METHUEN, MASS. — CBRE/New England’s Capital Markets team has arranged the sale of Colonial Village, an apartment community located in Methuen. An affiliate of Newton, Mass.-based Sawyer Realty Holdings acquired the 148-unit property from Colonial Methuen Associates for $23.3 million. The property features six three-story garden-style apartment buildings, a townhouse building and clubhouse. The unit mix comprises 77 one-bedroom, 67 two-bedroom and four two-bedroom townhome units with an average unit size of 816 square feet. Simon Butler and Biria St. John of CBRE/NE represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
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CLIFTON, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of a retail property located at 449 Lakeview Ave. in Clifton. A developer acquired the property from an undisclosed seller for $1.7 million. Dollar General occupies the 11,500-square-foot building on a net-lease basis. Ben Sgambati, Alan Cafiero and John Moroz of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, while Cafiero, Sgambati and David Cafiero, also of Marcus & Millichap, represented the buyer in the deal.
HOUSTON — Pensam Funding, a Miami-based direct lender, has provided $87 million in financing for a pair of multifamily properties in Houston. The company originated $27 million for Regalia Bella Terra, a 227-unit development located at 24151 Bella Dolce Lane in Katy, and $60 million for the refinancing of Nob Hill Apartments, a 1,326-unit community located at 5500 N. Braeswood Blvd. in southwest Houston. Both financings were structured as combined first mortgage and mezzanine loans with floating interest rates and non-recourse terms. The loans were provided for an undisclosed borrower that owns and operates $3.5 billion in real estate assets across North America.
KYLE, TEXAS — California-based PGI Investments will develop a 300,000-square-foot mixed-use property in Kyle, about 22 miles south of Austin. The development will be situated on a 47-acre site at the intersection of Yarrington Road and Interstate 35 and will include undetermined amounts of office, retail and restaurant space, as well as a hotel and multiple gas stations. The project is expected to create about 200 new jobs. A timetable for construction has not yet been established.
HOUSTON — Transwestern Development Co. has begun leasing The Hayworth, a 246-unit multifamily property located at 1414 Wood Hollow Drive in Houston’s Tanglewood neighborhood. Units range from 934-square-foot one-bedroom apartments to 2,324-square-foot three-bedroom residences. In addition, 10 townhomes starting at 1,986 square feet will become available in 2018. Amenities include a two-acre private park, yoga lawn, pool and dog park.
CHICAGO — American Street Capital (ASC) has arranged a $7.6 million bridge loan for a self-storage facility in Chicago’s Old Town neighborhood. The 55,418-square-foot facility consists of 885 traditional storage units and 490 wine storage units. Built in 1920, the property was converted into a self-storage facility in 1984. The bridge loan will be used for capital improvements to modernize the facility. Igor Zhizhin of ASC arranged the two-year loan.
KENOSHA, WIS. — CBRE has brokered the sale of a 70.9-acre land site in Kenosha for an undisclosed price. The land can accommodate for a total of more than 1 million square feet of development. Whit R. Heitman, Sam Badger, Brad Weiner and Jared Paff of CBRE represented both the buyer, Towne Realty Inc., and the seller, Bridge Acquisitions LLC, a division of Bridge Development Partners.
PLAINFIELD, IND. — Kuehne + Nagel has signed an industrial lease for an additional 78,300 square feet at Gateway Business Park in Plainfield, a suburb of Indianapolis. The Switzerland-based global logistics has occupied 55,000 square feet at the property since June and will now lease a total of 133,800 square feet. Known as Gateway Industrial IV, the 151,200-square-foot building is located at 845 S. Columbia Road. Chicago-based HSA Commercial Real Estate developed the building in partnership with Washington Capital Management. Gateway Industrial IV is the fifth and final building in the 40-acre park. John Hanley, Terry Busch and Jared Scaringe of CBRE represented ownership in the lease transaction.
BURR RIDGE, ILL. — Krusinski Construction Co. has broken ground on a new 25,000-square-foot rehabilitation center for the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Burr Ridge, a southwestern suburb of Chicago. Formerly known as the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, the center will treat individuals with complex disabilities through a model of integrated research, education and patient-centered care. MedProperties Group is the project developer. Other project team members include architect HDR, civil engineer Manhard Consulting and electrical engineer Gage Consulting Engineers. Completion is slated for March 2018.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Planet Fitness has signed an 18,052-square-foot lease to open a new location in Overland Park. Best Buy is a co-tenant at the 65,000-square-foot property, which is located at 9301 Quivira Road. Construction of a new entrance and façade is currently underway. David M. Block, William Glasgow and Alex Block of Block & Co. Inc. Realtors negotiated the long-term lease. Block & Co. Development & Construction Management LLC is responsible for the construction of the Planet Fitness space.