DESOTO, TEXAS — JLL has arranged the sale of Eagle Park 20/35, a 454,408-square-foot distribution center located at 1240 E. Centre Park Blvd. in the Dallas metro of DeSoto. The Class A facility is situated on 29.5 acres and features access to Interstates 20 and 35. Dustin Volz and John Huguenard of JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between Ridgeline Property Group and Stockbridge Capital Group, and procured the buyer, an undisclosed institutional investor.
TEXAS CITY, TEXAS — Strategic Storage Trust IV Inc. (SST IV), a public, non-traded REIT, has acquired a 480-unit self-storage facility located at 3730 Emmett F. Lowry Expressway in Texas City, about 45 miles southeast of Houston. Built in 2010, the 8,000-square-foot facility is situated on 10.5 acres and offers climate-controlled interiors and drive-up access. The property was approximately 95 percent occupied at the time of sale.
HOUSTON — STRIVE has brokered the sale of a retail property leased to Dairy Queen in Houston. The property is a pad site to Mount Houston Square Shopping Center, a 175,000-square-foot retail center located on the city’s north side. Jason Vitorino of STRIVE represented the seller, an Atlanta-based developer, and procured the buyer, a Houston-based investor. Other terms of sale were not released.
NEW HAMPSHIRE, VERMONT AND RHODE ISLAND — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a total of $99.8 million in FHA financing for a six-property seniors housing portfolio located across New Hampshire, Vermont and Rhode Island. The skilled nursing facilities total 664 beds and were built between 1972 and 2007. The properties are Ridgewood Center – Bedford in Bedford, N.H.; Mountain Ridge Center in Franklin, N.H.; Keene Center in Keene, N.H.; Harris Hill Center in Concord, Vt.; Mountain View Center in Rutland, Vt; and Kent Regency Center in Warwick, R.I. John Randolph, Laura Conway and Brandon Taseff of KeyBank arranged the financing through the FHA 232/223(f) mortgage insurance program. The loan proceeds were used to pay down an existing KeyBank bridge loan, which funded the acquisition of 28 skilled nursing facilities in 2016. The properties were acquired by a joint venture comprised of Cindat Capital Management, Best Years and Welltower Inc.
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital has provided a $64 million construction loan for 200 Kent Avenue, a mixed-use development located in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. The 117,326-square-foot project will feature 50,101 square feet of retail space, 22,055 square feet of office and restaurant space and 45,170 square feet of parking. The retail portion of the development will be anchored by a popular national grocery chain. MRC funded a portion of the $64 million facility at closing to retire existing debt and will provide further advances for construction as the project progresses.
MONROEVILLE, PA. — Ten Capital Management has sold its limited partnership interest in Miracle Mile Retail Center in Monroeville, located 13 miles east of Pittsburgh. M&J Wilkow in a joint venture with ALTO Real Estate Funds acquired the interest in the 299,894-square-foot regional power center. At the time of sale, the property was 98 percent occupied by a variety of tenants, including LA Fitness, Marshalls, PNC Bank, DSW, Old Navy and OfficeMax. The general partner in the interest partnership is an affiliate of Pearson Partners.
CAPE MAY, N.J. — The Diocesan Housing Services Corp. of the Diocese of Camden Inc. (DHSC), MDG Design + Construction, and Hudson Valley Property Group (HVPG) have announced the refinancing of a renovation project at Victorian Towers, an affordable seniors housing community in Cape May, located at the southern tip of coastal New Jersey. The project will result in more than $8 million in capital improvements to the community, and will preserve the affordability of the property for at least 20 additional years. Originally constructed in 1973 to house low-income seniors, Victorian Towers is a six-story development containing 205 studio and one-bedroom apartments as well as 82 parking spaces located near shopping, medical and public transit services. Renovations will include improvements to the units, a redesigned lobby with a seating area and an overhaul of more than 2,000 square feet of community facilities. Exterior work includes the installation of windows and a new Victorian-styled facade. Efficiency upgrades include new air conditioning units and water conservation measures such as the installation of low-flow toilets, shower heads and faucet aerators. DHSC has managed Victorian Towers for decades. As development partners, MDG and HVPG will bring substantial financing and development resources to the …
TAMFORD, CONN. — LCB Senior Living has broken ground on The Residence at Summer Street, a 104-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Stamford, approximately 25 miles northeast of New York City. LCB will both own and operate the community, which is scheduled to open in summer 2018. Headquartered in Massachusetts, LCB Senior Living owns and/or operates communities throughout New England and the Mid-Atlantic states.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Metropolitan Capital Advisors Ltd. (MCA) has arranged a $39.7 million bridge loan for East 9 Pickwick Plaza Apartments in Kansas City. The property, formerly home to the Pickwick Hotel, was converted into 260 apartment units and 35,000 square feet of commercial space in July of this year. Amenities include a community room, business center, swimming pool, fitness center and outdoor decks. Charley Babb and Todd McNeill of MCA arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, a partnership sponsored by Kansas-based Gold Crown Properties. The bridge loan was used to refinance a construction and mezzanine loan in order to help stabilize lease-up prior to permanent financing, according to Babb.
OMAHA, NEB. — Cushman & Wakefield/The Lund Co. has brokered the sale of a 295-unit multifamily portfolio in metro Omaha for $19.9 million. Fireside Village is a 180-unit property located at 8214 Wilson Drive in Ralston. Chateau Apartments is a 115-unit property located at 401 Cheateau Drive in Bellevue. Although the portfolio was marketed as a whole, two separate buyers purchased the buildings. Vukota Capital purchased Fireside Village, while Strategic Funding Partnership acquired Chateau Apartments. Scott Koethe of Cushman & Wakefield/The Lund Co. represented the seller, Hudson Equities Management Corp.
