PHOENIX — Bethel Development has selected Rainbow Housing Assistance Corp. to provide services for The Revello, a 76-unit senior living complex in Phoenix. The project is currently under construction, with a planned completion in 2019. The Revello is funded by low income housing tax credits (LIHTC) allocated by the Arizona Department of Housing in 2017. This will be the fourth property Rainbow will operate for Bethel, and the second seniors housing community. The Revello is owned by Revello Housing LLC and will comprise one four-story building totaling approximately 81,000 square feet. The 76 units will include one- and two-bedroom units designed for the elderly. Rainbow will provide programming for seniors at the property such as computer training, financial literacy workshops, health promotion and disease prevention.
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SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Texla Housing Partners has sold the Element Sacramento, which is situated near the campus of California State University, Sacramento. Texla purchased the asset in December 2015 through its VerTex Student Housing Partners JV with Harrison Street Real Estate Capital. Built in 2004, Element Sacramento contains 288 units and 792 beds. It features a mix of one- to four-bedroom units. Over the hold period, Texla’s management arm, VerTex Student Housing Management, executed interior capital improvements that ultimately produced returns of about 57 percent and an equity multiple greater than 2x.
Bridge Development Partners to Sell 10-Building Industrial Portfolio to Duke Realty for $515M
by Amy Works
MONROE TOWNSHIP, WOODRIDGE, CARTERET AND CRANBURY TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Bridge Development Partners has agreed to sell a 10-building industrial portfolio totaling 3.4 million square feet, along with two land parcels, to Duke Realty for $515 million. Each of the assets are newly constructed facilities in the infill industrial markets in Northern New Jersey, Southern California and South Florida. The transaction will be completed in phases, with the first two phases having closed Sept. 27 and Oct. 25, and the final phase expected to close near the end of the year. In addition to the 10 completed properties, the acquisition includes two land parcels on which two properties totaling 852,745 square feet will be constructed, beginning this year. Once fully constructed the total cost of the portfolio will be nearly $700 million and span 4.3 million square feet. The first two phases include four properties in New Jersey: Bridge Point South Brunswick, a 488,884-square-foot facility at 773 Davidson Mill Road in Monroe Township; Bridge Point Meadowlands, an under construction 193,805-square-foot facility at 5 Ethel Blvd. in Woodbridge; Bridge Point Carteret, a 206,500-square-foot property at 900 Federal Blvd. in Carteret; and Bridge Point Cranbury, a 264,085-square-foot building in Cranbury.
NEW YORK CITY — Investcorp has invested in two office buildings in Manhattan’s Garment District for a total purchase price of $156 million. Located at 229 W. 36th St. and 256 W. 38th St., the properties are fully leased to a diverse roster of more than 20 long-term tenants. Combined the properties offer approximately 267,000 square feet of office space. As part of the transaction, Investcorp has entered into a joint venture with Brickman, a New York-based owner/operator. Brickman maintains a joint venture investment in the properties and will serve as the leasing and management agent.
YORK, PA. — STAG York, a wholly owned subsidiary of STAG Industrial, has acquired an industrial facility located at 2925 E. Market St. in York. Alliance Partners HSP sold the property for $19 million. Stauffers Biscuit Co. occupies 255,000 square feet of the 390,000-square-foot facility. The buyer has engaged Cushman & Wakefield to market the remaining 135,000 square feet of the property, which is suited for warehousing and distribution. Prior to selling, Alliance completed capital improvements at the property including a new roof, upgraded loading docks and enhanced truck circulation. Gerard Blinebury, Joseph Hill Jr., Pat McBride and Robert Yoshimura of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — CBRE has arranged the sale of a multifamily property located at 1654 Monroe Ave. in the Bronx. A private investment company sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $7.7 million in a multi-faceted transaction. The six-story building features 50 apartment units. Fully occupied at the time of sale, the property recently underwent major renovations and rehabilitation as part of the New York City 8A program. Elli Klapper, Charles Berger and Jay Gelbtuch of the CBRE Tri-State Investment Properties team represented the seller in the transaction. The proceeds of the 1031 exchange sale were applied to the acquisition of two retail properties in Austin, Texas, and Wauchula, Fla.
Greystone Bassuk Arranges $217.5M Refinancing for 586-Unit Multifamily Tower in Brooklyn
by Amy Works
NEW YORK CITY — Greystone Bassuk has secured a $217.5 million loan for an affiliate of The Gotham Organization for the refinancing of The Ashland, a 53-story multifamily tower located at 250 Ashland Place in Brooklyn. The 30-year, fixed-rate loan was originated by Wells Fargo Multifamily Capital and securitized through Fannie Mae’s multifamily Mortgage-Backed Securities program. Greystone Bassuk served as exclusive advisor on the transaction. Designed by SPAN Architects, the 547,000-square-foot property features 586 mixed-income apartment units, 11,500 square feet of cultural office space and 17,000 square feet of retail space, which is occupied by Gotham Market. On-site amenities include a fitness studio, outdoor fitness area, outdoor screening area, multiple indoor lounges, playroom and stroller/bicycle room.
MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS — Electronics retailer Best Buy will occupy a new 550,000-square-foot distribution center on a 36.4-acre tract along U.S. Highway 90A in Missouri City, a southwestern suburb of Houston. Seefried Industrial Properties and 4M Investments LLC will co-develop the property, which is scheduled to open prior to the 2018 holiday season, according to realtynewsreport.com. Best Buy currently operates about 130 stores throughout Texas, including 13 in Houston proper.
KATY, TEXAS — PGIM Real Estate, the real estate investment vehicle of Prudential Financial Inc., has acquired LaCenterra at Cinco Ranch, a 412,900-square-foot mixed-use property in Katy. The 34-acre, Class A lifestyle center features 273,522 square feet of retail space, which is anchored by Trader Joe’s, and 139,378 square feet of office space. Those components are 93 percent and 89 percent leased, respectively. The final phase of the development features an eight-screen Alamo Drafthouse Cinema location, which is currently slated for a 2018 completion. Mark Seedorff of PGIM led the transaction.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Dallas-based design-build general contractor ARCO/Murray has completed construction of Lakeline Storage, a 736-unit self-storage facility located at 11000 Lakeline Blvd. in Austin. The three-story, climate-controlled property consists of 115,000 square feet of gross rentable storage space, with both drive-up and interior units currently available for rental. The Jenkins Organization, a Houston-based real estate firm specializing in self-storage assets, will operate the facility.