RENO, NEV. — AEW Capital Management has purchased a 1 million-square-foot industrial portfolio in Reno for $93.2 million. The six-building portfolio is located at 875 and 895 E. Patriot Blvd., 450 Maestro Drive, 7525 Colbert Drive, 3450 Airway Drive and 5555 Quail Manor Court. The buildings were constructed in four phases between 1997 and 2001. The portfolio is fully occupied. AEW represented itself in this transaction, while NKF represented the seller, Barings Real Estate Advisers.
PERRIS, CALIF. — HFF has arranged the sale of Perris Plaza, a 150,148-square-foot, grocery-anchored retail center in the Inland Empire community of Perris. Gleb Lvovich and Bryan Ley of HFF arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Condures Family LP. Nuevo Perris LLC, a joint venture between Wood Investments, Joel Farkas and SandTree Holdings, acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. At the time of sale, Perris Plaza was 97.6 percent leased to tenants including Food 4 Less, Regency Theatres, Burger King, IHOP, Del Taco and Starbucks Coffee. The sale also included two entitled land pads that would allow the development of additional retail space. The new owners plan to expand the shopping center to approximately 300,000 square feet with the addition of new retailers and restaurants.
GILBERT, ARIZ. — Greystone has arranged $25.8 million in financing for the construction of a seniors housing community in Gilbert. The borrower was Fort Worth, Texas-based developer Aspens Senior Living. A publicly traded bank provided the loan for the construction of The Aspens at Mariposa Point in the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert. The community is restricted to residents age 55 and older, and will feature 204 units. The project is a joint venture between Aspens Senior Living, McFarlin Group and Pennybacker Capital. Construction began on the community in May 2017.
HIGHLANDS RANCH, COLO. — LaSalle Investment Management has purchased the 422-unit Legacy at Highlands Ranch just south of Denver for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 355 W. Burgundy St. in Highlands Ranch. Legacy at Highlands Ranch was built in 1999. It is expected to benefit from an extension of the Light Rail, which will connect Highlands Ranch to the broader Denver area and downtown’s Union Station. LaSalle plans to update the asset’s interiors and common areas. LaSalle purchased this multifamily property on behalf of its U.S. core open-end real estate fund, LaSalle Property Fund.
SAN FRANCISCO — Mindspace has announced plans to open its first U.S.-based co-working outpost in San Francisco. The European co-working provider has leased 36,000 square feet at the Market Center Building at 575 Market St. The new office will open in the second quarter of 2018. It will be able to hold around 600 members. Market Center is owned by Equity Office. JLL advised Mindspace in this lease transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Thor Equities has purchased The James New York – SoHo, a hotel located at 27 Grand St. in Manhattan’s Soho district, for an undisclosed price. The 18-story, 75,800-square-foot property features 114 guest rooms, three food and beverage outlets, and 1,500 square feet of meeting and event space. Hotel amenities include an outdoor rooftop swimming pool, a fitness center and 24-hour in-room dining. Jeffrey Davis of JLL brokered the deal. The name of the seller was not released.
NEWTON, MASS. — Benchmark Senior Living has selected Erland Construction to manage the construction of a 50-unit memory care community in the Boston suburb of Newton. The project will be located on the former campus of Andover Newton Theological Seminary in Newton Centre. Plans include construction of a 34,683-square-foot building, as well as renovations to an existing five-story building on the site. Combined, the project will total 54,597 square feet. Bechtel Frank Erickson designed the community. Waltham, Mass.-based Benchmark’s portfolio totals 56 communities in seven states.
WOODCLIFF, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged $26.2 million in financing on behalf of Hudson Equities Management. The financing is secured by 300 Tice Boulevard, a 240,291-square-foot office property. Streamline Realty Funding provided the four-year, floating-rate financing. At the time of financing, the property was 78.5 percent occupied by a variety of tenants in the auto, pharmaceutical and financial services industries. John Alascio, Sridhar Vankayala and Andre Hass of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sponsor in the transaction.
HOUSTON — First Industrial Realty Trust Inc. has broken ground on First 290 @ Guhn Road, a 126,250-square-foot distribution center located at 6913 Guhn Road in northwest Houston. The front-load facility will feature 32-foot clear heights, an ESFR sprinkler system, 185-foot truck court, 137 parking stalls and up to 46 trailer stalls. Completion is slated for summer 2018. Stream Realty Partners will handle leasing of the facility.
ORLANDO, FLA. — ARA Newmark has arranged the $57 million sale of The Place on Millenia, a 371-unit apartment community located along the I-Drive Corridor in Orlando. Scott Ramey and Kevin Judd of ARA Newmark arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, B&M Management. Millburn & Co. acquired the asset. In addition, Matthew Williams of NKF Capital Markets secured a seven-year, $40 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan with two years of interest-only payments and a floating interest rate of 3.51 percent. The Place on Millenia offers one- to three-bedroom floor plans and features a fitness center, clubhouse and a swimming pool with sundeck and cabanas.
