GRAND ISLAND, NEB. — Dougherty Funding LLC has provided a $7 million loan for the acquisition of Conestoga Mall in Grand Island, about 100 miles west of Lincoln. The 556,795-square-foot shopping center is located at 3404 W. 13th St. and is 93 percent leased. Tenants include Sears, Best Buy, JC Penney, Dillard’s and Younkers. Dougherty served as lead lender and servicer for the loan on behalf of Conestoga Realty LLC. Joel J. Gorjian of Uber Capital Group LLC arranged the loan.
TULSA, OKLA. — CBRE has brokered the $4.1 million sale of Town West Shopping Center, a 162,396-square-foot retail development located at the intersection of South 49th West Avenue and West Skelly Drive in Tulsa. The property was 93 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Big Lots, Dollar General and Harbor Freight Tools. Austin-based Freestar Investments LLC purchased the property from Tulsa-based Case & Associates. Jason Little and Justin Brannon of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Grand Valley Medical Specialists (GVMS) has signed a 14,180-square-foot lease to open a medical practice in Grand Rapids. The property, which will accommodate more physicians and patients than the former 10,363-square-foot location on Wealthy Street, is located at 1000 E. Paris Avenue Southeast. GVMS currently employs 15 doctors and five advanced practice providers. GVMS provides primary patient care to the whole family, from infants to adults, through its pediatric, family and internal medicine practices. Although GVMS began seeing patients at the East Paris location on July 18, renovations to the interior of the building are underway, including upgrades to the common areas and restrooms, as well as a remodeling of the lobby. MB Real Estate-health care, the lessor, is managing the renovation project. Mary Anne Wisinski-Rosely and Jason Makowski of NAI Wisinski of West Michigan negotiated the lease transaction.
PLANO, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Interface Security Systems Office, a 30,100-square-foot, Class B office property situated on 2.5 acres at 6340 International Parkway in Plano. Built in 1999, the property was 100 percent leased at the time of sale. Ron Hebert of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both private investors, in the transaction.
WACO, TEXAS — A partnership between Civitas Capital Group and Atlantic Hotels Group has purchased the 120-room Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Waco. The property is situated within Legends Crossing, a 150-acre mixed-use development near Baylor University’s campus. Hotel amenities include 1,922 square feet of meeting space, an indoor pool and a business center. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
WESTON, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated a 67,200-square-foot lease with VPX Sports within Weston Commerce Park, an industrial park located at 1951 N. Commerce Parkway in Weston, a town in Broward County roughly 23 miles west of Fort Lauderdale. Chris Metzger, Richard Etner Jr., Christopher Thomson and Matthew McAllister of Cushman & Wakefield represented Mississippi-based owner EastGroup Properties in the lease transaction. JLL represented VPX Sports, a health supplement manufacturer that sells products in brick-and-mortar stores throughout the U.S. and 37 other countries. The company will use the space for its warehouse and distribution needs. The 134,000-square-foot building features 30-foot clear heights, dock-high loading, drive-in doors, an ESFR fire safety system, T5 lighting, 40-foot by 40-foot column spacing and an 118-foot truck court. The building is located roughly one mile from VPX Sports’ 102,000-square-foot corporate headquarters at Weston Distribution Center. With the addition of VPX Sports, Weston Commerce Park is fully leased. The company is expected to move into the building in the third quarter.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has arranged $165 million in permanent financing for two office buildings in Washington, D.C. Known as The Executive Building, the 332,000-square-foot office building located at 1030 15th St. Northwest features 12 office floors and three ground-level retail spaces. The 11th and 12th floors include outdoor corner balconies. The Colorado Building, located at 1341 G St. Northwest, features 121,701 square feet. The building features ground-floor retail space and a fitness center. Michael Keach and Hugh Hall of KeyBank arranged the loan for the borrower, UNIZO Holdings US. New York Life Real Estate Investors provided the seven-year, first mortgage loan. Cleveland-based KeyBank is a provider of commercial real estate finance. New York Life Real Estate Investors is a division of NYL Investors LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Co. — Kristin Hiller
These days, first-time investors in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) multifamily market are in for a bit of education. Misconceptions about the RGV are common due to the market’s actual proximity to the Mexican border and lack of proximity to other major metros, as well as the Trump administration’s dicey relationship with our neighbor to the south. In reality, the area is an attractive, stand-alone market filled with growth potential. Education, healthcare, retail, international trade, agriculture, oil & gas, port activity — the RGV has it all. Hidalgo and Cameron counties make up the fifth- and ninth-largest MSAs in Texas with a combined population in excess of 1.2 million. As a result, numerous investors from larger Texas MSAs, as well as out-of-state investors, are targeting multifamily opportunities in the RGV. ARA Newmark is currently marketing an 84-unit asset at a high-density intersection in the South Texas market. This metro is awash with high-end retail, healthcare and single-family developments and is thus attracting residents from a variety of backgrounds. Within the first two weeks of marketing, the asset drew six preemptive offers from a diverse buyer base that included two out-of-state buyers. The volume of retail growth in the Rio Grande Valley in recent …
NEW YORK CITY — Greystone has closed a $550 million permanent Freddie Mac loan made to joint venture partners The Moinian Group and SL Green Realty Corp. for Sky Residences in Manhattan. The Greystone Bassuk debt advisory team, led by Richard Bassuk and Drew Fletcher, represented the borrower. The transaction marks the largest-ever single-asset tax-exempt financing completed by Freddie Mac and a first-of-its-kind private placement structure that includes permanent financing for hundreds of affordable housing units in New York City. Steve Rosenberg, Billy Posey, Joe Mosley, and Jeff Englund of Greystone collaborated with Freddie Mac on the structure for Moinian and SL Green, and spearheaded the loan process for Greystone. Sky Residences, located at 605 West 42nd Street, is one of New York City’s iconic luxury rental buildings with 1,175 units and 70,000 square feet of amenity space in a 71-story tower. The property was developed by Moinian and designed by Rockwell Group. Amenities include an exclusive multi-level fitness club; water club; spa; lap pool; NBA regulation-size basketball court; two outdoor pools; café; kids’ club; and a private outdoor park design by Thomas Balsley. The property is the largest single-tower residential building in the United States, with 25 percent of its …
NEW YORK CITY — Oestreicher Properties, a fully integrated real estate, development and construction company, and GPB Capital Holdings, an asset management firm, have closed on construction financing for 211 Schermerhorn, a new ground-up boutique condominium building designed by architect Morris Adjmi. CapitalSource, a division of Pacific Western Bank, provided a $47.9 million condominium construction loan for this luxury residential building. JLL’s Aaron Niedermayer, Aaron Appel and Brandon Krupetsky coordinated financing. The property is located in Brooklyn’s historic Boerum Hill neighborhood. The 14-story mixed-use building will feature 48 condominiums ranging from one to three bedrooms. The building includes 10,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Amenities will include a 1,138-square-foot communal rooftop terrace, a lounge and media room, fitness center and children’s playroom. Other services include bike storage and private storage units available for purchase. Stribling Marketing Associates is the exclusive sales and marketing firm for 211 Schermerhorn.