ALLEN, TEXAS — Capital Pacific has represented the seller of an El Pollo Loco located at 386 E. Stacy Road in Allen. The property was sold for $3.2 million to an all-cash investor from California utilizing a 1031 tax-deferred exchange. The El Pollo Loco is on a 20-year net lease with rent increases every five years.
ARLINGTON, VA. — Forest City Realty Trust Inc. and Arlington County have formed a public-private partnership to transform Ballston Common Mall into a mixed-use retail destination known as Ballston Quarter. The Arlington County board unanimously approved the development agreement at a recent meeting. Located four miles outside of Washington, D.C., Ballston Quarter will feature open-air retail and restaurant space, 406-unit residential tower, pedestrian bridge spanning Wilson Boulevard, public plaza, parking garage upgrades and enhanced streetscapes. The public-private partnership plans to open Ballston Quarter and the pedestrian bridge in September 2018, with pre-leasing for the residential tower to begin in late 2018. In November 2015, Arlington County approved a letter of intent with Forest City to fund up to $55.5 million in public infrastructure costs related to the project.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Inland Real Estate Acquisitions Inc. has facilitated the purchase of Vanguard Northlake, a newly built, 204-unit apartment community located at 11010 Northlake Landing in Charlotte. Matthew Tice of Inland Real Estate Acquisitions facilitated the transaction on behalf of an Inland affiliate. According to the Charlotte Business Journal, an affiliate of Covington Realty Partners sold the asset to Inland for $31.7 million. Vanguard Northlake’s unit interiors include granite countertops, 9-foot ceilings, walk-in closets, TVs built into the master bathroom mirrors, washer and dryer units and private balconies or patios. Community amenities include an outdoor saltwater pool, fitness center, outdoor grilling kitchen, fireside lounge, sundeck with cabanas, dog park, bicycle storage and a business center. The property was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Crosland Southeast and Childress Klein have purchased an 8.5-acre site on Providence Road in south Charlotte from Crescent Communities. The joint venture plans to develop several single-tenant and multi-tenant retail buildings on the site. The site is adjacent to the planned Crescent Providence Farm apartment development and in close proximity to Waverly, a master-planned project that Crosland Southeast and Childress Klein are co-developing. Crosland Southeast and Childress Klein are partnering with the Matthews family on the project.
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. — Orion Capital Partners has begun construction on Cornerstone Clinic for Women, a 43,000-square-foot medical office building situated on the Baptist Health campus in west Little Rock. General contractor Bailey Construction and Consulting plans to deliver the asset in late summer 2017. Cornerstone Clinic will occupy the first floor of the building, and the second floor is still available for lease. Dr. Orman Simmons and Dr. Douglas Smith, founding partners of the clinic, were on-hand at the groundbreaking ceremony for the clinic, which represents the first new construction on the Baptist Health campus since 1999.
NEW ORLEANS — Kennedy Funding Financial has closed a $1.5 million acquisition loan for a 40,000-square-foot lot in the Bywater neighborhood of New Orleans. Fronting Charles Street and bounded by Mazant and Royal streets, the site houses a former seafood processing plant. The borrower, Pelican Royal LLC, plans to develop a 43-room, 32,000-square-foot hotel and hostel known as Stateside on the site. Slated to open in early 2018, Stateside will feature a laundromat, courtyard, pool, restaurant and bar and a coffee and juice shop.
LOS ANGELES — An affiliate of Swig Co. has acquired Sepulveda Center, a 178,157-square-foot office tower in West Los Angeles, for $68.2 million. The Class A tower is located at 3415 S. Sepulveda Blvd. The 12-story property is 83 percent leased to a mix of media, technology and financial tenants. The new owner will implement a capital improvement plan that will update the lobbies, bathrooms and outdoor facilities. The plan will also expand the common building amenities. The seller was KBS Capital Advisors. HFF’s Ryan Gallagher, Andrew Harper and Michael Leggett executed the sale. The firm also worked on behalf of the new owner to secure a three-year, floating-rate loan through MetLife Real Estate.
NORTH LAS VEGAS — The Bascom Group has purchased the 312-unit Trellis Park Crossroads Apartments in North Las Vegas for $35.3 million. The community is located at 3825 Craig Crossing Drive. Trellis Park was built in 2009. It is situated near the 95 and 215 freeways, less than 10 miles from the Las Vegas Strip. CBRE’s Brian Eisendrath and Annie Rice arranged a $31.5 million loan with Resource Real Estate Funding for the transaction. The firm’s Spence Ballif executed the sale.
SAN DIEGO — McEwen-Otay LLC and MP McEwen I LLC have acquired Cornerstone Centre, a 43,423-square-foot multi-tenant flex industrial property in the San Diego submarket of Rancho Bernardo, for $7.4 million. The facility is located at 10840 Thornmint Road. Cornerstone Centre was built in 1990. The building was fully occupied by six tenants at the time of sale. Mark McEwen of Colliers International represented the buyers. Randy LaChance, Brian Mulvaney and Josh West of Voit Real Estate Services represented the seller, CRP – 2 San Diego, in this transaction.
ENGLEWOOD, COLO. — GolfTEC has leased 17,000 square feet of office/flex space at the Inverness Business Park in Englewood. The space is located at 67 Inverness Drive E. JLL’s Todd Roebken, David Welker and Mike Deatley represented the golf lesson provider. TJ Smith and David Hazlett of Colliers represented the landlord in this transaction.
