SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the $3.2 million sale of a 7-Eleven-anchored retail center at 1935 S. Waterman Ave. in San Bernardino. The property was sold in an all-cash 1031 tax-deferred exchange. Progressive’s Greg Bedell and Pablo Velasco represented the buyer, a private investor. Built in 2012, the 4,208-square-foot center features a 7-Eleven with 10 years remaining on its lease term, a Chase ATM and a vacant shop space.
BOISE, IDAHO — Albertsons Cos. has promoted its executive vice president and chief operating officer, Wayne Denningham, to president and chief operating officer. Bob Miller remains chairman and CEO, a role he has held since April 2015. Denningham will continue to lead store operations with added oversight of marketing and merchandising, supply chain, manufacturing and integration, all of which will continue under their current leadership. Denningham began his career with Albertsons in 1977 as a clerk and worked his way up in the organization. He eventually served as both executive vice president of marketing and merchandising and executive vice president of operations. Albertsons is one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States, with stores in 35 states and the District of Columbia under 19 banners including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market, Haggen and Carrs.
GAINESVILLE, FLA. — Butler Enterprises plans to develop two apartment communities totaling more than 200 residences at Butler Town Center, an open-air lifestyle center in Gainesville. The properties, known as The Residences and The Terraces at Butler Town Center, will feature studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom residences, as well as a pool, hot tub, pet grooming station and a fitness and yoga studio. The Residences will be a six-story structure with five levels of apartments atop ground-level retail space, which will be home to Stengel Field Food Hall, the first food hall in north Florida. Scheduled to open in fall 2018, Butler Town Center will feature a Whole Foods Market, newly renovated 14-screen Regal Cinema theater and P.F. Chang’s, among other retail and restaurant tenants. Butler Town Center is one of three developments by Butler Enterprises at Interstate 75 and Archer Road, known collectively as the Neighborhoods of Butler.
NORTH MIAMI, FLA. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged two loans totaling $94.7 million for the acquisition of Avesta Biscayne, a 402-unit multifamily community located in North Miami. Situated on 11 acres, the Class B property features two pools, a newly renovated fitness center, tennis court and a dog park. Alison Williams and Matt Baldwin of Walker & Dunlop’s Tampa office arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, Avesta Communities. The financing included a six-month, $48.4 million, floating-rate bridge loan followed by a 10-year, $46.3 million, floating-rate loan through Freddie Mac’s Green Up program. Avesta Communities is planning major interior and exterior renovations at Avesta Biscayne for both maintenance and common area amenity upgrades.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Berry Cos. and Big Cypress Capital have opened Cainhoy Pointe, a gated 110-unit apartment community off Jack Primus Road on Charleston’s Daniel Island. Apartment units range in size from 817 to 1,057 square feet and feature wood-style plank flooring, designer cabinetry, dual marble vanities, walk-in closets and granite countertops. Community amenities include a resident lounge, game room, cyber café, demonstration kitchen, fitness center, yoga studio, business center, community pool, fire pit, walking paths and a dog park. The property is located next to the original phase of Cainhoy Pointe, a 72-unit property originally developed in 2008 as condominiums. Berry and Big Cypress have converted 27 of the units to rental apartments. Cainhoy Pointe is situated near Cainhoy Plantation, a 9,100-acre master-planned development. The design team for Cainhoy Pointe includes general contractor Liberty Solutions, landscape architect John Tarkany Associates of Charleston, architect BB+M Architecture, property manager RAM Partners and leasing agent Sales Inc.
FAYETTEVILLE, GA. — Care Investment Trust LLC has partnered with affiliates of Phoenix Senior Living to purchase Hope Center Memory Care, a 64-unit seniors housing property in Fayetteville, about 22 miles south of Atlanta. Built in 2013, Hope Center provides care and activities for its residents, all of which need specialized memory care. Phoenix Senior Living plans to enhance the living experience of current and future residents through improved programming. The joint venture has hired a team of certified dementia practitioners to lead and deliver all care and services at Hope Center.
CLEARWATER, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $10.2 million sale of a 59,514-square-foot office building located at 15950 Bay Vista Drive in Clearwater, part of the Tampa Bay metro area. The office building serves at the corporate headquarters of Vology Inc., an IT service provider for healthcare, education and government clients. Douglas Mandel and Nicholas Hanson of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Ryan Cos., in the transaction. Mike James and Ryan Sobel of Marcus & Millichap’s Encino, Calif., office procured the 1031-exchange buyer.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has arranged $6.5 million in acquisition financing for Western Trails Senior Apartments, a garden-style apartment community in Austin, on behalf of Harmony Housing, a nonprofit organization that provides multifamily housing throughout the country. Located at 2422 Western Trails Blvd., the 99-unit property features a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments, laundry facilities, a fitness center and a hair salon.
DALLAS — EDGE Realty Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Wylie Crossing, a 12,327-square-foot, multi-tenant retail center located at the corner of Country Club Road and West Brown Street in Wylie, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. Brandon Beeson and John Mungioli of EDGE represented the seller, Wylie Building LP, in the transaction. Greg Cagle of Coldwell Banker represented the buyer, WinWin Holdings LLC.
ADDISON, TEXAS — Stream Realty Partners has secured an 8,223-square-foot office lease at Spectrum Center in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro of Addison on behalf of research and consulting firm Parks Associates. Located at 5080 Spectrum Drive, the building offers 598,250 square feet of Class A office space. Todd Noonan of Stream represented Parks Associates in the transaction. Avery Bush and Aarica Mims were the in-house representatives for the landlord, Granite Properties.
