ZEPHYRHILLS AND CLEARWATER, FLA. — Pillar, a division of SunTrust Bank, has originated approximately $8 million in acquisition financing for two multifamily properties in the Tampa area. Roughly $5 million was sourced for Hillside MHC, a 55-and-older mobile housing community located at 39515 Bamboo Lane in the northeast Tampa suburb of Zephyrhills. Approximately $3 million was sourced for Far Horizons MHC, a 55-and-older mobile community located at 2580 Nursery Road in the west Tampa suburb of Clearwater. Yale Realty & Capital Advisors provided the loans for both properties, which were 85 percent and 97 percent occupied at the time of loan closing, respectively.
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SANFORD, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has closed the sale of North Park Commerce Center, a two-building, 117,600-square-foot distribution campus located at 3800 and 3830 Enterprise Way in Sanford, a northern suburb of Orlando. Mike Davis, Michael Lerner and Rick Brugge of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Atlanta-based McDonald Development Co., in the transaction. Boston-based Cabot Properties acquired the Class A property, which was 90 percent leased at the time of sale, for $10.4 million.
NORCOSS, GA. — Audubon Communities has unveiled Corners at Holcomb Bridge, a project that combines two neighboring multifamily properties into one apartment community at 301 Noble Forest Drive in the northern Atlanta suburb of Norcross. The merging of Highland Corners, a 252-unit property, and Silver Oaks, a 108-unit property, began with Audubon’s 2015 acquisition of the 37 acres on which the complexes reside. The company has since invested $4.5 million in renovations to the project. Upon completion, the Corners at Holcomb Bridge will feature a fitness center, two swimming pools and two new tennis courts.
SAN FRANCISCO — TH Real Estate has purchased a 59,868-square-foot creative office building in the South of Market (SoMa) neighborhood of San Francisco for an undisclosed price. The building is located at 539 Bryant St. The property was originally built in 1912 as a warehouse facility. It was converted to creative office space in 1983. The building is fully occupied by tenants like HoneyBook, Life360, Sauce Labs, HKS Architects and Gigwalk. TH Real Estate is an affiliate of Nuveen, the investment management arm of TIAA.
PUEBLO, COLO. — Hutton has started construction of a new phase of Pueblo Crossing, a shopping center just south of Colorado Springs. The center is situated on North Elizabeth Street. A 35,000-square-foot Dick’s Sporting Goods will anchor the center, which will also feature a 10,000-square-foot Ulta store, a 5,000-square-foot Maurice’s clothing store and an outparcel building with additional retailers that haven’t yet been announced. The newest phase of Pueblo Crossing will be situated on 8.2 acres. It will sit adjacent to the newly opened Dillon Drive Interstate interchange and the Colorado Department of Transportation office, which is currently under construction. Hutton plans to deliver the first phase of the project early this spring.
THIBODAUX, LA. — Vitorino Group, a Texas-based investment sales firm, has brokered the sale of Acadia Shopping Center, a 4,949-square-foot strip center located at 612 N. Canal Blvd in Thibodaux, about 60 miles southwest of New Orleans. Anchored by WalMart and Lowe’s, the property was 100 percent occupied at the time of sale. Bryce Gissler of Vitorino Group represented the seller, a Washington-based private investor. Other terms of sale were not released.
MEBANE, N.C. — Kennedy Funding Financial LLC, a New Jersey-based private lender, has arranged a two-year, $1.1 million working capital loan for a restaurant opening soon in the Durham area. Located at 401 E. Center St. in Mebane, a town about 20 miles west of Durham, the property spans 11,000 square feet. The borrower, Mebane Steakhouse LLC, will also own and operate the restaurant.
CHULA VISTA, CALIF. — SCA Architecture (formerly known as Smith Consulting Architects), a San Diego-based architectural firm, has completed the planning, design and construction of a repositioning at Gateway Marketplace, located at Fourth Avenue and C Street in Chula Vista. Brixton Capital is the developer of the $9.3 million remodeling project. Situated on an 8.8-acre lot, the project consisted of renovating an abandoned Target building in an existing neighborhood. The former Target store was divided into three tenant spaces. The front of the building was set back ten feet to allow for new, distinct tenant entries. Quick-serve grocery store and restaurant spaces were added to the center as well. Updated architecture and color schemes were used to update the center’s look. The existing site was enhanced with new landscaping, lighting, pedestrian walkways and a new gateway plaza. New tenants at the center include Party City, Smart & Final, Hobby Lobby and Aldi. AT&T, Little Caesar’s Pizza, Pho Hung Cali, iNails & Spa and other tenants are slated to open later this year. Scott Cairns served as principal-in-charge for SCA Architecture, with Norman Barrett as project designer and Dennis Seguban serving as project manager. Consultants included GSSI Structural Engineers as structural …
DALLAS — Westdale Properties and KDC Construction have broken ground on The Epic, a mixed-use development situated on eight acres at the corner of Pacific Street and Good Latimer Expressway in the Dallas neighborhood of Deep Ellum. The project will consist of a 250,000-square-foot office tower with a fitness center, rooftop café and ground-level retail space, as well as a 164-room hotel and a 300-unit, 20-story residential tower. The Epic, which will be built next to the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Deep Ellum Station, is scheduled for completion in late 2019.
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has closed the sale of Sunrise Plaza, a 35,972-square-foot shopping center situated on 2.9 acres at 2451 Pablo Kisel Blvd. in the south Texas border town of Brownsville. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent occupied by triple net leased tenants such as Mattress Firm, Nutrishop and Shenanigan’s Irish Pub. Philip Levy of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf the seller, an unspecified developer.