FLORENCE, ALA. — The Shopping Center Group has arranged leases for Academy Sports + Outdoors and PetSmart this fall at Florence Square in Florence. The 63,000-square-foot Academy Sports and 18,500-square-foot PetSmart will replace a former Kmart at the property this fall. Other tenants at Florence Square include T.J. Maxx, Essex Bargain Hunt, Tuesday Morning, The UPS Store, Cici’s Pizza and H&R Block. Outparcel tenants include Wells Fargo and Bojangles. The owner, a joint venture between Triangle Capital Group and Arcadian Cap Group LLC, is planning a $15.3 million redevelopment of the 241,000-square-foot center. The ownership has engaged Mobile, Ala.-based Delaney Property Group LLC to co-develop the remerchandising.
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Kline Enterprises Sells 1,009-Unit Affordable Housing Portfolio in Connecticut for $180M
by Amy Works
PATERSON, ORANGE, EAST ORANGE, METUCHEN, OLD BRIDGE, HAZLET AND EAST WINDSOR, CONN. — Kline Enterprises has completed the disposition of a 1,009-unit affordable housing portfolio of seven properties in Paterson, Orange, East Orange, Metuchen, Old Bridge and East Windsor. A joint venture between Hudson Valley Property Group, Red Stone Cos. and Wheelock Street Capital acquired the portfolio for $180 million. Community Realty Management will act as third-party property manager for the portfolio, while retaining the majority of the existing staff members at each of the properties. Walker & Dunlop and Fannie Mae provided acquisition financing. Goodwin Procter LLP, Nixon Peabody LLP and Berman Indictor LLP served as counsel for the buyer in the transaction. Jamie Renzenbrink and Gene Levental of SVN Affordable | Levental Realty brokered the transaction.
The NHP Foundation-Urban Atlantic Fund I Buys Four Seniors Housing Properties in Connecticut for $43M
by Amy Works
WATERBURY, WOLCOTT AND SOUTHINGTON, CONN. — The NHP Foundation-Urban Atlantic Fund I has acquired a four-property seniors housing portfolio in Connecticut for $43 million. The 404-unit portfolio consists of studio, one- and two-bedroom units, with all units contracted for the Project-based Section 8 Housing Assistance Program. The properties are the 150-unit Exchange Place Tower Apartments, located at 44 Center St. in Waterbury; Countryside Apartments I & II, located at 12 Wolf Hill Road in Wolcott and totaling 109 units; and the 145-unit Flanders West Apartments, located at 1 Darling St. in Southington. The name of the seller was not released. The equity fund is a joint venture between PNC Bank, Urban Atlantic and The NHP Foundation.
KeyBank Originates Acquisition Loan for Three-Property Seniors Housing Portfolio in Southeast Pennsylvania
by Amy Works
SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA — KeyBank Real Estate Capital’s Healthcare platform has arranged an acquisition loan for Baltimore-based Capital Health Group for the acquisition of a three-property seniors housing portfolio in Southeast Pennsylvania. Shortly after acquisition, Capital Health Group refinanced the acquisition/bridge loan through a series of three separate Fannie Mae financings originated by KeyBank’s Commercial Mortgage Group. The properties feature more than 500 units across the three properties. Grant Saunders and Jay Jordan of KeyBank’s Healthcare Group originated the initial acquisition financing, while Charlie Shoop of KeyBank’s Commercial Mortgage Group arranged the Fannie Mae financing.
NEW YORK CITY — Alpha Realty has arranged the sale of a multifamily property located at 2342 Atlantic Ave. in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. Witnick Real Estate Partners acquired the 16,700-square-foot property from Up Realty for $5.4 million, or $327 per square foot. Lew Mavashev of Alpha Realty represented the seller, while Jacob Aronov, also of Alpha Realty, represented the buyer in the off-market transaction.
MEDFORD, MASS. — Linear Retail has purchased a retail property, located at 85 High St. in Medford, from Case Real Estate Capital for $4.7 million. CVS/pharmacy occupies the 15,700-square-foot property, which was built in 1996. Geoffrey Millerd, Justin Smith, Paul Penman and Matthew Waisnor of NGKF Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT II has purchased the 44,244-square-foot Tempe Data Center for $16.2 million. The facility is situated near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, downtown Phoenix and downtown Tempe. The facility has been fully leased to a national provider of wireless voice, messaging and data services since 1997. It underwent remodeling in 1983, 2008 and 2011. The center features 15,000 square feet of white space, 8,711 square feet of office space and 20,533 square feet of warehouse space, including a 4,355-square-foot mezzanine level. CBRE’S Luke Denmon and Mindy Korth and Kirk Kuller of Colliers International represented the seller, El Dorado Holdings, in this transaction.
LOS ANGELES — 4M Investment Corp. has purchased a 103,154-square-foot office building in the Los Angeles submarket of Universal City for an undisclosed sum. The Class A building is located at 3330 Cahuenga Blvd. The asset is 98 percent leased to tenants like Extreme Reach, Panasonic, EPS-Cineworks and Abominable Pictures. It was built in 1988. NGKF Capital Markets’ Kevin Shannon, Rob Hannan and Michael Moll represented the seller, Blackstone, in this transaction. The local market leasing team of Rob Erickson and Trevor Belden from Industry Partners also assisted in the deal.
LOS ANGELES — Astani Enterprises has completed construction on the 218-unit Wilshire Valencia apartment community in Los Angeles. The community is located at 1515 Wilshire Blvd. The project contains a mix of studios, one- and two-bedroom units, including a few affordable units. It also features 4,000 square feet of retail spaces suitable for restaurants and shopping along Wilshire. KFA designed Wilshire Valencia.
TUALATIN, ORE. — Superwinch has leased 38,812 square feet of factory space at Koch Corporate Center in Tualatin. The industrial park is situated at SW 115th Avenue and Tualatin-Sherwood Road. The designer, manufacturer and marketer of winch systems and accessories is building a design and manufacturing facility to complement existing facilities in Connecticut and the United Kingdom. The new facility will become Superwinch’s corporate headquarters. It will include both assembly and distribution of new product abilities. The new facility is scheduled for completion this April, with Superwinch taking occupancy the following month. CBRE’s Cara Nolan represented Superwinch. The landlord is PacTrust.