A steady supply of job opportunities and the growing population in the Inland Empire are supporting household formation, raising demand for housing and bolstering the performance of the area’s multifamily property market. Nearly 22,420 households were formed in the Inland Empire over the past four quarters that ended in September, while 48,500 individuals were added to the local population. By year’s end, area employers will have expanded the workforce by 2.2 percent with the addition of 30,000 positions. Hiring this year was driven by the government sector, which climbed 4 percent, or by more than 9,400 workers during the past 12 months that ended Sept. 30. The trade, transportation and utilities sectors also performed well, contributing 8,950 jobs over the same period. These strong hiring trends resulted in the unemployment rate falling 20 basis points to 6.2 percent — nearing the pre-recession five-year average of 5.7 percent — over the year-long period that ended in the third quarter of 2016. The Inland Empire’s growth and solid economic fundamentals are key factors behind the observable rise in construction activity we’ve witnessed this year. Apartment construction is booming, and builders are expected to more than double the units that were brought into …
SAN ANTONIO — JLL has arranged the sale of Peanut Factory Lofts, a newly constructed apartment property located at 939 S. Frio St. in downtown San Antonio. 210 Development Group sold the property to Windmill Investments for an undisclosed price. The property features 102 units, a fitness center, dog park and two resort-style pools. Scott LaMontagne and Moses Siller of JLL represented the seller in the deal.
WHITEHOUSE, TEXAS — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $6.2 million sale of Oak Brook Health Care, a 120-bed skilled nursing facility in the Tyler suburb of Whitehouse, approximately 110 miles southeast of Dallas. A New York-based owner-operator with a significant existing presence in east Texas purchased the facility from a California-based REIT. The seller was attempting to remove a non-core asset, while the buyer was looking for a value-add opportunity. The purchase price equates to $53,500 per licensed bed. Blueprint’s Christopher Hyldahl and Gideon Orion were lead advisors on the transaction.
CHICKASHA, OKLA. — Old Capital has arranged an acquisition loan for Willowbrook Apartments, a 50-unit multifamily property in Chickasha. The non-recourse, 10-year loan features an 80 percent loan-to-value with three years of interest-only payments and a step-down prepayment option. The borrower and loan amount were undisclosed.
NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS — Sodalis Senior Living has planned three new communities to open in Texas during 2017. In early 2017, Sodalis plans to open Sodalis at Stone Oak, a 63-bed assisted living and memory care community in San Antonio. Later in the year, Sodalis will open a 48-unit assisted living expansion at Sodalis at Buda Memory Care in the Austin suburb of Buda. In late 2017, Sodalis plans to open Tribute Senior Living, a 100-bed memory care and assisted living community in the Dallas suburb of Prosper. Founded in 1998, Sodalis Senior Living is a Texas-based provider of assisted living and memory care apartments.
COPPELL, TEXAS — BFS Services Inc. has renewed its lease for 167,820 square feet of industrial space at 500 Airline Drive in Coppell. Reed Parker of Lee & Associates Dallas/Fort Worth represented the tenant, while Tom Irish provided in-house representation for the landlord, Transpacific Development Co., in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between Boston Properties and Rudin Development has closed on a $250 million construction loan for Dock 72, a creative office development at Brooklyn Navy Yard. The financing was led by J.P. Morgan, M&T Bank and U.S. Bank. The previously announced 16-story project will feature 675,000 square feet of office space. WeWork, acting as co-developer, will occupy 222,000 square feet of the property and will curate the amenity space, including a health and wellness center, specialty food and beverage offerings and a rooftop conference center. Construction broke ground in May 2016. The project will be ready for tenant fit-out late this year with completion scheduled for early 2018.
NEW YORK CITY — Berkadia has secured a $268.7 million loan for 20 Exchange Place, a luxury apartment building located in New York City. Nick Cassino of Berkadia arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through Freddie Mac for the borrower, DTH Capital. Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Capital Advisors represented the borrower in the financing. Originally developed as headquarters for City Bank-Farmers Trust, the 57-story building now features 767 apartment units and 90,000 square feet of retail space.
NEW YORK CITY — Forest City Realty Trust, in partnership with Madison International Realty, has completed the disposition of Shops at Bruckner Boulevard, a specialty retail center located in the Bronx. Urban Edge Properties acquired the 116,000-square-foot property for $32 million. Forest City owned the property in a 51/49 percent joint venture with Madison International Realty.
READVILLE, MASS. — CBRE/New England has arranged $11 million in acquisition and capital improvement financing for Boston Business Park – Building 200, a 205,061-square-foot industrial building located at 100 Meadow Road in Readville. John Kelly, Kyle Juszczyszyn, Chris Coutts and Lenny Pierce of CBRE/NE secured the financing for the borrower, a joint venture between Wallace Property and GFI Partners. Boston Business Park is the future home to M.S. Walker, ABEX Transportation and Katsiroubas Bros. Current tenants include HD Supply, The Ride, Gentle Giant Moving and MFI Tire Wholesale.