HAZELWOOD, MO. — Hunt Mortgage Group has provided a $5.4 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Brittany Townhomes and Trotwood Downs in Hazelwood, a suburb of St. Louis. Run as one property, Brittany Townhomes consists of 40 rental townhomes and Trotwood Downs consists of 68 units. Constructed between 1965 and 1968, the property is located at 7200 Brittany Town Place and 8507 Tally Ho Drive. The property is currently 94 percent occupied. The 10-year loan features a 30-year amortization schedule. Nidhi Gardens LLC, a Missouri-based limited liability company, was the borrower.
NAPERVILLE, ILL. — Podolsky Circle has arranged the sale of 1755 Park Street in Naperville for $3.5 million. The 37,668-square-foot office building is currently 94 percent leased to a mix of local and regional tenants including a therapy practice, an executive suites operation, an IT consulting firm and a regional bank office. Alissa Adler, John Homsher and Paul Tesdal of Podolsky Circle represented the seller, CP Highalnds Fund LP. The company purchased the property in 2013 and began a capital improvement plan to update the property’s automation systems, common areas, building signage as well as tenant spaces. The improvements also included the addition of electric vehicle charging stations. Podolsky Circle Construction completed the improvements. Tony Russo of Cawley Chicago represented the buyer, a private investor.
NORTHGLENN, COLO. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the $6.1 million sale of a 14,990-square-foot retail property triple-net-leased to Walgreens in Northglenn, located 20 miles north of Denver. Shaun Riley of Faris Lee Investments arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, P&A Northglenn LLC. Rob Edwards of Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors LLC represented the buyer, Governors Park Lofts LLC. The property is adjacent to a power center anchored by Super Target, Sprouts, Barnes & Noble, Cost Plus and Marshalls.
LOS ANGELES — Front Porch and Brookmore Apartment Corp. have acquired Vista Tower Apartments, a 230-unit affordable seniors housing community in Los Angeles, with plans to rehabilitate the property. Front Porch subsidiary CARING Housing Ministries (CHM) manages the property. Brookmore acquired the property in July from Baptist Services Corp. Capital partners on the acquisition and renovations include Citi Community Capital, Alden Capital Partners and the California Public Finance Authority. Low Income Housing Tax Credits have ensured that the property will serve low-income seniors for at least the next 55 years. Front Porch, its partners (including California Lutheran Homes and Community Services), and Brookmore contributed a total of $1.5 million dollars to preserve Vista Tower as an affordable housing community.
MISSION VIEJO, CALIF. — Ralphs Grocery Co. is re-opening its remodeled Portola Plaza supermarket in North Mission Viejo following more than three months of ceiling-to-floor renovations. The 41,500-square-foot Ralphs features Ralphs Fresh Fare décor with new departments, services and a layout that improves customers’ shopping experience while helping to conserve energy and reduce waste. The Portola Plaza supermarket will be Ralphs’ 61st Fresh Fare store. The remodeled Ralphs store utilizes green technology to improve energy efficiency in daily store operations. Overall, this store will consume about 15 percent less energy than a comparatively sized store and about 25 percent less energy than a store built in 2000. In addition, store associates have been trained to follow a waste reduction and recycling program for all paper and plastic packing the store receives. The store also encourages customers to reduce waste by offering affordable reusable shopping bags. Ralphs aims to eliminate waste across the company by 2025. Los Angeles County-based Ralphs Grocery Co. has 191 supermarkets across Southern California. Ralphs is a subsidiary of The Kroger Co., one of the world’s largest retailers, based in Cincinnati.
HOUSTON — Citing struggles stemming from the rise of e-commerce, fashion retailer Charming Charlie has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. During the Chapter 11 process, which was filed late Monday, the Houston-based fashion retailer plans to restructure its debt while maintaining and operating a majority of its stores, as well as its online platform. The company also plans to go through with its previously announced decision to shutter 97 of its underperforming stores. Charming Charlie specializes in selling jewelry, handbags, apparel and beauty products. The company, which was launched in 2004, currently operates more than 375 stores in the United States and Canada. Charming Charlie has secured commitments from its lenders for $20 million in new-money debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing. The company also entered into a $35 million DIP asset-backed loan with its lenders. Both financing arrangements are subject to court approval and are intended to help operation costs during the Chapter 11 process. The Wall Street Journal reports the court on Wednesday approved the early use of the financing, and Charming Charlie is scheduled to return to court in January to request approval to use the balance of the loans. The Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing is part of Charming …
The national love affair with the multifamily sector may be starting to cool, but the Omaha market is just coming of age and heating up. “Overall, it was a strong third quarter, which was a nice surprise,”said Michael Cohen, CoStar Group director of advisory services, during his State of the Multifamily Market Third Quarter Review and Outlook on Nov. 1. “We’re still in the golden age for multifamily, but we’re seeing signs of a gradual slowdown in the apartment market.” Trendy new apartment towers and historic building conversions in downtown Omaha are all the rage — like most markets — but under the radar the entire Omaha metro is experiencing a significant boom in apartment development and sales. And why not? What’s not to like about Omaha? We are the non-threatening little brother of the Midwest that everyone likes, but never thought of in that way. But something has changed and Omaha is catching the attention of players that would have traditionally overlooked our strong fundamentals. Omaha has a diversified and stable economy fortified by nine Fortune 1000 companies, including Berkshire Hathaway, Union Pacific Railroad, Mutual of Omaha and TD Ameritrade, as well as a burgeoning innovation scene and a …
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Multifamily Firms Targeting Charlotte, Raleigh Suburbs, Says InterFace Carolinas Panel
ATLANTA — Executives from some of the most active multifamily firms in the Southeast are honing in on the suburbs of Charlotte and Raleigh as they map out their long-term investment and development strategies. During the Carolinas panel at the eighth annual InterFace Multifamily Southeast conference, the panelists stated they’re preparing for a suburban shift as a large swath of the millennial renting cohort and downsizing baby boomers will be priced out of core submarkets. “There’s a confluence of different demand drivers that will persist in earnest for the next five to 10 years as we see the millennial migration happening and affordability constraints start to enter the picture more,” said Eddy O’Brien, managing partner and co-founder of Blaze Partners, a boutique multifamily investment firm based in Charleston, S.C. Ben Yorker, vice president of development at Northwood Ravin, said his firm is also interested in Charlotte and the Triangle area for new development opportunities in 2018. “Within those markets we’re edging away from infill and exploring more suburban opportunities,” said Yorker. “We’re targeting renters by choice like empty nesters or urban professionals. In 2018, we’ll shift significantly to target millennials looking to the suburbs.” New development is already trickling its …
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Brookfield has acquired Towers @ 2nd, a 411,544-square-foot office property in San Jose, for an undisclosed sum. The property is located at 75 E. Santa Clara St. and 4 N. Second St. Towers @ 2nd includes a 13-story office tower and 14-story office tower situated adjacent to a Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) light rail stop. The towers feature 14,500- and 17,500-square-foot floor plates, respectively. The sellers, a joint venture between Harvest Properties and Invesco Real Estate, have completed 150,000 square feet of new and renewal leases since 2015. This includes a 73,000-square-foot, 15-year lease with WeWork, which marked the co-working company’s first Silicon Valley location. The JV also carried out an $11.1 million asset repositioning and renovation prior to the sale. The improvements include a fitness center and locker room with private showers, bike lab, arcade lounge, training and conference center, and a VIP lounge connected to an exclusive outdoor plaza with built-in seating and lighting. CBRE’s Russell Ingrum, Joe Moriarty, Scott Prosser and Tyler Meyerdirk represented the seller in this transaction.
OAKLAND, CALIF. — Brickman has obtained a $35 million loan to acquire Plaza 360, a 115,186-square-foot creative office building in Oakland. The asset is located at 360 22nd St. in the Uptown District. The five-year, non-recourse, floating-rate loan includes a portion of the undisbursed funds for common-area upgrades and tenant improvements. CIT Group and HFF secured the loan through CIT.