OAK HILL, TEXAS — Petco has leased 13,108 square feet of retail space at Center of the Hills, a community retail center located at 7010 W. State Highway 71 in Oak Hill, a western suburb of Austin. H-E-B, Tuesday Morning, Firestone, Mattress Firm, Advance Auto Parts and Cricket Wireless are tenants at the retail property. Nash Frisbie and Britt Morrison of Weitzman represented the undisclosed landlord, while Roger Anderson of CBRE represented the tenant in the deal.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — The Travis County Commissioners Court has approved Blakefield LLC’s plans to develop Thomas Ranch, a 2,200-acre master-planned community off Highway 71 and Paleface Ranch Road in Western Travis County near Austin. The community will be situated around the shoreline along the Pedernales River. Thomas Ranch will include approximately 3,300 single-family homes; apartments; a marketplace of shops, entertainment venues and restaurants; a resort hotel and spa; a town square; and community gardens. The property includes five ecosystems, direct access to Lake Travis, natural creeks and miles of nature trails. An extensive network of walking, jogging and hiking trails will connect the areas. Overall, approximately one third of the development — 700 acres — is reserved for parks and trails. Construction on the community’s infrastructure is scheduled to begin in 2018, with single-family homes following in 2019. Each section will be built in four to five phases over the course of 15 to 20 years, according to the developers. Blakefield is the lead developer of the project and is partnering with Dannenbaum Engneering, Sherwood Engineers, SWCA Environmental Consultants, Kimley Horn, Ten Eyke Landscape Architects and Integra Group. Blakefield LLC is a Wilmette, Ill.-based developer of large-scale mixed-use and master-planned …
When it comes to the Philadelphia real estate market, the retail industry is the hot topic for many commercial real estate agents. Per a Center City district report released in early December of 2016, the city has experienced a $1 billion surge in retail spending. Subsequently, prime retail rents in Philadelphia have risen by almost 90 percent in the past five years — second to only Miami when compared to cities across the nation. Sales of retail centers in center city peaked in late 2016 at over 18 percent higher than their former top-most numbers, seen in 2008. Popular Philadelphia areas such as Walnut and Chestnut streets have been subject to high-end retail rush. The retail spending increase is thought to be a direct result of the Philadelphia metropolitan area’s new job positions. Going into the fourth quarter, the city increased its jobs by 2.2 percent compared to the previous year’s numbers. Philadelphia’s local rate of employment stood at over half a percent higher than the national employment rate in late 2016. Many of the new positions — created in well- paying, upper-echelon employment sectors — have facilitated a rise in the median household income, and subsequently the disposable income, …
PHILADELPHIA — RED Mortgage Capital, the mortgage banking arm of RED Capital Group, has closed a $31.7 million FHA Section 221(d)(4) loan and RED Capital Markets, the investment banking arm of RED Capital, underwrote $39.7 million of tax-exempt bonds for the rehabilitation of Courtyard at Riverview in Philadelphia. The borrower, The Michaels Organization, is redeveloping the multifamily property in partnership with the Philadelphia Housing Authority. The transaction was arranged in conjunction with the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program and is one of the largest RAD projects in Pennsylvania. Situated on 13 acres, the 470-unit complex features a 26-story high-rise building with 165 seniors housing units and 37 two-story townhouse buildings totaling 305 modern low-rise units.
LANSDALE, PA. — CBRE has arranged $10 million in financing for the acquisition of Spring Meadows of Lansdale, a 120-unit assisted living and memory care community in the Philadelphia suburb of Lansdale. A joint venture between Care Investment Trust and Greenfield Senior Living purchased the community and will change the name to Greenfield of Lansdale. The five-year, floating-rate loan includes 12 months of interest-only payments. A regional bank provided the capital. Aron Will, vice chairman of CBRE National Senior Housing, arranged the financing. Care Investment Trust is a seniors housing-focused real estate investment company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Tiptree Inc. Greenfield Senior Living is a seniors housing operator based in Virginia with 1,300 residents in six states.
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of One Grande Commons, an office building located at 400 Route 22 East in Bridgewater. American Equity Partners acquired the 200,000-square-foot property from Mack-Cali for an undisclosed price. The three-story building features a full-height atrium lobby with seating area and is home to pharmaceutical, engineering and law firms. Gary Gabriel, Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Brian Whitmer, Andrew Schwartz and Frank DiTommaso of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the transaction.
PHILADELPHIA — Rittenhouse Realty Advisors has sold Chester Hall Apartments, a 40-unit student housing community located in the University City neighborhood of Philadelphia. The property is located near the University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University and University of the Sciences. The undisclosed buyer plans to implement a small-scale renovation at the property, which is over 98 percent leased for the current school year.
MOORESTOWN, N.J. — Markeim Chalmers has arranged the sale of an office building located at 505 S. Lenola Road in Moorestown. The estate of Edna Ravikio sold the property to SFA 505 South Lenola Rd LLC for $2.3 million. The building features 48,000 square feet of office space and was 90 percent occupied at the time of sale. Fred Berlinsky, Kevin Burns and Adam Dembo of Markeim Chalmers represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
POMONA, CALIF. — A joint venture between Clear Capital and Bascom Group has acquired the 349-unit Monterey Station apartment community in Pomona for $85 million. The community is located at 120-180 E. Monterey Ave. It sits across from Pomona Metro Station and adjacent to the Western University of Health Sciences. The seller was Realm Real Estate. Dean Zander, Joe Leon and Jeff Rowerdink of Berkadia executed the sale.
UPLAND, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $17.2 million sale of Upland Village, a 60,857-square-foot shopping center located in Upland. Grocery Outlet and Dollar Tree anchor the fully occupied shopping center. Ed Hanley and Bill Asher of Hanley Investment Group, and Joe Miller of Voit Real Estate Services represented the seller, Outpost Village LLC. Peter Loh and Paul Yang of RE/MAX represented the buyer, a Southern California-based private investor.