DETROIT — Love Funding has provided a $6.6 million HUD loan for the refinancing of Greenhouse Apartments in Detroit. The affordable seniors housing property consists of 208 one-bedroom units. Built in 1981, the 10-story building was renovated in 2008. KMG Prestige will continue to manage the property. Bruce Gerhart of Love Funding secured the loan.
LAKEWOOD, COLO. — RCG Ventures has acquired Westland Town Center, a 326,607-square-foot retail center in Lakewood, located eight miles southwest of Denver. The sales price and seller were not disclosed. Scott Tarbet of RCG Ventures represented the company internally in the transaction. Lowe’s Home Improvement, Dollar Tree and Sears anchor the property. Sears was not included in the transaction.
SAINT GEORGE, UTAH — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has arranged the $33.2 million sale of Red Rock Commons, a 134,152-square-foot retail center in Saint George, a city in southwest Utah. Pete Bethea, Rob Ippolito and Glenn Rudy of NKF represented the seller, ShopCore Properties, an affiliate of The Blackstone Group. Pacific Castle acquired the asset. Constructed in 2011 and 2012, Red Rock Commons includes four multi-tenant buildings and two freestanding pad sites. At the time of sale, the center was fully leased to tenants including Dick’s Sporting Goods, Old Navy, PetSmart, Ulta Beauty and The Gap.
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Multifamily developer P.B. Bell is returning to the seniors housing industry with the development of Inspira Arrowhead, a 165-unit community in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale. The property will be located within the 75-acre Aspera mixed-use development. It will feature 123 units split between independent living and assisted living, as well as 42 memory care units. Inspira Arrowhead will complement the 286-unit Velaire at Aspera, P.B. Bell’s luxury multifamily community also located within Aspera. P.B. Bell is partnering on the project with Cadence Senior Living, a Scottsdale-based seniors housing development and management company. Floor plans range in size from a 367-square-foot studio in the memory care area to a 1,076-square-foot, two-bedroom residence in the independent living area. Inspira at Arrowhead is slated for completion in January 2019 with reservations scheduled to begin in mid-2018.
LOS ANGELES, SAN DIEGO AND BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has completed the sales of three 7-Eleven properties in separate transactions with a combined valued of $9.1 million. In Los Angeles, a private investor acquired a two-tenant retail property for $4.4 million. Built in 1977, the 4,722-square-foot property is occupied by 7-Eleven and Launderland Laundry. Jeremy McChesney of Hanley Investment represented the seller, a private investor from Los Angeles, while Michael Irvine of Bulldog Realtors represented the buyer in the 1031 exchange. In the second transaction, a Los Angeles-based family trust purchased a single-tenant 7-Eleven located in San Diego. A private investor from Los Angeles sold the 2,403-square-foot property, which was built in 1970, for $1.9 million. Allen Park of Packo Investments represented the buyer in the deal. In the third deal, McChesney represented the seller, a private investor, in the disposition of a single-tenant 7-Eleven store and gas station located in Bakersfield. A private investor from Clovis acquired the 3,000-square-foot property for $2.8 million. Sharhan Mheni of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer in the transaction.
PALMDALE, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the sale of two single-tenant, freestanding retail buildings in Palmdale for a combined total of $7.4 million. The newly developed properties are located within the Destination O-Eight power center, anchored by Walmart, Hobby Lobby, Kohl’s and Sam’s Club. The first asset, occupied by Planet Fitness, sold for $4.9 million, and the second building, occupied by Dollar Tree, sold for $2.5 million. Jeff Conover and Chris DePierro of Faris Lee Investments arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, HFC/PRP Palmdale LLC. A private investor from New York, represented by Aegis Real Estate, acquired the 18,000-square-foot Planet Fitness property. A Los Angeles-based family trust, represented by Cushman & Wakefield, acquired the 12,028-square-foot Dollar Tree property.
MINNEAPOLIS — Kraus-Anderson Construction Co., a general contractor based in Minneapolis, plans to break ground this coming Monday, Oct. 23 on Ironclad, a $100 million mixed-use development in downtown Minneapolis. The site, currently a parking lot, is located within the historic Mills District near U.S. Bank Stadium, the newly opened home of the Minnesota Vikings NFL team. Designed by St. Paul-based Collage Architects, Ironclad will include a 14-story, 172-unit apartment building and an eight-story, 139-room, Moxy-branded hotel. The plans also call for a 3,300-square-foot restaurant; 10,000 square feet of retail space on the first floor of the hotel; and a four-story, 65,318-square-foot underground parking garage with room for 411 cars. The apartments will feature private outdoor terraces, a sky lounge and a large amenity deck with green space. The property will also feature a swimming pool, hot tubs, fire pits, cloister garden and insider amenities including electric vehicle charging stations, bike repair facility and rider lounge, sauna, theater and media center, pool table and gaming and an on-site property manager. Ironclad is owned by 811 Washington LLC, a wholly owned entity controlled by the Kharbanda family, which owns and operates multiple properties in downtown Minneapolis. The developer of the hotel …
MADISON, N.J. — Physical office space can have a positive influence on its tenant base, which ultimately helps companies attract and retain employees, according to a new survey conducted by Coldwell Banker Commercial Affiliates, a Madison-based company made up of independently owned and operated commercial real estate service practices. The survey uncovered which popular office amenities resonated with respondents to see how office spaces could further improve the functionality of their square footage. “Offices are becoming a center for social activity, and it is important for office commercial real estate to accommodate this,” says Fred Schmidt, president and COO of Coldwell Banker Commercial Affiliates. Working on behalf of Coldwell Banker, Harris Poll surveyed 2,001 adults from Aug. 15-17 as part of the online study. The participating cohort included younger Millennial workers (age 18-29), older Millennials (30-34), Gen Xers (ages 35-49) and Baby Boomers (50-69), to identify worker attitudes toward their current physical workplace and better understand how office space can be optimized to meet worker needs and comfort. The highest concentration of respondents identified themselves as Baby Boomers (a little over 44 percent), followed by Gen Xers, younger Millennials and older Millennials. Overall, the survey found that the most coveted office …
In today’s world, nearly every company is a technology company. That trend is changing the way we do business and interact with one another. Ted Anglyn, president of the Parking Property Advisors, summarizes how these changes are impacting space utilization, which in turn affects parking needs: The space per square foot per employee in newly leased office space decreased from a range of 300 to 350 square feet per person in 2005 to 150 to 200 square feet in 2010. Some of this space reduction is linked to the recession, but much of it is because of open office design and the predominance of electronic storage, which reduces the need for physical file storage. This change has the potential to increase the typical office parking ratios that range from three to four spaces per 1,000 square feet to five to six spaces per 1,000 square feet. This begs the question of how we, as commercial real estate experts, address this gap. Parking, access and location are not new issues, but they are still major factors in today’s real estate environment. Landlords and economic development directors are all striving to address the needs of business today while also looking to future …
HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. — Devli Group has acquired Hackettstown Commerce Park, a flex industrial complex located in Hackettstown. The Hampshire Cos. sold the 197,438-square-foot complex for an undisclosed price. The acquisition includes three buildings at 101 and 103 Bilby Road and 715 Willow Grove St. and 2.74 acres of developable land at 717 Willow Grove St., as well as 5.13 acres of developable land at 713 Willow Grove St. Currently 88 percent leased, the complex features units that range in size from 2,600 square feet to 30,000 square feet with 24- to 25-foot clear ceiling heights and ample parking. Tenants include the United States Department of Agriculture, Andrex, Rollon, Computer Wholesalers, Rotarex and On-Demand Technology Solutions. Andrew Merin, Andrew Schwartz and Ryan Larkin of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.
