16 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of Woodchase Apartments in Ann Arbor. The 144-unit garden-style apartment community, located at 1100 Rabbit Run Circle, features 11 buildings and is currently 98 percent occupied. Amenities include a pool, clubhouse and laundry room. Matt Shane of Q10 | Lutz Financial Services arranged the 15-year loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule. Woodchase Acquisition LLC was the borrower.
ALAMEDA, CALIF. — A joint venture led by Trammell Crow Residential (TCR) plans to develop Alameda Point, a $500 million mixed-use project located in the Bay Area city of Alameda. Alameda Point Partners (AAP), which includes srmERNST Development Partners, Madison Marquette, Eden Housing and Cypress Equity Investments, officially closed on the transfer of approximately 30 acres for Site A of the mixed-use, transit-oriented waterfront development. The first phase of Site A will consist of 673 housing units, including 130 units for low- and very-low-income households and 310 units for middle-income households; eight acres of parks and open space; funding for the Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal; and 93,000 square feet of retail space. Completion of the new infrastructure is expected over the next two to three years, with the first new residences scheduled to open in 2021. AAP negotiated the sale of several parcels to various builders and developers to coincide with the sale and transfer of the first 30 acres: Block 8 – Eden Housing will develop a 70-unit multifamily affordable community and a 60-unit affordable seniors housing community. Block 6 – Trumark Homes will develop 123 townhomes. Block 9 – Cypress Equity Investments will develop a 200-unit apartment community with …
ST. PETERS, MO. — Knoebel Construction has completed a new $5 million Fresh Thyme grocery store in St. Peters, a suburb of St. Louis. The 28,720-square-foot store features an extensive bulk food section with more than 400 bins of items. Approximately 25 percent of the store’s floor space is dedicated to fresh produce. Approximately 95 people will work at the new store. Fresh Thyme, a Midwest-based specialty retailer, operates other St. Louis-area stores in Kirkwood, Ballwin, South St. Louis and O’Fallon, as well as Fairview Heights, Ill. InSite Real Estate was the developer. NORR was the project architect.
DAVIS, CALIF. — HighBridge Properties will soon break ground on Lincoln40, a 708-bed student housing community located near the University of California, Davis. The community will include a mix of three-, four- and five-bedroom, fully furnished units with bed-to-bath parity. Shared amenities will include a fitness center, game room, café lounge, swimming pool with cabanas, and outdoor lounges with barbeque stations and gas fire pits. In addition, the community will offer LincolnLift, a student rental-assistance program that will offer reduced monthly rents to students based on 50 to 60 percent of the area’s median income. The program will be available for up to 10 percent of the property’s residents. Lincoln40 is expected to open in time for the 2020-2021 academic year.
WAUKESHA, WIS. — Baldwin Technology Group has signed a 15,152-square-foot office lease in Waukesha, about 20 miles west of Milwaukee. The manufacturer and supplier of process-automation equipment for the printing, packaging and other industrial segments will occupy the space at 20900 Swenson Drive. Ben Anderson and Brandon Ciebell of Colliers International brokered the lease transaction. The landlord was not disclosed.
INDIANAPOLIS — CBRE has arranged a $1.6 million loan for the refinancing of Monon Station Apartments in Indianapolis. Dan Gable and Jason Brown of CBRE arranged the 10-year Freddie Mac Small Business Loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule. Barratt Asset Management was the borrower. The 28-unit apartment property underwent a renovation in 2016.
SANTA FE SPRINGS, CALIF. — Bridge Development Partners has completed the disposition of three industrial properties totaling 224,000 square feet at Bridge Point Santa Fe Springs in Los Angeles County. Two of the buildings were completed as build-to-suit developments for the companies that acquired them, while the third was sold to a real estate investment firm. UniFirst Corp. acquired the 74,120-square-foot Building I, located at 13101 Rosecrans Ave. Paul Sablock and Christopher Lawrence of JLL represented the buyer. Novella Plastics purchased 75,331-square-foot Building II, located at 13123 Rosecrans Ave. Michael Lee of Redpoint Realty represented Novella Plastics in the deal. Westcore Properties acquired the 74,038-square-foot Building III, located at 13915 Maryton Ave., upon completion of the shell. Westcore leased the property to Carroll Tire Co., a division of Sumitomo Tire. Scott Heaton and Chris Sheehan of Colliers International represented Bridge Development in all three transactions, as well as Westcore Properties. Financial terms of the deals were not disclosed.
MESA, ARIZ. — NAI Horizon has arranged the acquisition of an office and industrial facility located at 10646 E. Pecos Road in Mesa. Peoria, Ariz.-based YBL LLC purchased the facility from DMW Properties, an Oregon limited liability company, for $2.7 million. The buyer, which operates as Liberty Lumber, is a contractor of residential and commercial lumber and supplies. The buyer plans to relocate its operation to the 12,436-square-foot facility. Rick Foss of NAI Horizon represented the buyer, while Tom Bean, also of NAI Horizon, represented the seller in the transaction.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of Westlake Village, a shopping center located at 3501-3511 Del Paso Road in Sacramento. The sale also included 4.3 acres of developable land. Donahue Schriber Realty Group sold the 31,980-square-foot property to a San Francisco-based family trust for an undisclosed price. Built in 2007, the center was 92 percent occupied at the time of sale. Tenants include Walgreens, Allstate Insurance, AIM Mail Center, Chase Bank, Creative Nail Spa, Donahue Schriber, Subway and Westlake Hair Studio. Bill Asher and Ed Hanley of Hanley Investment, in conjunction with Ten-X, represented the seller, while Eric Vu, also of Hanley, represented the buyer in the deal.
ROCHESTER, MINN. — Bloom International Realty of United Arab Emirates plans to develop a pair of mixed-use towers along the Zumbro River in Rochester. Total project costs for the 1 million-square-foot development will be $180 million. The Rochester City Council gave the planned use for the property unanimous approval on Monday, March 19. Before the development can move forward, the council still needs to approve a land sale to Bloom and a $20 million tax increment financing package, according to the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. At full build-out, the development will include a 180-room hotel with 130 branded condominiums, a 215-unit seniors housing community and 37,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and restaurant space. The first tower will span 22 stories and the second will span 26, according to local media reports. In addition, the project will include an indoor winter garden, a public plaza on 3rd Street, a rooftop terrace park and a boardwalk that will provide access to the Zumbro Riverfront. Pittsburgh-based architecture firm AE7 is designing the project. A construction timeline for the development was not disclosed. — Camren Skelton