LYNDHURST, N.J. — Alexander Property Holdings has acquired CityView Corporate Center, an office building located at 160 Chubb Ave. in Lyndhurst. Rugby Realty Co. sold the 135,000-square-foot property for $20 million. Situated on 8 acres, the property was constructed in 1979 and renovated in 2006 and 2012. Gary Gabriel, Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Brian Whitmer, Ryan Larkin and Curtis Foster of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the transaction.
STATE COLLEGE, PA. — Colliers International has arranged $12 million in financing for the acquisition and completion of Blue Course Commons, a 276-bed student housing complex in State College. John Banas and Kris Wood of Colliers Philadelphia Capital Markets arranged a three-year, fixed-rate loan with a two-year interest-only payment period for the undisclosed borrower.
NEWARK, N.J. — The Blau & Berg Co. has brokered the sale of a retail property located at 237-249 S. Orange Ave. in Newark. JJ Operating Inc., a family-owned real estate investment and management company, acquired the 54,126-square-foot property for an undisclosed price. The free-standing building is currently occupied by a 2,100-square-foot Dunkin’ Donuts. The buyer plans to redevelop the property. Alex Conte, Jason Crimmins and Peter Murano of The Blau & Berg Co. represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
CROMWELL, CONN. — O,R&L Commercial has arranged the sale of a two-property investment asset totaling 38,800 square feet at 50 Sebethe Drive in Cromwell. O&G Industries acquired the properties for $2.1 million. The sale includes a net-leased 28,800-square-foot warehouse and office building and an on-site 10,000-square-foot self-storage facility. Frank Hird and Luke Massirio of O,R&L Commercial represented the seller, Sebethe Drive Partners LLC, in the deal.
CHICAGO — Mission Capital Advisors has arranged a $170 million loan for the construction of Essex on the Park in Chicago. The 56-story, 479-unit luxury apartment building will be located at 808 S. Michigan Ave. As part of the project, the adjacent Essex Inn will be expanded to 271 rooms and repositioned as the Hotel Essex. Opening of the entire project is slated for 2019. The apartments will include a mix of studios, convertibles, and one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The top two residential floors of the building will include four penthouse duplexes. Jordan Ray, Ari Hirt, Steven Buchwald and Jamie Matheny of Mission Capital advised ownership and sourced the financing from a global investment bank. Oxford Capital Group LLC and Quadrum Global are co-developing the project.
CHICAGO — Crescent Heights has broken ground on One Grant Park in Chicago’s South Loop. The 76-story apartment building, located at 1200 S. Indiana Ave., will include 792 luxury apartments. Completion is slated for early 2019. Rafael Viñoly designed the tower, and Rockwell Group will design the interiors of the units. The building will include a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. S. Loop Chicago Development LLC purchased the three-acre site in 2012.
MERRIAM, KAN. — Block & Co. Inc. Realtors has acquired the former Kmart shopping center in Merriam, located about 10 miles southwest of Kansas City. The center sits on 11.8 acres at 8703 Shawnee Mission Parkway. Block & Co. plans to redevelop the property as a mixed-use development with restaurants, retail, entertainment and hotel sites. Block & Co. will handle all phases of the development including the leasing, property management and construction management. David M. Block of Block & Co. negotiated the sale on behalf of Block & Co. Bob Johnson of RH Johnson Co. negotiated the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller.
MILWAUKEE — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a retail building net leased to Whole Foods on Milwaukee’s east side for $22.2 million. The 53,875-square-foot store is located at 2305 N. Prospect Ave. Adam Connor of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Irgens. The buyer was a Seattle-based private investor. Irgens is a Milwaukee-based real estate developer.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — In a joint venture deal, the Community Development Trust (CDT) and The Millenia Cos. have acquired Kensington Heights Apartments in Kansas City. The nine-story apartment complex includes 126 units and serves low-income senior citizens and people with disabilities. Kensington Heights Apartments is located near Interstate 70 and U.S. Highway 40, and is approximately 10 minutes from downtown Kansas City. The complex serves residents who earn 60 percent of the area median income. The equity investment totaled $1.8 million, and CDT and Millenia will complete $580,000 of capital improvements to ensure the apartments are maintained as high-quality affordable housing for elderly and disabled residents. CDT is a national investor in affordable housing. Millenia is a Cleveland-based real estate company specializing in the acquisition, rehabilitation and management of affordable and market rate properties.
MIAMI — Related Development LLC, a Miami-based mixed-use and multifamily developer and affiliate of The Related Group, has six projects set to begin construction in Tampa, Orlando, Palm Beach County and Atlanta. The Florida projects include the 399-unit Tampa Tribune, a waterfront apartment community located at 202 S. Parker St. in Tampa; Town at Westshore Marina District, a 396-unit mid-rise apartment community located in Tampa’s Westshore district; Town Maitland at Trelago, a 350-unit townhome and Big House multifamily development located in Orlando; and Town Southern, a 392-unit garden-style apartment community located on Southern Boulevard in Royal Palm Beach. In Atlanta, Related Development has two projects planned in Atlanta’s Midtown and Buckhead districts. The developments include a 77,000-square-foot Whole Foods Market, which is Phase II of Related’s 390-unit Apogee Midtown development; and Apogee Buckhead, a 35-story high-rise comprising 362 residential units above three levels of retail and office space.
