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SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Bayview Development Group, a privately held commercial real estate development and investment firm based in Northern California, has received a $288.8 million construction loan to develop MIRO in downtown San Jose. The project will include a pair of 28-story luxury apartment towers housing more than 600 residences and 20,000 square feet of retail and commercial space. Situated in one of the top markets in the Silicon Valley, MIRO will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, including 16 penthouses. The project will also include more than 50,000 square feet of amenities, such as a rooftop pool, concierge services, fitness center, spa facilities, pet facilities, fire pits and rooftop lounges. Bayview Development expects to deliver MIRO in 2020 at 167 E. Santa Clara St., within walking distance of the future downtown San Jose BART station. In addition to Bayview, the design team includes architect Steinberg and general contractor Suffolk. Charles Halladay, Brandon Roth and Jason Carlos of HFF arranged the five-year, interest-only loan through Broad Street Real Estate Credit Partners III, a debt fund managed by the Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division. The fund provides senior and mezzanine lending and preferred equity, according to Forbes. “There was a …

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NEW ORLEANS — Many seniors housing developers, owners and operators are already looking forward to the “silver tsunami” of Baby Boomers reaching the proper age to enter seniors housing. However, if current trends continue, many of those seniors won’t be able to afford seniors housing anyway, according to panelists at the LeadingAge Annual Meeting and Expo. The panel, titled “Understanding the Economics & Financing Structures of Moderately Priced Life Plan Communities,” took place at the event in New Orleans on Oct. 30. The panelists included Mark Landreville, executive vice president with bond financing specialists HJ Sims; and Steve Kuhns, a partner with seniors housing consulting firm Essential Decisions Inc. Wayne Olson, executive vice president of Volunteers of America National Services, contributed to the presentation but was unable to attend the event. Landreville led the discussion and called affordability “the single biggest issue facing the seniors housing industry.” He cited a recent Time magazine study showing that 30 percent of U.S. households headed by people 55 and older have no retirement account at all, and the remaining 70 percent have a median account balance of just $104,000. “Everyone talks about the Baby Boomers, but they don’t have the resources they want …

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Steady employment gains and new households in metro Detroit have boosted optimism in the retail sector. The local economy added 36,500 nonfarm payroll jobs in the 12-month period that ended September 30, 2017, an expansion of 1.8 percent and in line with employment growth nationally. Job gains were led by the professional and business services sector, which filled more than 12,400 positions. This segment includes many well-paying tech jobs as companies such as Penske Logistics and Lear Corp. increase staffing. As of August, Detroit’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 3.2 percent, down from 5.3 percent a year earlier, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Amazon.com is rapidly expanding in the metro area. Amazon opened a fulfillment center in Livonia this fall, creating 1,000 positions, and has additional facilities planned in 2018 for Romulus and Shelby Township that will create a combined 2,600 jobs when fully staffed. The combination of job creation and increasing wages is boosting household incomes and contributing to rising retail sales. The median household income in the third quarter stood at $59,600 per year, slightly higher than the U.S. level. The gain in spending power is benefiting existing retail operations and attracting new businesses such …

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COSTA MESA, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the $55.7 million sale of The Triangle, a 204,523-square-foot restaurant and retail center in Costa Mesa. Philip Voorhees, Jimmy Slusher, Kirk Brummer, Megan Wood, Preston Fetrow, Matt Burson and John Read of CBRE arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, a partnership led by Greenlaw Partners. A Los Angeles-based family office syndicate acquired the asset. At the time of sale, The Triangle was 94 percent leased to tenants including Yard House, 24 Hour Fitness, Tavern & Bowl, Triangle Cinemas and TIME Nightclub.

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SEATTLE — Colliers International has arranged the sale of Prexy Apartments, a 70-bed student housing community located near the University of Washington in Seattle’s University District. The property offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Shared amenities include a rooftop lounge and smartphone application-controlled thermostats, locks and lighting. Dylan Simon, Jerrid Anderson and Dorothy Jackman of Colliers International represented the seller, Daly Partners, in the disposition of the property to Ordos Udon LLC.

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LANCASTER, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $5.6 million sale of Lancaster Triangle, a five-building, 35,569-square-foot retail center in Lancaster. Bill Asher and Jeff Lefko of Hanley Investment Group and Rosanne Morgiewicz of The Morgiewicz Co. arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Lancaster Triangle LLC, and the buyer, an undisclosed private investor. Lancaster Triangle was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Burger King, Fast Auto & Payday Loans, American Tire Depot, Sugary Donuts, Socorro’s Bridal and York Shore House Fish & Chips.

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WARWICK, R.I. — HFF has arranged $75 million in refinancing for Warwick Mall, a super regional mall located at 400 Bald Hill Road in Warwick. The borrower is a joint venture between Bliss Properties, Mark T. Brennan & Co. and Lane Family Trust. Jennifer Keller and Andrew Gray of HFF arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through Bank of America. Originally developed in the 1970s and renovated in 2011, the 978,659-square-foot mall is occupied by 86 tenants, including Nordstrom Rack, Macy’s, Jordan’s Furniture, Target, H&M, Old Navy and JCPenney. Additionally, the mall features a 12-screen Showcase Cinema, 12 restaurants and 5,000 parking spaces.

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FAIRLESS HILLS, PA. — Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a $33.5 million mortgage loan for Fairless Hills Towne Center, a retail center located in Fairless Hills. The borrower is a joint venture between Larken Associates and Red Starr Investment. The loan was placed with an investment bank and structured with a seven-year term and 30-year amortization schedule after an 18-month interest-only payment period. The permanent loan refinanced the bridge loan used to acquire and reposition the property. The borrowers acquired the 294,000-square-foot center, which is anchored by Giant Food/Pharmacy, in 2015.

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NEW PALTZ, N.Y. — The State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz, along with PC Construction, has broken ground on a $14 million Engineering Innovation Hub, located on the university’s campus in New Paltz. The two-story structure will add to the school’s growing mechanical engineering program, house the headquarters and laboratories of the university’s Hudson Valley Advanced Manufacturing Center, provide space for potential business partners under the state’s START-UP NY program, and serve as a business incubator for technology and engineering startups in the mid-Hudson Valley. Urbahn Architects designed the 19,500-square-foot facility, which allows for potential expansion. The project team includes Vanderweil Engineers, CSA Group, Leslie E. Robertson Associates, YR&G, BET Engineering Consultants, Edgewater Design, Lumen Architecture and Ellana Inc.

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DUNMORE, PA. — Hinerfield Commercial has arranged the sale of an industrial property located at 150 Grove St. in Dunmore. A coffee manufacturer from New Jersey acquired the property for an undisclosed price. The buyer plans to move its operations to the 166,499-square-foot facility. The facility was originally constructed in 1919 as a silk mill. The name of the seller and acquisition price were not released.

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