Property Type

University of Iowa, Miron Construction Top Out 1,049-Bed Residence Hall

by Christina Cannon August 10, 2016

IOWA CITY, IOWA — The University of Iowa and Miron Construction have topped out Madison Street Residence Hall, a 12-story on-campus living and dining facility. The 311,000-square-foot development will deliver 1,049 new beds to the university in summer 2017. The property will also feature recreational and gaming space; multipurpose space; flexible study lounges; administrative offices and living units; a fitness center; community lounges; a full-scale dining facility; and future capability for an elevated courtyard. Harley Ellis Devereaux (HED) is the design architect, and Rohrbach Associates is the architect of record for the project.

August 10, 2016

Multifamily New York Northeast

Rosewood Realty Group Arranges $60M Sale of Eight-Building Multifamily Property in NYC

by Amy Works August 10, 2016

NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has arranged the sale of an eight-building multifamily portfolio in Brooklyn and the South Bronx. BFC Partners and K&R Preservation acquired the portfolio from Black Spruce Management for $60 million. Totaling approximately 300,000 square feet, the five Bronx buildings and three Brooklyn properties feature 324 apartments. The apartments, which are fully occupied, are all part of the Section 8 housing program. The Bronx buildings sold for $38 million and the Brooklyn properties sold for $22 million. The buildings are located at 286-290 E. 91st St., 183-185 E. 92nd St. and 178-188 E. 93rd St. in Brooklyn, and 972-976 Leggett Ave., 820-822 Jackson Ave., 949 and 953-957 Anderson Ave. and 951 Woodycrest Ave. in the Bronx. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood represented the buyer and seller in the deal.

August 10, 2016

Multifamily New York Northeast

ABJ Properties Acquires 100-Unit Multifamily Portfolio in Central Harlem, Brooklyn for $21.1M

by Amy Works August 10, 2016

NEW YORK CITY — ABJ Properties has acquired a package of multifamily buildings located in Central Harlem and Brooklyn for $21.1 million. The buildings total 106,681 square feet and 100 units. The Lenox Avenue Portfolio is a package a three contiguous mixed-use walk-up buildings located at the corner of West 138th Street and Lenox Avenue in Central Harlem. The 59,835-square-foot portfolio contains 54 residential units and seven retail units. The remaining buildings are a 25,933-square-foot apartment building at 1848-1845 Eastern Parkway with 22 apartment units and a 20,913-square-foot building at 179 Mother Gaston Blvd. with five one-bedroom units and 12 two-bedroom apartments. Victor Sozio, Shimon Shkury, Michael Tortorici and Joshua Kwilecki of Ariel Property Advisors represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction.

August 10, 2016

New York Northeast Office Retail

Savanna, Hornig Capital Complete 165,000 SF Office/Retail Conversion in Brooklyn

by Amy Works August 10, 2016

NEW YORK CITY — Savanna and its joint venture partner, Hornig Capital Partners, have completed the redevelopment of 95 Evergreen Avenue in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood. The joint venture acquired the five-story, 165,000-square-foot former Schlitz Brewery in 2015 and implemented a $30 million project to transform the building into high-end office and retail space. The project included renovating and upgrading the façade, windows, roof, generator, elevators, electric and plumbing systems, fire alarms, sprinklers and HVAC systems. Fogarty Finger designed the new space. Initially built for Schlitz brewing operations, the building features 15- to 37-foot ceilings and efficient floor plates of up to 37,500 square feet. New features to the building include a roof deck with views of the Manhattan skyline and a custom light fixture in the lobby with 8,400 backlit Schlitz bottles. Mitchell Arkin and Joseph Cirone of Cushman & Wakefield are marketing the office space, while Andrew Clemens of Ripco Real Estate is handling leasing for the retail space.

August 10, 2016

Loans Multifamily New York Northeast Retail

Ready Capital Closes $5.5M in Financing for Two Multifamily/Retail Properties in Brooklyn

by Amy Works August 10, 2016

NEW YORK CITY — Ready Capital Structured Finance has arranged $5.5 million in acquisition, renovation and stabilization financing for two mixed-use multifamily and retail properties located at 644 Manhattan Ave. and 730 Manhattan Ave. in Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood. Upon acquisition, the borrower plans to renovate both buildings, extend the ground-floor retail to cater to national tenants, restaurants or boutique stores, and complete the residential lease-up of both properties. Ready Capital closed the non-recourse, interest-only loan that features flexible pre-payment options with a two-year term as well as a one-year extension option, inclusive of a facility to provide for interest and carry reserves and future funding of capital expenditures, tenant improvements and leasing commissions.

August 10, 2016

New York Northeast Retail

Marcus & Millichap Arranges $4.9M Sale of Retail Property in Brooklyn

by Amy Works August 10, 2016

NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a retail property located at 156 Lawrence St. in Brooklyn. A private investor acquired the 1,612-square-foot property for $4.9 million, or more than $3,000 per square foot. Michael Cimino, Jakub Nowak and Matthew Rosenzweig of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, and the buyer in the sale.

August 10, 2016

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Georgia Industrial Southeast Top Stories

Adidas to Open Shoe Factory in Metro Atlanta, Move Production from Asia

by Haisten Willis August 10, 2016

ATLANTA — German sportswear brand Adidas has announced plans to open a new footwear production site in the Atlanta area in 2017, eventually bringing part of the company’s manufacturing from Asia to the United States. The facility, which will be known as adidas Speedfactory, is designed to allow the company to create products more quickly and closer to U.S. consumers using a highly automated process. The 74,000-square-foot facility will be located in Cherokee County, a suburban area roughly 30 miles northwest of Atlanta. It is scheduled to open in the second half of 2017 and will produce 50,000 pairs of shoes a year while employing 160. The U.S. factory will complement another Speedfactory facility operating in Germany. Adidas’ strategic partner Oechsler will operate both the U.S. and German facilities. Adidas is headquartered in a small town in Bavaria. The company is publicly traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol ADS. Its parent company, Adidas Group, includes several other sports-goods brands such as Reebok and TaylorMade. — Haisten Willis

August 10, 2016

California Loans Retail Western

Redmill Capital Secures $38.6M Construction Loan for Retail Center in Bay Area

by Nellie Day August 9, 2016

LIVERMORE, CALIF. — RedMill Capital has secured a $38.6 million construction loan that will allow it to break ground this fall on The Shoppes at Livermore, a mixed-use retail development in Livermore, approximately 40 miles east of San Francisco. American National Insurance Co. was the lender. Slated for completion in 2017, the development will feature 120,000 square feet. Terms of the financing were not disclosed.

August 9, 2016

Retail Washington Western

CE Enterprise Partners Purchases Two Albertsons Locations Near Seattle for $16.3M

by Nellie Day August 9, 2016

RENTON AND MILTON, WASH. — CE Enterprise Partners LLC has acquired two single-tenant Albertsons grocery stores totaling 97,021 square feet in the Seattle suburbs for $16.3 million. Acquisitions included a 43,130-square-foot Albertsons located 18 miles southeast of Seattle’s city center in Renton; and a 53,891-square-foot Albertsons located 27 miles south of Seattle in Milton. Both properties are triple-net-leased to Albertsons through 2035. Bob Tuller of Cushman & Wakefield’s San Francisco office represented the buyer in the transaction. Nick Foster, Mark West and Nick Kassab of HFF represented the seller, HH Property North LLC.

August 9, 2016

Arizona Multifamily Seniors Housing Western

Madison Realty Buys Two Seniors Housing Communities in Metro Phoenix for $14.8M

by Nellie Day August 9, 2016

MESA AND APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZ. — Madison Realty Cos. has purchased two seniors housing communities in the Phoenix suburbs of Mesa and Apache Junction for $14.8 million. The real estate investment firm made the acquisitions on behalf of Delaware Statutory Trust investors. Madison plans to add levels of care and other value to the properties. The Mesa property was built in 2013 and Apache Junction in 2011. The specific names of the communities were not disclosed. The properties feature a loan-to-value ratio of 41.9 percent with 25-year amortization and a fixed rate of 4.75 percent for a seven-year, no-interest-only term.

August 9, 2016

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