OXFORD, MISS. — Bellwether Enterprise has arranged a $16.4 million CMBS loan for The Cottages at Hooper Hollow, a 280-bed student housing community in Oxford. The property is located on the University of Mississippi’s campus. Jeremy Chism of Bellwether Enterprise’s Memphis office arranged the loan through LStar on behalf of the borrower, Trinity Business Group. Bellwether Enterprise, the commercial and multifamily mortgage banking subsidiary of Enterprise Community Investment Inc., closed 17 loans totaling $195 million in the month of June, including the Oxford transaction.
SANTA CLARA, CALIF. — LeEco has received $140 million in first mortgage debt for a 48.6-acre site in Santa Clara in the heart of Silicon Valley. The Beijing-based tech company plans to develop its 3 million-square-foot world headquarters on the site. LeEco is buying the site, located at 3005 Democracy Way, from Yahoo for $250 million. The property includes several vacant buildings and a parking lot that formerly served the nearby Levi’s Stadium — the new home of the San Francisco 49ers completed in 2014. Hudson Mesa West SA Democracy Way LLC, a limited liability company managed by Mesa West Capital, and Hudson Pacific Properties Inc. (NYSE: HPP) provided the $140 million loan. Brad Zampa of CBRE’s San Francisco office arranged the financing. “LeEco is a very dynamic technology firm with exciting plans for the future,” says Brandon Bachner, vice president of Mesa West Capital. “The firm saw this site as a terrific opportunity to develop a global headquarters and plant a flag in the U.S., realizing that having a strong presence in Silicon Valley is pivotal for talent acquisition and continued growth. Our short-term floating rate loan will provide LeEco with enough runway to complete its pre-development plan.” LeEco will team up with …
DETROIT — Wayne State University will break ground this Wednesday, July 20 on the Mike Ilitch School of Business, a new academic building on the public university’s Detroit campus. The new school is named for Mike Ilitch, the founder of Little Caesars Pizza and owner of the Detroit Red Wings professional hockey team. The project will be largely funded by a $40 million gift from Ilitch and his wife, the largest donation in Wayne State’s history. The project in total will cost $50 million, according to Crain’s Detroit Business. The Mike Ilitch School of Business will be located on the southwest corner of Woodward Avenue and Temple Street in The District Detroit, a massive redevelopment surrounding the Red Wings’ new arena currently under construction. The school is scheduled for completion in 2018.
ROMEOVILLE, WOODRIDGE AND NEW LENOX, ILL. — Englewood Construction has broken ground on three projects in Chicago’s west and southwest suburbs. The developments include the ground-up construction of the Chicago area’s first Blain’s Farm & Fleet in Romeoville, the renovation of a Sam’s Club in Woodridge and the interior remodeling of an AMC Theatre in New Lenox. In the first project, Englewood is constructing a 120,690-square-foot Blain’s Farm & Fleet at 451 S. Weber Road in Romeoville. Set to open this fall, the project will be the sporting goods retailer’s 37th location. Charlotte, N.C.-based Little Diversified Architectural Consulting is the project architect. In the second project, the renovated AMC Theatre at 1320 Maple St. in New Lenox is scheduled to open late this summer. The installation of recliners is part of Englewood’s interior remodeling of the venue’s 14 auditoriums. The 51,269-square-foot project also includes renovations to the box office, guest services area, lobby, concessions and restrooms. Kansas City, Mo.-based Lickel Architecture is the project architect. In the third project, Englewood is remodeling the interior of the 139,325-square-foot Sam’s Club at 7300 Woodward Ave. in Woodridge for national client Wal-mart Stores Inc. The project is scheduled for completion in late July. …
MADISON HEIGHTS AND HOWELL, MICH. — Signature Associates has arranged three industrial leases totaling just shy of 110,000 square feet in Southeast Michigan. In the first transaction, Signature negotiated the lease of 52,045 square feet at 1044 Durant Drive in Howell. Jim Montgomery of Signature Associates represented the landlord, North Star Ranch, and the tenant, Hatch Stamping. In the second transaction, Signature negotiated the lease of 38,776 square feet at 900 E. Whitcomb Ave. in Madison Heights to Martin Fluid Power Co. Paul Hoge of Signature Associates represented the landlord, Aventura Properties. In the third transaction, Signature negotiated the lease of 18,800 square feet of industrial space located at 31201 Mally Drive in Madison Heights. Paul Hoge of Southfield, Mich.-based Signature Associates represented the landlord, Mallco Co. and the tenant, Superior Cam Inc.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Charles Dunn Co. has arranged the $16.6 million sale of Metcalf 103, a regional retail center in Overland Park. Located at 10303 Metcalf Road and situated on 18.5 acres, Metcalf 103 includes 148,560 square feet of multi-tenant retail space in 12 buildings. Tenants at the center include Walmart Neighborhood Market, Pier 1 Imports, Buffalo Wild Wings and Subway. Barry Rothstein of Charles Dunn Co. represented the seller, a tenant-in-common group, as well as the buyer, a local investment company.
DARIEN, ILL. — Adelphia Properties has brokered the $3.1 million sale of Crossroads of Darien, a 14,300-square-foot retail center located at 2805-2819 W. 83rd St. in Darien, a suburb of Chicago. The asset was fully leased at the time of sale. George Spirrison and Simeon Spirrison of Adelphia Properties represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was a private investor based locally.
ISSAQUAH, WASH. — LCS Development, a developer of continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) throughout the United States, has nearly completed the Phase II expansion of Timber Ridge at Talus, a CCRC in the Seattle suburb of Issaquah. National Health Investors (NYSE: NHI), a major healthcare REIT, is providing the funding for the $154.5 million expansion. When completed, the project will add 145 independent living apartments, 14 assisted living apartments, a new 12-bed memory care neighborhood and nine private nursing suites. The project will also add a new dining venue, an indoor swimming pool and a 190-seat auditorium. Phase I of Timber Ridge was completed in 2008 as a 10-acre portion of a 630-acre, master-planned Talus community. The site is located near the 3,100-acre Cougar Mountain Wildland Park. The expansion is 80 percent completed, according to LCS Development. The auditorium and memory care neighborhood will open for residents this month. Westminster Capital is a joint venture partner on the development. LCS Development is a subsidiary of LCS and a sister company of Life Care Services, which operates Timber Ridge at Talus.
ARVADA, COLO. — Co-developers MorningStar Senior Living and Confluent Development have broken ground on MorningStar Senior Living of Arvada, a 141-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in the Denver suburb of Arvada. The developers expect to complete construction in fall 2017, with an information center opened by January of that year. The 160,000-square-foot development will feature 71 suites for independent living, 41 suites for assisted living and 29 suites for memory care. The community will be situated on 4.5 acres, encircled by six parks and Arvada Reservoir. Suites will range from studio to two-bedroom layouts, and 340 to 1,200 square feet. MorningStar of Arvada is the sixth joint venture between affiliates of MorningStar Senior Living, a Denver-based senior living developer and operator, and Confluent Development, a Denver-based development and investment firm. It will be MorningStar’s 16th ground-up seniors housing development. Rosemann & Associates of Denver is serving as the architect for the new development, and Thoma-Holec Design of Phoenix is the interior designer.
SAN DIEGO — SVN|Asset Advisory Group has arranged the sale Boulevard Plaza Shopping Center, located at 2800-2820 El Cajon Blvd. in the North Park section of San Diego. Boulevard Plaza San Diego LLC sold the 12,623-square-foot retail property to 2800 El Cajon Blvd LLC for $3.7 million. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased. Chris Rink of SVN|Asset Advisory Group represented the seller and buyer in the deal.